Project Gutenberg 2010-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 390 Bell, Clive 1881 1964 20000932 Pot-Boilers Foreword -- Montaigne in facsimile -- Ibsen -- Miss Coleridge -- Peacock -- Boswell’s letters -- Carlyle’s loves and love-letters -- The Lysistrata -- Trelawny’s letters -- Sophocles in London -- The flight of the dragon -- William Morris -- Persian miniatures -- Countercheck quarrelsome -- Picture shows: The London salon. English post-impressionists. An expensive "masterpiece." Marchand. The Mansard gallery -- Contemporary art in England -- Art and war -- Before the war. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Pot-Boilers" by Clive Bell is a collection of essays and literary critiques written in the early 20th century. The work is centered around various topics related to literature, art, and critical commentary, featuring discussions on notable figures such as Montaigne, Ibsen, and Carlyle. Through his essays, Bell addresses the challenges and the sometimes unrecognized contributions of authors and artists in shaping cultural discourse. The opening of "Pot-Boilers" introduces a foreword that sets the tone for the collection, where Bell reflects humorously on the relationship between authors and their publishers. He considers the role of vanity in the writing process and provides a candid admission about the motivations behind publishing his critiques, questioning literary conventions and the expectations of readership. This self-awareness and wit provide a glimpse into Bell's critical voice, indicating a blend of personal insight and broader cultural commentary that may engage readers interested in literary criticism and the evolution of artistic thought during that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Literature -- History and criticism Art English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art 434029 2025-06-13T03:37:35.339208 text/html 436592 2010-02-08T16:49:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 151696 2010-02-08T16:51:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 222370 2025-06-13T03:37:45.730227 application/epub+zip 225978 2025-06-13T03:37:38.150251 application/epub+zip 225978 2025-06-13T03:37:36.559247 application/epub+zip 406923 2025-06-13T03:37:50.962163 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356154 2025-06-13T03:37:44.575227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 325669 2022-09-14T10:53:11.463087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 352585 2025-06-13T03:37:34.075771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 352163 2010-02-08T16:46:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139596 2010-02-08T16:46:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 352253 2010-02-08T16:46:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139437 2010-02-08T16:46:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20869 2025-06-13T03:37:51.120125 application/rdf+xml 9849 2025-06-13T03:37:37.156230 image/jpeg 2842 2025-06-13T03:37:36.858231 image/jpeg 204371 2025-06-13T03:37:35.376290 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