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100	1		_aRepplier, Agnes, _d1855-1950
245	1	2	_aA happy half-century, and other essays
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aDeals mainly with English intellectual life during "the last twenty-five years of the eighteenth century and the first twenty-five years of the nineteenth."
500			_aRelease date is 2022-05-29
505	0		_aA happy half-century -- The perils of immortality -- When Lalla Rookh was young -- The correspondent -- The novelist -- On the slopes of Parnassus -- The literary lady -- The child -- The educator -- The pietist -- The accursed annual -- Our accomplished great-grandmother -- The album amicorum.
508			_aCharlene Taylor, David E. Brown, 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"A Happy Half-Century, and Other Essays" by Agnes Repplier is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. This work reflects on the nuances of life over a fifty-year period, assessing the trivial yet significant details that shape human experience and societal norms, particularly in the context of literature and culture. Repplier's observational style offers insights into the peculiarities of her favored literary figures, emphasizing how their seemingly minor contributions are woven into the greater fabric of literary history. The opening of this collection sets the tone for a reflective exploration of the past, with Repplier recounting her preference for the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a time she views as rich in literary opportunities for women. She contrasts this with her feelings of living out of sync with history, lamenting that preceding eras offered more accessible paths to literary acclaim. Through a humorous yet poignant narrative, she discusses various notable female writers, liking their mediocrity as a product of their time, and providing amusing anecdotes about their literary struggles and successes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908
653			_aAuthors, English -- Biography
653			_aGreat Britain -- Intellectual life -- 18th century
653			_aGreat Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/happyhalfcentury00repp/page/n7/mode/2up
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68195
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