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Charles Dickens Reading "The Chimes" at 58Lincoln's Inn Fields on the Second of December, 1844. From a Sketch byDaniel Maclise, R.A.ToList
MODERN
ENGLISH BOOKS
OF POWER
By GEORGE HAMLIN FITCH
"A Good Book Is the Precious
Life-Blood of a Master Spirit, Embalmed and Treasured
Up on Purpose to a Life Beyond Life."
Milton: Areopagitica
ILLUSTRATED
BARSE & HOPKINS
NEW YORK NEWARK
N.Y. N.J.
Copyright, 1912
by Barse & Hopkins
The articles in this
book appeared originally in the
Sunday book-page of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The privilege of reproducing them
here is due to the courtesy of
M.H. de Young, Esq.
TO AMERIQUE
WHOSE
LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
HELPED ME TO WRITE
THIS BOOK
Contents
| Page | ||
| Introduction | ix | |
| To Get the Spiritual Essence of a Great Book One Must Study the Man Who Wrote It—The Man Is the Best Epitome of His Message. | ||
| Macaulay's Essays in European History | 3 | |
| Foremost English Essayist—His Style and Learning Have Made Macaulay a Favorite for Over a Half Century. | ||
| Scott and His Waverley Novels | 11 | |
| Greatest Novelist the World Has Known—Made History Real and Created Characters That Will Never Die. | ||
| Carlyle as an Inspirer o ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! | ||