Project Gutenberg 2006-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 193 Tupper, Martin Farquhar 1810 1889 Tupper, Martin F. (Martin Farquhar) Tupper, M. F. (Martin Farquhar) An Author's Mind : The Book of Title-pages The Complete Prose Works of Tupper, Volume 5 Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An Author's Mind: The Book of Title-pages" by Martin Farquhar Tupper is a collection of literary musings written in the mid-19th century. This work stands out as a unique exploration of the creative process and the burdens of authorship, framed within the metaphor of a 'title page' that signifies the many potential narratives an author might explore. The text delves into the various thoughts and ideas that occupy an author's mind, reflecting on the challenges, joys, and peculiarities of writing. The opening of this collection introduces us to the author’s inner thoughts as he considers the act of writing and the complexities that come with it. Tupper engages with the experiences of an unnamed friend who, elated after completing a manuscript, expresses the liberation of sharing his thoughts. The narrative portrays a humorous and somewhat chaotic representation of the mind of an author as it juggles multiple notions, memories, and fancies that yearn for expression. Tupper presents an engaging, free-flowing style, invoking a range of literary references and metaphors to emphasize the tumultuous but exhilarating nature of creative endeavors. Thus, the beginning sets a whimsical tone, illustrating the challenging yet rewarding landscape of authorship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 33.0 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Essays PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 376786 2025-07-08T08:56:44.069348 text/html 379022 2006-09-26T14:36:28 text/html 242897 2025-07-08T08:56:52.121263 application/epub+zip 244799 2025-07-08T08:56:47.373276 application/epub+zip 224006 2025-07-08T08:56:46.084331 application/epub+zip 460950 2025-07-08T08:56:55.720281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429000 2025-07-08T08:56:51.247305 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373117 2022-09-09T09:11:26.571316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 347769 2025-07-08T08:56:43.590353 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347495 2006-09-26T14:34:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 347518 2006-09-26T14:35:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20474 2025-07-08T08:56:55.851249 application/rdf+xml 16637 2025-07-08T08:56:46.591332 image/jpeg 3742 2025-07-08T08:56:46.335298 image/jpeg 148741 2006-09-26T14:36:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 154677 2006-09-26T14:36:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 148602 2006-09-26T14:36:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 231342 2025-07-08T08:56:44.101312 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