| Author | Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport), 1828-1891 |
|---|---|
| Title | By-ways in Book-land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects |
| Contents | Paper-knife pleasures -- Ruskin as poet -- Elections in literature -- Familiar verse -- Shakespeare's England -- Heredity in song -- Stings for the stingy -- Dialogues of the dead -- Sermons in flowers -- 'Don Quixote' in England -- Bedside books -- Their much speaking -- Peers and poetry -- The praise of Thames -- English epigraphs -- The 'season' in song -- The 'recess' in rhyme -- Jaques in love -- Mocking at matrimony -- Parson poets -- The outsides of books -- The not impossible she -- Nonsense verses -- Single-speech Hamiltons -- Dramatic nomenclature -- Puns and patronymics -- 'Yours truly' -- Postscripts. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English literature -- History and criticism |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31034 |
| Release Date | Jan 21, 2010 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 47 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Price | $0.00 |
