The fine art of reading : and other literary studies
1957, First Edition. London : Constable. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #406328
Physical description: ix, 221 pages; 22 cm. Contents: The fine art of reading -- Shakespearean comedy -- The tragedies of John Ford -- The forms of English fiction -- Sense and sensibility -- A note on Jane Austen's scenery -- Joseph Conrad -- The prose tales of Walter de la Mare -- Some women letter-writers -- Hazlitt's occasional essays -- Walter Pater. Subjects: Austen, Jane 1775-1817. Sense and sensibility; Austen, Jane 1775-1817 Landscape; Geschichte 1600-1900; English literature; English literature History and criticism.
Price: €12.95