Project Gutenberg 2005-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 347 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman Matthew Arnold There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #16745 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Carol David, Ben Beasley and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Matthew Arnold" by George Saintsbury is a literary biography written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and works of Matthew Arnold, a significant poet and literary figure of the 19th century, focusing on his contributions to poetry and criticism. It provides insights into Arnold's upbringing, his literary development, and the influences that shaped his work, while also delving into the critical reception of his poetry. The opening of the book establishes an authoritative tone, detailing the limited public biographical data available on Arnold, primarily drawing from his own letters. Saintsbury reflects on the lack of detailed accounts of Arnold's early literary efforts, sharing glimpses of his life shaped by the legacy of his father, Dr. Thomas Arnold, and his education at Rugby and Oxford. It sets the stage for a deep dive into Arnold's formative years, his evolving literary voice, and the cultural context of his writing, which significantly shaped English literature during his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888 PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 429327 2025-10-07T06:20:04.114040 text/html 436194 2020-12-12T04:10:52 text/html 245305 2025-10-07T06:20:13.037053 application/epub+zip 247891 2025-10-07T06:20:07.410066 application/epub+zip 224088 2025-10-07T06:20:06.039040 application/epub+zip 428214 2025-10-07T06:20:16.982000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393560 2025-10-07T06:20:11.958995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357039 2022-09-08T04:30:29.682349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 372659 2025-10-07T06:20:03.303054 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 372515 2020-12-12T04:10:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 372528 2020-12-12T04:10:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20239 2025-10-07T06:20:17.130996 application/rdf+xml 13742 2025-10-07T06:20:06.538024 image/jpeg 3671 2025-10-07T06:20:06.288022 image/jpeg 147824 2020-12-12T04:10:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 159069 2020-12-12T04:10:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 147679 2020-12-12T04:10:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 235059 2025-10-07T06:20:04.146069 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia