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Book Synopsis Word Portraits of Famous Writers by : Various
Download or read book Word Portraits of Famous Writers written by Various and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-21 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Word Portraits of Famous Writers" is a collection of biographical sketches about some of the most prominent literary figures. The book contains accounts of the face, figure, dress, voice, and manner of the best-known writers, from Geoffrey Chaucer to Mrs. Henry Wood, who were drawn by their contemporaries.
Book Synopsis Word Portraits of Famous Writers (Classic Reprint) by : Mabel E. Wotton
Download or read book Word Portraits of Famous Writers (Classic Reprint) written by Mabel E. Wotton and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Word Portraits of Famous Writers "The world has always been fond of personal details respecting men who have been celebrated." These were the words of Lord Beaconsfield, and with them he prefixed his description of the personal appearance of Isaac D'Israeli; but we hardly need the dictum of our greatest statesman to convince ourselves that at all events every honest literature-lover takes a very real interest in the individuality of those men whose names are perpetually on his lips. It is not enough for such a one merely to make himself familiar with their writings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Word Portraits of Famous Writers by : Mabel Elizabeth Wotton
Download or read book Word Portraits of Famous Writers written by Mabel Elizabeth Wotton and published by Barbara Di Fiore Editore. This book was released on 2019-05-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " The world has always been fond of personal details respecting men who have been celebrated." These were the words of Lord Beaconsfield, and with them he prefixed his description of the personal appearance of Isaac D'Israeli; but we hardly need the dictum of our greatest statesman to convince ourselves that at all events every honest literature-lover takes a very real interest in the individuality of those men whose names are perpetually on his lips. It is not enough for such a one merely to make himself familiar with their writings.
Book Synopsis Word Portraits Character Sketches of Famous Men and Women (Classic Reprint) by : Maximilian Harden
Download or read book Word Portraits Character Sketches of Famous Men and Women (Classic Reprint) written by Maximilian Harden and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Word Portraits Character Sketches of Famous Men and Women The extraordinary influence and power of Maximilian Harden's pen are very largely due to the fact that throughout his brilliant career as an essayist and publicist he has always held aloof from all political party phraseology, to his absolute fearlessness in the expression of his opinions, and to his ready and poignant wit. An extraordinarily well-read scholar - in many languages and on most subjects - his style of composition, a marshalling of long rows of cc-ordinated sentences, bristling with quotations from the classics of all nations and replete with quaint similia, makes delightful reading in the original German. The attempt, however, to reproduce in English the author's peculiarly intricate and highly ornate verbal structure may cause a somewhat stilted effect on the eye and the ear of those attuned to a terser form of descriptive prose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Eminent Authors of the Nineteenth Century by : Georg Brandes
Download or read book Eminent Authors of the Nineteenth Century written by Georg Brandes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Eminent Authors of the Nineteenth Century: Literary Portraits The nine essays of which this book consists, and of which even those that have already appeared in periodicals, have been thoroughly revised, are not to be regarded as Chips from the Workshop of a critic; they are carefully treated literary portraits, united by a spiritual tie. Men have sat for them, with whom the author, with one exception (es Tegner), has been personally acquainted, or of whom he has at least had a close view. To be sure, the same satisfactory survey cannot always be taken of a living present as of a completed past epoch but perhaps a picture of the present as a whole may be furnished, the general physiognomy may he arrived at, by characterizing as faithfully and vividly as possible, some of its typical forms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis WORD PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS WRITERS BY MABEL E. WOTTON by : MABEL E. WOTTON
Download or read book WORD PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS WRITERS BY MABEL E. WOTTON written by MABEL E. WOTTON and published by BEYOND BOOKS HUB. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The world has always loved the details of a man who respects men who are celebrated." These were the words of Lord Beaconsfield, and in them he symbolized his description of Isaac D’Israel’s personal appearance; but we do not need the speech of our greatest official to convince ourselves that in all cases every sincere book lover has a genuine interest in each of those men whose names remain on his lips. It is not enough for such a person to become acquainted with their writings. It is not enough for him that the News of Elijah, for example, can be memorized, but he feels that he must also be able to sit on Christ's playing field with a “lame boy,” even years later. to speed up the Garden gardens with a gentle-faced scholar, before being told to make the thoughts of the Lamb his own. Best but not the whole idea most of us have about the true personality of our great British writers. The almost identical beauty of Sidney's femininity, as well as the sharp eyes and papa's razor-sharp face, will probably easily be seen as Drs. Johnson; but taking on many themes even a man who has been widely studied may be forgiven if, among the fragments of rumor and abstract ideas he may come across at unusual times, he can easily awaken the ghosts of these men who wrote their books. he has learned, and in his house he has become a zealous pilgrim.
Book Synopsis The Faith of a Quaker (Classic Reprint) by : John William Graham
Download or read book The Faith of a Quaker (Classic Reprint) written by John William Graham and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 2017-02-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Faith of a Quaker There arise also the insistent questions which beset all mystics, and which in Quakerism demanded a corporate, instead of an individual, answer. Was the light infallible? Was the claim to it an assumption of spiritual exaltation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book River of Words written by Nina Shengold and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intimate group portrait of contemporary Hudson Valley writers.
Book Synopsis A Giacometti Portrait by : James Lord
Download or read book A Giacometti Portrait written by James Lord and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1980-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we look at a painting hanging on an art gallery wall, we see only what the artist has chosen to disclose--the finished work of art. What remains mysterious is the process of creation itself--the making of the work of art. Everyone who has looked at paintings has wondered about this, and numerous efforts have been made to discover and depict the creative method of important artists. A Giacometti Portrait is a picture of one of the century's greatest artists at work. James Lord sat for eighteen days while his friend Alberto Giamcometti did his portrait in oil. The artist painted, and the model recorded the sittings and took photographs of the work in its various stages. What emerged was an illumination of what it is to be an artist and what it was to be Giacometti--a portrait in prose of the man and his art. A work of great literary distinction, A Giacometti Portrait is, above all, a subtle and important evocation of a great artist.
Book Synopsis Portraits of the Eighteenth Century by : Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
Download or read book Portraits of the Eighteenth Century written by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Portraits of the Eighteenth Century: Historic and Literary But it is not only a choir of immortal artists who have passed from the scene, it is more than that; it is a manner of conceiving the things of the mind that ceases, a literature which departs. Sainte-beuve was the last of the litterateurs in the former sense of the word. We shall never again see writers solely occupied with the things of the intellect, and writing of these with grace and good taste. 1 would I were mistaken, but it seems to me that the pen, in future, is to serve more especially two classes of men - the money-makers and the amusers; on the one hand, the language of busi ness; on the other, that of violent effects and puerile surprises. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Book Synopsis Our Great Writers by : Samuel Andrews
Download or read book Our Great Writers written by Samuel Andrews and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Our Great Writers: Or, Popular Chapters on Some Leading Authors It is also hoped that the Book will demonstrate that the cultivation of our literature should not be placed under the ban which it is placed under by some 'serious' people; as literature (with that mixture of evil which belongs to all human things) is neither more nor less than a record of the noblest and best thoughts of the best and noblest minds.' Though many labourers have worked in this field, it is still rich enough to repay not one, but many, more. The treatment in the present instance is biographical, with an expository aim -the incidents and characteristics of the author being set in connection with the thoughts, found in his works. Two chapters are of an entirely expository kind, dealing only with the works of the authors - one on 'hamlet, ' the other on IN memoriam.' These are attempts to popularize the highest thinking of shakespeare and tennyson, which it is hoped will prove acceptable. Sectarian bias is, of course, excluded; the Author holding that the works of our great men, whatever be their faults, should be treated. Not in a strait-laced or dogmatic, but in a con siderate and liberal, spirit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Jewish Portraits (Classic Reprint) by : Lady Magnus
Download or read book Jewish Portraits (Classic Reprint) written by Lady Magnus and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jewish Portraits The papers which form this volume have already appeared in the pages of Good Words, Macmillan's Magazine, T he National Review, and The Spectator, and are reprinted with the very kindly given permission of the editors. The Frontispiece is reproduced through the kindness of the proprietors of Good Words. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis British Author House Museums and Other Memorials by : Shirley Hoover Biggers
Download or read book British Author House Museums and Other Memorials written by Shirley Hoover Biggers and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most celebrated authors of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales are immortalized not only in their writing but also in the museums, libraries, and other memorials dedicated in their honor. Over 300 sites devoted to 40 authors are covered in this guide. The sites range from restored historic homes to memorial statues. Each entry describes the site and its history, placing it within the context of the author’s life and career. Directions are provided to help the reader reach each site; telephone numbers, admission prices, and hours are also included for the traveler’s convenience. The text is illustrated with photographs from these historic and literary homes, libraries, and other important memorial locations. Postage stamps commemorating the writers are also included.
Book Synopsis Academy; a Weekly Review of Literature, Learning, Science and Art by :
Download or read book Academy; a Weekly Review of Literature, Learning, Science and Art written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Poetical gazette; the official organ of the Poetry society and a review of poetical affairs, nos. 4-7 issued as supplements to the Academy, v. 79, Oct. 15, Nov. 5, Dec. 3 and 31, 1910
Book Synopsis Memories and Portraits by : Robert Louis Stevenson
Download or read book Memories and Portraits written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and A Child's Garden of Verses. Stevenson was a literary celebrity during his lifetime, and now ranks as the 26th most translated author in the world.[1] His works have been admired by many other writers, including Jorge Luis Borges, Bertolt Brecht, Marcel Proust, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Cesare Pavese, Emilio Salgari, Ernest Hemingway, Rudyard Kipling, Jack London, Vladimir Nabokov, [2] J. M. Barrie, [3] and G. K. Chesterton, who said that Stevenson "seemed to pick the right word up on the point of his pen, like a man playing spillikins We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Book Synopsis Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle by :
Download or read book Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle written by and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
