Project Gutenberg 2010-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 82 Farrer, James Anson 1849 1925 04013208 Books Condemned to be Burnt Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Steven Gibbs, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Books Condemned to be Burnt" by James Anson Farrer is a historical examination written in the late 19th century. The book explores the historical phenomenon of book burning in England, focusing on the censorship of works that were deemed controversial or heretical throughout various periods. It serves as a captivating inquiry into the lives and environments of the authors whose works faced destruction, inviting readers to reflect on the implications of such actions on literary history and freedom of expression. The opening of the work provides a preface that outlines the author’s intent to address the often-overlooked topic of book burning as a significant event in the evolution of societal norms and censorship. Farrer highlights a historical trajectory, asking when this practice began in England and what books were targeted. He expresses a desire to engage the readers not just with the facts but also with the narratives surrounding these "condemned" works, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the freedom to express ideas without fear of retribution. The author also touches on the shifting values of society regarding literature and the historical context behind the suppression of particular viewpoints, setting a thoughtful tone for the explorations that will follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Prohibited books -- Great Britain -- History Censorship -- Great Britain -- History Book burning -- Great Britain Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: History - British 335769 335774 2024-10-13T10:55:40.600406 2023-09-14T04:33:02.514881 text/html text/html 329176 2010-03-06T09:03:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7910829 2010-03-06T09:04:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 8228731 2024-10-13T10:56:45.498607 application/epub+zip 8135454 2024-10-13T10:56:04.011786 application/epub+zip 199364 2024-10-13T10:55:43.259403 application/epub+zip 79086910 2024-10-13T10:57:03.495473 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78926753 2024-10-13T10:56:18.974720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286812 2022-09-14T12:16:43.994590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278892 278794 2024-10-13T10:55:38.652437 2023-09-14T04:33:01.091848 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 278591 2010-03-06T09:03:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108112 2010-03-06T09:04:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 278611 2010-03-06T09:03:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107945 2010-03-06T09:04:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21909 2024-10-13T10:57:03.917474 application/rdf+xml 10781 2024-10-13T10:55:43.916384 image/jpeg 2947 2024-10-13T10:55:43.614386 image/jpeg 7996303 2024-10-13T10:55:41.157426 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