William Lyon Phelps
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This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1910 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Essays on Modern Novelists' is a collection of essays of notable modern novelists, including Thomas Hardy, Mark Twain, and Robert Louis Stevenson. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of...
4) Human Nature
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This work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1931 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Human Nature' is an essay about the curiosities of human nature, with references to well-known authors.
5) Love
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This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1928 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Love' is an essay about the virtues of love and its place in Christianity and society. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A. in 1891 from Yale and...
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A scholarly review of the beginning, development, and current status of fiction, this conversational 1916 book spans two centuries of literary development. Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Sterne, the eighteenth century, and the Romantic Revival are all discussed here, as well as the Victorians-with emphasis on contemporary artists such as Meredith, Conrad, Hardy, Galsworthy, Henry James, and other twentieth-century British and American novelists....
10) Marriage
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This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1940 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Marriage' is an essay about the virtues of marriage and advice on how to conduct a successful married life. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A....
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This 1893 study of eighteenth-century English literature was the first major study of the early origins of the Romantic movement from 1700 to 1765. The author defines Romanticism, considers the literature and spirit of the age, and examines the revival of things past: the Gothic, chivalry, ballads, Northern mythology, Welsh poetry, as well as the works of Spenser and Milton.
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These works by William Lyon Phelps were originally published in the early 20th century and are now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps' is a selection of classic essays, including 'The Weather', 'Man and Boy', 'The Devil', and many more.
15) Women
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This work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in 1926 and it is now republished with a brand new introductory biography. 'Women' is an essay about the treatment of women by the Christian church and how to remedy the situation.
16) Essays on Books
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Gathered in 1914 from The Yale Review and other periodicals, this collection of critical essays considers Richardson, Dickens, Austen, and Marlowe; it also includes the articles "Notes on Mark Twain," "Realism and Reality in Fiction," "Carlyle's Love-Letters," "Schiller's Personality and Influence," "Schopenhauer and Omar," "Lessing as a Creative Critic," and more.
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This early work by William Lyon Phelps was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Robert Browning: How to Know Him' is a biography of the life of this English poet and playwright. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865, in New Haven, Conneticut, United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887, writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained...
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"Rivers to the Sea" is a 1915 collection of poetry by American lyric poet Sara Teasdale (1884—1933). Teasdale produced numerous volumes of poetry in her career, most of which were both well received critically and economically successful, and was the first person to be awarded the Pulitzer Price for a poetry collection in 1917. Her third poetry collection, "Rivers to the Sea" was a bestseller and was reprinted numerous times since its first publication....