Essays from the North American review [1879]

Language: English. Approximately 504 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1879. Collection of essays by several major American literary and historical figures of the nineteenth century, bringing together texts on Sir Walter Scott, the social condition of woman, John Milton, the last moments of eminent men, Peter the Great, the Northmen, the Earl of Chesterfield, the defense of poetry, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Fenimore Cooper, Shakespeare, and the mechanism of vital actions. A representative volume of American critical, historical, and literary thought, notable for the range of its contributors and subjects. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.