Project Gutenberg 2008-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 79 Chubb, Edwin Watts 1865 1959 10007194 Stories of Authors, British and American Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Stories of Authors, British and American" by Edwin Watts Chubb is a collection of biographical sketches and anecdotes written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on making literature engaging by shedding light on the lives of notable authors, both British and American, and bringing their personalities closer to the reader. Through lively storytelling, the book aims to present the often eccentric, humorous, and human aspects of these literary figures, thereby stirring greater interest in their works. The opening of the book introduces the topic by discussing the significance of the Ancient Tabard Inn, famously known as the gathering place for Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Chubb paints a vivid picture of the inn's history and its connection to literary tradition. Following this, he touches upon the ideals of chivalry through the story of Sir Philip Sidney's noble sacrifice at the battle of Zutphen, illustrating Sidney's character through a selfless act of kindness even in dire circumstances. This juxtaposition of settings and stories sets the stage for a series of engaging narratives about various authors that will explore their lives, quirks, and influences, enticing readers to delve deeper into the world of literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Authors, American -- Biography Authors, English -- Biography PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 644822 626375 2024-09-11T11:11:08.291328 2023-09-12T05:13:39.022419 text/html text/html 628458 2021-01-04T05:46:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2342603 2021-01-04T05:46:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2402272 2024-09-11T11:11:22.833236 application/epub+zip 2403949 2024-09-11T11:11:11.894322 application/epub+zip 330784 2024-09-11T11:11:09.852324 application/epub+zip 2667453 2024-09-11T11:11:30.135168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2618813 2024-09-11T11:11:20.110226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558429 2022-09-12T11:54:48.225533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 558160 558036 2024-09-11T11:11:06.578322 2023-09-12T05:13:37.545408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 557997 2021-01-04T05:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 225018 2021-01-04T05:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 558012 2021-01-04T05:46:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 224928 2021-01-04T05:46:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19953 2024-09-11T11:11:30.304167 application/rdf+xml 16770 2024-09-11T11:11:10.264275 image/jpeg 3795 2024-09-11T11:11:10.060269 image/jpeg 2422833 2024-09-11T11:11:08.399289 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