Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 108 Dobson, Austin 1840 1921 Dobson, Henry Austin De Libris: Prose and Verse Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Prologue -- On some books and their associations -- An epistle to an editor -- Bramston's "Man of taste" -- The passionate printer to his love -- M. Rouquet on the arts -- The friend of humanity and the rhymer -- The parent's assistant -- A pleasant invective against printing -- Two modern book illustrators: I. Kate Greenaway -- A song of the Greenaway child -- Two modern book illustrators: II. Mr. Hugh Thomson -- Horatian ode on the tercentenary of "Don Quixote" -- The books of Samuel Rogers -- Pepys' "Diary" -- A French critic on Bath -- A welcome from the "Johnson club" -- Thackeray's "Esmond" -- A Miltonic exercise -- Fresh facts about Fielding -- The happy printer -- Cross readings--and Caleb Whitefoord -- The last proof. Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Sjaani and the Online Distributed Proofreaders "De Libris: Prose and Verse" by Austin Dobson is a collection of literary essays and poetry written during the early 20th century. This work explores various themes related to books, literature, and the joys and tribulations of reading and writing. Through a series of reflections and poems, Dobson addresses the sentimental value attached to books, the nature of literature itself, and the creative process behind writing. The opening of the text features a prologue where Dobson addresses the reader in a conversational tone, asking for their benevolence as he presents his musings. He explains that he composed these reflections not out of ambition to please a larger audience but rather to share thoughts that might resonate with a kindred spirit. The prologue sets the stage for essays that delve into the associations people have with books and their meanings, detailing personal anecdotes and contemplating the emotional connections that literature fosters, establishing a rich and engaging tone for the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- History and criticism Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901 Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920 PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 284701 279682 2024-10-04T12:49:59.663775 2023-10-05T04:36:35.876606 text/html text/html 283599 2020-12-27T06:44:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 415484 2020-12-27T06:44:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 497079 2024-10-04T12:50:07.824737 application/epub+zip 495376 2024-10-04T12:50:02.833780 application/epub+zip 173892 2024-10-04T12:50:01.519757 application/epub+zip 670509 2024-10-04T12:50:11.535742 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632627 2024-10-04T12:50:06.981706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263210 2022-09-05T06:22:43.587605 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248853 248770 2024-10-04T12:49:58.652754 2023-10-05T04:36:35.161588 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 248608 2020-12-27T06:44:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106820 2020-12-27T06:44:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 248600 2020-12-27T06:44:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 106666 2020-12-27T06:44:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22300 2024-10-04T12:50:11.678688 application/rdf+xml 13492 2024-10-04T12:50:02.094757 image/jpeg 3831 2024-10-04T12:50:01.807725 image/jpeg 518303 2024-10-04T12:49:59.717770 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