An extraordinary piece of American history."We are but strangers in an inn, but passengers in a ship," said Roger Williams. This sense of the transiency of human effort, the perishable nature of human institutions, was quick in the consciousness of the gentleman adventurers and sober Puritan citizens who emigrated from England to the New World. It had been a familiar note in the poetry of that Elizabethan period which had followed with such breathless interest the exploration of Ame...

Many years ago, as a student in a foreign university, I remember attacking, with the complacency of youth, a German history of the English drama, in six volumes. I lost courage long before the author reached the age of Elizabeth, but I still recall the subject of the opening chapter: it was devoted to the physical geography of Great Britain. Writing, as the good German professor did, in the triumphant hour of Taine's theory as to the significance of place, period, and environment in determ...

The United States of America has been from the beginning in a perpetual change. The physical and mental restlessness of the American and the temporary nature of many of his arrangements are largely due to the experimental character of the exploration and development of this continent. The new energies released by the settlement of the colonies were indeed guided by stern determination, wise forethought, and inventive skill; but no one has ever really known the outcome of the experiment. It...

My confidence that the genetic method is the natural way of approaching the subject has been shared by many lovers of poetry. I hope, however, that I have not allowed my insistence upon the threefold process of “impression, transforming imagination, and expression” to harden into a set formula. Formulas have a certain dangerous usefulness for critics and teachers, but they are a very small part of one’s training in the appreciation of poetry.

The method of studying poetry which I have followed in this book was sketched some years ago in my chapter on "Poetry" in Counsel Upon the Reading of Books. My confidence that the genetic method is the natural way of approaching the subject has been shared by many lovers of poetry. I hope, however, that I have not allowed my insistence upon the threefold process of "impression, transforming imagination, and expression" to harden into a set formula. Formulas have a certain dangerous usefuln...

This audiobook is about the poignant and philisophical observations of a fly fisherman lured by the worm. Bliss Perry was a professor of literature at Princeton and Harvard Universities and spent time in Vermont writing and fly fishing.

The material for this book was delivered as the E. T. Earl Lectures for 1912 at the Pacific Theological Seminary, Berkeley, California, and I wish to take this opportunity to express to the President and Faculty of that institution my appreciation of their generous hospitality.

從報社印刷學徒、年輕的雜誌撰稿人，到歌詠生命、歌詠靈魂和自由的「自由詩之父」，華特．惠特曼以詩歌描寫人性、展現人性，其倡導的思想理念與美國精神不謀而合，──「就像一種類型的字體，詩歌也必須要立足於本土化，與美國的當代社會與民主機構的精神相一致。」一生修改無數版本的詩作《草葉集》，直至惠特曼生命終結時，仍是一個有機的未完成之作，其詩歌被形容為「動物本能般的嘶吼、有著野性的吶喊」，──「我想要探尋人性，以一種比現有的詩歌形式，或是任何書籍更為真誠且全面的方式去展現出人的人性。」▎社會觀察者：始終關注底層社會、飽含對苦難之憐憫惠特曼熱衷於觀察社會、觀察人群，並對戲劇表演極為著迷...

BLISS is a guide to finding true happiness, and understanding the core values, and balance of how to keep it. Through short stories readers will be captivated and engaged while learning how to change their lives by changing the way that they think. The purpose is to help people become more intentional with their thoughts, which will lead to living a more joyful fulfilled life.

In the evocative anthology *Stories of New York*, the urban landscape of the iconic city is explored through a tapestry of narratives that encapsulate its dynamic essence. This collection offers a varied palette of literary styles, ranging from poignant realism to imaginative fiction, capturing the vibrancy and complexity of New York. The anthology stands as a testament to the diversity of experiences that the city harbors, weaving together pieces that highlight the multifaceted identity o...

Stories of New York is a collection of five short stories by noted American authors of the late 19th century, published in 1893, which features the first work by Edith Wharton to appear in a bound book. All stories had been previously published in Scribner’s Magazine.The stories are all set in New York City and concern themselves with various facets of life in Gilded Age New York City—from the highest of high society to the commonest pensioner in less fashionable neighborhoods in b...

Volume 51 contains a total of 60 lectures covering 12 topics: History Poetry Natural Science Philosophy Biography Prose Fiction Criticism and the Essay Education Political Science Drama Voyages and Travels Religion