The Prodigal Daughter Or A Strange And Wonderful Relation
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The Prodigal Daughter Or A Strange And Wonderful Relation
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Release Date : 1790
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The Prodigal Daughter
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The Prodigal Daughter Or A Strange And Wonderful Relation Shewing How A Gentleman Of A Vast Estate In Bristol In England Had A Proud And Disobedient Daughter Etc
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language : en
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Release Date : 1807
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Early American Imprints 1639 1800
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language : en
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Release Date : 1984
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National Index Of American Imprints Through 1800
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Author : Clifford Kenyon Shipton
language : en
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Release Date : 1969
National Index Of American Imprints Through 1800 written by Clifford Kenyon Shipton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Bibliography, National categories.
A Dictionary Of Books Relating To America
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Author : Joseph Sabin
language : en
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Release Date : 1885
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Books And Bidders The Adventures Of A Bibliophile
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Author : Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach
language : en
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
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Books And Bidders The Adventures Of A Bibliophile written by Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach and has been published by Library of Alexandria this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
“Genius?” The tall old man with the fan-shaped beard looked eagerly at his companion, then settled back more heavily against the rows and rows of old books lining the walls to the ceiling on all sides of the room. “Of course Edgar was a genius, but in spite of being a gambler and a drunkard—in spite of it, I tell you!” The other, a thin man of lesser years, his long, inquiring face meditative in the twilight, nodded. “You are right,” he agreed. “But what difference did it make? The only question is, would ‘The Raven’ have been any greater without his gambling and drinking? I doubt it.” The argument was on, and my uncle, Moses Polock, would lean forward now and again, waving his coatless arms—he handled books easier in shirt sleeves—in an effort to gain a point. His peculiarly young and penetrating blue eyes glistened. Opposite, George P. Philes, a noted editor and book collector, twirled a gray moustache and goatee while balancing in a tilted chair, listening calmly, and patiently relighting a half-smoked cigar which went out often as the verbal heat increased. I would watch these two, dazed with their heated words concerning authors and their works; hear them make bookish prophecies, most of which came true. A favorite subject was their neurotic friend, Edgar Allan Poe. Both had befriended this singularly unfortunate and great writer, and each had certain contentions to make which led through the fire of argument to the cooler and more even discussion of reminiscences. But they did agree that it would take less than fifty years after Poe’s death to make first editions of his works the most valuable of all American authors. It was in 1885, when I was nine years old, that I first felt the haunting atmosphere of Uncle Moses’ bookshop on the second floor of the bulging, red-brick building on Commerce Street in old Philadelphia. At that age I could hardly realize, spellbound as I was, the full quality of mystery and intangible beauty which becomes a part of the atmosphere wherever fine books are brought together; for here was something which called to me each afternoon, just as the wharves, the water, and the ships drew other boys who were delighted to get away from books the moment school was out. Whatever it was,—some glibly speak of it as bibliomania,—it entered my bones then, and has grown out of all proportion ever since. The long walk from the bookshop to my home in the twilight, the moon, just coming up, throwing long shadows across the white slab of Franklin’s grave which I had to pass, was sometimes difficult; but as I grew older I learned to shut my eyes against imaginary fears and, in a valiant effort to be brave, hurried past darkened corners and abysmal alleyways, inventing a game by which I tried to visualize the only touches of color in Uncle Moses’ musty, dusty shop—occasional brilliantly bound volumes. Running along, I also cross-examined myself on quotations and dates from books and manuscripts through which I had prowled earlier in the day, unwittingly developing a memory which was often to stand me in good stead.
Poisonous Muse
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Author : Sara L. Crosby
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2016-04-15
Poisonous Muse written by Sara L. Crosby and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
According to Sara Crosby, the new popular ‘power of horror’—in writings by Poe and many others—gave American authors a new way of moving beyond beauty through the ‘poisonous muse.’ This new power corresponds to the vitalizing changes in Jacksonian America and brings with it a major change in US literary history. Her study of these changes in the US cultural scene is an incredibly engaging, vibrant narrative.
Bibliotheca Americana
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Author : Joseph Sabin
language : en
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Release Date : 1885
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American Children Through Their Books 1700 1835
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Author : Monica Kiefer
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2017-11-15
American Children Through Their Books 1700 1835 written by Monica Kiefer and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-15 with Social Science categories.
The status of American children at the beginning of the eighteenth century was so insignificant that writers apologized for wasting their talents on the subject and physicians seldom condescended to prescribe for them. the Changing attitude toward the child since then, however, can be classed as one of the great revolutions of history. In this volume Monica Kiefer traces the development of various phases of child life, including religion, manners and morals, education, health and recreation, through an analysis of children's books from 1700 to 1835, which year marked the beginning of a trend fostering a view of life more benign and worldly than the previous era of extreme pietism.