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My Study Fire
Reflective considerations of life in essay form that crystallize truths via apt sentences, digestible phrases, and suggestions. Homelike, comfortable, engaging truths with a cozy exterior, beneath which lie close analysis, keen judgment, ethical suggestions, personal interpretations, and intimations of divinity.
199 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1890
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
678 books34 followersHamilton Wright Mabie, A.M., L.H.D., LL.D. (1846–1916) was an American essayist, editor, critic, and lecturer.
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February 27, 2015
There are some books that are best read aloud, and I found this collection of essays to be one of them. The author was a scholar and makes allusions to works that were considered masterpieces when this was published in 1890 as he provides commentary on life and literature, and the change of seasons. Common threads through each of the essays: the state of the fire on his hearth and the presence of Rosalind, presumably his wife and kindred spirit.
The style is somewhat dated and dense, but the work overall is profound and gentle. Worth a re-read for better appreciation, it will stay on my night table for a while yet.
The style is somewhat dated and dense, but the work overall is profound and gentle. Worth a re-read for better appreciation, it will stay on my night table for a while yet.
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