Author: Rufus King
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and "Fiona Macleod". Volume 1: 1855-1894
Author: William F. Halloran
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783745037
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
William Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began to write critically and commercially successful books under the name Fiona Macleod. This was far more than just a pseudonym: he corresponded as Macleod, enlisting his sister to provide the handwriting and address, and for more than a decade "Fiona Macleod" duped not only the general public but such literary luminaries as William Butler Yeats and, in America, E. C. Stedman. Sharp wrote "I feel another self within me now more than ever; it is as if I were possessed by a spirit who must speak out". This three-volume collection brings together Sharp’s own correspondence – a fascinating trove in its own right, by a Victorian man of letters who was on intimate terms with writers including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater, and George Meredith – and the Fiona Macleod letters, which bring to life Sharp’s intriguing "second self". With an introduction and detailed notes by William F. Halloran, this richly rewarding collection offers a wonderful insight into the literary landscape of the time, while also investigating a strange and underappreciated phenomenon of late-nineteenth-century English literature. It is essential for scholars of the period, and it is an illuminating read for anyone interested in authorship and identity.
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
ISBN: 1783745037
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
William Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began to write critically and commercially successful books under the name Fiona Macleod. This was far more than just a pseudonym: he corresponded as Macleod, enlisting his sister to provide the handwriting and address, and for more than a decade "Fiona Macleod" duped not only the general public but such literary luminaries as William Butler Yeats and, in America, E. C. Stedman. Sharp wrote "I feel another self within me now more than ever; it is as if I were possessed by a spirit who must speak out". This three-volume collection brings together Sharp’s own correspondence – a fascinating trove in its own right, by a Victorian man of letters who was on intimate terms with writers including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Walter Pater, and George Meredith – and the Fiona Macleod letters, which bring to life Sharp’s intriguing "second self". With an introduction and detailed notes by William F. Halloran, this richly rewarding collection offers a wonderful insight into the literary landscape of the time, while also investigating a strange and underappreciated phenomenon of late-nineteenth-century English literature. It is essential for scholars of the period, and it is an illuminating read for anyone interested in authorship and identity.
The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold
Author: Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
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ISBN: 9781108047456
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781108047456
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 966
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The Life and Correspondence
Author: Robert Southey
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Languages : en
Pages : 378
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 378
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The Life and Correspondence of Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K.C.B.
Author: Edward Delaval Hungerford Elers Napier
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 498
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The Life and Correspondence of Charles Mathews, the Elder, Comedian
Author: Mrs. Mathews (Anne Jackson)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King
Author: Rufus King
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Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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Category : Legislators
Languages : en
Pages : 670
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The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold
Author: Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385387973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385387973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 381
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Mrs. Hannah More
Author: William Roberts
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Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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The Life and Correspondence of Major-General Sir John Malcolm, G. C. B.
Author: Sir John William Kaye
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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The Life and Correspondence of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, K. B., ...
Author: Isaac Brock
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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