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 Project Gutenberg 2007-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 317 Stephen, Leslie 1832 1904 Stephen, Sir Leslie Hours in a Library, Volume 1 New Edition, with Additions De Foe's novels -- Richardson's novels -- Pope as a moralist -- Sir Walter Scott -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Balzac's novels -- De Quincey -- Sir Thomas Browne -- Jonathan Edwards -- Horace Walpole. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hours in a Library, Volume 1" by Leslie Stephen is a literary criticism work written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into the analysis and appreciation of various authors and their works, including notable figures like Daniel Defoe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Stephen offers insights into the literary contributions of these authors, evaluating their merits and exploring their influence on literature. The opening of the book introduces the theme of literary appreciation through a discussion of Defoe's novels. Stephen notes that some of Defoe's less popular works, such as "Roxana" and "Moll Flanders," deserve recognition alongside his more famous "Robinson Crusoe." He examines the reasons for public preference for certain novels and the elements that contribute to their success, emphasizing Defoe’s unique ability to create a sense of verisimilitude and realism in his storytelling. Through this exploration, Stephen establishes a framework for understanding the value of literature in engaging with the complexities of human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 763101 2025-06-08T14:48:38.829003 text/html 768303 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 291834 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 382040 2025-06-08T14:48:50.564951 application/epub+zip 390176 2025-06-08T14:48:42.758026 application/epub+zip 383523 2025-06-08T14:48:41.174030 application/epub+zip 673665 2025-06-08T14:48:56.491930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654142 2025-06-08T14:48:49.330961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627048 2022-09-09T14:43:43.369710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718493 2025-06-08T14:48:38.092073 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 718339 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 280709 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 718347 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 280557 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20371 2025-06-08T14:48:56.627924 application/rdf+xml 15899 2025-06-08T14:48:41.719039 image/jpeg 3928 2025-06-08T14:48:41.445089 image/jpeg 365084 2025-06-08T14:48:38.894018 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia