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_aDobson, Austin, _d1840-1921 |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aDe Libris: Prose and Verse |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2006 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2006-02-01 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aPrologue -- On some books and their associations -- An epistle to an editor -- Bramston's "Man of taste" -- The passionate printer to his love -- M. Rouquet on the arts -- The friend of humanity and the rhymer -- The parent's assistant -- A pleasant invective against printing -- Two modern book illustrators: I. Kate Greenaway -- A song of the Greenaway child -- Two modern book illustrators: II. Mr. Hugh Thomson -- Horatian ode on the tercentenary of "Don Quixote" -- The books of Samuel Rogers -- Pepys' "Diary" -- A French critic on Bath -- A welcome from the "Johnson club" -- Thackeray's "Esmond" -- A Miltonic exercise -- Fresh facts about Fielding -- The happy printer -- Cross readings--and Caleb Whitefoord -- The last proof. | |
| 508 | _aProduced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Sjaani and the Online Distributed Proofreaders | ||
| 520 | _a"De Libris: Prose and Verse" by Austin Dobson is a collection of literary essays and poetry written during the early 20th century. This work explores various themes related to books, literature, and the joys and tribulations of reading and writing. Through a series of reflections and poems, Dobson addresses the sentimental value attached to books, the nature of literature itself, and the creative process behind writing. The opening of the text features a prologue where Dobson addresses the reader in a conversational tone, asking for their benevolence as he presents his musings. He explains that he composed these reflections not out of ambition to please a larger audience but rather to share thoughts that might resonate with a kindred spirit. The prologue sets the stage for essays that delve into the associations people have with books and their meanings, detailing personal anecdotes and contemplating the emotional connections that literature fosters, establishing a rich and engaging tone for the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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| 653 | _aEnglish literature -- History and criticism | ||
| 653 | _aGreenaway, Kate, 1846-1901 | ||
| 653 | _aThomson, Hugh, 1860-1920 | ||
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