Project Gutenberg 2009-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 596 Richardson, John Purver 1833 11000544 Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Life and Literature" by John Purver Richardson is a collection of literary extracts compiled in the early 20th century. The book presents over two thousand selections from both ancient and modern writers, organized alphabetically. It aims to provide readers with a treasury of literary gems designed to enrich the mind and spirit, encouraging personal growth and introspection. At the start of the compilation, the author introduces the work with a preface that invites readers to engage with the selections, promising that they will foster wisdom and enlightenment. Each extract, beginning with varying themes such as abilities, absence, and actions, reflects different facets of human experience and relationships, offering concise yet profound insights. The opening portion sets the tone for the rest of the collection, presenting a diverse array of thoughts that encourage reflection on life's complexities and the beauty of literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Quotations PN Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Literature Category: Literature - Other 1192147 2025-06-12T13:04:09.372656 text/html 1212222 2024-10-24T20:30:08 text/html 16291407 2025-06-12T13:08:17.314520 application/epub+zip 16067929 2025-06-12T13:05:36.320865 application/epub+zip 471428 2025-06-12T13:04:34.224575 application/epub+zip 155399008 2025-06-12T13:09:18.436673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155369198 2025-06-12T13:06:39.038463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1147450 2022-09-14T06:00:00.825203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676215 2025-06-12T13:03:56.302782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 656367 2024-10-24T20:30:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 676275 2021-01-05T19:39:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 676266 2021-01-05T19:39:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20308 2025-06-12T13:09:19.231665 application/rdf+xml 12709 2025-06-12T13:04:35.327549 image/jpeg 3317 2025-06-12T13:04:34.858544 image/jpeg 253764 2021-01-05T19:39:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 15634324 2021-01-05T19:39:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 253750 2021-01-05T19:39:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 15758507 2025-06-12T13:04:10.769644 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