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100	1		_aAdams, W. H. Davenport _q(William Henry Davenport), _d1828-1891
245	1	0	_aBy-ways in Book-land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2010
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2010-01-21
505	0		_aPaper-knife pleasures -- Ruskin as poet -- Elections in literature -- Familiar verse -- Shakespeare's England -- Heredity in song -- Stings for the stingy -- Dialogues of the dead -- Sermons in flowers -- 'Don Quixote' in England -- Bedside books -- Their much speaking -- Peers and poetry -- The praise of Thames -- English epigraphs -- The 'season' in song -- The 'recess' in rhyme -- Jaques in love -- Mocking at matrimony -- Parson poets -- The outsides of books -- The not impossible she -- Nonsense verses -- Single-speech Hamiltons -- Dramatic nomenclature -- Puns and patronymics -- 'Yours truly' -- Postscripts.
508			_aProduced by Julia Miller, Stephanie Eason, 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"By-ways in Book-land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects" by W. H. Davenport Adams is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The book explores various aspects of literature, often taking a light and contemplative approach to its subjects, drawing the reader's attention to the less trodden paths of literary discussion rather than mainstream topics. Adams aims to illuminate the joys and quirks of books and their readers, embracing themes such as the appeal of both new and old literature, the intricacies of literary history, and the nature of poetry. The opening of the collection introduces the concept of "paper-knife pleasures," celebrating both old books and the delight of discovering new ones. Adams meditates on the joy of handling new books, emphasizing their freshness and the boundless possibilities they hold within their unturned pages. He contrasts the allure of pristine volumes with the well-loved but aging tomes that carry the weight of history. Through his engaging prose, he invites readers to reflect on their own relationships with books, suggesting that each new volume offers a sense of renewed excitement and anticipation, akin to the thrill of exploration in a literary landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aEnglish literature -- History and criticism
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31034
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