Author: Pickering & Chatto, firm, booksellers, London
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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A Catalogue of Old and Rare Books
Author: Pickering & Chatto, firm, booksellers, London
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Category : Anonyms and pseudonyms
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Sir Ralph Esher
Author: Leigh Hunt
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Sir Ralph Esher: Or, Memoirs of a Gentleman of the Court of Charles II. [By Leigh Hunt.].
Author: Sir Ralph ESHER
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Sir Ralph Esher, Or Memoirs of a Gentleman of the Court of Charles the Second
Author: Leigh Hunt
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365289654
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Excerpt from Sir Ralph Esher, or Memoirs of a Gentleman of the Court of Charles the Second: Including Those of His Friend Sir Philip Herne The work originated m a design which the author had contemplated of writing a book, entitled The Wits of the Age of Charles the Second. He had indeed set about executing the design, but found such a deplorable failure of materials, - the gentry who figured under that title having been, for the most part, persons not producible in good company, even on the score of the wit they boasted, that the intention became changed into the present work in which, while it is hoped that the animal spirits of those times are not absent, and divers of the scape-graces are to be found, an attempt has been made to pourtray the good-heartedness that was still beating in the bosoms of some of their associates, and the wisdom which a more serious and suffering nurture had produced in some of their friends, notwithstanding the pangs caused it by the mistakes both of levity and bigotry. 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.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780365289654
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Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Excerpt from Sir Ralph Esher, or Memoirs of a Gentleman of the Court of Charles the Second: Including Those of His Friend Sir Philip Herne The work originated m a design which the author had contemplated of writing a book, entitled The Wits of the Age of Charles the Second. He had indeed set about executing the design, but found such a deplorable failure of materials, - the gentry who figured under that title having been, for the most part, persons not producible in good company, even on the score of the wit they boasted, that the intention became changed into the present work in which, while it is hoped that the animal spirits of those times are not absent, and divers of the scape-graces are to be found, an attempt has been made to pourtray the good-heartedness that was still beating in the bosoms of some of their associates, and the wisdom which a more serious and suffering nurture had produced in some of their friends, notwithstanding the pangs caused it by the mistakes both of levity and bigotry. 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.
Women Writers and Old Age in Great Britain, 1750-1850
Author: Devoney Looser
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801887054
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 253
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This groundbreaking study explores the later lives and late-life writings of more than two dozen British women authors active during the long eighteenth century. Drawing on biographical materials, literary texts, and reception histories, Devoney Looser finds that far from fading into moribund old age, female literary greats such as Anna Letitia Barbauld, Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Catharine Macaulay, Hester Lynch Piozzi, and Jane Porter toiled for decades after they achieved acclaim -- despite seemingly concerted attempts by literary gatekeepers to marginalize their later contributions. Though these remarkable women wrote and published well into old age, Looser sees in their late careers the necessity of choosing among several different paths. These included receding into the background as authors of "classics," adapting to grandmotherly standards of behavior, attempting to reshape masculinized conceptions of aged wisdom, or trying to create entirely new categories for older women writers. In assessing how these writers affected and were affected by the culture in which they lived, and in examining their varied reactions to the prospect of aging, Looser constructs careful portraits of each of her Subjects and explains why many turned toward retrospection in their later works. In illuminating the powerful and often poorly recognized legacy of the British women writers who spurred a marketplace revolution in their earlier years only to find unanticipated barriers to acceptance in later life, Looser opens up new scholarly territory in the burgeoning field of feminist age studies.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 0801887054
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 253
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This groundbreaking study explores the later lives and late-life writings of more than two dozen British women authors active during the long eighteenth century. Drawing on biographical materials, literary texts, and reception histories, Devoney Looser finds that far from fading into moribund old age, female literary greats such as Anna Letitia Barbauld, Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Catharine Macaulay, Hester Lynch Piozzi, and Jane Porter toiled for decades after they achieved acclaim -- despite seemingly concerted attempts by literary gatekeepers to marginalize their later contributions. Though these remarkable women wrote and published well into old age, Looser sees in their late careers the necessity of choosing among several different paths. These included receding into the background as authors of "classics," adapting to grandmotherly standards of behavior, attempting to reshape masculinized conceptions of aged wisdom, or trying to create entirely new categories for older women writers. In assessing how these writers affected and were affected by the culture in which they lived, and in examining their varied reactions to the prospect of aging, Looser constructs careful portraits of each of her Subjects and explains why many turned toward retrospection in their later works. In illuminating the powerful and often poorly recognized legacy of the British women writers who spurred a marketplace revolution in their earlier years only to find unanticipated barriers to acceptance in later life, Looser opens up new scholarly territory in the burgeoning field of feminist age studies.
Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second
Author: Horace Walpole
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Sir Ralph Esher
Author: Leigh Hunt
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781347682500
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Languages : en
Pages : 308
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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.
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781347682500
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Languages : en
Pages : 308
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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.
The Reign of Henry the Eighth
Author: James Anthony Froude
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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World Military Leaders
Author: Mark Grossman
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816074771
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Articles profiling important military leaders are arranged in A to Z format.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816074771
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Articles profiling important military leaders are arranged in A to Z format.