Project Gutenberg 2007-06-12 Public domain in the USA. 92 Fitzgerald, Percy 1834 1925 Dyce, Gilbert Fitzgerald, Percy Hetherington 03033114 John Forster By One of His Friends Produced by David Clarke, Geetu Melwani, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "John Forster" by Percy Fitzgerald is a biographical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of John Forster, a prominent figure in 19th-century literature, known for his literary criticism and friendship with notable writers, particularly Charles Dickens. It details Forster's ascent from humble beginnings to become a respected "man of letters," highlighting his social interactions and powerful influence among literary contemporaries. The opening of the biography paints a vivid portrait of John Forster, describing him as a robust and uncompromising character who cultivated a vast circle of friends and acquaintances, including literary and political figures. The narrative captures his distinctive personality, sharing anecdotes that illustrate his intolerance for pretense and his knack for dominating conversations. It also emphasizes his role as a critic and a mentor to many, shedding light on his literary accomplishments and the deep affection he held for his contemporaries, while hinting at the challenges and ironies of his life as a lifelong bachelor devoted to the literary world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Forster, John, 1812-1876 Critics -- England -- Biography Literary historians -- England -- Biography Biographers -- England -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 154784 154793 2024-09-09T11:16:39.148934 2023-09-10T04:17:22.267703 text/html text/html 153078 2007-06-12T10:36:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 69328 2007-06-12T10:36:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 120528 2024-09-09T11:16:43.539858 application/epub+zip 120743 2024-09-09T11:16:40.745853 application/epub+zip 108279 2024-09-09T11:16:39.684865 application/epub+zip 209539 2024-09-09T11:16:45.734828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195026 2024-09-09T11:16:42.982871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 191928 2022-09-10T09:24:18.410057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141623 141374 2024-09-09T11:16:38.820892 2023-09-10T04:17:21.978693 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 141440 2007-06-12T10:36:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56877 2007-06-12T10:36:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 141435 2007-06-12T10:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56822 2007-06-12T10:36:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21007 2024-09-09T11:16:45.873826 application/rdf+xml 11559 2024-09-09T11:16:40.096866 image/jpeg 3263 2024-09-09T11:16:39.924856 image/jpeg 114834 2024-09-09T11:16:39.166880 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