Project Gutenberg 2012-05-29 Public domain in the USA. 359 Shorter, Clement King 1857 1926 Victorian Literature: Sixty Years of Books and Bookmen Distributed Proofreaders "Victorian Literature: Sixty Years of Books and Bookmen" by Clement King Shorter is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides insights and reflections on various literary figures, movements, and significant works from the Victorian era, encapsulating the literature and cultural context of that time. It explores the evolution of literary tastes and critical opinion across generations, drawing connections between past authors and their enduring impacts on society. The opening of the book introduces the author’s ambition to provide a bibliographical perspective on Victorian literature within the context of Queen Victoria's reign. Shorter discusses the fluctuating status of poets and novelists, emphasizing how certain works and authors have faded from public memory while others have endured. He reflects on the critical reception of poets like Wordsworth and Tennyson and highlights the varying fortunes of novelists such as Dickens and Thackeray. The chapter sets the stage for a broader exploration of literature and its relationship with social and historical changes, showcasing the dynamic nature of literary appreciation over time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39851/39851-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism PR Text Category: History - British 505804 2025-07-16T08:04:49.652814 text/html 476233 2012-05-29T05:55:32 text/html 256518 2025-07-16T08:04:57.617775 application/epub+zip 259344 2025-07-16T08:04:51.155785 application/epub+zip 245559 2025-07-16T08:04:50.286784 application/epub+zip 428316 2025-07-16T08:05:02.242744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375198 2025-07-16T08:04:56.971758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361576 2022-09-18T09:01:44.901798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393711 2025-07-16T08:04:48.434780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393278 2012-05-29T05:55:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393312 2012-05-29T05:55:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20495 2025-07-16T08:05:02.383703 application/rdf+xml 14451 2025-07-16T08:04:50.430759 image/jpeg 1957 2025-07-16T08:04:50.358764 image/jpeg 148289 2012-05-29T05:55:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 238513 2012-05-29T05:55:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 148171 2012-05-29T05:55:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 240262 2025-07-16T08:04:49.686793 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