Project Gutenberg 2019-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 239 Stephen, Leslie 1832 1904 Stephen, Sir Leslie Hours in a Library, Volume 3 New Edition, with Additions Charlotte Brontë -- Charles Kingsley -- Godwin and Shelley -- Gray and his school -- Sterne -- Country books -- George Eliot -- Autobiography -- Carlyle's Ethics -- The State Trials -- Coleridge. Produced by Sigal Alon, Robert Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Hours in a Library, Volume 3" by Leslie Stephen is a critical anthology written in the late 19th century. The volume delves into literary analyses of notable authors such as Charlotte Brontë, Charles Kingsley, and George Eliot, among others. This collection reflects on the interplay between literature and life, exploring the influences of personal experience on literary creation, while also engaging with the critical attitudes of Stephen himself towards various writers and their works. The opening of this volume sets a contemplative tone as it begins with an analysis of Charlotte Brontë. Leslie Stephen engages with the complexity of Brontë's character and her writing style, noting how her life experiences deeply influenced her novels. He examines how Brontë’s creative expression reflects her emotional intensity and personal struggles, asserting that her intimate connection to her characters and settings renders her work uniquely compelling yet somewhat limited in its broader appeal. This exploration not only offers insights into Brontë’s literary contributions but also showcases Stephen's critical approach, emphasizing the importance of understanding an author's background in relation to their body of work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 804427 2025-06-23T10:54:04.449259 text/html 807829 2019-01-05T21:08:12 text/html 484962 2025-06-23T10:54:13.699279 application/epub+zip 488759 2025-06-23T10:54:05.907275 application/epub+zip 370404 2025-06-23T10:54:05.191276 application/epub+zip 667075 2025-06-23T10:54:19.784312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632774 2025-06-23T10:54:12.815266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514590 2022-09-26T15:37:18.854621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715893 2025-06-23T10:54:03.675285 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 716214 2019-01-05T21:08:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18758 2025-06-23T10:54:19.961202 application/rdf+xml 12011 2025-06-23T10:54:05.306259 image/jpeg 1992 2025-06-23T10:54:05.250252 image/jpeg 277538 2019-01-05T21:08:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 433649 2019-01-05T21:08:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 434176 2025-06-23T10:54:04.523253 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