The Works of William Hogarth: In a Series of Engravings by John Trusler is a comprehensive examination of the life and artistic contributions of William Hogarth, one of England’s most renowned painters and engravers. This work, published in the 19th century, serves as both a biographical account and a critical analysis of Hogarth's most significant works, encapsulating his influence on British art and society.Trusler's book presents a series of engravings that depict Hogarth's paintings an...

Principles of Politeness, and of Knowing the World distils the social philosophy of eighteenth-century civility into a compact manual of conduct. Drawn from the celebrated Chesterfieldian tradition of letters and maxims, it instructs the reader in conversation, dress, tact, self-command, and the delicate arts by which private merit becomes publicly legible. Its prose is aphoristic, urbane, and pragmatic, belonging to the Enlightenment culture of improvement while also reflecting the courtl...

In "Principles of Politeness, and of Knowing the World," Philip Dormer Stanhope, the Earl of Chesterfield, distills the essence of 18th-century etiquette and social conduct into a compendium that balances wit with wisdom. Chesterfield's literary style is characterized by clarity and precision, utilizing epistolary forms to convey practical advice sprinkled with philosophical reflections. This work not only serves as a guide for the art of conversation and behavior within aristocratic circl...

William Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic, and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art.

The Works of William HogarthIn a Series of Engravings with Descriptions, and a Comment on Their Moral TendencyThis edition features• illustrations• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSRAKE'S PROGRESS.Plate 1 Heir taking Possession" 2 Surrounded by Artists" 3 Tavern Scene" 4 Arrested for Debt" 5 Marries an Old Maid" 6 Gaming House" 7 Prison Scene" 8 Mad HouseThe Distressed PoetTh...

Lamb's greatest work. According to Wikipedia: "Charles Lamb (London, 10 February 1775 Edmonton, 27 December 1834) was an English/Welsh essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb (17641847). Lamb has been referred to by E.V. Lucas, his principal biographer, as the most lovable figure in English literature, and his influence on the English essay form surely cannot be overestimated." Cf. the rece...

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe is a gripping tale of survival, sin, and redemption in 17th-century England. Born in Newgate Prison, Moll narrates her tumultuous life as she strives for security and wealth in a harsh, unforgiving society. Through a series of marriages, thefts, and betrayals, Moll navigates poverty and prosperity, driven by desperation and ambition. Her journey takes her from London to Virginia and back, entangled in moral ambiguity and societal critique. Despite her crimes, ...

So delicate is the pleasure, so superior to defending is the dignity of confessing one's follies, that the wonder is to see so few capable of it. Yet, what does such a confession cost, but the sacrifice of a paltry, miserable, false self-love, which is for ever misleading and betraying us? And of all its illusions there is not perhaps a more dangerous or a more silly one, than that which hinders us from discerning that there is scarce a less merit in acknowledging candidly one's faults, th...

According to Wikipedia: "Mary: A Fiction is the only complete novel by the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a heroine's successive "romantic friendships" with a woman and a man. Composed while Wollstonecraft was a governess in Ireland, the novel was published in 1788 shortly after her summary dismissal and her momentous decision to embark on a writing career, a precarious and disreputable profession for women in 18th-century Britain.Inspired b...

William Hill Brown (1765-1793) was an American poet, dramatist and novelist who anonymously published "The Power of Sympathy", considered to be the first American novel. The son of a prominent clockmaker, Brown received his education at a Boston boy's school. His literary spark and encouragement came from his step-aunt, Catherine Byles. While living in Boston, Brown lived directly across the street from a famous Boston family, the Anthorp-Mortons, who became the center of a local scandal i...

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Edward Bulwer LyttonAlice, or The MysteriesAthens: Its Rise and FallCalderon The CourtierThe CaxtonsThe Coming RaceDevereuxThe DisownedErnest MaltraversEugene AramFalklandThe Fallen StarGodolphinHarold, The Last Of The Saxon KingsHaunted and the HauntersKenelm ChillinglyThe Lady of LyonsThe Last Days of Pompeii

The Man of Feeling is a sentimental novel published in 1771, written by Scottish author Henry Mackenzie. The novel presents a series of moral vignettes which the naïve protagonist Harley either observes, is told about, or participates in. This novel is often seen to contain elements of the Romantic novel, which became prolific in the years following its publishing. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.