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The Vagabond in Literature

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"The Vagabond in Literature" by Arthur Compton-Rickett explores the theme of wandering and the literary figures who embody the spirit of the vagabond. Compton-Rickett delves into the lives and works of various authors, examining how their experiences of travel and displacement influenced their writing. The book highlights the romantic notion of the wanderer, portraying how these literary vagabonds ... Read more

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"The Vagabond in Literature" by Arthur Compton-Rickett explores the theme of wandering and the literary figures who embody the spirit of the vagabond. Compton-Rickett delves into the lives and works of various authors, examining how their experiences of travel and displacement influenced their writing. The book highlights the romantic notion of the wanderer, portraying how these literary vagabonds
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The Vagabond in Literature

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Arthur Compton-Rickett, a distinguished literary scholar and critic, takes listeners on a captivating exploration of the wanderer’s role in storytelling with The Vagabond in Literature. This BOOK examines the archetype of the vagabond—the outsider, the traveler, the seeker—across a wide range of literary traditions, revealing how this figure has shaped narratives, inspired imagination, and ... Read more

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Arthur Compton-Rickett, a distinguished literary scholar and critic, takes listeners on a captivating exploration of the wanderer’s role in storytelling with The Vagabond in Literature. This BOOK examines the archetype of the vagabond—the outsider, the traveler, the seeker—across a wide range of literary traditions, revealing how this figure has shaped narratives, inspired imagination, and
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A fascinating study of the wanderer as a literary figure, tracing the romantic and symbolic role of the vagabond across centuries of literature and cultural imagination. ... Read more

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A fascinating study of the wanderer as a literary figure, tracing the romantic and symbolic role of the vagabond across centuries of literature and cultural imagination.
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Robert-Louis Stevenson

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“In an epoch when the ideals of George Eliot were still controlling, the figure of Stevenson rose with a sort of radiance as a writer whose sole object was to entertain. Most of the great novelists were then dead, and the scientific school was in the ascendant. Fiction was entering upon its death grapple with sociology. Stevenson came, with his tales of adventure and intrigue, out-of-door life and ... Read more

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“In an epoch when the ideals of George Eliot were still controlling, the figure of Stevenson rose with a sort of radiance as a writer whose sole object was to entertain. Most of the great novelists were then dead, and the scientific school was in the ascendant. Fiction was entering upon its death grapple with sociology. Stevenson came, with his tales of adventure and intrigue, out-of-door life and
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The Collected Essays of Virginia Woolf (Annotated)

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The Collected Essays of Virginia Woolf gathers the full range of Woolf's nonfictional intelligence: literary criticism, cultural reflection, biographical meditation, and arguments about women, reading, and artistic freedom. Written in a prose style at once luminous, exploratory, and exact, these essays extend the innovations of literary modernism beyond fiction. Woolf treats books as living ... Read more

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The Collected Essays of Virginia Woolf gathers the full range of Woolf's nonfictional intelligence: literary criticism, cultural reflection, biographical meditation, and arguments about women, reading, and artistic freedom. Written in a prose style at once luminous, exploratory, and exact, these essays extend the innovations of literary modernism beyond fiction. Woolf treats books as living
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How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

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Originally published in 1910, this guide offers down-to-earth, practical advice about how to make the most of your day and how to strike the work-life balance—an issue still at the forefront of modern society's concernsAs you look back on the year that has just past, do you feel as though you spent another 12 months merely existing instead of truly living? Do you often go to bed at night with an ... Read more

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Autobiography

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'I have tried to write my life as if I were confessing to a priest, a philosopher, and a wise old woman. I have tried to write as if I were going to be executed when it was finished. I have tried to write it as if I were both God and Devil.' One is tempted to say only John Cowper Powys could have written that, and, beyond doubt, only John Cowper Powys could have written the idiosyncratic and ... Read more

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'I have tried to write my life as if I were confessing to a priest, a philosopher, and a wise old woman. I have tried to write as if I were going to be executed when it was finished. I have tried to write it as if I were both God and Devil.' One is tempted to say only John Cowper Powys could have written that, and, beyond doubt, only John Cowper Powys could have written the idiosyncratic and
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The Common Reader - Second Series (1935)

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In 'The Common Reader - Second Series,' Virginia Woolf delves into the literary landscape with her distinctive blend of critical analysis and personal reflection. This collection of essays, published in 1935, showcases Woolf's keen intellect and lyrical prose as she crafts insightful commentaries on a range of authors, from canonical giants like John Keats to lesser-known figures. Woolf's literary ... Read more

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In 'The Common Reader - Second Series,' Virginia Woolf delves into the literary landscape with her distinctive blend of critical analysis and personal reflection. This collection of essays, published in 1935, showcases Woolf's keen intellect and lyrical prose as she crafts insightful commentaries on a range of authors, from canonical giants like John Keats to lesser-known figures. Woolf's literary
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How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day

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Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a self-designated English novelist. He wrote an astonishing quantity in a great variety of genres but also created a broad range of themes and characters. Winning a literary competition in "Tit-Bits" magazine in 1889 was the kick-off to his literary career. The early novels of Bennett played a significant role in the transition from the Victorian to the modern novel. ... Read more

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Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a self-designated English novelist. He wrote an astonishing quantity in a great variety of genres but also created a broad range of themes and characters. Winning a literary competition in "Tit-Bits" magazine in 1889 was the kick-off to his literary career. The early novels of Bennett played a significant role in the transition from the Victorian to the modern novel.
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Vanishing Roads and Other Essays

Journey Through Time and Nature: Reflective Essays on Life

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In "Vanishing Roads and Other Essays," Richard Le Gallienne delves into the nuanced landscape of human experience through a series of reflective essays marked by lyrical prose and keen observation. Spanning themes such as nature, travel, and the ephemeral beauty of life, Le Gallienne's work invites readers to ponder the transient paths we traverse. His style, imbued with a romantic sensibility, ... Read more

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In "Vanishing Roads and Other Essays," Richard Le Gallienne delves into the nuanced landscape of human experience through a series of reflective essays marked by lyrical prose and keen observation. Spanning themes such as nature, travel, and the ephemeral beauty of life, Le Gallienne's work invites readers to ponder the transient paths we traverse. His style, imbued with a romantic sensibility,
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This antiquarian book contains a detailed and insightful biography of Lafcadio Hearn. Born on the Greek island of Lefkada, Patrick Lafcadio Hearn ( 1850 - 1904) was an internationally renowned writer. He is best remembered for his books about Japan, particularly those that concern Japanese legends and ghost stories. Edward Thomas’s biography offers a unique insight into the life and mind of this ... Read more

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This antiquarian book contains a detailed and insightful biography of Lafcadio Hearn. Born on the Greek island of Lefkada, Patrick Lafcadio Hearn ( 1850 - 1904) was an internationally renowned writer. He is best remembered for his books about Japan, particularly those that concern Japanese legends and ghost stories. Edward Thomas’s biography offers a unique insight into the life and mind of this
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