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Adventures with Authors
Häftad, 2010
569 kr
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To a wide circle of friends 'S. C.' was known as a vivid raconteur and mimic; more formally he was recognised as a publisher of skill and distinction. He joined Cambridge University Press as assistant secretary in 1911, served four war years in the Suffolk Regiment, with a wound at Ypres, and three …
An Eighteenth Century Gentlemen and Other Essays
Häftad, 2010
635 kr
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Originally published in 1930, the main focus of this concise volume is on the figure of Samuel Johnson, particularly in terms of his relationship with the surrounding cultural climate of the eighteenth century. Four essays on Johnson constitute the main part of the text, and this section is …
Memories and Opinions
An Unfinished Autobiography
Av Arthur Quiller-Couch, S. C. Roberts
Häftad, 2008
654 kr
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Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), who often published under the pen-name of 'Q', was one of the giants of early twentieth-century literature and literary criticism. A novelist and poet who was also a Professor of English, he helped to form the literary tastes of generations of literary students …
History of the Cambridge University Press 1521-1921
Av S C Roberts
Inbunden, 2023
396 kr
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Lives of Donne and Herbert
Av Izaak Walton, S. C. Roberts
Häftad, 2014
748 kr
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Originally published in 1957, as part of the English Literature for Schools series, this book contains two short pieces taken from Isaak Walton's Lives. His biographies of John Donne and George Herbert are presented in full, with modernised spelling for the younger reader. A short introduction and …
Christian Morals
Av Thomas Browne, S. C. Roberts
Häftad, 2015
347 kr
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Originally printed in 1904 as a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, this book contains a reprint of the 1716 edition of Sir Thomas Browne's Christian Morals. Brown offers a range of advice on subjects such as charity, true goodness and justice. This book will be of value to anyone with …
The Journal of a Tour to Corsica
And Memoirs of Pascal Paoli
Av James Boswell, S. C. Roberts
Häftad, 2015
435 kr
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Originally published in 1923, this book presents the complete text of James Boswell's 1768 work, The Journal of a Tour to Corsica. An editorial introduction is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Corsica, travel writing and the works of Boswell.
Springs of Hellas and Other Essays by T. R. Glover
With a Memoir by S. C. Roberts
Av T. R. Glover, S. C. Roberts
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
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Terrot Reaveley Glover (1869-1943) was a classical scholar and historian. Originally published in 1946, this book was prepared by Glover during the last months of his life. It contains nine essays on a variety of topics, together with a memoir of the author written by S. C. Roberts. This is a …
Doctor Johnson and Others
Häftad, 2012
635 kr
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First published in 1958, this book contains four essays on various aspects of Johnson's personality and achievement as well as a survey of the work of Thomas Fuller; a comparison of Pepys and Boswell as diarists; a study of Thomas Gray's life in Cambridge; an essay on James Beresford, author of The …
Pembroke College Cambridge
A Short History
Av Aubrey Attwater, S. C. Roberts
Häftad, 2010
410 kr
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This short history of Pembroke College, Cambridge appeared in 1936, during a particularly successful period for the college in terms of both academic and sporting achievements. Pembroke was founded in 1347, when Edward III granted Marie de St Pol, widow of the Earl of Pembroke, a licence for the …
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson
During the Last Twenty Years of his Life
Av Hesther Lynch Piozzi, S. C. Roberts
Häftad, 2016
486 kr
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First published in 1925, this book presents a well-known collection of anecdotes by Samuel Johnson. The anecdotes were recorded and compiled by the British author and diarist Hester Lynch Thrale (1741-1821), who became Hester Lynch Piozzi following her second marriage. The original version of the …
