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Word Portraits of Famous Writers
Excerpt from Word Portraits of Famous Writers
And the worth of the book naturally consists in keeping to the lines already indicated.
An asterisk placed under the given reference means that the writer of that particular portrait (who is not necessarily the writer of that particular book) did not actually see his subject, but that he is de scribing a picture, or else that he is building up one from substantiated evidence. Some times, as in the case of Suckling, this dis tinction leads to the same book supplying two portraits, only one of which is at first hand.
When a date is placed at the foot of a description, it refers to the appearance pre sented at that time, and not to the period when the words were penned.
British writers only are named, and amongst them there is of course no living author.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
And the worth of the book naturally consists in keeping to the lines already indicated.
An asterisk placed under the given reference means that the writer of that particular portrait (who is not necessarily the writer of that particular book) did not actually see his subject, but that he is de scribing a picture, or else that he is building up one from substantiated evidence. Some times, as in the case of Suckling, this dis tinction leads to the same book supplying two portraits, only one of which is at first hand.
When a date is placed at the foot of a description, it refers to the appearance pre sented at that time, and not to the period when the words were penned.
British writers only are named, and amongst them there is of course no living author.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
366 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1887
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