Project Gutenberg 2011-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 554 Adams, Oscar Fay 1855 1919 09031314 A Brief Handbook of English Authors Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Brief Handbook of English Authors" by Oscar Fay Adams is a reference work written in the late 19th century. This handbook aims to provide concise information about notable English authors, their works, and their contributions to literature. It serves as an accessible resource for readers and students who may need quick references rather than delving into more extensive biographical texts. The opening of the book sets the stage for its purpose and structure, emphasizing its usability for everyday reference. Adams acknowledges the prominence of "conventional immortality" in the literary sphere, suggesting that many authors included are recognized more for circumstance than literary merit. It also hints at the vast and sometimes random nature of literary legacy, where many names survive in collective memory without a clear distinction of their merits. Overall, this introductory portion underscores the importance of both recognition and the varying degrees of literary influence that authors can have over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37072/37072-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English literature -- Bio-bibliography Great Britain -- Bio-bibliography Z Text Category: British Literature Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 343732 2025-10-15T06:24:37.604673 text/html 349691 2021-01-08T00:42:45 text/html 136566 2025-10-15T06:24:43.380613 application/epub+zip 139831 2025-10-15T06:24:38.489585 application/epub+zip 139831 2025-10-15T06:24:38.017610 application/epub+zip 279351 2025-10-15T06:24:47.080626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220115 2025-10-15T06:24:42.915588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220294 2022-09-17T04:55:50.443548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275209 2025-10-15T06:24:36.205624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275053 2021-01-08T00:42:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 275086 2021-01-08T00:42:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20290 2025-10-15T06:24:47.225550 application/rdf+xml 6937 2025-10-15T06:24:38.123587 image/jpeg 1451 2025-10-15T06:24:38.070609 image/jpeg 101747 2021-01-08T00:42:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 123177 2021-01-08T00:42:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 101642 2021-01-08T00:42:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 124531 2025-10-15T06:24:37.629629 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