Project Gutenberg 2011-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 287 Birrell, Augustine 1850 1933 Res Judicatæ: Papers and Essays Samuel Richardson -- Edward Gibbon -- William Cowper -- George Borrow -- Cardinal Newman -- Matthew Arnold -- William Hazlitt -- The letters of Charles Lamb -- Authors in court -- Nationality -- The Reformation -- Sainte-Beuve. Produced by Hunter Monroe, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Res Judicatæ: Papers and Essays" by Augustine Birrell is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work showcases Birrell's reflections and lectures on various literary figures, including Samuel Richardson and Edward Gibbon, among others. Through these essays, the author offers insights into the lives, works, and influences of these key literary figures, providing a blend of biographical narrative and critical analysis. At the start of the book, Birrell introduces Samuel Richardson with a consideration of the challenges in describing mankind, emphasizing the division between those who appreciate Richardson's novels and those who do not. He critiques the cultural disdain faced by Richardson, notably how his character as a respectable printer has led to ridicule despite the emotional depth and realism in his novels, particularly "Pamela" and "Clarissa." Birrell elaborates on Richardson's nonconformity to literary traditions of his time, discussing how his life and works reflect a different approach to storytelling, focusing on sentiment and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/37159/37159-h/images/cover01.jpg Reading ease score: 67.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 402175 2025-06-15T07:14:04.115976 text/html 406535 2011-08-22T08:56:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 169969 2011-08-22T08:56:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185297 2025-06-15T07:14:10.688925 application/epub+zip 189208 2025-06-15T07:14:05.250978 application/epub+zip 189208 2025-06-15T07:14:04.664979 application/epub+zip 303188 2025-06-15T07:14:14.599941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281650 2025-06-15T07:14:09.802971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281613 2022-09-17T05:25:47.749771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362558 2025-06-15T07:14:03.488972 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362433 2011-08-22T08:56:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 146746 2011-08-22T08:56:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 362355 2011-08-22T08:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146654 2011-08-22T08:56:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 362366 2011-08-22T08:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146524 2011-08-22T08:56:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22331 2025-06-15T07:14:14.752944 application/rdf+xml 8799 2025-06-15T07:14:04.760963 image/jpeg 1602 2025-06-15T07:14:04.713959 image/jpeg 169650 2025-06-15T07:14:04.154974 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