Project Gutenberg 2011-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 263 Andrews, William 1848 1908 11014892 Literary Byways Authors at work -- The earnings of authors -- Declined with thanks -- Epigrams on authors -- Poetical graces -- Poetry on panes -- English folk-rhymes -- The poetry of toast lists and menu cards -- Toasts and toasting -- Curious American old-time gleanings -- The earliest American poetess: Anne Bradstreet -- A playful poet: Miss Catherine Fanshawe -- A popular song writer: Mrs. John Hunter -- A poet of the poor: Mary Pyper -- The poet of the fisher-folk: Mrs. Susan K. Phillips -- A poet and novelist of the people: Thomas Miller -- The cottage countess -- The compiler of "Old Moore's Almanac": Henry Andrews -- James Nayler, the mad Quaker, who claimed to be the Messiah -- A biographical romance: Swan's strange story -- Short letters. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Literary Byways" by William Andrews is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. It explores various lesser-known aspects of literary life, such as the habits of authors, their earnings, and the curious stories surrounding their works. Andrews aims to provide an entertaining reading experience by shedding light on topics that typically go unnoticed by the general reader. The opening of this work features a preface discussing the author’s intentions to share leisure-hour studies that delve into the lives of writers and their creative processes. It highlights the diverse writing habits of notable authors, such as the ideal writing conditions and routines of figures like Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope. The chapter also alludes to the substantial financial rewards some authors accumulated for their works, hinting at the contrast between those who achieved success and those who struggled for recognition. Overall, the beginning sets a tone of curiosity and respect for the literary craft, foreshadowing the intriguing anecdotes and insights to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36078/36078-h/images/title.jpg Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Authors American literature -- History and criticism English literature -- History and criticism PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 395459 2025-07-14T15:03:37.957213 text/html 405638 2011-05-10T15:05:42 text/html 316540 2025-07-14T15:03:46.358212 application/epub+zip 321224 2025-07-14T15:03:40.086183 application/epub+zip 185705 2025-07-14T15:03:38.854176 application/epub+zip 460563 2025-07-14T15:03:50.111181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428211 2025-07-14T15:03:44.968219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293227 2022-09-16T13:23:35.854645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320764 2025-07-14T15:03:37.137235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320552 2011-05-10T15:05:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 320555 2011-05-10T15:05:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21894 2025-07-14T15:03:50.246176 application/rdf+xml 11979 2025-07-14T15:03:38.959180 image/jpeg 2107 2025-07-14T15:03:38.907220 image/jpeg 127247 2011-05-10T15:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 265910 2011-05-10T15:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 127176 2011-05-10T15:05:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 265599 2025-07-14T15:03:37.993203 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