Project Gutenberg 2007-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 114 Stephen, Leslie 1832 1904 Stephen, Sir Leslie Hours in a Library, Volume 1 New Edition, with Additions Reading ease score: 52.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. De Foe's novels -- Richardson's novels -- Pope as a moralist -- Sir Walter Scott -- Nathaniel Hawthorne -- Balzac's novels -- De Quincey -- Sir Thomas Browne -- Jonathan Edwards -- Horace Walpole. Produced by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hours in a Library, Volume 1" by Leslie Stephen is a literary criticism work written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into the analysis and appreciation of various authors and their works, including notable figures like Daniel Defoe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Stephen offers insights into the literary contributions of these authors, evaluating their merits and exploring their influence on literature. The opening of the book introduces the theme of literary appreciation through a discussion of Defoe's novels. Stephen notes that some of Defoe's less popular works, such as "Roxana" and "Moll Flanders," deserve recognition alongside his more famous "Robinson Crusoe." He examines the reasons for public preference for certain novels and the elements that contribute to their success, emphasizing Defoe’s unique ability to create a sense of verisimilitude and realism in his storytelling. Through this exploration, Stephen establishes a framework for understanding the value of literature in engaging with the complexities of human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 762978 762979 2024-10-09T05:42:29.020665 2023-09-09T08:09:58.207950 text/html text/html 768303 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 291834 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 381951 2024-10-09T05:42:40.934611 application/epub+zip 390163 2024-10-09T05:42:33.003643 application/epub+zip 383510 2024-10-09T05:42:31.388664 application/epub+zip 673661 2024-10-09T05:42:47.071572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 654142 2024-10-09T05:42:39.683606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627048 2022-09-09T14:43:43.369710 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 718493 718393 2024-10-09T05:42:27.956710 2023-09-09T08:09:57.432957 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 718339 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 280709 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 718347 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 280557 2007-01-27T05:40:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21349 2024-10-09T05:42:47.212584 application/rdf+xml 15899 2024-10-09T05:42:31.938662 image/jpeg 3928 2024-10-09T05:42:31.661647 image/jpeg 365051 2024-10-09T05:42:29.087676 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia