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Inquiries and Opinions

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"Inquiries and Opinions" by Brander Matthews is a thought-provoking collection that delves into various aspects of literature, drama, and the art of storytelling. Matthews, a prominent figure in American literary criticism, offers insightful essays that reflect his deep understanding of the craft. His writing is characterized by a blend of wit and erudition, making complex ideas accessible to a ... Read more

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"Inquiries and Opinions" by Brander Matthews is a thought-provoking collection that delves into various aspects of literature, drama, and the art of storytelling. Matthews, a prominent figure in American literary criticism, offers insightful essays that reflect his deep understanding of the craft. His writing is characterized by a blend of wit and erudition, making complex ideas accessible to a
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Americanisms and Briticisms; with other essays on other isms

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"Americanisms and Briticisms; with Other Essays on Other Isms" by Brander Matthews explores the nuances of language and cultural differences between American and British English. Matthews, a prominent literary figure, delves into the evolution of language, highlighting how regional variations reflect broader societal changes. His essays are insightful, offering readers a glimpse into the ... Read more

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"Americanisms and Briticisms; with Other Essays on Other Isms" by Brander Matthews explores the nuances of language and cultural differences between American and British English. Matthews, a prominent literary figure, delves into the evolution of language, highlighting how regional variations reflect broader societal changes. His essays are insightful, offering readers a glimpse into the
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Ballads of Books

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by Brander Matthews ...

Ballads of Books is a witty, affectionate anthology devoted not just to literature, but to books as cherished objects—rare, beautiful, worn, collected, borrowed, lost, and lovingly reread. From the opening "Ballade of the Bookworm," which recalls the lifelong enchantment of childhood reading, the volume gathers poems and brief pieces that celebrate libraries, old bindings, wide margins, forgotten ... Read more

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Ballads of Books is a witty, affectionate anthology devoted not just to literature, but to books as cherished objects—rare, beautiful, worn, collected, borrowed, lost, and lovingly reread. From the opening "Ballade of the Bookworm," which recalls the lifelong enchantment of childhood reading, the volume gathers poems and brief pieces that celebrate libraries, old bindings, wide margins, forgotten
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Inquiries and Opinions

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by Brander Matthews ...

Brander Matthews surveys the literary and dramatic life of the early twentieth century with a critic's eye and a storyteller's sense of history. Opening with "Literature in the New Century," he asks how art will answer the pressures of modern life, tracing the lasting influence of the nineteenth century's scientific spirit, democracy, nationalism, and cosmopolitanism. Across the collection, he ... Read more

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Brander Matthews surveys the literary and dramatic life of the early twentieth century with a critic's eye and a storyteller's sense of history. Opening with "Literature in the New Century," he asks how art will answer the pressures of modern life, tracing the lasting influence of the nineteenth century's scientific spirit, democracy, nationalism, and cosmopolitanism. Across the collection, he
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Playwrights On Playmaking

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by Brander Matthews ...

Brander Matthews opens this collection of stage studies with the voice of a lifelong playgoer and drama critic, setting out a clear creed: drama is a lasting art governed by enduring laws, yet always shaped by the practical conditions of actors, stages, and audiences. He argues that criticism is most valuable when it comes from artists who understand technique from within, and he insists that ... Read more

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Brander Matthews opens this collection of stage studies with the voice of a lifelong playgoer and drama critic, setting out a clear creed: drama is a lasting art governed by enduring laws, yet always shaped by the practical conditions of actors, stages, and audiences. He argues that criticism is most valuable when it comes from artists who understand technique from within, and he insists that
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Vistas of New York

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Brander Matthews, known for his contributions to American literature and drama criticism, provides readers with a literary tour of New York City through "Vistas of New York." The essays likely cover topics such as the city's skyline, neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and the daily life of its inhabitants. Matthews' writing style combines descriptive prose with insightful commentary, offering ... Read more

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Brander Matthews, known for his contributions to American literature and drama criticism, provides readers with a literary tour of New York City through "Vistas of New York." The essays likely cover topics such as the city's skyline, neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and the daily life of its inhabitants. Matthews' writing style combines descriptive prose with insightful commentary, offering
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Poems of American Patriotism

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An attempt has been made in the present collection to gather together the patriotic poems of America, those which depict feelings as well as those which describe actions, since these latter are as indicative of the temper of the time. It is a collection, for the most part, of old favorites, for Americans have been quick to take to heart a stirring telling of a daring and noble deed; but these may ... Read more

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An attempt has been made in the present collection to gather together the patriotic poems of America, those which depict feelings as well as those which describe actions, since these latter are as indicative of the temper of the time. It is a collection, for the most part, of old favorites, for Americans have been quick to take to heart a stirring telling of a daring and noble deed; but these may
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Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color

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The book consists of short pieces that capture various scenes and characters in Manhattan, New York City, during the late 19th century. Matthews employs local color and vivid descriptions to bring to life the bustling streets, diverse neighborhoods, and vibrant personalities that populated the city at that time.Each vignette in the collection offers a glimpse into different aspects of urban life, ... Read more

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The book consists of short pieces that capture various scenes and characters in Manhattan, New York City, during the late 19th century. Matthews employs local color and vivid descriptions to bring to life the bustling streets, diverse neighborhoods, and vibrant personalities that populated the city at that time.Each vignette in the collection offers a glimpse into different aspects of urban life,
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Tales Of Fantasy And Fact

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Brander Matthews invites readers into a world where the impossible is treated as everyday fact, and where literature, folklore, and fantasy sail together under one witty, imaginative sky. In one tale, a first-person traveler wakes aboard a mysterious ship bound for Ultima Thule and the Fortunate Islands, only to find himself in the company of Captain Vanderdecken, the melancholy Flying Dutchman, ... Read more

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Brander Matthews invites readers into a world where the impossible is treated as everyday fact, and where literature, folklore, and fantasy sail together under one witty, imaginative sky. In one tale, a first-person traveler wakes aboard a mysterious ship bound for Ultima Thule and the Fortunate Islands, only to find himself in the company of Captain Vanderdecken, the melancholy Flying Dutchman,
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Tales of Fantasy and Fact

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Complete and unabridged, with 57 full-page plates by Edvard Munch, Piet Mondrian and Odilon Redon. Stories that step just past the ordinary - a kinetoscope that shows scenes from the past, two rival ghosts in one house - by a critic who helped invent the teaching of American literature in universities. Matthews wrote them for the magazines of the 1890s and kept the tone dry. This edition binds 57 ... Read more

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Complete and unabridged, with 57 full-page plates by Edvard Munch, Piet Mondrian and Odilon Redon. Stories that step just past the ordinary - a kinetoscope that shows scenes from the past, two rival ghosts in one house - by a critic who helped invent the teaching of American literature in universities. Matthews wrote them for the magazines of the 1890s and kept the tone dry. This edition binds 57
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The Oxford Book of American Essays

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THE customary antithesis between "American" literature and "English" literature is unfortunate and misleading in that it seems to exclude American authors from the noble roll of those who have contributed to the literature of our mother-tongue. Of course, when we consider it carefully we cannot fail to see that the literature of a language is one and indivisible and that the nativity or the ... Read more

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THE customary antithesis between "American" literature and "English" literature is unfortunate and misleading in that it seems to exclude American authors from the noble roll of those who have contributed to the literature of our mother-tongue. Of course, when we consider it carefully we cannot fail to see that the literature of a language is one and indivisible and that the nativity or the
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by Wilhelm Hauff, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Adelbert von Chamisso, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, William Hope Hodgson, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, John Buchan0, Louis Tracy1, Bram Stoker2, Anatole France3, Charlotte Brontë4, Emily Brontë5, Jack London6, Henry James7, Théophile Gautier8, Arthur Conan Doyle9, Richard Le Gallienne0, Jane Austen1, Algernon Blackwood2, Ralph Adams Cram3, Thomas De Quincey4, John Meade Falkner5, Guy de Maupassant6, Thomas Hardy7, William Archer8, Daniel Defoe9, John Kendrick Bangs0, Cleveland Moffett1, Brander Matthews2, Marie Belloc Lowndes3, Sax Rohmer4, Horace Walpole5, Rudyard Kipling6, Lafcadio Hearn7, Ambrose Bierce9, Frederick Marryat0, Ellis Parker Butler1, Washington Irving2, Leonid Andreyev3, David Lindsay4, Nathaniel Hawthorne5, Grant Allen6, Arthur Machen7, Wilkie Collins8, William Makepeace Thackeray9, Thomas Peckett Prest0, James Malcolm Rymer1, Fergus Hume2, Edward Bellamy3, Walter Hubbell4, S. Mukerji5, Charlotte Perkins Gilman6, Leopold Kompert7, Richard Marsh8, Florence Marryat9, Catherine Crowe0, Marjorie Bowen1, John William Polidori2, Vincent O'Sullivan3, H. G. Wells4, Robert W. Chambers5, W. W. Jacobs6, M. P. Shiel7, E. F. Benson8, Jerome K. Jerome9, M. R. James0, E. T. A. Hoffmann1, George W. M. Reynolds2, H. P. Lovecraft3, Robert E. Howard4, Edith Nesbit5, Sabine Baring-Gould6, William Thomas Beckford7, Francis Marion Crawford8, Mary Elizabeth Braddon9, Mary Louisa Molesworth0, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman1, Nikolai Gogol2, Mary Shelley3, Elizabeth Gaskell4, Gertrude Atherton5, Edward Bulwer-Lytton6, Frank R. Stockton7, A. T. Quiller-Couch8, Olivia Howard Dunbar9, Ann Radcliffe0, Louisa M. Alcott1, Amelia B. Edwards2, Leonard Kip3, Matthew Gregory Lewis4, Fitz-James O'Brien5, Katherine Rickford6, Bithia Mary Croker7, Catherine L. Pirkis8, Émile Erckmann9, Alexandre Chatrian00, Pedro De Alarçon01, J. K. Huysmans02, H. H. Munro (Saki)03, Pliny the Younger04, Helena Blavatsky05, Villiers de l'Isle Adam06, William F. Harvey07, Fiona Macleod08, William T. Stead09, Gambier Bolton10, Andrew Jackson Davis11, Nizida12, Walter F. Prince13, Chester Bailey Fernando14 ...

Translated by Lafcadio Hearn8, C. J. Hogarth15, J. T. Bealby16, Samuel Henley17, Isabel F. Hapgood18, Keene Wallace19 ...

Step into the eerie and enchanting world of 'THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics,' a collection that weaves together an expansive array of literary styles and genres, all unified by their exploration of the supernatural and the mysterious. This anthology delves into chilling tales of the gothic, the macabre, and the otherworldly, offering an exhilarating ... Read more

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Step into the eerie and enchanting world of 'THE SPELL HAS BEGUN: 550+ Supernatural Mysteries, Macabre & Horror Classics,' a collection that weaves together an expansive array of literary styles and genres, all unified by their exploration of the supernatural and the mysterious. This anthology delves into chilling tales of the gothic, the macabre, and the otherworldly, offering an exhilarating
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