Project Gutenberg 2011-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 362 Phelps, William Lyon 1865 1943 10002313 Essays on Modern Novelists William De Morgan -- Thomas Hardy -- William Dean Howells -- Björnstjerne Björnson -- Mark Twain -- Henryk Sienkiewicz -- Hermann Sudermann -- Alfred Ollivant -- Robert Louis Stevenson -- Mrs. Humphry Ward -- Rudyard Kipling -- "Lorna Doone" -- Appendices: A. Novels as a university study. B. The teacher's attitude toward contemporary literature. C. Two poems -- List of publications. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Cathy Maxam and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Essays on Modern Novelists" by William Lyon Phelps is a collection of literary critiques written in the early 20th century. The book offers an in-depth examination of various Modernist authors and their contributions to the genre, aiming to elucidate their themes, styles, and impact on literature. Phelps includes essays on prominent figures such as Thomas Hardy, Mark Twain, and William Dean Howells, illustrating how their works reflect the zeitgeist of their time. At the start of this compilation, Phelps introduces his analysis of William De Morgan, emphasizing the late emergence of De Morgan's literary success. The opening discusses conversations between fictional characters that reveal De Morgan's beliefs about life and creativity, particularly how experience informs his storytelling. Phelps underscores the unique qualities of De Morgan's novels, such as their engaging narratives and character development, while also drawing parallels to the works of other notable authors, laying the groundwork for a detailed exploration of how these novelists collectively shaped modern literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38068/38068-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Fiction -- History and criticism PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 478903 2025-08-15T11:47:50.029464 text/html 482836 2011-11-20T10:58:42 text/html 229946 2025-08-15T11:47:56.444465 application/epub+zip 235011 2025-08-15T11:47:51.169454 application/epub+zip 235012 2025-08-15T11:47:50.606488 application/epub+zip 371363 2025-08-15T11:48:00.428418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331958 2025-08-15T11:47:55.836499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 332185 2022-09-17T11:44:30.013880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429910 2025-08-15T11:47:49.299464 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429599 2011-11-20T10:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 429681 2011-11-20T10:58:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20525 2025-08-15T11:48:00.567432 application/rdf+xml 8894 2025-08-15T11:47:50.704472 image/jpeg 1454 2025-08-15T11:47:50.655455 image/jpeg 167192 2011-11-20T10:58:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 210781 2011-11-20T10:58:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 167048 2011-11-20T10:58:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 209945 2025-08-15T11:47:50.067462 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