"The Vagabond in Literature" by Arthur Compton-Rickett explores the theme of wandering and the literary figures who embody the spirit of the vagabond. Compton-Rickett delves into the lives and works of various authors, examining how their experiences of travel and displacement influenced their writing. The book highlights the romantic notion of the wanderer, portraying how these literary vagabonds sought freedom and adventure, often reflecting on the human condition through their journeys....

Arthur Compton-Rickett, a distinguished literary scholar and critic, takes listeners on a captivating exploration of the wanderer’s role in storytelling with The Vagabond in Literature. This BOOK examines the archetype of the vagabond—the outsider, the traveler, the seeker—across a wide range of literary traditions, revealing how this figure has shaped narratives, inspired imagination, and reflected the human longing for freedom and discovery.Compt...

A fascinating study of the wanderer as a literary figure, tracing the romantic and symbolic role of the vagabond across centuries of literature and cultural imagination.

“In an epoch when the ideals of George Eliot were still controlling, the figure of Stevenson rose with a sort of radiance as a writer whose sole object was to entertain. Most of the great novelists were then dead, and the scientific school was in the ascendant. Fiction was entering upon its death grapple with sociology. Stevenson came, with his tales of adventure and intrigue, out-of-door life and old-time romance, and he recalled to every reader his boyhood and the delights of his earlies...

The Collected Essays of Virginia Woolf gathers the full range of Woolf's nonfictional intelligence: literary criticism, cultural reflection, biographical meditation, and arguments about women, reading, and artistic freedom. Written in a prose style at once luminous, exploratory, and exact, these essays extend the innovations of literary modernism beyond fiction. Woolf treats books as living presences and criticism as an art of perception, placing Shakespeare, Austen, the Brontës, and her c...

Originally published in 1910, this guide offers down-to-earth, practical advice about how to make the most of your day and how to strike the work-life balance—an issue still at the forefront of modern society's concernsAs you look back on the year that has just past, do you feel as though you spent another 12 months merely existing instead of truly living? Do you often go to bed at night with an anxious, sinking feeling that you wasted away another precious day? Th...

'I have tried to write my life as if I were confessing to a priest, a philosopher, and a wise old woman. I have tried to write as if I were going to be executed when it was finished. I have tried to write it as if I were both God and Devil.' One is tempted to say only John Cowper Powys could have written that, and, beyond doubt, only John Cowper Powys could have written the idiosyncratic and spellbinding work we have here. Yes, he was influenced by Yeats and Rousseau, especially the latter...

Virginia Woolf's 'The Common Reader' published in 1935 is a collection of essays that delves deep into the world of literature and the role of the reader. Woolf's distinctive literary style, characterized by her lyrical prose and introspective observations, provides readers with a unique perspective on various literary works and their impact on the common reader. Through her insightful analysis and engaging narratives, Woolf explores the relationship between writers and their audience, inv...

Arnold Bennett (1867-1931) was a self-designated English novelist. He wrote an astonishing quantity in a great variety of genres but also created a broad range of themes and characters. Winning a literary competition in "Tit-Bits" magazine in 1889 was the kick-off to his literary career. The early novels of Bennett played a significant role in the transition from the Victorian to the modern novel. A contemporary of Henry James, Joseph Conrad, and Thomas Hardy, he helped to develop the real...

"Vanishing Roads and Other Essays" by Richard Le Gallienne is a collection of reflective essays that explore the beauty of nature, the passage of time, and the intricacies of human experience. Le Gallienne's prose is rich and lyrical, inviting readers to ponder the fleeting moments of life and the landscapes that shape our existence. His observations are deeply personal yet universally resonant, making the essays both intimate and expansive. Through vivid imagery and thoughtful musings, he...

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This antiquarian book contains a detailed and insightful biography of Lafcadio Hearn. Born on the Greek island of Lefkada, Patrick Lafcadio Hearn ( 1850 - 1904) was an internationally renowned writer. He is best remembered for his books about Japan, particularly those that concern Japanese legends and ghost stories. Edward Thomas’s biography offers a unique insight into the life and mind of this incredible writer, and constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in Hearn’s life and w...