| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 312 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Note |
"Essays, sketches, reminiscences of travel, -and a few bits of verse."-Introd. Many first published in the Lawrence Journal, under name of The Lounger. |
| Contents |
Honore de Balzac.--Balzac and Thackeray.--A literary forecast.--Was Burns color-blind to the sea?--Scott-land.--George Fox and his journal.--The Quaker wedding.--Two schools of fiction.--Two travelers of such a cast.--The realist in art.--From realism to idealism.--The old Knick.--Putnam's monthly.--The golden age.--1855 to 1854, greeting.--The Lounger: At home and about. Inns and outs of Europe. In midsummer mood. |
| Subject |
Literature -- History and criticism.
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Europe -- Description and travel.
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United States -- Description and travel.
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| Cover Title |
Old and new |
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