Dramatic Scenes From Real Life, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Dramatic Scenes From Real Life, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Lady Morgan
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ISBN: 9781331748199
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Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Excerpt from Dramatic Scenes From Real Life, Vol. 1 of 2 It is no easy matter to write up, or down, to the present state of British literature. It may seem "affectatious, look you," (as parson Hugh has it, ) to say that literature is leisure; but its existence, in its most palmy state, indicates an epoch in society, when the public have time to read, what authors have time to write. Such were the great ages, when nations, after a long and fevish struggle, subsided into some new and settled order: - the ages of Augustus, of Lewis the Fourteenth, and of Queen Anne. The civil wars of Rome, terminating in Imperial tyranny, the League and Fronde, fatal to the French aristocracy, - and the more glorious civil wars of England, achieving liberty and prosperity for an emancipated nation, each left the public mind leisure to stoop from its high quarry of political change, to sport in regions of purer intellect, and play with interests less mundane and positive. Such, however, is not the present epoch. We are living in an era of transition. Changes moral and political are in progress. The frame of the constitution, the frame of society itself, are sustaining a shock, which occupies all minds, to avert, or to modify; and the public refuses its attention to literary claimants, whose pretensions are not either founded on utility, or backed by the brilliancy or brevity of their appeals. Publishers and theatrical lessees, who complain of the times, overlook this fact. Deceived by the stale philosophy of the little back-parlour behind the shop, or the old jargon of the green-room behind the scenes, they talk of bringing back the public taste; instead of following its changes. There is no legitimate literature, as there is no legitimate drama. Those who would live by the world, must live in it, and with it; and adapt themselves to its form and pressure; for it is in vain that they attempt to force society to be amused what has ceased to be amusing. 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.

Dramatic Scenes From Real Life, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Dramatic Scenes From Real Life, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Lady Morgan
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ISBN: 9781331748199
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Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Excerpt from Dramatic Scenes From Real Life, Vol. 1 of 2 It is no easy matter to write up, or down, to the present state of British literature. It may seem "affectatious, look you," (as parson Hugh has it, ) to say that literature is leisure; but its existence, in its most palmy state, indicates an epoch in society, when the public have time to read, what authors have time to write. Such were the great ages, when nations, after a long and fevish struggle, subsided into some new and settled order: - the ages of Augustus, of Lewis the Fourteenth, and of Queen Anne. The civil wars of Rome, terminating in Imperial tyranny, the League and Fronde, fatal to the French aristocracy, - and the more glorious civil wars of England, achieving liberty and prosperity for an emancipated nation, each left the public mind leisure to stoop from its high quarry of political change, to sport in regions of purer intellect, and play with interests less mundane and positive. Such, however, is not the present epoch. We are living in an era of transition. Changes moral and political are in progress. The frame of the constitution, the frame of society itself, are sustaining a shock, which occupies all minds, to avert, or to modify; and the public refuses its attention to literary claimants, whose pretensions are not either founded on utility, or backed by the brilliancy or brevity of their appeals. Publishers and theatrical lessees, who complain of the times, overlook this fact. Deceived by the stale philosophy of the little back-parlour behind the shop, or the old jargon of the green-room behind the scenes, they talk of bringing back the public taste; instead of following its changes. There is no legitimate literature, as there is no legitimate drama. Those who would live by the world, must live in it, and with it; and adapt themselves to its form and pressure; for it is in vain that they attempt to force society to be amused what has ceased to be amusing. 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.

DRAMATIC SCENES FROM REAL LIFE

DRAMATIC SCENES FROM REAL LIFE PDF Author: Lady (Sydney) 1783-1859 Morgan
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781374607248
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.

Dramatic Scenes from Real Life

Dramatic Scenes from Real Life PDF Author: Lady Sydney Morgan
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781378283486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. 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. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. 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.

Scenes From the Life, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Scenes From the Life, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Edward Lascelles
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656150564
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 358

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Excerpt from Scenes From the Life, Vol. 2 of 2 I never spoke the word farewell, But with an utterance faint and broken; An earth-sick yearning for the time When It shall never more be spoken! 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.

The Trials of Life, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

The Trials of Life, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Elizabeth Caroline Grey
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267298617
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Excerpt from The Trials of Life, Vol. 1 of 3 Why not replied the Countess; peo ple who like music will listen, and those who do not will not hear. 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.

A Life-Struggle, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

A Life-Struggle, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Author: Miss. Pardoe
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ISBN: 9780483948624
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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Excerpt from A Life-Struggle, Vol. 1 of 2 ON a bright May morning, and at an hour unusually early for persons of their appear ance and deportment, two individuals were seated beneath one of the stately trees in Kensington Gardens. They were both young. 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.

Poems, Dialogues in Verse, and Epigrams, Vol. 1 of 2

Poems, Dialogues in Verse, and Epigrams, Vol. 1 of 2 PDF Author: Walter Savage Landor
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483086326
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Excerpt from Poems, Dialogues in Verse, and Epigrams, Vol. 1 of 2: Dramatic Scenes But with his verse the case is different. Lines there are in his poems, and even long passages, written with a pen cut from an eagle's feather. But in too many cases the ink has flowed from a humbler quill. He never attained that mastery over verse, which would have made it an instrument fit to express all his thoughts and fancies; for the aptest utterance of his graver and more majestic thoughts the reader must turn to Landor's prose. He was not unaware of this himself. In his prose works there are many passages which show the pride he took in his command of language. Many men have said with Horace, exegi monumz'm'um aere perelznz'ur. Few have expressed that conviction as majestically as Landor. What I write, he says in one place, is not written on slate; and no finger, not that of Time himself, who dips it in the mist Of years, can efface it. But of his verse he never speaks so confidently. He ranked himself as the best of living prose writers, but in poetry he felt that there were men living who were his masters. He speaks with indifference Of men who borrowed from his prose; he bitterly resented what he believed to be a theft from Gebir, committed by Wordsworth. In a man of Landor's temper this is no small indication that in his inmost heart he mistrusted his success as a poet. 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.

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Vol. 1 of 2

The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Vol. 1 of 2 PDF Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781396808302
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Excerpt from The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Vol. 1 of 2: Accurately Printed From the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq., With Glossarial Notes, and a Sketch of the Life of Shakespeare Some distinction he probably first acquired as an actor, but no character has been discovered in which he appeared to more advantage than in that of the. Ghost in Hamlet: and the best critics and inquirers into his life are of opinion, that he was not eminent as an actor. In tracing the thronology of his plays, it has been discovered, that Romeo and Juliet, and Richard H. And m, were printed in 1597, when he was thirty-three years old. There is also some reason to think that be commenced a dramatic writer in 1592, and Mr. Malone even places his first play, The First Part of Henry L, in 1589. 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.

Sketches of Character, Vol. 1 of 3

Sketches of Character, Vol. 1 of 3 PDF Author:
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ISBN: 9780484719353
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Languages : en
Pages : 230

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Excerpt from Sketches of Character, Vol. 1 of 3: Or Specimens of Real Life; A Novel As this little Work professes to be simply Sketches of Men and Manners, it must not be regarded in the more serious light of a moral tale; in which the contrast of good and bad examples, forms a principal feature; nor is it indeed, consistent with real life, that virtue and vice should be represented as always receiving their proper rewards and punishments. 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.

Tears

Tears PDF Author: Julius Hopp
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483738911
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Languages : en
Pages : 80

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Excerpt from Tears: A Drama of Modern Life in Four Acts Mr. Harden My two sons live in New York. My eldest son I have not seen for more tnan twenty years. You understand my longings, my burning longings. I am old, too old, and will soon not be able to follow my trade, and here I have nobody on whom I could depend. By God, I have suffered enough in my life. Of course, it is hard to think of parting from a place where one has spent his entire life, but if it be God's will, we shall follow our children, so that we may see them once more before we close our eyes forever. Is there anything more painful for gray parents than to have children and not to know them? With joy have we cared and sacrificed our all for our Chil dren's sake; and now, when we are old, we are not alone deprived of any benefits from them, but we are not even permitted to know our own flesh and blood. Oh, it is almost unbearable to think of! But if our Anna will be able to save money in America, this our last and only desire in life will be gratified; we will follow our children to America. Preacher Are your sons well-to-do there? Mr. Harden (shrugs his shoulders) We know nothing about it; if they were rich they would have written so; they would then have sent us money. Their never mentioning anything about their living is a sure Sign that they must be strug gling. Who knows? 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.