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100 1 _aAdcock, Arthur St. John,
_d1864-1930
245 1 0 _aGods of Modern Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2022-04-20
505 0 _aThomas Hardy -- Hilaire Belloc -- Arnold Bennett -- John Davys Beresford -- John Buchan -- Donn Byrne -- William Henry Davies -- Walter de la Mare -- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- John Drinkwater -- Jeffery Farnol -- John Galsworthy -- Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins -- Arthur Stuart Menteth Hutchinson -- Sheila Kaye-Smith -- Rudyard Kipling -- William John Locke -- Stephen McKenna -- Compton Mackenzie -- John Masefield -- Alfred Edward Woodley Mason -- William Somerset Maugham -- William Babington Maxwell -- Leonard Merrick -- Alan Alexander Milne -- Alfred Noyes -- E. Phillips Oppenheim -- May Sinclair -- Frank Swinnerton -- Hugh Walpole -- Herbert George Wells -- Israel Zangwill.
508 _aTim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Gods of Modern Grub Street: Impressions of Contemporary Authors" by A. St. John Adcock is a collection of literary impressions written in the early 20th century. The book provides insights into various contemporary authors of the time, including figures like Thomas Hardy, Hilaire Belloc, and Arnold Bennett, shedding light on their contributions and stylistic nuances. Adcock's work serves not only as an examination of these writers but also as a commentary on the literary landscape of the period. The opening of the book sets the tone for an exploration of literary figures, beginning with an analysis of Thomas Hardy. Adcock reflects on Hardy's evolution from a novelist to a respected poet, emphasizing his deep connection to the rural English landscape and the complex philosophies that underpin his works. Adcock discusses Hardy's major achievements and the criticisms he faced, particularly regarding his more controversial themes in novels like "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" and "Jude the Obscure". Through this examination, Adcock captures the significance of Hardy's contributions to literature and offers a glimpse into the broader contexts of contemporary literary conversations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1923
653 _aEnglish literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism
653 _aEnglish fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
700 1 _aHoppé, E. O.
_q(Emil Otto),
_d1878-1972
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/godsofmoderngrub00adco/page/n7
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67878
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