Download or read book Companionable Books Classic Reprint written by Henry Van Dyke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Companionable Books By companionable books I mean those that are worth taking with you on a journey, where the weight of luggage counts, or keeping beside your bed, near the night-l& books that will bear read ing often, and the more slowly you read them the better you enjoy them; books that not only tell you how things look and how people behave, but also interpret nature and life to you, in language of beauty and power touched with the personality of the author, so that they have a real voice audible to your spirit in the silence. 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 Companionable Books written by Henry Van Dyke and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this charming collection of essays, Henry Van Dyke shares his insights and reflections on a wide variety of literary classics, offering readers a thoughtful and engaging guide to some of the world's most beloved books. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Robert Louis Stevenson written by Richard Ashley Rice and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Robert Louis Stevenson: How to Know Him Tevenson is one of the companionable eu thors. He has been able, in an unusual degree, to give himself out to his readers, to share with them his purposes, his tastes, his experience of life. For it is in the mutual appreciation of these things that congeniality between people usually begins, and it is in the stimulus, the suggestion, the criticism to be derived from them that companionship is al ways fostered. The best friends are they who share fully and imaginatively each other's purposes, tastes, and past experience. And if this is the gist Of a man's relation to his fellows, it may also be the secret of his intimacy with his companionable books. In the case of Stevenson and his readers this seems to be especially full of meaning. 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 Catalogue written by Walters, Frank, Firm, Booksellers, New York and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Beginnings of University English written by A. Lawrie and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-01-02 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on previously unseen archival material, The Beginnings of University English explores the innovative and scholarly ways in which English literature was taught to extramural students in England during the fin de siècle, and sheds new light on the modern roots of tertiary-level English teaching.
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Download or read book Miss Livingston s Companion written by Mary Dillon and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Miss. Livingston's Companion: A Love Story of Old New York I could never have believed that the Sight of my father could give me so little pleasure. I tried to think, while I was shaking hands with him, in an embarrassed and half-hearted way, I fear, what excuse I could make for running off from him immedi ately; for the thought of disappointing Peggy who, I had no doubt, was ardently and impatiently expecting my arrival in Stratford, did not occur to me for a moment. But I soon made up my mind that the only honest way was, as the American philosopher says, also the best policy: I must make a clean breast of it to my father, for he was much too shrewd a man to be deceived by any halting excuses, even if I had been willing to make the attempt. On the whole it would be rather a relief to have it over, for the confession was bound to come some time, and the sooner it was made the sooner I could hope to claim Peggy - my father's consent being a necessary preliminary. Therefore, while mentally anathematizing old Hardwick, to whom I was sure I was indebted for this visit, I plunged boldly in. I am very glad to see you, sir, I said, inwardly quavering but outwardly bold, though I could have wished I might have known of your coming in time to put off an important engage ment in Stratford which compels my leaving on the noon coach. An engagement in Stratford exclaimed my father, in real or pretended astonishment. Pray, what business takes you to Stratford, my boy? I have promised, Sir, to spend Sunday there with Miss Wol verton, I answered steadily enough, though feeling the red flood rushing to my temples. 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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Download or read book Companion to Charles Lamb written by Claude Annett Prance and published by Mansell. This book was released on 1983 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biographical dictionary of the people and places familiar to Charles and Mary Lamb from the time of their parents' marriage to Mary's death at the age of eighty-two. It introduces family, friends and acquaintances and describes places and matters connected with them: Christ's Hospital, Inner Temple Lane, East India House, the places they lived and worked, the holidays they took, Lamb's editors and illustrators, books about him, Lamb scholars, associations and societies. Reflecting Lamb's love of the theater, there are many entries for actors, actresses, playwrights, dramatic critics, singers, music critics and plays. Other entries provide a mirror of the contemporary scene of Charles Lamb, notably in the spheres of art, literature, the book world, music and commerce, but also in diverse occupations. Some of the other entries, such as those on George Dyer, Thomas Manning, London bookstalls and Lamb and the British Museum Library are short essays on their subjects. A fascinating glimpse of Georgian England that will also help readers of the works of Charles and Mary Lamb to appreciate more fully the background to their lives and work, their successes and sadnesses, and will reveal a great deal of information about the world in which they lived--From publisher description.
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Download or read book An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary Classic Reprint written by William Allen and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary The following work presents itself to the public with no claims to attention, but such as are founded upon the interest, which may be felt in the lives of Americans. Finding himself a few years ago in a literary retirement, with no important duties, which pressed immediately upon him, the author conceived the plan of this dictionary. He was desirous of bringing to the citizens of the United States more information, than was generally possessed, respecting the illustrious men of former times, the benefactors and ornaments of this country, who have passed away. He persuaded himself, that if he could collect the fragments of biography, which were buried in the mass of American history, or scattered amidst a multitude of tracts of various kinds, and could fashion these materials into a regular form, so as to place before the eye our great and good men, if not in their full dimensions, yet in their true shape, he should render an acceptable service to his countrymen. This work with no little labor he has now completed; and the inexperienced artist, in his first essay, can hope only, that his design will be commended. He wishes chiefly, that as the images of departed excellence are surveyed, the spirit, which animated them, may be caught by the beholder. As an apology however for the deficiences and errors of various kinds, which may be found in the work, a full exposition of his plan, and some representation of the difficulty of executing it seem to be necessary. 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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Download or read book To day written by Holbrook Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
