TY  - BOOK
AU  - FitzGerald,Edward
AU  - Wright,William Aldis
TI  - Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1
AV  - PR 
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Authors, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
KW  - FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883 -- Correspondence
N1  - Release date is 2007-01-27; Transcribed from the 1901 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "Letters of Edward FitzGerald, in Two Volumes. Vol. 1" by Edward FitzGerald is a collection of personal letters written in the late 19th century, providing insight into the life and thoughts of the renowned Victorian author and translator. The letters capture FitzGerald's relationships, interests, and literary reflections, offering a glimpse of his character and pursuits through his correspondence with friends such as Thomas Carlyle and William Thackeray.  The opening of the collection introduces the context of FitzGerald's life, detailing his early years and connections with prominent literary figures. It highlights his unconventional lifestyle, marked by a preference for close friendships over social ambition, and his enduring appreciation for music and poetry. Through letters addressed to friends, FitzGerald expresses his views on various topics, from the pleasures of simple living to the beauty of literature and art, setting a tone of intimacy and gentle humor that characterizes the collection as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20452
ER  -