| Letters of Literary Men: Sir Thomas More to Robert Burns (LARGE PRINT EDITION) Contributor(s): Mumby, Frank Arthur (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1169850855 ISBN-13: 9781169850859 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Letters - Literary Collections | Diaries & Journals |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 8.5" W x 11" (2.60 lbs) 386 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: (LARGE PRINT EDITION) 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. |
