Project Gutenberg 2024-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 305 Lynd, Robert 1879 1949 23002673 Books and authors Herrick -- Victor Hugo -- Molière -- Edmund Burke -- Keats -- Charles Lamb -- Byron once more -- Shelley -- Plutarch's anecdotes -- Hans Andersen -- John Clare -- Historians as entertainers -- A Wordsworth discovery -- The poetry of Poe -- Hawthorne -- Jonah in Lancashire -- The cult of dullness -- Mr. Max Beerbohm -- Mr. Arnold Bennett confesses -- Mr. Conrad at home -- Mr. Wells and the world -- Mr. Clutton-Brock -- Henley the vainglorious -- Lord Rosebery -- Mr. Vachel Lindsay -- Mr. Punch takes the wrong turning -- Mr. H.M. Tomlinson -- The alleged hopelessness of Tchehov -- Nietzsche: a note -- Mr. T.S. Eliot as critic -- Mr. Norman Douglas's dislikes -- M. André Gide makes a joke -- The critic. Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Books and Authors" by Robert Lynd is a collection of literary critiques written in the early 20th century. The work examines various authors, primarily focusing on their contributions to literature and their complexities as individuals. In this collection, Lynd provides insights into the lives and works of several literary figures, revealing the interplay between their personal experiences and their artistic expressions. The opening of this work introduces readers to Lynd's thoughts on the nature of literary criticism, emphasizing its value as an essential part of the literary environment. He reflects on the significance of writing about writers, acknowledging the mixed perceptions that critics often receive compared to the creators they analyze. The beginning also touches on the first discussed author, Robert Herrick, presenting him as a light-hearted, life-loving poet who found joy in fleeting things. Lynd effectively sets the tone for the rest of the collection, aiming to celebrate the nuances of these writers while providing a critical lens through which to appreciate their legacies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Literature -- History and criticism Authors PN Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 482227 2025-07-29T05:08:07.104217 text/html 456447 2024-03-11T17:38:58 text/html 515556 2025-07-29T05:08:17.376097 application/epub+zip 512616 2025-07-29T05:08:09.781197 application/epub+zip 356073 2025-07-29T05:08:08.412165 application/epub+zip 832449 2025-07-29T05:08:22.595103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779434 2025-07-29T05:08:16.141119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403215 2025-07-29T05:08:06.035178 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 383417 2024-03-11T17:38:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16068 2025-07-29T05:08:22.743137 application/rdf+xml 15181 2025-07-29T05:08:08.735211 image/jpeg 2108 2025-07-29T05:08:08.573189 image/jpeg 708579 2025-07-29T05:08:07.149187 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