Silhouettes. [Last of the pagans, Bluebeard among Authors, Lyly & his Euphuism, Camoens, A Spanish mystic, Cary's Early French Poets, Wycherley, Sin of witchcraft, Apologist for Arcadia, Portrait of Zelide, Nature in poetry, Making our flesh creep, Confessions of a justified sinner, Dog with a bad name, Fable of the bees, Diary of a country clergyman, Andrew Lang, Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Austin Dobson, W D Howells, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Mr Saintsbury, Lafcadio Hearn, Shelley's widow, Sorrows of Ovid, Surgeon's recollections, Louis Couperus, Vauban, Roman pictures, Nerves of France, American folk-song, Brother of Brontes, Leslie Stephen, Centenary of a spasmodist, Savile Club, Theodore de Banville, Herman Melville, Belated cavalier

Gosse, Edmund. [association copy, William Odum]

Published by London : William Heinemann Ltd., [printned by Richard Clay and Sons], 1925, 1925

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"Another selection from the little sermons which I preach every week out of the pulpit of the Sunday Times." ; Contents: The last of the pagans -- Bluebeard among the Authors -- Lyly and his Euphuism -- Camoens -- A Spanish mystic -- Cary's Early French Poets -- Wycherley -- The sin of witchcraft -- An apologist for Arcadia -- The portrait of Zelide -- Nature in poetry -- Making our flesh creep -- The confessions of a justified sinner -- A dog with a bad name -- The fable of the bees -- The diary of a country clergyman -- Andrew Lang -- Arthur O'Shaughnessy -- Austin Dobson -- W. D. Howells -- Mrs. Humphrey Ward -- Mr. Saintsbury -- Lafcadio Hearn -- Shelley's widow -- The sorrows of Ovid -- A surgeon's recollections -- Louis Couperus -- Vauban -- Roman pictures -- The nerves of France -- American folk-song -- The brother of the Brontes -- Leslie Stephen -- The centenary of a spasmodist -- The house with the green shutters -- Theodore de Banville -- Herman Melville -- A belated cavalier -- The Savile Club -- Morals and manners -- The carpet and the clock. ; bookplate of William Odum ; Gosse was a masterful literary essayist ; VG. Seller Inventory # 005909

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Title: Silhouettes. [Last of the pagans, Bluebeard ...

Publisher: London : William Heinemann Ltd., [printned by Richard Clay and Sons], 1925

Publication Date: 1925

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Book Type: Book