A Nearly Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has soiling to the black boards and some age toning to the pages, housed in a price-clipped, scuffed, and slightly edgeworn Very Good+ dust-jacket; This book consists of selected essays by V. S. Pritchett, covering a variety of topics including literature, history, and philosophy. Pritchett is one of the most renowned essayists in the world, and his essays are always interesting and thought-provoking. This book is a great introduction to his work, and is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about one of the most respected and prolific writers of our time.; 8vo; 305 pages. Seller Inventory # 59131

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Title: A Man of Letters: Selected Essays - 1st ...

Publisher: Chatto & Windus, London

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

Edition: First Edition; First Printing.

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Pritchett, a voracious reader whose appetite is infectious, can achieve in a brief review what many scholars fail to do in a full essay or lecture: he can whet your interest in a writer, making you want to look again, or for the first time, at Clarissa or The Heart of Midlothian. This is no small achievement. Still, though he makes good use of the telling detail or the provocative generalization, the artful mixture of anecdote, quotation, and judgment he offers is like an overabundant meal of delectable tidbits, enticing but not fully satisfying. It makes for good reviewing, but in book form there is a risk of monotony. The essays presented here extend from the early Forties to the present; they cover English, American, and Continental fiction from the 17th to the early 20th century. Alexander Gelley, Univ. of California, Irvine
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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