The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction

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Published: 1845

Total Pages: 448

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Containing original essays; historical narratives, biographical memoirs, sketches of society, topographical descriptions, novels and tales, anecdotes, select extracts from new and expensive works, the spirit of the public journals, discoveries in the arts and sciences, useful domestic hints, etc. etc. etc.

The Profession of Authorship in America, 1800-1870
The Profession of Authorship in America, 1800-1870

Author: William Charvat

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780231070775

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This study focuses on the complex relations between author, publisher and contemporary reading public in 19th-century America; in particular, the emergence of Irving and Cooper as America's first successful literary entrepreneurs, how Poe's and Melville's successes and failures affected their writing, the popularization of poetry in the 1830s and 1840s, the role of the literary magazine in the 1840s and 1850s, and the beginnings of book promotion. It pays particular attention to the way social and economic forces helped to shape literary works.

English Travellers of the Renaissance
English Travellers of the Renaissance

Author: Clare Howard

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-16

Total Pages: 178

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"English Travellers of the Renaissance" by Clare Howard. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.