,a ,,*ild',s ,,guide ,,to ,,read+ ,illu/ration3 ,engrav$ by ,t4 ,we/ne?4 ,,milton ,a ,,*ild',s ,,guide ,,to ,,read+ ,,by ,,john ,,macy ,! greate/ pleasure 9 life is t ( read+ :ile we are "y4--,,william ,,hazlitt4 ,?\gh 9 all great & comb9$ facts !re is mu* :i* *ildhood _c ?or\ghly imag9e1 !re is also 9 v _m a great deal :i* c only be truly appreh5d$ = ! fir/ "t at t age4--,,walt] ,,bagehot4 ,,new ,,york ,,! ,,bak] ,,taylor ,,company #aiji ,,copyright1 #aiji1 ,,by ,,! ,,bak] ,,taylor ,,company ,publi%$1 ,novemb]1 #aiji ,,! ,,tr[ ,,press1 ,,new ,,york ,,preface ,?is is a ,*ild's ,guide to ,lit]ature & n a ,guide to ,juv5ile ,books4 ,! l>g] "p ( ! books discuss$ 9 ! v>i\s *apt]s & includ$ 9 ! supplem5t>y li/s 7 writt5 = adult read]s1 & ne>ly all ( !m are at lea/ z int]e/+ to ! read] ( =ty z to ! read] ( f\rte54 ,! great writ]s are ! goal & ! *ild is ! travel]4 ,t is :y 9 a ,*ild's ,guide appe> ! names ( ,br[n+1 ,c>lyle1 ,tol/oi1 ,m]$i?1 ,gibbon1 ,d>w91 ,plato1 s*ylus4 ,a normal *ild w n be read+ ^? ma/]s1 c]ta9ly n all ( !m1 b he w be read+ t[>d !m2 & betwe5 ! greate/ names w be f\nd less] writ]s :o make easy upw>d slopes = "y feet t are climb+ to ! highe/4 ,9 ! supplem5t>y li/s w be f\nd v little ( :at is admitt$ly ephem]al1 & /ill less ( t k9d ( 8,juv5ile0 :i* has n suffici5t lit]>y quality to outla/ ! mo/ *ildi% int]e/s & ta/es4 ,on ! o!r h&1 if we h any feel+ = ! abundant human nature ( *ildr51 we _c invite !m to fly1 nor pret5d t we h ourselves fl[n1 to ! sev]e heights ( ,fr$]ic ,h>rison's position :5 he advises t we read only au?ors ( ! fir/ rank 9 e subject & e nation4 ,t ideal1 :i*1 to be sure1 9 8 excell5t essay on ! 8,*oice ( ,books0 is temp]$ by 8 humanity & good s5se1 is at too *illy an altitude = a ,*ild's ,guide1 or1 ,i %\ld ?9k1 = any o!r guide writt5 ) appreciation ( :at k9d ( advice ord9>y humanity c or w b5efit by4 ,9 ! advice (f]$ by "s v wise m5 to "y & old read]s !re is mu* t is amus+ly p>adoxical4 ,s*op5hau]1 l ,fr$]ic ,h>rison1 enjo9s u to devote our read+ "t exclusively to ! works ( ^? great m9ds ( all times & c\ntries :i* ov]top ! re/ ( humanity4 ,yet ,s*op5hau] is giv+ t advice 9 a book :i* he c]ta9ly hopes w f9d read]s & :i*1 h[ev] great we may consid] him1 8 mode/y w\ld n all[ him to rank among ! works ( ! greate/ m9ds ( all ages4 ,em]son c\nsels u to read no book t is n at lea/ a ye> old4 ,b he is himself writ+ a book ( :i* he & 8 publi%]s und\bt$ly hope to sell a few copies be=e a ye> has pass$4 ,?oreau tells u t our little village is n do+ v mu* = culture1 & !n he fright5s u away f our poets by "o ( ^? 8big0 ideas ) :i* he & ! o!r prea*]s ( 8 g5]ation lik$ to make u *ildr5 a%am$ ( ourselves4 8,! works ( ! great poets10 he says1 8h nev] yet be5 read by mank9d1 = only great poets c read !m40 ,well1 ,?oreau1 :atev] else he 01 0 n a great poet1 & yet he seems to h read ! great ones & to h und]/ood !m :ile he 0 /ill a "y man4 ,x is ne>] ! tru? to say t anybody c read ! great poets4 ,t is ! lesson1 if !re is "o1 :i* ?is ,guide seeks to inculcate4 ,!re %\ld be a *apt] 9 ?is book ab\t ! ,bible & religi\s writ+s4 ,b practical consid]ations deb>r$ x4 ,! ,am]ican p>5t1 ?\gh q will+ to intru/ to o!rs _m matt]s relat+ to ! welf>e ( 8 *ildr51 usually pref]s to give 8 own c\nsels z to ! _s 9 :i* ! ,bible %\ld be read & :at o!r religi\s works %\ld be read ) x4 ,,cont5ts ,,*apt] ,,page ,i4--,,( ,,guides ,,& ,,rules ,,= ,,read+ #ag ,,ii4--,,! ,,purpose ,,( ,,read+ #bg ,,iii4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,fiction #dj ,,iv4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,fiction 7cont9u$7 #fj ,li/ ( ,fiction #ga ,v4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,poetry #if ,,vi4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,poetry 7cont9u$7 #aji ,li/ ( ,books ( ,poetry #abc ,,vii4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,hi/ory #adc ,li/ ( ,works ( ,hi/ory #aec ,,viii4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,biography #afd ,li/ ( ,biographies #agb ,,ix4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,essays #agi ,li/ ( ,essays #aib ,x4--,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,=eign ,,classics #bjd ,,xi4--,,! ,,press ,,( ,,to-,,day #bag ,,xii4--,,! ,,/udy ,,( ,,lit]ature #bce ,li/ ( ,works on ,lit]ature #beg ,,xiii4--,,sci5ce ,,& ,,philosophy #bfj ,li/ ( ,works 9 ,sci5ce & ,philosophy #bfg ,,li/ ,,( ,,illu/rations ,,fac+ ,,page ,milton ,frontispiece ,dick5s #cj ,?ack]ay #df ,scott #ef ,haw?orne #fh ,coop] #gf ,eliot #hd ,%elley #ajd ,t5nyson #abj ,longfell[ #acd ,wordswor? #adb ,em]son #aif ,a ,,*ild',s ,,guide ,,to ,,read+ ,,*apt] ,i ,,( ,,guides ,,& ,,rules ,,= ,,read+ ,if y ev] g into ! ,ma9e woods to hunt & fi% y w h z y\r companion a vet]an ( =e/ & /ream1 a pr(essional guide4 ,x w be 8 duty to %[ y :]e ! game & fi% are mo/ pl5tiful2 to see t y d n get into tr\ble ) ! au?orities by break+ ! game laws2 to make y\r camp com=table2 & if y are v gre51 to keep a wat*ful eye on y le/ y accid5tally %oot him or mi/ake ano!r sportsman = a de]4 ,if y are ! "r sort--! ,ma9e guide is almo/ c]ta9 to be ! "r sort--y w get a great deal m f y\r companion ?an ! simple s]vices = :i* y pay him4 ,he w be n only guide1 b fri5d & philosoph]1 & w grudge y no?+ ( 8 /ores ( wisdom1 k9dl9ess1 & humor4 ,if1 h[ev]1 y are to receive mo/ pr(it & pleasure f life 9 ! woods ) ?is good comrade1 y mu/ d y\r "p ( ! "w1 use :at wits y h1 & n %[ a disposition to lean too limply on 8 /r5g?4 ,!re are "s ?+s t ! be/ guide _c d4 ,n only w he be unable to ?9k = y1 b if y are too ready to let him d all ! paddl+1 he w give y only p]functory help & sulky advice4 ,if1 on ! contr>y1 y are h&y1 he w be d\bly h&y4 ,! m y le>n1 ! m he c tell y4 ,! m rapidly y approa* ! "t :5 y are qualifi$ to set up z pr(essional guide y\rself1 ! m y w enjoy ! niceties ( 8 !ories ( hunt+1 fi%+1 & wood lore4 ,n[1 a guide to read+--if he be ( ! "r sort--c d = ! beg9n] 9 lit]ature v mu* ! same degree ( s]vice z ! ,ma9e woodsman4 ,! lit]>y guide is m]ely "o :o has liv$ long] among books ?an ! unpr(essional read]4 ,s9ce he has elect$ to pass 8 life 9 ! lit]>y woods1 he may be suppos$ to h a good nose = int]e/+ clews1 & %>p eyes & al]t e>s = lead+ signs4 ,he kn[s :at novels are good fi%+ & :at poetic trees are s\nd & :at are holl[4 ,b 8 s]vices1 h[ev] will+ly t5d]$ & skillfully p]=m$1 h limitations4 ,y mu/ d y\r own ?9k+ & y\r own read+1 & und]/& t only :5 y cease to be 9 fl\nd]+ ne$ ( a guide w y beg9 to receive ! ri*e/ b5efits ( read+4 ,! guide's idea ( 8 duty is to help y to get along altoge!r )\t him4 ,no guide1 no lit]>y advis] c give y e>s = poetry or eyes = tru?4 ,! wise/ companion c only p]suade y to live among good books 9 ord] t y\r e> may h opportunity to reveal its f9e capacities if x has !m1 & 9 ord] t y\r eye1 dwell+ ^u beautiful ?+s1 may gr[ practic$ 9 disc]nm5t4 ,he _c read = y4 ,if y d n int5d or hope to read any ( ! books m5tion$ 9 ?is volume1 x w be wa/e ( "t = y to turn ?is page4 ,if y passively receive e judgm5t ( y\r guide ab\t ! m]its ( ! scores ( books we %all discuss1 & nev] once "q or try 8 judgm5t = y\rself1 y may be le>n+ some?+ ab\t ?is guide1 b y w n be le>n+ ab\t lit]ature4 ,x is n ! "p ( a good pupil to surr5d] "r ( private judgm5t1 b x is 8 "p to give 8 judgm5t solid matt] to "w ^u4 ,on ! o!r h&1 too mu* indep5d5ce1 especially if x is n gr\nd$ 9 exp]i5ce1 is n mode/4 ,ev5 ^? :o h read a good deal & arriv$ at mature op9ions ab\t books1 may be cont5t to accompany = a :ile a new guide ^: exp]i5ce has1 necess>ily1 be5 diff]5t f t ( o!rs4 ,:atev] y\r hope or int5tion1 y\r guide is only a guide2 he has n p[] to lead y aga9/ y\r w1 he has n ! s*oolma/]'s "r to prescribe a set c\rse ( read+4 ,! read+ mu/ be volunt>y1 & to h value x mu/ involve "s h>d "w4 ,heal?ful ent]ta9m5t & recreation we c safely promise4 ,z = wisdom1 rev]5ce1 ! deep] delights ( communion ) noble m9ds1 :e!r y meet ^! great spiritual exp]i5ces dep5ds on y4 ,! guide c m]ely indicate :]e !y may be s\ght4 ,let u at ! outset agree n to map out our j\rney too rigidly4 ,a "y fri5d ( m9e conceiv$ at ! age ( sixte5 ! inord9ate ambition to read ev]y?+ t is good4 ,he procur$ a public libr>y catalogue1 & ask$ a s*ool-tea*] to *eck (f ! titles ( all ! books k ( :i* is ess5tial to a p]fect education4 ,! tea*] smil$ & confess$ t %e did n "k ev5 ! titles h]self4 ,%e might h add$ t nei!r does any "o else "k ! titles1 mu* less ! insides1 ( all good books4 ,b %e m>k$ "s hundr$ names1 & ! ambiti\s y\ng/] ent]$ ^u 8 long fea/4 ,he nev] f9i%$ all ! books t 7 *eck$1 = "o or two prov$ disc\rag+ly /iff & dull1 & z he ran 8 eye d[n ! li/ = ! next prescrib$ ma/]piece he saw o!r allur+ titles :i* 7 n *eck$1 & he wrote ! numb]s on libr>y slips4 ,! exp]i5ce taught him t he mu/ select books = himself1 & t ! _w's libr>y is too va/ = anyone to be acqua9t$ ) all its treasures4 ,a y\? s eag] to "k good books c be tru/$ soon] or lat] to f9d 8 way to !m4 ,= ! b5efit ( less zeal\s p]sons1 great fai? us$ to be plac$ 9 li/s ( ! ,hundr$ ,be/ ,books4 ,su* li/s1 ev5 ! v judici\s selection made by ,sir ,john ,lubbock 7,"l ,avebury71 c nev] be satisfactory4 ,"l ,avebury is too good a /ud5t ( nature & human nature to reg>d 8 li/ z f9al4 ,x 0 n f9al = "o man1 ,john ,rusk91 :o has giv5 u a mo/ inspir+ essay on books1 8,( ,k+s' ,treasures40 ,rusk9 ?\ght t ,lubbock _h includ$ 9 ! *os5 hundr$ "s books t 7 n only unwor?y b injuri\s4 ,no man c\ld make a li/ :i* w\ld f>e any bett] at ! h&s ( ano!r critic ( solid convictions4 ,:o %all select a social ,f\r ,hundr$1 all ( :om we %\ld accept z fri5ds8 ,:o c select a ,f\r ,hundr$ or a ,"o ,hundr$ ( books & n leave out "s ( ! noble/ & be/8 ,x may be t ,lubbock & ,rusk9 7 bo? a little priggi% to take t c5tury ( ma/]pieces q s solemnly4 ,9 books1 z 9 all ?+s1 we *]i% mu* t is n ! be/1 b is good 9 its way4 ,x is n natural nor "r to reject all b ! sup]latively excell5t4 ,x is natural to pref] sometimes a book ( second>y value1 & x is p]v]sely natural to turn away f ! book t we are assur$ too insi/5tly we 8ought to read40 ,a =mal li/ ( 8oughts0 is a sev]e te/ = ord9>y human pati5ce4 ,becky ,%>p 9 8,vanity ,fair0 is a bad-temp]$ & bad-he>t$ "y woman1 b "o c h a little sympa?y ) h] :5 %e ?r[s h] copy ( ,johnson's ,diction>y at ! head ( h] tea*] z %e p>ts =ev] f ! s*ool gates4 ,x is n altoge!r h] fault if ,johnson's ,diction>y seems to h] at t mom5t ( all pr9t$ ?+s ! mo/ dete/able4 ,yet p]haps no bett] book ?an a good diction>y c\ld be f\nd :]eon to base a libr>y & a k ( lit]ature4 ,! wit :o said t ! diction>y is a good book1 b *anges ! subject too (t51 told b a p>tial tru?1 = ! diction>y keeps consi/5tly to ! fir/ ( all subjects1 ! language 9 :i* all subjects are express$4 ,if x be true t ,am]icans are ( all peoples ! mo/ assidu\s patrons ( ! diction>y1 ! future ( our popul> education & ( our national lit]ature is secure1 = al?\gh m]e words w n make ?\ght1 x is only ?\ghtful p :o h a zeal\s int]e/ 9 ! diction>y4 ,! s*oolma/] :o fir/ made ! pres5t writ] consci\s t !re is a diff]5ce betwe5 good ,engli% & bad us$ to tell u 9 ! mom5ts :5 regul> s*ool ex]cises 7 p5d+ to /udy our diction>ies4 ,! diction>y w\ld be a reasonable answ] to t delightful conundrum3 8,if y 7 wreck$ on a des]t isl&1 & c\ld h only "o book1 :at book w\ld y *oose80 ,! %rewde/ ( all answ]s to t "q evad$ x3 8,i %\ld sp5d s mu* "t try+ to *oose ! book t ,i %\ld miss ! /eam] & n be wreck$40 ,^! conundrums--! be/ book8--! be/ hundr$ books8--! greate/ novel8--! greate/ poem8--are n to be answ]$4 ,! use ( !m is t !y /ir our imag9ations & :et our judgm5ts4 ,if we come close & try to settle !m 9 e>ne/1 we br+ tumbl+ ab\t our heads a multitude ( conflict+ answ]s4 ,!n we flee f ! disord] & realize t conundrums are only /imulat+ nons5se4 ,individual *oice among ! ri*es ( ! _w's lit]ature is n to be conf9$ by h>d & fa/ rules & te/s4 ,z a practical matt] we are n altoge!r free to *oose4 ,our book fri5ds1 l our human fri5ds1 are 9 "p *os5 = u by accid5tal enc\nt]s4 ,we d n w&] ov] ! _w seek+ = ! doz5 s\ls t are mo/ fit to be grappl$ to u ) hoops ( /eel4 ,we m]ely *oose ! mo/ cong5ial among our neighbors4 ,s x is ) books4 ,ea* ( u wi%es to select ! be/ among su* z are available1 to h judgm5t 9 accept+ ! "r "o :5 x falls 9 our way4 ,biography is full ( in/ances ( *ance enc\nt]s 9 ! _w's libr>y t h %ap$ great c>e]s4 ,john ,/u>t ,mill records 9 8 ,autobiography h[ ,wordswor?'s poetry br\ght ab\t 9 him a spiritual reg5]ation4 ,at ! age ( tw5ty-"o1 precoci\sly f> advanc$ 9 8 /udy ( economics & philosophy1 he f\nd himself deject$ & ) no cle> outlook ^u life4 ,he _h (t5 he>d ( ! uplift+ p[] ( poetry1 & read ! :ole ( ,byron1 b ,byron did him no good4 ,he took up ,wordswor?'s poems 8f curiosity1 ) no expectation ( m5tal relief40 8,i f\nd myself10 he says1 8at once bett] & happi] z ,i came "u _! influ5ce40 ,! read+ ( ,wordswor? 0 ! imm$iate occasion1 ?\gh n ! sole cause1 ( a complete *ange 9 8 way ( ?9k+1 & 8 new way ( ?9k+ l$ him to life-long associations ) o!r great m54 ,we _c tell :i* poet1 :i* ?9k]1 w d = u :at ,wordswor? did = ,mill4 ,b :ile we are "y we c take trial excursions into lit]ature until we f9d our own4 ,& :5 we d f9d our own1 ! treasure t is mo/ preci\s to our s\ls1 we %all "k x1 & "k x ! bett]1 p]haps1 if we h tri$ _m good books & fail$ to l !m4 ,if we are to rely s frankly ^u our own lik+s1 a ^w ( caution may be necess>y to help u di/+ui% lib]ty ( *oice f unreasonable lic5se4 ,we h to ask n only1 ,does ?is book int]e/ me8--b1 ,does ?is book appeal to ! be/ ta/es & emotions 9 me8 ,_m ( u1 by no means bad human be+s1 are s con/itut$ t if our eye meets ! morbid1 ! co>se1 ! s5selessly horrible1 we are fasc9at$1 we are inde$ int]e/$4 ,b x requires only ! mo/ simple self-analysis & a little hone/y1 to pull ourselves toge!r & realize t x is an unwor?y side ( u1 a side t we d n c>e to %[ our fri5ds1 :i* is be+ held at att5tion4 ,n t we ne$1 l ! /upide/ ( ! old ,puritans1 be afraid ( a book simply because x does ?rill u & make u brea?less4 ,= e bad book :i* holds ! deprav$ m9d guiltily al]t1 a good book c be f\nd1 s absorb+1 s compell+1 t beside x ! bad book is tame4 ,i once _h a pupil ^: transp>5t hone/y 0 only "o ( 8 _m lovable qualities4 ,he believ$ t 8,lit]ature0 consi/$ ( dull books writt5 by au?ors :o di$ long ago4 ,! ill-reason$ conclusion 0 8 own1 b ,i f\nd t ! raw mat]ials ( 8 error lay 9 ! prudi%ness ( "o ( 8 tea*]s4 ,:5 ,i told him t 8,huckleb]ry ,f9n10 by a v live au?or1 is lit]ature1 & t a %ort /ory by ,mrs4 ,m>y ,wilk9s-,freeman 9 a curr5t magaz9e seem$ to me lit]ature ( r>e excell5ce1 8 delight s ar\s$ 8 wits t = "s "t aft] t my "p ( ! lessons consi/$ m]ely 9 meet+ 8 en?usiasm halfway4 ,a fri5d once ask$ me :at he c\ld read to improve 8 m9d4 ,9 ! pride ( a little sup]ior wisdom1 ,i l(tily recomm5d$ ,%akespe>e4 ,8 reply 01 8,t is too deep = me40 ,a wis] c\nselor ?an ,i1 kn[+ 8 circum/ances1 w\ld n h tri$ to cultivate a spr\t+ ambition ) q s p]fect an intellectual in/rum5t4 ,b ,i /uck to my advice1 & %ortly aft] ,i _h opportunity to prove t ,i 01 if n wise1 at lea/ on ! side ( wisdom4 ,we w5t toge!r to see 8,o!llo0--f gall]y seats4 ,aft] t my fri5d read ! play & ano!r t 0 b\nd ) x4 ,%akespe>e is deep1 =soo?4 ,hamlet's soliloquy 9 ! f\r? act3 ,h[ all occasions d in=m aga9/ me1 is s pr(\nd t x is d>k5$ by its v dep?4 ,b ! play 8,hamlet0 is a /irr+ melodrama t keeps ! 8gall]y gods0 lean+ =w>d 9 _! seats4 ,! l>g] "p ( lit]ature is by dead au?ors1 because ! 8great majority0 ( ! race is dead & includes its proportionate numb] ( poets & prophets4 ,"s great books are dull except to a comp>atively few m9ds 9 c]ta9 moods4 ,b mo/ dull books by old writ]s h be5 =gott52 our ance/ors sav$ u ! tr\ble ( reject+ !m4 ,mo/ books t h surviv$ are triumphantly alive 9 all s5ses4 ,! vitality ( a book t is j born may be brief z a c&le flame4 ,! old book t is /ill bright has prov$ t its brightness is ! true lu/] ( ! metal2 else we %\ld n "k its "n4 ,,*apt] ,,ii ,,! ,,purpose ,,( ,,read+ ,! "q :y we read books is "o ( ^? va/ que/ions t ne$ no answ]4 ,z well ask1 ,:y ought we to be good8 or1 ,:y d we believe 9 a ,god8 ,! :ole univ]se ( wisdom answ]s4 ,to attempt an answ] 9 a *apt] ( a book w\ld be l turn+ a spyglass = a mom5t t[>d ! />s4 ,we take ! great simple ?+s = grant$1 l ! air we brea!4 ,9 a c\ntry t holds popul> education to be ! f\ndation ( all its lib]ties & =tunes1 we d n f9d _m p :o ne$ to be argu$ into ! belief t ! read+ ( books is good = u2 ev5 p :o d n read mu* ackn[l$ge vaguely t !y ought to read m4 ,!re are1 to be sure1 m5 ( r\gh worldly wisdom1 ev5 end[$ ) spiritual insight1 :o di/ru/ 8book le>n+0 & fall back on ! obvi\s tru? t exp]i5ce ( life is ! great tea*]4 ,su* p]sons are 9 a measure ju/ifi$ 9 _! conviction by ! numb] ( unwise human be+s :o h read mu* b to no purpose4 ,! bookful blockhead1 ignorantly read1 ,) loads ( le>n$ lumb] 9 8 head is a liv+ argum5t aga9/ m]e read+4 ,b we c meet su* argum5t by po9t+ out t ! blockhead :o _c le>n f books _c le>n mu* f life1 ei!r4 ,t sometimes useful citiz5 :om x is fa%ionable to call a ,phili/9e1 & :o calls himself a 8practical man10 (t5 has "u him a beg9n] fre% f ! s*ools1 :o is glib & confid5t 9 repeat+ booki% !ories1 b is n yet skillful 9 apply+ !m4 ,if ! practical man is ?\ghtless1 he sniffs at !ory & po9ts to 8 clumsy assi/ant z pro( ( ! uselessness ( :at is to be got f books4 ,if he is wise1 ! practical man realizes h[ mu* bett] (f he w\ld be1 h[ mu* f>!r 8 h>d "w & exp]i5ce might h c>ri$ him1 if he _h _h ! advantage ( booki% tra9+4 ,moreov]1 ! h>d-head$ skeptic1 self-made & self-secure1 :o w n traffic ) ! lit]ature t t\*es 8 life "w1 is seldom s conf9$ to 8 own little %op t he w n1 = recreation1 take holiday t\rs into ! lit]ature ( o!r m5's lives & labors4 ,! man :o does n l to read any books is1 ,i am confid5t1 seldom f\nd1 & at ! risk ( sl&]+ a patriot1 ,i w express ! d\bt :e!r he is a good citiz54 ,hone/ he may be1 b c]ta9ly n wise4 ,! human race = ?\s&s ( ye>s has be5 writ+ its exp]i5ces1 tell+ h[ x has met our ev]la/+ problems1 h[ x has /ruggl$ ) d>kness & rejoic$ 9 light4 ,:at fools we %\ld be to try to live our lives )\t ! guidance & inspiration ( ! g5]ations t h gone be=e1 )\t ! joy1 enc\ragem5t1 & sympa?y t ! be/ imag9ations ( our g5]ation are di/ill+ into words4 ,= lit]ature is simply life select$ & cond5s$ into books4 ,9 a few h\rs we c foll[ all t is record$ ( ! life ( ,jesus--! be/ t ,he did 9 ye>s ( tea*+ & suff]+ all ours = a day ( read+1 & ! m deeply ours = a lifetime ( read+ & m$itation6 ,if ! expression ( life 9 words is /rong & beautiful & true x outlives empires1 l ! olde/ books ( ! ,old ,te/am5t4 ,if x is weak or trivial or untrue1 x is =gott5 l mo/ ( ! 8/ories0 9 ye/]day's newspap]1 l mo/ ( ! novels ( la/ ye>4 ,! expression ( tru?1 ! transmission ( k & emotions betwe5 man & man f g5]ation to g5]ation1 ?is is ! purpose ( lit]ature4 ,n to read books is l be+ %ut up 9 a dungeon :ile life ru%es by outside4 ,i happ5 to be writ+ 9 ,*ri/mas week1 & ,i h read = ! t5? "t 8,a ,*ri/mas ,c>ol10 by ,dick5s1 t amaz+ allegory 9 :i* ! h>d1 bitt] facts ( life are involv$ 9 a beautiful my?1 t wiz>d's caldron 9 :i* humor bubbles & f :i* rise phantom figures ( religion & poetry4 ,c anyone d\bt t if ?is /ory 7 read by e man1 woman1 & *ild 9 ! _w1 ,*ri/mas w\ld be a happi] "t & ! feel+s ( ! race elevat$ & /r5g!n$8 ,! /ory has p[] en\gh to defeat armies1 to make revolutions 9 ! fai? ( m51 & turn ! cold m>kets ( ! _w into fe/ival sc5es ( *>ity4 ,if y "k any mean p]son1 y may be sure t he has n read 8,a ,*ri/mas ,c>ol10 or t he read x long ago & has =gott5 x4 ,i "k !re are p]sons :o pret5d t ! s5tim5tality ( ,dick5s de/roys _! int]e/ 9 him4 ,i once took a c\rse ) an ov]ref9$1 imp]fectly educat$ pr(essor ( lit]ature1 :o advis$ me t 9 "t ,i %\ld outgr[ my lik+ = ,dick5s4 ,x 0 only 8 way ( recomm5d+ to me a k9d ( fiction t ,i _h n le>n$ to l4 ,9 "t ,i did le>n to l x1 b ,i did n outgr[ ,dick5s4 ,a p]son :o c read 8,a ,*ri/mas ,c>ol0 al\d to ! end & keep 8 voice /eady is1 ,i suspect1 n a safe p]son to tru/ ) "o's purse or "o's honor4 ,x is n necess>y to argue ab\t ! value ( lit]ature or ev5 to def9e x4 ,"o way ( br++ ourselves to realize vividly :at lit]ature c d = u is to ent] ! libr>ies ( great m5 & see :at books h done = ! ackn[l$g$ lead]s ( our race4 ,y w recall ,john ,/u>t ,mill's exp]i5ce 9 read+ ,wordswor?4 ,mill 0 a man ( lett]s z well z a sci5tific economi/ & philosoph]1 & we expect to f9d t m5 ( lett]s h be5 n\ri%$ on lit]ature2 read+ mu/ necess>ily h be5 a l>ge "p ( _! pr(essional prep>ation4 ,! examples ( m5 ( action :o h be5 mold$ & inspir$ by books w p]haps be m helpful to rememb]2 = mo/ ( u are n to be writ]s or to engage 9 purely intellectual "w2 our ambitions po9t to a ?\s& diff]5t c>e]s 9 ! _w ( action4 ,illu/ration3 ,,dick5s ,l9coln 0 n prim>ily a man ( lett]s1 al?\gh he wrote noble prose on occasion1 & ! art ( expression 0 important1 p]haps indisp5sable1 9 8 political success4 ,he read deeply 9 ! law & 9 books on public que/ions4 ,= g5]al lit]ature he _h little "t1 ei!r dur+ 8 e>ly /ruggles or aft] 8 public life began1 & 8 autobiographical memor&um conta9s ! significant words3 8,education defective40 ,b ^! m significant words are f\nd 9 a lett] :i* he wrote to ,hackett1 ! play]3 8,"s ( ,%akespe>e's plays ,i h nev] read1 :ile o!rs ,i h gone ov] p]haps z frequ5tly z any unpr(essional read]4 ,among ! latt] are #8,le>1' #8,ri*>d ,,iii1' #8,h5ry ,,viii1' #8,hamlet1' &1 especially1 #8,macbe?4'0 ,if he _h n read ^! ma/]pieces1 no d\bt he w\ld h become ,presid5t j ! same & guid$ ! c\ntry ?r\gh its t]rible difficulties2 b we may be fairly sure t ! high philosophy by :i* he lift$ ! political diff]5ces ( 8 day above p>tisan qu>rels1 ! comm& ( words :i* gives 8 lett]s & spee*es lit]>y p]man5ce ap>t f _! biographical int]e/1 ! poetic exaltation ( ! ,gettysburg ,address1 ^! high] qualities ( g5ius1 beyond ! end[m5t ( any native wit1 came to ,l9coln 9 "s "p f ! read+ ( books4 ,x is important to note t he foll[$ ,frankl9's advice to read mu* b n too _m books2 ! li/ ( books m5tion$ 9 ! biographical records ( ,l9coln is n long4 ,b he w5t ov] ^? half doz5 plays 8frequ5tly40 ,we %\ld rememb]1 too1 t he bas$ 8 ideals ^u ! ,bible & 8 /yle ^u ! ,k+ ,james ,v]sion4 ,8 writ+s ab\nd 9 biblical phrases4 ,we are accu/om$ to reg>d ,l9coln z a ?9k]4 ,8 "r arm 9 ! sadde/ duty ( 8 life1 ,g5]al ,grant1 0 a man ( de$s2 z ,l9coln said ( him1 he 0 a 8copi\s work] & fight]1 b a v meag] writ] & telegraph]40 ,9 8 8,memoirs10 ,grant makes a mode/ confession ab\t 8 read+3 8,!re is a f9e libr>y connect$ ) ! ,academy ,we/ ,po9t f :i* cadets c get books to read 9 _! qu>t]s4 ,i devot$ m "t to ^! ?an to books relat+ to ! c\rse ( /udies4 ,mu* ( ! "t1 ,i am sorry to say1 0 devot$ to novels1 b n ^? ( a tra%y sort4 ,i read all ( ,bulw]'s !n publi%$1 ,coop]'s1 ,m>ryat's1 ,scott's1 ,wa%+ton ,irv+'s works1 ,lev]'s1 & _m o!rs t ,i d n n[ rememb]40 ,grant 0 n a %9+ light 9 8 s*ool days1 nor inde$ 9 8 life until ! ,civil ,w>1 & at fir/ sight he is n a /rik+ example ( a great man influ5c$ by books4 ,yet :o c d5y t ! fruit ( t e>ly read+ is to be f\nd 9 8 8,memoirs10 9 :i* a man ( action unus$ to writ+ & call$ ^u to n>rate great ev5ts1 discov]s an easy adequate /yle8 ,!re is a dang]\s k9d ( conjecture 9 :i* _m biograph]s indulge :5 !y try to relate logically ! scatt]$ ev5ts ( a man's life4 ,a conjectur$ relation is set d[n z a prov$ or unque/ion$ relation4 ,i %all say some?+ ab\t ?is 9 ! *apt] on biography1 & ,i d n wi% to violate my own tea*+s4 ,b we may1 )\t h>m1 haz>d ! sugge/ion1 :i* is only a sugge/ion1 t "s ( ! *ivalry ( ,scott's h]oes wove itself into ,grant's in/9cts & inspir$ ?is bus9esslike1 mod]n g5]al1 9 ! days :5 polit5ess has lo/ "s ( its fl\ri%1 to be ! great g5tleman he 0 at ,appomattox :5 he quietly wrote into ! t]ms ( ! surr5d] t ! ,conf$]ate (fic]s %\ld keep _! side arms4 ,/ev5son's acc\nt ( ! episode 9 8 essay on 8,g5tlem50 is height5$1 ?\gh n above ! dignity ( ! facts1 c]ta9ly n to a degree t is untrue to ! facts z !y are to be read 9 ,grant's simple n>rative4 ,s9ce ,i h agre$ n to say 8ought to read10 ,i w only express ! hope t ! quotation f ,/ev5son w lead y to ! essay & to ! volume t conta9s x4 8,on ! day ( ! capitulation1 ,lee wore 8 pres5tation sword2 x 0 ! fir/ ?+ t ,grant obs]v$1 & f t mom5t he _h b "o ?\ght3 h[ to avoid tak+ x4 ,a man1 :o %\ld p]haps h _h ! nature ( an angel1 b assur$ly n ! special virtues ( a g5tleman1 might h receiv$ ! sword1 & no m words ab\t x3 he w\ld h done well 9 a pla9 way4 ,"o :o wi%$ to be a g5tleman1 & knew n h[1 might h receiv$ & return$ x3 he w\ld h done infam\sly ill1 he w\ld h prov$ himself a cad2 tak+ ! /age = himself1 leav+ to 8 adv]s>y confusion ( c\nt5ance & ! ungraceful po/ure ( a man condemn$ to (f] ?anks4 ,grant1 )\t a ^w said1 add$ to ! t]ms ?is article3 #8,all (fic]s to reta9 _! side arms'2 & ! problem 0 solv$ & ,lee kept 8 sword1 & ,grant w5t d[n to po/]ity1 n p]haps a f9e g5tleman1 b a great "o40 ,napoleon1 :o ( all m5 ( mighty de$s aft] ,julius ,cs> _h ! greate/ intellect1 0 a tireless read]1 & s9ce he ne$$ only f\r or five h\rs' sleep 9 tw5ty-f\r he f\nd "t to read 9 ! mid/ ( 8 prodigi\s activities4 ,n[adays ^? ( u :o are prep>+ to conqu] ! _w are taught to /r5g!n ourselves = ! task by gett+ pl5ty ( sleep4 ,napoleon's dev\r+ eyes read f> into ! night2 :5 he 0 9 ! field 8 secret>ies =w>d$ a /ream ( books to 8 headqu>t]s2 & if he 0 left )\t a new volume to beg91 "s und]l+ _h to be> 8 imp]ial displeasure4 ,no wond] t 8 bra9 conta9$ s _m ideas t1 z ! %>p-tongu$ poet1 ,he9e1 said1 "o ( 8 less] ?\ghts w\ld keep all ! s*ol>s & pr(essors 9 ,g]many busy all _! lives mak+ comm5t>ies on x4 ,9 ,frankl9's 8,autobiography0 we h an unusually cle> /atem5t ( ! debt ( a man ( affairs to lit]ature3 8,f a *ild ,i 0 fond ( read+1 & all ! little money t came into my h&s 0 ev] laid out 9 books4 ,pleas$ ) ! #8,pilgrim's ,progress1' my fir/ collection 0 ( ,john ,bunyan's works 9 sep>ate little volumes4444 ,my fa!r's little libr>y consi/$ *iefly ( books 9 polemic div9ity1 mo/ ( :i* ,i read1 & h s9ce (t5 regrett$ t1 at a "t :5 ,i _h su* a ?ir/ = k1 m prop] books _h n fall5 9 my way1 s9ce x 0 n[ resolv$ t ,i %\ld n be a cl]gyman4 #8,plut>*'s ,lives' !re 0 9 :i* ,i read abundantly1 & ,i /ill ?9k t "t sp5t to great advantage4 ,!re 0 also a book ( ,de ,foe's1 call$ an #8,essay on ,projects1' & ano!r ( ,dr4 ,ma!r's1 call$ #8,essays to d ,good1' :i* p]haps gave me a turn ( ?9k+ t _h an influ5ce on "s ( ! pr9cipal future ev5ts ( my life40 ,x is n surpris+ to f9d t ! mo/ v]satile ( v]satile ,am]icans read ,de ,foe's 8,essay on ,projects10 :i* conta9s practical sugge/ions on a score ( subjects1 f bank+ & insurance to national academies4 ,9 ,cotton ,ma!r's 8,essays to d ,good0 is ! g]m p]haps ( ! s5sible morality ( ,frankl9's 8,poor ,ri*>d40 ,! /ory ( h[ ,frankl9 gave 8 nights to ! /udy ( ,addison & by imitat+ ! ,spectator pap]s taught himself to write1 is ! be/ ( lessons 9 self-cultivation 9 ,engli%4 ,! 8,autobiography0 is pro( ( h[ well he le>n$1 n ,addison's /yle1 :i* 0 suit$ to ,joseph ,addison & n to ,b5jam9 ,frankl91 b a cle>1 firm mann] ( writ+4 ,9 ,frankl9's case we c see n only :at he ow$ to books1 b h[ "o side ( 8 f9e1 responsive m9d 0 />v$ because1 z he put x1 m prop] books did n fall 9 8 way4 ,! bl9d side ( ,frankl9's great intellect 0 8 lack ( religi\s imag9ation4 ,?is defect may be acc\nt$ = by ! =bidd+ nature ( ! religi\s books 9 8 fa!r's libr>y4 ,repell$ by ! dull disc\rses1 ! "y man miss$ ! religi\s exaltation & poetic my/icism :i* ! ,new ,engl& div9es conceal$ 9 _! polemic argum5t4 ,frankl9's lik+ = ,bunyan & 8 confession t 8 fa!r's disc\ragem5t kept him f be+ a poet1 8mo/ probably10 he says1 8a v bad "o10 %[ t he w\ld h respond$ to ! "r k9d ( religi\s lit]ature1 & n h rema9$ all 8 life su* a complac5t rationali/4 ,if x is cle> t ! purpose ( read+ is to put ourselves 9 communication ) ! be/ m9ds ( our race1 we ne$ g no f>!r = a def9ition ( 8good read+40 ,:atev] human be+s h said well 9 words is lit]ature1 :e!r x be ! ,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce or a love /ory4 ,read+ consi/s 9 no?+ m ?an 9 tak+ "o ( ! volumes 9 :i* somebody has said some?+ well1 op5+ x on "o's knee1 & beg9n+4 ,we take x = grant$1 !n1 t we "k :y we read4 ,we %all pres5tly discuss "s books :i* we %all l to read4 ,b be=e we come to an exam9ation ( c]ta9 k9ds ( lit]ature & c]ta9 ( its great qualities1 we may ask "o fur!r "q3 ,h[ %all we read8 ,"o answ] is t we %\ld read ) z mu* ( ourselves z a book w>rants1 ) ! "p ( ourselves t a book dem&s4 ,mrs4 ,br[n+ says3 ,we get no good ,by be+ ung5]\s1 ev5 to a book1 ,& calculat+ pr(its--s mu* help ,by s mu* read+4 ,x is r :5 ,we glori\sly =get ourselves1 & plunge ,s\l-=w>d1 headlong1 into a book's pr(\nd1 ,impassion$ = its beauty1 & salt ( tru?-- ',tis !n we get ! "r good f a book4 ,we sometimes "k exactly :at we wi% to get f a book1 especially if x is a volume ( in=mation on a def9ite subject4 ,b ! great book is full ( treasures t "o does n delib]ately seek1 & :i* inde$ "o may miss altoge!r on ! fir/ j\rney ?r\gh4 ,x is almo/ nons5sical to say3 ,read ,macaulay = cle>ness1 ,c>lyle = p[]1 ,?ack]ay = ease4 ,lit]>y excell5ce is n sep>at$ & bottl$ up 9 any su* drug-%op array4 ,if ,macaulay is a ma/] ( cle>ness x is because he is mu* else besides4 ,unless we read a man = all !re is 9 him1 we get v little1 we meet1 n a liv+ human be+1 n a vital book1 b some?+ dead1 dismemb]$1 disorganiz$4 ,we d n read ,?ack]ay = ease2 we read him = ,?ack]ay & enjoy 8 ease by ! way4 ,we mu/ read a book = all !re is 9 x or we %all get little or no?+4 ,to be ma/]s ( books we mu/ h le>n$ to let books ma/] u4 ,?is is true ( books t we are requir$ to read1 su* z text books1 & ( ^? we read volunt>ily & at leisure4 ,! law ( read+ is to give a book its due & a little m4 ,! art ( read+ is to "k h[ to apply ?is law4 ,= !re is an art ( read+1 = ea* ( u to le>n = himself1 a private way ( mak+ ! acqua9tance ( books4 ,macaulay1 ^: m9d 0 nev] hurri$ nor confus$1 le>n$ to read v rapidly1 to absorb a page at a glance4 ,a di/+ui%$ pr(essor1 :o has sp5t 8 life 9 ! mo/ m9utely te*nical s*ol>%ip1 surpris$ u "o day by comm5d+ to 8 classes ! f9e art ( 8skipp+40 ,_m good books1 includ+ "s mo/ m]itori\s 8?ree-deck]0 novels1 h _! pr(itless pages1 & x is useful to "k by a k9d ( practic$ in/9ct :]e to pause & r]ead & :]e to run lightly & rapidly ov] ! page4 ,x is a useful accompli%m5t n only 9 ! read+ ( fiction1 b 9 ! bus9ess ( life1 to ! man ( affairs :o mu/ get ! gi/ ( a mass ( writt5 matt]1 & to ! /ud5t ( any special subject4 ,usually1 ( c\rse1 a book t is wor? read+ at all is wor? read+ c>efully4 ,?or\ghness ( read+ is ! fir/ ?+ to prea* & to practice1 & x is p]haps dang]\s to sugge/ to a beg9n] t any book %\ld be skimm$4 ,! sugge/ion w s]ve its purpose if x indicates t !re are ways to read1 t practice 9 read+ is l practice 9 any?+ else2 ! m "o does1 & ! m intellig5tly "o does x1 ! f>!r & m easily "o c g4 ,9 ! be/ read+--t is1 ! mo/ ?\ghtful read+ ( ! mo/ ?\ghtful books1 att5tion is necess>y4 ,x is ev5 necess>y t we %\ld read "s works1 "s passages1 s (t5 & ) su* close application t we commit !m to memory4 ,x is said t ! habit ( le>n+ pieces by he>t is n s preval5t z x us$ to be4 ,i hope t ?is is n s4 ,:at6 h y no poems by he>t1 no great songs1 no v]ses f ! ,bible1 no spee*es f ,%akespe>e8 ,!n y h n begun to read1 y h n le>n$ h[ to read4 ,we h said en\gh1 p]haps1 ( ! !ories ( read+4 ,! "o lesson t seems mo/ obvi\s is t we mu/ come close to lit]ature4 ,!re=e we %all pause no long] on g5]al consid]ations1 b ent] at once ! libr>y :]e ! liv+ books are rang$ ^u ! %elves4 ,,*apt] ,,iii ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,fiction ,our reason = consid]+ prose fiction be=e ! o!r dep>tm5ts ( lit]ature is n t fiction is ( greate/ importance1 b t x is ! bran* ( lit]ature mo/ widely kn[n & enjoy$4 ,pret5d z we may to pref] poetry & 8solid books0 7z if good fiction lack$ solidity67 mo/ ( u h read m novels ?an hi/ories1 m %ort /ories ?an poems4 ,! good old ,quak] :o wrote a dull hi/ory ( ,nantucket c\ld n und]/& :y ! "y p pref]r$ novels to 8 v]aci\s *ronicle2 :i* 0 ! same z say+ t he did n und]/& "y p1 or old p1 ei!r4 ,s9ce ! beg9n+ ( record$ human hi/ory ! _w has ga!r$ eag]ly ab\t ! knees ( its /ory-tell]s1 & to ! end ( ! race x w cont9ue to applaud & honor ! skillful inv5tor ( fiction4 ,!re 0 a "t :5 prea*]s & tea*]s1 at lea/ ^? ( ! ,engli%-speak+ nations1 _h a somb] view ( life & look$ ) di/ru/ on pleasant arts2 & no d\bt !y 7 "r 9 hold+ t if /ories take our ?\ghts (f ! great realities1 we _c af=d to ab&on our m9ds to su* toys & trivial inv5tions4 ,b ! sev]e morali/s nev] made out a good case aga9/ ! arts2 !y c\ld n prove t joy & laught] & light ent]ta9m5t int]f]$ ) high ?9k+ & "r liv+2 & 9 "t !y r$iscov]$1 :at o!r wise m5 _h nev] =gott51 t art is good = ! s\l4 ,9 ! pa/ c5tury ! novel has tak5 all k = its prov9ce & has alli$ itself to ! labors ( prophets1 prea*]s1 & educators4 ,! philosoph] f9ds t "s ( ! great speculative m9ds h utt]$ _! ?\ghts 9 ! =m ( arti/ic fiction4 ,! true s*ol> no long] conf9es himself to annotat+ ! fictions ( ! ,greeks & ,romans & ! e/abli%$ classics ( 8 race4 ,he sees 9 ! be/ art ( 8 contempor>ies ! same ef=t ( ! human s\l to express itself :i* in=m$ ! anci5t ma/]pieces4 ,jane ,au/51 ^: delicate novels inspir$ /rong] writ]s ?an %e1 :o by h] g5tl5ess & tru? influ5c$ creative p[]s great] ?an h] own1 :imsically recogniz$ & p]haps help$ to remove ! p$antic prejudice aga9/ fiction4 ,! foll[+ passage f 8,nor?ang] ,abbey0 w give a ta/e ( t delici\s book4 ,x is a quiet satire on ! absurdly romantic su* z is /ill manufactur$ & sold by ! million copies to read]s :o1 "o may suppose1 h n _h ! good =tune to read ,jane ,au/54 ,! h]o9es ( 8,nor?ang] ,abbey10 ,ca!r9e & ,isabella1 8%ut !mselves up to read novels toge!r4 ,yes1 novels2 = ,i w n adopt t ung5]\s & impolitic cu/om1 s common ) novel writ]s1 ( degrad+1 by _! contemptu\s c5sure1 ! v p]=mances to ! numb] ( :i* !y are !mselves add+2 jo9+ ) _! greate/ enemies 9 be/[+ ! h>%e/ epi!ts on su* works1 & sc>cely ev] p]mitt+ !m to be read by _! own h]o9e1 :o1 if %e accid5tally take up a novel1 is sure to turn ov] its insipid pages ) disgu/4 ,alas6 if ! h]o9e ( "o novel be n patroniz$ by ! h]o9e ( ano!r1 f :om c %e expect protection & reg>d8 ,i _c approve ( x4 ,let u leave x to ! review]s to abuse su* effusions ( fancy at _! leisure1 & ov] e new novel to talk 9 ?readb>e /ra9s ( ! tra% ) :i* ! press n[ groans4 ,let u n des]t "o ano!r2 we are an injur$ body4 ,al?\gh our productions h af=d$ m ext5sive & unaffect$ pleasure ?an ^? ( any o!r lit]>y corporation 9 ! _w1 no species ( composition has be5 s mu* decri$4 ,f pride1 ignorance1 or fa%ion1 our foes are almo/ z _m z our read]s2 & :ile ! abilities ( ! n9e-hundr$? abridg] ( ! #8,hi/ory ( ,engl&1' or ( ! man :o collects & publi%es 9 a volume "s doz5 l9es ( ,milton1 ,pope1 & ,prior1 ) a pap] f ! ,spectator1 & a *apt] f ,/]ne1 are eulogiz$ by a ?\s& p5s1 !re seems almo/ a g5]al wi% ( decry+ ! capacity & und]valu+ ! labor ( ! noveli/1 & ( slight+ ! p]=mances :i* h only g5ius1 wit1 & ta/e to recomm5d !m4 #8,i am no novel read]2 ,i seldom look into novels2 d n imag9e t ,i (t5 read novels2 x is really v well = a novel4' ,su* is ! common cant4 #8,& :at are y read+1 ,miss ----8' #8,oh1 x is only a novel6' replies ! "y lady2 :ile %e lays d[n h] book ) affect$ indiff]5ce1 or mom5t>y %ame4 #8,x is only 8,cecilia10 or 8,camilla10 or 8,bel9da10' or1 9 %ort1 only "s "w 9 :i* ! greate/ p[]s ( ! m9d are display$1 9 :i* ! mo/ ?or\gh k ( human nature1 ! happie/ del9eation ( its v>ieties1 ! livelie/ effusions ( wit & humor1 are convey$ to ! _w 9 ! be/ *os5 language40 ,s9ce t 0 writt5 ! novel has ov]ridd5 its detractors by %e] bulk & p[]4 ,! greate/ man 9 ,russia1 ,tol/oi1 is1 or 01 a noveli/4 ,! greate/ poet & ?9k] alive b ye/]day 9 ,engl&1 ,george ,m]$i?1 0 a noveli/4 ,( ! two wise/ liv+ writ]s 9 ,am]ica1 "o1 ,mr4 ,william ,dean ,h[ells1 is a noveli/1 & ! o!r1 ,m>k ,twa91 :om "o h>dly kn[s h[ to rank or label1 has done a "p ( 8 be/ writ+ 9 ! =m ( fiction4 ,we no long] "q ! p[] & dignity ( ! novel4 ,our only conc]n is to discrim9ate good /ories f bad & get ! greate/ delight & pr(it f ! good4 ,to br+ our discussion to a vital example1 let u consid] ,?ack]ay's 8,h5ry ,esmond10 an all b p]fect fiction1 9 :i* e elem5t ( excell5t n>rative is pres5t4 ,! fir/ elem5t is plot4 ,a /ory mu/ beg9 9 an int]e/+ set ( circum/ances & arrive by a s]ies ( ev5ts to a conclusion t satisfies4 ,! plot ( 8,esmond0 is unusually well made1 & x is compos$ ( ri* matt]4 ,f ! fir/ *apt] 9 :i* ,h5ry is introduc$ to u z 8no s]vant1 ?\gh a dep5d5t1 no relative1 ?\gh he bore ! "n & inh]it$ ! blood ( ! h\se0--a y\? ) a my/]y--on ?r\gh ! s*emes = ! re/oration ( ! ,/u>t ,k+1 ?r\gh ,esmond's unsuccessful rivalry ) ! o!r suitors ( ,beatrice1 to ! end ( ! high intrigues ( politics & ! quiet conclusion ( ,esmond's c>e]1 ! /ory moves /eadily ) well-mann]$ leisure4 ,x takes its own "t1 b x takes ! "r "t1 sl[ :5 ev5ts are prep>+1 rapid & fla%+ :5 ev5ts come to a crisis4 ,! great crisis1 :5 ,esmond ov]takes ! pr9ce at ,ca/lewood1 breaks 8 sword & r5\nces bo? allegiance to ! ,/u>ts & 8 own bir?right1 is "o ( ! supreme dramatic sc5es 9 lit]ature4 ,!re ,?ack]ay mat*es1 ev5 excels1 ,scott & ,dumas4 ,& su* is ! v>iety ( 8 p[] t on o!r pages he writes brilliant & witty com$y surpass$ only by ! light] plays ( ,%akespe>e1 on yet o!r pages he gives compact lucid summ>y ( ev5ts1 ! skill ( :i* an hi/orian might envy1 & aga9 he writes pages ( comm5t on human "* :i* equal ! be/ pages ( ,esmond's fri5d1 8! fam\s ,mr4 ,joseph ,addison40 ,! actors 9 ^! ev5ts are z di/9ct & memorable z any 9 hi/ory or z any 9 life4 ,x w\ld be impossible = a read] n well acqua9t$ ) ! age ( ,que5 ,anne to tell :i* ( ! p]sonages 9 ! book once mov$ 9 ! fle% & :i* ,?ack]ay creat$4 ,& read]s :o h a wide acqua9tance ) ! _w & h kn[n _m ( its sons & daught]s w f9d 9 _! gall]y ( memories no brilliant & he>tless woman :om !y seem to rememb] ) m s5se ( intimacy & und]/&+ ?an ! woman :o l$ ,mr4 ,esmond su* an uncom=table dance & 0 ! means ( defeat+ ,/u>t ambitions--,beatrice ,esmond4 ,h[ are ^! p]sonages ( a fiction made to seem s lifelike8 ,g5ius only c answ]1 & g5ius is (t5 unaw>e by j :at devices a "* is made to take on its own life & to walk1 z x 71 indep5d5t ( ! au?or4 ,"o ?+ is g5]ally true ( *>act]s t /rike u z real3 !y talk ea* 9 a /yle ( 8 own1 & yet !y talk 8l folks40 ,! ?+ t !y d may be f> remov$ f any?+ 9 our exp]i5ce1 a soldi] may be talk+ to a k+1 ,esmond may be speak+ 9 noble ang] to ! pr9ce2 we feel someh[ t ! words on ! page h 9 !m ! s\nd ( ! human voice1 t a man plac$ 9 su* circum/ances w\ld ?9k & speak z ! noveli/ makes him speak4 ,9 a good novel human be+s1 ^: emotions repres5t & idealize our own1 act & talk amid intelligible circum/ances & ent]ta9+ ev5ts4 ,^! p]sons1 s9ce !y seem real1 are visible to ! eye ( fancy & ! ev5ts happ5 9 sc5es--! divisions ( a drama are call$ 8sc5es0--:i* /rike ! imag9ation z if !y 7 actually /rik+ ! s5ses4 ,ea* p]son is recognizable by look & ge/ure2 ea* place is di/9ct f all o!r places1 z ! room y sit 9 & ! /reet beyond y\r w9d[ are diff]5t f all o!r rooms & all o!r highways 9 ! _w4 ,our ma/] ( /ory tell+ is a ma/] ( description4 ,an unskillful au?or tries to p]suade u t a woman is beautiful by m]ely ass]t+ x1 & 8 ass]tion makes no impression on u because x appeals to ! "p ( our bra9 t collects in=mation & n ! "p t sees pictures4 ,b ,?ack]ay pa9ts ,miss ,beatrice tripp+ d[n ! /airs to greet ,esmond1 & no eye t has se5 h] ?r\gh ,?ack]ay's words b c recall ! portrait at w4 ,fur!r description ( ,beatrice accompanies ! action all ?r\gh ! book & no "o c tell1 or c>es to tell1 :]e n>ration pauses & description beg9s4 ,no "o c tell1 ei!r1 :]e out ( all ?is em]ges t quality ( writ+ call$ /yle4 ,mann] ( expression is n a sep>able %ell 9 :i* ! /uff is conta9$ l a k]nel4 ,! mann] is 9 ! sub/ance4 ,yet !re is a *>m ( words felt = itself :i* seems to lie above & ar\nd ! ?+ convey$4 ,9 o!r books ,?ack]ay loses 8 plot1 & sometimes app>5tly =gets 8 *>act]s1 & yet he c>ries ! read] on by virtue ( say+ ?+s compell+ly & invit+ly4 ,:51 z 9 8,esmond10 ! ord] ( action is s satisfy+ & ! p are s int]e/+ to wat* & be )1 & 9 addition e page is a delight to ! e>1 !n lit]>y excell5ce is complete4 ,illu/ration3 ,,?ack]ay ,"h1 unit$ 9 "o book1 are ! elem5ts ( fiction--plot1 "*1 description & /yle4 ,& f ^! elem5ts1 h[ev] bl5d$1 !re results a total value1 ! measure ( a book's importance 9 relation to ! o!r ?+s 9 life4 ,?is value is ess5tially moral1 n s mu* because lit]ature is "u peculi> obligations to prea* & tea* morality z because x is "p ( life & ! fundam5tal ?+s 9 life are moral 9 ! l>ge s5se ( ! ^w4 ,x is z impossible to ?9k ( a fiction :i* %all be nei!r moral nor immoral z to ?9k ( an act :i* %all be1 9 ! mod]n mean+less ^w1 unmoral4 ,ev5 a v slight fiction1 l a trivial act1 weighs on "o side or ! o!r4 ,all ! be/ ( our noveli/s h be5 fully consci\s ( _! e?ical obligations to _! read]s4 ,hav+ ?\ght deeply en\gh ab\t life to write ab\t x1 !y c\ld n h fail$ to ?9k deeply ab\t _! pr(essional responsibility1 _! "p 9 life4 ,i am go+ to quote at l5g? a passage f ,an?ony ,trollope's 8,life ( ,?ack]ay0 9 ! s]ies ( biographies kn[n z ,engli% ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,! "y read] c f9d no bett] book ab\t ! novel ?an ?is acc\nt ( "o great noveli/ by ano!r4 ,9 spite ( a curr5t idea t %op-talk is n int]e/+1 a ?\ghtful craftsman talk+ ab\t 8 "w is likely to be at 8 be/4 ,moreov]1 ,trollope's judgm5ts on ! moral obligation ( ! noveli/ are especially wor?y ( confid5ce1 = he is no heavy-h&$ prea*]1 no metaphysical critic1 b a broad-m9d$ humori/1 an affectionate /ud5t ( human nature1 a *e]ful workman :o reg>d$ 8 own books 9 a mode/ bus9esslike way4 8,i h said previ\sly10 says ,trollope1 8t x is ! bus9ess ( a novel to in/ruct 9 morals & to amuse4 ,i w g fur!r1 & w add1 hav+ be5 = _m ye>s a prolific writ] ( novels myself1 t ,i reg>d him :o c put himself into close communication ) "y p ye> aft] ye> )\t mak+ "s attempt to d !m good1 z a v sorry fell[ inde$4 ,h[ev] poor y\r matt] may be1 h[ev] ne> y may come to t #8fooli%e/ ( exi/+ mortals1' z ,c>lyle presumes "s un=tunate noveli/ to be1 /ill1 if !re be ^? :o read y\r works1 !y w und\bt$ly be m or less influ5c$ by :at !y f9d !re4 ,& x is because ! noveli/ amuses t he mu/ be influ5tial4 ,! s]mon too (t5 has no su* effect1 because x is appli$ ) ! decl>$ int5tion ( hav+ x4 ,! palpable & ov]t dose ! *ild rejects2 b t :i* is cunn+ly ins9uat$ by ! aid ( jam or honey is accept$ unconsci\sly1 & goes on ^u its curative mission4 ,s x is ) ! novel4 ,x is tak5 because ( its jam & honey4 ,b1 unlike ! hone/ & simple jam & honey ( ! h\sehold cupbo>d1 x is nev] unmix$ ) physic4 ,!re w be ! dose )9 x1 ei!r curative or poison\s4 ,! girl w be taught mode/y or immode/y1 tru? or falsehood2 ! lad w be taught honor or di%onor1 simplicity or affectation4 ,)\t ! lesson ! amusem5t w n be !re4 ,!re are novels :i* c]ta9ly c tea* no?+2 b !n nei!r c !y amuse any "o4 8,i %\ld be said to insi/ absurdly on ! p[] ( my own frat]nity if ,i 7 to decl>e t ! bulk ( ! "y p 9 ! upp] & middle classes receive _! moral tea*+ *iefly f ! novels !y read4 ,mo!rs w\ld no d\bt ?9k ( _! own sweet tea*+2 fa!rs ( ! examples :i* !y set2 & s*oolma/]s ( ! excell5ce ( _! in/ructions4 ,happy is ! c\ntry t has su* mo!rs1 fa!rs1 & s*oolma/]s6 ,b ! noveli/ creeps 9 clos] ?an ! s*oolma/]1 clos] ?an ! fa!r1 clos] almo/ ?an ! "m4 ,he is ! *os5 guide1 ! tutor :om ! "y pupil *ooses = h]self4 ,%e retires ) him1 suspect+ no lesson1 safe aga9/ rebuke1 ?r[+ h]self head & he>t into ! n>ration z %e c h>dly d into h] task "w2 & !re %e is taught--h[ %e %all le>n to love2 h[ %e %all receive ! lov] :5 he comes2 h[ f> %e %\ld advance to meet ! joy2 :y %e %\ld be retic5t1 & n ?r[ h]self at once into ?is new delight4 ,x is ! same ) ! "y man1 ?\gh he w\ld be m prone ev5 ?an %e to reject ! suspicion ( su* tutor%ip4 ,b he1 too1 w le>n ei!r to speak ! tru?1 or to lie2 & w receive f 8 novel lessons ei!r ( real manl9ess1 or ( t affect$ api%ness & tailor-begott5 demeanor :i* too _m pr(essors ( ! craft give out z _! de>e/ precepts4 8,at any rate ! close int]c\rse is admitt$4 ,:]e is ! h\se n[ f :i* novels are taboo$8 ,is x n common to all[ !m almo/ indiscrim9ately1 s t "y & old ea* *ooses 8 own novel8 ,%all he1 !n1 to :om ?is close fell[%ip is all[$--?is inn] confid5ce--%all he n be c>eful :at words he uses1 & :at ?\ghts he expresses1 :5 he sits 9 c\ncil ) 8 "y fri5d8444 ,a noveli/ has two modes ( tea*+--by good example or bad4 ,x is n to be suppos$ t because ! p]son treat$ ( be evil1 !re=e ! precept w be evil4 ,if s1 "s p]sonages ) :om we h be5 acqua9t$ f our y\? upw>d w\ld h be5 omitt$ 9 our e>ly lessons4 ,x may be a "q :e!r ! tea*+ is n m efficaci\s :i* comes f an evil example4 ,:at /ory 0 ev] m p[]ful 9 %[+ ! beauty ( fem99e retic5ce1 & ! horrors ( fem99e evildo+1 ?an ! fate ( ,effie ,deans 9 8,! ,he>t ( ,midlo?ian0 by ,scott4 ,! #8,templ>' 9 ,scott's 8,ivanhoe0 w\ld h betray$ a woman to 8 lu/1 b has n enc\rag$ o!rs by ! fre$om ( 8 life4 #8,v>ney' 9 ,scott's 8,k5ilwor?0 0 utt]ly bad--b ?\gh a gay c\rti]1 he has entic$ no o!rs to g ! way he w5t4 ,s has x be5 ) ,?ack]ay4 ,8 examples h g5]ally be5 ( t k9d--b !y h all be5 efficaci\s 9 _! tea*+ on ! side ( mode/y & manl9ess1 tru?1 & simplicity40 ,to return to ! elem5ts ( ! novel1 plot1 "*1 description1 /yle1 if we ?9k ( a score ( great novels t h _h _m read]s = _m ye>s1 we %all see t "s noveli/s are bless$ ) g5ius = "o elem5t m ?an = ano!r1 or t !y h *os5 to put _! en]gies into "o or ! o!r4 ,& we %all see1 too1 t few novels are p]fect1 few z ne>ly p]fect z 8,esmond10 & t we %\ld n expect !m to be4 ,all t we ne$ dem& is t a writ] give u en\gh ( some?+ to make ! read+ ( 8 book wor? :ile4 ,no rules t h s f> be5 laid d[n ab\t ! requirem5ts ( fiction are f9al or f ! read]'s po9t ( view ( great assi/ance4 ,"s ( u h made up our m9ds t ! ,engli% novel is gr[+ m %apely & well con/ruct$3 ,mr4 ,w4 ,d4 ,h[ells1 = in/ance1 by precept & practice1 & "s o!r noveli/s & critics :o are "u ! influ5ce ( ,fr5* fiction1 insi/ on con/ruction & =m & simplicity ( plot4 ,!n 9 spite ( all 8t5d5cies0 & rules ( fiction1 along comes ,mr4 ,william ,de ,morgan ) ?ree novels :i* might h be5 writt5 fifty ye>s ago1 & w9s in/antane\s & des]v$ success z a new noveli/--at ! age ( sev5ty4 ,8 plots are z wayw>d & leisurely z mo/ ( ,?ack]ay's1 8 p are human1 & 8 discursive individual /yle is z fre% z if noveli/s _h n be5 fill+ ! _w ) books = two c5turies4 8,joseph ,vance0 & 8,alice-=-,%ort0 prove h[ inconsid]ate g5ius is ( rules made by critics & h[ f> is ! 8old-fa%ion$0 novel f hav+ gone /ale & fall5 on evil days4 ,s long z a plot has vitality ( "s k9d1 tru? to life1 or +5uity1 or dramatic p[]1 x makes no diff]5ce to ! m]e read] :at mat]ial ! noveli/ *ooses4 ,tw5ty ye>s ago !re 0 a /range conte/ betwe5 reali/s & romantici/s4 ,! reali/s1 or z !y sometimes call !mselves1 8naturali/s10 take ! simpl] facts ( common life & weave !m into /ories4 ,! romantici/ selects f highly color$ epo*s ( hi/ory1 or f no-man's l&1 or f ! m unusual circum/ances ( actual life1 su* />tl+ adv5tures1 su* well-jo9$ incid5ts1 su* my/]ies1 surprises1 & dramatic revelations z we d n meet ) 9 ord9>y times & places4 ,?ack]ay is a romantici/ 9 8,h5ry ,esmond10 a reali/ 9 8,p5d5nis0 & 8,! ,newcomes40 ,scott's novels are romantic4 ,^? ( ,trollope1 ( ,mr4 ,h5ry ,james1 ( ,mr4 ,w4 ,d4 ,h[ells are reali/ic4 ,!re is no %>p l9e betwe5 ! two4 ,dick5s f\nd extraord9>y romance 9 ord9>y ,london /reets1 :i* he knew ) j\rnali/ic realism to ! la/ brick & cobble/one4 ,9 8,bleak ,h\se10 he says1 he 8purposely dwelt ^u ! romantic side ( famili> ?+s40 ,b1 ?\gh he may h consid]$ ?is book a special que/ = ! romantic 9 real life1 x does n diff] 9 ! k9d or ! proportion ( its romanticism f a doz5 o!rs ( 8 novels4 ,x is no m romantic ?an 8,david ,copp]field0 or 8,! ,old ,curiosity ,%op10 no less romantic ?an ! hi/orical fiction1 8,a ,tale ( ,two ,cities40 ,8 imag9ation p5etrat$ life1 real or unreal1 famili> or remote1 & f\nd x ri* ) plot & subplot2 he t\*$ ! slums ) 8 my?mak]'s w&1 & 9 ob$i5ce to 8 t\* ! *ildr5 ( ! /reets & d>k t5em5ts became h]oes ( /range adv5ture1 mov+ ?r\gh my/]ies z v>i$ & wond]ful z fairyl&4 ,because ,dick5s lov$ human be+s & und]/ood _! ev]yday sorr[ & happ9ess1 he wr\ght into ! great fabric ( 8 plots a multitude ( p z real1 z l to u & our fri5ds1 z c be f\nd 9 ! "w ( ! mo/ ?or\gh-go+ reali/2 he reflects1 too1 l ! av[$ reali/1 ! social & political problems ( 8 own times4 ,he is bo? romantici/ & reali/4 ,s also are 8 contempor>ies1 ! ,bront si/]s & ,*>les ,reade4 ,& _! greate/ successors 9 ! ,engli% novel1 ,?omas ,h>dy & ,george ,m]$i?1 are equally ma/]s ( common social facts1 human nature 9 its daily aspects1 & ( ! highly color$1 ! picturesque1 ! my/]y1 ! surprise1 ! dramatic complexity ( ev5ts4 ,! g5ius ( ,engli% fiction 9 mo/ ( its p[]ful expon5ts has ?is dual "* ( romance & realism4 8,rob9son ,crusoe0 is a romantic adv5ture2 its sc5e is transport$ f> away f human life to a solitude su* z only ! w&]]'s eye has look$ ^u2 ! read] is tak5 bodily into ano!r _w4 ,yet ,defoe is ! fir/ great reali/ 9 ,engli% prose fiction2 he piles detail ^u detail1 gives an exact inv5tory ( ,crusoe's possessions1 & compels belief 9 ! /ory z 9 a *ronicle ( ev5ts t really happ5$4 ,lat] 9 ! eighte5? c5tury appe>$ ,ri*>dson's 8,cl>issa ,h>l[e10 a va/ romantic trag$y1 :i* held ! att5tion ( all novel read]s ( ! "t2 ! /ory 0 publi%$ 9 p>ts1 & :5 x 0 le>n$ be=e ! la/ "p 0 pr9t$ t ! end+ 0 to be tragic1 ladies wrote to ,ri*>dson begg+ him to br+ 8 h]o9e out ( h] difficulties & all[ h] to 8live happily ev] aft]40 ,! plot ( ?is novel is impos$ by ! logic ( "* ^u ! facts ( ,engli% society2 ! plot is n reali/ic or ev5 probable 9 its relations to ! kn[n circum/ances ( ! civilization 9 :i* x is laid2 any magi/rate c\ld h rescu$ ,cl>issa4 ,b ev]y?+ /&s aside to let ! great romance pass by2 ! read]s ( ! "t1 :o knew bett] ?an we d ! social facts surr\nd+ an ,engli% girl1 did n "q ! probability ( ! plot1 because !y accept$ ! "*4 ,! plot grant$1 ,ri*>dson's me?od is reali/ic4 ,we "k ,cl>issa's daily acts & circum/ances2 we h a bullet9 ( h] feel+s e h\r4 ,no mod]n psy*ological noveli/ ev] analyz$ ! work+s ( a human m9d m m9utely1 ) great] fidelity & insight4 ,! result is a volum9\s di>y ( eighte5?-c5tury mann]s & cu/oms & s5tim5ts hung ^u z romantic a plot z 0 ev] devis$4 ,midway 9 "t betwe5 ,ri*>dson & ,dick5s /&s ! k+ ( romantics1 ,scott1 & he1 too1 is a reali/ 9 8 depiction ( ,scotti% life & "*4 ,9 8,! ,bride ( ,lamm]moor0 s melodramatic & 8/agey0 t x seems to be set beh9d footlights & play$ to music--a famili> op]a is bas$ ^u x--!re is "o "* t ,scott f\nd n 9 leg5d or hi/ory1 b 9 ! life he knew1 ,caleb ,bald]/one4 ,l ! grav$igg] 9 8,hamlet10 he is a l9k betwe5 unusual1 we might fairly say unnatural1 ev5ts & common humanity4 ,9 _m ( ,scott's novels1 beside ! /rutt+ h]oes t />tle ! _w 9 high a/\nd+ t]ms1 walk ! soldi]s1 s]vants1 p>sons1 %eph]ds1 :o by _! pres5ce make u feel t x is ! firm e>? ^u :i* ! action moves4 ,argum5t among critics z to ! nature ( romance & realism helps1 z all que/ions ( def9ition may help1 to make u und]/& ! relation ( "o novel to ano!r & to see ! range & purpose ( fiction4 ,b t any "o %\ld say ( two novels t "o is bett] ?an ! o!r1 simply because x is m reali/ic or m romantic1 is to impose a te*nicality on enjoym5t ) :i* enjoym5t refuses to be burd5$4 ,:o t picks up a novel = ! pleasure ( read+ x c>es :e!r x is romance or realism8 ,s long z x has vitality ( its own k9d1 & gives u en\gh ( ! _m virtues :i* a novel may possess1 we are cont5t to plunge into x & ask no que/ions4 ,a lily is n a rose2 x takes no great wisdom to "k t2 ! botani/s w tell u ! exact diff]5ce1 & ! g>d5] w tell u h[ !y gr[2 b if botani/ or horticulturi/ tells u :i* is m beautiful1 we li/5 to 8 op9ion & keep our own4 ,mr4 ,kipl+'s 8,kim10 or ,mr4 ,h[ells's 8,a ,mod]n ,in/ance02 8,f> f ! ,madd+ ,cr[d10 by ,?omas ,h>dy1 or ,scott's 8,ivanhoe02 ,/ev5son's 8,kidnapp$10 or ,m>k ,twa9's 8,huckleb]ry ,f9n0--:i* ( ^! books is reali/ic & :i* is ! o!r k9d8 ,suppose y read !m to f9d out4 ,9 ! mid/ ( any "o ( !m y w h =gott5 ! "q1 because ! noveli/ w h fill$ y\r :ole m9d ) o!r--& m important--int]e/s4 ,a good novel is a self-conta9$1 complete _w ) its own laws & inhabitants4 ,! inhabitants & laws ( diff]5t novels resemble ea* o!r 9 "s degree or we %\ld n be able to und]/& !m4 ,great books1 & great m51 h common qualities1 & yet x is true1 9 l>ge measure1 t !y are memorable = _! diff]5ce f o!r books & m54 ,?is sugge/s :y hi/ories ( lit]ature & analytical /udies ( ! =ms ( lit]ature are s (t5 artificial & lifeless4 ,! critic is fond ( gr\p+ books & au?ors toge!r1 ( f9d+ po9ts ( resemblance1 ( m>k+ g5ius ) br&s & labels4 ,9 "s hi/ories ( ,elizabe?an drama1 ,%akespe>e is neatly plac$ 9 ! c5t] ( a ris+ & decl9+ 8s*ool ( playwrights40 ,he is laid out l ! be/ specim5 ( a collection 9 a glass case4 ,%akespe>e 0 a playwright2 no d\bt he 0 a 8practical0 "o4 ,b ! important ?+ ab\t him is t he 0 ! greate/ ( poets1 & he is n at ease 9 any s*ool or class ( lit]>y workm54 ,he is inexplicably1 gigantically diff]5t f all o!r ,elizabe?an dramati/s1 & if he is to be gr\p$ at all1 8 fell[s are ! few greate/ poets ( ! _w1 n 8 contempor>ies 9 ! art1 or ! bus9ess1 ( playmak+1 ! be/ ( :om d n rea* to 8 %\ld]4 ,all ! supreme creative g5iuses are difficult to classify4 ,!y "w 9 conv5tional art =ms1 ! drama1 ! epic1 9 :i* scores ( less] poets h work$2 b ! greate/ art em]ges above ! =m4 ,:5 rules ( art & %>p *>act]izations ( s*ools ( art fit snugly on ! %\ld]s ( a writ]1 t alone is suffici5t to prove t he is n a writ] ( ! highe/ p[]4 ,illu/ration3 ,,scott ,h[ev] wisely critics & philosoph]s may argue ab\t fiction & o!r =ms ( art1 inexp]i5c$ read]s w be n>r[+ _! outlook if !y make up _! m9ds1 aft] "o or two exp]im5ts or z a result ( a critical op9ion :i* !y get at second h&1 t !re are c]ta9 classes ( /ories t !y d n l4 ,if "o kn[s t ,/ev5son is a romantici/ & happ5s to h read 8,david ,balf\r0 & fail$ to l x1 x is fooli% to rule out ! romantic1 = p]haps ,dumas w prove bett]4 ,"s p are tir$ beyond recov]y ( hi/orical novels1 because s _m bad ones h be5 urg$ ^u ! public dur+ ! la/ fifte5 ye>s4 ,"s p h decid$ t !y d n l /ories t end unhappily4 ,?is seems a ?\ghtless decision because _m ( ! great fictions f ! 8,iliad0 to 8,! ,mill on ! ,floss0 t]m9ate ) ! dea? ( ! pr9cipal *>act]s & sadness = ! *>act]s t survive4 ,:5 we he> "s "o say1 8,!re is trag$y en\gh 9 real life1 ,i want some?+ pleasant to read10 we may sugge/ t ! great trag$y t is told 9 ! ,gospels has br\ght m la/+ joy & good feel+ to ! race ?an any o!r /ory4 ,n to make s high an argum5t1 ,i feel t ,i c\ld give to any p]son :o pret5ds to l only 8pleasant0 fiction a half doz5 tragic novels t w\ld capture & delight ?is sad s\l t has se5 en\gh ( 8trag$y 9 real life40 ,argum5ts are unnecess>y1 = fiction itself out/rips !m or defeats !m & triumphs4 ,! public is tir$1 we say1 ( hi/orical romance1 & x _c be *>m$ by sad /ories :i* end 9 dea? & disa/]4 ,yet dur+ ! pa/ w9t] "o ( 8be/ sell]s0 0 ,miss ,m>y ,john/on's 8,lewis ,r&40 ,?is is an hi/orical romance laid 9 ,jeff]son's ,virg9ia4 ,x is a tragic romance2 ! f9e/ g5tleman is kill$1 ! titul> h]o goes to prison on ! la/ page1 a ru9 ( ambiti\s g5ius1 & ! h]o9e1 8 wife1 p>ts f u at ! end to ent]1 9 ! _w t lies j beyond ! cov]s ( books1 a life ( inevitable sadness4 ,individual vitality is :at makes ! good book4 ,:5 ! good book appe>s we l to classify x & exam9e its =m & mat]ial1 b its vitality defies u4 ,y may gr\p all y\r fri5ds & acqua9tances 9 famili> types1 & 9 ?9k+ ( !m :5 !y are abs5t y may assure y\rself t !y fall into def9ite intelligible classes4 ,b 9 ! pres5ce ( any "o ( !m1 ! mo/ transp>5t & simple1 y recognize ! my/]y ( a p]son1 a p[]1 h[ev] slight1 t is unlike o!r p[]s1 a vital s\l t baffles analysis4 ,& s x is ) books3 ea* makes its effect z a liv+ individual & x may h an entirely diff]5t effect f ! book t seems ne>e/ l x4 ,somebody once express$ ! idea t he did n c>e = ,dick5s because s _m ( 8 *>act]s are l[ p]sons :o w\ld n be int]e/+ to associate ) 9 real life2 & o!r read]s h express$ ! same idea1 ei!r s9c]ely or 9 ?\ghtless repetition4 ,if !y d n l ,dick5s1 x is probably = "s o!r reason ?an t ,dick5s portrays 8common0 p1 = t reason is n broad en\gh to /& on4 ,^! same read]s may l ano!r writ] ^: *>act]s are z l[ & uncultivat$ z mo/ ( ! p :om ,dick5s lov$4 ,if su* a writ] is n to be f\nd 9 our libr>ies1 8 fir/ book may be /ill unpubli%$2 he may walk to-morr[ into ! t[n :]e we live1 discov] ! humor & pa?os ( our commonplace neighbors1 & ( ! l[ p]sons :om we d n ackn[l$ge z neighbors4 ,& ev] aft] our village w be a %r9e = t\ri/s4 ,! great fiction writ] is a magician2 he upsets conv5tional values 9 a fla% & turns lead into gold 9 spite ( all ! *emi/s4 ,! true read] ( fiction w be a believ] 9 t miracle1 & he w keep 8 m9d receptive to x 9 e =m 9 :i* x manife/s itself4 ,,*apt] ,,iv ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,fiction--7,cont9u$7 ,9 discuss+ ! "q ( plots we c\ld n keep out ! "q ( "*1 :i* we agre$ = ! purposes ( our discussion is ! second elem5t ( fiction4 ,9 importance x is ! fir/--! indisp5sable elem5t4 ,:at is fiction = except to tell u ab\t human be+s8 ,i _c believe :at somebody said1 t ! ?ree ess5tials ( /ories are fir/ plot1 second plot & ?ird plot4 ,9 ! fir/ place1 t s\nds too clev] to be true & 9 ! second place--x is n true4 ,! plot is ! means ( keep+ p]sons 9 action s t we c get to "k !m4 ,9 ?is 8naturali/s0 & 8reali/s0 f9d a good argum5t1 = !y put _! emphasis on human "*4 ,!y say3 8,"h we exhibit y & y\r fri5ds & y\r enemies4 ,plot8 ,we are tell+ a /ory4 ,/ories are all ab\t y4 ,b we h n =c$ ev5ts out ( probable ord] or di/ort$ ! facts ( life beyond recognition = ! sake ( an excit+ situation4 ,we draw our fell[ m51 s t y recognize !m z !y are4 ,ev5 z !y are 9 _! homes & %ops & *ur*es1 s !y are 9 ^! pages1 talk+1 lov+1 hat+1 b>ga9+1 intrigu+1 dy+4 ,we select ! significant1 we height5 ! values ( life2 b we portray life ess5tially z x is40 ,true en\gh4 ,! reali/ gives u 8folks40 ,b he has no monopoly ( human be+s4 ,we are q z well acqua9t$ ) ,alice :o w&]$ 9 ,wond]l& & w5t ?r\gh ! ,look+ ,glass z we are ) ,mr4 ,david ,copp]field & ,miss ,maggie ,tulliv]4 ,pet] ,pan 79 ,mr4 ,j4 ,m4 ,b>rie's play71 :o flew 9 ! face ( nature & refus$ to gr[ up1 is s true a p]son t all ! *ildr5 recogniz$ him at once & old m5 *uckl$ & rememb]$ him4 ,! ,engli% novel is v>i$ & abundant1 & its *>act]s1 collectively1 =m a popul\s democracy4 ,ev]ybody is 9 x some:]e f peasant to k+1 & if "s ( u & our fri5ds h be5 left out1 new noveli/s are at h& wat*+ e k9d & grade ( life & prep>+ to fix x 9 a liv+ page4 ,! ,am]ican novel is n yet old & broad en\gh to h captur$ all our types ( m5 & wom5 & recreat$ !m 9 fiction4 ,b a good beg9n+ has be5 made4 ,! v>i$ voices ( ! ,am]ican c\ntry t[n are he>d f all corn]s ( ! l&1 b s f> mo/ ( !m h be5 voices ( %ort compass1 incapable ( su/a9$ utt]ance4 ,we /ill dep5d = /udies ( ,am]ican "* on sket*es & %ort /ories1 & ^! 9 ! mass are an important body ( lit]ature4 ,new ,engl&1 ,virg9ia1 ,cali=nia1 ! ,middle ,we/1 ! great cities1 h _h _! %ort-/ory writ]s4 ,! noveli/s are /ill on ! way4 ,our national life is s scatt]$ & *ang+ t ! noveli/ has difficulty 9 keep+ a gr\p ( ,am]icans toge!r long en\gh to plot !m into a l>ge book4 ,9 ,europe :]e a small t[n conta9s e k9d ( society ! noveli/ f9ds ! compact social /age all set & *>act]s 9 abundance4 ,an?ony ,trollope1 ) little c>e to plot1 sets society to turn+ 9 ! quiet eddy ( a small ca!dral t[n & pres5tly we are look+ into ! he>t ( ,engl&4 ,he introduces ! same p into novel aft] novel & we are always glad to see !m aga94 ,! success ( 8 _m novels supports ! cont5tion t *>act]s are ! /aff ( fiction4 ,a defect ( plot is easi] to p>don ?an a defect 9 "* draw+4 ,untru? to human nature1 viol5ce ei!r to its wak+ exp]i5ces or its dreams1 de/roys a book1 de/roys ! liv+ _w x repres5ts & leaves u hold+ a ?+ ( ink & pap]4 ,! o!r day ,i 0 read+ a novel :i* has multipli$ itself ov] ! l& by =ce ( pr9t+ presses & s5sational adv]tis+4 ,x is a /ory ab\t mod]n p ( an undi/+ui%$ b pot5tially int]e/+ k9d2 ! h]o9e is1 if ,i rememb] "r1 a confid5tial secret>y to a bus9ess man4 ,! au?or makes h] say some?+ l ?is to h] lov]3 8,ere ,i knew y1 !re _h come into my life b few pleasures & div]sions2 ,i _h be5 l a bird %ut up 9 a cage2 & y set me free4 ,yet x 0 n t alone :i* attract$ me to y4 ,grateful z ,i 01 ,i 0 *>m$1 too1 by y\r conv]sation :i* 0 s totally diff]5t ?an 7sic7 any?+ ,i _h kn[n h]et(ore4 ,y sav$ me f ! wret*$ monotony ( commonplace exi/5ce & took me into a new _w1 & my gratitude = t blossom$ into love02 & s on4 ,! only ?+ 9 t :i* s\nds l human spee* is ! blund] 9 ! use ( 8?an10 :i* ,i suspect is an un9t5tional blund] on ! "p ( ! au?or4 ,! spee* is no m appropriate to ! giv5 "* 9 ! giv5 place ?an a s5t5ce out ( ,macaulay's essays4 ,! mo/ +5i\s plott+ c\ld n entice a discrim9at+ read] beyond t dead l9e ( empty words1 = !y are pro( en\gh t ! au?or himself does n "k 8 h]o9e's "*4 ,to be sure1 dialogue 9 novels _c be 8natural z life10 = actual conv]sation tak5 d[n ^w = ^w is diffuse & h>d to read4 ,! conv]sations 9 books mu/ s\nd natural1 appropriate to ! place1 ! "t1 & ! "* ( ! p]son :om ! read] is expect$ to believe 94 ,!re _c be any rules = mak+ conv]sation2 if !re are any rules !y are = ! noveli/s to /udy1 n = ! read]4 ,! read] only kn[s :e!r ! spee*es s\nd "r or :e!r ! au?or is *eat+ him by pass+ (f z talk m]e words :i* ! au?or /rung out on pap] & did n he> ) 8 inn] s5se f ! lips ( 8 "*4 ,9 ! same book !re is a description :i* ,i w quote1 if ,i c resi/ ! temptation to p>ody x3 8,! h\se ne/l$ amid ! v]dur\s %ade ( imm5se trees2 to ! left ( ! wood$ p>k 7 slop+ lawns dott$ "h & !re ) b$s ( ! mo/ exquisite fl[]s1 :i* 9 contra/ to ! old wea!rbeat5 h\se greatly enhanc$ ! beauty ( ! sc5e4 ,inside ! h\se ! utmo/ good ta/e prevail$ f ! antique colonial hatrack 9 ! front hall to ! h&some1 b simple furniture ( ! p>lor1 9 "o corn] ( :i* on a s(a t 0 a *]i%$ heirloom1 a "y girl might h be5 se5 sitt+ engag$ 9 embroid]+ a f9e piece ( l954 ,%e 0 beautiful ) l>ge d>k eyes & a luxuriant mass ( ri*e/ br[n hair10 & s on4 ,except = ! poor fun ( mak+ sport ( ! au?or no "o ) a s5se ( humor w read beyond t4 ,! au?or himself _c see ! place he w\ld pres5t to 8 read]'s eye4 ,description1 :i* we h *os5 to reg>d z ! ?ird elem5t ( fiction1 mu/ aid ! imag9ation to realize ! ev5ts & ! p or x is worse ?an ineffectual4 ,! noveli/ ^: /ory is 8dott$ "h & !re0 ) descriptions :i* really 8enhance ! beauty0 ( 8 /ory is to be numb]$ among ! immortals4 ,! ma/]s ( description t\* 9 details ( s\nd & vision z !y progress ) ! n>rative1 & ! read] he>s & sees )\t be+ aw>e t he has read description4 ,! m leisurely noveli/s1 :o are great en\gh to c>ry a /ory ?r\gh ?ree volumes1 d (t5 /op & pa9t a picture1 & ev5 ! great ones frequ5tly fail to get ! pictorial effect !y seek4 ,scott's descriptions sometimes int]f]e ) 8 /ory & desc5d into a catalogue ( details4 ,b ! total effect ( 8 description is to make ! entire _w famili> ) ,scotl&1 /reets1 h\ses1 m\nta9s1 & moors4 ,x is "p ( ,scott's patriotic purpose to pres]ve 9 a s]ies ( novels ! leg5d1 ! hi/ory1 ! "*1 ! ideals1 ! social cu/oms ( old & new ,scotl&2 & he all[s himself1 z a k9d ( antiqu>ian1 all ! space he ne$s = m9ute description4 ,s 8 descriptions s]ve a purpose1 ev5 :5 !y lack imag9ative vision4 ,moreov]1 ! great riv] ( 8 /ories is broad & swift en\gh to c>ry an am\nt ( dead wood :i* w\ld *oke n>ratives ( less] volume & p[]4 ,a great example ( a long descriptive passage 9 fiction is 9 ! fifty-fif? *apt] ( 8,david ,copp]field40 ,!re is to be action en\gh pres5tly to sweep ! read] (f 8 feet2 9 prep>ation = x ,dick5s gives ?ree or f\r pages ( description ( ! /orm4 ,! excell5ce ( t description gr[s ^u ! read] :o f9ds h[ seldom ev5 ! bett] noveli/s succe$ 9 pa9t+ on l>ge canvases4 ,few arti/s 9 prose h be5 adequate to ! greatness ( ! sea4 ,/ev5son has succe$$ 9 giv+ bo? ! seas on ! ,scot* coa/ & ! ,pacific ) its my/]i\s isl&s4 ,( liv+ writ]s 9 ,engli% ! ma/]s ( 8sea pieces0 are ,mr4 ,rudy>d ,kipl+ & ,mr4 ,joseph ,conrad4 ,b none ( ! y\ng] writ]s1 ev5 ( ^? especially devot$ to ! sea1 has excell$ ,dick5s1 l&sman & ,london cockney z he 01 9 t great picture ( ! /orm4 ,i once knew "s "y ladies :o 7 enamor$ ( ! books ( t ?ird-rate noveli/1 ,miss ,m>ie ,corelli4 ,to be fair1 ,i nev] read b two ( h] novels1 & ?\gh !y are s false t ,i d\bt h] ability to write any?+ beautiful & true1 %e may h writt5 ma/]pieces t ,i h un=tunately miss$4 ,! "y ladies _h nam$ _! club aft] "o ( ,miss ,corelli's books4 ,i ask$ "o wor%ipp] :at %e lik$ 9 h] favorite noveli/4 ,! reply 0 />tl+3 8,i love ! beautiful descriptions40 ,x 0 int]e/+ to f9d a "y lady :o lik$ beautiful descriptions = _! own sake--mo/ ( u are n s f> advanc$ 9 our critical enjoym5t ( fiction--& x 0 int]e/+ to le>n t ,miss ,corelli _h writt5 beautiful descriptions4 ,b :5 ,i ungraci\sly press$ ! matt]1 my fri5d confess$ t %e c\ld n f9d any descriptive passage t seem$ especially wor? exhibit+4 ,! secret ( ?is case1 if we are ungallant en\gh to subject to inquisition s t5d] a ?+ z a "y lady's consci5ce & lit]>y ta/es1 is t %e _h le>n$ f "s muddi$ s\rce t a beautiful description is a preci\s ?+ 9 a novel4 ,%e 0 afraid t ! ?+s 9 ! book :i* really int]e/$ h] might n be admirable--?\gh ,i d>e say !y are h>mless en\gh--& s %e pres5t$ t little :ite excuse = read+ ! novel4 ,j s ladies :o are n "y h be5 kn[n to admire a fiction ( d\btful "* :olly = its 8exquisite /yle10 :5 if !y really appreciat$ 8exquisite /yle10 !y w\ld be read+ some?+ else4 ,!re is an enjoym5t ( /yle t seems ei!r ap>t f ! o!r k9ds ( enjoym5t 9 read+ or is a ref9em5t1 an addition1 :i* makes ! o!r k9ds ke5]4 ,9 *oos+ novels1 h[ev]1 we d n ne$1 z a practical matt]1 to hunt = /yle1 any m ?an we ne$ to hunt = descriptions1 = ! writ] :o is great en\gh to contrive plots & draw *>act]s mu/ h le>n$ h[ to write well4 ,! good novels are all 9 good /yle4 ,! fiction mak] ^: /yle is poor is almo/ c]ta9 to fail 9 o!r ways & be altoge!r unacceptable4 ,x is true t among ! great ones "s h m di/9ction ( mann] ?an o!rs4 ,?ack]ay nev] writes s clumsily z ,dick5s at 8 wor/4 ,/ev5son's phras+ is inv>iably excell5t1 :]eas a great] noveli/1 ,walt] ,scott1 (t5 = pages at a "t ?r[s (f 8 s5t5ces s ha/ily t !y are n easy1 n pleasant1 to read4 ,jane ,au/5 9 h] /yle is ne> to p]fection2 ,george ,eliot1 a writ] ( mu* m p[]1 ^: heights ( eloqu5ce are n equal$ by any o!r woman1 seems sometimes to be ei!r express+ a k9d ( ?\ght1 or express+ x 9 a vocabul>y & ) a complexity ( con/ruction1 :i* w\ld be tol]able 9 a philosophic essay b is n suit$ to fictiti\s n>rative4 ,x is well to beg9 to be aw>e ( ! degrees ( /yle & _! g5]al effect1 to enjoy beauty & eloqu5ce & grace 9 "s measure = _! own sake4 ,b ! inexp]i5c$ read] is safe to *oose 8 novels = _! sub/ance2 ! /yle w usually be adequate & ! m]its ( ! /yle w ent] ! read]'s consci\sness gradually & )\t ef=t ( appreciation on 8 "p4 ,9 *oos+ novels ! ord9>y read] ne$ n at fir/ conc]n himself ) ! hi/ory ( a noveli/ or 8 te*nical *>act]i/ics1 or ) ! place :i* critics h giv5 to him 9 _! s*emes ( lit]>y developm5t4 ,a simple me?od ( selection is to f9d on somebody's advice a novel t has int]e/$ _m read]s1 & !n if x prove good1 to try ano!r by ! same au?or4 ,if a writ] has produc$ two novels t int]e/ y1 x is safe to assume t he has writt5 a ?ird & a f\r?4 ,"s writ]s1 x is true1 h be5 di/+ui%$ = a s+le ma/]piece4 8,don ,quixote0 is ! only book ( ,c]vantes' t we are likely to c>e =4 8,rob9son ,crusoe0 is all t mo/ p h f\nd good 9 ,defoe's tales 7?\gh !re is mu* m]it 9 8 o!r /ories74 ,no o!r book ( ,mrs4 ,/[e's is ev5 second to 8,uncle ,tom's ,cab940 8,! ,vic> ( ,wakefield0 is ! glori\s :ole ( ,goldsmi?'s n>rative prose1 ?\gh he succe$$ 9 e o!r =m ( lit]ature1 includ+ ! prose drama4 ,b ! man :o c write two novels c write ?ree if he has "t2 ! two-novel p[] is likely to be a t5-novel p[] ) torp$o fleets ( %ort /ories & essays4 ,anyone :o has lik$ 8,silas ,m>n]0 & 8,middlem>*0 w n ne$ to be urg$ to read 8,felix ,holt10 8,adam ,b$e10 8,romola10 8,! ,mill on ! ,floss40 ,! p]son :o has once read & enjoy$ two novels ( ,dick5s is likely to read six or eight4 8,p5d5nis0 leads to 8,! ,newcomes40 ,& any ( ,trollope's 8,b>*e/]10 novels is an introduction to ! happily int]m9able s]ies4 ,illu/ration3 ,,haw?orne ,i h purposely said little ab\t ! %ort /ory1 because 9 ?is day ( magaz9es we all read %ort /ories1 "s ( !m pretty good ones4 ,!re are fifty p]sons :o c write "o or two acceptable %ort tales to "o :o c make a novel ( mod]ate m]it4 ,& ! great writ]s ( ! tale h (t5 be5 noveli/s z well1 s t if "o beg9s to read novels "o w meet ) ! be/ %ort /ories :i* h be5 wor? collect+ into volumes4 ,read]s ( 8,! ,h\se ( ,sev5 ,gables0 & 8,! ,sc>let ,lett]0 w make ! acqua9tance ( ,haw?orne's 8,twice ,told ,tales0 & 8,mosses f an ,old ,manse40 ,among mod]n fictioni/s ( importance ,poe /&s almo/ alone z a writ] ( tales :o nev] tri$ ! long] & great] =m ( ! novel1 ?\gh !re are sev]al excell5t au?ors1 su* z ,mr4 ,rudy>d ,kipl+1 ,miss ,s>ah ,orne ,jewett1 ,mrs4 ,m>y ,wilk9s-,freeman1 ^: %ort tales outweigh 9 value1 if n 9 quantity1 _! m ext5d$ n>ratives4 ,9 our discussion ( fiction we h dwelt entirely on books = adults & neglect$ :at is kn[n z juv5ile fiction4 ,"h aga9 ! omission 0 int5d$4 ,juv5ile fiction is c]ta9 to make its way 9 m ?an ample supply into ,am]ican homes1 & ,i d\bt :e!r fiction t is :olly good = adults is n ! be/ = boys & girls (1 say1 ?irte54 ,:5 our fa!rs & mo!rs1 or our gr&fa!rs & gr&mo!rs1 7 "y1 !y read ! newe/ book by ,dick5s1 ,?ack]ay1 ,wilkie ,coll9s1 & 7 no worse = hav+ few] 8juv5iles0 ?an mod]n publi%]s purvey = ! b5efit ( ! gr[+ g5]ation4 ,i %\ld ?9k t ,h5ty's books1 :i* h m]its1 b 7 turn$ out on a /eam la!1 w\ld sugge/ t ,scott's hi/orical romances are bett]1 & t ! ,pattys & ,pollys & ,lucys & ,br5das1 ^: adv5tures are *ronicl$ 9 _m an ent]ta9+ s]ies w\ld spe$ily make way = h]o9es l ,maggie ,tulliv] & h]oes l ,ma/] ,tom ,br[n1 ^: y\? is p]5nial4 ,:5 8juv5iles0 are really good1 p>5ts read !m aft] *ildr5 h gone to b$4 ,i d n "k :e!r 8,tom ,br[n at ,rugby0 is catalogu$ by ! c>eful libr>ians z a book = boys1 b ,i am sure x is a book = m54 ,i d>e say t a good _m pairs ( eyes t h pass$ ov] ! pages ( ,mr4 ,john ,t4 ,tr[bridge & ,elijah ,kellogg & ,l\isa ,alcott h be5 old en\gh to we> spectacles4 ,& if ,mrs4 ,kate ,d\glas ,wigg9 ev] ?\ght t 9 8,timo?y's ,que/0 & 8,rebecca0 %e 0 writ+ books especially = ! "y1 adult read]s h long s9ce claim$ h] = _! own4 ,i h enjoy$ ,mr4 ,a4 ,s4 ,pi]'s tales ( ! boys at 8,/4 ,timo?y's10 ?\gh he plann$ !m = y\ng] read]s4 ,we are told on good au?ority t ,/4 ,ni*olas & ,! ,y\?'s ,companion appe> 9 h\seholds :]e !re are no *ildr51 & !y give a consid]able portion ( _! space to s]ial /ories writt5 = "y p4 ,betwe5 good 8juv5iles0 & good books = gr[n p]sons !re is n mu* ess5tial diff]5ce4 ,anyone :o is old en\gh to make out ! words c safely ent] ! l>ge _w ( ! ,engli% & ,am]ican novel4 ,! *ances ( enc\nt]+ ! few t are unfit = ! "y are slight4 ,rusk9 9 8 essay 8,( ,que5s' ,g>d5s10 :i* treats ( ! education ( girls1 says3 8,:e!r novels1 or poetry1 or hi/ory be read1 !y %\ld be *os51 n = :at is out ( !m b = :at is 9 !m4 ,! *ance & scatt]$ evil t may "h & !re haunt1 or hide itself 91 a p[]ful book1 nev] does any h>m to a noble girl2 b ! empt9ess ( an au?or oppresses h]1 & 8 amiable folly degrades h]40 ,a novel 9 our language t has be5 read & freely talk$ ( = _m ye>s is z safe z a *ur*2 & !re are en\gh su* novels to keep "o happily occupi$ dur+ all ! h\rs "o c give to read+ fiction to ! end ( "o's days4 ,,li/ ,,( ,,fiction ,supplem5t>y to ,*apt] ,,iv ,! foll[+ li/ ( novels1 tales1 & prose dramas is (f]$ to ! "y read] by way ( sugge/ion & n z a 8prescrib$0 li/4 ,l ! o!r li/s 9 ?is book x omits _m ma/]pieces t w occur imm$iately to ! m9d ( ! old] read]1 & x includes "s books t are n ma/]pieces4 ,! notes1 or 8evaluations0 z ! libr>ians call !m1 are arbitr>y1 indicat+ ! private op9ions ( ! pres5t ,guide2 !y are sometimes ext5sive 9 ! case ( less important writ]s & are omitt$ 9 ! cases ( ! great ma/]s4 ,! way to use ! li/ is to run ov] x f "t to "t until y =m a b[+ acqua9tance ) ! names ( a few au?ors & "s ( _! books4 ,"o title or ano!r is likely to attract y or excite y\r curiosity4 ,if y foll[ ! impulse ( t ar\s$ curiosity & g get ! book1 ! li/ w h s]v$ its purpose4 ,,edmond ,,fran,,ois ,,val5t9 ,,ab\t 7#ahbh-he74 ,le ,roi des ,montagnes4 ,easy to read 9 ,fr5*1 & to be f\nd translat$ into ,engli%4 ,,sop4 ,fables4 ,f\nd 9 _m editions1 "s especially select$ & illu/rat$ = *ildr54 ,,l\isa ,,may ,,alcott 7#ahcb-hh74 ,an ,old-,fa%ion$ ,girl4 ,little ,wom54 ,little ,m54 ,"w4 ,jack & ,jill4 ,jo's ,boys4 ,miss ,alcott has always be5 a favorite ( "y p4 ,h] fai?ful & :olesome /ories ( life 9 a ,new ,engl& c\ntry t[n entitle h] to place 9 ! delightful company ( ,rose ,t]ry ,cooke1 ,s>ah ,orne ,jewett1 ,mrs4 ,m>y ,wilk9s-,freeman1 & ,miss ,alice ,br[n4 ,,?omas ,,bailey ,,aldri* 7#ahcf-aijg74 ,! ,/ory ( a ,bad ,boy4 ,m>jorie ,daw4 ,a delicate romanc] ) subtle humor & a turn = p>adoxical +5i\s fool+ :i* is *>act]i/ic 9 "o =m or ano!r ( ,am]ican writ]s z unlike z ,frank ,r4 ,/ockton1 ,edw>d ,ev]ett ,hale1 & ,m>k ,twa94 ,,james ,,lane ,,all54 ,flute & ,viol94 ,! ,blue ,grass ,region4 ,a ,k5tucky ,c>d9al4 ,aft]ma?4 ,,hans ,,*ri/ian ,,&]s5 7#ahje-ge74 ,fairy ,tales4 ,to be f\nd 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,?is collection ( books1 publi%$ at fifty c5ts ! volume by ,e4 ,p4 ,dutton ,co41 is p]haps ! be/ ev] gr\p$ 9 an inexp5sive edition4 ,x w be frequ5tly ref]r$ to 9 ?is & succe$+ li/s4 ,mo/ ( ! books 9 x are wor? read+ & no d\bt wor? buy+1 & ?is is true ( mo/ 8,univ]sal ,libr>ies10 8,libr>ies ( ! ,_w's ,be/ ,lit]ature10 8,five-,foot ,book ,%elves10 etc4 ,b = v>iety's sake "o w\ld wi% n to h all ! books on "o's %elves 9 ! same /yle ( type & b9d+4 ,& 9 g5]al x is bett] to buy ! book "o wants1 di/+ui%$ by its title & au?or1 ?an to take z a :ole any editor's or publi%]'s collection ( 8classics40 ,,rasmus ,,bj,,rn ,,&]son4 ,norse ,my?ology4 ,! simple/ =m 9 :i* to read ! /ories ( ! ,eddas & ,sc&9avian my?s4 ,x is at once a lore book = /ud5ts & a wond] book = "y & old4 ,arabian ,nights4 ,9 a volume ( ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,ano!r good edition is t prep>$ by ,&rew ,lang4 ,,jane ,,au/5 7#agge-ahag74 ,s5se & ,s5sibility4 ,pride & ,prejudice4 ,mansfield ,p>k4 ,emma4 ,nor?ang] ,abbey4 ,p]suasion4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,honor ,,de ,,balzac 7#agii-ahej74 ,a!i/'s ,mass4 ,! ,*\ans4 ,*ri/ 9 ,fl&]s4 ,eugnie ,gr&et4 ,old ,goriot4 ,! ,que/ ( ! ,absolute4 ,wild ,ass's ,sk94 ,^! are ! works ( ,balzac f\nd 9 translation 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,all ! novels ( ,balzac h be5 translat$ into ,engli%4 ,balzac is n ! easie/ ( ,fr5* noveli/s to read 9 ! orig9al1 ?\gh n v difficult4 ,! "y ,am]ican :o w take ! tr\ble1 & give himself ! pleasure1 ( read+ a score ( ,fr5* novels w f9d himself ) a good read+ k ( ! language1 & s*ool & college exam9ations 9 ,fr5* w lose _! t]ror4 ,,james ,,mat!w ,,b>rie4 ,auld ,li*t ,idylls4 ,a ,w9d[ 9 ,?rums4 ,! ,little ,m9i/]4 ,s5tim5tal ,tommy4 ,tommy & ,grizel4 ,mr4 ,b>rie has ! mo/ t5d] & :imsical imag9ation ( liv+ writ]s 9 ,engli%4 ,8 lat] "w has be5 l>gely = ! /age4 ,,ri*>d ,,doddridge ,,blackmore 7#ahbe-aijj74 ,lorna ,doone4 ,,george ,,h5ry ,,borr[ 7#ahjc-ha74 ,lav5gro4 ,romany ,rye4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,*>lotte ,,bront 7#ahaf-ee74 ,jane ,eyre4 ,,emily ,,bront 7#ahah-dh74 ,wu!r+ ,heights4 ,,alice ,,br[n4 ,k+'s ,end4 ,mead[ ,grass4 ,tiv]ton ,tales4 ,,john ,,br[n 7#ahaj-hb74 ,rab & ,8 ,fri5ds4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,?omas ,,bulf9*4 ,! ,age ( ,*ivalry1 or ,leg5ds ( ,k+ ,ar?ur4 ,! ,age ( ,fable1 or ,beauties ( ,my?ology4 ,leg5ds ( ,*>lemagne1 or ,romance ( ! ,middle ,ages4 ,! prose /oreh\se ( ,ar?urian leg5d 9 ,engli% is ,?omas ,mallory's 8,morte d',ar?ur10 :i* is 9 two volumes 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,b ,mallory is n easy read+4 ,! f9e/ v]sions are ^? by ! poets1 ,t5nyson's 8,idylls ( ! ,k+10 ,mat!w ,arnold's 8,tri/ram & ,iseult10 ,sw9burne's 8,tale ( ,bal540 ,mod]n prose v]sions suit$ to "y read]s are ,h[>d ,pyle's 8,/ory ( ,k+ ,ar?ur & 8 ,knights10 ,sidney ,lani]'s 8,boy's ,k+ ,ar?ur0 & ,&rew ,lang's 8,book ( ,romance40 ,leg5ds alli$ to ! ,ar?urian /ories are f\nd 9 ,lady ,gue/'s 8,mab9ogian10 :i* appe>s 9 "o volume 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,see also 8,! ,boy's ,mab9ogian10 by ,sidney ,lani]4 ,! /ories ( ,*>lemagne are f\nd 9 a volume suit$ = "y read]s edit$ by ,alfr$ ,john ,*ur*4 ,classic my?ology 9 its highe/ =m is1 ( c\rse1 to be f\nd 9 ! ,greek & ,roman poets1 & x p]meates ,engli% poetry4 ,prose v]sions ( ,greek & ,roman tales suit$ to "y read]s are to be f\nd 9 ,na?aniel ,haw?orne's 8,wond] ,book0 & 8,tanglewood ,tales10 ,*>les ,k+sley's 8,! ,h]oes1 or ,greek ,fairy ,tales = ,my ,*ildr510 & 8,/ories f ! ,greek ,trag$ians10 by ,alfr$ ,john ,*ur*4 ,see also 8,a ,*ild's ,guide to ,my?ology10 by ,hel5 ,a4 ,cl>ke4 ,,h5ry ,,cuylur ,,bunn] 7#ahee-if74 ,%ort ,sixes4 ,among ! be/ ,am]ican %ort /ories4 ,,john ,,bunyan 7#afbh-hh74 ,! ,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y & _m o!r *eap editions4 ,,frances ,,hodgson ,,burnett4 ,little ,"l ,fauntl]oy4 ,edi?a's ,burgl>4 ,s>a ,crewe4 ,,frances ,,burney 7,madame d',arblay1 #ageb-ahdj74 ,evel9a4 ,,george ,,wa%+ton ,,cable4 ,old ,creole ,days4 ,! ,gr&issimes4 ,,miguel ,,de ,,c]vantes ,,saav$ra 7#aedg-afaf74 ,don ,quixote4 ,illu/ration3 ,,coop] ,9 ,motteux's translation 9 two volumes ( ,ev]yman's ,libr>y1 & o!r popul> editions4 ,,samuel ,,langhorne ,,clem5s 78,m>k ,twa9074 ,tom ,sawy]4 ,! ,pr9ce & ! ,paup]4 ,huckleb]ry ,f9n4 ,a ,connecticut ,yankee 9 ,k+ ,ar?ur's ,c\rt4 ,pudd'nhead ,wilson4 ,p]sonal ,recollections ( ,joan ( ,arc4 ,! ,man t ,corrupt$ ,hadleyburg4 ,,william ,,wilkie ,,coll9s 7#ahbd-hi74 ,! ,woman 9 ,:ite4 ,! ,moon/one4 ,,joseph ,,conrad4 ,y\?4 ,falk4 ,! ,*ildr5 ( ! ,sea4 ,typhoon4 ,"o ( ! mo/ rem>kable ( rec5t writ]s1 a ,pole :o adopt$ ! ,engli% language & has contribut$ to its beauties4 ,unsurpass$ z a writ] ( /ories ( ! sea4 ,,james ,,f5imore ,,coop] 7#aghi-ahea74 ,! ,spy4 ,! ,pilot4 ,! ,la/ ( ! ,mohicans4 ,! ,prairie4 ,! ,pa?f9d]4 ,! ,de]slay]4 ,! ,r$ ,rov]4 ,! "y read] _h bett] plunge into ,coop] be=e he ceases to be a "y read]2 n t ! adult read] _c enjoy ^! virile n>ratives1 :i* h be5 read all ov] ! _w = ne>ly a c5tury1 !y w always rema9 important records ( e>ly ,am]ican life2 b bett] fiction soon displaces !m1 gr[? 9 lit]>y ta/e makes evid5t ! defects :i* ,m>k ,twa9 sets =? 9 8 witty essay on ,coop]2 & to h gr[n beyond ,coop] )\t hav+ met & enjoy$ him means a g5u9e loss4 ,,d9ah ,,m>ia ,,craik 7,mrs4 ,mulock1 #ahbf-hg74 ,john ,halifax1 ,g5tleman4 ,,francis ,,m>ion ,,craw=d 7#ahed-aiji74 ,mr4 ,isaacs4 ,dr4 ,claudius4 ,s>ac9esca4 ,sant' ,il>io4 ,a ,cig>ette ,mak]'s ,romance4 ,craw=d _h a ve9 ( real g5ius :i* is obscur$ by ! great numb] ( 8 less m]itori\s books4 ,,george ,,william ,,curtis 7#ahbd-ib74 ,prue & ,i4 ,?is pleasant1 f9e-he>t$ humori/ %\ld n be neglect$ by ! ris+ g5]ation ( ,am]icans4 ,,george ,,cupples 7#ahbb-ia74 ,! ,gre5 ,h&4 ,,ri*>d ,,h5ry ,,dana 7#ahae-hb74 ,two ,ye>s ,be=e ! ,ma/4 ,x is a happy accid5t t ,dana's "n foll[s t ( ,cupples4 ,fifty ye>s ago 9 8,! ,gre5 ,h&0 & 8,two ,ye>s ,be=e ! ,ma/0 ,engl& & ,am]ica held comm& ( ! sea 9 fiction4 ,?is is an appropriate place to m5tion ?ree books by ! ,am]ican writ]1 ,h]man ,melville 7#ahai-ia71 8,omoo10 8,typee0 & 8,moby ,dick10 :i* are big en\gh to sail 9 ! fleet ) ,cupples & ,dana4 ,sea craft are gr[+ l>g] e ye> b n sea books1 ?\gh ,mr4 ,joseph ,conrad1 ,mr4 ,rudy>d ,kipl+1 ,mr4 ,frank ,bull5 & ,mr4 ,cl>k ,russell are tak+ u on good voyages "u sail & /eam4 ,,alphonse ,,daudet 7#ahdj-ig74 ,le ,petit ,*ose4 ,jack4 ,t>t>9 ( ,t>ascon4 ,contes ,*oisis4 ,among ! easie/ ( ,fr5* writ]s to read 9 ! orig9al4 ,sev]al ( 8 books h be5 publi%$ 9 ,engli%4 ,,ri*>d ,,h>d+ ,,davis4 ,gallegh]4 ,van ,bibb] & ,o!rs4 ,fre% & *>m+ %ort /ories by a writ] :o has n fulfill$ ! promise ( 8 y\?4 ,,edmondo ,,de ,,amicis4 ,he>t2 ,a ,s*ool ,boy's ,j\rnal4 ,a f9e /ory ( s*oolboy life1 to be f\nd 9 ,engli% translation4 ,,daniel ,,defoe 7#aff8-agca74 ,rob9son ,crusoe4 ,,william ,,de ,,morgan4 ,joseph ,vance4 ,alice-=-,%ort4 ,someh[ ,good4 ,,*>les ,,dick5s 7#ahab-gj74 ,no li/ ( titles is necess>y "u ! "n ( ,dick5s4 ,!re are innum]able editions ( 8 works4 ,,b5jam9 ,,disraeli 7,"l ,beaconsfield1 #ahjd-ha74 ,,vivian ,,grey4 ,,con+sby4 ,,lo?air4 ,,sybil4 ,,*>les ,,lutwidge ,,dodgson 78,lewis ,c>roll074 ,alice's ,adv5tures 9 ,wond]l&4 ,?r\gh ! ,look+ ,glass4 ,silvie & ,bruno4 ,& we c\ld n be happy )\t 8,! ,hunt+ ( ! ,sn>k0 & o!r v]ses 9 ,lewis ,c>roll's 8,rhyme & ,reason40 ,,ar?ur ,,conan ,,doyle4 ,adv5tures ( ,%]lock ,holmes4 ,memoirs ( ,%]lock ,holmes4 ,micah ,cl>k4 ,! ,:ite ,company4 ,! fame ( ! ,%]lock ,holmes /ories has ?r[n some:at into ! backgr\nd ! be/ ( ,sir ,conan ,doyle's "w1 ! two hi/orical romances4 ,,alex&re ,,dumas1 ,pre 7#ahjc-gj74 ,no li/ ( titles is necess>y "u ,dumas's "n4 ,= ?\gh he & 8 8syndicate0 ( assi/ants produc$ a great numb] ( m$iocre works1 ^? mo/ frequ5tly met 9 ,engli% are good1 8,! ,?ree ,muskete]s10 8,! ,c\nt ( ,monte ,cri/o10 8,! ,que5's ,necklace0 & 8,tw5ty ,ye>s ,aft]40 ,,george ,,du ,,mauri] 7#ahca-if74 ,pet] ,ibbetson4 ,trilby4 ,,edw>d ,,eggle/on4 ,! ,hoosi] ,s*oolma/]4 ,! ,hoosi] ,s*oolboy4 ,,george ,,eliot 7,m>y ,ann ,evans1 #ahai-hj74 ,no titles are necess>y "u ,george ,eliot's "n4 ,sev]al ( h] novels are 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y1 & !re are o!r inexp5sive editions4 ,,erckmann-,,*atrian 7,emile ,erckmann & ,l\is ,alex&re ,*atrian74 ,fri5d ,fritz4 ,! ,blockade ( ,phalsburg4 ,madame ,?rse4 ,! ,/ory ( a ,conscript4 ,wat]loo4 ,! two la/ nam$ are 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,anatole ,,france 7,?ibault74 ,le ,crime de ,sylve/re ,bonn>d4 ,f a ,"m ( ,pe>l ,casket4 ,all ! works ( ?is writ] are be+ translat$ into ,engli%4 ,! title giv5 above 9 ,engli% is a translat$ collection ( "s ( 8 %ort /ories4 ,,alice ,,fr5* 7,octave ,?anet74 ,/ories ( a ,we/]n ,t[n4 ,,elizabe? ,,gaskell 7#ahaj-fe74 ,cran=d4 ,,johann ,,wolfgang ,,von ,,goe! 7#agdi-ahcb74 ,wilhelm ,mei/]'s ,appr5tice%ip & ,travels4 ,9 ,c>lyle's translation4 ,,oliv] ,,goldsmi? 7#agbh-gd74 ,! ,vic> ( ,wakefield4 ,%e ,/oops to ,conqu]4 ,! ,good-,natur$ ,man4 ,,k5ne? ,,grahame4 ,! ,gold5 ,age4 ,dream ,days4 ,,jakob ,,& ,,wilhelm ,,grimm4 ,fairy ,tales4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,edw>d ,,ev]ett ,,hale 7#ahbb-aiji74 ,! ,man ,)\t a ,c\ntry4 ,! volume "u ?is title1 publi%$ by ,little1 ,br[n ,co41 conta9s ! be/ ( ,dr4 ,hale's %ort /ories4 ,! title /ory is a ma/]piece ( fiction & ! greate/ ( all s]mons on patriotism4 ,,ludovic ,,hal,,vy4 ,! ,abb ,con/ant94 ,a *>m+ /ory 9 simple ,fr5*1 & to be f\nd translat$ into ,engli%4 ,,?omas ,,h>dy4 ,f> f ! ,madd+ ,cr[d4 ,! ,return ( ! ,native4 ,! ,mayor ( ,ca/]bridge4 ,a ,pair ( ,blue ,eyes4 ,"u ! ,gre5wood ,tree4 ,incomp>ably ! greate/ ( liv+ noveli/s ( our race4 ,c]ta9 *>act]i/ics ( 8 lat] novels make !m nei!r pleasant nor intelligible to "y read]s1 b any ( ^? "h m5tion$ is z well adapt$ to ! read] ( any age z are ,george ,eliot's 8,adam ,b$e0 & ,?ack]ay's 8,p5d5nis40 ,,joel ,,*&l] ,,h>ris4 ,uncle ,remus4 ,nights ) ,uncle ,remus4 ,m+o4 ,free ,joe4 ,,francis ,,bret ,,h>te 7#ahci-aijb74 ,! ,luck ( ,ro>+ ,camp4 ,! volume ( ?is title1 publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co41 conta9s ! be/ ( ,h>te's %ort /ories1 & ! be/ rema9 v good inde$1 ?\gh s9ce !y took ! _w by /orm o!r writ]s h giv5 u a tru] insight into ! life :i* ,h>te 0 ! fir/ to discov] & proclaim4 ,h>te is a capital humori/ 9 8 way1 bo? 9 8 swagg]+ he>ty %ort /ories 7see 8,colonel ,/>bottle's ,cli5t07 & 9 8 p>odies 7see 8,cond5s$ ,novels074 ,,na?aniel ,,haw?orne 7#ahjd-fd74 ,no li/ ( titles is necess>y "u ,haw?orne's "n4 ,am]ica has no o!r lit]>y arti/ ( 8 /ature & p]fection1 & he is ! "o ,am]ican ^: works we c say 8y ought to read0 entire--we d>e say x1 t is1 to ,am]ican read]s4 ,,maurice ,,hewlett4 ,life & ,dea? ( ,ri*>d ,yea-&-,nay4 ,mr4 ,hewlett is "o ( ! t5 or twelve important liv+ writ]s ( ,engli% fiction4 ,i h se5 no book ( 8 :i* is n good4 ,i give only "o title2 8 brilliant & v>i$ a*ievem5t 9 ! pa/ decade makes difficult ! selection ( o!r titles = ?is limit$ li/4 ,,oliv] ,,w5dell ,,holmes 7#ahji-id74 ,elsie ,v5n]4 ,gu>dian ,angel4 ,holmes's fiction is subord9ate bo? to 8 essays & 8 poems1 & %\ld be po/pon$ until ! read] has become a true lov] ( ! ,autocrat4 ,! novels are good = ! reason1 if = no o!r1 t ,holmes 0 "o ( ! r>e g5iuses :o _c write o!rwise ?an ) wisdom & *>m4 ,,an?ony ,,hope 7,hawk9s74 ,! ,prison] ( ,z5da4 ,! fir/ 9 po9t ( "t & excell5ce ( a n[ num]\s class ( hi/orical novels 9 :i* ! hi/ory & ! geography z well z ! 8/ory0 are fictiti\s4 ,,william ,,dean ,,h[ells4 ,a ,*ance ,acqua9tance4 ,! ,lady ( ! ,aroo/ook4 ,dr4 ,bre5's ,practice4 ,a ,mod]n ,in/ance4 ,! ,rise ( ,silas ,lapham4 ,! ,m9i/]'s ,*>ge4 ,april ,hopes4 ,! ,flight ( ,pony ,bak]4 ,,?omas ,,hughes 7#ahbc-if74 ,tom ,br[n's ,s*ooldays4 ,tom ,br[n at ,ox=d4 ,,victor ,,hugo 7#ahab-he74 ,les ,mis]ables4 ,quatrev+t-,treize4 ,notre ,dame de ,p>is4 ,les ,travailleurs de la ,m]4 ,hugo's novels appe> 9 sev]al ,engli% translations4 ,,h5rik ,,ibs54 ,prose ,dramas4 ,edit$ & translat$ by ,william ,ar*] & o!rs4 ,! read+ ( ,ibs51 ! greate/ dramati/ ( ! n9ete5? c5tury1 may be po/pon$ until ! read] has come to mature views ( life4 ,,wa%+ton ,,irv+ 7#aghc-ahei74 ,sket*-,book4 ,tales ( a ,travel]4 ,bracebridge ,hall4 ,w4 ,w4 ,,jacobs4 ,_m ,c>goes4 ,light ,freights4 ,dial/one ,lane4 ,a tell] ( delightfully droll /ories4 ,l ,frank ,r4 ,/ockton1 a mu* f9] arti/ ?an ! m s]i\s-m9d$ critics w\ld be dispos$ to admit4 ,x is difficult to select = ?is li/ ! be/ ( ! score ( tal5t$ %ort-/ory writ]s ( ! day4 ,p]haps ?is is a good place to slip 9 ! "n ( a contempor>y ,am]ican ^: fre% & orig9al /ories h des]v$ly surviv$ _! day 9 ! magaz9es & be5 collect$ 9 volumes--,mr4 ,sidney ,port]1 8,o4 ,h5ry40 ,,h5ry ,,james4 ,rod]ick ,hudson4 ,daisy ,mill]4 ,! ,am]ican4 ,! ,portrait ( a ,lady4 ,! ,pr9cess ,casamassima4 ,"y read]s %\ld bew>e ( mislead+ *att] ab\t ,mr4 ,james :i* appe>s 9 columns ( book gossip & newspap] comm5t2 x attempts to turn ,mr4 ,james into a joke & c>icatures 8 subtlety & obscurity2 x is analog\s to ! flippant & d]isive nons5se ?r\gh :i* ,br[n+ liv$ to rea* ! p at la/4 8,rod]ick ,hudson0 is a great novel & is z cle>1 /rong1 & easy to read z ! "w ( any o!r ?\ghtful noveli/ y may *oose = comp>ison4 ,illu/ration3 ,,eliot ,,s>ah ,,orne ,,jewett 7#ahdi-aiji74 ,c\ntry ,by-,ways4 ,a ,c\ntry ,doctor4 ,a ,:ite ,h]on4 ,/rang]s & ,wayf>]s4 ,! ,c\ntry ( ! ,po9t$ ,firs4 ,/ories ( ! bett] classes ( ,new ,engl& c\ntry folk writt5 9 a /yle ( unblemi%$ cl>ity & sweetness4 ,,m>y ,,john/on4 ,lewis ,r&4 ,,*>les ,,k+sley 7#ahai-ge74 ,alton ,locke4 ,hypatia4 ,we/w>d ,ho6 ,,rudy>d ,,kipl+4 ,pla9 ,tales f ! ,hills4 ,_m ,inv5tions4 ,wee ,willie ,w9kie4 ,life's ,h&icap4 ,soldi]s ,?ree4 ,9 ,black & ,:ite4 ,! ,/ory ( ! ,gadsbys4 ,! ,light t ,fail$4 ,! ,jungle ,book4 ,! ,second ,jungle ,book4 ,! ,day's ,"w4 ,capta9s ,c\rage\s4 ,kim4 ,9 spite ( a curi\sly eag] disposition on ! "p ( curr5t writ]s to reg>d ,kipl+'s c>e] z ov] & done1 he is ! =emo/ liv+ writ] ( %ort /ories 9 ,engli%1 & ( no o!r "y liv+ writ] c x be s safely av]r$ t he has become "o ( ! e/abli%$ classics ( 8 race4 ,,fri$ri* ,,he9ri* ,,k>l ,,de ,,la ,,motte ,,f\qu 7#aggg-ahdc74 ,und9e4 ,,pi]re ,,loti 7,l4 ,m4 ,j4 ,viaud74 ,an ,icel& ,fi%]man4 ,?is & ! autobiographical 8,romance ( a ,*ild10 & sev]al ( ,loti's books ( travel are 9 ,engli%4 ,,edw>d ,g4 ,e4 ,l4 ,,bulw]-,,lytton 7#ahja-gb74 ,h>old1 ! ,la/ ( ! ,saxon ,k+s4 ,la/ ,days ( ,pompeii4 ,"l ,lytton is "o ( ! ,victorian noveli/s ^: great reputation is gr[+ rapidly less1 & des]v$ly s1 b 8 hi/orical novels are m ?an wor? read+4 ,,george ,,macdonald 7#ahbd-aije74 ,david ,elg9brod4 ,rob]t ,falcon]4 ,sir ,gibbie4 ,at ! ,back ( ! ,nor? ,w9d4 ,a noveli/ ^: popul>ity among y\ng] read]s is probably less ?an 8 great m]its4 ,,xavi] ,,de ,,mai/re 7#agfd-aheb74 ,la ,jeune ,sibri5ne4 ,,aless&ro ,,manzoni 7#aghe-ahgc74 ,! ,betro!d ,lov]s4 ,!re are sev]al ,engli% translations ( ?is mo/ fam\s ( ,italian hi/orical romances4 ,,fr$]ick ,,m>ryat 7#agib-ahdh74 ,jacob ,fai?ful4 ,pet] ,simple4 ,mr4 ,mid%ipman ,easy4 ,ma/]man ,ready4 ,a4 ,e4 ,w4 ,,mason4 ,! ,f\r ,fea!rs4 ,a /ory ( brav]y & c[>dice ( unusual m]it4 ,,guy ,,de ,,maupassant 7#ahej-ic74 ,! ,odd ,numb]4 ,?is is an ,engli% translation ( "s ( ,maupassant's be/ tales4 ,,george ,,m]$i? 7#ahbh-aiji74 ,h>ry ,ri*mond4 ,beau*amp's ,c>e]4 ,rhoda ,flem+4 ,evan ,h>r+ton4 ,at 8 dea? ! =emo/ ,engli% man ( lett]s4 ,a noble poet & a noveli/ :o easily /&s among ! few greate/ ( ! c5tury4 ,a ta/e = ,m]$i? gr[s on ! individual z x has gr[n on ! g5]al _w ( read]s4 ,! novels 9 ?is li/ include n all ! greate/ b ! be/ = ! new read] to try fir/4 ,,prosp] ,m,,rim,e 7#ahjc-gj74 ,colomba4 ,9 easy ,fr5*1 & has be5 translat$ into ,engli%4 ,,silas ,,weir ,,mit*ell4 ,hugh ,wynne4 ,rol& ,blake4 ,,m>y ,,russell ,,mit=d 7#aghf-ahee74 ,our ,village4 ,,william ,,morris 7#ahcd-if74 ,! ,well at ! ,_w's ,end4 ,read]s :o *ance to l ?is prose poem by a devot$ apo/le ( lib]ty & beauty w be l$ to 8 o!r romances 9 prose & v]se4 ,,m>y ,,noailles ,,murfree 78,*>les ,egb]t ,craddock074 ,9 ! ,t5nessee ,m\nta9s4 ,d[n ! ,rav9e4 ,9 ! ,cl\ds4 ,9 ! ,/rang] ,p's ,c\ntry4 ,portrays ! solitude & pa?os ( ! life ( ! m\nta9e]s ( ,t5nessee4 ,9 s9c]ity & ! g5u95ess ( ! sub/ance bett] ?an 9 workman%ip4 ,nibelung5li$4 ,! /ory ( ! ,treasure ( ! ,nibelungs is told = "y read]s by ,a4 ,j4 ,*ur* 9 8,h]oes ( ,*ivalry & ,romance40 ,x is also f\nd 9 8,wagn] ,op]a ,/ories0 by ,g4 ,e4 ,b>b]1 & 9 8,! ,wagn] ,/ory ,book0 by ,w4 ,h4 ,fro/4 ,any critical or biographical "w on ,wagn] w take ! read] into ?is great ,g]man leg5d4 ,,frank ,,norris4 ,! ,octopus4 ,! ,pit4 ,a s]i\s noveli/ cut (f 9 8 prime be=e 8 "w atta9$ ! greatness t x seem$ to promise4 ,,m>g>et ,,oliphant 7#ahbh-ig74 ,*ronicles ( ,c>l+=d4 ,a ,beleagu]$ ,city4 ,,alfr$ ,,ollivant4 ,bob1 ,son ( ,battle4 ,a fir/-rate /ory ( a dog4 ,,?omas ,,nelson ,,page4 ,elsket4 ,9 ,ole ,virg9ia4 ,a s9c]e & sympa!tic portray] ( old & new ,virg9ia4 ,z is g5]ally true ( ,am]ican fictioni/s1 he is bett] 9 ! %ort /ory ?an 9 ! novel4 ,,gilb]t ,,p>k]4 ,pi]re & ,8 ,p4 ,! ,battle ( ! ,/rong4 ,seats ( ! ,mighty4 ,,elizabe? ,,/u>t ,,phelps4 ,f\rte5 to ,"o4 ,a ,s+ul> ,life4 ,,ed5 ,,phillpotts4 ,*ildr5 ( ! ,mi/4 ,! ,human ,boy4 ,! ,secret ,woman4 ,"o ( ! di/+ui%$ liv+ noveli/s ( ,engl&4 ,,edg> ,,allan ,,poe 7#ahji-di74 ,tales ( ! ,grotesque & ,arabesque4 ,!re are _m s+le-volume editions ( ,poe's %ort /ories4 ,an inexp5sive complete edition ( ,poe is publi%$ by ,g4 ,p4 ,putnam's ,sons4 ,! be/ & f9al edition ( ,poe is t edit$ by ,/$man & ,woodb]ry4 ,,jane ,,port] 7#aggf-ahej74 ,scotti% ,*iefs4 ,,h[>d ,,pyle4 ,"s ,m]ry ,adv5tures ( ,rob9 ,hood4 ,! ,g>d5 ,beh9d ! ,moon4 ,mr4 ,pyle's books are delightful = ! illu/rations4 ,! compet5ce ( 8 pa9t+ & 8 dramatic & lit]>y imag9ation make him ! =emo/ ,am]ican illu/rator1 & ! texts :i* he writes to accompany 8 draw+s are adequate1 ?\gh n 9 !mselves rem>kable4 ,,rudolf ,,eri* ,,raspe4 ,surpris+ ,adv5tures ( ,b>on ,mn*aus54 ,9 ! translation edit$ by ,?omas ,seccombe4 ,a selection ( ! ,mn*aus5 /ories = "y p made by ,dr4 ,edw>d ,ev]ett ,hale1 is publi%$ by ,d4 ,c4 ,hea? ,co4 ,,*>les ,,reade 7#ahad-hd74 ,! ,cloi/] & ! ,he>?4 ,h>d ,ca%4 ,put ,y\rself 9 ,8 ,place4 ,,samuel ,,ri*>dson 7#afhi-agfa74 ,cl>issa ,h>l[e4 ,!re is an abridg$ edition ( ?is v long novel4 ,,george ,,s& 7,a4 ,l4 ,a4 ,dup91 #ahjd-gf74 ,consuelo4 ,! ,little ,fadette4 ,! ,devil's ,pool4 ,mauprat4 ,^! & o!rs ( ,george ,s&'s novels are 9 ,engli%4 ,,walt] ,,scott 7#agga-ahcb74 ,no li/ ( titles is necess>y "u ,scott's "n4 ,,erne/ ,,?ompson ,,seton4 ,biography ( a ,grizzly4 ,a nature writ] :o = ! mo/ "p wisely & arti/ically embodies 8 k ( animals 9 fiction :]e !y are n subject$ to ^? acid te/s ( fact :i* h rec5tly betray$ ! base metal 9 "s ( ! o!r mod]n writ]s ab\t nature4 ,,anna ,,sewell4 ,black ,beauty4 ,! /ory ( a horse2 a tract 9 ! int]e/s ( k9dness to animals :i* prov$ to be m ?an a tract1 a *>m+ & imm5sely popul> piece ( imag9ative writ+4 ,,h5ryk ,,si5kiwicz4 ,! ,deluge4 ,quo ,vadis4 ,) ,fire & ,sword4 ,9 ! translation by ,j]emiah ,curt94 ,,william ,,gilmore ,,simms 7#ahjf-gj74 ,! ,sc\t4 ,a writ] hi/orically important to ,am]icans because he _h a great vogue 9 8 day & accompli%$ mu* 9 a "t :5 !re 0 no ,am]ican lit]ature s\? ( ,poe's ,ri*mond4 ,simms is an inf]ior writ]1 b 8,! ,sc\t0 is a vigor\s n>rative & w int]e/ "y read]s4 ,,ri*>d ,,br9sley ,,%]idan 7#agea-ahaf74 ,dramatic ,works4 ,9 ,bohn's ,libr>y & 9 "o volume ( ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,joseph ,,h5ry ,,%or?\se4 ,john ,+lesant4 ,,annie ,,trumbull ,,slosson4 ,sev5 ,dream]s4 ,/ory-,tell ,lib4 ,,francis ,,hopk9son ,,smi?4 ,colonel ,c>t] ( ,c>t]sville4 ,,rob]t ,,l\is ,,/ev5son 7#ahdi-id74 ,treasure ,isl&4 ,pr9ce ,otto4 ,kidnapp$4 ,david ,balf\r4 ,! ,m]ry ,m54 ,dr4 ,jekyll & ,mr4 ,hyde4 ,! ,black ,arr[4 ,! ,ma/] ( ,ballantrae4 ,/4 ,ives4 ,,frank ,,ri*>d ,,/ockton 7#ahcd-aijb74 ,rudd] ,grange4 ,! ,ca/+ ,away ( ,mrs4 ,lecks & ,mrs4 ,ale%9e4 ,! ,float+ ,pr9ce & ,o!r ,fairy ,tales4 ,! ,lady or ! ,tig]8 ,a ,*os5 ,few4 ,a ,/ory-,tell]'s ,pack4 ,,h>riet ,,bee*] ,,/[e 7#ahab-if74 ,uncle ,tom's ,cab94 ,,ru? ,,mc5]y ,,/u>t4 ,! ,gold5 ,w$d+4 ,sonny4 ,p]haps ! wittie/ ( all contemporane\s writ]s ab\t s\!rn life4 ,,jona?an ,,swift 7#affg-agde74 ,gulliv]'s ,travels4 ,!re are sev]al editions ( 8,gulliv]0 prep>$ = s*ools4 ,x is to be f\nd 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,! book is1 ( c\rse1 a satirical essay on man2 x is also a ma/]piece ( fictiti\s n>rative4 ,,william ,,makepeace ,,?ack]ay 7#ahaa-fc74 ,no li/ ( titles is necess>y "u ?is "n4 ,,le( ,,nicolaevi* ,,tol/oi4 ,w> & ,peace4 ,advanc$ /ud5ts ( ,fr5* c read ! ,fr5* v]sion ( ?is novel4 ,a good ,engli% v]sion is t by ,leo ,wi5]4 ,,an?ony ,,trollope 7#ahae-hb74 ,! ,w>d54 ,b>*e/] ,t[]s4 ,framley ,p>sonage4 ,dr4 ,?orne4 ,! ,small ,h\se at ,all+ton4 ,la/ ,*ronicle ( ,b>set4 7,! =ego+ six con/itute ! ,*ronicles ( ,b>set%ire47 ,c ,y ,=give ,h]8 ,ph9eas ,f9n4 ,ph9eas ,r$ux4 ,! ,prime ,m9i/]4 ,! ,duke's ,*ildr54 ,! ,eu/ace ,diamonds4 7,! =ego+ six con/itute ! ,p>liam5t>y ,novels47 ,is ,he ,pop5joy8 ,orley ,f>m4 ,! ,vic> ( ,bullhampton4 7,! la/ are call$ ! ,manor ,h\se ,novels47 ,?is li/1 disproportionately long p]haps1 seems ju/ifiable because ,trollope wrote an incr$ible numb] ( novels n all ( :i* are equally good1 & because 8 books are 9 ! pres5t qu>t] c5tury n s widely read z !y %\ld be4 ,aft] ,dick5s1 ,?ack]ay1 & ,george ,eliot1 :o are ! highe/ peaks 9 ! half c5tury 7we _c q measure ,m]$i? & ,h>dy yet71 ,an?ony ,trollope is easily f\r?4 ,& ev5 among ! peaks ! broad massive plateau ( 8 "w seems m & m to h endur+ solidity4 ,l ,balzac 9 ,france 7?\gh little l him1 book = book71 ,trollope has writt5 ,engl&'s comdie huma9e4 ,) him quantity is a quality1 = he is a ma/] 9 l>ge "p by virtue ( 8 bulk2 no o!r noveli/ seems to h told s mu* ab\t ! daily life ( 8 nation4 ,! "o ?+ lack+ to make ,trollope a v great writ] ( fiction is t 8 prose is n eloqu5t2 ?\gh x is good1 x has no mom5ts ( supreme goodness2 b few o!r ,engli% noveli/s h su/a9$ su* a level ( m]it ?r\gh s _m volumes4 ,,john ,,t[ns5d ,,tr[bridge4 ,neighbor ,jackwood4 ,jack ,haz>d & ,8 ,=tunes4 ,a ,*ance = ,himself4 ,do+ ,8 ,be/4 ,cudjo's ,cave4 ,! ,t9kham ,bro!rs' ,tidemill4 ,no o!r writ] ( equal ability has devot$ himself to books = boys4 ,,ivan ,,s]gyevi* ,,turg5ieff 7#ahah-hc74 ,fa!rs & ,*ildr54 ,smoke4 ,sev]al ( ,turg5ieff's novels h be5 translat$ into ,engli%4 ,! ,engli% read] %\ld1 if possible1 read ,russian novels 9 ,fr5*4 ,,alfr$ ,,de ,,vigny 7#agii-ahfc74 ,c9q-,m>s4 ,?is great hi/orical novel is 9 easy ,fr5*4 ,x has be5 publi%$ 9 an ,engli% translation4 ,,m>y ,,arnold ,,w>d 7,mrs4 ,humphrey ,w>d74 ,rob]t ,elsm]e4 ,an ,engli% writ] ( excell5t ideals & deep s]i\sness1 ov]rat$ by ,am]icans :o seem to ?9k t %e is giv+ !m ! 8true inw>dness0 ( ,briti% high life4 ,,elizabe? ,,*]ry ,,waltz4 ,pa ,gladd54 ,humor\s & t\*+ /ories ( a ,k5tucky f>m]4 ,,*>les ,,dudley ,,w>n] 7#ahbi-aijj74 ,a ,little ,j\rney 9 ! ,_w4 ,! ,gold5 ,h\se4 ,,john ,,watson 78,ian ,macl>5074 ,beside ! ,bonnie ,bri] ,bu%4 ,! ,days ( ,auld ,lang ,syne4 ,,edw>d ,,noyes ,,we/cott4 ,david ,h>um4 ,an illu/ration ( ! fact t a true humor\s "* w cat* ! fancy ( ! _w1 no matt] 9 h[ defective a plot x is embodi$4 ,,kate ,,d\glas ,,wigg9 7,mrs4 ,riggs74 ,! ,birds' ,*ri/mas ,c>ol4 ,p5elope's ,progress4 ,! ,/ory ( ,patsy4 ,timo?y's ,que/4 ,rebecca ( ,sunnybrook ,f>m4 ,,m>y ,,eleanor ,,wilk9s 7,mrs4 ,freeman74 ,a ,humble ,romance4 ,a ,new ,engl& ,nun4 ,jane ,field4 ,pembroke4 ,j]ome1 a ,poor ,man4 ,sil5ce & ,o!r ,/ories4 ,,ow5 ,,wi/]4 ,! ,virg9ian4 ,lady ,baltimore4 ,,israel ,,zangwill4 ,*ildr5 ( ! ,ghetto4 ,dream]s ( ! ,ghetto4 ,,*apt] ,v ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,poetry ,:5 ,julia ,bryant1 ! daught] ( ,william ,cull5 ,bryant1 0 a *ild1 a neighbor ( ! poet made h] fir/ call1 & 0 %[n into ! p>lor4 ,%e f\nd ! small ,julia seat$ on ! floor ) an illu/rat$ volume ( ,milton 9 h] lap4 ,%e knew1 ( c\rse1 t ! pictures & n ! text engag$ ! *ild's att5tion1 b by way ( beg9n+ an acqua9tance1 %e ask$3 8,read+ poetry already1 little girl08 ,julia look$ up & reg>d$ h] gravely4 ,!n ) an air ( politely correct+ ignorance1 %e expla9$3 8,p don't read poetry4 ,papas write poetry1 & mamas s+ poetry1 & little girls le>n to say poetry1 b nobody reads poetry4 ,t isn't :at x's =40 ,if ! sev]al memb]s ( all families 7 z happily acc\nt$ = z ^? 9 ,bryant's h\sehold1 ! ,muses w\ld n live s remote f ?is _w4 ,t mo!rs s+ poetry & little girls say x is en\gh to keep x ev]la/+ly alive4 ,! tr\ble is t few h\seholds are bless$ ) papas :o write poetry2 & !re are none too _m papas :o read x4 ,if we h n le>n$ to read poetry1 let u beg9 n[4 ,suppose we read & commit to memory ! foll[+ /anza1 & !n talk a little ab\t x4 ,?\ wa/ n born = dea?1 immortal ,bird6 ,no hungry g5]ations tread !e d[n2 ,! voice ,i he>d ?is pass+ night 0 he>d ,9 anci5t days by emp]or & cl[n3 ,p]haps ! self-same song t f\nd a pa? ,?r\gh ! sad he>t ( ,ru?1 :51 sick = home1 ,%e /ood 9 te>s amid ! ali5 corn2 ,! same t (t-times ha? ,*>m$ magic casem5ts1 op5+ on ! foam ,( p]il\s seas1 9 fa]y l&s =lorn4 ,?is is f ,keats's 8,ode to a ,night+ale40 ,x is "o ( ! mo/ musical1 mo/ magical /anzas 9 all ,engli% poetry2 t mu* anyone c tell y :o has read ! poets4 ,b to tell y 9 :at consi/s its glory is beyond any critic :o is n a poet2 no?+ ( analysis c add to ! effect x is mak+ 9 y\r e>s1 9 y\r bra91 n[ t y h committ$ x to memory4 ,"o ( ! be/ ( ,engli% critics--& he 0 a poet1 too--,mat!w ,arnold1 9 8 essay1 8,! ,/udy ( ,poetry10 made b a dull & wordy disc\rse :5 he tri$ to tell :at ! qualities ( poetry are4 ,only by read+ ! re/ ( ! poem1 & !n ! re/ ( ,keats1 & !n o!r poets1 c y increase = y\rself ! delight ( ^? wond]ful l9es4 ,if !y d n tempt y to ! great excursion into ! poets1 y h n read !m ov]1 y h n repeat$ !m al\d (t5 en\gh4 ,only = ! sake ( dwell+ ^u ^! l9es1 & because we h agre$ to talk ab\t poetry1 & n because our comm5t c reveal ! secret1 let u g back & /udy ! /anza4 ,! night+ale's song is ! voice ( immortality4 ,x releases ! individual s\l f ! pres5t h\r1 f ! /ruggle ( life & makes x "o ) ! great exp]i5ces ( ! race4 ,! imag9ation sweeps ov] all hi/ory on ! w+s ( ^? fir/ f\r l9es1 & !n c>ries u into ! _w ( religi\s /ory1 9 ! l9es recall+ ! ,book ( ,ru?4 ,& f9ally we are borne out ( ! human _w into fairyl&4 ,all ?is 9 a s+le /anza6 ,e poem ( high quality1 e "o ( ! treasur$ passages f long poems1 makes su* a magic flight into ! realm ( et]nal ideas1 s t x is commonly said t poetry is 8uplift+40 ,life & dea? & ,heav5 & ! />s are ! poet's subjects4 ,& ! poem ( common ?+s1 9 praise ( simple virtues & dome/ic happ9ess1 su* z h made ,burns & ,longfell[ & ,:itti] s de> to ! he>t1 h ! same k9d ( p[] 9 less degree2 if !y d n transport u to ,heav5 !y reveal ! se$ ( immortality 9 daily circum/ance4 ,keats be>s ! imag9ation ov] ! _w & beyond x 9 a s+le /anza4 ,all poetry ( ! highe/ rank has ?is p[] to utt] et]nity 9 a few words4 ,& ?\gh at fir/ x seems a contradictory ?+ to say1 x is true t ! long poem has ! same quality ( compression2 x makes long flights ( idea 9 relatively %ort compass ( words4 ,! "t ( read+1 ! "t t ! physical eye ne$s to cat* ! w+$ s5t5ces1 is no?+4 ,:at1 y say1 8,! ,fa]ie ,que5e10 8,p>adise ,lo/10 8,hamlet10 ! 8,iliad10 ! 8,idylls ( ! ,k+0 are compress$ s t ! "t x takes to read !m is annihilat$8 ,j t4 ,! complete works ( a great poet d n fill m space ?an "o or two long novels4 ,poetry is great] ?an prose if only because x expresses noble ideas 9 few] words2 x is language at its highe/ p[]4 ,its rhymes & rhy?ms are all a means ( convey+ ?is p[]4 ,! p]son :o reg>ds poetry z rhym$ s5t5ces t might z well be put into prose1 has 8 eye on ! %ell ( =m & has nev] felt ! inn] virtues ( poetry4 ,poetry has its =ms because only 9 its =ms c x say ! mo/4 ,b :at ( ! great l9es ( prose t are z eloqu5t & compact ) ?\ght z any l9e ( poetry8 ,!re is only "o answ] to t4 ,su* l9es ( prose are poetry too4 8,9 my ,fa!r's h\se are _m mansions0 is poetry4 ,t x looks l prose on ! pr9t$ page is a matt] ( typesett+1 & type is only ! out]mo/ husk ab\t ! %ell4 ,he> t s5t5ce f ! ,bible1 ?9k x & feel x1 & y w "k t x has high poetic quality4 ,! int5sity ( language1 ! heat ( high passion has made ! diamond2 ! diamond is m beautiful aft] x is cut1 b cutt+ _c make a diamond4 ,! outw>d =m we %all enjoy1 b we mu/ look inw>d = ! ess5tial quality4 ,z our ,bible is pr9t$1 ! foll[+ passage f ,ecclesia/es has ! appe>ance ( prose1 yet x has1 too1 some?+ l ! /anzaic divisions ( poetry4 ,rememb] n[ ?y ,creator 9 ! days ( ?y y\?1 :ile ! evil days come n1 nor ! ye>s draw nigh1 :5 ?\ %alt say1 ,i h no pleasure 9 !m2 ,:ile ! sun1 or ! light1 or ! moon1 or ! />s be n d>k5$1 nor ! cl\ds return aft] ! ra93 ,9 ! day :5 ! keep]s ( ! h\se %all tremble1 & ! /rong m5 %all b[ !mselves1 & ! gr9d]s cease because !y are few1 & ^? t look out ( ! w9d[s be d>k5$1 ,& ! doors %all be %ut 9 ! /reets1 :5 ! s\nd ( ! gr9d+ is l[1 & he %all rise up at ! voice ( ! bird1 & all ! daught]s ( music %all be br\ght l[2 ,also :5 !y %all be afraid ( t :i* is high1 & fe>s %all be 9 ! way1 & ! almond tree %all fl\ri%1 & ! gras%opp] %all be a burd51 & desire %all fail3 because man goe? to 8 long home1 & ! m\rn]s g ab\t ! /reets3 ,or ev] ! silv] cord be loos$1 or ! gold5 b[l be brok51 or ! pit*] be brok5 at ! f\nta91 or ! :eel brok5 at ! ci/]n2 ,!n %all ! du/ return to ! e>? z x 03 & ! _s %all return unto ,god :o gave x4 ,:atev] else ?is may be1 x is poetry ( high p[]4 ,millions ( m5 h f\nd 9 ! ,bible some?+ :i* is n 9 o!r books1 b t x has 9 common ) o!r great books ! miracle ( poetic utt]ance e "r view ( ! ,bible mu/ admit4 ,! passage we h j quot$ is 9 beauty equal & n :olly dissimil> to ! /anza f ,keats4 ,! ,biblical poet has into a few words cond5s$ ! tragic symbols ( dea? & sorr[2 & f _! du/ & dissolution 8 s\l has aspir$ upw>d to ! />s4 ,if ! /anza f ,keats & ! v]se f ! ,bible are bo? ess5tially poetic1 :at becomes ( c]ta9 devices ( arrangem5t :i* are 9 ,keats & n 9 ! ,bible poem1 su* devices z rhymes & regul>ity ( acc5t8 ,^! are b in/rum5ts ( beauty2 ! words & _! arrangem5t are ! result ( ! inw>d passion & beauty ( ! ?\ght1 & we 9 read+ are act$ ^u by t result1 & feel aga9 ! passion & idea t produc$ x4 ,9 inf]ior poetry cause & effect are rev]s$ or fail altoge!r4 ,?\s&s ( poets h tri$ to make poetry by devices ( rhyme & l9e division1 by delib]ately arrang+ v[els & consonants into pleasant s\nds2 almo/ any conv5tionally educat$ p]son c le>n to d ?is1 j z almo/ anybody ) practice c le>n to play a piece on ! piano & c>efully obey e sign on ! music score4 ,b no music results1 only an empty regul>ity ( s\nd4 ,because !re are s _m ( ^! me*anical piani/s1 ! s\nd ( ! piano seldom attracts & arre/s u4 ,because s _m v]ses1 ?\s&s 9 ! mon?ly magaz9es1 h m]ely ! outw>d =m ( poetry1 ?\s&s ( p]sons h come to believe t poetry is an artificial trick ( words4 ,! he>t ( poetry is emotion & a s5se ( beauty4 ,! great emotions1 patriotism1 religion1 love1 act+ ^u ! poet1 turn 8 words into magic sequ5ces4 ,:5 ! poetry is f9i%$ & arrang$ on ! pr9t$ page1 we f9d1 true1 t x has a =m1 t x has metrical excell5ces1 t its v>ieties ( s\nd are ?us & s2 ! poets are ma/]s ( at lea/ z _m te*nicalities z ! little v]sifi]s4 ,! te/ comes :5 we read ! sequ5ce ( words cool$1 z x 71 into a set =m1 & t\*$ by _! appeal to our inw>d s5se feel !m />t into w>m life aga94 ,if we g f> en\gh 9 our read+ to /udy poetry1 !n we %all expect to le>n ab\t ! te*nical me?ods & rhetorical elem5ts ( v]se2 we %all expect to le>n ab\t ! lives ( ! poets & ab\t _! gr[? 9 _! art4 ,j s ! lov] ( music w wi% to /udy ! laws ( s\nd1 ev5 ! me*anical & physical prop]ties ( musical in/rum5ts1 ma/]+ f a sci5tific po9t ( view ! conditions & mat]ials ( ! art4 ,su* /udy helps u to appreciate great music & great poetry4 ,b x is n necess>y4 ,! or*e/ra w act ^u u )\t our kn[+ h[ x is arrang$4 ,! true poem w act on u if we "k no?+ m ?an our own language & our own feel+s4 ,our pleasant task is to (f] ourselves to ! great poem ) att5tion & a desire = pleasure4 ,att5tion & a desire = pleasure are easily di/ract$ 9 ^? :o h n ! habit ( read+ poetry4 ,& poetry is (t5 surr\nd$ by unnecess>y di/ractions4 ,! v zeal ( ^? :o w\ld draw our sympa?ies to x leads !m to /& 9 ! light attempt+ to expla9 :at ne$s no explanation1 :at1 inde$1 _c be expla9$4 ,! lectur] ^u music too (t5 talks :ile ! or*e/ra is play+4 ,aft] "o kn[s ,%akespe>e1 a disc\rse on ! 8lessons ( ! trag$ies0 may enl>ge "o's und]/&+4 ,b su* disquisitions are a =bidd+ introduction to any poet4 ,we h 9 ,am]ica _m wor?y p]sons :o lecture on ! e?ical beliefs ( ,rob]t ,br[n+4 ,( c\rse any int]e/1 any occasion t w br+ 9 a new 8conv]t10 & lead him to ?9k ( ,br[n+ at all1 is a ga9--! pr9cipal excuse = lectures & criticisms is t !y d invite w&]+ s\ls 9 to meet a poet4 ,b x is usually true t two h\rs' read+ 9 ,br[n+ is m delightful & m pr(itable ?an a two h\rs' lecture ab\t him4 ,& x is (t5 ! case t lectures ab\t 8 philosophy repel read]s :o might enjoy 8 poetry4 ,! lesson ( poetry is beauty2 ! mean+ ( poetry is exalt$ emotions4 ,! private special beliefs ( ! poet are ( int]e/1 because ^? beliefs rais$ ! poet's intellig5ce to a :ite heat1 & t heat left u v]se cry/als :i* are beautiful long aft] ! poet's beliefs h pass$ away4 ,?r\gh 8 beliefs ! poet rea*es to great passions t endure1 & anyone c und]/& !m )\t kn[+ h[ ! poet arriv$ at !m4 ,if a poet _c deliv] 8 message1 a critic _c d x = him4 ,%elley 0 a wor%ip] ( democracy2 ,%akespe>e 0 a believ] 9 ! div9ity ( k+s4 ,br[n+ 0 an optimi/4 ,om> ,khayym1 z ,edw>d ,fitzg]ald r5d]$ him 9 ,engli% poetry1 0 a k9d ( pessimi/ic fatali/4 ,all ?is is int]e/+ to "k4 ,b ! read] ( poetry does n1 9 ! imm$iate enjoym5t ( ! poets1 vex himself ) ^! div]sities ( fai?4 ,he> ! poets !mselves3 ,%akespe>e's unrighte\s k+1 ,macbe?1 h$g$ r\nd by 8 enemies1 dull$ 9 feel+ yet /ill ke5ly intellig5t1 he>s ( ! dea? ( 8 que54 ,%e %\ld h di$ h]eaft]2 ,!re w\ld h be5 a "t = su* a ^w4 ,to-morr[1 & to-morr[1 & to-morr[1 ,creeps 9 ?is petty pace f day to day ,to ! la/ syllable ( record$ "t2 ,& all our ye/]days h light$ fools ,! way to du/y dea?4 ,out1 out1 brief c&le6 ,life's b a walk+ %ad[1 a poor play] ,t /ruts & frets 8 h\r ^u ! /age ,& !n is he>d no m4 ,x is a tale ,told by an idiot1 full ( s\nd & fury1 ,signify+ no?+4 ,%elley1 ! lov] ( human lib]ty & ! wide fre$om ( nature1 *ants to ! ,we/ ,w9d3 ,make me ?y lyre1 ev5 z ! =e/ is2 ,:at if my leaves are fall+ l its own6 ,! tumult ( ?y mighty h>monies ,w take f bo? a deep1 autumnal tone1 ,sweet ?\gh 9 sadness4 ,be ?\1 _s fi]ce1 ,my _s6 ,be ?\ me1 impetu\s "o6 ,drive my dead ?\ghts ov] ! univ]se ,l )]$ leaves to quick5 a new bir?6 ,&1 by ! incantation ( ?is v]se1 ,scatt]1 z f an unext+ui%$ he>? ,a%es & sp>ks1 my words among mank9d6 ,be ?r\gh my lips to unawak5$ e>? ,! trumpet ( a prophecy6 ,o1 w9d1 ,if ,w9t] comes1 c ,spr+ be f> beh9d8 ,illu/ration3 ,,%elley ,he> ,br[n+1 ! a?letic optimi/3 ,! ye>'s at ! spr+ ,& day's at ! morn2 ,morn+'s at sev52 ,! hillside's dew-pe>l$2 ,! l>k's on ! w+2 ,! snail's on ! ?orn3 ,god's 9 8 heav5-- ,all's "r ) ! _w6 ,& ( himself1 at ! close ( 8 life1 ,br[n+ s+s3 ,"o :o nev] turn$ 8 back b m>*$ brea/ =w>d1 ,nev] d\bt$ cl\ds w\ld break1 ,nev] dream$1 ?\gh "r 7 wor/$1 wrong w\ld triumph1 ,held we fall to rise1 ere baffl$ to fight bett]1 ,sleep to wake4 ,f9ally li/5 to ! beauty-lov+ pessimi/ t ,fitzg]ald br\ght out ( ,p]sia & set among ! jewels 9 ! cr[n ( ,engli% poetry3 ,s :5 ! ,angel ( ! d>k] ,dr9k ,at la/ %all f9d y by ! ,riv]-br9k1 ,&1 (f]+ 8 ,cup1 invite y\r ,s\l ,=? to y\r ,lips to quaff--y %all n %r9k4 ,i s5t my ,s\l ?r\gh ! ,invisible1 ,"s lett] ( t ,aft]-life to spell3 ,& aft] _m ,days my ,s\l return$ ,& said1 8,behold1 ,myself am ,heav5 & ,hell40 ,"h are f\r poets ( diff]5t g5]ations & diff]5t beliefs2 l>ge volumes h be5 writt5 to exp\nd ea* & tell u ! mean+1 ! philosophy1 ! developm5t1 ! t5d5cies1 ! influ5ce ( ?is poet & t4 ,b see !m toge!r3 no explanation ( _! mean+s c divide !m1 = !y are all poets1 & no gr\p ( m5 on e>? are lik] "o to ano!r 9 purpose ?an great poets are l to ea* o!r4 ,!y are all s++ ! et]nal 9 words ( unmat*able p[]4 ,!y are wondr\sly alike 9 _! celebration ( beauty & high feel+s4 ,! great poet diff]s n f o!r great poets1 b f inf]ior ones2 he diff]s f 8 equals ma9ly 9 mann] ( expression4 ,! new poet is he :o br+s ! old messages 9 ways t no o!r poet has conceiv$1 & ! old poet is always new1 because he has atta9$ to beautiful utt]ance ( ideas t we _c outgr[1 :i* inde$ mo/ ( mank9d h n yet rea*$4 ,prose becomes old-fa%ion$ 7except ! ,bible1 :i* has a special place 9 our life & is1 moreov]1 l>gely poetic 9 sub/ance72 ! prose ( ,%akespe>e's "t & ,milton's is difficult to read1 x seems writt5 9 an antique language4 ,b ,%akespe>e & ,milton are ! poetry ( to-day & ( unc\nt$ to-morr[s4 ,n to read poetry is to miss ! greate/ ideas 9 ! _w1 to disreg>d ! noble/ & mo/ exalt$ "w t ! human m9d has a*iev$4 ,to poetry all o!r arts & sci5ces are 9 "s way inf]ior4 ,n music1 nor pa9t+1 nor ! laws ( gov]nm5t1 nor ! discov]ies ( me*anics1 nor any?+ else t man has done has ! "r ( poetry to be call$ div9e1 except only t ( :i* poetry is ! vehicle1 :i* is 9 a s5se "o ) x1 religi\s prophecy & wor%ip4 ,:e!r religion & poetry are "o1 z "s philosoph]s hold1 x is a fact ( hi/ory t ! great religi\s prophets h _h ! gifts ( poets1 & ! poets are all s+]s ( hymns & incantations :i* /ir 9 our he>ts ! religi\s s5se4 ,we ne$ n g fur!r into ?is "q ?an to ?is simple tru?1 t ! man :o has no poetry 9 him is likely to be an irreligi\s man1 n necess>ily lack+ 9 goodness & righte\sness1 b lack+ ! upw>d aspiration ( ! truly religi\s m9d4 ,come1 poet1 come6 ,a ?\s& labor]s ply _! task1 ,& :at x t5ds to sc>cely ask1 ,& trembl+ ?9k]s on ! br9k ,%iv] & "k n h[ to ?9k4 ,to tell ! purport ( _! pa91 ,& :at our silly joys conta92 ,9 la/+ l9eam5ts portray ,! sub/ance ( ! %ad[y day2 ,our real & inn] de$s rehe>se1 ,& make our mean+ cle> 9 v]se3 ,come1 ,poet1 come6 or b 9 va9 ,we d ! "w or feel ! pa91 ,& ga!r up ! seem+ ga91 ,unless be=e ! end ?\ come ,to take1 ere !y are lo/1 _! sum4 ,come1 ,poet1 come6 ,to give an utt]ance to ! dumb1 ,& make va9 babbl]s sil5t1 come2 ,a ?\s& dupes po9t "h & !re1 ,bewild]$ by ! %[ & gl>e2 ,& wise m5 half h le>n$ to d\bt ,:e!r we are n be/ )\t4 ,come1 ,poet2 bo? b wait to see ,_! error prov$ to !m 9 !e4 ,come1 ,poet1 come6 ,9 va9 ,i seem to call4 ,& yet ,?9k n ! liv+ times =get4 ,ages ( h]oes f\ght & fell ,t ,hom] 9 ! end might tell2 ,o'er grovel+ g5]ations pa/ ,up/ood ! ,doric fane at la/2 ,& c\ntless he>ts on c\ntless ye>s ,_h wa/$ ?\ghts1 & hopes1 & fe>s1 ,rude laught] & unmean+ te>s1 ,ere ,engl& ,%akespe>e saw1 or ,rome ,! pure p]fection ( h] dome4 ,o!rs1 ,i d\bt n1 if n we1 ,! issue ( our toils %all see2 ,"y *ildr5 ga!r z _! own ,! h>ve/ t ! dead _h s[n1 ,! dead =gott5 & unkn[n4 ,,ar?ur ,,hugh ,,cl\gh4 ,,*apt] ,,vi ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,poetry--7,cont9u$7 ,9 almo/ e ,am]ican h\sehold !re w be "s volume ( poetry ?r\gh :i* ! "y read] c make 8 entrance into ! en*ant$ _w2 !re w be a volume ( ,%akespe>e1 an old copy ( 8,p>adise ,lo/0 or ! works ( ,longfell[ or ,t5nyson4 ,9 our day a desire to read is seldom ?w>t$ by lack ( books4 ,inde$1 x sometimes seems z if ! v abundance ( books made u s famili> ) _! backs t we d n value ! treasures inside4 ,! biographies ( our gr&fa!rs tell u ( walks ( five miles to secure "s covet$ volume1 & a volume s secur$ 0 n skimm$ or neglect$2 ! ef=t to get x made x d\bly preci\s4 ,if "o is left to *oose ! door ?r\gh :i* to ent] ! realm ( poetry1 a good an?ology w prove a broad approa*4 ,!re is none bett] ?an ,palgrave's 8,gold5 ,treasury ( ,songs & ,lyrics40 ,x is inexp5sive1 s t anyone c save en\gh p5nies to buy x4 ,x is conv5i5t to c>ry 9 "o's pocket1 a virtue t makes x pref]able to l>g] an?ologies1 to ^? old-fa%ion$ 8h\sehold collections0 pr9t$ 9 d\ble columns4 ,if all our m5 & boys _h ! 8,gold5 ,treasury0 9 _! coat pockets1 :at a civilization we %\ld h at ! end ( t5 ye>s6 ,9 ord] to keep up ) u ! ladies w\ld h to provide pockets 9 _! dresses or c>ry m spaci\s h&bags ?an ! tyranny ( /yle n[ p]mits4 ,! selections 9 ,palgrave or 9 ! f\r volumes ( ,w>d's 8,engli% ,poets10 are s ri* & v>i$ t no read] c fail to f9d 8 own poet1 & ! next /ep w be to get a l>g] selection f t poet's works4 ,all ! ,engli% poets h be5 publi%$ 9 inexp5sive volumes ( selections1 _m ( !m 9 ! same ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies2 & z poets1 l o!r human be+s1 are n always at _! be/1 an edition :i* conta9s only ! be/ w save ! read] f ! un=tunate exp]i5ce ( meet+ a poet = ! fir/ "t 9 8 inf]ior "w4 ,:5 we h le>n$ really to l a poet1 we %all wi% to h 8 complete works1 b = ! "y read] mo/ mod]n poets are bett] = ! suppression ( _! less admirable passages4 ,only ?ree or f\r--,sp5s]1 ,%akespe>e1 ,milton1 our greate/ poets--wrote long poems :i* to be enjoy$ at _! fulle/ mu/ be read entire4 ,al?\gh x is true t poetry consi/s ( great l9es & t a collection ( %ort poems & passages w be en\gh to n\ri% ! s\l = its :ole e>?ly life1 yet supreme poetry is built on a mighty plan4 ,brief lyrics & bits ( song are l jewels1 preci\s1 complete1 beautiful4 ,great poems1 epics & dramas1 are l ca!drals 9 :i* ! jewels are set 9 ! walls & 9 ! w9d[s4 ,"o might read all ! f9e passages f ,%akespe>e & yet n feel ,%akespe>e's highe/1 t is1 8 entire1 poetic p[]4 ,= ! m>vel\s spee*es & songs1 h[ev] satisfy+ 9 !mselves1 lose "s ( _! mean+ :5 tak5 out ( ! /ructure ( :i* !y are a "p4 ,! /a9$ glass w9d[ is beautiful 9 ! arti/'s /udio1 b :5 x is set 9 ! *ur* & ! light falls ?r\gh x1 x becomes "p ( a beauty great] ?an its own4 ,s1 too1 8,macbe?0 is great] ?an ,%akespe>e's lyrics1 8,p>adise ,lo/0 is great] ?an all ( ,milton's %ort poems tak5 toge!r4 ,! true read] ( poetry w pass beyond ! delight ( ! p]fect /anza to ! wid] joy ( ! complete drama1 ! complete epic4 ,9 approa*+ a long poem1 ! mod]n impati5t read] is disc\rag$ sometimes by ! numb] ( pages ( solid v]se :i* foll[ ^? fir/ pages into :i* he has plung$4 ,x is well to rememb] t 9 read+ poetry1 a little travel+ ( ! eye takes ! imag9ation on long j\rneys1 & t imag9ation w jo9 = u ! fir/ page & ! la/ ev5 if we h sp5t six mon?s 9 mak+ ! int]v5+ j\rney4 8,hamlet0 ne$ n be read 9 a day4 ,if "o reads a few l9es at a "t "o w soon be 9 ! dep?s ( x1 & !re is no dang] ( los+ "o's way4 ,we c sp5d a mon? 9 ! fir/ p]usal or we c run rapidly ?r\gh x 9 ! ?ree h\rs :i* x is suppos$ to occupy on ! /age4 ,we c g backw>d & =w>d 9 x1 pause z long z we w on a s+le spee*1 or fly swiftly ^u ! w+s ( ! action4 ,! s5se ( leisure1 ( indep5d5ce ( h\rly circum/ance1 is "o ( ! spiritual uses ( poetry4 ,! poet & our own nature w det]m9e ! "t = u4 ,:5 we foll[ ! pageant ( ,%akespe>e's sad hi/ories ( ! dea? ( k+s1 we %all n1 ,i hope1 comport ourselves l t\ri/s hurry+ ?r\gh a picture gall]y 9 ord] t we may h 8done0 x be=e our tra9 goes4 ,we %all n be s misguid$ z to plume ourselves :5 we ent] 9 our di>y3 8,read two plays ( ,%akespe>e ?is week40 ,read+ t consi/s m]ely 9 pass+ ! eye ov] ! page is n read+ at all4 ,:5 we become consci\s ( turn+ pages )\t any inw>d response1 x is "t to lay ! book d[n & d some?+ else4 ,:5 we are really read+1 we %all n be consci\s ( ! book & we %all n "k h[ _m pages we h read--until we wake up out ( dreaml& & come back into our own _w4 ,two or ?ree plays ( ,%akespe>e are be+ read e ye> 9 e high s*ool 9 ,am]ica4 ,x is a common exp]i5ce ( tea*]s t ! pupils reg>d ,%akespe>e's plays z ! h>de/ "p ( ! prescrib$ read+4 ,"o reason is t ^! dramatic poems are ?r\gh a regrettable necessity made ! text ( lessons 9 language4 ,! atmosph]e ( /udy & duty surr\nd+ 8,a ,midsumm] ,night's ,dream0 9 ! classroom takes ! *>m out ( t fairy play4 ,?is is n ! fault ( ! tea*]s & x is n = u to criticise !m2 ! wise/ lead]s 9 education h n f\nd a way to make ! /udy ( ,%akespe>e 9 s*ool less labori\s ?an x is4 ,& _m ( !m ?9k t x is well t lessons %\ld be h>d nuts to crack1 t ! "y m9d is bett] discipl9$ if its s*oolday tasks are n made too delightful & easy4 ,"s tea*]s believe t ! old-fa%ion$ h>d digg+ at books is be+ 9 too l>ge a measure replac$ by k9d]g>t5 me?ods1 :i* are s unadvis$ly ext5d$ t ev5 a geometry lesson is treat$ z a game4 ,= ! pres5t we w keep our consid]ation ( ! uses & delights ( read+ ap>t f ! problems ( ! s*ools1 & reg>d ,%akespe>e z we reg>d ,scott--a fri5d to enjoy 9 leisure h\rs4 ,i %\ld advise1 !n1 t pupils :o are read+ ,%akespe>e 9 s*ool select o!r plays ?an ^? prescrib$ 9 class & come to !m z to a novel *os5 = pleasure4 ,if ! class "w requires a /udy ( 8,a ,midsumm] ,night's ,dream10 let ! "y read] try 8,! ,tempe/0 by himself4 ,if 8,julius ,cs>0 is a "p ( ! w9t]'s s*ool task1 let u 9 vacation "t slip 8,macbe?0 or 8,h5ry ,v0 into our pockets4 ,& :ile our fri5ds 9 ! o!r hammock are read+ a romance ( ! h\r1 let u be read+ a romance ( ! ages4 ,:5 we are tir$ ( read+ & are ready to play t game ( t5nis1 our oppon5t1 :o has be5 read+ a book t he b\ght on ! news/& at ! railroad /ation1 w n necess>ily beat u1 because we "k :at he does n "k1 t a gift ( t5nis balls comes into ! plot ( 8,h5ry ,v40 ,! ,dauph9 ( ,france s5ds ,h5ry ! t5nis balls = a mock+ gift1 & ,h5ry answ]s3 ,:5 we h mat*$ our rackets to ^! balls1 ,we w1 9 ,france1 by ,god's grace1 play a set ,%all /rike 8 fa!r's cr[n into ! haz>d4 ,tell him he ha? made a mat* ) su* a wrangl] ,t all ! c\rts ( ,france w be di/urb$ ,) *aces4 ,t has a _s :i* y\r fri5d w n f9d 9 ! excell5t /ory ( a s*ool game :i* he has be5 read+1 8,h[ ,ralph ,sav$ ! ,day40 ,! great poems receive u on any good gr\nd ( int]e/ :i* we *oose to tread4 ,w\ld y h a romantic novel8 ,%akespe>e provides t 9 8,z ,y ,l ,x0 & 8,twelf? ,night40 ,or a milit>y adv5ture8 ,!re is 8,h5ry ,fif?40 ,or a love trag$y8 ,!re is 8,romeo & ,juliet40 ,^! satisfy our primitive lik+ = a good /ory4 ,& s 9 "s measure d all great poems1 = ! great poems are epics & dramas1 t is1 /ories 9 v]se4 ,lit]ature f9ds its be/ /ructural mat]ial 9 action & ev5t1 & language is be/ suit$ to ! expression ( actions1 p]haps because x has be5 made by a _w ( work]s & do]s4 ,! mo/ effective means ( convey+ ab/ract ideas is ?r\gh /ory4 ,! mo/ mov+ sections ( ! ,bible are n>rative1 ! greate/ lessons are taught 9 p>ables & in/ances4 8,p>adise ,lo/0 is a n>rative ( great vigor1 = all ! dull debates & argum5ts2 & if x 0 n ,milton's prim>y int5tion to tell a great /ory = its own sake1 nev]!less he did tell a great /ory & we c enjoy x = its own sake long be=e we h begun1 & long aft] we h ceas$1 to be int]e/$ 9 8 !ology & philosophy4 ,to say t great poets1 ,hom]1 ,v]gil1 ,dante1 ,sp5s]1 ,%akespe>e1 are romanc]s z truly z are ! writ]s ( prose novels is n to belittle poetry4 ,! highe/ ?\ghts c be convey$ 9 a /ory4 ,:5 a great poetic /ory-tell] ceases = too _m l9es to be ma/] ( n>rative1 x w (t5 be f\nd t "s o!r poetic qualities h = ! mom5t di$ out ( him too4 ,& :5 he attempts to convey great ideas ) little reg>d to _! place 9 a mov+ sequ5ce ( ev5ts1 he pays ! p5alty ( n be+ read1 he loses hold ( ! read]'s int]e/4 ,! mo/ titanic case ( ! failure ( high poetic ?\ghts to w9 _! way to ! common he>t ( man1 because ( ! disreg>d ( n>rative =m1 is ,br[n+'s 8,! ,r+ & ! ,book40 ,!re ! /ory1 a t]rible & t\*+ /ory1 is told ov] a doz5 times1 & n once told well4 ,imb$d$ 9 its /range %apelessness are wond]ful ideas & passages ( int5se beauty4 ,z a heap ( poetry x is ! only production ( ! ,victorian age t has ! magnitude ( ,%akespe>e & ! classic epics4 ,o!r poems ( ,br[n+'s1 8,clive0 & 8,ivan ,ivanovit*10 %[ t he _h n>rative gifts4 ,"s sc5es 9 8 dramas are 9 emotional en]gy & n>rative progression unrival$ by any poet s9ce ,%akespe>e4 ,b 9 8,! ,r+ & ! ,book10 into :i* he put 8 :ole he>t1 he w\ld n or c\ld n tell 8 /ory z ! exp]i5ce ( all ages has %[n t /ories mu/ be told3 8 poem does n move =w>d 9 a cont9u\sly high & noble /yle4 ,& s mo/ ( ! _w ( read]s are depriv$ ( ! ri*ness ) :i* he freight$ f 8 prodigal m9d & great s\l 8 mighty rudd]less %ip t goes d[n 9 midocean4 ,%akespe>e told good /ories 9 almo/ all 8 plays4 ,he did n inv5t ! /ories1 b he select$ !m f ! lit]ature ( ! _w & f o!r ,elizabe?an writ]s1 & !n enri*$ ! n>rative ) e k9d ( beauty & significance :i* x w\ld hold4 ,on acc\nt ( _! excell5ce z n>ratives & _! int5sely human & /irr+ mat]ials1 ! plays ( ,%akespe>e enjoy$ "s measure ( popul>ity ev5 9 _! own "t1 if ! s*ol>s h rightly in=m$ u2 & ! plays h cont9u$ to hold ! /age & to int]e/ _m ( ! 8great v>iety ( read]s0 :o are address$ 9 "o ( ! introductions to ! fir/ collect$ edition ( ,%akespe>e's works4 ,9 our "t ! influ5ce ( ! s*ools has insur$ popul> acqua9tance ) ,%akespe>e z an object ( s]i\s /udy4 ,on ! o!r h&1 ! great increase 9 ! quantity ( prose fiction1 & ! fact t x is easi] to read ?9 prose ?an ri* poetry1 h obscur$ = _m read]s ! elem5t>y delight ( ,%akespe>e's plays z fictiti\s romances4 ,"o reason t ! inexp]i5c$ read] reg>ds ! read+ ( ,%akespe>e z an unusual op]ation ( eye & bra9 is t we are n accu/om$ to read ! drama ( our own "t2 s t we h n ! habit ( foll[+ nak$ dialogue accompani$ only by a few t]se /age directions4 ,s9ce ,%akespe>e's "t our lit]ature has n be5 s ri* 9 drama z 9 o!r =ms4 ,"s ( our plays--^? t h succe$$ on ! /age & ^? writt5 9 conv5tional dramatic =m )\t reg>d to p]=mance on ! /age--are wor? read+4 ,b ! public does n enc\rage ! pr9t+ ( !m4 ,_m ( our writ]s %rewdly make d\ble use ( _! ideas & turn !m bo? into /age =m & into prose fiction4 ,! l>ge numb] ( dramatiz$ novels & 8noveliz$0 dramas--,%akespe>e himself dramatiz$ novels--%[s t 9 ,engl& & ,am]ica we reg>d ! playbook z some?+ = ! actor to le>n & repres5t to u 9 spok5 ^w & action4 ,9 ,france ! late/ play is = sale 9 ! book%ops l ! late/ novel4 ,if our /age is to return to high lit]>y /&>ds1 !re mu/ gr[ up 9 our public an audi5ce ( intellig5t playread]s z well z playgo]s4 ,! m intellig5tly we read plays1 ! m !re w be wor? read+2 we c help ! /age to atta9 & hold a bett] level ( excell5ce by dem&+ ( x t its productions %all be 8lit]>y10 t is1 readable4 ,t ,%akespe>e is ! s+le dramati/ 9 our language :om we feel we ought to read is regrettable4 ,x sets him ap>t 9 a solitude :i* is z artificial 9 its way z ! attempt ( "s critics to gr\p him 9 a 8s*ool ( playwrights40 ,he is solit>y 9 greatness1 q lonely among 8 _m contempor>ies#a 9 drama1 b ! =m he us$1 n>rative dialogue1 ought to be z famili> to u z ! novel4 ,if t5 p read 8,! ,vic> ( ,wakefield0 to "o t reads 8,%e ,/oops to ,conqu]10 ! reason is n t 8,! ,vic>0 is bett] "w1 b t ! pr9t$ play looks /range to ! eyes ( our read+ public4 ,plato put 8 philosophy 9 dramatic dialogue1 app>5tly ) ! int5tion ( *oos+ a popul> & readable =m4 ,& ! au?or ( ! ,%akespe>ian drama seems to h felt t he _h *os5 ! mo/ popul> & practical vehicle ( ideas4 ,p]haps1 if he _h kn[n to :at a l[ condition ,puritan prejudice1 ! social weaknesses ( /age life & o!r causes 7 to br+ dramatic lit]ature1 he might h turn$ 8 n>rative g5ius into o!r ?an dramatic =m4 ,t we are n read]s ( plays is no special fault ( ?is age4 ,a hundr$ ye>s ago ,*>les & ,m>y ,lamb f\nd a wide audi5ce = _! 8,tales f ,%akespe>e40 ,! publi%] ann\nc$ 9 ! second edition t ! 8,tales10 int5d$ prim>ily = *ildr51 _h be5 f\nd 8an acceptable & improv+ pres5t to "y ladies advanc+ to ! /ate ( womanhood40 ,if ,%akespe>e 0 to be retold = ! "y1 x 0 =tunate t ,*>les ,lamb 0 select$ z ! emiss>y f ! l& ( poetry to ^? :o _h nev] made ! great adv5ture beyond ! conf9es ( prose4 ,yet x is h>d to believe t ,lamb's 8,tales0 are necess>y to any b lov]s ( ,lamb4 ,!re is a dang] t ! "y read]1 = :om he design$ ! book z a door to ,%akespe>e1 w l+] 9 ! ve/ibule1 cont5t ) ! g5u9e ri*es t are !re1 & w n g on to ! great] ri*es ( ,%akespe>e himself4 ,%akespe>e told ! /ories bett] ?an ano!r c tell !m1 & anyone :o kn[s en\gh ( ! ,engli% language to read ,lamb's 8,tales0 w f9d ,%akespe>e's plays intelligible to read1 j z :5 p]=m$ on ! /age !y are intelligible to ! p 9 ! gall]y1 ev5 to ^? 9 ! boxes4 ,repeat$ read+s ) "s ref]5ce to simple explanatory notes w make ! deep mean+s & f9e beauties ev] m & m cle>4 ,! plays :i* a beg9n] %\ld read are1 8,a ,midsumm] ,night's ,dream10 8,! ,m]*ant ( ,v5ice10 8,z ,y ,l ,x10 8,twelf? ,night10 8,! ,tempe/10 8,h5ry ,,iv10 8,h5ry ,v10 8,ri*>d ,,iii10 8,romeo & ,juliet10 8,julius ,cs>10 8,hamlet10 8,o!llo10 8,k+ ,le>10 & 8,macbe?40 ,! o!r plays & ! poems may1 = v>i\s reasons1 be res]v$ = ! "t :5 "o no long] ne$s advice ab\t read+4 ,we %all h ga9$ mu* ( ! fre$om ( s\l :i* is ! necess>y condition ( read+ poetry1 if we make a ,new ,ye>'s resolution n to be fright5$ away f ! real my/]ies ( ,%akespe>e by ! false my/]ies ( 8 editors & critics4#b ,%akespe>e speaks our language1 b ! s*ol>s speak a language :i* !y inv5t$1 z if !y int5d$ to hold _! au?ority by wrapp+ !mselves 9 imp5etrable obscurities :i* common folk w\ld n try to ma/]4 ,let u n be deceiv$4 8,! ,tempe/0 0 n writt5 = univ]sity pr(essors4 ,let u op5 x ) ! same confid5t curiosity t we %\ld br+ to 8,rob9son ,crusoe0 or 8,ivanhoe40 ,& aft] y h read 8,! ,tempe/10 :at d y rememb] to h f\nd difficult8 ,is x n cle>] ?an daylight1 t en*ant$ isl& :]e ,prosp]o1 ! exil$ duke1 has liv$ twelve ye>s ) 8 daught] ,mir&a8 ,is x n a simple & sweet romance t ,pr9ce ,f]d9& %\ld be wreck$ on ! isl& & %\ld fall 9 love ) ,mir&a & t %e %\ld fall 9 love ) him1 ! fir/ man %e has se5 except h] fa!r8 ,is x n cle> t ,prosp]o1 a /ud5t ( magic1 has ga9$ control ( ! spirits ( ! isl& & has 8 bli! s]vant1 ,ariel1 & 8 brutal s]vant1 ,caliban8 ,did y f9d any difficulty 9 und]/&+ t :5 ! wick$ bro!r1 :o *eat$ ,prosp]o ( 8 duk$om1 is ca/ a%ore ^u ! isl&1 ,prosp]o p>dons him & gets 8 duk$om back8 ,:at is obscure 9 ?is wond] tale8 8,c9d]ella0 & 8,! ,sleep+ ,beauty0 are made ( ! same /uff1 & we he> !m at our mo!rs' knees be=e we are able to read at all4 ,b !re is m 9 8,! ,tempe/0 ?an a *ildi% fairy tale4 ,yes1 mu* m1 b t m is ins9uat$ into ! /ory1 x is embroid]$ ^u x1 x comes to u )\t ef=t ( ours1 = ! poet is a ,prosp]o & tea*es u1 z ,prosp]o taught ,mir&a1 by art & nature & n by labori\s c\nsel4 ,y w feel z y foll[ ! fairy /ory t ! _s ( nature has /ol5 ov] y unaw>es1 t ,caliban repres5ts ! evil 9 ! natural _w & ,ariel ! good1 & t bo? are ob$i5t to ! bidd+ ( man's intellig5ce4 ,s mu* philosophy w come to y ( itself2 x is n a dull lesson to knit y\r br[s ov]2 y ne$ seek no lectur] to exp\nd x to y4 ,a song ( ,ariel w l+] 9 y\r e>4 ,all t is requir$ ( y is t y\r s5ses be wide awake & t y\r fancy be free f booki% anxiety & ready to be play$ ^u4 ,! miracle w be wr\ght = y4 ,y ne$ only sit1 l ,f]d9&1 & wat* ! masque :i* ! wiz>d evokes--8a mo/ maje/ic vision1 & h>moni\sly *>m+40 ,!re w rema9 ) y "s spee*1 grave ) philosophy & lum9\s ) imag]y1 su* z ?is3 ,^! our actors1 ,z ,i =etold y1 7 all spirits1 & ,are melt$ into air1 into ?9 air2 ,&1 l ! baseless fabric ( ?is vision1 ,! cl\d capp'd t[]s1 ! gorge\s palaces1 ,! solemn temples1 ! great globe itself1 ,yea1 all :i* x inh]it1 %all dissolve1 ,&1 l ?is insub/antial pageant fad$1 ,leave n a rack beh9d4 ,we are su* /uff ,z dreams are made on2 & our little life ,is r\nd$ ) a sleep4 ,illu/ration3 ,,t5nyson ,x is bett]1 p]haps1 to read ! com$ies & hi/ories be=e ! trag$ies4 ,! com$ies & hi/ories are simpl] 9 motive1 & ?r\gh light] ?\ghts give "o ! feel+ = ,%akespe>e's diction & prep>e "o to ent] ! trag$ies t treat ( high] matt]s4 ,x is because trag$y is conc]n$ ) great] ideas1 n because x ends unhappily1 t x is great] poetry ?an com$y4 ,x deals ) m important motives & m s]i\s ev5ts1 & its ?\ght is complete2 ! c>e] ( ,hamlet1 or ( ,macbe?1 is f9i%$1 & ! ideas ( life t in=m$ ! c>e] & %ap$ ! ev5ts are c>ri$ out to _! fulle/4 ,trag$y does n consi/ 9 ! pil+ up ( corpses 9 ! la/ act2 ! end ( ! *>act]s is no?+ 9 itself4 ,%akespe>e always r\nds (f ! conclusion ) rapid /rokes2 hav+ done ) ! ideas & motives t lead to ! end he has little int]e/ 9 ! m]e dea? ( 8 *>act]s4 ,x is ! 8way to du/y dea?0 t int]e/s him & u & makes ! trag$y pr(\nd4 ,to ^? read]s ref]r$ to 9 a previ\s *apt]1 :o d n l sad end+s1 we c n[ give ano!r answ]4 ,!y put too mu* ?\ght ^u ! end+ & too little ^u ! /ory t leads to ! end4 ,:oev] does n l trag$y does n l s]i\s ideas1 & :oev] does n read trag$y does n read ! greate/ poetry4 ,= ! greate/ poetry mu/ consi/ ( ! mo/ important ideas4 ,n only ^u beauty ( =m & magic ( phrase1 b on ! he>t1 ! cont5t1 dep5ds ! greatness ( a poem4 ,,li/ ,,( ,,books ,,( ,,poetry 7,supplem5t>y to ,*apt] ,,vi7 ,,collections ,,& ,,an?ologies ,,( ,,poetry ,! ,engli% ,poets1 edit$ by ,t4 ,h4 ,,w>d1 & publi%$ by ,macmillan1 9 f\r volumes1 at #a ea*4 ,on ! :ole1 ! mo/ satisfactory collection ( ,engli% poetry4 ,ea* ( ! *ief poets is repres5t$ by sev]al selections1 & ! introductory criticisms are 9 !mselves a lib]al education4 ,little ,ma/]pieces ( ,poetry1 edit$ by ,,h5ry ,,van ,,dyke1 9 six volumes1 & publi%$ by ,d\bl$ay1 ,page ,co4 ,! poems are divid$ accord+ to =m2 "o volume conta9+ ballads2 ano!r1 odes & sonnets2 ano!r1 lyrics2 & s on4 ,?is is a rational1 b n a practical1 pr9ciple ( division1 = x is bett] to h ! selections1 say1 f ,keats1 toge!r 9 "o's an?ology ?an to h 8 sonnets 9 "o volume & 8 lyrics 9 ano!r4 ,a poet & 8 poetry are v def9ite units1 b ! l9es betwe5 lyrics & ballads & odes are n %>p &1 on ! :ole1 n important4 ,lyra ,h]oica1 edit$ by ,,william ,,erne/ ,,h5ley1 & publi%$ by ,*>les ,scribn]'s ,sons4 ,call$ 8a book ( v]se = boys02 really a book ( v]se = ev]ybody1 consi/+ ( ! m>tial1 ! h]oic1 ! patriotic1 f ! old ,engli% ballads to ,rudy>d ,kipl+4 ,a ,victorian ,an?ology1 edit$ by ,,edmund ,,cl>5ce ,,/$man1 & publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,a rem>kably adequate collection ( ,engli% poems ( ! la/ sev5ty ye>s4 ,an ,am]ican ,an?ology1 edit$ by ,,edmund ,,cl>5ce ,,/$man1 & publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,n only a wise selection ( ! be/ ,am]ican poetry1 b a complete survey ( ! poetic utt]ance ( ?is c\ntry1 f a biographical & hi/orical po9t ( view4 ,! ,gold5 ,treasury1 edit$ by ,,francis ,,turn] ,,palgrave1 & publi%$ by ,macmillan 7see page #aji ( ?is ,guide74 ,! ,gold5 ,treasury1 second s]ies1 edit$ by ,,francis ,,turn] ,,palgrave4 ,?is cont9ues ! fir/ ,gold5 ,treasury & includes ! ,victorian poets4 ,x is n s complete z ,/$man's ,an?ology1 b co/s only half z mu*4 ,! ,*ildr5's ,treasury ( ,lyrical ,poetry1 edit$ by ,,francis ,,turn] ,,palgrave4 ,! ,*ildr5's ,g>l& f ! ,be/ ,poets1 edit$ by ,,cov5try ,,patmore4 ,! two =ego+ are 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies1 & publi%$ by ,macmillan4 ,elizabe?an ,lyrics1 edit$ by ,,felix ,e4 ,,s*ell+4 ,an inexp5sive collection1 publi%$ by ,g9n ,co41 cov]+ ! same p]iod z is cov]$ by ab\t "o six? ( ! ,gold5 ,treasury1 b 9 l>g] type & s pleasant] to read4 ,sev5te5? ,c5tury ,lyrics1 edit$ by ,,felix ,e4 ,,s*ell+4 ,cont9ues ! volume m5tion$ above4 ,! ,blue ,poetry ,book1 edit$ by ,,&rew ,,lang4 ,a good collection ( v]se int5d$ by ! editor = "y p1 & select$ by him wisely1 b q :imsically1 f poets he happ5s to l4 ,gold5 ,numb]s1 edit$ by ,,kate ,,d\glas ,,wigg9 ,,& ,,nora ,,ar*ibald ,,smi?4 ,an excell5t an?ology int5d$ = y\?4 ,ox=d ,book ( ,engli% ,v]se1 edit$ by ,,ar?ur ,t4 ,,quill]-,,c\*4 ,a h&some book :i* repres5ts1 9 less degree ?an mo/ an?ologies1 ! traditional /&>ds ( excell5ce or traditionally excell5t poets1 & 9 r great] degree ! f9e ta/e ( ! editor = ! be/4 ,engli% & ,scotti% ,popul> ,ballads1 edit$ by ,,francis ,,james ,,*ild4 ,?is is a selection 9 a s+le volume f ! great edition ( ! ballads by ,pr(essor ,*ild4 ,x is equally = ! /ud5t & ! read]4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,poets1 publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,specim5s ( ,engli% ,dramatic ,poets1 edit$ by ,,*>les ,,lamb4 ,passages t pleas$ ,lamb 9 ! works ( ,%akespe>e's contempor>ies4 ,int]e/+ to a read] ( ,elizabe?an drama & to a read] ( ,lamb4 ,,individual ,,poets ,,s*ylus 7#ebe-def ,b4,c474 ,lyrical ,dramas4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,?omas ,,bailey ,,aldri* 7#ahcf-aijg74 ,poems4 ,h\sehold ,edition4 ,aldri* 0 a c>eful editor ( 8 own "w & ?is volume is complete 9 its inclusions & its omissions4 ,x is "o ( ! few volumes ( ,am]ican poetry wor? own+4 ,,ari/ophanes 7ab\t #dej-chj ,b4,c474 ,com$ies4 ,9 two volumes ( ,bohn's ,libr>y1 translat$ by ,w4 ,j4 ,hickie4 ,,mat!w ,,arnold 7#ahbb-hh74 ,poetical ,works4 ,! ,globe ,edition1 publi%$ by ,macmillan1 :i* co/s #a4ge1 is ! be/4 ,mo/ ( ! *ief ,briti% poets c be _h 9 ?is edition4 ,! ,cambridge ,edition1 publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co41 co/s a little m ! volume1 b x is pref]able on ! :ole 9 po9t ( manufacture & readability4 ,! "y read] ( ,arnold may beg9 ) ! n>rative poem1 8,sohrab & ,ru/um40 ,,francis ,,beaumont 7#aeh8-afaf74 ,dramatic ,works4 ,! be/ selection ( ! plays ( ,beaumont & ,flet*] is ! two volumes1 edit$ by ,j4 ,/4 ,loe ,/ra*ey 9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies1 publi%$ by ,*>les ,scribn]'s ,sons4 ,9 ?is s]ies are1 9 ! words ( ! title page1 8,! ,be/ ,plays ( ! ,old ,dramati/s40 ,a ta/e = ,elizabe?an drama is z well left undevelop$ until aft] a fair acqua9tance has be5 =m$ ) ! plays ( ,%akespe>e4 ,,william ,,blake 7#ageg-ahbg74 ,songs ( ,innoc5ce4 ,songs ( ,exp]i5ce4 ,!re are sev]al collections ( ,blake's lyrics 9 s+le-volume editions4 ,a good "o is t ) an introductory essay by ,lawr5ce ,h\sman4 ,blake's lyrics ( *ildr5 & 8 8,tig]1 ,tig]1 ,burn+ ,bright0 w be f\nd 9 _m ( ! an?ologies4 ,,?omas ,,edw>d ,,br[n 7#ahcj-ig74 ,collect$ ,poems4 ,a rem>kable ,engli% poet1 b little kn[n to ! g5]al public until ! po/hum\s publication ( 8 "w 9 #aijj by ,macmillan ,co41 9 ! s+le-volume ,globe ,edition1 :i* conta9s ! works ( ,%elley1 ,t5nyson1 & o!r great poets2 ,br[n is wor?y ( t di/+ui%$ company4 ,,elizabe? ,,b>rett ,,br[n+ 7#ahji-fa74 ,poetical ,works4 ,9 "o volume1 9 ,macmillan's ,globe ,edition4 8,! ,sonnets f ! ,portuguese0 are to be f\nd 9 a small volume by !mselves4 ,!y are ! be/ ( ,mrs4 ,br[n+'s "w4 ,! new read] ( ,mrs4 ,br[n+ %\ld beg9 aft] page #aej 9 ! ,macmillan edition & read only ! %ort] poems4 ,,rob]t ,,br[n+ 7#ahab-hi74 ,complete ,poetic & ,dramatic ,works4 ,! ,cambridge ,edition is ! be/1 9 "o volume4 ,! ,globe ,edition is 9 two volumes4 ,! two volumes 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y conta9 all ( ,br[n+'s poems writt5 up to #ahfd4 ,a good volume = ! "y read] is 8,! ,boys' ,br[n+10 :i* conta9s poems ( action & incid5t4 ,an inexp5sive volume1 publi%$ by ,smi?1 ,eld] ,co41 call$ 8,! ,br[n+s = ! ,"y10 conta9s a good v>iety ( ,br[n+1 ) "s selections f ,mrs4 ,br[n+4 ,,william ,,cull5 ,,bryant 7#agid-ahgh74 ,poetical ,works4 ,! poems ( ,bryant are publi%$ 9 "o volume by ,d4 ,appleton ,co4 ,bryant's translations ( ! 8,iliad0 & ! 8,odyssey0 are bett] ?an mo/ poetic v]sions ( ,hom] 9 simplicity & dignity4 ,! "y read] _c d bett] ?an to meet ,hom] 9 ,bryant be=e he le>ns ,greek en\gh to meet ,hom] himself4 ,,rob]t ,,burns 7#agei-if74 ,poems1 ,songs1 & ,lett]s4 ,! complete "w ( ,burns 9 ! ,globe ,edition 7,macmillan74 ,,george ,,gordon ,,noel ,,byron 7#aghh-ahbd74 ,poetry ( ,byron4 ,a selection by ,mat!w ,arnold 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,,*>les ,,/u>t ,,calv]ley 7#ahca-hd74 ,fly ,leaves4 ,a ta/e = ref9$ p>ody indicates ! possession ( a critical s5se4 ,co>se p>ody :i* implies no intimate k ( ! poet p>odi$ is n wor? :ile4 ,! read] :o appreciates ,calv]ley's delici\s v]ses w h le>n$ to appreciate ! s]i\s mod]n poets4 ,o!r writ]s ( humor\s v]se1 includ+ p>odies :i* are delicate & witty1 are ,j4 ,k4 ,/eph51 ,mr4 ,ow5 ,seaman1 ,h5ry ,cuyl] ,bunn]4 ,,?omas ,,campbell 7#aggg-ahdd74 ,en\gh ( ,campbell w be f\nd 9 ,w>d's ,poets4 ,,george ,,*apman 7#aeei-afcd74 ,dramas4 ,"o volume 9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies4 7,see pages #bdc-h ( ?is ,guide47 ,,ge(frey ,,*auc] 7#acdj-adjj74 ,cant]bury ,tales4 ,a volume 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y conta9s eighte5 ( ! tales1 slightly simplifi$ 9 spell+ & vocabul>y1 said to be ! fir/ successful attempt to mod]nize ,*auc]1 = ! b5efit ( ! ord9>y read]1 )\t de/roy+ ! ess5tial quality ( ! orig9al4 ,b ) ! gloss>y & notes f\nd 9 8,! ,/ud5t's ,*auc]10 edit$ by ,w4 ,w4 ,skeat1 ! lov] ( poetry w f9d himself able to read ,*auc] 9 ! orig9al =m )\t great difficulty4 ,,ar?ur ,,hugh ,,cl\gh 7#ahai-fa74 ,poems4 ,9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,read]s ( poetry :o h n met ,cl\gh h an entirely new poetical exp]i5ce be=e !m 9 8,! ,bo?ie10 a n>rative poem4 ,x %\ld be tri$ aft] ,longfell['s 8,miles ,/&i%0 & 8,evangel9e40 ,cl\gh 0 n among ! greate/ ,victorian poets1 b !re is room = him 9 an age l ours :i* is said1 :e!r ju/ly or n1 to be lack+ 9 poetic voices4 ,9 ?is connection read]s may turn to ,cl\gh's poem1 8,come1 ,poet ,come60 7see page #ajg ( ?is ,guide74 ,,samuel ,,taylor ,,col]idge 7#aggb-ahcd74 ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,globe ,edition4 ,! s+le volume 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y is adequate4 ,,william ,,c[p] 7#agca-ahjj74 ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,globe ,edition4 ,,dante ,,alighi]i 7#abfe-acba74 ,div9a ,comm$ia4 ,c>y's translation is 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,! be/ way on ! :ole = ,engli% read]s to le>n _! ,dante is ?r\gh ,*>les ,eliot ,norton's prose translation 7see page #baj ( ?is ,guide74 ,,?omas ,,dekk] 7#aeg8-afc874 ,dramas4 ,9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies4 ,,john ,,donne 7#aegc-afca74 ,poems4 ,9 ! ,muses ,libr>y 7,*>les ,scribn]'s ,sons74 ,a wond]ful poet1 :o1 p]haps1 is n to be read until "o's ta/e = poetry has gr[n c]ta91 b a lik+ = :om 9 mature ye>s is an almo/ infallible pro( ( true poetic appreciation4 ,,john ,,dryd5 7#afca-agjj74 ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,globe ,edition & also 9 ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,! read] %\ld fir/ read ,dryd5's odes & lyrical pieces2 8 satires may be def]r$4 ,,george ,,eliot 7,m>y ,ann ,evans1 #ahai-hj74 ,poems4 ,9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,d\bl$ay1 ,page ,co41 & to be f\nd 9 any complete edition ( h] works4 ,h] reputation z a noveli/ has ov]%ad[$ h] excell5ce z a poet4 8,! ,*oir ,invisible0 is "o ( ! noble poems ( ! c5tury4 ,,ralph ,,waldo ,,em]son 7#ahjc-hb74 ,poems4 ,9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,em]son is ! mo/ exalt$ _s ( our lit]ature1 & 8 poems cond5se & ref9e ! be/ ideas to be f\nd 9 8 prose4 ,,euripides 7#dhj-djf ,b4,c474 ,dramas4 ,9 two volumes 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,ev]yman & ,o!r ,miracle ,plays4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,see also 8,specim5s ( ,pre-,%akespe>ean ,drama10 edit$ by ,j4 ,m4 ,manly 7,g9n ,co474 ,! rec5t /age production ( 8,ev]yman0 has creat$ a new popul> int]e/ 9 v e>ly ,engli% dramas4 ,! value ( mo/ ( !m is hi/orical r ?an intr9sically poetic4 ,,eug5e ,,field4 ,a ,little ,book ( ,we/]n ,v]se4 ,conta9s ! famili> poems = & ab\t *ildr54 ,,edw>d ,,fitzg]ald 7#ahji-hc74 ,translation ( ! ,rubiyt ( ,om> ,khayym4 ,!re are innum]able editions ( ?is fam\s poem4 ,an inexp5sive "o is publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,,john ,,flet*] 7#aegi-afbe74 ,dramas4 ,) ,beaumont 9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies4 ,,johann ,,wolfgang ,,von ,,goe! 7#agdi-ahcb74 ,dramatic & ,poetic ,works4 ,! dramas1 translat$ by ,walt] ,scott & o!rs1 are 9 ,bohn's ,libr>y4 ,am]ican read]s w be int]e/$ 9 ,bay>d ,taylor's poetic v]sion ( 8,fau/40 ,,oliv] ,,goldsmi? 7#agbh-gd74 ,poems1 etc4 ,goldsmi?'s few poems are to be f\nd 9 a good edition ( 8 works 9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,cr[ell ,co4 ,,?omas ,,gray 7#agaf-ga74 ,poetical ,works4 ,9 "o volume1 9 ! ,ald9e ,edition 7,macmillan74 ,read]s ( ! famili> 8,elegy 9 a ,c\ntry ,*ur*y>d0 ne$ only to be told t a half doz5 ( ,gray's o!r poems are equally f9e2 & !y %\ld n ov]look ! delightful 8,ode on ! ,dea? ( ,mr4 ,walpole's ,cat40 ,,kate ,,gre5away4 ,m>igold ,g>d54 ,"u ! ,w9d[4 ,miss ,gre5away's delightful pictures ( *ildr5 w\ld entitle h] to a place among ! poets1 ev5 if %e _h n done ! little rhymes t g ) h] draw+s4 ,,francis ,,bret ,,h>te 7#ahci-aijb74 ,poetical ,works4 ,9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,,he9ri* ,,he9e 7#agig-ahef74 ,poems4 ,he9e's lyrics h tempt$ ! tal5ts ( _m translators4 ,! f9e/ collection ( v]ses f ,he9e 9 ,engli% is t by ,emma ,laz>us1 h]self a true poet4 ,,william ,,erne/ ,,h5ley4 ,poems4 ,h5ley's "o volume ( poems1 a sl5d] volume1 publi%$ by ,scribn]1 places him high among ! second>y poets ( n9ete5? c5tury ,engl&4 ,,george ,,h]b]t 7#aeic-afcc74 ,poems4 ,h]b]t's poems ) 8 8,life0 by ,izaak ,walton1 are publi%$ by ,walt] ,scott1 9 "o volume 9 ! ,cant]bury ,poets1 & also1 9 a s+le volume1 by ,cr[ell ,co4 ,h]b]t is ! f9e/ ( ! religi\s lyric poets ( ! sev5te5? c5tury4 ,,rob]t ,,h]rick 7#aeia-afgd74 ,poems4 ,a f9e selection1 ) an introduction by ,?omas ,bailey ,aldri*1 is publi%$ 9 "o volume by ! ,c5tury ,co4 ,h]rick is to be f\nd also 9 ! ,cant]bury ,poets1 9 "o volume1 & 9 ,morley's ,univ]sal ,libr>y1 publi%$ by ,george ,rutl$ge ,sons4 ,,?omas ,,heywood 7#aeh8-afd874 ,dramatic ,works4 ,9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies4 ,,oliv] ,,w5dell ,,holmes 7#ahji-id74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,,hom]4 ,! ,iliad4 ,! ,odyssey4 ,see pages #baa-ab ( ?is ,guide4 ,,?omas ,,hood 7#agii-ahde74 ,poems4 ,hood's humor\s poems are f\nd 9 a pleasantly illu/rat$ volume1 publi%$ by ,macmillan4 ,8 s]i\s poems1 8,eug5e ,aram10 8,! ,bridge ( ,sighs10 8,! ,song ( ! ,%irt10 are well kn[n1 & are 9 _m an?ologies4 ,,horace4 ,odes1 ,epodes1 ,satires1 & ,epi/les4 ,select$ translations f ! be/ ,engli% poets & s*ol>s 9 "o volume ( ! ,*&os ,classics1 publi%$ by ,fr$]ick ,w>ne ,co4 ,illu/ration3 ,,longfell[ ,,b5 ,,jonson 7#aegc-afcg74 ,plays4 ,9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies4 ,jonson's f9e lyrics1 includ+ ! p]fect song 8,dr9k to ,me ,only ) ,?9e ,eyes10 %\ld be look$ = 9 ! an?ologies4 ,,john ,,keats 7#agie-ahba74 ,poems4 ,! be/ edition ( ,keats is t edit$ by ,buxton ,=man4 ,good editions are ^? 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y & 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,,rudy>d ,,kipl+4 ,b>rack-,room ,ballads4 ,! ,sev5 ,seas4 ,,sidney ,,lani] 7#ahdb-ha74 ,poems4 ,9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,scribn]4 ,an inspir$ poet1 if ev] "o 0 born 9 ,am]ica4 ,,walt] ,,savage ,,l&or 7#agge-ahfd74 ,poems1 ,imag9>y ,conv]sations1 etc4 ,a volume ( selections f ! prose & v]se ( ,l&or is to be f\nd 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,,h5ry ,,wadswor? ,,longfell[ 7#ahjg-hb74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,a good selection f ,longfell[ appe>s 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,,james ,,russell ,,l[ell 7#ahai-ia74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,,maurice ,,maet]l9ck4 ,plays4 ,translat$ by ,ri*>d ,hovey4 ,,*ri/oph] ,,m>l[e 7#aefd-ic74 ,plays4 ,9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies4 ,,george ,,m]$i? 7#ahbh-aiji74 ,poems4 ,publi%$ 9 "o volume by ,scribn]4 ,m]$i?'s poems ( nature %\ld be read fir/4 ,,john ,,milton 7#afjh-gd74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition & also 9 ! ,globe ,edition4 ,!re are _m texts ( ,milton prep>$ = use 9 s*ools4 ,! "y read] w be =tunate if he c read & enjoy ! %ort] poems & two or ?ree books ( 8,p>adise ,lo/10 be=e he comes to ! /udy ( !m 9 s*ool4 ,,moli,,re 7,jean ,bapti/e ,poquel91 #afbb-gc74 ,dramatic ,works4 ,!re are _m ,engli% v]sions ( ,molire1 "s prep>$ = ! /age4 ,! edition 9 ?ree volumes 9 ,bohn's ,libr>y is practically complete4 ,,?omas ,,moore 7#aggi-aheb74 ,iri% ,melodies4 ,! complete poems ( ,moore are publi%$ 9 an inexp5sive volume by ,t4 ,y4 ,cr[ell ,co4 ,moore's songs are 8 be/ "w & _m ( !m reta9 a sure place 9 ! popul> balladry ( our race4 ,,william ,,morris 7#ahcd-if74 ,! ,def5ce ( ,gu9ev]e4 ,life & ,dea? ( ,jason4 ,! great flu5cy ( ,morris's poetry makes 8 long] n>ratives rem>kably easy to read4 ,al?\gh he is a poet kn[n & *]i%$ by ! few1 8 /ories 9 v]se are s+ul>ly well adapt$ to "y read]s4 ,,edg> ,,allan ,,poe 7#ahji-di74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,! be/ edition is t edit$ by ,/$man & ,woodb]ry4 ,!re are sev]al o!r s+le-volume editions4 ,! doz5 be/ poems ( ,poe %\ld be kn[n to e "y ,am]ican1 & ,mr4 ,&rew ,lang is "r 9 say+ 7preface to ! 8,blue ,poetry ,book07 t ! y\nge/ e> w be delight$ by ! beauty ( ! words4 ,,alex&] ,,pope 7#afhh-agdd74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,a c5tury t began ) ,keats & ,%elley & end$ ) ,sw9burne & ,m]$i? does n accord ,pope ! high place he enjoy$ 9 8 own c5tury1 b places him at be/ among ! mo/ brilliant ( ! comic poets4 ,! 8,rape ( ! ,lock0 is a humor\s ma/]piece4 ,a surpris+ly good an?ology ( ,pope is ! section giv5 to him 9 ,b>tlett's 8,famili> ,quotations02 ! l>ge numb] ( l9es f 8 "w is sure pro( ( 8 place 9 our lit]ature2 only ,%akespe>e1 ,milton1 & ! ,bible contribute s mu* t is 8famili>40 ,,james ,,:itcomb ,,riley4 ,old-,fa%ion$ ,roses4 ,a natural & joy\s s+] ab\t common ?+s1 des]v$ly popul> 9 ,am]ica & a tru] poet ?an _m critics suspect4 ,,*ri/9a ,,georg9a ,,rossetti 7#ahcj-id74 ,poems4 ,publi%$ 9 "o volume by ,little1 ,br[n ,co4 ,among ,engli% wom5 only ,mrs4 ,br[n+ is s f9e a poet z ,*ri/9a ,rossetti4 ,,dante ,,gabriel ,,rossetti 7#ahbh-hb74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 two volumes1 publi%$ by ,little1 ,br[n ,co4 ,! "y read] %\ld beg9 ) ,rossetti's songs1 ballads1 & simpl] poems1 8,! ,bless$ ,damosel0 & 8,my ,si/]'s ,sleep40 ,! sonnet sequ5ce1 8,! ,h\se ( ,life10 is = mature read]s4 ,,johann ,,*ri/oph ,,fri$ri* ,,von ,,s*ill] 7#agei-ahje74 ,dramatic ,works & ,poems4 ,9 sev]al volumes ( ,bohn's ,libr>y1 translat$ by ,col]idge & o!rs4 ,,walt] ,,scott 7#agga-ahcb74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,scott's n>rative poems are prem95tly adapt$ to ! ta/e & und]/&+ ( "y read]s4 ,!re are _m s*ool editions ( ,scott's poetry1 & innum]able repr9ts atte/ 8 cont9u$ popul>ity4 ,,william ,,%akespe>e4 ,! be/ "o-volume edition ( ,%akespe>e is ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,! be/ edition 9 _m volumes is ! ,cambridge ,%akespe>e1 publi%$ by ,macmillan ,co4 ,x gives ! read+s ( ! ,elizabe?an texts s t ! read] c di/+ui% 7& accept or reject7 ! em5dations ( s*ol>s4 ,a pocket edition su* z ! ,temple 7,macmillan71 or ! ,ariel 7,putnam71 w prove a good fri5d4 ,,p]cy ,,bys%e ,,%elley 7#agib-ahbb74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition or ! ,globe4 ,9 two volumes 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,select$ poems 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,,philip ,,sidney 7#aeed-hf74 ,lyric ,poems4 ,9 a small attractive volume1 publi%$ by ,macmillan4 ,,sophocles 7#die-djf ,b4,c47 ,plays4 ,9 ! ,engli% translation ( ,r4 ,c4 ,jebb4 ,! volume 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y conta9s translations by ,"y4 ,pr(essor ,g4 ,h4 ,palm]'s 8,antigone0 is z rem>kable z 8 8,odyssey40 ,,rob]t ,,s\!y 7#aggd-ahdc74 ,poems4 ,select$ poems 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,,edmund ,,sp5s] 7#aeeb-ii74 ,complete ,poems4 ,9 ! ,globe ,edition4 ,call$ ! poet's poet2 a s\rce ( inspiration to o!r poets4 ,if we d n read 8,! ,fa]ie ,que5e0 at l5g?1 x is because we h s _m poets s9ce ,sp5s]4 ,yet if ! read] _h only ,sp5s] he w\ld h an inexhau/ible riv] ( ,engli% poetry4 ,,rob]t ,,l\is ,,/ev5son 7#ahdi-id74 ,a ,*ild's ,g>d5 ( ,v]ses4 ,publi%$ by ,scribn]1 9 "o volume1 :i* conta9s ,/ev5son's o!r v]se4 8,! ,*ild's ,g>d50 celebrates *ildhood 9 a way t t\*es ! gr[n imag9ation1 l ! poems ab\t *ildr5 by ,blake1 ,sw9burne1 & ,francis ,?ompson1 b x appeals also to *ildr5 ( all ages4 ,,alg]non ,,*>les ,,sw9burne 7#ahcg-aiji74 ,select$ ,poems4 ,edit$ by ,r4 ,h4 ,/odd>d & publi%$ by ,cr[ell4 ,! "y read] %\ld approa* ,sw9burne fir/ 9 8,atalanta10 poems ab\t *ildr51 poems ab\t o!r poets1 & poems ( lib]ty1 notably 8,! ,litany ( ,nations40 ,he is a noble poet1 frequ5tly misrepres5t$ by fri5dly & unfri5dly waft]s ( curr5t lit]>y op9ion4 ,,john ,b4 ,,tabb4 ,poems4 ,9 two or ?ree small volumes1 publi%$ by ,small1 ,mayn>d ,co4 ,! pure/ note among liv+ ,am]ican poets4 ,,alfr$ ,,t5nyson 7#ahji-ib74 ,poetic & ,dramatic ,works4 ,complete 9 "o volume 9 ! ,cambridge ,edition & also 9 ! ,globe4 ,( all mod]n poets prem95tly ! "o = "y & old read]s to "k entire 7) ! possible exception ( 8 dramas74 ,,!ocritus4 ,idylls4 ,9 ,engli% prose1 toge!r ) translations f ,bion & ,mos*us1 by ,&rew ,lang1 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,!ocritus is translat$ into excell5t ,engli% v]se by ! poet1 ,c4 ,s4 ,calv]ley4 ,,james ,,?omson 7#agjj-dh74 ,! ,ca/le ( ,indol5ce4 ,! ,seasons4 ,dimm$ b n displac$ by lat] poets ( nature4 ,?omson may be read fir/ 9 ! an?ologies1 f :i* n[ & aga9 a s9c]e admir] w be s5t to 8 complete works4 ,,james ,,?omson 7#ahcd-hb74 ,! ,city ( ,dreadful ,night4 ,a rem>kable poet1 easily among ^? :om we ?9k ( z next to ! greate/ poets4 ,pr(essor ,william ,james calls 8,! ,city ( ,dreadful ,night0 8t pa!tic book10 8:i* ,i ?9k is less well kn[n ?an x %\ld be = its lit]>y beauty1 simply because m5 are afraid to quote its words--!y are s gloomy1 & at ! same "t s s9c]e40 ,,francis ,,?ompson 7#ahei-aijg74 ,! ,h\nd ( ,heav54 ,?is poet1 lately dead1 has surely tak5 8 place among ! true voices ( ,engli% poetry4 ,,h5ry ,,vaughan 7#afbb-ie74 ,poems4 ,9 ! ,ald9e ,edition 7,macmillan74 ,,v]gil 7#gj-ai ,b4,c474 ,eclogues4 ,georgics4 neid4 ,9 ,con+ton's prose translation4 ,! poetic v]sion ( ,william ,morris is spirit$ & flu5t4 ,,john ,,web/] 7liv$ 9 ! ,elizabe?an age74 ,dramas4 ,9 ! ,m]maid ,s]ies4 ,,walt ,,:itman 7#ahai-ib74 ,leaves ( ,grass4 ,:itman's poetry is complete 9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,small1 ,mayn>d ,co4 ,! mo/ p[]ful ( ,am]ican poets4 ,! "y read] %\ld beg9 ) ! patriotic pieces & ! poems ( nature 9 ! sections entitl$ 8,sea-,drift10 8,by ! ,roadside10 8,drum ,taps10 8,memories ( ,presid5t ,l9coln10 8,:isp]s ( ,heav5ly ,dea?40 ,,john ,,gre5leaf ,,:itti] 7#ahjg-ib74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,cambridge ,edition4 ,widely lov$ 9 ,am]ica = 8 popul> ballads & songs ( common ?+s4 ,9 8 poems ( lib]ty & 9 poems ( religi\s sympa?y & fai?1 ! true passion ( ! poet ov]comes ! te*nical limitations ( 8 v]se & results 9 pure poetry4 ,,william ,,wordswor? 7#aggj-ahej74 ,complete ,poetical ,works4 ,9 ! ,globe ,edition4 ,! true ,wordswor?ian believes ) ,rob]t ,s\!y t 8a great] poet ?an ,wordswor? !re nev] has be5 nor ev] w be40 ,a s]5e voice t swell$ increas+ly ?r\gh a tr\bl$ c5tury1 & is m & m felt to h utt]$ ! ess5tial ideas ne$$ 9 ^! hundr$ ye>s4 ,yet mu* ( ,wordswor? is less ?an poetic1 & ! new read] %\ld seek him fir/ 9 ! selections edit$ by ,mat!w ,arnold 9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,illu/ration3 ,,wordswor? ,,footnotes3 #a ,see page #ef4 #b ,see pages #bea-d4 ,,*apt] ,,vii ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,hi/ory ,! plays ( ,%akespe>e :i* are bas$ ^u ! *ronicles ( ,engli% k+s are gr\p$ 9 ! ,folio edition ( ! dramatic works z 8,hi/ories40 ,x w n surprise any read]1 :o happ5s n to h ?\ght ( x be=e1 to le>n t ! episodes 9 8,h5ry ,,iv0 & 8,h5ry ,v0 d n foll[ ! actual c\rse ( ev5ts 9 ! reigns ( ! real k+s2 we take x = grant$ t ,%akespe>e meant to write hi/orical fiction1 & we read ! plays z creations ( ! poetic imag9ation4 ,b _m read]s w be surpris$ to he> t mo/ works :i* we call hi/oric are likewise figm5ts ( ! imag9ation1 & t we %\ld read _m ( !m 9 some:at ! same _s z we read ! hi/orical plays ( ,%akespe>e or good hi/orical novels4 ,n only d we get ! mo/ pleasure out ( ! great hi/orians by reg>d+ _! works z pieces ( arti/ic writ+1 b we save ourselves f ! error ( accept+ _! n>ratives z fact4 ,= x is g5]ally true t ! m gl[+1 ! m imag9ative1 ! m ar*itectural a "w ( hi/ory1 ! m x is op5 to suspicion t x is n an exact acc\nt ( true ev5ts4 ,9 tak+ ?is position we are n appropriat+ to ! uses ( lit]>y enjoym5t works ( in=mation t %\ld be left among ! diction>ies & encyclop$ias2 we are only obey+ ! be/ critical hi/orians1 :o w>n u n to believe ! accept$ ma/]pieces ( hi/ory1 b all[ u to enjoy !m4 ,& enjoym5t is :at we seek & value4 ,! conception ( hi/ory z ! "w ( ! imag9ation 0 held by all ! old] hi/orians4 ,bacon said t poetry is 8feign$ hi/ory40 ,t is1 he conceiv$ t ! me?ods ( poetry & hi/ory are ! same & t ! diff]5ce lies 9 ! mat]ial1 ! poet inv5t+ ! sub/ance ( 8 /ory1 ! hi/orian f9d+ 8 sub/ance 9 ! record$ ev5ts ( ! pa/4 ,?is view ( hi/ory obta9$ up to ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,macaulay said t hi/ory is a comp\nd ( poetry & philosophy4 ,& ,c>lyle ?\ght x prop] to designate z a hi/ory 8 8,fr5* ,revolution10 a "w bas$ on c]ta9 facts 9 hi/ory b consi/+ 9 l>ge "p ( dramatic fiction1 philosophic reflection1 & political argum5t4 ,9 ! la/ hundr$ ye>s !re has gr[n up a view ( hi/ory z a sci5ce1 ! purpose ( :i* is to exam9e ! evid5ces ( ! pa/ 9 human life z ! geologi/ /udies ! pa/ ( ! physical globe on :i* we live4 ,! new s*ool ( hi/ory is comp>atively s "y t x has n produc$ _m writ]s ( high rank 9 eloqu5ce & lit]>y p[]1 :]eas poetic hi/ory is z old z lit]ature & includes ! "w ( _m great ma/]s4 ,^! ma/]s live by _! eloqu5ce2 = x is eloqu5ce r ?an m]e tru? to fact t gives a "w a p]man5t place 9 lit]ature4 ,s our k ( hi/oric ev5ts mu/ come to u1 ! _w ( g5]al read]s1 9 l>ge "p f hi/orians :o 7 great arti/s r ?an accurate s*ol>s4 ,& sci5tific hi/ory1 & also sci5tific biography1 w = ano!r c5tury be a voice cry+ 9 ! beautiful wild]ness ( leg5d1 my?1 philosophical op9ion1 political prejudice1 & patriotic en?usiasm4 ,we c *e]fully leave ?is sci5tific hi/ory :]e x belongs1 9 ! h&s ( hi/orians & special /ud5ts4 ,! bett] = u z read]s if we c read ! great hi/ories ) ! same delight & some:at ! same k9d ( int]e/ t we br+ to ! read+ ( romances4 ,!re w be en\gh tru? 9 !m to give u a fairly j view ( =m] ages4 ,! culture & humanity w be !re4 ,%akespe>e's /ories ( ,engli% k+s give u ! _s ( ,engl&4 ,c>lyle's 8,fr5* ,revolution0 w nev] cease to be a spl5did "w ( art4 ,bancr(t's 8,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates0 w rema9 a noble celebration ( democracy1 ev5 ?\gh he 0 n /rict 9 8 use ( docum5ts4 ,9 s*ool we expect to le>n true lessons 9 hi/ory1 to get our dates "r & keep our judgm5ts imp>tial4 ,out ( s*ool we %all read hi/ory = pleasure & l x ! bett] if x is in=m$ ) ! eloqu5ce1 ! prejudice1 ! philosophy1 9 %ort ! p]sonality ( a great writ]4 ,!re are c]ta9 books t occur imm$iately z introductions to ! v>i\s dep>tm5ts ( lit]ature4 ,we agre$ t ,palgrave's 8,gold5 ,treasury0 is ! be/ book to put into ! h&s ( "o knock+ = ! fir/ "t at ! door ( poetry4 ,boswell's 8,life ( ,johnson0 is a p]fect biography to w9 ! new read]'s lik+ = biographical lit]ature & memoirs4 ,& s !re is "o volume ( hi/ory t seems ! be/ ( all books 9 :i* ,engli%-speak+ y\? may read ! great /ory ( ! race1 ,gre5's 8,%ort ,hi/ory ( ! ,engli% ,p40 ,"o might wi% f patriotic motives t !re 7 an ,am]ican hi/ory equally good1 b !re is none1 s f> z ,i "k--none :i* cov]s our national life z a :ole4 ,we c1 h[ev]1 be cont5t ) ,gre51 = ! ,am]ican _c "k 8 own hi/ory or 8 own lit]ature & traditions )\t kn[+ ^? ( ,engl&4 ,our lit]ature is ,engli% lit]ature & mu/ be = c5turies to come1 & 9 mo/ ( our read+ ( poetry & fiction we %all f9d t ! hi/ory ( ,engl& is involv$ m deeply ?an ! hi/ory ( our c\ntry4 ,! m]its ( ,gre5's ,hi/ory1 ! lit]>y m]its1 are its cle> arrangem5ts1 ! f9e lucidity ( ! writ+1 its cond5sation ( national movem5ts into ri* *apt]s :]e1 z f a peak "o ov]looks ! great epo*s ( disa/] & progress4 ,^! are ! op5+ s5t5ces3 8,= ! fa!rl& ( ! ,engli% race we mu/ look f> away f ,engl& itself4 ,9 ! fif? c5tury aft] ! bir? ( ,*ri/1 ! "o c\ntry :i* we "k to h borne ! "n ( ,angeln or ! ,englel& lay 9 ! di/rict :i* we n[ call ,sleswick1 a di/rict 9 ! he>t ( ! p59sula :i* p>ts ! ,baltic f ! nor!rn seas4 ,its pleasant pa/ures1 its black-timb]$ home/eads1 its prim little t[n%ips1 look+ d[n on inlets ( purple wat]1 7 !n b a wild wa/e ( hea!r & s&1 girt along ! coa/ ) sunless woodl&1 brok5 "h & !re by mead[s :i* crept d[n to ! m>%es & ! sea40 ,c\ld any hi/oric novel1 we may say c\ld any o!r hi/oric romance1 op5 m entic+ly8 ,"h is ri* promise1 promise ( ! picturesque1 promise ( ! eloqu5t phrase1 promise ( a sympa!tic hi/ory ( a p :o are delv]s 9 ! soil1 dwell]s 9 home/eads1 & no m]e pawns 9 ! game ( k+s4 ,?is is to be a hi/ory ( a p4 ,we %all le>n ( _! great common *>act]i/ics2 we %all und]/& !m z we und]/& a family1 & e adv5ture f ,k+ ,alfr$'s burn+ ( ! cakes to ,clive's conque/ ( ,india w spr+ l ! episodes 9 a great plot f ! "* ( ! ,engli% race4 ,f ,gre5's ,hi/ory1 z a :ole1 we %all le>n :at are ! important ?+s 9 ! hi/ory ( any p4 ,8 admirable s5se ( ! relative values ( ev5ts & p]sons in=ms 8 "w ) a philosophy ( life t is j1 :olesome1 & salut>y = a "y p]son to be imbu$ ) :o mu/ look out on ! daily /ruggle ab\t him1 read ! endless hodge-podge ( newspap] *ronicle1 & weigh ! day's ev5ts wisely4 ,gre5 fulfils ! ideal :i* he sets =? 9 ! preface3 8,x is ! reproa* ( hi/orians t !y h too (t5 turn$ hi/ory into a m]e record ( ! but*]y ( m5 by _! fell[ m54 ,b w> plays a small "p 9 ! real hi/ory ( ,european nations1 & 9 t ( ,engl& its "p is small] ?an 9 any4444 ,if ,i h said little ( ! glories ( ,cressy1 x is because ,i h dwelt mu* on ! wrong & mis]y :i* prompt$ ! v]se ( ,longl& & ! prea*+ ( ,ball4 ,b on ! o!r h&1 ,i h nev] %runk f tell+ at l5g? ( ! triumphs ( peace4 ,i h re/or$ to _! place among ! a*ievem5ts ( ,engli%m5 ! #8,fa]ie ,que5e' & ! #8,novum ,organum4' ,i h set ,%akespe>e among ! h]oes ( ! ,elizabe?an age4444 ,i h _h to f9d a place = figures little he$$ 9 common hi/ory--! figures ( ! mission>y1 ! poet1 ! pr9t]1 ! m]*ant1 ! philosoph]40 ,"o ( ! practical m]its ( ,gre5's ,engl& z an introduction to ! read+ ( hi/oric lit]ature is t at ! head ( ea* *apt] he gives ! works f :i* he has drawn4 ,& z 8 nature & ideals ( hi/ory l$ him to ! mo/ f]tile & int]e/+ ( o!r hi/orians1 8 li/s conta9 ! titles ( readable books r ?an dry & obscure s\rces4 ,s t if a read] f9ds "o "p ( ! /ory ( ,engl& especially fasc9at+ he c turn aside to ^? hi/orians :o h treat$ x m fully1 to ! au?orities :om ,gre5 read & enjoy$4 ,= in/ance1 see ! weal? ( books :i* ,gre5 m5tions at ! head ( ! *apt] t mo/ conc]ns u1 ,! ,indep5d5ce ( ,am]ica4 ,!re are ,"l ,/anhope's 8,hi/ory ( ,engl& f ! ,peace ( ,utre*t10 ,bancr(t's 8,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates10 ,massey's 8,hi/ory ( ,engl& f ! ,accession ( ,george ! ,?ird10 ,lecky's 8,hi/ory ( ,engl& 9 ! ,eighte5? ,c5tury02 ! lett]s & memoirs ( individuals :o witness$ ! /ruggle1 or took "p 9 x1 su* z ! 8,lett]s0 ( ,junius1 8,life & ,correspond5ce ( ,*>les ,james ,fox10 ,burke's spee*es & pamphlets4 ,& we %\ld add ! newe/ important au?ority on ! conflict1 ,trevelyan's 8,am]ican ,revolution40 ,^! books 9 turn w lead to o!rs z f> z ! read] c>es to g4 ,inde$ x is "o ( ! delights & excitem5ts ( read+ t "o book sugge/s ano!r1 & ! eag] read]1 :o is "u no obligation to g along a def9ite c\rse1 f9ds himself 9 a glori\s tangle ( bypa?s4 ,a book l ,gre5's may lead into any corn] ( lit]ature2 "o may foll[1 z x 71 ov] ! intellectual gr\nd :]e he got 8 education4 ,we may beg9 ) ,gibbon's 8,rome0 :i* he read at sixte5 7o!r boys ( sixte5 c read x ) z mu* pleasure z he f\nd 9 x1 ev5 if !y d n become hi/orians71 & we c g on ?r\gh 8 e>ly /udies ( ! ,engli% *ur*4 ,if "o reads only ! poets & m5 ( lett]s to :om he gives a place 9 8 *ronicle ( ,engli% life "o w be1 be=e "o kn[s x1 a cultivat$ man--ev5 a le>n$ man4 ,let u dwell a mom5t on ?is aspect ( lead]%ip 9 books4 ,no two p]sons w ev] foll[ ! same c\rse ( read+2 no li/ w prove good = ev]ybody2 b any book :i* has int]e/$ y1 & :i* y h reason to ?9k ! product ( a great m9d1 w con/itute itself a guide to read+2#c x w ?r[ out a hundr$ clues1 f>-lead+ & pr(itable to take up1 clues :i* %[ :at has be5 ! read+ ( ! au?or ^: "w sugge/s !m4 ,& !re mu/ always be safety 9 foll[+ :]e a great man has gone 9 8 lit]>y pilgrimages4 ,if !re is no hi/ory ( ,am]ica comp>able 9 scope & /yle to ,gre5's 8,%ort ,hi/ory ( ! ,engli% ,p10 !re are sev]al ,am]ican hi/orians ( high rank4 ,p]haps because !y 7 end[$ ) dramatic imag9ation1 or 7 influ5c$ by ! lit]>y r ?an ! sci5tific ma/]pieces ( hi/ory1 ,am]ican hi/orians ( g5ius h appli$ _! tal5ts to romantic p]iods 9 ! /ory ( =eign nations1 or to ^? e>ly navigations & settlem5ts :i* result$ 9 ! f\nd+ ( our nation4 ,wa%+ton ,irv+ began 9 8 8,life ( ,columbus0 & 8,! ,conque/ ( ,granada0 ! brilliant /ories ( ,spani% *ivalry & adv5ture1 :i* 7 cont9u$ by ,william ,hickl+ ,prescott 9 8,! ,hi/ory ( ! ,reign ( ,f]d9& & ,isabella10 8,! ,conque/ ( ,mexico0 & 8,! ,conque/ ( ,p]u40 ,! writ+s ( ,prescott & ,irv+ h a k9d ( antique gorge\sness 9 :i* ! mod]n hi/orian does n all[ himself to indulge4 ,! hi/ory ( ! ,fr5* & ! ,indians & ! pione]s appeal$ to ! g5ius ( ,francis ,p>kman4 ,! beg9n] may settle d[n to any book ( ,p>kman's ) ! happy c]ta9ty ( f9d+ a brilliant & ?rill+ /ory4 ,john ,lo?rop ,motley1 9 8,! ,rise ( ! ,dut* ,republic0 & 8,! ,unit$ ,ne!rl&s10 treats ( a p ^: /ory ! ,am]ican read] may le>n 9 y\? or may po/pone until aft] he has become acqua9t$ ) "s books on ,engli% & ,am]ican hi/ory4 ,! colonial hi/ory ( ,am]ica is be/ read 9 ! "w ( ,john ,fiske1 ^: gifts ( /yle & philosophic outlook on life place him among ! great hi/orians4 ,! hi/ory ( ,am]ica f ! beg9n+ to mod]n times mu/ be read 9 books by v>i\s au?ors1 :o deal ) limit$ sections & p]iods4 ,x is especially true ( rec5t p]iods t no "o hi/orian is adequate4 ,p>tisan%ip & our clos5ess to ! ,civil ,w> h prev5t$ ! ,am]ican hi/orian f see+ ! conflict cle>ly 9 its relations to ! re/ ( our national /ory1 & = a j impression ( ! /ruggle betwe5 ! /ates1 ! read] %\ld g to ! docum5ts & ! memoirs ( ! "t4 ,! rem9isc5ces ( ! political lead]s1 ! biography ( ,l9coln1 & ! excell5t n>ratives ( ,union & ,conf$]ate g5]als--,grant1 ,alex&]1 ,long/reet1 ,gordon1 ,%]man1 ,%]idan1 & o!rs--con/itute a hi/ory ( ! p]iod4 ,!re is peculi> validity 9 ! rem9isc5ces ( ! contempor>y witnesses ( hi/orical ev5ts4 ,! writ] ( autobiography & memoirs is n expect$ to give f9al judgm5ts1 & we unconsci\sly all[ = 8 p]sonal limitation4 ,! pr(essional hi/orian1 on ! o!r h&1 is oblig$ to make sweep+ decisions1 & we are likely too (t5 to accept 8 decisions z f9al1 unless we are tra9$ & critical /ud5ts ( hi/ory4 ,if "o reads sev]al memoirs ( ! same p]iod1 "o gradually =ms an hi/orical judgm5t ab\t x & comes to a position midway betwe5 ! po9ts ( view ( ! v>i\s writ]s4 ,! "y man beg9n+ to read hi/ory n[1 z ,gre5 began ,gibbon at sixte51 may consid] :e!r he w devote himself to ! task ( writ+ ! hi/ory ( ! ,am]ican p4 ,ev5 if 8 ambitions are n s high1 he may be sure t z a citiz5 ( ! ,republic he c nev] "k too mu* ab\t ! hi/ory ( 8 nation & ( ! m5 :o help$ to make x4 ,z aids to hi/orical read+1 x is well to h "s books ( b>e facts1 a %ort hi/ory ( ,am]ica1 a diction>y ( dates1 & a compact g5]al encyclop$ia ( ev5ts1 su* z ,ploetz's 8,epitome40 ,b ^! are = ref]5ce & n = ent]ta9m5t4 ,z a rule1 text books ( hi/ory prep>$ = s*ools1 h[ev] excell5t !y may be = ! purposes ( /udy1 are n ent]ta9+ to read4 ,!y h n space = all ! elaborate plots1 political intrigues1 biographical int]ludes1 acc\nts ( popul> movem5ts ( ?\ght1 :i* appeal to ! imag9ation ( ! leisurely read]4 ,our s*ool tea*]s w take c>e t we le>n ! sali5t facts :i* ev]yone mu/ "k4 ,by ourselves we %all dip into ,p>kman's 8,montcalm & ,wolfe0 or ,prescott's 8,conque/ ( ,mexico0 or ,c>lyle's 8,fr5* ,revolution40 ,9 read+ ^! ma/]pieces = pleasure1 we %all be supplem5t+ our "w 9 s*ool & mak+ our daily lessons easi]4 ,,li/ ,,( ,,works ,,( ,,hi/ory ,supplem5t>y to ,*apt] ,,vii ,! foll[+ li/ ( titles is n int5d$ to outl9e an adequate ref]5ce libr>y = ! /ud5t ( hi/ory4 ,x includes pr9cipally books t h tak5 _! place 9 lit]ature by virtue ( _! readability & _! imag9ative p[]1 & may !re=e be suppos$ to int]e/ ! g5]al read]4 ,a few books are includ$ :i* deal ) curr5t hi/orical problems & politics4 ,,am]ican ,,hi/ory ,,h5ry ,,adams4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,cov]s exhau/ively ! p]iod imm$iately foll[+ ! ,revolution4 ,,george ,,bancr(t 7#ahjj-ia74 ,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,discov]y ( ! ,cont95t to #aghi4 ,,james ,,bryce4 ,! ,am]ican ,commonweal?4 ,! recogniz$ au?ority on ,am]ican political in/itutions4 ,,edw>d ,,*ann+4 ,/ud5ts' ,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,said to be ! be/ ( ! "o-volume hi/ories ( ?is c\ntry4 ,,john ,,fiske 7#ahdb-aija74 ,discov]y ( ,am]ica1 ) ,"s ,acc\nt ( ,anci5t ,am]ica & ! ,spani% ,conque/4 ,new ,france & ,new ,engl&4 ,old ,virg9ia & ,h] ,neighbors4 ,! ,beg9n+s ( ,new ,engl&4 ,! ,puritan ,!ocracy 9 its ,relations to ,civil & ,religi\s ,lib]ty4 ,dut* & ,quak] ,colonies 9 ,am]ica4 ,am]ican ,revolution4 ,critical ,p]iod ( ,am]ican ,hi/ory 7#aghc-hi74 ,w> ( ,indep5d5ce4 ,mississippi ,valley 9 ! ,civil ,w>4 ,civil ,gov]nm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,,john ,,br[n ,,gordon4 ,rem9isc5ces ( ! ,civil ,w>4 ,,alb]t ,,bu%nell ,,h>t 7& collaborators74 ,am]ican ,hi/ory ,told by ,contempor>ies4 ,f\r volumes ( extracts f di>ies & writ]s :o liv$ 9 ! epo*s "u consid]ation4 ,a ri* s\rce ( in=mation & enjoym5t1 z are also ! foll[+ books3 ,h[ ,our ,gr&fa!rs ,liv$4 ,colonial ,*ildr54 ,camps & ,firesides ( ! ,revolution4 ,romance ( ! ,civil ,w>4 ,,william ,,edw>d ,,h>tpole ,,lecky4 ,am]ican ,revolution4 ,select$ f 8 8,hi/ory ( ,engl& 9 ! ,eighte5? ,c5tury40 ,?is ) ,trevelyan's 8,am]ican ,revolution0 w give ,am]ican read]s ! hi/ory ( ! conflict f a ,briti% po9t ( view4 ,,james ,,long/reet4 ,f ,manassas to ,appomattox4 ,to be read 9 conjunction ) ! ,memoirs by ,grant1 ,port]1 ,%]man1 ,gordon1 ,alex&]1 & o!r ,union & ,conf$]ate g5]als4 ,,francis ,,p>kman 7#ahbc-ic74 ,! ,oregon ,trail4 ,france & ,engl& 9 ,nor? ,am]ica4 8,france & ,engl& 9 ,nor? ,am]ica0 is divid$ into sev5 p>ts "u ! foll[+ titles3 ,pione]s ( ,france 9 ! ,new ,_w2 ,! ,jesuits 9 ,nor? ,am]ica 9 ! ,sev5te5? ,c5tury2 ,la ,salle & ! ,discov]y ( ! ,great ,we/2 ,! ,old ,rgime 9 ,canada2 ,c\nt ,front5ac & ,new ,france "u ,l\is ,,xiv2 ,a ,half ,c5tury ( ,conflict2 ,montcalm & ,wolfe4 ,,james ,,=d ,,rhodes4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f ! ,compromise ( #ahej4 ,,!odore ,,roosevelt4 ,am]ican ,ideals4 ,! ,naval ,w> ( #ahab4 ,! ,w9n+ ( ! ,we/4 ,,ell5 ,,*ur*ill ,,semple4 ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,its ,geographic ,conditions4 ,,goldw9 ,,smi?4 ,canada & ! ,canadian ,"q4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates1 an ,outl9e ( ,political ,hi/ory4 ,,george ,,otto ,,trevelyan4 ,am]ican ,revolution4 ,,woodr[ ,,wilson4 ,congressional ,gov]nm5t3 a ,/udy 9 ,am]ican ,politics4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,am]ican ,p4 ,! second "w1 9 five volumes1 cov]s ! hi/ory ( ! c\ntry f ! beg9n+s to ! pres5t "t2 bo? readable & tru/wor?y4 ,,great ,,brita9 ,,francis ,,bacon 7#aefa-afbf74 ,hi/ory ( ! ,reign ( ,h5ry ,,vii4 ,! fir/ great piece ( critical hi/ory 9 our language4 ,,h5ry ,,?omas ,,buckle4 ,hi/ory ( ,civilization 9 ,engl&4 ,,?omas ,,c>lyle 7#agie-ahha74 ,cromwell's ,lett]s & ,spee*es1 ) ,elucidations4 ,,e>l ,,( ,,cl>5don 7#afjh-gd74 ,hi/ory ( ! ,great ,rebellion4 ,a vivid acc\nt ( ! ,cromwellian w>s by a royali/4 ,int]e/+ to read 9 connection ) ,c>lyle's 8,elucidations0 ( ! lett]s & spee*es ( ,cromwell4 ,,m&ell ,,creighton4 ,age ( ,elizabe?4 ,,edw>d ,,augu/us ,,freeman 7#ahbc-ib74 ,hi/ory ( ! ,norman ,conque/4 ,william ! ,conqu]]4 ,gr[? ( ! ,engli% ,con/itution f ! ,e>lie/ ,times4 ,,james ,,an?ony ,,fr\de 7#ahah-id74 ,hi/ory ( ,engl& f ! ,fall ( ,wolsey to ! ,defeat ( ! ,armada4 ,,samuel ,,rawson ,,g>d9]4 ,a ,/ud5t's ,hi/ory ( ,engl&4 ,hi/ory ( ,engl& f ! ,accession ( ,james to ! ,outbreak ( ! ,civil ,w>4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,great ,civil ,w>4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,commonweal? & ! ,protectorate4 ,! ?ree hi/ories la/ nam$ con/itute a cont9u\s "w ( eighte5 volumes4 ,g>d9] is n ! easie/ hi/orian to read1 b 8 "w is indisp5sable to anyone :o w\ld get a true view ( a p]iod :i* m ?an any o!r 9 ,engli% hi/ory has be5 discolor$ by brilliant bias$ hi/orians1 f ,cl>5don to ,c>lyle & ,macaulay4 ,,john ,,ri*>d ,,gre5 7#ahcg-hc74 ,a ,%ort ,hi/ory ( ! ,engli% ,p4 ,! ,mak+ ( ,engl&4 ,! ,conque/ ( ,engl&4 ,a ,hi/ory ( ! ,engli% ,p4 ,! 8,hi/ory0 is a long]1 ?\gh1 p]haps1 n a 8great]10 book ?an ! 8,%ort ,hi/ory40 ,,ri*>d ,,hakluyt 7#aeec-afaf74 ,! ,pr9cipal ,navigations1 ,voyages & ,discov]ies ( ! ,engli% ,nation4 ,9 eight volumes ( ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,h5ry ,,hallam 7#aggg-ahei74 ,con/itutional ,hi/ory ( ,engl&4 ,,david ,,hume 7#agaa-gf74 ,hi/ory ( ,engl&4 ,almo/ displac$ z a hi/orian by lat] writ]s1 b /ill int]e/+ because ( 8 philosophic & lit]>y g5ius4 ,,&rew ,,lang4 ,hi/ory ( ,scotl&4 ,,william ,,edw>d ,,h>tpole ,,lecky4 ,hi/ory ( ,engl& 9 ! ,eighte5? ,c5tury4 ,,?omas ,,bab+ton ,,macaulay 7#ahjj-ei74 ,hi/ory ( ,engl& f ,james ,,ii4 ,9 ?ree volumes 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,goldw9 ,,smi?4 ,! ,unit$ ,k+dom4 ,,jacques ,,nicolas ,,augu/9 ,,?i]ry4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,norman ,conque/ ( ,engl&4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,france ,,edmund ,,burke 7#agbi-ig74 ,reflections on ! ,revolution 9 ,france4 ,,?omas ,,c>lyle 7#agie-ahha74 ,! ,fr5* ,revolution4 ,,victor ,,duruy4 ,hi/ory ( ,france4 ,engli% translation1 publi%$ by ,cr[ell ,co4 ,,fran,,ois ,,pi]re ,,guillaume ,,guizot4 ,hi/ory ( ,france f ! ,e>lie/ ,times to #ahdh4 ,,victor ,,hugo4 ,hi/ory ( a ,crime4 ,deals ) ! ,c\p d'etat ( #ahea1 ( :i* ,hugo 0 a witness4 ,vivid1 p[]ful writ+1 easy to read 9 ! ,fr5*4 ,,h5ry ,,morse ,,/eph5s4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,fr5* ,revolution4 ,! "w ( a mod]n sci5tific hi/orian1 may be read aft] ,c>lyle's 8,fr5* ,revolution0 z a corrective & = ! sake ( comp>+ two hi/orical me?ods4 ,,hippolyte ,,adolphe ,,ta9e4 ,! ,anci5t ,rgime4 ,! ,fr5* ,revolution4 ,! ,mod]n ,rgime4 ,! application to ,fr5* hi/ory ( some:at ! same philosophic me?ods & pr9ciples t in=m 8 8,hi/ory ( ,engli% ,lit]ature40 ,,g]many ,,samuel ,,rawson ,,g>d9]4 ,! ,?irty ,ye>s' ,w>4 ,,erne/ ,,flagg ,,h5d]son4 ,a ,%ort ,hi/ory ( ,g]many4 ,,helmu? ,,k>l ,,b]nh>d ,,von ,,moltke4 ,! ,franco-,g]man ,w>4 ,,anci5t ,,greece ,,alfr$ ,,john ,,*ur*4 ,pictures f ,greek ,life & ,/ory4 ,especially adapt$ to "y read]s4 ,,ern/ ,,curtius4 ,hi/ory ( ,greece4 ,a monum5tal ,g]man "w to be f\nd 9 a readable translation4 ,,?omas ,,davidson4 ,education ( ! ,greek ,p & its ,influ5ce on ,civilization4 ,,george ,,f9lay4 ,greece ,"u ! ,romans4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,george ,,grote4 ,hi/ory ( ,greece4 ,! /&>d ,engli% "w 9 ,greek hi/ory4 ,9 twelve volumes ( ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,h]odotus4 ,/ories ( ! ,ea/ f ,h]odotus4 ,extracts retold by ,alfr$ ,john ,*ur*1 especially = "y read]s4 ,,john ,,p5tl& ,,mahaffy4 ,greek ,life & ,?\ght f ! ,age ( ,alex&] to ! ,roman ,conque/4 ,a ,survey ( ,greek ,civilization4 ,,anci5t ,,rome ,,samuel ,,dill4 ,roman ,society 9 ! ,la/ ,c5tury ( ! ,we/]n ,empire4 ,,edw>d ,,gibbon 7#agcg-id74 ,hi/ory ( ! ,decl9e & ,fall ( ! ,roman ,empire4 ,! supreme contribution ( ,engl& to hi/orical lit]ature1 9 its comb9ation ( di/+ui%$ /yle & sci5tific me?od4 ,,!odor ,,momms54 ,hi/ory ( ,rome4 ,a great ,g]man "w1 9 five volumes1 to be f\nd 9 a readable ,engli% translation4 ,,o!r ,,hi/ories ,cambridge ,mod]n ,hi/ory4 ,( ?is great ,hi/ory plann$ by ! late ,"l ,acton1 t5 volumes h be5 publi%$4 ,x is ! "w ( _m writ]s & w be a /oreh\se ( ! mo/ compet5t hi/orical writ+ ( our "t4 ,,james ,,bryce4 ,holy ,roman ,empire4 ,read]s ( ,bryce's 8,am]ican ,commonweal?0 w seek ?is o!r excell5t "w4 ,,jean ,,froiss>t4 ,*ronicles4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,!re are sev]al translations & cond5sations ( ,froiss>t's 8,*ronicles10 notably 8,! ,boy's ,froiss>t10 edit$ by ! ,am]ican poet1 ,sidney ,lani]4 ,,m>y ,,h5rietta ,,k+sley4 ,! ,/ory ( ,we/ ,africa4 ,,h5ry ,,h>t ,,milman 7#agia-ahfh74 ,hi/ory ( ,lat9 ,*ri/ianity4 ,,rob]t ,,l\is ,,/ev5son4 ,a ,footnote to ,hi/ory3 ,eight ,ye>s ( ,tr\ble 9 ,samoa4 ,a f9e piece ( hi/orical writ+ %[+ t ,/ev5son _h ! gifts ( ! hi/orian z well z ! gifts ( ! poet & romanc]4 ,,william ,,hickl+ ,,prescott 7#agif-ahei74 ,conque/ ( ,mexico4 ,conque/ ( ,p]u4 ,reign ( ,philip ,second4 ,reign ( ,f]d9& & ,isabella4 ,,john ,,lo?rop ,,motley 7#ahad-gg74 ,rise ( ! ,dut* ,republic4 ,hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,ne!rl&s4 ,,ar*ibald ,,=bes4 ,! ,afghan ,w>s4 ,a mixture ( hi/ory & vivid report+ by a great w> correspond5t4 ,,pi]re ,,loti4 ,la/ ,days ( ,pek94 ,,wa%+ton ,,irv+ 7#aghc-ahei74 ,knick]bock]'s ,hi/ory ( ,new ,york4 ,! ,conque/ ( ,granada4 ,^! books demon/rate ! wide range ( ,irv+'s g5ius f burlesque1 m+l$ ) g5u9e /udy ( racial *>act]i/ics1 to sob] & poetic hi/ory4 ,,fran,,ois ,,m>ie ,,ar\et 7,,voltaire74 ,hi/ory ( ,*>les ,,xii ( ,sw$54 ,accompani$ 9 ! ,engli% translation by ! critical essays ( ,macaulay & ,c>lyle4 ,easy to read 9 ! ,fr5*4 ,,john ,,add+ton ,,symonds 7#ahdj-ic74 ,r5aissance 9 ,italy4 ,a "w ( r>e beauty on ! m51 ! hi/ory1 & ! art ( ,italy4 ,,walt] ,,raleigh 7#aeeb-afah74 ,! ,discov]y ( ! ,empire ( ,guiana4 ,a ,hi/ory ( ! ,_w4 ,raleigh's 8,hi/ory ( ! ,_w0 is n s l>ge z x s\nds 9 scope1 b 9 imag9ation x almo/ lives up to its title4 ,?oreau says3 8,he is rem>kable 9 ! mid/ ( s _m ma/]s4 ,!re is a natural emphasis 9 8 /yle1 l a man's tread1 & a brea?+ space betwe5 8 s5t5ces40 ,,fr$]ic ,,h>rison4 ,! ,mean+ ( ,hi/ory4 ,an excell5t guide to ! read+ ( hi/ory4 ,,footnotes3 #c ,see also page #bdd ( ?is ,guide4 ,,*apt] ,,viii ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,biography ,s9ce lit]ature is1 broadly1 ! writt5 record ( human life1 biography1 ! life /ory ( real m51 lies at ! core & c5t] ( lit]ature4 ,on "o side biography is alli$ to hi/ory1 :i* is ! collective biography ( _m m54 ,on ! o!r side x is relat$ to fiction4 ,9 our discussion ( 8,hi/ory0 we f\nd t !re are two ideals or me?ods ( writ+ x3 "o ! picturesque1 ! o!r ! sci5tific4 ,! sci5tific hi/orian accuses ! picturesque hi/orian ( falsifications & disproportions4 ,sci5tific hi/ory is new & aggressive & x acc5tuates its diff]5ces f ! old ideals4 ,yet !re is no ess5tial opposition betwe5 fact & an imag9ative repres5tation ( fact4 ,gibbon is picturesque1 yet he is "o ( ! fir/ great hi/orians to make exhau/ive /udy & accurate use ( docum5ts4 ,c>lyle c be z eloqu5t :5 he is tell+ ! tru? z :5 he is misl$ by 8 love ( color & 8 p>tisan passions4 ,! great hi/orian ( ! future w n falsify or di/ort facts except z human nature mu/ always int]v5e be=e ! facts :i* x pres5ts 9 human language4 ,! true hi/orian w h great imag9ation1 great vision1 & yet h scrupul\s c>e to precisions ( tru?4 ,= ! pres5t1 hi/ory is recov]+ f its traditional eloqu5ce & try+ to le>n to pres5t facts hone/ly & cle>ly4 ,nev] aga9 w ! _s ( hi/ory & hi/orical criticism tol]ate su* a magnific5t fabrication z ! end ( ,de ,qu9cey's 8,flight ( a ,t>t> ,tribe10 9 :i* he gives1 ) all ! p>aph]nalia ( a le>n$ note1 ! inscription c>v$ on ! columns ( granite & brass to commemorate ! migration ( ! ,kalmucks4 ,! columns are a /ructure ( ,de ,qu9cey's fancy1 & ! inscription is 9 su* prose z he alone among :ite m5 or ,*9am5 knew h[ to write6 ,9 ,de ,qu9cey's "t x 0 n consid]$ an e?ical ab]ration to inv5t facts4 ,9 a pond]\s article :i* he wrote = ! ,encyclopdia ,britannica on ,%akespe>e1 he quot$ ! poet f memory & spun "s ( ! biography f 8 own fancy4 ,! pi\s & le>n$ ,presid5t ( ,h>v>d ,college1 ,j>$ ,sp>ks1 = ! great] glory ( ,am]ica & its f\nd]1 8improv$0 ! /yle ( ,wa%+ton's private pap]s & ably def5d$ ! em5dations4 ,& ,weems1 an e>ly biograph] ( ! man :o seems nobl] ! m truly we "k him & :o ne$s no leg5d to dignify him1 wrote 8 life ( ,wa%+ton ) ! delib]ate purpose1 indicat$ on ! title page1 ( inculcat+ patriotic & moral lessons 9 ! "y4 ,h5ce ! *]ry-tree /ory4 ,hi/ory has improv$ 9 its morals1 if n 9 its mann]s1 & sci5tific biography is mak+ "s headway4 ,b biography is /ill 9 a hazy /ate ( leg5d & my?4 ,approa* any man y *oose1 especially among m5 ( lett]s :o h be5 writt5 ab\t by o!r m5 ( lett]s1 & y f9d a mass ( conjecture & leg5d masqu]ad+ z fact4 ,sometimes !re is an add$ g>m5t ( disguise1 ! dignifi$ g[n ( sci5ce & s*ol>%ip4 ,no great writ] has suff]$ f cr$ul\s & weak-pr9cipl$ biograph]s s mu* z ! greate/ ( all--,%akespe>e4 ,mo/ ( ! lives ( him are gigantic my?s1 built on h>dly z _m kn[n facts z w\ld fill two pages ( ?is book4 ,( late hi/orians & m5 ( sci5ce h begun to laugh at lit]>y biograph]s = mak+ su* confusion ( ! in/itution ( ,%akespe>e biography4 ,x is well en\gh = ! "y read] to le>n c>efully ! biographical notes prefix$ to ! s*ool editions ( ,%akespe>e1 = ! bett] ! "y read] le>ns s*ool ex]cises & ! notes 9 ! text books1 ! bett] basis he has = read+ & ?9k+ = himself4 ,i may say1 h[ev]1 t !re are at pres5t1 s f> z ,i "k1 only two books on ! life ( ,%akespe>e :i* are tru/wor?y1 ,halliwell-,phillips's 8,outl9es10 :i* gives all ! docum5ts1 & a rec5t ma/]ly discussion ( ! docum5ts by ,george ,g4 ,gre5wood call$ 8,! ,%akespe>e ,problem ,re/at$40 ,x is a problem & n "o = u to g into "h except t x illu/rates :at we are say+ ab\t sci5tific & fanciful biography4 ,i %\ld n wond] if ano!r g5]ation 7 m int]e/$ ?an our fa!rs h be5 9 ! poetic a*ievem5ts1 :atev] !y are1 ( ! man ^: y\?ful portrait is on ! cov] ( ?is book--,francis ,bacon4 ,"o ?+ is c]ta93 ! ris+ g5]ation _h bett] le>n e>ly to approa* ) caution & tol]ant scepticism books be>+ su* titles z 8,%akespe>e1 ,man1 ,play] & ,poet10 8,%akespe>e1 ,8 ,life1 ,8 ,m9d & ,8 ,art40 ,we _h bett] b5d our att5tions to ! plays !mselves1 & :5 we wi% to read ab\t ,%akespe>e1 turn n to ! s-call$ biographies & 8/udies 9 ,%akespe>e0 by college pr(essors1 b to ! great critics1 ,col]idge1 ,hazlitt1 ,lamb1 ,de ,qu9cey1 ,pat]4 ,z we said t we1 m]e read]s1 %\ld leave sci5tific hi/ory 9 ! h&s ( speciali/s1 s we may leave ! problems ( lit]>y biography to exp]t inve/igators4 ,we are int]e/$ r 9 t k9d ( biography :i* is z old z ! e>lie/ leg5ds ( h]oes1 t :i* celebrates ! great ones ( ! e>?4 ,if x is true to fact s mu* ! bett]2 b s9ce biograph]s are likely to be ! fri5ds1 k9sm51 admir]s ( _! subjects1 biography w be ! la/ division ( hi/ory to be in=m$ ) ! sci5tific _s4 ,& s f> z x is an art1 x w err on ! "r side1 l fiction & poetry1 by pres5t+ an ennobl$ view ( human nature4 ,t biography is an art is prov$ by ! admitt$ly great examples4 ,! noveli/ :o creates a fictiti\s biography has no m difficult & delicate task ?an ! biograph] :o f9ds 9 a real life /ory ! true "* ( a man1 & gives to ! ev5ts :i* produc$ ! "* arti/ic =m1 unity1 & movem5t4 ,boswell's 8,life ( ,samuel ,johnson0 & ,rob]t ,s\!y's 8,life ( ,"l ,nelson0 are z beautifully design$ z ! be/ novels4 ,boswell's ma/]piece resembles a reali/ic novel & ,s\!y's 8,nelson0 is l a romantic tale ( *ivalry & h]oism4 ,b5jam9 ,j[ett1 ! great pr(essor ( ,greek at ,ox=d1 said t biography is ! be/ mat]ial = e?ical tea*+4 ,9 _m ways x is ! be/ mat]ial = all k9ds ( tea*+4 ,= ev]y?+ t human be+s h done & ?\ght is to be f\nd 9 ! life /ories ( int]e/+ individuals1 s t biography op5s ! way to e subject4 ,9 our discussion ( hi/ory we said t ! directe/ pa? to ! he>t ( an hi/orical epo* is ?r\gh ! biography ( an important figure or a wise obs]v] ( t epo*4 ,!re is no bett] political hi/ory ( ,am]ica dur+ ! ,civil ,w> ?an ,nicolay & ,hay's 8,life ( ,l9coln40 ,grant's 8,memoirs0 conta9s all t an ord9>y read] ne$s to "k ( ! movem5ts ( ! ,nor!rn armies aft] ,grant took comm&4 ,! memoirs & rem9isc5ces ( ,davis & ,conf$]ate g5]als give u an adequate acc\nt ( ! civil & milit>y movem5ts ( ! ,s\!rn side4 ,c>lyle's 8,cromwell10 no matt] h[ bias$ & ov]wr\ght x seems to discrim9at+ /ud5ts1 w op5 ! sev5te5? c5tury = ^? ( u :o _c be speciali/s 9 hi/ory4 ,b\rri5ne's 8,memoirs ( ,napoleon10 9 ! ,engli% translation1 is a good introduction to ! hi/ory ( ,europe dur+ ! ,napoleonic w>s 7& x makes little diff]5ce to u t ! book 0 l>gely rewritt5 & augm5t$ by ! ,fr5* editor74 ,morley's 8,life ( ,glad/one0 is a hi/ory ( ,victorian ,engl&4 ,! life ( ,lu!r is ! he>t ( ! ,prote/ant ,re=mation4 ,! layman :o w\ld "k some?+ ( ! t5d5cies ( mod]n sci5ce _c d bett] ?an to read ! biographies ( m5 ( sci5ce 9 :i* sympa!tic pupils h told 9 a /yle m simple ?an ! ma/]s' treatises ! intellectual pr9ciples & human conditions ( ! ma/]s' "w4 ,su* biographies are ! 8,life & ,lett]s0 ( ,d>w91 ( ,huxley1 ( ,agassiz4 ,! 8,life ( ,pa/eur0 by ,val]y-,radot1 :i* has be5 translat$ into ,engli%1 is a cle> acc\nt ( ! ma9 t5d5cies ( mod]n m$ic9e1 ! subject t all ! _w is s mu* int]e/$ 94 ,anyone :o reads x w "k bett] h[ to make 8 way ?r\gh ! masses ( popul> articles on m$ic9e & public heal? 9 ! curr5t magaz9es4 ,s9ce lit]>y m5 are ! mo/ int]e/+ ( all h]oes to o!r mak]s ( books1 x is natural t ! lives ( ! ma/]s ( lit]ature %\ld h be5 writt5 9 great] abundance & usually ) great] skill & *>m ?an ! lives ( any o!r class ( m54 ,a good way1 p]haps ! be/ way1 to /udy lit]ature is to read ! lives ( a doz5 or a score ( great writ]s4 ,an ambiti\s y\?1 det]m9$ to lay ! f\ndations ( a k ( lit]ature1 might beg9 to read 9 any ord] ! biographies 9 ! s]ies call$ ,engli% ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,f t s]ies ,i %\ld cross out ,william ,black's 8,goldsmi?0 & sub/itute ,=/]'s or ,wa%+ton ,irv+'s 8,life ( ,goldsmi?02 ,i %\ld also omit ,leslie ,/eph5's 8,george ,eliot0 & read in/ead ! 8,life & ,lett]s0 by ,j4 ,w4 ,cross4 ,x w\ld be z well to pass by ,mr4 ,h5ry ,james's 8,haw?orne0 9 favor ( ! biography by ,mr4 ,george ,e4 ,woodb]ry 9 ,am]ican ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,x w n be wise ev5 = ! en?usia/ic read] ( lit]ature to conf9e 8 read+ 9 biography to ! lives ( m5 ( lett]s4 ,!re is su* a ?+ z be+ too mu* int]e/$ 9 booki% p]sons4 ,m5 ( action h l$ m ev5tful lives ?an mo/ writ]s1 & _! biograph]s are likely !re=e to h m ( a /ory to tell4 ,:5ev] y f9d y\rself int]e/$ 9 any man1 :5 "s ref]5ce to him r\ses y\r curiosity1 read 8 biography4 ,9 g5]al x is bett] to read ab\t him 9 a complete 8,life10 ev5 if x is a bulky "o 9 a =bidd+ numb] ( volumes4 ,y are n oblig$ to read x all4 ,x is bett] to roam = half an h\r ?r\gh ,boswell ?an to read a %ort life ( ,johnson4 ,?is is a day ( pellet books1 h&y volumes1 & popul> comp5diums2 we ne$ to le>n aga9 ! use & delight ( a little read+ 9 big books1 9 :i* we c dwell = long or %ort p]iods4 ,we ne$1 also1 to get ov] ! idea t only le>n$ p]sons & special /ud5ts c g to orig9al docum5ts4 ,a boy ( fifte5 w h m fun turn+ ov] ! /ate pap]s & lett]s & addresses ( ,wa%+ton & ,jeff]son & ,l9coln ?an 9 read+ a %ort encyclop$ia article on "o ( ^? great m54 ,j try x ! next "t y happ5 to be w&]+ aimlessly 9 a public libr>y & see if y d n /umble on some?+ int]e/+4 ,! :ole 8,diction>y ( ,national ,biography0 is n s mu* wor? own+ &1 except = purposes ( ref]5ce1 n s mu* wor? read+ z half z _m volumes ( fir/-h& biography4 ,! fir/ ( all orig9al docum5t>y biography is autobiography4 ,a man kn[s m ab\t 8 own life ?an anyone else & he is q z likely to tell ! tru? ab\t x z 8 (ficial biograph]4 8,! ,/ory ( ,my ,life0 is always an attractive title1 no matt] :o ! h]o is4 ,if an autobiography has cont9u$ to f9d read]s = a numb] ( ye>s1 x is likely to be wor? look+ at4 ,sometimes m5 :o are n entitl$ to be call$ great h writt5 great autobiographies4 ,! 8,autobiography0 ( ,joseph ,jeff]son is full ( delightful humor & sweetness4 ,at a "t :5 ! !at] is n an in/itution ( :i* we are pr\d & actors z !y appe> 9 ! public pr9ts are usually bores & vulg>ians1 ,jeff]son's 8,autobiography0 w give ! read] a new s5se ( ! pot5tial dignity ( ! /age & ( ! humanity ( ! actor's pr(ession4 ,among ! great m5 :o h writt5 autobiographies we h m5tion$ ,mill & ,frankl9 & ,grant4 ,o!rs :o h writt5 delightful volumes ( self-portraiture are ,goe!1 ,gibbon1 ,trollope1 ,mrs4 ,oliphant4 ,z a work+ rule1 ,i %\ld sugge/ t :5 y are int]e/$ 9 a man1 y %\ld fir/ read 8 autobiography if he wrote "o4 ,if he did n1 turn to ! mo/ complete /ory ( 8 life1 ! "o t conta9s :atev] lett]s & docum5ts h surviv$4 ,& z a ?ird *oice try to f9d a life ( him by "s writ] :o 0 intimate ) him dur+ 8 life1 or :o is an exp]t 9 ! subject to :i* 8 life 0 devot$1 or :o is a ma/] 9 ! art ( biography4 ,,li/ ,,( ,,biographies ,supplem5t>y to ,*apt] ,,viii ,?is li/ ( biographies does n con/itute a catalogue ( great m54 ,x m]ely gives "s biographies t h lit]>y quality or "s o!r quality t makes !m important4 ,! subject ( ! biography is giv5 fir/ :5ev] ! p]son writt5 ab\t w\ld naturally come into ! m9d be=e ! au?or ( ! book2 ?us3 ,samuel ,johnson2 8,life0 by ,james ,boswell4 ,9 o!r cases ! au?or comes fir/2 ?us3 ,plut>*2 ,lives4 ,,john ,,& ,,abigail ,,adams4 ,famili> ,lett]s ( ,john ,adams & ,8 ,wife1 ,abigail ,adams1 ,dur+ ! ,revolution4 ,,joseph ,,addison4 ,life1 by ,william ,john ,c\r?ope4 ,9 ,engli% ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,,?omas ,,bailey ,,aldri*4 ,life1 by ,f]ris ,gre5slet4 ,,alfr$ ,,! ,,great4 ,life1 by ,walt] ,besant4 ,,h5ri ,,fr,d,,ric ,,amiel4 ,j\rnal1 translat$ by ,mrs4 ,humphrey ,w>d4 ,,aurelius ,,augu/9us4 ,confessions ( ,/4 ,augu/9e4 ,a rem>kable autobiography4 ,pusey's translation is 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,francis ,,bacon4 ,life & ,lett]s1 edit$ by ,james ,sp$d+4 ,,james ,,mat!w ,,b>rie4 ,m>g>et ,ogilvy4 ,b>rie's life ( 8 "m2 a delici\s book4 ,,george ,,h5ry ,,borr[4 ,! ,bible 9 ,spa94 ,! subtitle def9es ?is int]e/+ book3 8,! j\rneys1 adv5tures1 & imprisonm5ts ( an ,engli%man 9 an attempt to circulate ! ,scriptures 9 ! p59sula40 ,read]s ( ,borr[ 7see page #ge ( ?is ,guide7 w be int]e/$ 9 8 8,life & ,lett]s10 edit$ by ,william ,i4 ,knapp4 ,,rob]t ,,br[n+4 ,life & ,lett]s1 by ,alex&ra ,leighton ,orr4 ,,james ,,bryce4 ,/udies 9 ,contempor>y ,biography4 ,,edmund ,,burke4 ,life1 by ,john ,morley4 ,9 ,engli% ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,,rob]t ,,burns4 ,life1 by ,john ,gibson ,lockh>t4 ,,julius ,c,,s>4 ,life1 by ,james ,an?ony ,fr\de4 ,comm5t>ies on ! ,gallic & ,civil ,w>s4 ,,?omas ,,c>lyle ,,& ,,mrs4 ,,c>lyle4 ,life & ,lett]s1 by ,james ,an?ony ,fr\de4 ,,?omas ,,de ,,qu9cey4 ,autobiographic ,sket*es4 ,confessions ( an ,engli% ,opium-,eat]4 ,rem9isc5ces ( ! ,lake ,poets4 ,,*>les ,,dick5s4 ,life1 by ,john ,=/]4 ,9 ! edition abridg$ & revis$ by ! ,engli% noveli/1 ! late ,george ,giss+4 ,,george ,,eliot4 ,lett]s & ,j\rnals1 edit$ by ,john ,walt] ,cross4 ,,ralph ,,waldo ,,em]son4 ,life1 by ,oliv] ,w5dell ,holmes4 ,9 ,am]ican ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,see also ,em]son's lett]s to ,c>lyle & ,john ,/]l+4 ,,francis ,,( ,,assisi4 ,life1 by ,paul ,sabati]4 ,9 ! ,engli% translation4 ,,b5jam9 ,,frankl94 ,autobiography4 ,,william ,,ew>t ,,glad/one4 ,life1 by ,john ,morley4 ,,johann ,,wolfgang ,,von ,,goe!4 ,autobiography4 ,translat$ 9 ,bohn's ,libr>y4 ,,oliv] ,,goldsmi?4 ,life1 by ,au/9 ,dobson4 ,see also ! biographies by ,john ,=/] & ,wa%+ton ,irv+4 ,,ulysses ,,simpson ,,grant4 ,p]sonal ,memoirs4 ,life1 by ,ow5 ,wi/] 79 ! ,beacon ,biographies74 ,,?omas ,,gray4 ,lett]s1 edit$ ) a biographical sket* by ,h5ry ,milnor ,ride\t4 ,,alex&] ,,hamilton4 ,life1 by ,h5ry ,cabot ,lodge4 ,9 ,am]ican ,/atesm54 ,,na?aniel ,,haw?orne4 ,haw?orne & ,8 ,circle1 by ,julian ,haw?orne4 ,life1 by ,george ,edw>d ,woodb]ry 79 ,am]ican ,m5 ( ,lett]s74 ,,oliv] ,,w5dell ,,holmes4 ,life & ,lett]s1 edit$ by ,john ,torrey ,morse1 ,jr4 ,,?omas ,,h5ry ,,huxley4 ,life & ,lett]s1 edit$ by ,leon>d ,huxley4 ,,wa%+ton ,,irv+4 ,life & ,lett]s1 edit$ by ,pi]re ,munroe ,irv+4 ,life1 by ,*>les ,dudley ,w>n] 79 ,am]ican ,m5 ( ,lett]s74 ,,jeanne ,d',,arc4 ,life1 by ,francis ,cabot ,l[ell4 ,life1 by ,&rew ,lang4 ,condemnation & ,rehabilitation ( ,jeanne d',arc1 by ,j4 ,e4 ,j4 ,qui*]at 79 ! ,engli% translation74 ,,samuel ,,johnson4 ,lives ( ! ,poets1 select$ by ,mat!w ,arnold4 ,life ( ,johnson1 by ,james ,boswell 79 two volumes 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y74 ,,john ,,keats4 ,life1 by ,sidney ,colv94 ,9 ,engli% ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,,*>les ,,lamb4 ,lett]s1 edit$ by ,alfr$ ,a+]4 ,,rob]t ,,edw>d ,,lee4 ,life1 by ,philip ,alex&] ,bruce4 ,life & ,lett]s1 by ,john ,william ,jones4 ,recollections & ,lett]s1 by ,r4 ,e4 ,lee1 ,jr4 ,life1 by ,?omas ,nelson ,page4 ,,abraham ,,l9coln4 ,life1 by ,john ,george ,nicolay & ,john ,hay4 ,a ,%ort ,life ( ,abraham ,l9coln1 by ,john ,george ,nicolay4 ,l9coln1 ,ma/] ( ,m51 by ,alonzo ,ro?s*ild4 ,,david ,,liv+/one4 ,la/ ,j\rnals 9 ,c5tral ,africa4 ,h[ ,i ,f\nd ,liv+/one1 by ,h5ry ,morton ,/anley4 ,,h5ry ,,wadswor? ,,longfell[4 ,life & ,lett]s1 edit$ by ,samuel ,longfell[4 ,,?omas ,,bab+ton ,,macaulay4 ,life & ,lett]s1 by ,george ,otto ,trevelyan4 ,,john ,,/u>t ,,mill4 ,autobiography4 ,,john ,,milton4 ,life1 by ,m>k ,pattison4 ,9 ,engli% ,m5 ( ,lett]s4 ,napoleon4 ,life1 by ,john ,gibson ,lockh>t4 ,life1 by ,william ,milligan ,sloane4 ,memoirs ( ,l4 ,a4 ,f4 de ,b\rri5ne4 ,life1 by ,john ,holl& ,rose4 ,,m>g>et ,,oliphant4 ,autobiography & ,lett]s4 ,,*>les ,,william ,,*adwick ,,oman4 ,sev5 ,roman ,/atesm5 ( ! ,lat] ,republic3 ! ,grac*i1 ,sulla1 ,crassus1 ,cato1 ,pompey1 ,cs>4 ,,samuel ,,pepys4 ,di>y4 ,two volumes 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,plut>*4 ,lives4 ,9 ! ,elizabe?an translation by ,?omas ,nor?1 or ! mod]n translation by ,ar?ur ,hugh ,cl\gh4 ,an abridg$ edition ( ?is is publi%$ = s*ools by ,g9n ,co4 ,,jacob ,,augu/ ,,riis4 ,! ,mak+ ( an ,am]ican4 ,,walt] ,,scott4 ,memoirs ( ! ,life ( ,sir ,walt] ,scott1 by ,john ,gibson ,lockh>t4 ,!re is an abridg$ edition ( ,lockh>t1 edit$ by ,j4 ,m4 ,sloan4 ,,william ,,%akespe>e4 ,! ,%akespe>e ,problem ,re/at$1 by ,george ,g4 ,gre5wood4 ,outl9es ( ! ,life ( ,%akespe>e1 by ,james ,or*>d ,halliwell-,phillips4 ,at ! pres5t "t ! mo/ reliable works on ,%akespe>e's life4 ,,william ,,tecumseh ,,%]man4 ,memoirs4 ,home ,lett]s ( ,g5]al ,%]man1 edit$ by ,m4 ,a4 ,de,wolf ,h[e4 ,,rob]t ,,s\!y4 ,life ( ,nelson4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,an?ony ,,trollope4 ,autobiography4 ,,izaak ,,walton4 ,lives ( ,john ,donne1 ,george ,h]b]t & ,ri*>d ,hook]4 ,,george ,,wa%+ton4 ,life ( ,wa%+ton1 by ,wa%+ton ,irv+4 ,! ,sev5 ,ages ( ,wa%+ton1 by ,ow5 ,wi/]4 ,life1 by ,woodr[ ,wilson4 ,,john ,,wesley4 ,! ,he>t ( ,wesley's ,j\rnal1 ) an essay by ,augu/9e ,birrell1 publi%$ by ,flem+-,revell ,co4 ,! j\rnal is f\nd 9 f\r volumes ( ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,*apt] ,,ix ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,essays ,all lit]ature consi/s ( ! writt5 op9ions & ideas1 ! k & exp]i5ce1 ( individuals2 x is a *orus ( human voices4 ,(t5 ! individuality ( ! creative arti/ is lo/ 9 ! magnitude ( ! "w4 ,x is pres5t1 necess>ily1 9 e l9e1 b 9 ! highe/ =ms ( lit]ature1 epic & dramatic poetry1 ! p]sonal l9eam5ts are dissolv$4 ,%akespe>e1 s9c]e/ ( poets1 did n 9 8 dramas reveal 8 he>t or directly utt] a s+le belief t we c feel sure 0 ! private conviction ( ! au?or1 & ! attempts to associate l9es f ,%akespe>e ) ! p]sonal exp]i5ces ( ! actor ( ,/rat=d are inv>iably grotesque4 ,hom]1 :o1 accord+ to ,mr4 ,kipl+1 8smote 8 bloom9' lyre0 & 8w9k$ back0 at u1 0 no su* liv+ man2 x is likely t ev5 if !re 0 a ,hom]1 a poet :o made ! nucleus ( 8,iliad10 _m h&s dur+ sev]al c5turies produc$ ! ,greek epics1 8,! ,iliad0 & 8,! ,odyssey10 z we h !m4 ,al?\gh ,dante writes 9 ! fir/ p]son1 8 adv5tures 9 worlds beyond ! e>? are ^? ( a disembodi$ _s1 a univ]sal s\l see+ visions 9 regions :]e he mu/ put (f some?+ ( 8 p]sonality be=e he c ent]4 ,9 ! places :]e 8 prejudices & local enmities creep into 8 imm5se epic ( ! heav5s1 8 "w is lea/ poetic2 x is precipitat$ f ! ideal to a k9d ( gho/ly guide book1 & ! voices ( ! angels & ! w9ds ( ! "u _w = ! mom5t become /ill4 ,! noveli/ at 8 be/ disappe>s f 8 "w4 ,!re is no great] %ock ?an :5 at ! end ( 8,! ,newcomes10 ,?ack]ay abruptly wr5*es u f ! dea?b$ ( ,colonel ,newcome & says t he1 ,w4 ,m4 ,?ack]ay1 has j writt5 a /ory & t x is n[ fad+ away into ,fablel&4 ,a device ( pr9t+ w\ld save u f ! %ock2 ! epilogue ought to beg9 on a new page1 & a l>ge 8,f9is0 %\ld foll[ ,colonel ,newcome's dea?4 ,! p]son :o makes a "w ( art has ! privilege ( talk+ ab\t himself 9 a preface2 aft] t he mu/ /& back & let ! /age fill ) *>act]s4 ,ev5 9 great art1 h[ev]1 we d feel ! pres5ce ( a man & we are will+ to let him /ep 9 front ( 8 /age sometimes & talk 9 8 own p]son4 ,! be/ ,engli% noveli/s1 ,field+1 ,?ack]ay1 ,george ,eliot1 ,m]$i?1 are essayi/s = pages at a "t1 & mo/ ( u d n res5t _! intrusion4 ,we l writ]s :o use ! capital ,i4 ,s we take peculi> delight 9 t k9d ( lit]ature :i* is av[$ly a talk1 a monologue 9 :i* an au?or disc\rses1 n ?r\gh poetic =ms1 or ?r\gh fiction 9 :i* o!r *>act]s are ! speak]s1 b directly to u z 9 a private lett] or a spok5 lecture4 ,?is k9d ( disc\rse is call$ an essay4 ,! man :o talks may pret5d to be some?+ t he is n1 & ! essayi/ is (t5 a writ] ( fiction portray+ only "o "*4 ,su* 0 ,lamb :5 he pret5d$ to be ,elia2 su* 0 ,swift 9 _m ( 8 pamphlets2 su* 0 ! 8,spectator10 a multiple p]sonality ^: wig ,addison & ,/eele & _! fri5ds c\ld put on at w4 ,:e!r x is a real or a fictiti\s p]son :o addresses u ?r\gh ! essay1 ! =m ( ! essay is ! same1 a direct communication f a 8me0 to a 8y40 ,! essay may h = its subject any?+ "u ! sun4 ,x may be a %ort biography ) critical comm5t1 z 9 ,macaulay's essays on ,addison1 on ,*a?am1 on ,clive1 & ,c>lyle's essays on ,burns & ,scott4 ,o!r essays by ,macaulay & ,c>lyle are on a framework ( hi/orical n>rative4 ,oliv] ,w5dell ,holmes inv5t$ an essay =m all 8 own 9 8,! ,autocrat ( ! ,breakfa/ ,table10 9 :i* ! op9ions ( ! autocrat are l9k$ toge!r by a pleasant bo>d+-h\se romance4 ,& he a*iev$ an unusual triumph :5 he cont9u$ ! =m 9 o!r books1 8,! ,poet at ! ,breakfa/ ,table0 & 8,! ,pr(essor at ! ,breakfa/ ,table10 & did n suff] ! disa/] t usually befalls a writ]'s ef=t to repeat a success4 ,mo/ ( ! writt5 philosophy ( ! mod]n _w is 9 ! =m ( essays4 ,9 ,em]son we h philosophy 9 %ort eloqu5t disc\rses1 _m ( !m l s]mons4 ,political argum5ts & orations1 if !y h lit]>y quality1 l ^? ( ,burke & ,web/]1 prop]ly come "u ! head ( essay4 ,& almo/ all ( ! important body ( lit]ature call$ criticism is 9 essay =m4 ,to say t e k9d ( writ+ seems to be essay :i* is n some?+ else is1 l "s o!r ,hib]nian /atem5ts1 a %ort way ( express+ ! tru?4 ,to be an arti/ic essay1 to be really wor?y ! "n1 a composition mu/ h 9 x a liv+ p]sonality4 ,p]sonality is ! s\l ( ! essay4 ,we d n admit "u ! t]m1 essay1 broad z x is1 ! disc\rse :i* has only utility to recomm5d x4 ,an article on 8,h[ ,our ,presid5ts are ,elect$0 may be in/ructive1 x may be m necess>y to ! education ( ! "y citiz5 ?an ,leigh ,hunt's *at ab\t /age-coa*es4 ,b ,hunt's *at is an essay3 ! o!r is n4 ,a pres5t-day indication ( ! diff]5ce betwe5 ! essay & ! unlit]>y =m ( exposition is ! habit ( our magaz9es ( classify+ all prose pieces t tell u 8h[0 & 8:at0 z 8special articles10 :]eas 8essays0--! editors d n pr9t essays if !y c help x6 ,if a mod]n writ] has an idea t w\ld make an essay he is tempt$ to disguise x "u "s m acceptable %ape4 ,b ! editors w\ld retort--& ) ju/ice--t !y w\ld gladly pr9t essays if !y c\ld get good ones4 ,!re is some?+ frank & imm$iate 9 ! appeal ( an essay2 ! writ] ( x mu/ be able to talk cont9u\sly well2 he has no surprises ( plot to fall back on to wake ! int]e/ ( an inatt5tive auditor2 he /&s be=e u on a b>e plat=m ) no /age lights or sc5]y to help him4 ,:5 he succe$s1 8 rew>d is a k9d ( p]sonal victory1 he f9ds n only read]s b fri5ds4 ,?is is especially true ( ^? essayi/s :o disc\rse ( 8?+s 9 g5]al10 ! true essayi/s1 ,*>les ,lamb1 ,william ,hazlitt1 ,leigh ,hunt1 ,montaigne1 ,oliv] ,w5dell ,holmes1 ,rob]t ,l\is ,/ev5son1 ,oliv] ,goldsmi?4 ,! true essayi/1 l ! ,walrus 9 8,alice 9 ,wond]l&10 advises u t ! "t has come ,to talk ( _m ?+s3 ,( %oes--& %ips--& seal+ wax-- ,( cabbages--& k+s-- ,& :y ! sea is burn+ hot-- ,& :e!r pigs h w+s4 ,& he proce$s1 subject to no obligation 9 ! _w except ! great obligation nev] to be dull4 ,! obligation ^u ! essayi/ n to be dull imposes a peculi> obligation ^u ! read] t he %all be ke5-witt$4 ,a /upid p]son may be /irr$ to att5tion by a novel or a play1 b no /upid p]son c enjoy an essay4 ,inde$ a ta/e = essays is a pretty sure sign ( a read] :o appreciates ! lit]>y _s 9 itself4 ,j z ! essay =m is a k9d ( te/ ( appreciation1 s c]ta9 writ]s are t\*/ones by :i* ! ta/e ( ! read] may be judg$4 ,"o su* t\*/one is ,*>les ,lamb1 ! pr9ce ( ,engli% essayi/s4 ,:oev] likes ,lamb ) unfeign$ en?usiasm has pass$ ! fronti] ( read+ & is at home 9 ! univ]se ( books4 ,! read] :o hopes to c>e = ! be/ 9 ,lamb w n d well1 ,i ?9k1 to beg9 ) ! mo/ famili> ( 8 essays 8,a ,diss]tation on ,roa/ ,pig02 c]ta9ly he w n /op ) t1 = x has n ,elia's f9e/ smile nor ev5 8 jollie/ fool+4 ,& ( c\rse x has n 8 wisdom & pa?os4 ,! "y read] c 9 an h\r read a half doz5 ( ,lamb's essays1 8,old ,*9a10 8,! ,sup]annuat$ ,man10 8,dream ,*ildr510 8,imp]fect ,sympa?ies10 8,! ,sanity ( ,true ,g5ius0 & 8,a ,*apt] on ,e>s10 & get a ta/e ( 8 sweet v>iety4 ,lamb is "o ( ! easie/ ( writ]s to read entire4 ,8 attempts at fiction & ev5 8 v]se may be disreg>d$4 ,! true ,lamb1 ! ,lamb ( ! essays & ! lett]s1 :i* are z good z essays1 c be conta9$ 9 a c\ple ( volumes ( mod]ate size4 ,! essays ( ,elia are pr9t$ 9 _m *eap editions2 ,i h se5 a book sell]'s c\nt] /ack$ high ) copies at tw5ty-five c5ts4 ,z late z #ahfd1 ! editor ( ! fir/ complete edition ( ,lamb ?\ght t ! public at l>ge knew him b little1 ?\gh 8 fame & popul>ity _h increas$ s9ce 8 dea?4 ,i believe t s9ce #ahfd 8 popul>ity has increas$ /ill m--^? tw5ty-five c5t editions seem to %[ t 9 8 own phrase1 he has become 8end5iz5$0 9 ! he>t ( ! ,engli%-speak+ nations4 ,p]haps ! beg9n] w be a little p]plex$ at fir/ by ! obscurity ( ,lamb's allusions to lit]ature1 = ?\gh he says t he c\ld 8read almo/ any?+10 he has a special lik+ = ! qua9t1 & half ! books t he m5tions w be unfamili> to ! mod]n read]4 ,b any book t pleas$ him w be wor? look+ at1 & !re is s mu* ( common humanity 9 him t "o c pass ov] 8 obscure ref]5ces & /ill und]/& & enjoy him4 ,s t if ,i recomm5d z ! be/ possible %ort guide to lit]ature 8 8,deta*$ ,?\ghts on ,books & ,read+10 ,i d n =get t ! beg9n] w n recognize all ! book titles & au?ors t ,lamb t\*es ) affectionate famili>ity4 ,yet ! ?\ghts are cle> en\gh & h m ( ! true _s ( read+ pack$ into !m ?an is to be f\nd 9 _m a ?ick volume ( lit]>y criticism4 ,! essays t t\* ! he>t ( ! simple/ read]1 su* z 8,dream ,*ildr510 may be read fir/1 & !y w lead to ! lit]>y essays1 :i* are ! be/ ( all criticisms 9 ! ,engli% language4 ,k ( ,lamb is k ( lit]ature4 ,he op5s ! way n only to ! *oice/ old books1 b to ! f9e/ ( 8 contempor>ies4 ,no man knew bett] ?an he ! value ( ^? fri5ds ( 8 :om we h set high 9 lit]ature2 he measur$ _! altitude :ile !y 7 sw++ into place among ! poetic />s4 ,z ! *ief ma/] ( lit]>y c]emonies ( 8 "t1 ,lamb w be f\nd at 8 be/ n only 9 8 essays b 9 8 lett]s4 ,8 essays h ! in=mality ( lett]s1 & 8 lett]s h mu* ( ! *oic5ess ( phrase1 ! orig9al turn ( ?\ght t di/+ui% 8 essays4 ,9 8 fri5dly lett]s y c meet almo/ ev]ybody wor? kn[+ 9 t great p]iod ( ,engli% lit]ature4 ,lamb is among ! f9e few ^: correspond5ce is a "w ( lit]>y art4 ,! lit]ature ( private lett]s /&s some:]e betwe5 essays & biography & p>takes ( ! int]e/ ( bo?4 ,! good lett] writ] is z r>e 9 pr9t$ books z 9 ! mail bags t are n[ hurry+ ov] ! _w2 & ! delight ( read+ good pr9t$ lett]s by a di/+ui%$ man is some:at l ! delight ( read+ a well-writt5 lett] f a fri5d4 ,to be sure1 a book ( lett]s is n a ma/]work ( art1 b x (t5 br+s pleasure :5 ! read] is n j 9 mood = ! arti/ic ma/]piece1 = ! great poem or novel4 ,i c recomm5d = a place 9 a libr>y ev5 ( v limit$ dim5sions su* a collection ( lett]s z ,mr4 ,e4 ,v4 ,lucas's 8,! ,g5tle/ ,art10 or ,scoones's 8,engli% ,lett]s40 ,x is said t ! mod]n modes ( communication1 ! telegraph1 ! telephone1 ! unp>donable po/ c>d1 h caus$ or accompani$ a decl9e 9 ! art ( lett] writ+4 ,b ! mail ( ! day has n yet be5 sort$2 !re may be great lett] writ]s ev5 n[ s5d+ to _! fri5ds epi/les t we %all "s day wi% to read 9 pr9t4 ,x h>dly seems z if ! _w c\ld be gr[+ s unfri5dly t x w let polite correspond5ce g ! way ( "s o!r old-fa%ion$ graces4 ,c]ta9ly ! "y man & ! "y woman c d no?+ bett] = ! pleasure ( fri5ds & family1 & no?+ bett] = _! own self-cultivation1 ?an to develop ! habit ( c>eful & c\rte\s lett] writ+4 ,bett] ?an mo/ s*ool c\rses 9 lit]ature & composition w\ld be ! daily practice ( writ+ to "s bro!r1 si/] or fri5d4 ,"o ( ! mo/ rem>kable "y writ]s ( ! pres5t day owes mu* ( h] purity ( /yle1 mu* ( h] education1 to ! practice ( writ+--no1 ( rewrit+ lett]s to h] _m fri5ds4 ,our fri5dly lett]s ne$ n be /iff compositions writt5 ) ! nose to ! pap] & ! tongue squeez$ pa9fully betwe5 ! lips4 ,b !y %\ld be writt5 ) c>e4 ,a rewritt5 lett] ne$ n be an artificial ?+4 ,:y %\ld we n take pa9s 9 phras+ a message to a fri5d8 ,nei!r s9c]ity nor 8naturalness0 enjo9s u to s5d (f ! fir/ blott$ drafts ( our communications1 any m ?an fre$om & 8naturalness0 oblige u to g out 9 public ha/ily dress$4 ,c&or & spontaneity d n suff] f a c>e = our phrases & "s ?\ght 9 groom+ our /yle4 ,if ! c\rtly lett] & ! well-br$ essay are n ! *>act]i/ic lit]>y =m ( our g5]ation1 we h "s writ]s ( satire & ( lit]>y & political op9ions :o des]ve to be rank$ among ! essayi/s4 ,mr4 ,f4 ,p4 ,dunne w\ld h be5 a pamphlete] 9 ,swift's "t1 a writ] ( ! *atty essay 9 ! days ( ,lamb & ,hunt4 ,s9ce he 0 born to bless our "t1 he f9ds a wid] audi5ce by putt+ 8 wit & wisdom1 8 ,celtic bl5d ( irony & humanity1 into ! m\? ( 8,mr4 ,dooley40 ,ano!r essayi/ ( great p[]1 ?\gh he is probably n call$ an 8essayi/0 9 ! encyclop$ias1 is ,m>k ,twa94 ,he promises u an int]m9able ,autobiography1 "s p>ts ( :i* h be5 publi%$4 ,x is to be diff]5t f all o!r autobiographies1 = ! pr9ciple ( its con/ruction is t x is to h no ord]2 he w talk ab\t any?+ t happ5s to int]e/ him1 talk ab\t x until he is tir$ ( x & !n talk ab\t some?+ else4 ,?is unpr9cipl$ willfulness ( ord] & subject is ! essayi/'s special privilege4 ,no man s9ce ,elia has succe$$ bett] ?an ,m>k ,twa9 9 keep+ up ! int]e/ ( discursive monologue ab\t ?+s 9 g5]al4 ,our public does n yet "k h[ great a writ] is ?is ma/] ( ! ,am]ican joke1 & !re are critics :o w cry out t ! m5tion ( ,m>k ,twa9 & ,*>les ,lamb 9 ! same brea? is a violation ( good s5se4 ,yet ,*>les ,lamb's 8,autobiography0 is1 except 9 its brevity1 z l to ! fragm5ts ( ,m>k ,twa9 z ! "w ( two m5 c be4 8,bel[ ! middle /ature10 says ,elia ( himself1 8ca/ ( face slightly ,jewi%1 ) no ,judaic t+e 9 8 complexional religion2 /amm]s abom9ably1 & is !re=e m apt to dis*>ge 8 occasional conv]sation 9 a qua9t aphorism1 or a poor quibble1 ?an 9 set & edify+ spee*es2 has consequ5tly be5 libel$ z a p]son always aim+ at wit2 :i*1 z he told a dull fell[ t *>g$ him ) x1 is at lea/ z good z aim+ at dullness4 ,a small eat]1 b n dr9k]2 confesses a p>tiality = ! production ( ! junip] b]ry2 0 a fi]ce smok] ( tobacco1 b may be resembl$ to a volcano burnt out1 emitt+ only n[ & !n an occasional puff4444 ,he di$ ----1 #ah--1 mu* lam5t$40 ,! footnote to ! la/ s5t5ce reads3 8,to anybody4--,please to fill up ^! blanks40 ,t is ab\t z ne> to ,m>k ,twa9's mann] ( fool+ z any?+ 9 lit]ature4 ,all ! g5ial essayi/s are giv5 to je/ & quibble & folly4 ,& :5 y come ^u a writ] ^: fanta/ic :imsies & nons5sical ab&on are *>m+1 be sure to turn ! page1 = y w inv>iably f9d wisdom & pa?os & greatness ( he>t4 ,9 "o class ( essay ,m>k ,twa9 is pa/ ma/]1 ! essay ( travel4 ,9 8,a ,tramp ,abroad0 & 8,foll[+ ! ,equator10 n to speak ( t satire on fooli% ,am]ican t\ri/s1 8,innoc5ts ,abroad10 we h n only "s ( ! be/ ( ,m>k ,twa9's writ+1 b examples ( a k9d ( essay 9 :i* v few au?ors h succe$$4 ,! travel] :o c see ?+s ) 8 own eye & make ! read] see !m1 ) a tramp's indep5d5ce ( :at guide books1 geographies1 & hi/ories say1 is ! r>e/ ( companions4 ,a good essay 9 travel looks easy :5 x is done1 b is v seldom met ) because ! indep5d5t eye is s seldom plac$ 9 a human head4 ,moreov]1 until rec5t times ( *eap transit1 mo/ m5 ( lett]s h be5 oblig$ to /ay at home & make lit]ature ( dome/ic mat]ials or :at ! great _w s5t !m 9 books4 ,?\gh lit]ature ( travel is v old1 go+ back to ! "t :5 ! fir/ educat$ man visit$ a neighbor+ tribe & liv$ to return home & tell ! tale1 yet ! p]sonal essay ( travel is1 9 its abundance1 ! product ( ! n9ete5? c5tury1 :5 au?ors ceas$ to be poor & c\ld circumnavigate ! globe4 ,! ,engli% hi/orian1 ,k+lake1 is rememb]$ n = 8 8,crimean ,w>0 b = 8 8,eo!n10 publi%$ 9 #ahdd4 ,x 0 s /range & fre% a book ( travel t sev]al ,london publi%]s reject$ x4 ,an acc\nt ( a j\rney 9 ! ,ea/ t omitt$ in=mation ab\t _m great l&m>ks ( ,pale/9e & _h n a ^w ( /ati/ics--h[ c\ld a publi%] recomm5d x to ! ,briti% p8 ,"o secret ( ! book is t ,k+lake1 hav+ tri$ to write 8 travels 9 v>i\s =ms & hav+ fail$1 hit on ! plan ( address+ 8 acc\nt to a fri5d1 & ! feel+ ( fre$om :i* ?is gave him prev5t$ him1 he says1 8f rob+ my ?\ghts 9 ! grave & decor\s /yle :i* ,i %\ld h ma9ta9$ if ,i _h pr(ess$ to lecture to ! public4 ,:il/ ,i feign$ to myself t y1 & only y1 7 li/5+1 ,i c\ld n by any possibility speak v solemnly4 ,heav5 =bid t ,i %\ld talk to my g5ial fri5d z ?\gh he 7 a great & enlight5$ ,community1 or any o!r respectable ,aggregate40 ,?us x came ab\t t ,k+lake1 aim+ at "o fri5d1 rea*$ ! community1 ! 8,aggregate10 & f\nd 9 x a ho/ ( fri5ds4 ,9 ! same ye> t saw ! publication ( 8,eo!n10 ,?ack]ay began 8 8,j\rney f ,cornhill to ,cairo10 ano!r book ( travel t /&s l a gre5 tree 9 a _w ( guide po/s4 ,among ,am]ican writ]s1 besides ,m>k ,twa91 :o h made delightful books ( _! j\rneys abroad1 are ,aldri*1 ,h[ells1 & ,*>les ,dudley ,w>n]4 ,^! t\r+ essayi/s are usually m int]e/$ 9 liv+ p ?an 9 monum5ts ( ! dead2 & !y take m pleasure 9 _! own op9ions & exp]i5ces ?an 9 encyclop$ic facts4 ,!y are good travel+ companions because !y are /or$ ) wisdom & sympa?y be=e !y set sail1 & 9 ! pres5ce ( /range sights & sc5es !y give play to _! fancy4 ,s !y are ak9 n s mu* to ! pr(essional travel]1 ! geograph] & /ud5t ( social conditions1 z to ! essayi/ :o is good company at home4 ,t is :at ! essayi/ mu/ be1 above all o!r writ]s--unfail+ good company4 ,he may be philosoph]1 hi/orian1 or critic1 b if he is to be numb]$ among ! *oice company ( essayi/s1 8 pages mu/ be light$ by ! gl[ ( fri5dl9ess1 enliv5$ by ! voice ( comrade%ip4 ,sometimes ?is fri5dl9ess takes t]ribly unfri5dly =ms1 z 9 ! /++ irony ( ,swift or ! hot ?und] & lightn+ ( ,c>lyle2 ^! prea*]s seem n to love _! audi5ce1 b at he>t !y h sympa?y ev5 = u :om !y br[beat1 & x is n we1 b ! heavy ?\ghts ) :i* _! s\ls are burd5$1 t h bani%$ ! smile f _! faces4 ,,li/ ,,( ,,essays ,supplem5t>y to ,*apt] ,,viii ,,joseph ,,addison 7#afgb-agai74 ,selections f ! ,spectator4 ,edit$ by ,?omas ,arnold 9 ! ,cl>5don ,press ,s]ies4 ,!re are _m s*ool editions ( ! ,de ,cov]ley pap]s4 ,a s5se ( unity r ?an ( excell5ce has s+l$ out ! ,de ,cov]ley pap]s = s*ool read+ & has made !m1 consequ5tly1 ! be/ kn[n ( ,addison's 7& ,/eele's7 "w4 ,b only ab\t a ?ird ( ! ,de ,cov]ley pap]s are among ! fifty be/ essays f ! ,spectator4 ,ow+ to ! weight ( eighte5?-c5tury tradition1 "u :i* criticism is /ill labor+1 ,addison's reputation is great] among pr(essional writ]s ab\t lit]ature ?an _m mod]n read]s1 com+ ) fre% m9d to ! ,spectator1 c q s9c]ely feel is ju/ifi$4 ,only ! mature read] :o has "s hi/orical und]/&+ ( ,addison's "t c appreciate 8 cool wit & some:at pallid humor1 & feel h[ ne>ly p]fect is ! adaptation ( 8 /yle to 8 purpose & 8 limit$ ?\ghts4 ,,mat!w ,,arnold 7#ahbb-hh74 ,essays 9 ,criticism4 ,culture & ,an>*y4 ,arnold's essays on books & writ]s are among ! v be/1 = he comb9es deep k ( lit]ature ) ! *>m ( ! true essayi/4 ,8 essays on 8,culture10 l _m ( ! lit]>y s]mons ( ,c>lyle & ,rusk91 prop\nd ) great e>ne/ness :at e well-br$ p]son takes m or less = grant$4 ,b "o reason we take ! ne$ ( culture = grant$1 "o reason t su* s]mons are becom+ obsolete1 is because ,c>lyle & ,rusk9 & ,arnold made _! ideas1 ?r\gh _! writ+s & ! ho/s ( writ]s !y influ5c$1 "p ( ! common curr5t ?\ght ( our "t4 ,,francis ,,bacon 7#aefa-afbf74 ,essays4 ,wisdom ( ! ,anci5ts4 ,! ,advancem5t ( ,le>n+4 ,!re are _m inexp5sive editions ( ! 8,essays10 & good texts ( ,bacon's o!r "w 9 ,engli% prose h be5 prep>$ = /ud5ts4 ,ow+ to _! brevity ! 8,essays0 are ! be/ kn[n ( ,bacon's prose "w4 ,b comp>$ ) ! long] works ( ,bacon1 !y are sc>cely m ?an t\rs de =ce1 exp]im5ts 9 epigrammatic cond5sation4 ,n ! "y read]1 b ! mature read] :o w\ld "k ! ,elizabe?an age1 its noble/ ?9k] & ! mo/ eloqu5t prose contempor>y ) ! ,k+ ,james ,bible1 w wi% to read ,bacon's life & works 9 ,sp$d+'s edition4 ,,?omas ,,br[ne 7#afje-hb74 ,religio ,m$ici4 ,urn ,burial4 ,enquiries into ,vulg> ,errors4 ,! ?ree or f\r small books ( ?is v great essayi/ are to be f\nd 9 a volume ( ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies1 & also 9 ! f9e little ,d5t edition4 ,,edmund ,,burke 7#agbi-ig74 ,spee* on ,am]ican ,taxation4 ,spee* on ,conciliation ) ,am]ica4 ,lett] to ! ,%]iffs ( ,bri/ol4 ,a good edition ( ,burke's pr9cipal spee*es is t edit$ by ,f4 ,g4 ,selby & publi%$ by ,macmillan4 ,! prescriptions ( ! s*ools h made ! 8,spee* on ,conciliation0 famili> z a difficult ?+ to analyze r ?an z a magnific5t essay 7= essay x is1 ?\gh deliv]$ z a spee*74 ,burke's o!r philosophic & political essays are among ! great prose ( 8 c5tury & %\ld be s\ght bo? by ! /ud5t ( hi/ory & by ! read] ( lit]ature4 ,,john ,,burr\ghs4 ,birds & ,poets4 ,locu/s & ,wild ,honey4 ,wake-,rob94 ,aft] ,?oreau ,mr4 ,burr\ghs is ! mo/ di/+ui%$ ( mod]n writ]s on nature & out-(-door life4 ,,?omas ,,c>lyle 7#agie-ahha74 ,s>tor ,res>tus4 ,h]oes & ,h]o-,wor%ip4 ,pa/ & ,pres5t4 ,critical & ,miscellane\s ,essays4 8,h]oes & ,h]o-,wor%ip0 is1 = ! beg9n]1 ! be/1 because ! cle>e/1 ( ,c>lyle's "w4 ,c>lyle's op9ions become ( less & less consequ5ce z "t passes1 & he rema9s great by virtue ( ! sup]bly eloqu5t passages 9 :i* ! poet ov]comes ! prea*]4 ,he is an illu/ri\s example ( ! fact t no?+ passes s rapidly z ! beliefs ( a day :i* a prea*] hurls at ! _w ab\t him--& at po/]ity1--& also ( ! fact t eloqu5ce & beauty survive ! orig9al burn+ "q :i* gave !m life & :i* lat] g5]ations are int]e/$ 9 only f a biographic & hi/oric po9t ( view4 ,! essay c>ries 9 x ! j\rnali/ic bact]ia t make = its spe$y dissolution1 b ! poetic ?\ght1 :atev] ! occasion ( its utt]ance1 outlives circum/ance & *anges ( ideas & ta/e4 ,,cic]o4 ,lett]s & ,orations4 ,9 ,engli%1 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,samuel ,,mc*ord ,,cro!rs4 ,! ,g5tle ,read]4 ,! mo/ *>m+ & humor\sly wise ( liv+ ,am]ican essayi/s4 ,,samuel ,,taylor ,,col]idge 7#aggb-ahcd74 ,biographia ,lit]>ia4 ,lectures on ,%akespe>e4 ,bo? 9 ,bohn's ,libr>y & 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,col]idge's deta*$ op9ions on books are gold5 fragm5ts ( criticism4 ,8 8,lectures on ,%akespe>e0 are1 = a read] ) imag9ation1 ! mo/ inspir+ notes on ,%akespe>e t we h1 ?\gh ! _m & pat5t inaccuracies make 8 comm5ts di/a/eful to mod]n s*ol>s1 :o pref] to commit _! own inaccuracies4 ,,william ,,c[p] 7#agca-ahjj74 ,lett]s4 ,9 ! ,gold5 ,treasury ,s]ies4 ,,daniel ,,defoe 7#affa-agca74 ,essay on ,projects4 ,! ,%orte/ ,way ) ! ,diss5t]s4 ,defoe 0 a j\rnali/ & pamphlete] :o lack$ ! *>m ( ! true essayi/1 b ^: prose 9 essay =m is wor? read+ = its vigor & v>iety ( idea4 ,,?omas ,,de ,,qu9cey 7#aghe-ahei74 ,selections4 ,9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 8,! ,confessions ( an ,engli% ,opium-,eat]0 is 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y1 & also ! 8,rem9isc5ces ( ! ,lake ,poets40 ,de ,qu9cey's beautiful poetic prose is unlike any?+ be=e or s9ce4 ,! 8,opium-,eat]0 belongs p]haps "u 8,biography10 b may /& "h4 ,its some:at s5sational subject has secur$ = x1 =tunately1 a wide read+ & s kept ,de ,qu9cey f pass+ into ! %ad[y company ( di/+ui%$ writ]s kn[n only to ! few4 ,8 essays fill _m volumes4 ,^? 9 ! inexp5sive volume 9 ! ,camelot ,s]ies1 publi%$ by ,walt] ,scott1 include "s ( ! be/ & %\ld be read1 p]haps1 be=e ! 8,opium-,eat]40 ,,john ,,dryd5 7#afca-agjj74 ,!re are collections ( ,dryd5's prose1 b ! be/ way to become acqua9t$ ) 8! fa!r ( mod]n ,engli% prose0 is to run ?r\gh 8 complete works & read ! rem>kable prefaces to 8 plays & poems4 ,9 !m ,engli% criticism1 = all ! m]it ( "s essays e>li] 9 ! sev5te5? c5tury1 really beg9s4 ,illu/ration3 ,,em]son ,,f9ley ,,pet] ,,dunne4 ,mr4 ,dooley 9 ,peace & ,w>4 ,mr4 ,dooley 9 ! ,he>ts ( ,8 ,c\ntrym54 ,mr4 ,dooley's ,philosophy4 ,,ralph ,,waldo ,,em]son 7#ahjc-hb74 ,essays4 ,repres5tative ,m54 ,! ,conduct ( ,life4 ,society & ,solitude4 ,em]son's essays1 includ+ 8,! ,am]ican ,s*ol>0 7:i* is z fre% & p]t95t to our "t z if writt5 ye/]day71 h be5 pr9t$ 9 inexp5sive editions by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,! volumes nam$ above %\ld be own$ 9 ,am]ican h\seholds4 ,m ?an ,c>lyle or ,rusk9 or any o!r ( ! prea*+ essayi/s ( ! n9ete5? c5tury1 ,em]son em]ges z ! prophetic1 vision>y _s :o seiz$ & phras$ ! be/ moral & spiritual ideas t 8 "t _h to (f] to future times4 ,,john ,,florio 7#aeej-afbe74 ,translation ( ,montaigne's ,essays4 ,!re are sev]al h&y editions1 notably ! pocket edition1 publi%$ by ,d5t1 ( ?is fam\s translation :]eby ,montaigne became an ,engli% classic4 ,,oliv] ,,goldsmi? 7#agbh-gd74 ,! ,citiz5 ( ! ,_w4 ,among ! light] satirical essays ( ! eighte5? c5tury 8,! ,citiz5 ( ! ,_w0 is second only to ! ,spectator1 if n equal to x4 ,,william ,,hazlitt 7#aggh-ahcj74 ,essays4 ,a good selection appe>s 9 ! ,camelot ,s]ies4 8,?\gh we are mighty f9e fell[s n[adays10 says ,/ev5son1 8we _c write l ,hazlitt40 7,see ,hazlitt's 8,engli% ,comic ,writ]s0 & 8,lectures on ! ,engli% ,poets0 = 8 /udies ( ,%akespe>e74 ,,lafcadio ,,he>n4 ,glimpses ( ,unfamili> ,japan4 ,kokoro3 ,h9ts & ,e*oes ( ,japanese ,inn] ,life4 ,,oliv] ,,w5dell ,,holmes 7#ahji-id74 ,autocrat ( ! ,breakfa/ ,table4 ,pr(essor at ! ,breakfa/ ,table4 ,poet at ! ,breakfa/ ,table4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y & 9 inexp5sive editions1 publi%$ by ,h\ghton1 ,miffl9 ,co4 ,a wise1 witty1 beautifully lucid m9d4 ,holmes snat*$ philosophy f ! libr>y & br\ght x to ! breakfa/ table s t ! poore/ bo>d] goes to 8 day's "w f ! company ( an immortal :o has met him halfway & talk$ to him )\t condesc5sion4 ,,james ,,h5ry ,,leigh ,,hunt 7#aghd-ahei74 ,essays4 ,"o volume ( selections 9 ! ,camelot ,s]ies4 ,also 9 two volumes ) 8 poems 9 ! ,temple ,classics 7,d5t ,co474 ,"y read]s :o w look at ,hunt's essay 8,on ,gett+ ,up on ,cold ,morn+s0 w n ne$ to be urg$ fur!r into 8 delightful society4 ,,ri*>d ,,jeff]ies 7#ahdh-hg74 ,an ,engli% ,village4 ,field & ,h$g][4 ,! ,op5 ,air4 ,! ,/ory ( ,my ,he>t4 ,,samuel ,,johnson 7#agji-hd74 ,lives ( ! ,poets4 ,/ud5ts ( lit]ature w wi% to read "o or two ( ,johnson's criticisms4 ,he 0 a mu* great] man ?an writ]1 bett] z a talk] & lett] writ] ?an z an essayi/4 ,a good selection f ! 8,lives ( ! ,poets0 is edit$ by ,mat!w ,arnold4 ,,*>les ,,lamb 7#agge-ahcd74 ,essays ( ,elia4 ,see pages #ahc-f ( ?is ,guide4 ,,abraham ,,l9coln 7#ahji-fe74 ,lett]s & ,spee*es4 ,to be f\nd 9 ! complete works1 edit$ by ,nicolay & ,hay1 & 9 sev]al small volumes ( selections2 ! volume 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y has an introduction by ,james ,bryce4 ,,james ,,russell ,,l[ell 7#ahai-ia74 ,among ,my ,books4 ,my ,/udy ,w9d[s4 ,democracy & ,o!r ,addresses4 ,political ,essays4 ,lett]s4 ,! =emo/ ,am]ican critic4 ,int]e/ 9 ! booki% & lit]>y side ( ,l[ell %\ld n lead u to ov]look 8 r++ political essays1 notably t on ,l9coln1 writt5 dur+ ! w> & rem>kable z hav+ phras$ at ! mom5t ! judgm5t ( ! next g5]ation4 ,,?omas ,,bab+ton ,,macaulay 7#ahjj-ei74 ,essays4 ,!re are _m editions ( ! m famili> essays ( ,macaulay1 especially ^? t h =m$ a "p ( s*ool & college read+ c\rses4 ,! essay on ,milton1 un=tunately prescrib$ 9 college prep>atory "w1 is "o ( ! poore/4 ,^? on ,clive & ,ha/+s1 also (t5 prescrib$1 are among ! be/4 ,x is ! prevail+ fa%ion to und]rate ,macaulay z a critic1 z x 0 p]haps 9 8 lifetime ! fa%ion to ov]rate him4 ,he is la/+ly p[]ful & invigorat+1 a great essayi/1 if only because he kn[s s well :at he wi%es to say & kn[s precisely h[ to say x4 ,he is n subtle1 n poetic1 b 8 cle> l>ge intellect is /ill a bright light ?r\gh ! _m-hu$ mi/s ( ,victorian criticism4 ,,john ,,milton 7#afjh-gd74 ,areopagitica1 etc4 ,milton's prose is difficult to read & only a little ( x is wor? read+ except by ! /ud5t ( ,milton & ! /ud5t ( hi/ory4 ,! noble/ passages ( ,milton's prose h be5 collect$ 9 a s+le volume1 edit$ by ,erne/ ,my]s1 & publi%$ by ,kegan ,paul1 ,tr5* ,co4 ,,john ,,muir4 ,! ,m\nta9s ( ,cali=nia4 ,our ,national ,p>ks4 ,,john ,,h5ry ,,newman 7#ahja-ij74 ,idea ( a ,univ]sity4 ,apologia pro ,vita ,sua4 ,an admirable volume ( selections1 edit$ by ,lewis ,e4 ,gates1 is publi%$ by ,h5ry ,holt ,co4 ,newman's 8,apologia0 belongs prop]ly 9 our li/ ( ,biography1 b x is really an essay 9 def5se ( c]ta9 ( 8 ideas4 ,ow+ to ! fact t ,newman's "w is l>gely religi\s controv]sy & disc\rse direct$ to practical r ?an arti/ic ends1 8 lit]>y p[] & ! beauty ( 8 prose h n won him s _m read]s z he des]ves4 ,,blaise ,,pascal 7#afbc-fb74 ,prov9cial ,lett]s4 ,9 ! ,engli% translation ( ,?omas ,m',crie4 ,,walt] ,,horatio ,,pat] 7#ahci-id74 ,! ,r5aissance4 ,appreciations4 ,! f9e/ ,engli% critic ( 8 g5]ation4 ,contr>y to a curr5t impression t ,pat] is = ! 8ultra-lit]>y10 mo/ ( 8 "w is cle> & simple2 ! essays on ,wordswor? & ,col]idge are ! be/ to :i* a read] ( ^? poets c turn4 ,,john ,,rusk9 7#ahai-aijj74 ,sesame & ,lilies4 ,cr[n ( ,wild ,olive4 ,que5 ( ! ,air4 ,frondes ,agre/es4 ,!re are f\rte5 volumes ( ,rusk9 9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 8,sesame & ,lilies0 & 8,frondes ,agre/es0 7select$ passages f 8,mod]n ,pa9t]s07 h be5 (t5 repr9t$4 ,! be/ ( ,rusk9's prose is v beautiful1 ! wor/ is t$i\sly prolix4 ,he regrett$ t 8 eloqu5ce took att5tion f 8 subject matt]1 b l ,c>lyle1 he lives by 8 eloqu5ce & poetry r ?an by 8 op9ions & tea*+s4 ,,sydney ,,smi? 7#agga-ahde74 ,! ,pet] ,plymley ,lett]s4 ,essays4 ,9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,w>d1 ,lock ,co4 ,aft] ,swift1 p]haps ! wittie/ ,engli% essayi/ :o us$ 8 ke5 weapons 9 ! int]e/s ( ju/ice4 ,,ri*>d ,,/eele 7#afga-agbi74 ,essays f ! ,tatl] & ! ,spectator4 ,/eele is usually f\nd ) ,addison 9 selections f ! ,spectator4 ,,rob]t ,,l\is ,,/ev5son 7#ahdi-id74 ,famili> ,/udies ( ,m5 & ,books4 ,memories & ,portraits4 ,an ,inl& ,voyage4 ,travels ) a ,donkey4 ,! be/ ?\ghts ( ?is romanc] & "s ( ! be/ ( 8 writ+ are 9 8 essays4 ,,jona?an ,,swift 7#affg-agde74 ,select$ ,prose4 ,selections f 8 prose writ+s are to be f\nd 9 a volume ( ! ,camelot ,s]ies & also 9 a small volume publi%$ by ,d4 ,appleton ,co4 ,n until ! read] is famili> ) 8,gulliv]'s ,travels0 & has "s und]/&+ ( ,swift's life & ! hi/orical backgr\nd ( 8 "w1 c he feel ! g5ius ( ! satirical essays & political lampoons4 ,swift is (t5 repell5t to ^? :o only half und]/& him1 b he gr[s 9 p[] & dignity to ^? :o appreciate 8 und]ly+ righte\sness4 ,,william ,,makepeace ,,?ack]ay 7#ahaa-fc74 ,book ( ,snobs4 ,r\ndab\t ,pap]s4 ,f ,cornhill to ,cairo4 ,engli% ,humori/s4 ,?ack]ay is an essayi/ by temp]am5t & %[s x 9 8 novels4 ,8 satirical & lit]>y essays may be res]v$ until aft] "o has read 8 novels1 b !y w n be ov]look$ by anyone :o likes ,?ack]ay or :o likes good essays4 ,,h5ry ,,david ,,?oreau 7#ahag-fb74 ,a ,week on ! ,concord & ,m]rimac ,riv]s4 ,wald54 ,excursions4 ,! ,ma9e ,woods4 ,cape ,cod4 ,spr+4 ,summ]4 ,w9t]4 ,autumn4 ,?oreau's "w is "o long autobiographical j\rnal rang+ f brief di>y notes on nature to full r\nd$ essays4 ,a prose poet ( nature1 & second to ,em]son only z a philosophic essayi/ on nature & society4 ,8 greatness becomes m & m evid5t 9 an age :5 8nature writ]s0 are popul>4 ,,izaak ,,walton 7#aeic-afhc74 ,! ,complete ,angl]4 ,9 ,ev]yman's ,libr>y4 ,,*>les ,,dudley ,,w>n] 7#ahbi-aijj74 ,9 ! ,wild]ness4 ,z ,we ,g4 ,backlog ,/udies4 ,9 ! ,levant4 ,a *>m+ essayi/1 a humor\s lov] ( books & nature4 ,8 reputation has wan$ some:at dur+ ! pa/ tw5ty ye>s1 b ,am]icans _c af=d to lose sight ( him4 ,,daniel ,,web/] 7#aghb-aheb74 ,spee*es & ,orations4 ,9 "o volume1 publi%$ by ,little1 ,br[n ,co4 ,! lit]>y quality ( ,web/]'s orations entitles !m to a place among ,am]ican essays4 ,,*apt] ,x ,,! ,,read+ ,,( ,,=eign ,,classics ,s9ce !re is n "t 9 ! %ort life ( man to read all ! good books writt5 9 "o language1 ! "y read]1 or ev5 ! p]son :o has =m$ ! habit ( read+1 may feel t he ne$ nev] g beyond ! books ( 8 own race4 ,9 a s5se ?is is true4 ,p]haps x is especially true = u :o are born to ! ,engli% language4 ,= ! ,engli% p1 h[ev] insul> !y may be 9 "s respects1 h always be5 great explor]s ( ! l&s & ! ?\ghts ( o!r races4 ,!y h plund]$ ! lit]ature ( _! neighbors & load$ ! borr[$ ri*es into _! own books4 ,9 ! ,elizabe?an age "s writ]s seem to h reg>d$ x z a patriotic duty to r5d] = _! c\ntrym5 ! *oice/ lit]ature ( ,france & ,italy & ,spa94 ,:ile !y 7 robb+ _! neighbors across ! *annel1 !y 7 also build+ ,engli% classics out ( ! lit]>y monum5ts ( 8insol5t ,greece & haughty ,rome40 ,& = _m g5]ations ,engli% writ]s1 l ^? ( o!r mod]n c\ntries1 h be5 br\ght up on ! classics4 ,s we f9d incorporat$ 9 ,engli% lit]ature ! culture ( ! entire anci5t & mod]n _w1 & "o :o %\ld read only ,engli% books c\ld /ill h a full m9d & a cultivat$ _s4 ,we _c say1 !re=e1 t x is necess>y1 9 ord] to realize ! true purpose ( read+1 to make excursions into ! lit]ature ( =eign c\ntries4 ,b we c po9t out ! advantage ( su* excursions1 & ,i w\ld insi/ on ! ease ) :i* ! ord9>y p]son1 :o has enjoy$ only a limit$ =mal education1 c make himself acqua9t$ ) =eign languages & lit]atures if he w4 ,9 our "t we h s*ools to tea* ev]y?+ kn[n to man f adv]tis+ to zology4 ,x is well t our s*ools are broad5+ 9 int]e/ & t e k9d ( k is be+ organiz$ s t x c be imp>t$4 ,b !re is a dang] t we may get into ! habit ( leav+ too mu* = ! s*ools1 t we may come to ?9k t ! s*ools monopolize all k1 or at lea/ all ! me?ods ( tea*+4 ,?is w\ld be a great pity 9 a nation t is pr\d ( self-made m54 ,we1 ( all peoples1 mu/ rememb] :at ,walt] ,scott said1 t ! be/ "p ( a man's education is t :i* he gives himself4 ,s*ools & univ]sities only />t u 9 a me?odical way1 on a %ort well-survey$ pa?1 into ! _w ( k4 ,mo/ ( ! le>n+ ( educat$ m5 & wom5 is acquir$ aft] !y h left ! college gates1 & anyone may set out on ! road to k ) little direct assi/ance f ! s*ools4 ,! bett]1 ! easi] = u1 if we c g to college2 b if we _c h ! advantage ( =mal education we ne$ n resign ourselves to ignorance4#d ,mo/ "y p1 h[ev]1 w ?9k ( ,greek1 ,lat91 ,fr5*1 & ,g]man z difficult & 8le>n$0 my/]ies accessible only to ! =tunate :o c g to ! high] s*ools1 & ( use only to ^? :o int5d to ent] sci5tific & lit]>y pr(essions4 ,if ,i say t ) no k ( any language b ,engli% y c tea* y\rself any o!r language well en\gh to read x1 ,i hope y w n %ake y\r head & say t su* self-tea*+ is possible only to extraord9>y intellects4 ,_m commonplace p]sons h le>n$ languages by read+ !m1 ) no equipm5t b a lexicon1 a %ort gramm>1 & an int]e/+ text4 ,p]haps x is n fair on top ( t /atem5t to cite ! case ( ,elihu ,burritt1 = he 0 an exceptional man4 ,b z read]s w le>n f 8 excell5t 8,autobiography10 he began 8 /udies "u v difficult circum/ances2 s t1 tak+ all ?+s toge!r1 tal5t & conditions1 _m a "y man c />t :]e he began & "u no great] disadvantages4 ,burritt w\ld h gone "s way on ! road to le>n+ ev5 if 8 end[m5ts _h be5 small4 ,& ) no g5ius b ! g5ius ( indu/ry we c foll[ = a little di/ance 8 democratic c\rse4 ,burritt 0 a blacksmi? by trade4 ,he _h only su* education z he c\ld get 9 a c\ntry academy1 :]e 8 bro!r 0 ! ma/]4 ,9 8 leisure he /udi$ ma!matics & languages1 & be=e he di$ he _h acquir$ a read+ k ( fifty tongues & dialects1 anci5t & mod]n4 ,yet he 0 n a self-absorb$ man :o %ut himself up 9 pr(itless culture4 ,he became a _w-wide apo/le ( peace4 ,! /udy ( languages taught him t all m5 are bro!rs4 ,if he c\ld le>n fifty =eign languages1 any ( u c le>n "o1 & ?r\gh t "o we too %all und]/& t we are n an isolat$ p1 n ! only p 9 ! _w4 ,we %all meet 9 _! native tongue "s great gr\p ( our bro!rs1 ! ,g]mans1 ! ,fr5*1 ! ,italians1 le>n _! ideals & broad5 our own4 ,x is impossible to le>n ,greek & ,lat9 & n to feel h[ close we are to ! peoples ( two ?\s& ye>s ago4 ,x is impossible to le>n ,fr5* or ,g]man & keep 9 our he>ts any ( t contempt = 8=eign]s0 :i* ignorant & prov9cial p s /upidly *]i%4 ,we %all arrive1 too1 ?r\gh k ( ano!r language at a f9] appreciation ( our own language1 its %ades & di/9ctions1 its v>iety & p[]4 ,we %all und]/& bett] ! great ,engli% writ]s1 _m ( :om h kn[n some?+ ( =eign lit]ature & ref] 9 a famili> way to ,fr5* & ,g]man & anci5t classics1 z if !y took = grant$ 9 _! read]s an acqua9tance ) ! lit]ature ( o!r nations4 ,h[ %all we g to "w to le>n =eign languages8 ,! answ] is z simple z ! prescription = read+ ,engli%4 ,op5 a book writt5 9 ! =eign language & take ea* ^w 9 ord] ?r\gh a :ole s5t5ce4 ,!n read t same s5t5ce 9 a good translation4 ,!n write d[n all ! words t seem to be n\ns & all ! words t seem to be v]bs4 ,aft] t read ! sections 9 ! gramm> ab\t v]bs & n\ns4 ,! o!r p>ts ( spee* w take c>e ( !mselves = a :ile4 ,!n try ano!r s5t5ce4 ,i "k "o "y p]son :o read ?r\gh a ,fr5* book & got at its mean+ by guess+ at ! words & !n return+ ov] ^? :i* appe>$ (t5e/ & :i*1 ( c\rse1 7 ! commone/4 ,x is possible by a comp>ison ( ! _m uses ( ! same ^w to squeeze "s mean+ out ( x4 ,! diction>y & ! gramm> w give ! re/4 ,! =eign book /ores1 ! publi%]s ( text books1 & ! purveyors ( home tea*+ me?ods t are adv]tis$ 9 ! m reputable j\rnals (f] language books t are ( real assi/ance4 ,! scope ( ?is ,guide does n admit any detail$ in/ruction 9 ! me?ods ( le>n+ =eign languages4 ,i c only insi/ t ) a few books & p]sev]ance anyone c le>n1 n to speak1 p]haps n to write1 b to read a /range tongue4 ,& ,i say to ! boy or ! girl :o is go+ to ! high s*ool t n to take ! c\rses 9 ,greek1 ,lat91 ,fr5* & ,g]man is to ?r[ away a preci\s opportunity4 ,^u ! gr\nd+ ( ^? few ye>s 9 s*ool1 ! "y receptive ye>s1 :at a k ( languages "o c build6 ,! notion1 all too preval5t1 t =eign languages1 especially ,greek & ,lat91 are ( no use to ! boy or ! girl :o is go+ 8"r into bus9ess10 is "o ( ! dulle/ fallacies ) :i* a h>d-work+ practical p ev] bl9d$ its s\l4 ,play+ ! piano & le>n+ to s+1 nay1 ev5 go+ to *ur*1 are ( no use 9 bus9ess4 ,b :o w be s fooli% z to devote 8 :ole life to bus9ess8 ,burritt1 ! blacksmi? boy1 taught himself languages4 ,! high-s*ool boy :o is go+ to be a blacksmi? c beg9 to /udy languages be=e he picks up ! tools ( 8 bread-w9n+ labor4 ,if ?is seems l ! va9 idealism ( a booki% p]son1 let me make an appeal to y\r patriotism4 ,d y "k t ?is l& ( opportunity & prosp]ity is n develop+ s _m fundam5tally educat$ m5 & wom5 z we %\ld expect f our va/ sy/em ( public s*ools & our _m univ]sities8 ,"o reason is t we h s _m bread-&-butt] ,am]icans :o all[ _! boys & girls to /ay away f ^? classes 9 ,greek & ,lat9 & ,fr5* & ,g]man :i* our high s*ools provide at su* great co/ to ! g5]\s taxpay]4 ,all we lack 9 ,am]ica is ! w to use ! good ?+s we h provid$ = u4 ,well1 we :o are int]e/$ 9 ! read+ ( good books w make up our m9ds to get by hook or crook a little ta/e ( "s language besides ,engli%4 ,if we truly c>e = poetry we %all try to read ,v]gil & ,hom] & ,dante & ,goe!4 ,to become gradually famili> ) "o great =eign poet1 s t we "k him z we "k ,%akespe>e1 is to conqu] a :ole new _w4 ,! easie/ books to read 9 a =eign tongue are prose fictions1 9 :i* ! int]e/ ( ! /ory spurs ! read] on & makes him eag] = ! mean+s ( ! words4 ,text-book publi%]s issue inexp5sive editions ( mod]n ,fr5* & ,g]man fictions1 :i* are1 ( c\rse1 select$ by ! editors ) a view to _! fitness = "y read]s4 ,! ,fr5* or ,g]man book :i* has become a recogniz$ classic 9 its native l& & is consid]$ by editors ( s*ool books to be a good classroom text is likely to h univ]sal lit]>y qualities1 simplicity1 purity ( /yle1 & "r-m9d$ness4 ,i f9d 9 admirable inexp5sive texts repres5tative /ories by ,dumas1 ,zola1 ,george ,s&1 ,halvy1 ,daudet1 ,pi]re ,loti1 ,balzac1 ,hugo1 ,ab\t1 & o!r ,fr5* ma/]s1 & by ,freytag1 ,baumba*1 ,sud]mann1 & ,heyse among mod]n ,g]man writ]s4 ,fr5* & ,g]man drama & hi/ory lie b a /ep beyond4 ,i1 = "o1 h read m ( ^! s*ool editions ( =eign classics s9ce ,i left s*ool ?an :5 !y 7 "p ( s*ool-day duty1 & ,i am /ill grateful = ! conv5i5t notes & li/s ( h>d words4 ,z "o ) only an imp]fect read+ k ( =eign languages1 ,i c te/ify ) ! "r degree ( au?ority to ! pleasure ( ! ord9>y p]son 9 read+ unfamili> tongues4 ,if "o has a fair gr\nd+ ( ,lat91 ! exploration ( ,italian & ,spani% is a t\r ?r\gh a cle>$ & easy c\ntry4 ,) ,pr(essor ,norton's wond]ful prose translation & ) ! text ( ,dante 9 ! ,temple ,classics1 :]e ! ,engli% v]sion faces ! ,italian1 page = page1 "o c read ,dante z "o w\ld read ,*auc]4 ,& !re c\ld be no bett] way to le>n ! diff]5ce betwe5 prose & poetry ?an to turn n[ & aga9 to ,longfell['s truly poetic translation & feel h[ 8 v]se lifts 9 places to some?+ t ! prose _c q atta94 ,if we are n p]suad$ t our s\l's good dep5ds on a k ( =eign languages1 we c make ! acqua9tance ( ! classics ( o!r nations 9 ! be/ ,engli% r5d]+s4 ,our greate/ book1 ! ,k+ ,james ,bible1 is a translation1 s great a translation t 9 po9t ( /yle x is said by "s critical s*ol>s to be bett] ?an its ,greek & ,hebrew orig9als4 ,9 g5]al x is true t translation falls bel[ ! orig9al or radically *anges its "*4 ,until ! n9ete5? c5tury1 :5 ! s*ol>s ( our race began to give u lit]al translations ( ! classics1 :i* al?\gh 8lit]al0 are /ill idiomatic ,engli%1 translators 9 our tongue h be51 z a rule1 willful conqu]ors :o dom9at$ ! native _s ( _! orig9als ) ! ov]:elm+ p[] ( ! ,engli% language & _s4 ,!y angliciz$ ! =eign ma/]piece s t its own fa!r w\ld n recognize x4 ,! result 0 (t51 z 9 ,pope's 8,iliad10 a new ,engli% classic b n a good pa?way to ! h\se ( ! =eign poet4 ,pope's 8,iliad0 is a 8classic0 b x is poor ,hom] & n ! be/ ( ,pope4 ,8 g5ius is mu* bett] express$ 9 8,! ,rape ( ! ,lock40 ,& ,hom]'s g5ius is mu* bett] pres]v$ = u 9 ! simple prose ( ,leaf1 ,my]s1 ,but*]1 & ,lang4 ,pr(essor ,g4 ,h4 ,palm]'s 8,odyssey0 is s good t no translator h]eaft] has a "r to plead z excuse = ! failure ( 8 v]sion ( any classic t 8! ,engli% language w n d x40 ,mat!w ,arnold's essay 8,on ,translat+ ,hom]0 w /imulate ! read]'s int]e/ 9 ! art ( translation & help br+ him ne> to ! ,greek _s4 ,b ?is essay goes into subtleties :i* may baffle ! beg9n]4 ,any beg9n]1 old en\gh to read at all1 c read ,pr(essor ,palm]'s 8,odyssey40 ,_m books ( ,greek /ories & leg5ds ( ! h]oes h be5 prep>$ = "y read]s4 8,old ,greek ,/ories0 by ,c4 ,h4 ,hanson1 or ,a4 ,j4 ,*ur*'s books ( ,greek life & /ory1 toge!r ) ,bulf9*'s 8,age ( ,fable10 w initiate "o into ! ,hom]ic my/]ies4#e ,aft] ! read] has advanc$ f> en\gh to be int]e/$ 9 philosophy1 he w wi% to read ,epictetus & ,plato4 ,j[ett's 8,plato0 is "o ( ! great translations ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,! read] ( ,br[n+ w n omit 8 noble1 if some:at difficult translation ( ! 8,agamemnon0 ( s*ylus4 ,f ! e>ly ,elizabe?ans to ! late ,victorians ! works ( ! ,engli% poets are />r$ ) bits f ! ,lat9 & ,greek poets4 ,"o ( ! f9e/ ( translations f ! ,greek is ! 8,!ocritus0 ( ,*>les ,/u>t ,calv]ley1 ! ,engli% poet1 :o lov$ all ?+s beautiful & enjoy$ all ?+s absurd4 ,calv]ley's translations f ! classics & 8 delici\s burlesques & p>odies w give "o a new s5se ( h[ close toge!r ! diff]5t moods ( lit]ature may lie 9 ! same he>t1 bo? ! he>t ( ! poet & ! he>t ( ! read]4 ,if an arti/ic translation ( a =eign "w has n be5 made or is n easily accessible1 a lit]al translation is ( great s]vice to ! casual read]4 ,ev5 9 ! prep>ation ( lessons 9 ,lat9 & ,greek a lit]al translation1 hone/ly us$1 helps "o to le>n ! orig9al language & ext5ds "o's ,engli% vocabul>y4 ,! reason !re is a ban ^u ! 8pony0 9 s*ool is t p ride x too h>d & d n le>n to walk on _! own feet4 ,out ( s*ool we c get mu* f lit]al r5d]+s ( ! classics1 su* z are to be f\nd 9 ! *eap s]ies ( ,h&y ,lit]al ,translations1 publi%$ by ,h9ds ,co4 ,_! fault is t !y are pr9t$ 9 try+ly small type1 b ?is is a defect due to _! m]its ( compactness & l[ co/4 ,! be/ translation ( ,v]gil is ,con+ton's prose v]sion1 :i* has become an ,engli% classic4 ,! introduction is "o ( ! be/ essays on translat+4 ,!re are sev]al r5d]+s ( ,v]gil into ,engli% v]se4 ,dryd5's is ! be/ kn[n1 & is ( int]e/ to ! read] ( ,engli% pr9cipally because ,dryd5 did x4 ,he br\ght to ,v]gil some:at ! same ideals ( translation & ! same k9d ( skill t ,pope br\ght to ! 8,iliad40 ,william ,morris's v]sion is probably ! mo/ flu5t & poetic ( mod]n translations ( ,v]gil into ,engli% v]se4 ,! ,lat9 poet :o has be5 mo/ (t5 translat$1 & by ! greate/ v>iety ( tal5t1 is ,horace1 :om our =efa!rs ?\ght t e g5tleman %\ld be able to quote4 ,! accompli%$ translator likes to mat* 8 skill aga9/ ! clev] ,roman1 to r5d] 8 light philosophy1 8 ke5 phrase1 8 beautiful brevity4 ,! ,am]ican w l ! free & joy\s 8,e*oes f ! ,sab9e ,f>m10 by ! late ,eug5e ,field & 8 bro!r1 ,mr4 ,roswell ,field1 a book t mu/ h made ! %ade ( ,horace inquire appreciatively 9 :at "p ( ! _w ,*icago is 8locat$40 ,mod]n lit]ature 9 all c\ntries has attract$ ! read]s ( o!r c\ntries1 & ! "w ( translation is go+ on cont9u\sly4 ,n only ! great =eign classics ( ! la/ ?ree hundr$ ye>s1 b a ho/ ( less] writ]s on ! cont95t ( ,europe h made _! way into ,engli%4 ,at ! beg9n+ ( ! n9ete5? c5tury !re 0 a new int]e/ 9 ,g]man lit]ature & philosophy--inde$1 !re 0 a new ,g]man lit]ature4 ,goe! 0 translat$ by ,sir ,walt] ,scott & o!rs4 ,col]idge translat$ ,s*ill]'s 8,wall5/e940 ,c>lyle made a numb] ( translations f ,g]man romance1 among !m a gl[+ v]sion ( ,goe!'s 8,wilhelm ,mei/]10 :i*1 9 "p1 sugge/$ 8 own /range ma/]piece1 8,s>tor ,res>tus40 ,bay>d ,taylor's poetic v]sion ( 8,fau/0 is ( int]e/ to ! ,am]ican read] & is no mean repres5tation ( ! orig9al4 ,hugo & ,dumas are z well kn[n to u z ,scott & ,dick5s4 ,:o has n read 8,les ,mis]ables0 & 8,! ,hun*back ( ,notre ,dame0 & 8,! ,toil]s ( ! ,sea02 8,! ,c\nt ( ,monte ,cri/o0 & 8,! ,?ree ,muskete]s08 8,! ,devil's ,pool10 8,mauprat0 & 8,! ,little ,fadette0 by ,george ,s& h be5 ,engli% lit]ature ^! _m ye>s4 ,s1 too1 h 8,eugnie ,gr&et0 & 8,le ,pre ,goriot0 by ,balzac1 ! fir/ ( ! great ,fr5* reali/s ^: "w has come to u directly 9 translation & indirectly ?r\gh ! ,engli% & ,am]ican writ]s :om !y h influ5c$4 ,z = lat] ,fr5* fiction we c tru/ to ! ta/e ( ,engli% translators1 z we c to ! judgm5t ( ! editors ( ! s*ool texts1 to give u ! be/1 t is1 ! be/ = u4 ,! f9e/ ( ,maupassant comes to u politely introduc$ by ,mr4 ,h5ry ,james 9 8,! ,odd ,numb]40 ,b\rget1 ,daudet1 ,pi]re ,loti1 ,mrime1 ,halvy1 ! great ,belgian poet1 ,maet]l9ck1 :o belongs to ,fr5* lit]ature1 ,anatole ,france 9 8 beautiful /ory1 8,! ,crime ( ,sylve/re ,bonn>d10 ! poet ,ro/&--^! & o!rs we h naturaliz$ 9 ,engli%4 ,x is to ,france t we turn = ! be/ criticism1 & ! read] :o gets f> en\gh to be int]e/$ 9 t bran* ( lit]ature w f9d t _m ( ! critics ( our race h be5 pupils ( ! ,fr5* critics f ,sa9te-,beuve to ,brunetire & ,h5nequ94 ,o!r c\ntries besides ,france1 ,g]many1 & ,engl& h produc$ lit]ature :i* has cross$ ! b\nd>ies ( ! nations & become ! possession ( ! _w4 ,! ,russian novel is1 p]haps1 ! mo/ p[]ful t ! n9ete5? c5tury has se51 b ! ,am]ican read] may z well leave x until he has read a great deal ( ,engli% fiction4 ,!n he w f9d t ,turg5ieff1 ,tol/oi1 ,do/oevski are giants 9 a giant nation4 ,pol& has "o writ] :o is kn[n to ,engli% read]s1 ,si5kiewicz1 ^: 8,quo ,vadis0 & 8,) ,fire & ,sword0 are among ! great novels ( our age4 ,i %\ld recomm5d t admir]s ( 8,b5 ,hur0 read 8,quo ,vadis0 & get a lesson 9 ! diff]5ce betwe5 a ma/]piece & a pleasant book t is v mu* less ?an a ma/]piece4 ,read]s :o ?9k !re is "s special virtue 9 ,am]ican humor--& no d\bt !re is--ought to "k at lea/ "o ( ! great books ( ,spa91 8,don ,quixote40 ,spani% has become an important language to u :o are le>n+ ab\t our neighbors1 8! o!r ,am]icans10 & are try+ to wake up our lagg+ trade relations ) !m & our backw>d sympa?ies4 ,! "y man go+ into bus9ess w f9d "s good *ances op5 to him if he kn[s ,spani%1 &1 :at is p]haps q z important1 he w f9d t ,spa91 too1 has a mod]n lit]ature4 ,we _c "k all =eign lit]atures1 b we c "k at lea/ "o4 ,:e!r we visit 9 _s ,italy or ,norway or ,spa9 or ,russia1 we %all be le>n+ ! great lesson ( lit]ature1 t our bro!rs ! _w ov] are do+ & ?9k+ & hop+ ! same ?+s t we are4 ,read+ =eign books#f is ! *eape/ & p]haps ! wise/ k9d ( travel1 = ! body re/s :ile ! m9d goes abroad4 ,,footnotes3 #d ,see also page #bda4 #e ,see also ! discussion ( ,*apman1 pp4 #bde-h ( ?is ,guide4 #f ,books 9 =eign languages & ,engli% translations w be f\nd 9 _! prop] place 9 ! li/s ( fiction1 poetry1 etc4 ,,*apt] ,,xi ,,! ,,press ,,( ,,to-,,day ,if we 7 guid+ an intellig5t /rang] f ano!r planet ?r\gh our busy _w1 be=e :at in/itution %\ld we pause ) greate/ anxiety to expla9 to our ali5 comrade its mean+1 its value8 ,p]haps be=e ! *ur*1 yet :5 we rememb]$ t ! ,bible & o!r works ( religion & poetry are 9 our homes1 we c\ld n br+ ourselves to tell our companion t ! *ur* is ! he>t1 ! indisp5sable f\nta9 ( our religi\s life4 ,! s*ool !n8 ,maybe t1 yet ,k sp5ds 9 ! s*ool b relatively few h\rs ( h] day-long m9i/rations4 ,we might wax eloqu5t be=e ! hospitals1 b !y are only repair+ "s ( ! damages :i* man & nature h inflict$ ^u a small "p ( ! race1 & x is ! heal?y major portion ( humanity t c>ries on ! life ( ! _w & does :atev] is wor? do+4 ,x w\ld be simple to expla9 ! ?und]+ factories ^: d9 dr[ns ! voice ( ! expositor1 to tell h[ 9 yond] build+ are made ! ma*9es t cut & ?re% ! :eat t fe$s ! _w1 & h[ 9 ! build+ beyond are made ! c>s t br+ ! :eat f ! fields to ! teem+ t[ns4 ,all ^! in/itutions are wond]ful1 all are ess5tial 9 our life4 ,yet great] ?an any1 m difficult to expla91 inspir+ & di%e>t5+1 gr9d+ good & evil1 is ! press1 f :i* our visitor c\ld see /ream+ =? ?\s&s ( tons ( pap] black5$ ) ! impr9t ( little types4 ,! /rang] c\ld see t4 ,we %\ld h to make x cle> to him t ^? types are turn+ ov] once a ye> almo/ all t man has ev] kn[n & ?\ght4 ,! contempor>y press is engag$ 9 ?ree k9ds ( activity3 ! repr9t+ ( old books1 ! pr9t+ ( new ones1 & ! pr9t+ ( ! magaz9es1 p]iodicals1 newspap]s1 & o!r communications relat+ to ! conduct ( daily bus9ess4 ,! fir/ activity1 ! pr9t+ ( old books1 is an unmix$ bless+4 ,e book1 great or small1 t ! _w has f\nd wor? pres]v+ is cont9u\sly reviv$ & r$i/ribut$ to our g5]ation4 ,nev] be=e 7 ! classics ( ! ages s *eap1 s accessible to ! common man4 ,t[>d ! second product ( ! :irl+ presses1 ! books ( to-day1 our attitude may easily become too c5sori\s or too complac5t4 ,x is ! fa%ion to sl&] ! productions ( "o's own age & recall ) a sigh ! good old days :5 !re 7 giants4 ,b 9 ^? good old days x 0 fa%ionable1 too1 to und]rate or ignore ! liv+ & praise ! dead4 ,:5 ! ,elizabe?an age 0 wan+ b n vani%$1 ,b5 ,jonson wrote3 8,n[ ?+s daily fall1 wits gr[ d[nw>d1 & eloqu5ce gr[s backw>d40 ,& yet ,milton1 ! greate/ poet aft] ,%akespe>e1 0 ev5 !n a "y man & _h n done 8 noble/ "w4 ,a c5tury lat] ,pope wrote3 ,be ?\ ! fir/ true m]it to befri5d2 ,8 praise is lo/ :o /ays till all comm5d4 ,%ort is ! date1 alas1 ( mod]n rhymes1 ,& 'tis b j to let !m live betimes4 ,no long] n[ ! gold5 age appe>s ,:5 ,patri>*-wits surviv'd a ?\s& ye>s3 ,n[ l5g? ( ,fame 7our second life7 is lo/1 ,& b>e ?ree score is all ev5 t c boa/2 ,our sons _! fa!rs' fail+ language see1 ,& su* z ,*auc] is %all ,dryd5 be4 ,b ,*auc] is m alive n[ ?an he 0 9 ,pope's day1 & bo? ,dryd5 & ,pope are brightly mod]n 9 diction if n 9 ?\ght4 ,pope's idea is n s mu* t 8 contempor>ies are unwor?y ( long life z t *anges 9 ta/e & language w soon make _! "w obsolete4 ,he pleads = 8 contempor>ies1 yet l _m ano!r critic he is laudator temporis acti1 a prais] ( times pa/ & done4 ,8 injunction t we befri5d & comm5d our neighbor's m]it be=e x spe$ily p]i%es is g5]\s b fails to recognize t m]it1 true m]it1 does n die4 ,?is is c]ta9ly true 9 our "t :5 books are s easily manifold$ & come into s _m h&s t !re is little likelihood ( a real poet's "w be+ accid5tally annihilat$1 or fail+ to f9d a read] some:]e 9 ! _w4 ,9 ! n9ete5? c5tury pessimism ab\t curr5t lit]>y productions 0 almo/ *ronic1 at lea/ among pr(essional critics4 ,! ,ed9burgh ,review]s & ! o!r ,scot* t]ri]1 ,?omas ,c>lyle1 set ! :ole c5tury to gr[l+ at itself4 ,?oreau1 ) a humor\s p>5!sis to ! effect t x is p]missible to sl&] "o's own "t1 says t ,elizabe?an writ]s--& he seems to be speak+ n ( ! poets b ! prose writ]s--h a great] vigor & naturalness ?an ! m mod]n1 & t a quotation f an ,elizabe?an 9 a mod]n writ] is l a gre5 b\gh laid across ! page4 ,/ev5son says we are f9e fell[s b _c write l ,hazlitt 7!re is no reason :y we %\ld write l ,hazlitt1 or l anybody else 9 p>ticul>74 ,em]son1 tol]ant & g5]\s t[>d 8 contempor>ies1 looks askance at new books1 implies ) an ambigu\s 8if0 t 8our times are /]ile 9 g5ius10 & lays d[n z a practical rule1 8,nev] read any book t is n a ye> old10--:i* be+ translat$ means1 8,enc\rage lit]ature by />v+ y\r au?ors40 ,z we h said1 mo/ ( ! great au?ors are dead because mo/ ( ! p ev] born 9 ?is _w are dead4 ,& x is natural = bookm5 to glance ab\t _! libr>ies1 review ! dignifi$ backs ( a hundr$ classics1 & !n1 look+ ! mod]n _w 9 ! face1 say1 8,c any ( y fell[s d z well z ^! great ones80 ,to be sure1 "o age _c rival ! select$ a*ievem5ts ( a hundr$ ages4 ,b ! ,_s ( ,lit]ature is abroad 9 our g>i% mod]n times2 %e has be5 cont9u\sly occupi$ = at lea/ ?ree c5turies 9 e civiliz$ c\ntry 9 ! _w4 ,&1 z ,pope pleads1 let u welcome ! labors ( ^? :om ! ,_s ( ,lit]ature bru%es ) h] w+4 ,s f> z "o c judge1 a v small "p ( contemporane\s writ+ has lit]>y excell5ce 9 any degree4 ,b a simil>ly small portion ( ! writ+ ( any age has _h la/+ excell5ce2 & m m5 & wom51 m k9ds ( m5 & wom51 are to-day express+ !mselves 9 pr9t ?an ev] 9 ! _w be=e4 ,s9ce no "o p]son has to read _m books1 ! _w is n unduly burd5$ ) !m2 x c read1 classify1 & reject or pres]ve all t ! presses are capable ( putt+ =?4 8,! tra% ) :i* ! press n[ groans0 0 fooli% cant a hundr$ ye>s ago1 :5 ,jane ,au/5 satirically quot$ x4#g ,& x is m ?readb>e n[ ?an x 0 !n4 ,!re are alive to-day a goodly company ( compet5t writ]s ( novels2 ,i c\ld "n t54 ,i believe1 too1 t !re are g5u9e poets1 ?\gh we d n d>e "n "y poets until !y are dead4 ,hi/ory & biography are1 reg>d$ z a collective in/itution1 9 fl\ri%+ /ate1 ?\gh1 to be sure1 ! "w ( art 9 ^? dep>tm5ts ( lit]ature z 9 poetry & fiction1 appe>s none too frequ5tly4 ,x is our "p to jo9 9 ! "w ( t great critic1 ! ,_w1 enc\rage ! good & disc\rage ! bad1 & help make ! be/ book ! 8be/ sell]40 ,x w\ld be fooli% to hope = t ideal condition 9 :i* only au?ors ( ability %\ld write books4 8,7 angels to write1 ,i fancy we %\ld h b few folios40 ,b writ+ is a human affair1 & human labor is necess>ily wa/eful4 ,we h to endure ! pr9t+ ( a hundr$ poor books & we h to support a score ( inf]ior writ]s 9 ord] to get "o good book & give "o tal5t$ writ] a "p ( 8 liv+4 ,?\s&s ( ma*9es are built & ?r[n away be=e ! ,wrights make "o t w fly1 & !y c\ld n make !irs if o!r m5 _h n tri$ & 9 l>ge "p fail$1 bequea?+ !m a little exp]i5ce4 ,a hundr$ m5 = a hundr$ ye>s contribut$ to ! mak+ ( ,bell's telephone4 ,we d n grudge ! wa/$ ma*9es1 ! brok5 app>atus 9 ! laboratory4 ,s1 too1 :5 hundr$s ( m9or poets pr9t _! little books & suff] he>ta*e & disappo9tm5t = ! sake ( ! "o volume ( v]se t %[s g5ius1 we ne$ n groan amid ! :ir ( ! presses2 we ne$ only contemplate ) sympa?y & und]/&+ ! pa!tic losses & brave ga9s ( human endeavor4 ,numb]less books mu/ be born & die 9 ord] t ! "o or two may live4 ,we %all try to ignore ! m9or v]sifi] z g5tly z possible1 to suppress ! *eap noveli/ z firmly z we c1 & give our doll> = ! good book :5 we ?9k we h f\nd x4 ,! ?ird "p ( ! pr9t$ matt] publi%$ f day to day1 p]iodicals & magaz9es & newspap]s1 pres5ts a complex problem4 ,x is 9 place = u to say a ^w ab\t x1 = ?is is av[$ly a guide to read+ & n a guide to lit]ature1 & mo/ ( u sp5d1 prop]ly1 a good ?ird ( our read+ "t ov] magaz9es & newspap]s4 ,mu* dep5ds on our mak+ ourselves n only intellig5t read]s ( books b intellig5t read]s ( p]iodicals & pap]s4 ,! magaz9e indu/ry 9 ,am]ica is colossal1 & its *ief support is t amaz+ bus9ess in/itution1 ,am]ican adv]tis+4 ,! public pays a big tax on fl\r1 %oes1 clo!s1 pa9t1 & e o!r commodity 9 ord] t adv]tis]s may pay = space 9 p]iodicals & newspap]s4 ,! p]iodicals & newspap]s1 9 turn1 pay writ]s f a fiftie? to a tw5tie? ( ! income f adv]tis+ 9 ord] to make ! adv]tis+ m$ium int]e/+ en\gh = p to buy x4 ,9 ?is ! magaz9e manufactur]s are on ! :ole successful4 ,p]haps !re are sages & se]s :o c live cont5t ) b\nd books & pref] t ^? books %\ld be at lea/ fifty ye>s old4 ,i "k ( "o man1 a con/ant read] ( poetry & philosophy1 :o tri$ ! exp]im5t ( retir+ to 8 libr>y & /opp+ all 8 subscriptions to ! curr5t p]iodicals4 ,! exp]im5t 0 an utt] failure1 because he 0 a man ( active intellig5ce1 & because1 9 tru?1 ! magaz9es1 _m ( !m1 are v good4 ,no less a philosoph] ?an ,pr(essor ,william ,james said 9 a rec5t article3 8,mc,clure's ,magaz9e1 ,! ,am]ican ,magaz9e1 ,colli]'s ,weekly & 9 its fa%ion1 ,! ,_w's ,"w1 con/itute toge!r a real popul> univ]sity4444 ,x w\ld be a pity if any future hi/orian 7 to h to write words l ^!3 #8,by ! middle ( ! tw5tie? c5tury ! high] in/itutions ( le>n+ _h lo/ all influ5ce ov] public op9ion 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 ,b ! mission ( rais+ ! tone ( democracy :i* !y _h prov$ !mselves s lam5tably unfitt$ to ex]t1 0 assum$ ) r>e en?usiasm & prosecut$ ) extraord9>y skill & success by a new educational p[]2 & = ! cl>ification ( _! human pref]5ces1 ! p at l>ge acquir$ ! habit ( resort+ exclusively to ! guidance ( c]ta9 private lit]>y v5tures1 commonly designat$ 9 ! m>ket by ! affectionate "n ( t5-c5t magaz9es4' ,mu/ n we ( ! colleges see to x t no hi/orian %all ev] say any?+ l ?is80 ,! possible failure1 "h impli$1 ( univ]sities to lead 9 ! subjects :i* !y pr(ess to /udy has already become actual 9 ! dep>tm5ts ( ,engli% lit]ature4 ,( ?is we %all say some?+ 9 ! next *apt]4 ,x is1 h[ev]1 ! o!r side ( ! matt] t is important4 ,our be/ magaz9es are vital3 !y are enli/+ ! s]vices ( e k9d ( ?9k] & tea*] & man ( exp]i5ce1 & !y are pr9t+ z good fiction & v]se z !y c get2 c]ta9ly !y are n willfully pr9t+ inf]ior "w4 ,b x is n ! fiction or ! v]se 9 ! magaz9es t is ( greate/ mom5t1 ev5 :5 x is good4 ,! value ( ! magaz9e lies 9 ! miscellane\s contributions on sci5ce1 politics1 m$ic9e1 & curr5t affairs1 :i* seem to me ( cont9u\sly good sub/ance f mon? to mon?4 ,& ! lit]>y quality ( ^! articles 7! words ,i quot$ f ,pr(essor ,james are f a f9e article pr9t$ 9 a popul> magaz9e1 ,mc,clure's7 is1 on ! :ole1 j z high z ! av]age 9 ! old ,ed9burgh ,review1 ?r\gh :i* ,sydney ,smi?1 ,"l ,jeffrey1 & o!rs1 ) /++ & brilliant essays1 help$ to re=m t t]ribly brutal ,engl& ( ! e>ly n9ete5? c5tury4 ,x is easy to f9d fault ) ! magaz9es4 ,y may say t ! ,atlantic ,mon?ly is pseudo-lit]>y & seems to be liv+ on ! sweep+s ( a ,new ,engl& culture ( :i* all ! important repres5tatives di$ tw5ty ye>s ago4 ,y may say t ! ,nation (t5 s\nds z if x 7 writt5 by ! m n>r[-m9d$ sort ( college pr(essor4 ,y may say t ! ,outlook is p]meat$ by a weak religiosity4 ,all ! same1 if y see on a man's table ! ,atlantic ,mon?ly1 ! ,nation1 & ! ,outlook1 & ! copies look z if !y _h be5 read1 y may be reasonably sure t t man appreciates good writ+ & has a j-m9d$ view ( public que/ions4 ,( ! light]1 m 8ent]ta9+0 magaz9es !re are1 f an ideal po9t ( view1 too _m1 & ! l>ge circulation ( "s ( ! silli] ones indicates :at we all "k & ne$ n moralize ab\t--t !re are millions ( un$ucat$ p :o want some?+ to read4 ,x is1 h[ev]1 a matt] = congratulation t "s ( ! be/ magaz9es1 ,mc,clure's1 ,colli]'s1 ,! ,y\?'s ,companion1 ,ev]ybody's1 h l>ge circulations1 & t our respectable & well-br$ old fri5ds1 ,scribn]'s1 ,h>p]'s1 ! ,c5tury1 are national in/itutions4#h ,x is difficult to und]/& h[ ! ,am]ican magaz9e & ! ,am]ican newspap] are products ( ! same nation2 ! magaz9e is s hone/ & s able1 ! newspap] s di%one/ & s ignorant except 9 its g5ius = mak+ money & s5d+ *ills up ! back4 ,we w n wa/e our "t by turn+ ! re/ ( ?is *apt] into an article dem&+ a 8re=m0 ( ! newspap]s1 b 9 ! _s ( a consci5ti\s guide ( "y read]s we w make two or ?ree obs]vations4 ,! adv]tis+ dep>tm5ts ( ! ,am]ican newspap]1 ) few exceptions1 diff] f ! adv]tis+ dep>tm5ts ( all reputable magaz9es1 9 t ! newspap] proprietors take no responsibility = ! "* ( ! adv]tisem5ts4 ,! magaz9es reject all adv]tisem5ts t ! manag]s "k to be fraudul5t4 ,! newspap]s d n reject !m4 ,let ! read] draw 8 own conclusions z to ! tru/wor?9ess ( 8 daily pap] z a bus9ess in/itution & a purveyor ( ! tru?4 ,:5 we h a g5]ation ( ,am]icans :o und]/& ! bus9ess di%one/y ( ! newspap] & :at x implies ab\t ! "* ( ! news & ! editorials1 ! newspap]s w be bett] 9 all dep>tm5ts4 ,mean:ile1 all our writ+ ab\t ! l[ quality ( our daily press w h little effect4 ,9 ! matt] ( j\rnali/ic hone/y 9 ! news & editorial dep>tm5ts1 let u und]/& ?is3 ,) few exceptions1 ,am]ican newspap]s are s irresponsible t no unsupport$ /atem5t appe>+ 9 !m is to be c\nt$ on z ! tru? or z a fair expression ( :at ! m5 9 ! editorial (fices believe to be ! tru?4 ,( c\rse1 mu* ( e daily pap] is true1 because ! proprietors h no motive 9 mo/ cases = tell+ any?+ untrue4 ,9 ord] to give "s weight to ^! op9ions ,i may say t = a numb] ( ye>s ,i 0 an ex*ange editor & read newspap]s f all p>ts ( ,am]ica4 ,also1 = a numb] ( ye>s ,i act$ z private secret>y to a di/+ui%$ p]son ^: "n is (t5 9 ! newspap]s1 & ^: position is su* t no editor c h any motive1 except ! desire to pr9t a 8/ory10 = connect+ ! "n ) any untrue idea4 ,f a collection ( fifty clipp+s made f ,am]ican newspap]s 9 a p]iod ( two ye>s ,i f9d ov] ?irty t are ma9ly incorrect & conta9 ideas inv5t$ at ! report]'s or ! editor's desk2 m ?an t5 t are entire fabrications2 & five t are n only untrue1 b damag+ to ! peace ( m9d ( ! subject & o!r int]e/$ p]sons4 ,& "u all ?is is n a t\* ( malice1 = t[>d t p]son ! entire press & public are fri5dly4 ,imag9e ! lies t are told ab\t a p]son to :om ! editors 7or1 r1 ! own]s7 are indiff]5t or unfri5dly6 ,:5 "o consid]s ! en]gy & ent]prise ( ! newspap]1 x is difficult to und]/& :y !re is n m lit]>y ability1 at lea/ ( ! humbl] k9d1 9 ! news columns1 ! reviews & ! editorial comm5ts4 ,"o reason is1 p]haps1 t ! magaz9es take all ! be/ j\rnali/ic ability1 s f> z t ability consi/s 9 skill 9 ! use ( language2 any j\rnali/ or writ] on special subjects pr9ts 8 "w 9 ! magaz9es if he c1 & ! newspap]s get :at is left4 ,editorial writ+ is at su* a l[ pit* t !re are only two or ?ree real editorial pages 9 ! daily press ( ! nation4 ,! report+ is (t5 clev] & q z (t5 )\t consci5ce4 ,! ma*9]y = ga!r+ _w news is amaz+ly well organiz$4 ,o!r k9ds ( ability are abundant 9 ! newspap] (fice2 & x is a natural economic fact t ! mo/ debas$ pap]s1 mak+ ! mo/ money1 c hire ! mo/ tal5t$ m5--& debau* !m2 :ile ! m consci5ti\s pap]1 /ruggl+ 9 competition ) its ri* & di%one/ rivals1 _c af=d to pay = ! be/ editors & report]s4 ,if ! ris+ g5]ation w und]/& ?is & gr[ up ) an increas+ di/ru/ ( ! newspap]1 ! newspap] w re=m 9 ob$i5ce to ! dem& ( ! public1 ! sil5t dem& express$ by ! great] circulation ( good pap]s & ! failure ( ^! t are degrad+ & degrad$4 ,we call$ 9 ! op9ions ( "o philosoph]1 ,pr(essor ,james1 to support our view ( ! ,am]ican magaz9e4 ,let u summon ano!r philosoph] to corroborate 9 "p our view ( ! newspap]s1 to %[ t ! =ego+ op9ions are n 7z "s newspap]s w\ld probably affirm if !y notic$ ! matt] at all71 ! compla9ts ( a crank :o does n und]/& 8practical0 newspap] "w4 ,our philosoph] w confirm1 too1 ! belief ( ?is ,guide t ! e?ics ( ! newspap] is ( importance to ! "y read]4 ,! newspap] is ours4 ,we mu/ h x2 x r5d]s indisp5sable s]vice to all dep>tm5ts ( our life1 bus9ess1 education1 philan?ropy1 politics4 ,we _c turn our backs on x2 we _c 9 l(ty scorn reject ! newsboy at ! door4 ,x is = u to und]/& ! con/itution & me?ods ( ! daily press & n be dup$ by its gross] trea*]ies z our fa!rs h be54 ,i quote f ,! ,outlook a lett] f ,pr(essor ,george ,h]b]t ,palm]1 ^: "n w be f\nd else:]e 9 ?is book z philosoph] & translator ( ! 8,odyssey40 8,to ! ,editor ( #8,! ,outlook'3 8,,sir3 ,may ,i make use ( y\r columns = a p]sonal explanation & also to set =? c]ta9 traits 9 our press & p :i* manife/ !mselves1 ,i believe1 9 an equal degree 9 no o!r c\ntry8 8,! p]sonal facts are ^!3 ,on ,june #af? ,i deliv]$ a ,comm5cem5t address at a girls' college 9 ,bo/on1 tak+ = my subject ! common objections to ! high] education ( wom51 objections g5]ally r felt ?an =mulat$ by hesitat+ mo!rs4 ,five 7 m5tion$3 ! dang] to heal?1 to mann]s1 to m>riage1 to religion1 & to companion%ip ) p>5ts 9 ! home4 ,^! ,i describ$ f ! p>5ts' po9t ( view1 & !n po9t$ out ! misconceptions on :i* ,i believ$ !m to re/4 ,9 speak+ ( mann]s1 ,i said t a "m (t5 fe>s t att5tion to /udy may make h] daught] awkw>d1 keep h] unfamili> ) ! g5]al _w1 & leave h] unfit = mix$ society4 ,to :i* ,i repli$ t 9 ! r>e cases :]e intellectual int]e/s d = a "t ov]%ad[ ! social1 we may well be> 9 m9d ! relative difficulties ( subsequ5t repair4 ,a girl :o has _h only social int]e/s be=e tw5ty-"o does n usually ga9 intellectual ones aft]w>ds2 :ile ! ways ( ! _w are rapidly acquir$ by any "y woman ( bra9s4 ,to illu/rate1 ,i told ( a /rong /ud5t ( ,radcliffe :o _h liv$ mu* )drawn dur+ h] c\rse !re1 al>m+ h] uncollegiate p>5ts by h] sl5d] int]e/ 9 social functions4 ,at graduation !y press$ h] to devote a ye> to balls & d9n]s & to :at !y reg>d$ z ! occult art ( mann]s4 ,%e came to me = c\nsel1 & ,i advis$ h] to acc$e to _! wi%es4 #8,flirt h>d1 ,m41' said ,i1 #8& %[ t a college girl is equal to :atev] is requir$ ( h]4' ,?is 0 ! only allusion to ! naughty topic :i* my spee*1 an h\r 9 l5g?1 conta9$4 8,t ev5+ "o ( ! #8yell[e/' ( ! ,bo/on pap]s pr9t$ a report ( my #8,address on ,flirtation1' & ! next day a report] came f ! same pap] reque/+ an int]view4 ,! int]view ,i refus$1 say+ t ,i _h giv5 no su* address & ,i wi%$ my "n kept altoge!r out ( pr9t4 ,! foll[+ ,sunday1 h[ev]1 ! bubble 0 fully bl[n1 ! pap] pr9t+ a column ( pret5d$ int]view1 g5]\sly adorn$ ) headl9es & quotation m>ks1 sett+ =? 9 gay colors my #8advocacy ( flirtation4' 8,& n[ ! dirty bubble began to float4 ,n be+ a con/ant read] ( ?is p>ticul> pap]1 ,i knew no?+ ( its mis*ief until a week _h gone by4 ,!n remon/rances began to be s5t to me f all p>ts ( ! c\ntry1 d5\nc+ my ho>y frivolity4 ,f half ! /ates ( ! ,union !y came1 & 9 su* numb]s t few days ( ! pa/ mon? h be5 free f a morn+ insult4 ,my mail has be5 cr[d$ ) solemn or d]isive editorials1 ) di/ress$ lett]s1 abusive po/al c>ds1 & occasionally ! leaflet ( "s society = ! prev5tion ( vice1 its significant passages m>k$4 ,dur+ all ?is hullabaloo ,i h be5 sil5t4 ,! /ory 0 already widespread :5 my att5tion 0 fir/ call$ to x4 ,x /ruck me !n z m]ely a gigantic piece ( summ] sill9ess1 argu+ empt9ess ( ! editorial m9d4 ,i felt1 too1 h[ easily a man makes himself ridicul\s 9 attempt+ to prove t he is n a fit subject = ridicule1 & h[ 9 ! long run "* is its own be/ v9dication4 ,i %\ld accord+ly pref] to rema9 sil5t /ill2 b ! /ory1 l all t t\*es on que/ions ( sex1 has %[n a /range p]si/5cy4 ,my fri5ds are disquiet$4 ,h>v>d is defam$4 ,reports ( my depravity h lately be5 s5t to me f ,engli% & ,fr5* pap]s1 & 9 a rec5t numb] ( ,life ,i appe> 9 a capital c>toon1 my utt]ance be+ reckon$ "o ( ! pr9cipal ev5ts ( ! mon?4 ,p]haps1 !n1 x is z well to say t no su* incid5t has occurr$1 & t n[1 :5 all ( u h _h our laugh1 ! racket _h bett] cease4 8,b su* p]si/5t pursuit ( an un(f5d+ p]son ?r[s into /rong relief f\r defects 9 our newspap]s1 & especially 9 ! attitude ( our p t[>d !m4 ,9 ! fir/ place1 ! plan ( report+ practic$ "h is a mi/ak5 "o1 & is adopt$1 s f> z ,i "k1 n[h]e else on e>?4 ,our pap]s r>ely try to give an ord]$ outl9e ( an address4 ,!y ei!r report v]batim1 or m usually ! report] is expect$ to ga!r a lot ( tak+ phrases1 reg>dless ( connection4 ,:ile ^! may occasionally amuse1 ,i believe t read]s turn less & less to pr9t$ reports ( addresses4 ,s]i\s report+ ( public spee* is com+ to an end4 ,x w\ld be well if x end$ altoge!r1 s impossible is x already to le>n f ! newspap]s :at a man has be5 say+4 8,( ! indiff]5ce to tru? 9 ! l[] class ( our pap]s1 _! vulg>ity1 intrusions into private life1 & eag]ness at all haz>ds to pr9t some?+ />tl+1 ,i say little1 because ^! *>act]i/ics are widely kn[n & deplor$4 ,x app>5tly did n occur to any ( my abus]s to look up ! evid5ce ( my folly4 ,i d>e say x 0 ! v unlikelihood ( ! tale :i* gave x curr5cy4 ,i 0 9 g5]al kn[n to be a quiet p]son1 ) no lik+ = notoriety1 a tea*] ( "o ( ! grave/ subjects 9 a dignifi$ univ]sity4 ,i _h j publi%$ a l>gely circulat$ biography1 pres5t+ an exalt$ ideal ( m>riage4 ,x /ruck ! press ( ! c\ntry z a div]t+ ?+ to rev]se all ?is 9 a day1 to picture me z favor+ loose relations ( ! sexes1 & to attribute to me buffoon]y f :i* e dec5t man recoils4 8,aga91 our p seem gr[+ incapable ( tak+ a joke--or r ( tak+ any?+ else4 ,! l9e :i* p>ts lightness f reality is becom+ blurr$4 ,my lively rem>k has s]v$ z ! subject = port5t\s s]moniz+1 :ile ! e>ne/ appeal made lat] 9 my address to look ^u m>riage s]i\sly1 z t :i* gives life its be/ mean+1 has be5 ei!r pass$ by 9 sil5ce or m5tion$ z giv+ additional po9t to my nons5se4 ,! passion = faceti\sness is tak+ ! he>t out ( our p & kill+ true m]rim5t4 ,! #8funny column' has s long us$ m>riage & its accompanim5ts z a /&+ je/ t x is becom+ difficult to ?9k ( x 9 any o!r way1 & ! divorce c\rt appe>s z m]ely ! natural end ( ! com$y4 8,! "p ( ?is affair1 h[ev]1 :i* %\ld give u grave/ conc]n is ! lazy cr$ulity ( ! public4 ,!y "k ! recklessness ( j\rnalism z cle>ly z d ,i1 on :om its dirty wat] has be5 p\r$4 ,yet read]s tru/1 & j\rnal copies j\rnal1 z securely z if ! au?orities 7 q above suspicion4 ,once />t$ by ! s5sational press1 my enormities 7 tak5 up ) amaz+ swiftness by ! respectable & religi\s pap]s1 & by _m ?\s&s ( _! read]s4 ,x is ?is easy tru/ on ! "p ( ! public :i* p]petuates newspap] m5dacity4 ,:at inducem5t has a pap] to criticise its /atem5ts :5 x kn[s !y w nev] be criticis$ by its read]s8 ,no?+ 9 all ?is curi\s bus9ess has surpris$ me m ?an ! ease ) :i* ! ,am]ican p c be hoax$4 ,"o w\ld expect dec5t p]sons to put two & two toge!r1 & n to let a /ory ga9 acceptance f !m unless x _h "s relation to ! "* ( him ( :om x 0 told4 ,i please myself ) ?9k+ t if a piece ( pr(anity 7 report$ ( ,presid5t ,taft ,i %\ld ?9k no worse ( ,presid5t ,taft1 b v badly & l\dly ( t pap]4 ,b1 p]haps ,i1 too1 am an ,am]ican4 ,p]haps ,i1 too1 might re/ satisfi$ ) say+1 #8,i saw x 9 pr9t4' ,only !n ,i %\ld be unreasonable to compla9 ( bad newspap]s4 8,g4 ,h4 ,,palm]40 ,,footnotes3 #g ,see page #db4 #h ,!y seem to be int]national in/itutions if "o is to believe ! /ory ( ! ,engli% lady :o1 comp>+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates unfavorably ) h] own c\ntry1 said to an ,am]ican3 8,y h no?+ equal to our ,c5tury1 ,h>p]'s1 & ,scribn]'s40 ,^? magaz9es publi% ,engli% editions4 ,,*apt] ,,xii ,,! ,,/udy ,,( ,,lit]ature ,9 our age ( free libr>ies & *eap editions ( good books anyone :o has "t & disposition may become n m]ely a read] ( lit]ature1 b a /ud5t ( lit]ature4 ,! diff]5ce is n great1 p]haps n important2 x seems to be only a matt] ( attitude & me?od4 ,! read] op5s any book t falls 9 8 way or to :i* he is l$ = any reason1 tries a page or two ( x1 & cont9ues or n1 at pleasure4 ,! /ud5t op5s a book :i* he has delib]ately s\ght & br+s to x n only ! ta/es & moods ( ! ord9>y read]1 b a det]m9ation to "k ! book1 h[ev] mu* or little x may please him4 ,he is impell$ n only to "k ! book1 ) 8 critical faculties m or less consci\sly awake1 b to "k ! circum/ances "u :i* ! book 0 writt51 & its relation to o!r books4 ,"o may read 8,hamlet0 t5 times & "k mu* ( x by he>t & /ill n be a /ud5t ( 8,hamlet10 mu* less a /ud5t ( ,%akespe>e4 ,! /ud5t feels x necess>y to "k ! o!r plays ( ,%akespe>e1 "s ( ! o!r ,elizabe?an dramati/s1 a little ( ! hi/ory & biography ( ,%akespe>e's "t1 & some?+1 too1 ( ! be/ critical lit]ature t 8,hamlet0 has inspir$ 9 ! pa/ two c5turies4 ,! /udy ( lit]ature implies ord] & me?od 9 ! selection ( books1 & ord]ly read+ 9 turn implies en\gh s]i\sness & willful application to turn ! act ( read+1 9 "p1 f play to "w4 ,well1 !n1 x is bett] to be a /ud5t ( lit]ature ?an a m]e read]4 ,ideally t is true2 if !re 7 ye>s en\gh 9 a human life we %\ld l to be /ud5ts ( ev]y?+ "u ! sun4 ,b ! conditions ( life limit ! m]e read] on "o side & ! /ud5t on ! o!r1 & x is a "q :i* "o is ultimately ri*] 9 m9d4 ,a m]e read] w read 8,hamlet0 until he c almo/ imag9e himself /&+ on ! /age able to speak ! l9es ( any "p4 ,! /ud5t ( lit]ature w read 8,hamlet0 ?or\ghly1 inve/igate its real or suppos$ relation to ! re/ ( ! ,%akespe>ian plays1 toil ?r\gh a l>ge volume ( le>n$ notes & op9ions1 read fifty o!r ,elizabe?an trag$ies & a half doz5 volumes on ! life & works ( ,%akespe>e4 ,he is on ! way to becom+ a /ud5t ( ,%akespe>e4 ,b :ile he is /ruggl+ ) ! le>n$ notes1 ! m]e read] is read+1 say1 ,h5ley's poems2 :ile ! /ud5t is read+ ! less] plays ( ,%akespe>e1 ! m]e read] is enjoy+ ,br[n+'s trag$ies2 :ile ! /ud5t ( 8,hamlet0 is mak+ ! acqua9tance ( fifty trag$ies by ,*apman1 ,beaumont & ,flet*]1 ,jonson1 ,m>l[e1 ,web/]--less ?an t5 ( :i* are ma/]pieces--! idle read] is w&]+ ?r\gh ,/]ne's 8,tri/ram ,%&y10 t5 mod]n novels1 ! sev5? book ( 8,p>adise ,lo/0 7t noble ,*ant ( ,creation71 a beautiful new edition ( ! poems ( ,george ,h]b]t1 & "s q unrelat$ bits ( prose & v]se t happ5 to attract 8 eye4 ,:i* ( ! two has pursu$ ! happi]1 wis] c\rse8 ,ea* has sp5t 8 "t well1 & ea*1 if !re 7 m "t1 might pr(itably foll[ ! o!r's c\rse 9 addition to 8 own4 ,int5sive1 ord]ly read+1 l t ( ! /ud5t1 t5ds to make ! m9d me?odical & c]ta9ly furni%es x ) a coh]5t body ( relat$ ideas on :i* to m$itate4 ,ext5sive read+1 su* z we assume ! read]'s w be1 seems to eng5d] sup]ficiality1 & yet su* is ! nature ( books & human ?\ght t scatt]$ read+ may disclose unexpect$ & vital relations ( idea4 ,great] ef=t ( w is requir$ to keep ! /ud5t on 8 n>r[] c\rse1 & ef=t ( w is pr(itable to ! _s4 ,on ! o!r h&1 ! m9d is likely to h ke5] appetite = :at x meets on a discursive c\rse1 & x assimilates & absorbs m exhau/ively :at x approa*es ) natural1 un=c$ int]e/4 8,x is bett]10 says ,johnson1 8:5 a man reads f imm$iate incl9ation40 ,x w\ld be educational an>*y to depreciate ord]ly int5sive /udy ( any subject1 & we %all pres5tly consid] "s helpful introductions to ! me?odical /udy ( lit]ature4 ,b ,i believe t human nature & human conditions favor ! unme?odical read]1 & t he1 on ! :ole1 discov]s ! be/ uses ( books 9 ! _w z x is4 ,= 9 ! _w z x is1 we h 9 adult life ?irty1 =ty1 fifty ye>s 9 :i* to read books4 ,if we consid] ev]y?+ a book f ! little volume :i* occupies half an h\r to ! ,bible :i* _c be read ?r\gh once intellig5tly 9 "u six mon?s1 we see t ?ree books a week is a lib]al numb] = an assidu\s read]4 ,s t 9 a lifetime "o _c expect to "k m ?an five or six ?\s& books4 ,five ?\s&1 or two ?\s&1 or "o ?\s& are pl5ty = a life ( wisdom & enjoym5t4 ,! five ?\s& or ! "o ?\s& books ( ! discursive read] are likely to be at lea/ z good a collection z ! five ?\s& or ! "o ?\s& ( ! /ud5t ( lit]ature4 ,read] & /ud5t are bo? re/rict$ to a small pick+ f ! v9ey>d ( books4 ,! ord9>y read] w h sp5t a ?ird ( 8 read+ h\rs on books t h meant little to him4 ,! /ud5t w h sp5t a ?ird ( 8 "t 9 digg+ ?r\gh sapless1 fib]less volumes4 ,b ! free w&]+ read] is n di/urb$ by ! numb] ( books he has read 9 va9 or by ! va/ numb] ( int]e/+ books he has n read at all2 :]eas ! /ud5t ( lit]ature is lur$ by 8 ideal ( exhau/ive k to hurry ?r\gh books t he 8ought to "k10 & 9 desp]ation is tempt$ to ins9c]e pret5sions4 ,9 no class ( read]s does ! t5d5cy to unw>rant$ assumptions ( k %[ m comically ?an 9 ^? advanc$ /ud5ts ( books :o are call$ ,pr(essors ( ,engli% ,lit]ature4 ,prop]ly speak+1 no "o is a pr(essor ( lit]ature except ! man :o c produce some?+ wor? read+4 ,b z ! t]m is us$ x def9es a class ( tea*]s :o h sp5t mu* "t & /udy1 n z writ]s b z read]s ( books1 & :o !n set !mselves up1 or are set up 9 spite ( individual mode/y by ! artificial univ]sity sy/ems1 to 8tea*0 lit]ature4 ,! pr(essional tea*] ( lit]ature c "k only a limit$ numb] ( books4 ,& :ile he has be5 read+ 8 k9d1 8 unpr(essional neighbors1 ev5 8 /ud5ts1 are read+ _! k9d4 ,he kn[s "s lit]ature t !y d n2 !y "k "s lit]ature t he does n4 ,! *ances are t ! pr(essor & n ! lay read] w h dep>t$ ! f>!r f ! true uses ( lit]ature4 ,x is possible to read a numb] ( good books :ile ! pr(essor is /udy+ :at ano!r pr(essor says 9 reply to a ?ird pr(essor's op9ions ab\t :at ,%akespe>e meant 9 a c]ta9 passage4 ,! pr(essor ( lit]ature seems to reg>d ,%akespe>e & o!r poets z inspir$ *ildr5 :o ne$ a gr[n p]son to int]pret _! baby talk2 :]eas ! lay read] takes x = grant$ t ,%akespe>e _h m or less def9ite ideas ab\t :at he wi%$ to say & succe$$ 9 say+ x ) admirable cl>ity4 ,to be sure1 a pr(essor "h & !re may be f\nd :o is a live & virile read] ( poetry l ! re/ ( u1 & ! faults ( p$antry & pret5ti\s au?ority are n inevitable faults ( ! pr(ession z a :ole4 ,!re is1 h[ev]1 "o univ]sal fault ( ! pr(essional tea*] ( lit]ature :i* is impos$ by ! conditions ( employm5t 9 our univ]sities & is subv]sive ( ! true purpose ( colleges & ! true purposes ( lit]ature4 ,"o fundam5tal idea ( a college is to af=d a c]ta9 numb] ( s*ol>ly m5 ! means ( livelihood f college end[m5ts 9 ord] t !y may h "t to devote to books4 ,! mod]n pr(essor ( lit]ature seems to h s _m duties ( adm9i/ration & discipl9e t he has little "t to read = ! sake ( read+--:i* is ! *ief reason = read+ at all4 ,! old idea ( a univ]sity z a place :]e ! few educat$ memb]s ( society c\ld retire = /udy & intellectual communion has pass$ away1 & ! pr(essor ( lit]ature is r at a disadvantage 9 ! mod]n _w :]e !re are m educat$ p]sons outside ! univ]sities ?an 9 !m1 & :]e ! cultivat$ p]son ( leisure1 read+ lit]ature by himself1 c easily out/rip ! pr(essor4 ,pr(essor ( lit]ature8 ,z well might !re be a pr(essor ( ,life1 or a pr(essor ( ,love1 or a pr(essor ( ,wisdom4 ,lit]ature is too va/ = anyone to pr(ess x1 except+ always him :o c contribute to x4 ,ev5 if our pr(essors ( lit]ature 7 a m capable class ( m51 !y w\ld /ill be anomal\s memb]s ( society1 = !y are try+ to d an anomal\s ?+1 ma9ta9 !mselves 9 au?ority on a subject :i* is op5 to ev]ybody 9 a _w ( books & libr>ies4 ,& !y are work+ "u conditions n only n helpful1 b di/9ctly unfavorable to a true k & enjoym5t ( lit]ature1 z comp>$ ) ! conditions ( ! p]son ( equal intellig5ce outside ! college4 ,my purpose is n s mu* to dispraise ! lit]>y dep>tm5ts ( univ]sities z to praise a _w :i* has gr[n s ri* 9 opportunities t ! univ]sities are no long] ! unique lead]s 9 lit]ature or ! seats ( ! be/ k ab\t x4 ,our ma/]s are on ! %elves & n 9 ! colleges4 7,c>lyle1 ,em]son1 & ,rusk9 all said t1 & x 0 said be=e !m47 ,)\t go+ to college we c become /ud5ts ( lit]ature1 pr(essors ( lit]ature1 if we h ! tal5t & ! w4 ,i d n say or mean t we %\ld n g to college if we c4 ,i mean t we c /ay away f college if we mu/ & /ill be z wise & happy read]s ( books z ^? ba*elors ( arts :o h sat = f\r ye>s or m "u 8pr(essors ( lit]ature40 ,if my advice 7 s\ght on ?is po9t1 ,i %\ld advise e boy & girl to g to college if possible1 b to take few c\rses 9 ,engli% lit]ature & ,engli% composition4 ,"o great advantage ( a college c\rse is t x (f]s f\r ye>s ( comp>ative leisure1 ( fre$om f ! day's "w ( ! breadw9n]2 & 9 ^? f\r ye>s ! /ud5t1 ) a good libr>y at h&1 c read = himself4 ,i %\ld advise ! /ud5t to take c\rses 9 =eign languages1 hi/ory1 economics1 & ! sci5ces1 ?+s :i* c be taught 9 classrooms & laboratories & are usually taught by exp]ts4 ,!re is no ne$ ( li/5+ to a pr(essor ( ,engli% :o disc\rses ab\t ,walt] ,scott & ,%akespe>e2 we c read !m )\t assi/ance4 ,lit]ature is a univ]sal possession among p ( g5]al intellig5ce4 ,x is made1 fo/]$1 & enjoy$ by m5 :o are n pr(essors ( lit]ature 9 ! mean+less s5se2 x is writt5 = & address$ to p :o are n pr(essors ( lit]ature2 & x is und]/ood & appreciat$1 ,i d>e affirm1 by no intellig5t1 cultivat$ class 9 ! _w less c]ta9ly1 less directly1 less pr(itably ?an by pr(essors ( lit]ature 9 ! mod]n ,am]ican college4 ,well1 we may leave our little decl>ation ( indep5d5ce f ^? :o are suppos$ to be au?orities 9 lit]ature1 & turn+ f !m n too disrespectfully1 g our own way4 ,let u be read]s ( lit]ature4 ,! /udy ( lit]ature w take c>e ( itself4 ,we _c expect to "k z mu* ab\t ! s\rces ( 8,hamlet0 z ,pr(essor ,pupp5dorf ?9ks he kn[s4 ,nei!r c we hope to br+ z mu* imag9ation to our read+ z ,lamb br\ght to 84 ,b ( ! two ma/]s we %all foll[ ,lamb1 :o 0 n a pr(essor1 nor ev51 x seems1 a /ud5t ( lit]ature1 b only a read]4 ,if we happ5 to be int]e/$ 9 ,pr(essor ,smi?'s ideas ( ,milton1 we c 9 ?ree or f\r h\rs read 8 h&book on ! subject1 or1 bett]1 ! o!r h&book f :i* he got 8 ideas4 ,= ! pr(essors d n keep _! wisdom = _! /ud5ts 9 class2 !y live1 9 spite ( !mselves1 9 a mod]n _w & publi% = ! g5]al read] all ! k !y h--& a little m4 ,we c foll[ ! pr(essors1 if we *oose1 9 ! libr>ies4 ,b probably !re w be m wisdom & happ9ess 9 foll[+ ,lamb or ,/ev5son1 or "s o!r read] :o 0 n a pr(essor2 !y tread a broad] highway & nev] =get :at books are made =4 ,we may well foll[ ,dr4 ,s4 ,m4 ,cro!rs1 8,! ,g5tle ,read]10 :o seems to h be5 enjoy+ books all 8 life & /ill enjoys !m1 ?\gh he lives ne> a great univ]sity4 ,ano!r g5ial guide & c\nselor1 ^: company ! y\ng] g5]ation might well seek (t51 is ,mr4 ,h[ells4 ,he is a pr(essor ( lit]ature 9 ! real s5se1 because he makes x4 ,he is also a read] ^: en?usiasms are fre% & individual4 ,_m ( 8 record$ impressions ( contemporane\s books are buri$ 9 an obscure magaz9e1 & 8 retic5ce has its disadvantages 9 an age :5 too _m inept voices *att] ab\t books4 ,b he reads books & writes ab\t !m because he likes !m1 & s 8 acc\nts ( 8 read+ are ri* 9 sugge/ion4 ,mo/ ( ! au!ntic pr(essors ( lit]ature1 t is1 ! m5 :o h produc$ lit]ature1 h be5 read]s r ?an /ud5ts ( books4 ,keats1 ,i am q sure1 _h nei!r opportunity nor incl9ation to make a =mal /udy ( books1 ev5 ( ! old poets f :om 8 g5ius drew its su/5ance4 ,he seems n to h /udi$ ,hom] or ! ,engli% translation by ! ,elizabe?an poet1 ,george ,*apman4 ,he calls 8 sonnet 8,on ,fir/ ,look+ ,into ,*apman's ,hom]40 ,y see1 he only read x1 only 8look$ into0 x1 j l an ord9>y read]4 ,b he 0 n ord9>y1 he 0 a poet1 & s he c\ld write ?is ( 8 exp]i5ce z a read]3 ,mu* h ,i travel'd 9 ! realms ( gold1 ,& _m goodly /ates & k+doms se52 ,r\nd _m we/]n isl&s h ,i be51 ,:i* b>ds 9 fealty to ,apollo hold4 ,(t ( "o wide expanse _h ,i be5 told1 ,t deep-br[$ ,hom] rul$ z 8 demesne2 ,yet nev] did ,i brea! its pure s]5e ,till ,i he>d ,*apman speak out l\d & bold3 ,!n felt ,i l "s wat*] ( ! skies ,:5 a new planet swims into 8 k52 ,or l /\t ,cortez :5 ) eagle eyes ,he />$ at ! ,pacific--& all 8 m5 ,look$ at ea* o!r ) a wild surmise-- ,sil5t1 ^u a peak 9 ,d>i54 ,some?+ l t exp]i5ce ambu%es ! road ( any read]1 ! mo/ commonplace ( u4 ,we1 too1 c travel 9 ! realms ( gold4 ,only ?ree or f\r m5 are born 9 a c5tury :o c\ld express ! exp]i5ce s f9ely z t4 ,b ! brea?less adv5ture c be ours1 ev5 if we _c write ab\t x4 ,! great writ]s !mselves are ! be/ guides to "o ano!r1 = !y h kept ! read]'s po9t ( view--!y _h too mu* imag9ation1 z a rule1 to desc5d to any o!r po9t ( view4 ,we conjecture t ,%akespe>e 0 an omnivor\s read]4 ,& s1 c]ta9ly1 7 ,milton1 ,br[n+1 ,t5nyson1 ,%elley1 ,c>lyle1 ,george ,eliot1 ,macaulay4 ,ne>ly all ! great writ]s h be51 ( c\rse1 life-long1 assidu\s /ud5ts ( ! te*nical *>act]i/ics ( c]ta9 k9ds ( lit]ature f :i* !y 7 le>n+ _! art4 ,! poet mu/ /udy ! poets2 ! noveli/ mu/ /udy ! noveli/s4 ,b ! creative arti/ is usually f> f be+ a sci5tific or me?odical /ud5t ( lit]ature z x is laid out 7sugge/ive words671 9 h&books & c\rses4 ,! nature ( lit]ature & ! exp]i5ce ( ! mak]s ( x seem to confirm u 9 ! belief t books are to be read1 to be und]/ood & enjoy$ z !y come to "o's h&s1 & n jamm$ into text-book diagrams ( p]iods & cycles & s*ools4 ,! great writ]s ( our race1 ^? obvi\sly :o "k mo/ ab\t lit]ature1 seem to h tak5 _! books z !y took life1 j z !y happ5$ to come4 ,!y 7 w&]]s1 n t\ri/s4 ,& ?\gh we %all nev] see z mu* by ! way z !y did & h n ! p[] to travel s f>1 we c roam ?r\gh 8_m goodly /ates & k+doms0 & be sure ( inspir+ enc\nt]s1 if only a small corn] ( our nature is capable ( be+ inspir$4 ,b z travel]s 9 l&s ( beauty & adv5ture may pr(itably sp5d an h\r a day 9 se>*+ ! guide books = facts ab\t :at !y h se5 & directions = f9d+ ! mo/ int]e/+ places1 s ! read]1 )\t sacrific+ 8 _s ( fre$om1 may well equip himself ) a few h&books ( lit]ature4 ,suppose t ,keats has int]e/$ u 9 ,*apman's ,hom]4 ,let u f9d out :o ,*apman 0 & :5 he liv$4 ,a fairly reliable book 9 :i* to seek = him is ,pr(essor ,george ,sa9tsbury's 8,hi/ory ( ,elizabe?an ,lit]ature40 ,x is "o ( a s]ies ( hi/ories 9 :i* ! volume on 8,e>ly ,engli% ,lit]ature0 is by ,mr4 ,/op=d ,brooke1 & ! volume on 8,engli% ,lit]ature ( ! ,eighte5? ,c5tury0 is by ,mr4 ,edmund ,gosse4 ,we f9d 9 ,sa9tsbury's h&book t5 pages ( biography & criticism ( ,*apman & extracts f 8 poetry4 ,?is is en\gh to give a little notion ( ,*apman's place 9 lit]ature & to sugge/ to ! ord9>y read] :e!r ,*apman is a writ] he w wi% to "k m fully4 ,we f9d among ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury's comm5ts on ,*apman ! foll[+3 8,! spl5did sonnet ( ,keats te/ifies to ! influ5ce :i* 8 "w long _h on ^? ,engli%m5 :o 7 unable to read ,hom] 9 ! orig9al4 ,a f9e essay ( ,mr4 ,sw9burne's has done1 = ! fir/ "t1 ju/ice to 8 g5]al lit]>y p[]s1 & a v +5i\s &1 among su* haz>d\s ?+s1 unusually probable conjecture ( ,mr4 ,m9to's id5tifies him ) ! #8rival poet' ( ,%akespe>e's sonnets4 ,b ^! are adv5titi\s claims to fame4 ,:at is n subject to su* d$uction is ! ass]tion t ,*apman 0 a great ,engli%man :o1 :ile exemplify+ ! traditional claim ( great ,engli%m5 to orig9ality1 indep5d5ce1 & v]satility ( "w1 escap$ at once ! ,engli% t5d5cy to lack ( s*ol>%ip1 & to ignorance ( contempor>y cont95tal a*ievem5ts1 0 entirely free f ! fatal ,phili/9ism 9 ta/e & 9 politics1 & 9 o!r matt]s1 :i* has be5 ! curse ( our race1 0 a ,royali/1 a lov]1 a s*ol>1 & has left u at once "o ( ! mo/ volum9\s & peculi> collections ( "w t /& to ! cr$it ( any lit]>y man ( 8 c\ntry40 ,"h1 9 ?is p>agraph1 we /& neck-deep 9 ! /udy ( lit]ature1 its exhil>at+ eddies ( op9ion1 its m9d-/r5g!n+ difficulties1 & also1 we mu/ confess1 its h>mless dang]s & absurdities4 ,let u run ov] ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury's s5t5ces aga9 & see :i!r !y take u4 ,keats's sonnet--we h j read t--:i* ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury says1 te/ifies to ! influ5ce ( ,*apman = a long "t on ,engli%m5 :o c\ld n read ,greek1 really does no?+ ( ! sort4 ,x te/ifies only t ,keats met ,*apman1 & ! mom5t\s meet+ took place1 9 po9t ( fact1 at a "t :5 ! int]e/ 9 ,elizabe?an poetry 0 reviv+ aft] a c5tury t pref]r$ ,pope's 8,iliad0 to ,*apman's4 ,h&book mak]s sometimes g to sleep & make /atem5ts l t1 & x is j z well t !y d1 = _! nodd+s tumble !m f _! ,olympian elevations to our level & help to make !m intelligible to ! common run ( mortals4 ,! m5tion ( ,sw9burne's essay is an int]e/+ clue to foll[4 ,8 rec5t dea? 7#aiji7 has occasion$ mu* talk ab\t him1 & at lea/ 8 "n is famili>1 & ! fact t he 0 a great poet4 ,x is int]e/+ to discov] t he 0 also a critic ( ,elizabe?an poetry4 ,we are ?us l$ to an important mod]n critic & poet z a result ( hav+ /ruck f a side pa? into a hi/ory ( ,elizabe?an lit]ature4 ,mr4 ,m9to's conjecture t ,*apman 0 ! 8rival poet0 ( ,%akespe>e's sonnets is valuable because x w take u to ^? sonnets1 & w give u our fir/ ta/e ( ! great hodge-podge ( conjectures & +5i\s guesses :i* con/itute a l>ge "p ( ! 8/udy ( lit]ature0 & are s delightful & /imulat+ to lose oneself 94 ,aft] y h read ,%akespe>e's sonnets & a biography ( ,%akespe>e & ! :ole ( ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury's book1 y c pick out "s o!r ,elizabe?an poet & conjecture t he is ! rival to :om ,%akespe>e enigmatically alludes4 ,nei!r y nor anyone else w ev] be sure :o has guess$ "r4 ,b t matt]s little4 ,! value ( ! game1 :atev] its fooli% aspects1 is t int]e/ 9 a problem ( lit]ature or lit]>y biography cultivates y\r m9d1 keeps y read+1 s entangles y 9 books & ! ?+s relat+ to books t1 l ,mr4 ,kipl+'s h]o1 y c't drop x if y tri$4 ,! rew>ds ( su* an int]e/ are lifelong & satisfy+1 ev5 if ! solution is unatta9able or n really wor? atta9+4 ,! lit]>y problem is a *angeful w9d t keeps "o =ev] sail+ ! sea ( books4 ,! re/ ( ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury's rem>ks1 ^? ab\t ,engli% "*1 h ?is significance = u3 ,"o _c read books1 or /udy lit]>y problems1 )\t /udy+ ! p :o produc$ !m4 ,! /udy ( lit]ature is ! /udy ( national *>act]i/ics4 ,! reason we ,am]icans "k s mu* m ab\t ! ,engli% ?an ! ,engli% "k ab\t u1 is t we h be5 br\ght up on ,engli% lit]ature1 :ile ! ,engli%man has only begun to read our lit]ature4 ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury's reflections on ! ,phili/9ism ( ! ,engli% op5 at once to ! read] l>ge que/ions1 philosophic 9 _! nature1 b n too philosophic = any ord9>y p]son to ?9k ab\t1 ! "q ( ! relation ( ,engli% lit]ature to ,cont95tal lit]ature1 & ! "q :e!r ! ,engli%1 :o h produc$ ! greate/ ( all mod]n poetry1 are 9 comp>ison ) _! neighbors a notably poetic race4 ,"o ( ! be/ works on ,engli% lit]ature = ! /ud5t to read & possess1 t by ! ,fr5*man ,ta9e 7! ,engli% translation is excell5t71 is bas$ on a philosophic inquiry into ! nature ( ! ,engli% p4 ,!re is1 s f> z ,i "k1 no analog\s /udy ( ,am]ican lit]ature1 ?\gh ,pr(essor ,b>rett ,w5dell's 8,lit]>y ,hi/ory ( ,am]ica0 might h develop$ into su* a book if ! au?or _h tak5 pa9s to ?9k out "s ( 8 clev]1 fugitive sugge/ions4 ,! be/ books on ! lit]ature ( our c\ntry :i* ,i h se5 are ,pr(essor ,*>les ,f4 ,ri*>dson's 8,am]ican ,lit]ature0 & ! 8,manual10 edit$ by ,mr4 ,!odore ,/anton = ! ,g]man ,tau*nitz edition ( ,briti% & ,am]ican au?ors1 & publi%$ 9 ?is c\ntry by ! ,putnams4 ,well1 we h ent]$ ! classroom 9 :i* ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury is disc\rs+ ( ,elizabe?an lit]ature1 we h ent]$1 s to speak1 by ! side door4 ,if our nature is at all %ap$ to receive pr(it & enjoym5t f ! /udy ( books1 we %all be curi\s to see f read+ ! :ole ( ,mr4 ,sa9tsbury's book :at has l$ up to ,*apman & :at writ]s succe$ him4 ,( ! v>i\s ways 9 :i* au?ors may be gr\p$ = analysis ! hi/orical is ! be/ = ! "y /ud5t2 & x is on ! hi/orical s*eme ( division t mo/ /udies ( lit]ature are bas$4 ,a v useful s]ies ( books has be5 begun "u ! editor%ip ( ,pr(essor ,william ,a4 ,neilson 9 :i* ea* volume deals ) a class ( lit]ature1 "o ) ! essay1 "o ) ! drama1 "o ) ballads1 & s on4 ,?is s]ies1 int5d$ = advanc$ /ud5ts1 w probably n be ! be/ = ! beg9n]1 ?\gh x is (t5 true t works int5d$ = advanc$ read]s are ! v be/ = ! "y1 & t books = "y read]s entirely fail z introductions to m ?or\gh /udies4 ,! read] :o is really int]e/$ 9 trac+ out ! relations betwe5 writ]s w 9 good "t wi% to read /udies ( lit]ature made on ! hi/oric plan & also "s :i* survey g5]ic divisions ( lit]ature4 ,! two me?ods int]sect at "r angles4 ,! ma9 ?or\ghf>e ( lit]>y /udy :i* runs f ! e>ly /ory-tell]s ?r\gh ,field+ & ,?ack]ay to ,h>dy & ,george ,m]$i?1 crosses ! o!r great ?or\ghf>es3 ! "o :i* foll[s ! relations betwe5 ,field+1 ,gray1 ,johnson1 & ,burke & o!r great m5 ( t age2 ! "o :i* makes its way ?r\gh ! age ( ,wordswor? & passes f ,burns's cottage to ,scott's ,abbotts=d2 & ! "o ?r\gh ! age ( ,victoria4 ,?is has be5 survey$ z f> z ,george ,m]$i?1 & ! critics are busily putt+ up ! f5ces & ! sign po/s4 ,9 view ( ! limitations :i* m]e "t imposes on ! numb] ( books :i* any individual may /udy1 we %all resolve e>ly n to attempt ! impossible1 n to try to /udy ) great intimacy ! entire range ( lit]ature4 ,! ?+ to d is to select1 or to all[ our natural drift ( m9d to select = u1 "o p]iod ( lit]ature1 or "o gr\p1 or "o writ] 9 a p]iod4 ,9 t5 ye>s ( leisurely b ?\ghtful read+1 aft] ! day's "w is done1 "o c "k1 s f> z "o's giv5 capacity w admit1 z mu* ab\t ,%akespe>e z any ,%akespe>e s*ol>1 t is1 z mu* t is ess5tial & wor? kn[+4 ,n t t5 ye>s w exhau/ ,%akespe>e or any o!r great poet1 b !y w suffice = ! lay+ ( a f\ndation ( k complete & adequate = ! individual read]1 & on t f\ndation ! individual c build 8 p]sonal k ( ! poet1 a /ructure 9 :i* ! mat]ials furni%$ by o!r /ud5ts become ( decreas+ importance4 ,!re is a /ory ( a ,fr5* s*ol> :o made up 8 m9d to write a great book on ,%akespe>e4 ,9 prep>ation he resolv$ to read all t _h be5 writt5 ab\t ! poet4 ,he f\nd t ! accumulation ( books on ,%akespe>e 9 ! ,p>is libr>ies 0 a qu>ry :i* he c\ld n excavate 9 a lifetime1 & m appall+ /ill1 contempor>y s*ol>s & critics 7 produc+ books fa/] ?an he c\ld read !m4 ,?is /ory %\ld console & in/ruct u4 ,we _c read all t has be5 writt5 ab\t ,%akespe>e2 nei!r c ! pr(essional ,%akespe>ians4 ,b we c all read en\gh4 ,two or ?ree books a ye> = t5 ye>s w1 ,i am sure1 put any /ud5t 9 possession ( ! be/ ?\ght ( ! _w on ,%akespe>e or any o!r writ]4 ,! multitude ( works are repetiti\s1 "o volume repeats ! be/ ( a hundr$ o!rs1 & mo/ ( !m are wa/e matt]1 ev5 = ! speciali/ :o va9ly /rives to dige/ !m4 ,! ?+ = u to le>n e>ly is n to be appall$ by ! miles ( %elves full ( books1 b to reg>d !m 9 a *e]ful _s1 to look at !m z an int]m9able supply ( spiritual food & dr9k1 a com=t+ abundance t %all n tempt u to be g\rm&s4 ,i am conv9c$ t "y p are (t5 det]r$ f ! /udy ( books by pr(essional /ud5ts :o preside ov] ! long %elves 9 ! twilight ( libr>ies--bl9k+ high prie/s ( lit]ature :o seem to say3 8,ah6 "y seek] ( k1 "h is ! my/]y ( my/]ies1 :]e only a few ( u aft] long & bl9d+ /udy are qualifi$ to dwell4 ,= five & =ty ye>s ,i h be5 /udy+ ,%akespe>e--:isp] ! "n 9 rev]5ce1 n = him1 b = me--& ,i h f\nd t 9 ! #8,w9t]'s ,tale' a c]ta9 comma has be5 misplac$ by prec$+ high prie/s1 & ! l9e %\ld read ?us & s40 ,well1 if y g inside & op5 a few w9d[s to let ! light & air 91 y are likely to f9d1 sitt+ 9 "o ( ! airie/ recesses1 an acqua9tance ( y\rs1 q an ord9>y p]son1 :o has read ! 8,w9t]'s ,tale0 = only five ye>s1 has n bo!r$ 8 head ab\t t bless$ comma1 c tell y ?+s ab\t ! play t ! high prie/ w\ld n f9d out 9 a million ye>s1 & is us+ ! high prie/'s late/ disquisition = a pap] weight4 ,s approa* y\r ,%akespe>e1 if he be ! poet y select = special /udy 9 ! next t5 ye>s1 9 a light-he>t$ & confid5t _s4 ,he is a my/]y1 b he is n pa/ f9d+ out1 & ! elem5ts ( my/]y t baffle1 t des]ve respect1 are ^? :i* he *ose to wrap ab\t himself & 8 "w4 ,! my/]ies :i* o!rs h hung ab\t him are mo?-eat5 hang+s or mod]n slazy drap]ies t te> at a vigor\s t\*4 ,if y he> le>n$ lit]>y mutt]+ beh9d ! arras & plunge y\r sword ?r\gh1 y w kill1 n ! k+1 b a comm5tator ,polonius4 ,anyone 9 ! leisure ( 8 ev5+s1 or ( 8 days1 if he is =tunate en\gh to h unoccupi$ sunlit h\rs1 may ma/] any poet 9 ! language to :i* we h be5 born4 ,no?+ is necess>y to ?is /udy b a lit]ate1 intellig5t m9d1 ! text ( ! poet & su* books z "o c get 9 ! libr>ies or ) "o's p9 money4 ,& 9 select+ ! books "o has only to beg9 at r&om & foll[ ! lead ( ! books !mselves4 ,any text ( 8,macbe?0 w give ref]5ces to all ! critical works t anyone ne$s & !y 9 turn w po9t to all ! re/4 ,y d n ne$ a laboratory c\rse 9 philology 9 ord] to read y\r poet & to "k him1 to "k him at lea/ z well z ! philologi/ kn[s him1 to "k him bett]1 if y h a sp>k ( poetic imag9ation4 ,!re is no democracy s natural1 s real1 & s increas+ly popul\s z ! democracy ( /udi\s read]s4 ,we ackn[l$ge div9ity 9 man1 9 our poet above all1 & we see flick]+s ( div9ity 9 ! r>e read] :o is a critic4 ,b we d n ackn[l$ge ! div9e "r ( ,%akespe>ian s*ol>s or ( any o!r self-con/itut$ au?orities 9 books4 ,9 our lit]>y /ate ! s*ol>s are n our ma/]s b our s]vants4 ,we rejoice t !y are at "w & n[ & aga9 turn up = u a useful piece ( k4 ,b !y _c monopolize k ( ! poets4 ,t is op5 to any ( u1 & x is atta9able ) f> less labor ?an ! s*ol>s h l$ u to believe4 ,! selection ( a s+le writ] = special /udy1 a selection op5 to u all1 %\ld n be made 9 ha/e4 ,x %\ld be a 8natural selection0 det]m9$ gradually & unaw>es4 ,x w n d to say3 8,i w n[ beg9 to /udy ,%akespe>e = t5 ye>s40 ,t ,new ,ye>'s resolution w n survive ! fir/ ( ,febru>y4 ,b z y br[se among books y may f9d y\rself especially drawn to "s "o ( ! poets or prose writ]s4 ,foll[ y\r ma/] :5 y f9d him4 ,9 ! meantime y c get a g5]al idea ( ! developm5t ( ,engli% lit]ature & ! place ( ! *ief writ]s4 ,a good me?od is to read selections f ,engli% prose & poetry gr\p$ 9 hi/orical sequ5ce4 ,! volumes ( prose edit$ by ,h5ry ,craik & ,w>d's 8,engli% ,poets0 af=d an adequate survey ( ,briti% lit]ature4 ,c>p5t]'s 8,am]ican ,prose0 & ,/$man's 8,am]ican ,an?ology0 con/itute an excell5t introduction to ! bran* ( ,engli% lit]ature produc$ on ?is side ( ! wat]4 ,! volumes ( selections may be accompani$ by ! hi/orical h&books already m5tion$1 :i* deal ) lit]>y p]iods1 or by "o ( ! hi/ories :i* cov] all ! c5turies ( ,engli% au?ors1 su* z ,sa9tsbury's 8,%ort ,hi/ory10 or ,/op=d ,brooke's 8,engli% ,lit]ature40 ,! /ud5t %\ld gu>d aga9/ sp5d+ too l>ge a portion ( 8 "t read+ ab\t lit]ature in/ead ( read+ ! lit]ature itself4 ,b a sy/ematic review ( ! hi/ory ( a national lit]ature has great value1 ap>t f ! enjoym5t ( lit]ature2 x is1 if no?+ m1 a c\rse 9 hi/ory & biography4 ,i h f\nd t ! /udy ( a h&book ( a =eign lit]ature 9 :i* ,i c\ld n hope to read ext5sively 0 9 effect a /udy ( ! developm5t ( ! =eign nation4 ,i nev] read a bett] hi/ory ( ,rome ?an ,j4 ,w4 ,mackail's 8,lat9 ,lit]ature40 ,! /ud5t :o c read ,fr5* w receive pleasure & pr(it f ,petit de ,julleville's 8,littrature ,franaise0 or f ! %ort] 8,petit ,hi/oire0 ( ,m4 ,delph9e ,duval4 ,ev]yone w /udy lit]ature 9 8 own way1 keep ! attitude :i* 8 own nature det]m9es1 & = t matt] ! nature ( ! individual w det]m9e :e!r he %all /udy lit]ature at all4 ,i w\ld make "o la/ sugge/ion to ! eag] /ud5t3 ,let y\r /udy be dilig5t & z s]i\s z may be1 b d n let x be solemn4 ,i once att5d$ a lecture on lit]ature giv5 to a mix$ audi5ce1 t is1 an audi5ce compos$ ma9ly ( ladies4 ,! lecture 0 n bad 9 its way2 x conta9$ a good deal ( useful in=mation1 b at times x rem9d$ me ( ! disc\rses on 8t]ew?0 by ,mr4 ,*adb& 9 8,bleak ,h\se40 ,x 0 ! audi5ce t 0 oppressive4 ,! ladies 7 n1 s f> z ,i c\ld see1 ent]ta9$1 b !y _h paid _! money = a dose ( light1 lit]ature & culture & !y meant to h x4 ,s !y sat ) looks ( solemn det]m9ation devot$ly tak+ 9 e ^w4 ,two ladies ne> me 7 n solemn2 !y conceal$ _! re/iv5ess & ma9ta9$ a respectful b n q att5tive demeanor4 ,z ,i foll[$ !m out1 ,i he>d "o ( !m say1 8,w\ld n ,fal/aff h ro>$ to he> himself talk$ ab\t t way08 ,i once he>d a class rebuk$ = laugh+ al\d at some?+ funny 9 ,*auc]4 ,! classroom 0 a s]i\s place & ! pr(essor 0 work+4 ,b ,*auc] did n int5d to be s]i\s at t mom5t4 ,on ano!r occasion ! pr(essor rem>k$ t x 0 well t ,*auc] _h n subject$ 8 g5ius to ! dead5+ effect ( ! univ]sities ( 8 "t1 & x occurr$ to me !n t he w\ld h f>$ ab\t z well 9 a m$ieval univ]sity z 8 poems 7 f>+ 9 a mod]n "o4 ,( c\rse we take lit]ature s]i\sly2 by a k9d ( p>adox we take humor\s lit]ature s]i\sly4 ,b solemnity is seldom 9 place :5 "o is read+ or /udy+ books4 ,! h\rs ( h>d "w & delib]ate application :i* are necess>y to a /udy ( lit]ature %\ld be joy\s h\rs1 & ! only appropriate solemnity is t directly inspir$ by ! poets & prose writ]s :5 !y are solemn4 ,,li/ ,,( ,,works ,,on ,,lit]ature ,supplem5t>y to ,*apt] ,,xii ,bel[ are giv5 ! titles ( a few books helpful to ! /ud5t ( lit]ature & lit]>y hi/ory4 ,,hiram ,,corson4 ,aims ( ,lit]>y ,/udy4 ,,fr$]ic ,,h>rison4 ,*oice ( ,books & ,o!r ,lit]>y ,pieces4 ,,george ,,edw>d ,b4 ,,sa9tsbury4 ,a ,%ort ,hi/ory ( ,engli% ,lit]ature4 ,,/op=d ,,augu/us ,,brooke4 ,engli% ,lit]ature4 ,,william ,,m9to4 ,manual ( ,engli% ,prose ,lit]ature4 ,,william ,,vaughn ,,moody ,,& ,,rob]t ,,morss ,,lovett4 ,hi/ory ( ,engli% ,lit]ature4 ,rem>kable among books = s*ools on acc\nt ( its excell5t lit]>y /yle4 ,,hippolyte ,,adolphe ,,ta9e4 ,hi/ory ( ,engli% ,lit]ature4 ,philosophical criticism = advanc$ read]s4 ,,/op=d ,,augu/us ,,brooke4 ,e>ly ,engli% ,lit]ature4 ,,george ,,edw>d ,b4 ,,sa9tsbury4 ,elizabe?an ,lit]ature4 ,,john ,,add+ton ,,symonds4 ,%akespe>e's ,pr$ecessors 9 ! ,engli% ,drama4 ,,george ,g4 ,,gre5wood4 ,! ,%akespe>e ,problem ,re/at$4 ,?is "w gives a tru/wor?y appraisal ( _m mod]n works on ,%akespe>e4 7,see page #aff ( ?is ,guide47 ,,john ,,*urton ,,coll9s4 ,/udies 9 ,%akespe>e4 ,,edmund ,,william ,,gosse4 ,jacobean ,poets4 ,f ,%akespe>e to ,pope4 ,a ,hi/ory ( ,eighte5? ,c5tury ,lit]ature4 ,,francis ,b4 ,,gumm]e4 ,h&book ( ,poetics4 ,,?omas ,,seccombe4 ,! ,age ( ,johnson4 ,,walt] ,,bagehot4 ,lit]>y ,/udies4 ,,*>les ,,francis ,,ri*>dson4 ,am]ican ,lit]ature4 ,9 "o volume1 9 ! popul> edition4 ,,!odore ,,/anton 7& o!rs74 ,manual ( ,am]ican ,lit]ature4 ,,edw>d ,,d[d54 ,hi/ory ( ,fr5* ,lit]ature4 ,,f]d9& ,,bruneti,,re4 ,manual ( ! ,hi/ory ( ,fr5* ,lit]ature4 ,9 ! ,engli% translation4 ,,delph9e ,,duval4 ,petite ,hi/oire de la ,littrature ,franaise4 ,9 ,hea?'s ,mod]n ,language ,s]ies4 ,,petit ,,de ,,julleville4 ,littrature ,franaise4 ,bo? ! =ego+ works are 9 easy ,fr5*4 ,,r5 ,,d\mic4 ,contempor>y ,fr5* ,noveli/s4 ,9 ! ,engli% translation4 ,,h5ry ,,james4 ,fr5* ,poets & ,noveli/s4 ,,kuno ,,francke4 ,hi/ory ( ,g]man ,lit]ature4 ,,gilb]t ,,murray4 ,hi/ory ( ,anci5t ,greek ,lit]ature4 ,,john ,,p5tl& ,,mahaffy4 ,hi/ory ( ,classical ,greek ,lit]ature4 ,,john ,,william ,,mackail4 ,lat9 ,lit]ature4 ,,*apt] ,,xiii ,,sci5ce ,,& ,,philosophy ,if !re is "o c5tral idea :i* x is hop$ a "y read] might f9d 9 ! =ego+ pages1 x is ?is3 t lit]ature is = ev]yone1 "y or old1 :o has ! capacity to enjoy x1 t no special fitness is requir$ b ! gift ( a little imag9ation1 t no p>ticul> tra9+ c prep>e u = ! read+ ( books except ! v act ( read+4 ,= lit]ature is address$ to ! imag9ation2 t is1 a "w :i* t\*es ! imag9ation becomes ,lit]ature z di/+ui%$ f all o!r pr9t$ ?+s4 ,by virtue ( its imag9ation x becomes p]man5t1 x rema9s intelligible to ! human be+ ( e race & age1 ! only conditions ( intelligibility be+ t ! read] %all be lit]ate & t ! book %all be 9 ! language 9 :i* ! read] has be5 br\ght up or 9 a =eign tongue :i* he has le>n$ to read4 ,we h insi/$ on a k9d ( lib]ty1 equality1 & union 9 ! _w ( writ]s & read]s1 & h1 p]haps ne$lessly1 made a decl>ation ( indep5d5ce aga9/ all s*ol>s1 philosoph]s1 & !ori/s :o try to put ob/acles 9 our way & arrogate to !mselves exclusive rights & privileges1 special und]/&+s ( ! _w's lit]ature4 ,we believe t lit]ature is int5d$ = ev]ybody & t x is address$ to ev]ybody by ! creative m9d ( art4 ,we believe t all read]s are equal 9 ! pres5ce ( a book or "w ( art1 b we ha/ily qualify ?is1 z we mu/ qualify ! political doctr9e ( equality4 ,no two m5 are really equal1 no two p]sons w get ! same pleasure & b5efit f any book4 ,b ! inequalities are natural & n artificial4 ,( a ?\s& p]sons ( all ages :o read ! 8,iliad10 ! hundr$ :o get ! mo/ out ( x w include m51 wom51 & *ildr51 "s :o h 8high]0 education & "s :o h n1 well-in=m$ m5 & un9=m$ boys4 ,! hundr$ w be ^? :o h ! mo/ imag9ation4 ,! boy ( f\rte5 :o has an active intellig5ce c und]/& ,%akespe>e bett] ?an ! lea/ imag9ative ( ^? :o h tak5 ! degree ( ,doctor ( ,philosophy 9 ,engli% at our univ]sities4 ,! man ( imag9ation1 ev5 if he has tak5 ! degree ( ,doctor ( ,philosophy1 w f9d deep] delight & wisdom 9 ,%akespe>e ?an ! un9=m$ boy4 ,read]s diff] 9 individual capacities & 9 ! ext5t ( _! exp]i5ce 9 intellectual matt]s4 ,b class diff]5ces1 especially s*ool-made diff]5ces1 are swept away by ! p[] ( lit]ature1 :i* abhors iness5tial di/9ctions & goes direct to ! human intellig5ce4 ,! direct appeal ( lit]ature to ! human intellig5ce & human emotions is :at we mean by our pr9ciple ( union4 ,no?+ c divorce u f ! poet if we h a sp>k ( poetry 9 u4 ,! contact ( m9d betwe5 poet & read] is imm$iate1 & is effect$ )\t any g-betwe51 any int]cessor or critical negotiator4 ,n[1 :at happ5s to ! pr9ciples ( our decl>ation ( indep5d5ce & ! con/itution ( our democracy ( read]s :5 we op5 to a page ( "o ( ,d>w9's works on biology1 or a page ( ! philosoph] ,plato1 & f9d t we d n get ! s5se ( x at all8 ,we c und]/& ! 8,iliad10 ! 8,book ( ,job10 8,macbe?10 8,fau/02 !y mean some?+ to u1 ev5 if we d n receive _! :ole import4 ,b "h1 9 two great ?9k]s :o h influ5c$ ! :ole intellectual _w1 ,plato & ,d>w91 we come ^u pages t to u mean absolutely no?+4 ,! works ( ,plato & ,d>w9 are c]ta9ly lit]ature4 ,b !y are some?+ else besides3 !y are sci5ce1 & ! und]/&+ ( !m dep5ds on a k ( ! sci5ce t w5t be=e ! p>ticul> pages t are s mean+less to u4 ,"h is a k9d ( lit]ature1 ! m]e read+ ( :i* requires special tra9+4 ,we may call ?is ! ,lit]ature ( ,in=mation z di/+ui%$ f ! ,lit]ature ( ,imag9ation4 ,! di/9ction is n %>p2 a book leans to "o side or ! o!r ( ! l9e1 b x does n fall cle> ( ! l9e4 ,a "w ( imag9ation1 a poem1 a novel1 or an essay1 may conta9 abundant in=mation1 may be load$ ) facts2 on ! o!r h&1 ! greate/ ( ^? :o h discov]$ & exp\nd$ facts1 ,d>w91 ,gibbon1 ,huxley1 h _h lit]>y p[] & imag9ation4 ,b mo/ great works ( imag9ation deal ) univ]sal exp]i5ces1 !y treat human nature & common humanity's ?\ght & feel+s ab\t ! _w4 ,z ,hazlitt says1 nature & feel+ are ! same 9 all p]iods4 ,s ! common man und]/&s ! 8,iliad10 & ! /ory ( ,joseph & 8 bro!rs1 & 8,! ,sc>let ,lett]0 & 8,silas ,m>n]40 ,9 ,macaulay's 8,essay on ,milton0 is a v mislead+ piece ( philosophiz+ on ! 8progress ( poesy40 ,x is a pity1 :5 !re are s _m bett] essays--,macaulay wrote tw5ty bett] ones--t ?is %\ld be select$ = read+ 9 ! s*ools z "p ( ! requirem5ts = college entrance4 ,macaulay sees t ! 8,iliad0 is z great a poem z ! _w has kn[n4 ,he also sees t sci5ce 9 8 own "t is progress+ by leaps & b\nds1 t1 9 8 own vigor\s words1 8any intellig5t man may n[1 by resolutely apply+ himself = a few ye>s to ma!matics1 le>n m ?an ! great ,newton knew aft] half a c5tury ( /udy & m$itation40 ,he accord+ly reasons1 or r makes ! long jump1 t :]eas sci5ce progresses1 poetry decl9es ) ! advance ( civilization1 & ! wond] is t ,milton %\ld h writt5 s great a poem 9 a 8civiliz$0 age4 ,macaulay 0 "y :5 he wrote ! essay2 he seldom muddl$ ideas z badly z t4 ,poetry1 if we view ! hi/ory ( ! _w 9 five-c5tury p]iods1 nei!r advances nor decl9es4 ,x fluctuates f c5tury to c5tury1 b x keeps a g5]al p]man5t level4 ,n[ & aga9 appe>s a new poet to add to ! numb] ( poems1 b poetry does n *ange4 ,nei!r does ! individual poem4 ,! 8,iliad0 is precisely :at x 0 two ?\s& ye>s ago1 & two ?\s& ye>s f n[ x w be nei!r dim9i%$ nor augm5t$4 ,creative art1 deal+ ) univ]sal ideas & feel+s & ne$+ only a well-develop$ language to "w 91 c produce a ma/]piece 9 any "o ( =ty c\ntries any "t ! g5ius is born capable ( do+ ! "w4 ,?is /atem5t is too simple to exhau/ a l>ge subject4 ,! po9t is t once man has rea*$ a c]ta9 po9t ( culture1 has come to h a language & a religion & a national tradition1 m civilization or less1 m sci5ce or less1 nei!r helps nor h9d]s 8 art4 ,! arrival ( a great poet c be c\nt$ on e two or ?ree c5turies4 ,x is because poetry & o!r =ms ( imag9ative lit]ature are indep5d5t ( "t & progress t ! read]'s ability to und]/& !m is indep5d5t ( "t & progress4 ,our boys c und]/& ! 8,iliad40 ,fet* a ,greek boy back f anci5t ,a!ns & give u 8 ,greek tongue & we c int]e/ him 9 ,milton's /ory ( ,satan 9 half a day4 ,b x w take a ye> or two to make him und]/& an elem5t>y s*oolbook ab\t electricity4 ,! great ideas ab\t human nature & human feel+s & ab\t ! visible _w & ! gods m5 dream ( & believe 91 ^! are ! /uff ( ,imag9ative ,lit]ature2 !y h be5 express$ ov] & ov] aga9 9 all ages & are intelligible to a ,*9aman or an ,engli%man ( ! ye> "o ?\s& or ! ye> two ?\s&4 ,t is :y we are all citiz5s 9 ! democracy ( read]s4 ,t is :y we d n ne$ special k to read 8,hamlet10 :y ! mo/ direct prep>ation = ! read+ ( 8,hamlet0 is ! read+ ( 8,macbe?0 & 8,le>40 ,n[1 all special subjects1 biology1 geology1 zology1 political economy1 are cont9ually be+ =c$ by ! imag9ative p[] ( great writ]s into ! realm ( ,imag9ative ,lit]ature4 ,poetry is full ( philosophy4 ,our novels are %ot ?r\gh & ?r\gh ) problems ( economics4 ,great expositors l ,huxley & ,mill are work+ ov] & int]pret+ ! discov]ies ( sci5ce1 relat+ !m to our common life & mak+1 n _! m9ute facts b _! be>+1 cle> to ! ord9>y man4 ,s t !re is a great deal ( sci5ce & philosophy )9 ! rea* ( ! untra9$ read]4 ,& a wide g5]al read+ prep>es any p]son1 by giv+ him a multitude ( h9ts & /ray bits ( in=mation1 to make 8 way ?r\gh a te*nical volume devot$ to "o special subject4 ,! moral talks ( ,socrates to ,a!nian y\?s lead "o on1 z ,socrates seems to h int5d$ to lead ^? 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