Personal Traits Of British Authors Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Personal Traits of British Authors These kindly and high-natured men were held up to contempt and reproach 'as madmen and outlaws. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Personal Traits of British Authors: Hood, Macaulay, Sydney, Smith, Jerrold, Dickens, Charlotte, Bronte, Thackeray His is the last volume of this series. Few per sons would be likely to agree about the names which ought to appear in such a work, and most readers will miss some of' their favorites. There are, however, two names, the omission of which will be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In this classic work of literary criticism, Edward Tuckerman Mason offers insightful analyses of the personal traits of six key British authors: Wordsworth, Coleridge, Lamb, Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, and Proctor. Drawing on biographies and primary sources, Mason illuminates the distinct personality traits that informed each author's writing. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.