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Letters to Dead Authors
Andrew Lang
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With twenty two letters, addressed to various already deceased authors, Andrew Lang discusses literary subjects with his usual humor and acidity. The impulse for the writing of the letters came, almost as a joke, from the editor of the 'St. James's Gazette,' and sixteen of the letters collected in the volume appeared first in that journal. According to the author, "some of the Letters are written rather to suit the Correspondent than to express the writer's own taste or opinions"; in all of them, though, the reader will find the charming wit of their author.
With twenty two letters, addressed to various already deceased authors, Andrew Lang discusses literary subjects with his usual humor and acidity. The impulse for the writing of the letters came, almost as a joke, from the editor of the 'St. James's Gazette,' and sixteen of the letters collected in the volume appeared first in that journal. According to the author, "some of the Letters are written rather to suit the Correspondent than to express the writer's own taste or opinions"; in all of them, though, the reader will find the charming wit of their author.
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LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS
by Andrew Lang (1892)
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interesting
Written in the style of the person ‘interviewed’. Some interesting insights too - or expressions I hadn’t thought of. I enjoyed reaching back in time. I also liked the scottish slant and bias in several of the essays. Wish he had taken on shakespeare! But Jane Austen, Shelley, Scott and B
I usually really enjoy Lang on books, but this was not one of his finest, disappointingly.
An interesting novel to which an author provides his insight, love, and concerns for authors.
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LETTERS TO DEAD AUTHORS
by Andrew Lang (1892)
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Originally published in 1886
"Letters to Dead Authors contains twenty-two letters written by Andrew Lang (1844–1912) to bards, poets, and novelists from Homer to Rabelais to Austen. An incredibly prolific writer from the Scottish Borders, Lang’s name can be found on 249 books and thousands of newspap
Is this the perfect way to make a critique on a poet and his work? Probably
Nah, sorry...more