| Letters of Literary Men: Sir Thomas More to Robert Burns Contributor(s): Mumby, Frank Arthur (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0548035520 ISBN-13: 9780548035528 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $37.76 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: The object of the present work is to illustrate the history of English literature, from the end of the fifteenth to the beginning of the twentieth century, by means of letters. The editor has sought to bring the reader into personal touch with the great authors through their letters, believing that character and personality are better revealed from their correspondence. Some of the authors featured in this volume include: Sir Thomas More; Edmund Spenser; Sir Walter Raleigh; John Donne; Robert Herrick; John Milton; Izaak Walton; Samuel Pepys; William Congreve; Daniel Defoe; Jonathan Swift; Richard Steele; James Boswell; Henry Fielding; Edmund Burk; William Cowper; and Robert Burns amongst others. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Collections | Letters - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.62 lbs) 388 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
