Project Gutenberg 2010-01-21 Public domain in the USA. 203 Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) 1828 1891 Adams, William Henry Davenport Adams, W.H. By-ways in Book-land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects Paper-knife pleasures -- Ruskin as poet -- Elections in literature -- Familiar verse -- Shakespeare's England -- Heredity in song -- Stings for the stingy -- Dialogues of the dead -- Sermons in flowers -- 'Don Quixote' in England -- Bedside books -- Their much speaking -- Peers and poetry -- The praise of Thames -- English epigraphs -- The 'season' in song -- The 'recess' in rhyme -- Jaques in love -- Mocking at matrimony -- Parson poets -- The outsides of books -- The not impossible she -- Nonsense verses -- Single-speech Hamiltons -- Dramatic nomenclature -- Puns and patronymics -- 'Yours truly' -- Postscripts. Produced by Julia Miller, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "By-ways in Book-land: Short Essays on Literary Subjects" by W. H. Davenport Adams is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The book explores various aspects of literature, often taking a light and contemplative approach to its subjects, drawing the reader's attention to the less trodden paths of literary discussion rather than mainstream topics. Adams aims to illuminate the joys and quirks of books and their readers, embracing themes such as the appeal of both new and old literature, the intricacies of literary history, and the nature of poetry. The opening of the collection introduces the concept of "paper-knife pleasures," celebrating both old books and the delight of discovering new ones. Adams meditates on the joy of handling new books, emphasizing their freshness and the boundless possibilities they hold within their unturned pages. He contrasts the allure of pristine volumes with the well-loved but aging tomes that carry the weight of history. Through his engaging prose, he invites readers to reflect on their own relationships with books, suggesting that each new volume offers a sense of renewed excitement and anticipation, akin to the thrill of exploration in a literary landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 289625 2025-07-12T14:32:45.749155 text/html 300418 2021-01-06T01:40:04 text/html 622174 2025-07-12T14:32:54.963151 application/epub+zip 625356 2025-07-12T14:32:49.767120 application/epub+zip 183935 2025-07-12T14:32:48.246149 application/epub+zip 887019 2025-07-12T14:32:58.400092 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 857782 2025-07-12T14:32:53.743131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327596 2022-09-14T09:43:47.375643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238642 2025-07-12T14:32:44.829188 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238285 2021-01-06T01:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238291 2021-01-06T01:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21482 2025-07-12T14:32:58.532081 application/rdf+xml 24224 2025-07-12T14:32:48.773138 image/jpeg 5018 2025-07-12T14:32:48.511140 image/jpeg 98158 2021-01-06T01:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 615583 2021-01-06T01:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 98075 2021-01-06T01:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 933402 2025-07-12T14:32:45.824172 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