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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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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
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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.
Life and Correspondence of George Read
Author: William Read
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429017562
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429017562
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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Bibliotheca Londinensis
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 302
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Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell
Author: William Beattie
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Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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Category : Authors, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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The Life and Letters of J. H. Thornwell, Etc
Author: Benjamin Morgan PALMER
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Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Languages : en
Pages : 640
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Life and Letters of William John Butler
Author: Arthur John Butler
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Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Category : Clergy
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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The Life and Letters of Walter Farquhar Hook
Author: William Richard Wood Stephens
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Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Languages : en
Pages : 652
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Life, Letters, and Journals of Lord Byron
Author: George Gordon Byron Baron Byron
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Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell ... Second Edition
Author: William BEATTIE (M.D.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Languages : en
Pages : 484
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The Life, Letters and Journals of Lord Byron, Etc
Author: George Gordon Byron Baron Byron
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Languages : en
Pages : 822
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Languages : en
Pages : 822
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