Old Roads and New Roads

Old Roads and New Roads PDF

Author: William Bodham Donne

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-25

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13:

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"Old Roads and New Roads" by William Bodham Donne. 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.

Old Roads and New Roads (Esprios Classics)

Old Roads and New Roads (Esprios Classics) PDF

Author: William Bodham Donne

Publisher: Blurb

Published: 2021-07

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9781006773310

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William Bodham Donne (1807-1882) was an English journalist, known also as a librarian and theatrical censor. In 1852 Donne declined the editorship of the Edinburgh Review, but the same year he accepted the librarianship of the London Library. In 1857 he resigned to become Examiner of Plays, in succession to his friend Kemble, a post in the Lord Chamberlain's Office, where he had previously acted as Kemble's deputy. He held the position till 1874, when he was succeeded by E. F. S. Pigott. From 1865 the Examiner of Plays, in company with the Inspector of Theatres (an appointed architect) began to visit backstage areas. Donne gave evidence in 1866 to a parliamentary committee, on his duties in the Lord Chamberlain's Office.

The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam PDF

Author: William H. Martin

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-08-24

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1786720140

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Its lines and verses have become part of the western literary canon and his translation of this most famous of poems has been continuously in print in for almost a century and a half. But just who was Edward FitzGerald? Was he the eccentric recluse that most scholars would have us believe? Is there more to the man than just his famous translation? In The Man Behind the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam William Martin and Sandra Martin go beyond the standard view. Drawing on their unique analysis of the more than 2,000 surviving letters of FitzGerald, together with evidence from his scrapbooks, commonplace books and materials from his personal library, they reveal a more convivial yet complex personality than we have been led to suppose."

John Payne Collier

John Payne Collier PDF

Author: Arthur Freeman

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13: 0300133308

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John Payne Collier (1789–1883), one of the most controversial figures in the history of literary scholarship, pursued a double career. A prolific and highly influential writer on the drama, poetry, and popular prose of Shakespeare’s age, Collier was at the same time the promulgator of a great body of forgeries and false evidence, seriously affecting the text and biography of Shakespeare and many others. This monumental two-volume work for the first time addresses the whole of Collier’s activity, systematically sorting out his genuine achievements from his impostures. Arthur and Janet Freeman reassess the scholar-forger’s long life, milieu, and relations with a large circle of associates and rivals while presenting a chronological bibliography of his extensive publications, all fully annotated with regard to their creditability. The authors also survey the broader history of literary forgery in Great Britain and consider why so talented a man not only yielded to its temptations but also persisted in it throughout his life.