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"t 9 ! _w2 & !re are li/s ( ! ,hundr$ ,be/ ,books1 z if !re 7 "s magic 9 ! figures #ajj4 ,?is little book is = ! av]age man :o reads ! newspap] m ?an he ought1 & w\ld l to "k ! really int]e/+ books 9 /&>d lit]ature :i* he might take pleasure 9 read+ & :i* might be ( "s practical b5efit to him4 ,i h begun by leav+ out ne>ly all ! anci5t classics4 ,demo/h5es's ,= ! ,cr[n is a great oration1 b x is utt]ly dry & un9t]e/+ to ! ord9>y mod]n4 ,ev5 ! great ,goe!1 :ile he may be ! be/ ( read+ = a ,g]man1 is n precisely adapt$ to ! ne$s ( ! av]age ,am]ican or ,engli%man4 ,8 novels are too s5tim5tal2 & 8 great poem ,fau/1 l all poems1 loses too mu* 9 ! translation4 ,& !n to come d[n to our own lit]ature1 ,i mu/ admit t ,i "k t all ! cons]vative pr(essors ( ,engli% w be %ock$ at ! omission ( ,*auc] 7b 8 language is too antiquat$ to be easily und]/ood71 ,pope 7:o is m quot$ ?an any o!r ,engli% poet except ,%aksp]e1 b ought to be read only 9 a book ( quotations71 ,samuel ,ri*>dson 7:o is important hi/orically1 b ^: novels are z dead z a door-nail71 & "s o!rs4 ,lit]ature is n great absolutely1 b x is useful & inspir+ to ^? :o read x4 ,:at has be5 inspir+ once may h s]v$ its purpose1 & :5 x is no long] inspir+ x ought to be put away on ! libr>y %elves4 ,b ( ! good & int]e/+ books !re are a great _m m ?an any "o p]son c ev] hope to read4 ,we h b a little "t 9 ?is life1 & 9 read+ we ought to make ! be/ ( x4 ,s :at %all we *oose8 ,fir/ ( all a book mu/ be int]e/+ if x is go+ to help u2 b at ! same "t if x is a great book & c inspire u1 our "t is sp5t to d\ble or treble ! advantage t x w\ld be if x 7 only a good book4 ,if we c read ! be/ books & n m]ely good books1 we h actually add$ "s ye>s to our life1 measur+ life by :at we cr[d into x4 ,b no man c be ano!r's sole guide & d 8 ?9k+ = him4 ,e man mu/ h /&>ds & pr9ciples1 & be able to judge = himself4 ,su* /&>ds = judgm5t ,i h tri$ 9 ?is book fir/ ( all to give by simple illu/rations4 ,s f> z ,i "k ne>ly e "o :o has writt5 ab\t books has recomm5d$ volumes 9 ! lump1 z ,wordswor?'s ,poems1 ,lamb's ,essays1 ,scott's novels1 etc41 z if e collection betwe5 cov]s 7 good all ! way ?r\gh4 ,! fact is1 great books ne$ to be sift$ 9 !mselves1 z well z great collections ( books4 ,only a few poems ( ,wordswor?'s or ,col]idge's or ,keats' or ,%elley's or ,t5nyson's or ,longfell['s are fir/ rate1 & all ! o!rs 9 _! complete works w\ld bett] be left out z f> z ! av]age man ,i h 9 m9d is conc]n$4 ,ev5 ! great novels h to be skimm$1 & x is n e "o :o kn[s h[ to d t4 ,i am !re=e desir\s ( giv+ assi/ance n only 9 ! selection ( volumes1 b ( ! cont5ts ( ea* volume recomm5d$4 ,i h tri$ my h& already ) "s success z f> z ! public is conc]n$ 9 select+ 8,! ,greate/ ,%ort ,/ories01 8,! ,be/ ,engli% ,essays01 8,! ,_w's ,great ,orations0 & ! "w ( 8,! ,great ,engli% ,poets40 ,x is n[ my hope to (f] ! public 9 conv5i5t1 well pr9t$1 prettily b\nd volumes a ,nut%ell ,libr>y ( ! ,_w's ,be/ ,lit]ature = ,engli% ,read]s4 ,unlike o!r compilations ( ?is k9d x w n be a collection ( fragm5ts & pat*work1 s compreh5sive t x includes ?\s&s ( ?+s "o doesn't c>e =1 & s selective t x leaves out f\r fif?s ( ! ?+s "o does want especially4 ,9 my libr>y ,i %all make ea* volume complete 9 itself & an int]e/+ ev5+'s read+4 ,! read] w be pleasantly introduc$ to ! au?or z man & man-(-lett]s1 s t he w "k him ! next "t he meets him1 & w get on t]ms ( some?+ l famili>ity ) him4 ,x is n[ almo/ impossible = ! ord9>y bus9ess man or ev5 ! busy woman ( ! h\se to read _m books4 ,sometimes we get />t$ on ! late/ novel1 recomm5d$ by a fri5d1 & sacrifice en\gh "t to f9i% x2 !n we are usually sorry we did x4 ,& yet we "k t ! delicate enjoym5t ( life is 9 our cultivation ( leisure 9 a ref9$ & noble way4 ,= all ( u life w\ld be bett] wor? liv+1 w\ld be full] ( satisfaction & m complete 9 accompli%m5t1 if we c\ld sp5d a c]ta9 am\nt ( "t e day or e week ) ! _w's be/ society4 ,?is ,i hope to make x practically possible = _m to d4 ,?is little volume lays d[n ! pr9ciples & maps out ! field4 ,x is entirely complete 9 itself2 b at ! same "t x introduces an und]tak+ :i* ,i hope may develop into wide usefulness4 ,i may add t only books t may prop]ly be call$ 8lit]ature0 are "h ref]r$ to1 & ev5 orations are omitt$1 because !y are meant to be he>d & n read 9 a closet & mo/ p w n f9d !m inspir+ read+4 ,nei!r h ,i v5tur$ into hi/ory1 sci5ce1 philosophy1 or economics4 ,i desire to ?ank ,dr4 ,e4 ,b5j4 ,&rews1 ,*ancellor ( ! ,univ]sity ( ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,fr$4 ,h4 ,hild1 ,libr>ian ( ! ,*icago ,public ,libr>y1 & ,mr4 ,w4 ,i4 ,flet*]1 editor ( ! ,am]ican ,libr>y ,association's ,index to ,g5]al ,lit]ature & ,libr>ian ( ,amh]/ ,college1 = valuable assi/ance 9 prep>+ ! li/ ( books recomm5d$4 ,,%]w9 ,,cody4 ,,h[ ,,to ,,read ,,& ,,:at ,,to ,,read ,,g5]al ,,introduction ,,to ,,! ,,/udy ,,( ,,lit]ature4 ,! be/ mod]n usage re/ricts ! ^w lit]ature to t :i* deals ) ! human he>t & emotion1 includ+ intellectual emotion4 ,t into :i* no feel+ c ent] is n lit]ature4 ,s a pure sci5tific treatise is n lit]ature2 nei!r is a simple hi/orical record lit]ature1 z = example ! news 9 a newspap]4 ,inde$1 all hi/ories1 treatises1 philosophical works1 & textbooks & h&books are lit]ature only 9 su* cases z an appeal is made to ! univ]sal he>t or ! emotions common to mank9d4 ,a little psy*ology w help u to und]/& ! matt] bett]4 ,! m9d has ?ree aspects3 ! intellectual1 :i* gives u tru?2 ! e?ical1 :i* gives u nobility2 & ! e/hetic1 :i* gives u beauty4 ,x is really impossible to sep>ate "o ( ^! ?+s f ! o!r entirely2 b we may say t 9 sci5ce we h no?+ b ! intellectual1 or tru?2 9 religion no?+ b ! e?ical1 or nobility2 & 9 art no?+ b ! e/hetic1 or beauty4 ,b z a religion )\t tru? or beauty w\ld be a v poor affair1 s art )\t tru? or nobility w\ld be almo/ inconceivable4 ,lit]ature is f> m ?an art4 ,( c\rse lit]ature mu/ be arti/ic3 x mu/ h ! e/hetic elem5t ( beauty2 b x mu/ also h bo? nobility & tru?2 & x mu/ make its appeal ?r\gh ! emotions1 t is1 its appeal mu/ be human4 ,possibly we mu/ admit t all art is human1 t its appeal is emotional2 b ?is is n true ( all beauty1 = a ma!matical hyp]bola or p>abola is p]fectly beautiful1 & x has its "p 9 all draw+ ( arti/ic beauty2 b ! p>abola or hyp]bola does n become art except :5 execut$ by ! human h& 9 mak+ an appeal to human emotions4 ,di/9ctions betwe5 tru?1 nobility1 & beauty are m]ely = ! sake ( help+ our ?\ght4 ,t :i* is noble mu/ be true & x mu/ be beautiful4 ,t :i* is lack+ 9 tru? is lack+ also 9 beauty4 ,?is1 h[ev]1 we are n always able to discov] )\t analys+4 ,some?+ may seem beautiful :ile we are ?9k+ ( beauty alone2 b let u te/ its nobility or its tru?1 & if ^! are want+ we sudd5ly discov] defects 9 ! beauty we _h n p]ceiv$ be=e4 ,:o ( u has n se5 a woman :o seem$ at fir/ to be p]fectly beautiful1 b :om we aft]w>d f\nd to be lack+ 9 intellect or "*4 ,on re-exam9+ ! beauty we discov] a weak m\?1 inexpressive eyes1 & o!r defects :i* may 9 "t q spoil ! p]fection ( =m we _h admir$ s mu* at fir/1 & we wond] h[ we c\ld ov]look ^! defects4 ,! fact is1 "o supreme quality is likely to bl9d u to all defects until we cease to gaze ^u t quality & hunt = o!rs4 ,if we are lit]>y critics1 ! fir/ quality ( lit]ature t is likely to attract our att5tion is t ( arti/ic beauty1 :i* usually %[s itself especially 9 ! /yle4 ,! musical fl[ ( ! words1 ! aptness & grace ( ! images1 ! ref9em5t 9 ! *oice ( words1 make /yle1 :i*1 l *>ity1 is a g>m5t :i* cov]s a multitude ( s9s4 ,if we are /ud5ts1 we look at ! tru? ( ! /atem5ts1 _! accuracy1 _! real significance1 & talk ab\t ! poem's or ! /ory's 8dep?0 or lack ( dep?4 ,b ! common read] is m likely to judge ! lit]>y "w by its nobility2 9 a novel su* a read] wants *>act]s he c admire & imitate1 9 a poem he wants ?\ghts t w inspire4 ,(t5 to su* a read] ! lack ( tru? & ( beauty are n ev5 p]ceiv$4 ,we see t :i* we look =1 & fail to see t 9 :i* we h no int]e/4 ,b :at "p does amusem5t play 9 real lit]ature8 ,we he> t ! 8/> ( ! public amus] is 9 ! asc5dant40 ,is ! novel any ! less lit]ature = be+ amus+8 or may x amuse )\t be+ lit]ature8 ,b let u see :at amusem5t is4 ,an alt]native t]m is recreation1 :i* means lit]ally 8be+ creat$ anew40 ,any escape f ! r\t9e ( life into an atmosph]e :i* is h>moni\s ) our faculties = enjoym5t is recreation4 ,amusem5t is ! anti!sis ( "w4 ,a book ! read+ ( :i* conta9s no sugge/ion ( lab\r is a p]fect recreation1 s9ce x all[s our ov]work$ faculties to re/ & calls into play ^? faculties :i* o!rwise w\ld lie fall[ & ultimately become /unt$ & dead4 ,:5 we speak ( a book z 8amus+0 we mean t x af=ds a complete relaxation to our faculties2 b su* complete relaxation is n altoge!r necess>y to p]fect recreation1 = we may ex]cise "o set ( faculties :ile relax+ ano!r4 ,lit]ature is & %\ld be relax+ to ^? faculties t are worn out by ! dull r\t9e ( life2 b any /atem5t t a novel %\ld be m]ely amus+1 m]ely relax+1 is decid$ly untrue to ! facts 9 ! case4 ,! public does want recreation2 we all want x2 we all ne$ x2 x is "o ( ! highe/ (fices ( lit]ature to give x2 b m]e relaxation ( we>i$ faculties w nev] create u anew4 ,= true re-creation we mu/ h t 9 lit]ature :i* has be5 nam$ creative1--some?+ positive1 vital1 /rong1 & human4 ,x is ! duty ( all great lit]ature to be int]e/+4 ,t :i* has ceas$ to be int]e/+ is dead1 & ! quick] x is buri$ ! bett]4 ,! fact is1 h[ev]1 t no ef=ts at embalm+ or pres]vation on ! "p ( critics w keep be=e ! public t :i* ! public *ooses to bury4 ,& ?is br+s u to ano!r "q4 ,:at "p has popul>ity 9 true lit]ature8 ,"s swe> only by t :i* is v popul>2 & o!rs curse ! masses ( ! p1 decl>+ t !y l t :i* is bad = its v badness1 wall[+ 9 fil? & ! commonplace1 lov+ s5tim5tality 9 pref]5ce to true s5tim5t1 & seek+ 9 fiction only excitem5t ( _! passions4 ,su* a view is libell\s4 ,z ,l9coln once said 9 reg>d to o!r matt]s1 ,y c deceive all ! p "p ( ! "t & "p ( ! p all ! "t1 b y _c deceive all ! p all ! "t4 ,we mu/ confess t ! public is always w&]+ aft] a w-o'-!-wisp2 b at all times ! public z a :ole1 we mu/ believe1 is seek+ ! good4 ,x does n love ! bad m]ely because x is bad2 b x swall[s ! bad because x wants ! gra9 ( good x c get 9 no o!r way4 ,& ) ! elem5t ( "t add$1 x is ! public t makes 8! v]dict ( po/]ity0 :i* all rev]5ce4 ,we mu/ n =get1 h[ev]1 ! elem5t 9 ! equation call$ ,"t2 = t ,"t may r$uce ! equation to z]o & prove t our unkn[n quantity is no?+4 ,& n[ let u ask :at relation any "w ( lit]>y art ought to h to our lives ( toil4 ,if x m]ely gives u a picture ( our actual lives x _c be int]e/+ or amus+1 s9ce we want to get away f ourselves & ex]cise new faculties & h new exp]i5ces4 ,on ! o!r h&1 we und]/& only :at we live1 & if we get too f> away f our own exp]i5ces we are equally at a loss4 ,! fact is1 a "w ( lit]ature %\ld give u ourselves idealiz$ & 9 a dream1 all we wi%$ to be b c\ld n be1 all we hop$ = b miss$4 ,true lit]ature r\nds out our lives1 gives u consolation = our failures1 rebuke = our vices1 sugge/ions = our ambition1 hope1 & love1 & appreciation4 ,to d t x %\ld h tru?1 nobility1 & beauty 9 a high degree1 & our fir/ te/ ( a "w ( lit]ature %\ld be to ask ! ?ree que/ions1 ,is x beautiful8 ,is x true8 ,is x noble8 ,,*apt] ,i4 ,,:at ,,con/itutes ,a ,,good ,,poem8 ,we may consid] lit]ature "u ?ree heads--,pure ,poetry1 ! ,prose ,essay1 & ,fiction4 ,poetry is unque/ionably ! olde/ =m ( lit]ature4 ,mat!w ,arnold once qu]i$ :e!r a p ought n to be b>b>\s to be really poetic4 ,p]haps x orig9at$ 9 ! *ant ( ! prie/s z !y (f]$ sacrifices to _! gods2 b ! *ant$ tale rec\nt+ ! de$s ( glori\s w> mu/ h come v soon aft]4 ,me*anically1 poetry consi/s 9 words arrang$ 9 measur$ feet & l9es1 correspond+ almo/ exactly to ! "t elem5t 9 music4 ,rhyme is a mod]n inv5tion & 9 no way ess5tial to poetry4 ,orig9ally any?+ t c\ld be *ant$ or sung 0 reg>d$ z poetry4 ,n[ ! song elem5t has l>gely disappe>$1 b ! requirem5t ( measur$ feet & l9es rema9s1 & we may almo/ say t no poetry c be fully appreciat$ till x is read al\d4 ,poetry 0 inv5t$ to express l(ty s5tim5ts1 s5tim5ts ( religion & ! noble s5tim5ts ( patriotism & brave de$s1 & f9ally ! s5tim5ts ( passionate love4 ,x is /ill ! l(tie/ =m ( lit]ature1 & if we w\ld seize at a grasp all ! l5g? & bread? ( ! highe/ lit]>y art1 we %\ld beg9 ) ! /udy ( poetry4 ,true lit]ature %\ld express equally ,tru?1 ,nobility1 & ,beauty1 ! intellectual1 ! e?ical1 & ! e/hetic4 ,( c\rse "o poem w be pre-em95t = its beauty1 ano!r = its nobility1 a ?ird = its tru?4 ,let u exam9e v>i\s types1 t we may see ) our own eyes & feel ) our own he>ts :at ^! words mean4 ,read al\d ?is lullaby f ,t5nyson's ,pr9cess3 ,sweet & l[1 sweet & l[1 ,w9d ( ! we/]n sea1 ,l[1 l[1 brea! & bl[1 ,w9d ( ! we/]n sea6 ,ov] ! roll+ wat]s g1 ,come f ! dy+ moon1 & bl[1 ,bl[ him aga9 to me2 ,:ile my little "o1 :ile my pretty "o1 sleeps4 ,sleep & re/1 sleep & re/1 ,fa!r w come to !e soon2 ,re/1 re/1 on "m's brea/1 ,fa!r w come to !e soon2 ,fa!r w come to 8 babe 9 ! ne/1 ,silv] sails all out ( ! we/ ,"u ! silv] moon2 ,sleep1 my little "o1 sleep1 my pretty "o1 sleep4 ,! fir/ ?+ we notice1 besides ! pleas+ rhy?m1 is ! musical quality ( ! words4 ,!re c be no melody1 z melody is kn[n 9 music1 b 9 ! repetition ( s\nds & _! en*ant+ v>iations we f9d some?+ t v /rongly sugge/s musical melody4 ,!n we are attract$ by ! beauty ( ! images4 ,! words come tripp+ l fairy =ms1 & we feel a picture gr[+ out ( ! cam]a obscura ( our m9ds4 ,! appeal is almo/ :olly to our feel+s2 = if we /op to analyse ! words & int]pret _! /rict s5se1 we seem to see no?+ b nons5se4 ,! poem exi/s = ! soo?+1 en*ant+1 dreamy beauty t seems r to brea! 9 ! words ?an to be express$ by !m z words express ?\ghts 9 prose4 ,if !re is any tru? or any nobility 9 ?is poem ( ,t5nyson's1 x w\ld be h>d to say j :at !y are4 ,!re is no?+ ignoble2 !re is no?+ untrue4 ,b x seems z if we _h a p]fect type ( beauty pure & simple4 ,n[ let u read ?is little ?+ f ,%elley3 ,,love',s ,,philosophy4 ,! f\nta9s m+le ) ! riv]1 ,& ! riv]s ) ! ocean2 ,! w9ds ( heav5 mix =ev] ,) a sweet emotion2 ,no?+ 9 ! _w is s+le2 ,all ?+s by a law div9e ,9 "o ano!r's be+ m+le2-- ,:y n ,i ) ?9e8 ,see ! m\nta9s kiss high heav51 ,& ! waves clasp "o ano!r2 ,no si/] fl[] w\ld be =giv51 ,if x disda9$ its bro!r2 ,& ! sunlight clasps ! e>?1 ,& ! moonbeams kiss ! sea3 ,:at are all ^! kiss+s wor?1 ,if ?\ kiss n me8 ,once m we obs]ve ! rhy?m & ! music1 ?\gh n s p]fect or real z 9 ,t5nyson's song2 & we see ! beauty ( images1 almo/ z beautiful z ! images 9 ,sweet & ,l[2 b we obs]ve t !re is a new elem5t3 a ?\ght is express$4 ,beauty has come to ! aid ( tru?2 & :ile we are unc]ta9 :e!r we c>e mo/ = ! beauty or = ! tru?1 we _c b p]ceive h[ !y aid ea* o!r4 ,b we h n yet f\nd ! moral or e?ical elem5t4 ,nei!r ,t5nyson nor ,%elley inspires 9 u nobl] s5tim5ts1 or gives u c\rage to d & d>e l(ti] de$s4 ,= ! purely e?ical type we might turn to ! psalms ( ,david1 or t noble poem ,job4 ,b we f9d ! same elem5t 9 a simple & mod]n =m 9 a poem ( ,longfell['s4 ,a ,,psalm ,,( ,,life4 ,,:at ,,! ,,he>t ,,( ,,! ,,"y ,,man ,,said ,,to ,,! ,,psalmi/4 ,tell me n 9 m\rnful numb]s1 8,life is b an empty dream60 ,= ! s\l is dead t slumb]s1 ,& ?+s are n :at !y seem4 ,life is real1 life is e>ne/6 ,& ! grave is n its goal2 8,du/ ?\ art1 to du/ returne/10 ,0 n spok5 ( ! s\l4 ,n enjoym5t1 & n sorr[1 ,is our de/9$ end or way2 ,b to act1 t ea* to-morr[ ,f9d u f>!r ?an to-day4 ,art is long1 & ,"t is fleet+1 ,& our he>ts1 ?\gh /\t & brave1 ,/ill1 l muffl$ drums1 are beat+ ,fun]al m>*es to ! grave4 ,9 ! _w's broad field ( battle1 ,9 ! biv\ac ( ,life1 ,be n l dumb1 driv5 cattle6 ,be a h]o 9 ! /rife6 ,tru/ no future1 h[e'er pleasant6 ,let ! dead ,pa/ bury its dead6 ,act1--act 9 ! liv+ ,pres5t1 ,he>t )9 & ,god o'er head4 ,lives ( great m5 all rem9d u ,we c make our lives sublime1 ,&1 dep>t+1 leave beh9d u ,footpr9ts on ! s&s ( "t2 ,footpr9ts1 t p]haps ano!r ,sail+ o'er life's solemn ma91 ,a =lorn & %ipwreck$ bro!r1 ,see+1 %all take he>t aga94 ,let u1 !n1 be up & do+1 ,) a he>t = any fate2 ,/ill a*iev+1 /ill pursu+1 ,le>n to lab\r & to wait4 ,once m we obs]ve h[ ! musical fl[ ( ! language *>ms our e>1 & h[ ! poem makes u feel t :i* x w\ld tea*4 ,we miss ! vibrat+ melody ( words :i* we f\nd 9 ,t5nyson & ev5 9 ,%elley2 & ! r>ely beautiful images ( bo? ! prec$+ poems are almo/ entirely abs5t4 ,!re is ano!r elem5t1 h[ev]1 :i* we c\ld n p]ceive at all 9 ^? v]ses1 & t is ! elem5t ( nobility1 ( moral inspiration4 ,! poem does n tea* u any moral tru? ) :i* we 7 be=e unfamili>1 z a treatise on philosophy might2 b x makes u feel z no?+ else ev] has ! reality ( t :i* we "k already4 ,x actually brea!s c\rage into u1--n ! c\rage = h]oic de$s 9 battle1 b ! h]oism ( liv+ nobly ! common life t is ours4 ,x is n fair to condemn ?is almo/ p]fect poem1 z "s critics d1 because x is lack+ 9 ! ,beauty & fre% ,tru? t make ! poems ( o!r poets immortal2 = 9 ! :ole range ( poetic lit]ature x w be difficult to f9d a m p]fect example ( nobility & h]oic c\rage4 ,x w be int]e/+ n[ to turn to ,br[n+'s ,rabbi ,b5 ,ezra & f9d ! philosophy1 ! ,tru? t corresponds to ?is ,nobility4 ,,vi4 ,!n1 welcome ea* rebuff ,t turns e>?'s smoo?ness r\gh1 ,ea* /+ t bids nor sit nor /& b g6 ,be our joy ?ree p>ts pa96 ,/rive1 & hold *eap ! /ra92 ,le>n1 nor acc\nt ! pang2 d>e1 nev] grudge ! ?roe6 ,,vii4 ,= !nce1--a p>adox ,:i* com=ts :ile x mocks1-- ,%all life succe$ 9 t x seems to fail3 ,:at ,i aspir$ to be1 ,& 0 n1 com=ts me3 ,a brute ,i might h be51 b w\ld n s9k i' ! scale4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,xxiii4 ,n on ! vulg> mass ,call$ 8"w10 mu/ s5t5ce pass1 ,?+s done t took ! eye & _h ! price2 ,o'er :i*1 f level /&1 ,! l[ _w laid its h&1 ,f\nd /raightway to its m9d1 c\ld value 9 a trice3 ,,xxiv4 ,b all ! _w's co>se ?umb ,& f+] fail$ to plumb1 ,s pass$ 9 mak+ up ! ma9 acc\nt3 ,all in/9cts immature1 ,all purposes unsure1 ,t weigh$ n z 8 "w1 yet swell$ ! man's am\nt3 ,,xxv4 ,?\ghts h>dly to be pack$ ,into a n>r[ act1 ,fancies t broke ?r\gh language & escap$2 ,all ,i c\ld nev] be1 ,all m5 ignor$ 9 me1 ,?is1 ,i 0 wor? to ,god1 ^: :eel ! pit*] %ap$4 ,! subject is almo/ precisely t ( ,longfell['s ,psalm ( ,life1 b ! object is n s mu* to give u c\rage z to confirm our c\rage by philosophy4 ,! appeal is intellectual1 n e?ical4 ,yet ?is is v diff]5t f a treatise by ,kant or ,hegel4 ,br[n+ ! poet makes u feel ! tru?4 ,x is emotion t 8 philosophy1 8 ,tru?1 ar\ses 9 u--an intellectual emotion1 b none ! less an emotion4 ,we f9d ! measur$ rhy?m ( poetry1 b x is z f> z possible f ! songlike music ( ,t5nyson's lullaby4 ,! me*anical limits & re/rictions seem an excuse = unusual & almo/ /ra9$ images1 b images t nev]!less c>ry conviction to our m9ds4 ,!re is1 too1 a beauty 9 ! conception4 ,?is poetry is philosophy1 b impassion$ & inspir$ philosophy4 ,let u n[ read a poem /ill m l(ty1 a poem 9 :i* r>e beauty1 l(ty nobility1 & pr(\nd philosophy are m+l$ 9 almo/ equal proportions4 ,i ref] to ,wordswor?'s ,l9es ,writt5 a ,few ,miles ,above ,t9t]n ,abbey3 ,^! beaute\s =ms1 ,?r\gh a long abs5ce1 h n be5 to me ,z is a l&scape to a bl9d man's eye3 ,b (t 9 lonely rooms1 & 'mid ! d9 ,( t[ns & cities1 ,i h ow$ to !m1 ,9 h\rs ( we>9ess1 s5sations sweet1 ,felt 9 ! blood1 & felt along ! he>t2 ,& pass+ ev5 unto my pur] m9d1 ,) tranquil re/oration4444 444 t s]5e & bless$ mood1 ,9 :i* ! affections g5tly lead u on1-- ,until1 ! brea? ( ?is corporeal frame ,& ev5 ! motion ( our human blood ,almo/ susp5d$1 we are laid asleep ,9 body1 & become a liv+ s\l2 ,:ile ) an eye made quiet by ! p[] ,( h>mony1 & ! deep p[] ( joy1 ,we see into ! life ( ?+s4444 ,& ,i h felt ,a pres5ce t di/urbs me ) ! joy ,( elevat$ ?\ghts2 a s5se sublime ,( some?+ f> m deeply int]fus$1 ,^: dwell+ is ! light ( sett+ suns1 ,& ! r\nd ocean1 & ! liv+ air1 ,& ! blue sky1 & 9 ! m9d ( man3 ,a motion & a _s1 t impels ,all ?9k+ ?+s1 all objects ( all ?\ght1 ,& rolls ?r\gh all ?+s4 ,! sweet melody ( ,t5nyson's lullaby has "h giv5 away to a deep1 organ-l h>mony1 t swells & rev]b]ates1 :ile ! words seem to be mak+ ! simple/ & mo/ direct ( /atem5ts4 ,image & pla9 /atem5t s m+le t we _c di/+ui% !m1 ,tru? sudd5ly seems radiant ) a r>e & angelic ,beauty1 & ! v atmosph]e brea!s ! l(t9ess ( ,noble ,purity4 ,unexpect$ly almo/ we f9d ourselves 9 ! pres5ce ( ,div9ity itself1 & ! humble/ meets ! l(tie/ on common gr\nd4 ,,*apt] ,,ii4 ,,:at ,,con/itutes ,a ,,good ,,essay8 ,prose has a bad "n4 ,we ?9k ( x & speak ( x z includ+ ev]y?+ 9 language t is n poetry4 ,9 =m] times art 9 lit]ature meant poetry1--or1 at a /ret*1 x includ$ 9 addition only oratory4 ,! beg9n+ ( art 9 ! use ( unmeasur$ language 7if we may use t t]m to designate language t does n h ! metrical =m7 0 und\bt$ly oratory1--! impassion$ appeal ( a speak] to 8 fell[ m54 ,! language 0 rhy?mical1 b n measur$1 t is1 n susceptible ( division into l9es1 correspond+ to b>s ( music2 & ! elem5t ( beauty 0 di/9ctly subord9ate to ! elem5ts ( nobility & tru?4 ,9 mod]n times poetry has come to be m & m ! m]e aggregation ( images ( beauty1 )\t mu* ref]5ce to ! intellectual1 & /ill less to ! e?ical2 & prose has be5 ! recogniz$ m$ium = ! intellectual & ! moral4 ,( c\rse1 mod]n times h n giv5 u any oratory sup]ior to t ( ,demo/h5es & ,cic]o2 nor any pla9 /atem5t ( hi/orical fact sup]ior to t ( ,h]odotus1 ,?ucydides1 or ,tacitus4 ,b art 9 conv]sational prose1 r$uc$ to writ+ & made lit]ature1 may fairly be said to date f ! essayi/s ( ,que5 ,anne's "t--,addison1 ,swift1 ,goldsmi?1 & _! fell[s2 & x 0 br\ght to p]fection by ,lamb1 ,de ,qu9cey1 ,macaulay1 ,?ack]ay1 ,irv+1 & o!rs ( _! day4 ,9 mo/ ( ?is prose we f9d a new elem5t--hum\r4 ,! orig9al1 *>act]i/ic1 typical essay is :imsical1 sympa!tic1 k9dly1 amus+1 sugge/ive1 & close to reality4 ,! impassion$ appeal ( oratory has be5 adapt$ to ! requirem5ts ( read+ prose by su* writ]s z ,de ,qu9cey & ,macaulay2 b ! humor\s essay has be5 by f> ! m popul>4 ,& :at is hum\r8 ,x w\ld be h>d to say t x is ei!r beauty1 nobility1 or tru?4 ,! fact is poetry1 ) its l(ty atmosph]e1 r>efi$1 artificial1 & emotional1 is 9 dang] ( becom+ morbid1 unheal?y1 & impractical4 ,hum\r is ! sanit>y sea salt t purifies & saves4 ,no "o ) a s5se ( hum\r c get v f> away f elem5tal & obvi\s facts4 ,hum\r is ! corrective1 ! fre%5]1 ! heal?-giv]4 ,its dang] is ! trivial1 ! commonplace1 & ! inconsequ5t4 ,! prim>y object ( prose is to repres5t ! tru?1 b 9 s f> z prose is true lit]ature1 x mu/ make its appeal to ! emotions4 ,! humor\s essay mu/ make u feel heal?i] & m sprightly1 ! impassion$ oratorical picture mu/ fire u ) desires & inspire u ) c\rage ( a practical & specific k9d4 ,m]e logical demon/ration1 or argum5tative appeal1 are n 9 !mselves lit]ature because _! appeal is n emotional1 & s n a "p ( ! vibrat+ electric fluid ( humanity2 & beauty plays ! subord9ate "p ( furni%+ sugge/ive & illu/rative images = ! illum9ation ( :at is call$ 8! /yle40 ,gradually prose has absorb$ all ! p[]s & useful qualities ( poetry n inconsi/5t ) its practical & un>tificial "*4 ,s ! *>act]i/ics ( a good prose /yle are 9 _m respects n unlike ! *>act]i/ics ( a good poetic /yle4 ,fir/1 good prose %\ld be rhy?mical & musical1 ?\gh nev] measur$4 ,z prose is nev] to be sung1 ! artificial *>act]i/ics ( music %\ld nev] be pres5t 9 any degree2 b z poetry 9 its m highly develop$ =ms has lo/ its qualities ( simple melody & atta9$ *>act]i/ics ( a m beautiful h>mony1 s prose1 />t+ ) m]e abs5ce ( r\ghness & h>%ness ( s\nd1 gradually has atta9$ to some?+ v ne> ak9 to ! musical h>mony ( ! m ref9$ poetry4 ,almo/ ! only diff]5ce lies 9 ! pres5ce or abs5ce ( measure2 b ?is =ms a cle> divid+ l9e betwe5 poetry 7rea*+ d[n f above7 & prose 7ris+ up f bel[74 ,second1 ! m sugge/ive prose is1 ! bett] x is4 ,x is true t images %\ld n be us$ m]ely = _! own sake1 z !y may be 9 poetry2 b _! possibilities 9 ! way ( illu/ration & illum9ation is inf9ite1 & x is ?is (fice t !y p]=m 9 ! highe/ =ms ( poetry4 ,to p>aphrase ,br[n+1 x enables ! g5ius to express 8?\ghts h>dly to be pack$ into a n>r[0 ^w4 ,& s t :ole side ( life t _c possibly be express$ 9 ! def9ite =mul ( sci5ce f9ds its body & inc>nation 9 lit]ature4 ,?ird1 good prose w nev] be v f> f easily p]ceiv$ facts & realities ( life4 ,! sav+ salt ( hum\r w prev5t w&]+ v f>2 & ?is same hum\r w make read+ easi]1 & w induce t relaxation ( lab\r-/ra9$ faculties :i* alone p]mits ! ex]cise & enjoym5t ( our high] p[]s4 ,we %all nev] get into heav5 if we are =ev] work+1 & hum\r causes u to cease "w & lie free & op5 = ! inspiration f above4 ,x w\ld be h>d to f9d ei!r nobility1 tru?1 or beauty z di/+ui%+ *>act]i/ics 9 ! foll[+ lett] ( ,*>les ,lamb's2 b x is c]ta9 t x is admirable prose4 ,if x does n give u t :i* we seek1 x mo/ c]ta9ly puts u into ! mood 9 :i* we are mo/ likely to f9d x 9 o!r & l(ti] writ]s3 8,m>* #i1 #ahbb4 8,de> ,col]idge--,x gives me great satisfaction to he> t ! pig turn$ out s well3 !y are int]e/+ creatures at a c]ta9 age4 ,:at a pity t su* buds %\ld bl[ out into ! maturity ( rank bacon6 ,y _h all "s ( ! crackl+ & bra9 sauce4 ,did y rememb] to rub x ) butt]1 & g5tly dr$ge x a little1 j be=e ! crisis8 ,did ! eyes come away k9dly1 ) no dipean avulsion8 ,0 ! crackl+ ! col\r ( ripe pomegranate8 ,_h y no complem5t ( boil$ neck ( mutton be=e x1 to blunt ! edge ( delicate desire4 ,did y fle% maid5 tee? 9 x8 8,n t ,i s5t ! pig1 or c =m ! remote/ guess :at "p ,ow5 c\ld play 9 ! bus9ess4 ,i nev] knew him give any?+ away 9 8 life4 ,he w\ld n beg9 ) /rang]s4 ,i suspect ! pig aft] all 0 meant = me2 b at ! unlucky juncture ( "t be+ abs5t1 ! pres5t someh[ w5t r\nd to ,highgate4 ,to confess an hone/ tru?1 a pig is "o ( ^? ?+s ,i c\ld nev] ?9k ( s5d+ away4 ,teal1 widgeons1 snipes1 b>n-door f[ls1 ducks1 geese--y\r tame villatic ?+s--,wel% mutton1 coll>s ( brawn1 /urgeon1 fre% or pickl$2 y\r pott$ *>1 ,swiss *eeses1 ,fr5* pies1 e>ly grapes1 muscad9es1 ,i imp>t z freely unto my fri5ds z to myself4 ,!y are b self-ext5d$2 b p>don me if ,i /op some:]e4 ,:]e ! f9e feel+ ( b5evol5ce give? a high] smack ?an ! s5sual r>ity1 !re my fri5ds 7or any good man7 may comm& me2 b pigs are pigs1 & ,i myself !re9 am ne>e/ to myself4 ,nay1 ,i %\ld ?9k x an affront1 an und]valu+ done to ,nature :o be/[$ su* a boon ^u me1 if 9 a *urli% mood ,i p>t$ ) ! preci\s gift4 ,"o ( ! bitt]e/ pangs ( remorse ,i ev] felt 0 :5 a *ild--:5 my k9d old aunt _h /ra9$ h] pocket-/r+s to be/[ a sixp5ny :ole plum-cake ^u me4 ,9 my way home ?r\gh ! ,bor\gh ,i met a v5]able old man1 n a m5dicant1 b !reab\ts2 a look-begg>1 n a v]bal petitioni/2 & 9 ! coxcombry ( taught *>ity1 ,i gave away ! cake to him4 ,i walk$ on a little 9 all ! pride ( an ,evangelical peacock1 :5 ( a sudd5 my old aunt's k9dness cross$ me2 ! sum x 0 to h]2 ! pleasure t %e _h a "r to expect t ,i--n ! old impo/or--%\ld take 9 eat+ h] cake--! +ratitude by :i*1 "u ! col\r ( a ,*ri/ian virtue1 ,i _h fru/rat$ h] *]i%$ purpose4 ,i sobb$1 wept1 & took x to he>t s griev\sly1 t ,i ?9k ,i nev] suff]$ ! l2 & ,i 0 "r4 ,x 0 a piece ( unfeel+ hypocrisy1 & x prov$ a lesson to me ev] aft]4 ,! cake has long be5 ma/icat$1 consign$ to ! dunghill ) ! a%es ( t unseasonable paup]4 8,b :5 ,provid5ce1 :o is bett] to u all ?an our aunts1 gives me a pig1 rememb]+ my temptation & my fall1 ,i %all endeav\r to act t[>ds x m 9 ! _s ( ! donor's purpose4 8,y\rs 7%ort ( pig7 to comm& 9 ev]y?+1 ,c4 ,l40 ,:5 we h f9i%$ read+ ?is1 we wond] if we h n mi/ak5 our /&>ds ( life2 if ! s5ses are n z truly div9e z our dreams1 & c]ta9ly f> m )9 ! rea* ( our realization4 ,we ?9k1 we feel happy1 we are c]ta9ly no worse4 ,:atev] /range ?+ ?is hum\r may h done to u1 we are m truly m5 = hav+ exp]i5c$ x4 ,& x is ?is t prose c d t poetry1 ev5 ( ! be/1 c nev] accompli%4 ,,*apt] ,,iii4 ,,:at ,,con/itutes ,a ,,good ,,novel8 ,f ! beg9n+ ( lit]ature ! mo/ int]e/+ ?+ :i* a writ] c write has be5 ! life hi/ory ( a ,,man4 ,we are l boats borne on ! swift curr5t ( ! ru%+ riv] ( ,"t4 ,:e!r our boat s9k or swim1 or turn to ! "r or to ! left1 is ! matt] ( int5se/ int]e/--inde$1 our int]e/ is usually s int5se 9 ?is subject t we c ?9k ( no?+ else ) any ze/4 ,& z we /udy our own problem ( navigation on ! wat]s ( life1 we wat* all our neighb\rs to see h[ !y succe$ or fail1 & :y4 ,_! problem is our problem & ours is !irs4 ,h5ce x is t /ories ( human life h =m$ ! sub/ance ( ! _w's greate/ lit]ature s9ce ! days ( ,hom]4 ,be=e outl9+ ! hi/ory ( ! lit]>y =m :i* ! univ]sal human /ory has tak51 let u expla9 ! mean+ ( 8! dramatic40 ,drama deals ) ! crises 9 individual lives4 ,:ile our boats on ! curr5t ( ,"t sail smoo?ly & /raight on _! way1 !re is no drama1 no?+ t c be call$ dramatic1 & s no mat]ial = an int]e/+ /ory2 b ! mom5t t any ob/acle or =ce ( any k9d1 ext]ior or int]ior1 causes ! /eady onw>d c\rse ( ! life to cease or turn aside1 h[ev] little1 t mom5t we h ! dramatic4 ,s = ! elem5ts ( a drama we mu/ h a collision ( life =ces1 "o ( :i* =ces is ! onw>d movem5t ( "s individual human life4 ,! o!r =ce may be circum/ances1 or 8,fate10 z we call x2 or x may be ano!r human life4 ,:5 b two =ces meet1 we h ! simple/ =m ( ! drama1 su* z we may see 9 any %ort /ory or a "o-act play4 ,9 a novel or a drama 9 acts we %all f9d a collision ( sev]al & v>i\s =ces1 usually diff]5t human lives meet+ & influ5c+ ea* o!r4 ,:ile ! human /ory has be5 ! same1 & ! pr9ciples ( dramatic con/ruction h be5 b little *ang$ 9 sev]al ?\s& ye>s1 ! arti/ic =m has *ang$ ) *ang+ conditions1 & ! hi/ory ( its developm5t is int5sely int]e/+4 ,! fir/ =m 9 :i* ! /ory ( life 0 told 0 ! epic poem1 z = example ,hom]'s ,iliad & ,odyssey4 ,! ,iliad 0 ! tale ( ! 8wra? ( ,a*illes1 ,peleus's son40 ,t =ce1 com+ /raight a?w>t ! curr5t ( ! w>like lives ( all ! ,greek & ,trojan h]oes1 c\ld n b be dramatic1 = !re 0 n "o ( !m ^: onw>d movem5t 0 n *ang$ 9 "s way1 & ( c\rse ! *anges 7 int]e/+ 9 proportion to ! importance ( ! lives ( ! subjects--! great] ! subject ! great] ! drama 7if adequately execut$7 9 ! _w's lit]>y hi/ory4 ,! next =m :i* ! human /ory took 0 t ( ! /age drama4 ,me*anical necessity requir$ t ! collision & life *anges %\ld be repres5t$ 9 ! spee*es ( ! *>act]s1 z 9 ! epic poem !y _h be5 n>rat$ 9 ! song ( ! m9/rel4 ,we h our f9e/ examples ( ! /age drama 9 ,%akespe>e1 & we f9d t ! poetic language utt]$ by ! v>i\s *>act]s on ! /age is n v diff]5t f ! language utt]$ by ! s+le m9/rel :5 he 0 ! only p]=m]4 ,moreov]1 we f9d a new elem5t :i* ! m9/rel c\ld n v easily repres5t1 & t is hum\r4 ,9 ! humor\s portions ! poetic drama beg9s to be prose4 ,! discov]y ( ! pr9t+ press1 :i* makes books t e man may read 9 8 closet1 has giv5 bir? to ! ?ird =m ( ! great human /ory--! novel4 ,:ile !re c be no d\bt t ! novel is ! =m above all o!rs 9 :i* ! _w to-day *ooses to receive ! human /ory1 ! epic poem no long] be+ writt5 & ! poetic drama b r>ely1 /ill we %\ld make a mi/ake if we suppose t ! novel is ! direct *ild & heir ( ! poetic /age drama ev5 to ! same ext5t t ! drama 0 ! direct *ild & heir ( epic poetry4 ,bo? ! epic poem & ! poetic drama h a dignity & l(t9ess t mu* m adequately repres5t ! nobl] & l(ti] *>act]i/ics ( ! human p]sonality ?an ! (t5 trivial & ev5 base & ignoble fictiti\s tale 9 ! novel4 ,! tru? is1 ! mod]n novel is directly desc5d$ f ! tav]n tale1 ! amus+ & ent]ta9+ n>rative ( ! *ance travell] com+ unpret5ti\sly & unexpect$ly into ! quiet c\ntry village4 ,su* tav]n tales we f9d 9 _! pure/ =m 9 ! ,arabian ,nights & 9 ,boccaccio's ,decam]on4 ,! /ories ( ,s9dbad ! ,sailor & ! lov]s ( ,boccaccio _h unque/ionably be5 told aga9 & aga9 by ! wayf>] eag] = ! applause ( 8 little audi5ce1 & _h aga9 & aga9 be5 li/5$ to by common folk ^: only glimpse ( ! life ( ! out] _w came ?r\gh ^! same tav]n y>ns4 ,boccaccio collect$ 8 /ories f ! tav]ns ( ,italy1 & wrote !m out 9 ! *oice/ ,italian = ! ent]ta9m5t ( 8 k+ & que5 7,a4 ,d4 #acdh74 ,! /ories ( ! ,arabian ,nights 7 collect$ 9 ,egypt at ab\t ! same "t by "s p]son or p]sons unkn[n1 & rea*$ ! ,european _w ?r\gh ! ,fr5* v]sion ( ,gall& at ! beg9n+ ( ! eighte5? c5tury4 ,9 ! ,arabian ,nights we may f9d ! orig9 ( ! mod]n romance1 & 9 ! ,decam]on ! beg9n+ ( ! mod]n love-/ory or novel4 ,! bond ( union betwe5 ! tav]n tale & ! /ory ( mod]n fiction is n difficult to detect4 ,! tav]n tale is ! confid5tial n>rative ( ! unpret5ti\s travell] to 8 h&ful ( uncritical common p ^: in/9cts are primitive & ^: prim>y desire is = amusem5t3 ! /ory ( mod]n fiction is ! confid5tial n>rative ( ! au?or to a s+le ord9>y or av]age read]1 :o sits d[n 9 ! privacy ( 8 closet to be amus$ & in/ruct$--*iefly amus$4 ,! /yle requir$ 9 bo? cases is p]sonal1 famili>1 & conv]sational4 ,=mality is ?r[n aside1 & unre/ra9$ by any critical audi5ce or ! pres5ce ( a judge ( mature m9d & high appreciation1 bo? tale-tell] & /ory-writ] speak freely ( ! privacy ( life1 & ( its mo/ sacr$ secrets z well z its mo/ hidd5 vices4 ,su* a m$ium is v f> f ! l(ty dignity ( poetry2 yet x is p]haps ! only truly democratic =m ( lit]>y art4 ,z we h se51 ! mod]n novel 0 at fir/ no?+ m ?an an almo/ v]batim report ( ! tav]n tale-tell]'s n>rative4 ,!n1 9 ,ri*>dson & ,field+1 we f9d ! same k9d ( gossip inv5t$ by ! au?or & set =? ) a trifle m fancy & imag9ation1 z x is done 9 lett]s4 ,! p[]s ( ! prose essay inv5t$ by ,addison & 8 fell[s 7 soon add$ to ! /yle ( ! novel1 an e>ly illu/ration ( :i* we may f9d 9 ,goldsmi?'s ,vic> ( ,wakefield4 ,scott gave ! novel ! dignity & romantic int]e/ ( hi/ory--hi/ory made human & !re=e turn$ into true lit]ature4 ,dick5s add$ ! s5tim5tal1 poetic /yle ( ! ballad1 & ,?ack]ay ! tea*+ ( ! famili> homily4#a ,9 ! /ories ( ,haw?orne we see :at ! anci5t fable & allegory contribut$ to ! mod]n fictiti\s phantasy4 ,9 ,balzac = ! fir/ "t we discov] any attempt to make fiction ! vehicle = ! broad national drama :i* ,hom] gave u 9 8 epic poems4 ,9 ,poe we f9d ! beg9n+s ( an application ( dramatic pr9ciples to ! con/ruction ( ! %ort /ory1 & 9 ?is v small field ,maupassant br\ght ! art ( dramatic con/ruction well nigh to p]fection4 ,we may imag9e t a novel ought to be z complete & p]fectly con/ruct$ a drama z "o ( ,%aksp]e's plays2 b ! fact t we f9d no su* novels sugge/s t fiction z an art is yet incomplete & n fully matur$4 ,! orig9 ( fiction 0 v l[2 b x 0 an orig9 v ne> to ! common p1 & s to ! simple & natural in/9cts ( all ( u4 ,) ?is broad f\ndation ! possibilities ( developm5t are enorm\s1 & we may reasonably hope t "s day ! novel w take a place 9 lit]>y art t is mu* above t ( ! epic poem or ev5 ! poetic drama4 ,x is n hamp]$ by ! me*anical limitations ( ei!r ( ^!1 & ! v>iety & lit]>y opportunity :i* *>act]ize x are ! possession ( fiction alone4 ,& n[ let u ask1 ,:at are ! *>act]i/ics ( a good novel8 ,&1 ,h[ may we judge a novel8 ,we may ?9k ( ! novel 9 two ways--z ! tav]n tale & z poetry--z prose1 ) its *>act]i/ic hum\r & conv]sational /yle1 & ! imag9ative & l(ty dream ( ! human s\l1 o!rwise expressible only 9 v]se4 ,z a tav]n tale we may te/ a novel by fancy+ t ! au?or is sitt+ d[n 9 p]son ) u 9 our dress+-g[n be=e ! fire4 ,he talks to u & tells u a tale4 ,if he 7 !re 9 p]son1 :at *>act]i/ics %\ld he h to make him attractive to u8 ,:y1 ( c\rse1 he %\ld be polite & engag+4 ,too great famili>ity ev5 9 ! privacy ( home spoils fri5d%ip1 & s does vulg>ity4 ,& yet ) a c]ta9 res]ve ( mann] he may ent] ^u almo/ any topic ( human ?\ght1 & ev5 discuss ) u our own secret s9s4 ,! good conv]sationali/ w make u ?9k & talk ourselves1 & s w a good novel-writ]4 ,( c\rse we _c talk to ! au?or2 b we c f9d 9 our fri5ds a good sub/itute = him4 ,ano!r quality we %all dem& is s9c]ity4 ,:ile we may l to li/5 = a "t to ! brilliant conv]sation ( a witty talk] :om we _c tru/1 ! s9c]e fri5d w hold our affections long aft] ! brilliant talk] is =gott54 ,! brilliant & ins9c]e fri5d & ! brilliant & ins9c]e noveli/ or writ] are alike left des]t$ 9 _! old age1 ) n a fri5d 9 ! _w4 7,:at bett] example ( ?is c\ld we h ?an ,osc> ,wilde8 ,:5 ! ins9c]ity ( 8 "* 0 f\nd out1 h[ quickly ! _w dropp$ him67 ,! noveli/ above all o!r writ]s /&s to ! read] 9 ! attitude ( a p]sonal fri5d4 ,at fir/ we turn to su* a fri5d m]ely because he is agreeable z a companion2 b ! "t comes :5 we wi% to consult him z to ! solution ( our p]sonal difficulties1 & ask him to %>e 9 our p]sonal joys4 ,9 some:at ! same way a novel writ] may become ! fri5d & advis] ( 8 read]4 ,9 ! /ories he tells he deals frankly & s9c]ely ) j su* problems ( life & emotion z ^? :i* confront ! read]2 & ?r\gh 8 *>act]s he decl>es :at he ?9ks ! be/ ?+ to d4 ,if y w\ld te/ ! greatness ( any noveli/1 ask ! "q1 ,w\ld y be will+ to foll[ ! advice :i* he gives 8 *>act]s8 ,we h spok5 ( ! au?or z ! fri5d ( ! read]4 ,?is figure ( spee* has be5 *os5 = ! purpose ( mak+ app>5t ! intimate relations betwe5 ! sub/ance ( ! /ory & ! p]sonality ( ! read]4 ,z a matt] ( fact1 h[ev]1 x is only ! p]sonality ( ! read] :i* is 9 any way alive & consci\sly p]ceiv$3 ! writ] is s entirely imp]sonal 7or %\ld be7 t he becomes completely m]g$ 9 8 *>act]s4 ,8 _s is felt 9 e l9e ( description & e t\* ( "*2 b1 z we might say1 8 own =m %\ld nev] be se54 ,) no sugge/ion ( sacrilege we might ev5 say t he is to ! creations 9 ! novel :at ,god is to nature3 ! eye sees nature 9 all its beauty1 b only ! he>t c p]ceive by a hidd5 vision ( its own ! pres5ce ( ! div9e4 ,su* is ! ideal "p :i* an arti/ %\ld play 9 8 /ory4 ,b1 ?\gh ! arti/ z a p]sonality is or %\ld be entirely unse51 he is only ! m truly pres5t2 & ! great] 8 s\l & ! nobl] 8 life & ! broad] 8 imag9ation & ! m poetic 8 fancy1 ! m truly does 8 book become a treasure to ! read]4 ,all dramatic writ]s1 :e!r epic poets1 poetic dramati/s1 or noveli/s1 are kn[n by ! *>act]s !y create4 ,x is n important t ^? *>act]s %\ld ev] h really exi/$ 9 ! _w3 :at is dem&$ is t !y be natural & possible & true to ! pr9ciples ( life4 ,! creative writ] w ( c\rse create *>act]s nev] se5 be=e4 ,he w nev] be a m]e copyi/2 or if he is he becomes a biograph]1 & ceases to be a dramatic arti/4 ,( c\rse1 also1 ^! *>act]s mu/ h _! collisions ) o!r *>act]s or ) ! =ces ( fate4 ,t is necess>y to give dramatic int]e/1 ! int]e/ ( plot4 ,& *>act]s are kn[n by :at !y d2 s unless !y really meet adequate dramatic situations !y _c be said to exi/ at all1 ev5 ?\gh ! au?or has describ$ !m m9utely & told u t !y h an endless v>iety ( noble & beautiful qualities3 = u only ^? qualities exi/ :i* we see 9 action4 ,s 9 brief we may say t a great noveli/ 7or o!r dramatic writ]7 is kn[n by ! great de$s ( 8 great *>act]s4 ,f ?is po9t ( view ,%aksp]e is our greate/ au?or4 ,8 ,le>1 ,o!llo1 ,desdemona1 ,portia1 ,macbe?1 ,hamlet1 ,caes>1 ,brutus1 ,cleopatra1 & ! re/ =m a noble company ( great m5 & wom54 ,in/9ctively we comp>e ^! fictiti\s *>act]s ) ! *>act]s ( hi/ory4 ,_m ( !m are tak5 f hi/ory2 b by art & imag9ation !y are creat$ anew 9 %apes t live be=e our eyes z ! *>act]s ( hi/ory 7(t5 q diff]5t p]sonages7 really liv$ be=e ! eyes ( _! contempor>ies1 b c\ld n live be=e our eyes4 ,no noveli/ gives u su* a company ( great m5 & wom5--v few give u ev5 "o great man4 ,9 "s ways we may comp>e ) ,%aksp]e's *>act]s ^? ( ,balzac4 ,! great ,fr5* noveli/ set out to repres5t typical *>act]s ( all classes ( ! society he knew4 ,he has z v>i$ a company z ,%aksp]e1 & x is typical ( society z ,%aksp]e's is n2 b none ( ,balzac's *>act]s c = a mom5t be consid]$ z great z ,%aksp]e's4 ,ev5 ! ,c\ntry ,doctor1 p]haps ,balzac's noble/ creation1 has no su* dep? ( int]e/ z ,hamlet1 = example1 ?\gh we might possibly comp>e him ) ,prosp]o2 & :at a creature is ! ,du*esse de ,langeais beside ,portia6 ,b a noveli/ :o gives u no *>act]s :i* we c take an int]e/ 9 ev5 if we d n love !m or admire !m is n mu* ( a noveli/4 ,! "n ( ,?ack]ay sugge/s ,becky ,%>pe & ,h5ry ,esmond & ,colonel ,newcome4 ,! f9e sub/ance ( ,?ack]ay's m5 & wom51 bo? good & bad1 _! ref9em5t & delicacy & intellig5ce & s5sibility1 m>k !m z p]sonalities f> above ! ord9>y 9 fiction2 & s !y give ,?ack]ay a rank t ! v>iety ( 8 *>act]s & ! range ( 8 sympa?ies w\ld n o!rwise entitle him to4 ,dick5s is to u b a "n = ! little dream _w 9 :i* we make ! acqua9tance ( ,david ,copp]field & ,micawb] & ,peggotty & ,agnes & ,dora1 ( ! fa!r ( ! ,m>%alsea & ,little ,dorrit & _! fri5ds ( ! prison1 ( ,little ,nell & h] fri5ds1 ( ,oliv] ,twi/ & 8 ?ievi% b int]e/+ companions4 ,dick5s's *>act]s are n examples = admiration2 b !y are int5sely int]e/+ because s int5sely human1 com+ s ne> to u ourselves z !y (t5 d ev5 :5 we are lea/ ready to admit x4 ,& unque/ionably _! numb] is great4 ,! numb] & v>iety ( an au?or's *>act]s are always to be tak5 into acc\nt 9 e/imat+ 8 greatness1 or ev5 8 value to u individually4 ,scott's *>act]s are v diff]5t f any ( ^!4 ,!y seem made especially to we> picturesque hi/oric co/umes1 & 9 _! almo/ limitless multitude !y =m a pageantry :i* is spl5did & entranc+ 9 ! extreme4 ,! ?+ ( value is t ! pageantry is alive2 & if ,scott's *>act]s 7 creat$ to we> co/umes1 !y 7 creat$ liv+ all ( !m2 & 7z ! read] ( ,s>tor ,res>tus well kn[s7 ! we>+ ( co/umes is1 9 its figurative s5se1 "o ( ! mo/ important duties ( life1 ) _m p becom+ ne>ly a religion4 ,9 ,scott we may f9d out to :at ext5t ?is univ]sal passion is legitimate & :at great-s\l$ love !re may be 9 ! he>t beat+ b5ea? ! co/ume4 ,su* are "s ( ! pr9ciples by :i* we %\ld te/ & judge all works ( dramatic art1 :e!r plays on ! /age or novels4 ,we ne$ n1 h[ev]1 9 all cases :olly condemn a book pr(ess+ to be a novel :i* falls %ort by ?is crit]ion3 x may be good z an essay or a hi/ory or a treatise1 & its au?or may h mi/ak5 its "* 9 call+ x a novel4 ,,footnotes3 ,footnote #a3 ,we %\ld n ov]look ! important "p ! pulpit has _h 9 ! developm5t ( ,engli% lit]ature4 ,,*apt] ,,iv4 ,,l&m>ks ,,9 ,,mod]n ,,lit]ature4 ,mo/ p read 9 su* a desultory way t !y nev] "k :e!r !y are really famili> ) /&>d lit]ature or n4 ,all ! books ( "o au?or are read because !y are lik$2 & none ( ! books ( ano!r are kn[n because ! read] nev] manag$ to get int]e/$1 or nev] happ5$ to h 8 or h] att5tion call$ to t au?or's books4 ,a v simple work+ sy/em is ne$$1 ) l&m>ks1 z x 71 set up "h & !re to guide ! *oice ( books at all times & make x intellig5t & j4 ,,%aksp]e--#afjj4 ,engli% lit]ature practically beg9s ) ,%aksp]e1 :o did 8 be/ "w ab\t #afjj ,a4 ,d41 ?ree hundr$ ye>s ago4 ,two important poets come be=e him--,sp5s]1 :o 0 /ill liv+ :5 he began to be kn[n z a successful dramati/1 & ,*auc]1 :o 0 a contempor>y ( ,boccaccio & ! fir/ notewor?y writ] 9 ! !n new ,engli% tongue1 t tongue 9 :i* ,norman-,fr5* _h m+l$ ) ,anglo-,saxon 9 ! common patois ( ! p1 ?\gh pure ,fr5* & ,lat9 rema9$ ! languages ( ! c\rt & ( s*ol>%ip4 ,! language 9 :i* ,*auc] wrote is n[ s antiquat$ t x is n easy = ! ord9>y p]son to read x4 ,8 8,cant]bury ,tales0 are pleasant & *e]ful1 = he 0 an em95tly sane man2 b :at he wrote has be5 (t5 rewritt5 s9ce 8 "t till we are q famili> ) mo/ ( 8 /ories & ideas ?r\gh o!r *annels4 ,sp5s]1 ^: be/ "w is ! ,fa]ie ,que51 ?\gh he wrote s ne> ! "t ( ,%aksp]e1 seems decid$ly m antiquat$2 yet1 z comp>$ ) ,*auc]1 he is easy read+4 ,! ,fa]ie ,que5 is "o long s]ies ( beautiful & s5su\s images1 a m+l+ ( fair wom51 brave knights1 & ugly dragons :i* 9 8 h&s atta9 a dreamy *>m4 ,says ,ta9e1 8,he 0 pre-em95tly a creator & a dream]1 & t mo/ naturally1 in/9ctively1 & unceas+ly4 ,we might g on =ev] describ+ ?is inw>d condition ( all great arti/s4444 ,a "* appe>s to !m1 !n an action1 !n a l&scape1 !n a succession ( actions1 *>act]s1 l&scapes1 produc+1 complet+1 arrang+ !mselves be=e our eyes4 ,?is f\nt ( liv+ & *ang+ =ms is inexhau/ible 9 ,sp5s]4 ,he has b to close 8 eyes & app>itions arise2 !y ab\nd 9 him1 cr[d1 ov]fl[2 9 va9 he p\rs !m =?2 !y cont9ually float up1 m copi\s & m d5se40 ,& we may add t ! language 9 :i* he describes ^! dreams is z musical z ! fancy ( 8 imag]y is ri*4 ,if "o likes t sort ( ?+ "o c soon le>n to read ,sp5s] ) ease & enjoym5t1 & 9 ! :ole range ( ,engli% lit]ature we %all f9d no?+ s s5su\sly sweet z 8 poetry1 9 8 own musical 8,sp5s]ian0 /anza4 ,z we h said1 = ! ord9>y read] ,engli% lit]ature beg9s ) ,%aksp]e4 ,he 0 ! c5tral figure ( ! brilliant era ( ,que5 ,elizabe?2 b none ( 8 fell[ dramati/s1 n ev5 8r>e ,b5 ,jonson0 or ,m>l[e1 are read today4 ,= u !y are dead1 & ,%aksp]e alone rema9s z ! repres5tative ( ! 8,gold5 ,age10 ?\gh p]haps we mu/ include 9 x ,bacon & ,milton1 writ]s :o /& some:at ap>t4 ,,rob9son ,,crusoe--#agai4 ,! next pr9cipal epo* is j "o hundr$ ye>s lat]1 :5 ! reign ( ,que5 ,anne 0 adorn$ by ! essayi/s1 head$ by ,addison2 by ! 8classic0 poets1 =emo/ among :om are ,dryd5 & ,pope2 & by ! fir/ ( ! novel-writ]s1 ,defoe1 ! au?or ( ,rob9son ,crusoe4 ,"h we f9d ?ree diff]5t k9ds ( au?ors equally em95t4 ,?is 8age0 cont9u$ = sev5ty-five ye>s1--inde$1 we may say a hundr$1 expir+ on ! appe>ance ( ! poets ,burns1 ,wordswor?1 & ,col]idge4 ,x is call$ ! 8,classic ,age10 because ! lead+ writ]s1 especially ! poets 7,dryd51 ,pope1 etc471 tri$ to foll[ ! classic models ( ,greece & ,rome1 & s produc$ "w mo/ highly poli%$ & !oretically correct2 b ( c\rse x 0 artificial & want+ 9 ! in/9ctive & spontane\s elem5ts ( poetry z we "k x 9 ! n9ete5? c5tury poets4 ,! t]m 8classic10 h[ev]1 does n apply to ! noveli/s--,ri*>dson1 ,field+1 ,/]ne1 ,smollett1 & ,goldsmi? foll[+ ,defoe & ,bunyan4 ,^! novel writ]s 7 look$ on z too l[ = critical att5tion2 b ! prose ( ,addison1 ,/eel1 ,swift ,johnson1 & ,goldsmi?#b 0 admir$ z prose _h nev] be5 admir$ be=e1 & our lat] age has accept$ ?is prose z ! greate/ lit]>y a*ievem5t ( ! eighte5? c5tury4 ,! mod]n read] w f9d 8 *ief int]e/ 9 ! lit]ature ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,& n[ !re are a few dates t we %\ld rememb]4 ,,burns--#aghf4 ,burns prep>$ ! way = ! new poetry--a poetry simple1 spontane\s1 t5d]1 & true1 z ! poetry ( ,pope 0 artificial1 clev]1 & 8elegant40 ,! ,kilm>nock edition ( ,burns's poems appe>$ 9 #aghf4 ,x 0 a c\ntry pr9t ( ! immortal "w ( a rude c\ntry poet4 ,,lyrical ,,ballads--#agih4 ,! 8romantic movem5t0 9 poetry1 z x 0 call$1 0 really inaugurat$ 9 #agih--;a date always to be rememb]$--by ! little volume ( ,lyrical ,ballads publi%$ jo9tly by ,wordswor? & ,col]idge4 ,?is volume conta9$ 8,! ,rime ( ! ,anci5t ,m>9]e0 7,col]idge's be/ poem7 & 8,l9es ,writt5 ,above ,t9t]n ,abbey0 7! be/ "w ( ,wordswor?74 ,no "o paid mu* att5tion to ! book1 & b a limit$ numb] ( copies 7 sold or giv5 away4 ,a few poets1 h[ev]1 read x & felt its _s4 ,! fir/ ( ^! to take up ! new poetic movem5t 0 ,scott1 9 8 ,lay ( ! ,la/ ,m9/rel1 :i* at once became popul>4 ,= t5 ye>s ,scott 0 ! popul> poet1 b !n he 0 succe$$ by ,byron1 ! poet ( ! d>k & cynical4 ,close on ! heels ( ,byron came ,%elley & ,keats4 ,la/ ( all came ,t5nyson & ,br[n+4 ,t5nyson's reputation 0 made by 8 two volumes ( poems publi%$ 9 #ahdb2 & ,br[n+ publi%$ "s ( 8 be/ "w 9 ! same ye>1 ?\gh 8 fame did n come to him till _m ye>s lat]4 ,,lamb--#ahbe4 ,s mu* = poetry4 ,! prose essay lay dormant f ! "t ( ,goldsmi? until ,*>les ,lamb & ,de ,qu9cey appe>$4 ,lamb's ,essays ( ,elia began 9 ! ,london ,magaz9e 9 #ahbe2 & t is a good date to rememb] z ! beg9n+ ( ! revival ( ! essay4 ,at almo/ ! same "t we h ,de ,qu9cey's ,confessions ( an ,opium ,eat]1 ) brilliant1 impassion$ prose2 & dur+ ! next tw5ty-five ye>s came ,macaulay1 ! writ] ( oratorical prose1 ! spl5did rhetorician & rhetorical pa9t] ( ^w pictures1 & ,c>lyle1 ! apo/le ( "w1 ! philosoph]1 ! lectur] ?r\gh ! pr9t$ page1 & la/ ( all1 ,mat!w ,arnold & ,rusk91 bo? critics--,rusk9 by f> ! m brilliant & v>i$4 ,,wav]ley--#ahad4 ,9 ! novel ! fir/ great date to rememb] 9 ! n9ete5? c5tury is #ahad--! ye> ( ! publication ( ,wav]ley4 ,betwe5 ! ,vic> ( ,wakefield & ,wav]ley no great "w ( fiction appe>$1 ?\gh ,jane ,au/5 0 writ+ h] arti/ic little /ories4 ,b :5 ,wav]ley 0 publi%$ e "o felt t a new era 0 at h&4 ,! book at once became imm5sely popul>4 ,x did = ! novel :at ! ,lay ( ! ,la/ ,m9/rel & ,m>mion _h done = poetry--x introduc$ ! romantic era 9 fiction4 ,,hugo1 ,,dumas1 ,,balzac--#ahcj4 ,scott held ! field almo/ entirely to himself until #ahcj4 ,9 t ye> ,victor ,hugo1 ,alex&] ,dumas1 & ,balzac1 all ?ree ackn[l$g+ ! g5ius & p[] ( ,scott1 appe>$ 9 ,france4 ,hugo & ,dumas 7 pr(ess$ romantici/s2 b ,balzac 0 a reali/1 & advocat$ ideas t 7 n g5]ally accept$ by ! critics till _m ye>s lat]1 ?\gh ! common p b\ght 8 books freely4 ,x 0 ,dick5s :o really made ! reali/ic novel popul>4 ,! date to rememb] is #ahce1 ! ye> 9 :i* ,sket*es by ,boz appe>$ & ,pickwick 0 begun4 ,vanity ,fair1 ,?ack]ay's fir/ ma/]piece1 0 publi%$ 9 #ahdh1 & 9 #aheh ,george ,eliot's ,adam ,b$e4 ,s9ce #ahfj ! =w>d movem5t 9 ,engli% lit]ature seems to h /opp$1 & su* writ]s z ,george ,m]$i? & ,?omas ,h>dy appe> r z belat$ memb]s ( ! old] gr\p ?an repres5tatives ( any new type4 ,) ^! we mu/ include ,tol/oi1 ,turg5ev1 & ,ibs54 ,9 ,/ev5son1 ,kipl+1 & ,b>rie we und\bt$ly h ! beg9n+ ( a new lit]>y movem5t1 ! importance ( :i* x is impossible yet to e/imate4 ,,am]ican ,,lit]ature4 ,we h purposely omitt$ m5tion ( ! ,am]ican au?ors1 s9ce !y d n seem to fit into ! movem5t ( lit]>y ideas 9 ,engl&4 ,!y are m simply & obvi\sly arti/s1 giv+ to ! p :at !y c t !y ?9k ! p w l1 & ea* 9 8 own way4 ,,irv+--#ahbj4 ,our fir/ writ] ( importance 0 ,irv+1 ^: ,sket*book 0 publi%$ 9 #ahbj4 ,irv+ has be5 call$ ! 8,am]ican ,addison40 ,he might almo/ z well be call$ ! ,am]ican ,lamb1 ?\gh ,lamb's essays did n beg9 to appe> till five ye>s lat]3 & he 0 m ( a /ory-tell] ?an ,lamb4 ,james ,f5imore ,coop] began 8 lit]>y c>e] z a pr(ess$ imitator ( ,scott 9 #ahbj2 b he soon develop$ a purely ,am]ican romantic novel1 ! novel ( ! ,indian4 ,he is no v great noveli/2 b 8 books are /ill popul>4 ,! fir/ ,am]ican poet 0 ,william ,cull5 ,bryant1 ^: be/ poem1 ,?anatopsis1 0 writt5 :5 he 0 eighte51 9 #ahab4 ,betwe5 #ahcj & #ahdj appe>$ "s ( ! be/ "w ( ,poe1 ,longfell[1 & ,em]son2 b !y 7 z utt]ly di/9ct 9 _! _s & purposes z if !y _h belong$ to diff]5t ages4 ,poe 0 ! poetic inv5tor1 ! discov]] ( ! dramatic pr9ciples ( plot 9 /ory-writ+1 & ! orig9al lit]>y critic2 ,longfell[ 0 ! sweet s+] ( ! p1 ! home poet1 unorig9al b belov$ by all2 ,em]son 0 ! philosoph] & man ( lett]s comb9$1 ! s]i\s essay writ] & int]pret] to ! p ( ! new discov]ies ( ! great /ud5ts ( philosophy4 ,foll[+ ,longfell[ 7 ! poets ,l[ell1 ,:itti]1 & ,holmes1 all ( ^: be/ "w j prec$$ or j foll[$ ! ,civil ,w>4 ,,sc>let ,,lett]--#ahea4 ,! "o great ,am]ican noveli/ is ,haw?orne1 ^: ,sc>let ,lett] appe>$ 9 #ahea--;8 fir/ great novel--& ^: be/ "w 0 all complet$ prior to #ahfa1 ! ye> ( 8 return f 8 consul%ip at ,liv]pool4 ,_m ( our political lead]s h be5 great writ]s1 too4 ,! fir/ 0 ,b5jam9 ,frankl91 ^: ,poor ,ri*>d's ,almanac & ,autobiography mu/ c]ta9ly be includ$ among ! great works ( ,am]ican lett]s4 ,!n ,daniel ,web/]1 :o /&s among ! fir/ ( great orators 9 ! ,engli% language1 0 ! au?or 7betwe5 #ahcj & #ahfj7 ( a s]ies ( spee*es1 _m ( :i* h be5 accept$ z an important "p ( our lit]ature4 ,& among %ort ma/]pieces !re is none great] ?an ! ,gettysburg spee* ( ,abraham ,l9coln1 ?\gh x w\ld n be prop] to speak ( him z a man ( lett]s4 ,x w be se5 t practically all ( our great ,am]ican lit]ature appe>$ betwe5 ! ,w> ( #ahab & ! ,civil ,w>4 ,s9ce ! ,civil ,w> !re has be5 a new era2 b x is n our pres5t purpose to e/imate curr5t writ]s4 ,,summ>y4 ,to summ>ize ! :ole field1 ,engli% & ,am]ican1 we may say t ! lit]ature t we call /&>d began ) ,%aksp]e1 ?ree hundr$ ye>s ago4 ,! fir/ "w 9 t p]iod 0 ,sp5s]'s ,fa]ie ,que51 ! second ,%aksp]e's plays4 ,*auc]1 :o wrote two hundr$ ye>s e>li]1 we may look on z ! =]unn]1 :o prep>$ ! way = ! epo* :i* op5$ s brilliantly ) ,sp5s] & ,%aksp]e4 ,pass+ ov] ! names ( ,bacon & ,milton1 :o belong to ! sev5te5? c5tury1 b /& ap>t f ! lit]>y movem5t or m]ely sugge/$ :at 0 to come long aft]1 we f9d ! ,que5 ,anne essayi/s z ! *>act]i/ic lit]>y work]s at ! beg9n+ ( ! eighte5? c5tury2 & on ei!r side ( !m ! poets ( ! ,classic ,age1 ( :om ,pope 0 high prie/1 & ! au?or ( ,rob9son ,crusoe1 ! despis$ tell] ( tales :o 0 to be ! =]unn] ( a lit]>y movem5t great] ?an any we h yet se54 ,! ,classic ,age end$ ) ,goldsmi?1 & ! ,romantic movem5t1 fir/ p]ceiv$ 9 ,burns1 really took def9ite =m z a movem5t 9 ! ,lyrical ,ballads ( #agih4 ,scott 0 ! popul>iz] ( ! ,romantic movem5t 9 bo? v]se & prose4 ,t movem5t rea*$ its climax 9 #ahcj 9 ,hugo & ,dumas4 ,9 t ye> ,balzac inaugurat$ ! reali/ic movem5t1 ^: =]unn] 0 ,jane ,au/52 b x is ,dick5s :o1 beg9n+ 9 #ahce1 really made x z popul> z ,scott _h made ! ,romantic movem5t by ! ,wav]ley novels4 ,& :ile ! ,romantic movem5t 0 ari/ocratic1 ! ,reali/ic movem5t1 go+ back to ! despis$ ,rob9son ,crusoe1 0 highly democratic4 ,9 ,t5nyson we f9d a poet :o made ! romantic ?\ght into works ( art t ! p c\ld appreciate2 & 9 ,longfell[ we see mu* ! same ?+ done = ! reali/ic poetry1 ?\gh ,walt ,:itman1 a v imp]fect arti/1 is ! high prie/ ( ! democratic idea 9 poetry4 ,if we c only fix ^! dates & p]iods & dom9ant eras ( ?\ght 9 our m9ds1 we %all h a framework 9 :i* we c fit all ! v>y+ phases ( mod]n ,engli% lit]ature4 ,,footnotes3 ,footnote #b3 ,goldsmi? is a sort ( l9k betwe5 ! essayi/ & ! noveli/4 ,he 0 almo/ equally em95t z noveli/1 essayi/1 & poet4 ,,*apt] ,v4 ,,! ,,be/ ,,poetry ,,& ,,h[ ,,to ,,read ,,x4 ,! read+ & enjoym5t ( poetry may be said to be a f9e art4 ,c]ta9ly no "o is likely to h a ta/e = poetry :o does n cultivate x4 ,yet no?+ is s *>act]i/ic ( ! p]son ( culture1 & no?+ is s likely to produce true culture1 z ! read+ & /udy ( ! be/ poetry4 ,x is probably a fact t ( all ! volumes ( poetry 9 ! _w1 n "o 9 a hundr$ is read4 ,x w\ld be almo/ impossible to read ?r\gh f beg9n+ to end ! complete works ( any well kn[n poet1 & no?+ c\ld be m fooli% ?an to attempt to d s4 ,yet ! av]age own] ( a volume ( poetry _c ?9k ( any?+ else to d ) x except let x alone1 & g5]ally *ooses ! latt] alt]native4 ,a poem is n l a /ory4 ,"o reads a /ory1 enjoys x1 & lays x aside4 ,few w\ld c>e to read ev5 ! be/ novel m ?an once1 or at mo/ two or ?ree times at widely sep>at$ int]vals4 ,a poem1 on ! o!r h&1 _c be und]/ood or truly enjoy$ ev5 by ! mo/ cultivat$ until x has be5 read sev]al times4 ,9 fact "o reads a poem = q a diff]5t purpose f t :i* leads "o to read a /ory4 ,a poem is m l a piece ( music3 "o reads x :5 "o wi%es to be put into ! mood :i* ! poem or ! music is int5d$ to produce4 ,! fav\rite mood produces happ9ess1 & :5 we wi% t k9d ( happ9ess we turn to ! "w ( art :i* is able to produce x 9 u4 ,n[1 evid5tly x is n e poet ^: moods are l our own4 ,x is true t we may wi% to cultivate moods n natural to u2 b !re is a di/9ct limit ev5 to ^!4 ,x foll[s1 !re=e1 t !re are n _m poets we w wi% to /udy1 or ev5 to read m ?an once2 & !re are b few poems ev5 ( ! poets we l :i* w h t p]fect effect on u :i* w make u wi% to repeat x (t54 ,if "o 7 ask$ to sugge/ ! sure/ way to acquire a lik+ = poetry & a k ( x1 ! foll[+ w\ld probably be ! me?od sugge/$3 ,fir/1 f9d "o good poem t "o c\ld really l & read m ?an once ) pleasure4 ,!re are few ( u :o c\ld n "n su* a poem at once2 b _m ( u g no f>!r4 ,hav+ *os5 ! fir/ poem1 "o has !reby made *oice ( ! fir/ poet1 a poet ^: moods are 9 accord ) "o's own & :om "o is likely to be able to le>n to l4 ,unless we c />t ) a lik+1 & proce$ to ano!r lik+1 we are n likely to g v f>4 ,:ile "o likes a poet r ?an poems1 :5 "o's ta/e is fully tra9$1 ! mo/ successful read]s ( poetry "k a poet by relatively few poems4 ,"o _c read _m poems _m times1 & z we _c appreciate any poetry fully t we d n read _m times1 we mu/ make a selection4 ,inde$ we %all f9d t !re are b few poems ( any poet t produce 9 u ! desir$ mood4 ,= u1 all ! o!r poems are m or less failures1 at lea/ m or less imp]fect4 ,s ! fir/ pr9ciple 9 ! successful read+ ( poetry is to select mo/ rigidly4 ,:ile ! special /ud5t ( poetry may read ! entire "w ( a poet1 weigh ea* poem1 & select judici\sly ^? :i* he w r]ead & f9ally make a "p ( 8 inn] circle ( fri5ds1 ! g5]al read] mu/ dep5d ^u ! selection ( "s "o else to "s ext5t1 or at lea/ he w read fir/ ^? recomm5d$ to him1 aft]w>d dipp+ casually into o!rs 9 ! hope t he w f9d "o he w wi% to /udy m c>efully4 ,su* a selection1 & "o ( ! be/ ev] made1 is ,mat!w ,arnold's selection f ! poems ( ,wordswor?4 ,b ev5 ,mat!w ,arnold does n tell y :at poem ( ,wordswor?'s to beg9 )4 ,ano!r admirable selection ( ! 8be/ poems0 is ,palgrave's 8,gold5 ,treasury40 ,yet ev5 9 t mo/ lov]s ( poetry w miss _m t h be5 exclud$ because !y are n lyric1 or because !y are too long1 or = "s o!r reason :i* is n an ess5tial "o ) ! read]4 ,o!r select]s ( poems h n be5 s =tunate1 & :5 "o c h a tol]ably complete edition ( a poet 9 8 libr>y1 he w wi% to make 8 own selection ) ! aid ( su* advis] z he may *oose4 ,"o ( ! easie/ poets to beg9 ) is ,longfell[4 ,we h already read ! ,psalm ( ,life4 ,let u read x aga91 & yet aga94 ,longfell[ v aptly describes himself z a poet 9 t beautiful song ( 8 8,! ,day is ,done40 ,come1 read to me "s poem1 ,"s simple & he>tfelt lay1 ,t %all soo? t re/less feel+1 ,& bani% ! ?\ghts ( day4 ,n f ! gr& old ma/]s1 ,n f ! b>ds sublime1 ,^: di/ant foot/eps e*o ,?r\gh ! corridors ( ,"t4 ,=1 l /ra9s ( m>tial music1 ,_! mighty ?\ghts sugge/ ,life's endless toil & endeav\r3 ,& to-night ,i long = re/4 ,read f "s humbl] poet1 ,^: songs gu%$ f 8 he>t1 ,z ra9 f ! cl\ds ( summ]1 ,or te>s f ! eyelids />t4 ,:o1 ?r\gh long days ( lab\r1 ,& nights devoid ( ease1 ,/ill he>d 9 8 s\l ! music ,( wond]ful melodies4 ,su* songs h p[] to quiet ,! re/less pulse ( c>e1 ,& come l ! b5$iction ,t foll[s aft] pray]4 ,& !re is no bett] way to enjoy poetry ?an to read x al\d3 ,!n read f ! treasur$ volume ,! poem ( ?y *oice1 ,& l5d to ! rhyme ( ! poet ,! beauty ( ?y voice4 ,& ! night %all be fill$ ) music1 ,& ! c>es t infe/ ! day ,%all fold _! t5ts l ! ,arabs1 ,& z sil5tly /eal away4 ,turn+ ov] ! leaves ( y\r volume ( ,longfell[1 m>k ^! few poems to read fir/1 & if y f9d "o t y l1 read x aga94 ,p]haps y w be q famili> ) "s1 if n mo/ 9 ?is li/2 b if !re are "s t y d n "k1 b t attract y on read+ once1 /udy ^? till y h le>n$ to love !m2 9 s do+ y w h made a real beg9n+ t[>d ! culture t comes f a sy/ematic /udy ( poetry3 8,a ,psalm ( ,life10 8,! ,reap] & ! ,fl[]s10 8,foot/eps ( ,angels10 8,fl[]s10 8,! ,wreck ( ! ,hesp]us10 8,! ,skeleton 9 ,arm\r10 8,! ,village ,blacksmi?10 8,! ,ra9y ,day10 8,god's ,acre10 8,to ! ,riv] ,*>les10 8,maid5hood10 8,excelsior10 8,! ,belfry at ,bruges10 8,! ,ars5al at ,spr+field10 8,! ,norman ,b>on10 8,! ,bridge10 8,curfew10 8,! ,build+ ( ! ,%ip10 8,! ,build]s10 8,pegasus 9 ,p\nd10 8,bew>e10 8,! ,day is ,done10 8,! ,old ,clock on ! ,/airs10 8,! ,arr[ & ! ,song10 8,my ,lo/ ,y\?10 8,paul ,rev]e's ,ride0 7,tales ( a ,wayside ,inn71 8,! ,birds ( ,kill+wor?10 8,! ,bell ( ,atri10 8,! ,*ildr5's ,h\r10 8,hang+ ( ! ,crane10 & 8,k]amos40 ,^! are n all ! good poems1 & "s ( ^! are n ev5 ! be/2 b !y are a good li/ to *oose f4 ,besides ^! y w p]haps l to read 8,hiawa?a0 fir/1 !n 8,! ,c\rt%ip ( ,miles ,/&i%10 & f9ally 8,evangel9e02 b ^! long] poems are tales r ?an poems1 & "o does n c>e to return to !m z to ! %ort] gems4 ,longfell[ is a 8humbl] poet10 z he himself has express$ x1 b he is none ! less a poet2 & 9 all lit]ature y w n f9d a simpl] poet1 nor "o easi] to read & l4 ,next to ,longfell[1 p]haps ! mo/ g5]ally lik$ mod]n poet is ,t5nyson4 ,t5nyson 0 n a great ?9k]1 l ,br[n+2 he 0 r ! int]pret] ( ! ?9k] poets1 = ! read] :o c\ld n read ,wordswor? & ! re/ = himself4 ,t5nyson set out 9 e>ly life to ma/] poetic te*nique1 & he c\ld write m diff]5t /yles ?an any o!r great mod]n poet4 ,besides1 8 poems (t5 h a sw+ 7q unlike ! sweet melody ( ,longfell['s7 :i* fasc9ates _m4 ,& he 0 peculi>ly & di/9ctly ! poet ( moods4 8,break1 ,break1 ,break0 is little m ?an a haunt+ melody 9 words2 & ! same may be said ( mo/ ( ! songs 9 8,! ,pr9cess10 beautiful z !y are4 ,x w take mu* m "t to le>n to l ,t5nyson ?an x requir$ = ,longfell[1 = ,t5nyson is s v>i\s1 & we mu/ come at him 9 s _m diff]5t ways4 ,p]haps we might beg9 ) su* m]e pretty rhy?ms z 8,airy1 ,fairy ,lilian0 & 8,cl>ibel02 h[ mu* bett] ?an ^! %all we f9d 8,! ,lady ( ,%allott10 8,break1 ,break1 ,break10 & all ! songs 9 8,! ,pr9cess40 8,! ,pr9cess0 itself is r a t$i\s poem1 c]ta9ly "o :i* we w\ld n c>e to read twice 9 succession2 b ! songs scatt]$ ?r\gh x are z ne>ly p]fect z t sort ( poetry well c\ld be4 8,! ,may ,que50 is a pretty & fasc9at+ simple /ory t may t\* u m deeply ?an we w\ld own2 & a poem ( a diff]5t k9d :i* might appeal p>ticul>ly to our mood is 8,locksley ,hall10 foll[+ x ) 8,locksley ,hall ,tw5ty ,ye>s ,aft]10 :i* we may n l s well4 ,"s w l to puzzle ov] ! philosophy ( 8,! ,two ,voices10 o!rs ! pretty /ory ( 8,! ,mill]'s ,daught]0 or 8,! ,talk+ ,oak10 or ! poetic 8,ulysses0 & 8,lotus-,eat]s10 :ile o!rs w wi% to pass on to 8,maud0 ) its v>i$ rhy?ms4 ,9 8,maud0 !re is "o (t5 quot$ passage :i* may be all t "o w c>e to r]ead--! passage beg9n+1 8,come into ! g>d51 ,maud1 ,= ! black bat1 night1 has fl[n40 ,no?+ c\ld be m p]fectly & exquisitely rhy?mical4 ,& yet ( all ,t5nyson's poem1 x is probably ! %orte/ t we %all l be/1 su* z 8,! ,fl[] 9 ! ,cranni$ ,wall0 & 8,cross+ ! ,b>10 or su* a /irr+ w> poem z 8,*>ge ( ! ,light ,brigade40 ,ne>ly all ( ,t5nyson's poems t he has reta9$ 9 8 complete works are well writt5 & wor? read+ once2 b if y ev] come to l ! high] poets y w f9d 8 be/ ?9k+ express$ !re bett]1 & w turn to ,t5nyson m & m = ! sw++ music ( 8 %ort] songs1 ) _! mood-mak+ rhy?ms & haunt+ images4 ,& n[ let u turn to "o ( ! great poets--to ,br[n+4 ,mo/ ( u w be entirely unable to read ! great] "p ( 8 poetry at all1 & :e!r x is good or bad we mu/ leave x to ! critics to say4 ,x w be be/ to buy him 9 a volume ( selections1 su* z t he made himself f 8 own poems & publi%$ 9 two volumes4 ,we may make our selection f t1 ?\gh 9 o!r collections we may f9d o!r poems we %all l q z mu* z any ( ^!4 ,fir/ ( all1 let u say t x w probably take _m days to le>n to l ev5 a few ( ,br[n+'s poems2 b once we h le>n$ to l !m !y w be de>] to u ?an all ! o!r poets4 ,we measure 8 greatness by ! int5sity ( ! lik+ we h = :at we d l4 ,p]haps we h read 8,h[ ,!y ,br\ght ! ,good ,news f ,gh5t to ,aix0 & f\nd no?+ v wond]ful 9 x4 ,if we ev] come to love ,br[n+1 x w be because he 0 himself a lov]1 & we %all admire him because he 0 a fight] aga9/ ! disc\ragem5ts & littl5esses ( ! _w4 ,let u beg9 ) 8 love poems--su* a simple poem z 8,a ,woman's ,la/ ,^w40 ,we %all n und]/& all ( x2 b no matt]--we %all l x none ! less on t acc\nt1 & we %all l x ! bett] ! m we read x4 ,!n let u read 8,love ,among ! ,ru9s40 ,we %all n und]/& all ( t1 ei!r1 b "s we %all und]/&1 & !re w be new ?+s to discov] ea* "t we r]ead1 :i* %\ld be _m times4 ,possibly we %all nev] get tir$ ( read+ x ov]4 ,& !n we may read at pleasure su* poems z 8,! ,la/ ,ride ,toge!r10 8,any ,wife to ,any ,husb&10 8,9 a ,ye>10 8,misconceptions10 8,two 9 ! ,campagna10 & 8,evelyn ,hope40 ,!re w be o!rs :i* 9 "t we %all be drawn to read1 su* z 8,9 a ,gondola0 & 8,! ,/atue & ! ,bu/02 b ! important ?+ is to le>n to love1 & to l to read & r]ead1 two or ?ree4 ,& n[ let u turn to t o!r side ( ,br[n+1 8 philosophy z a fight] & a /ruggl] 9 ! _w4 ,beg9 ) 8,rabbi ,b5 ,ezra40 ,9 a week1 or a mon?1 or a ye>1 we may n h ma/]$ x--inde$ probably we %all nev] ma/] x4 ,s mu* ! bett]2 !n we %all g on read+ x & r]ead+ x1 & gett+ help & inspiration f x4 ,!re w be c]ta9 /anzas t w seem meant = u1 & ^! we w m>k1 & 9 ! m>g9 we w make notes none w und]/& b ourselves4 ,once ma/] ?is "o poem1 & en\gh is accompli%$--or at lea/ ! re/ w take c>e ( itself4 ,we %all !n read 8,saul10 & ! haunt+ 8,abt ,vogl]10 8,&rea del ,s>to10 8,a ,toccata ( ,galuppi's10 8,prospice0 & 8,a ,gramm>ian's ,fun]al40 ,!re are o!r poems--yes1 a good _m o!rs2 b if y once come to love two or ?ree1 s t y l to turn to !m1 & f9d com=t 9 read+ !m1 y w f9d ! o!rs = y\rself1 & if y d n f9d !m1 y w probably get all ! m good out ( ! old ones4 ,we h p]haps said en\gh z to ! mann] ( /udy+ poetry1 illu/rat+ by ! ?ree poets we h consid]$4 ,! read] w n[ be able to take up ! foll[+ = himself1 ^u ! h9ts giv5 ) ea*4 ,if y l ,longfell[1 read "s ( ! be/ poems ( ! o!r ,new ,engl& poets--,:itti]'s 8,b>efoot ,boy10 8,b>b>a ,friet*ie10 8,maud ,mull]10 8,skipp] ,ireson's ,ride10 & 8,sn[-,b\nd02 ,holmes's 8,! ,*amb]$ ,nautilus10 8,! ,"o ,hoss ,%ay10 8,! ,la/ ,leaf10 & 8,old ,ironsides02 ,l[ell's 8,vision ( ,sir ,launfal10 & 8,! ,fir/ ,sn[-,fall02 & ,bryant's 8,?anatopsis40 8,to a ,wat] ,f[l10 & 8,! ,dea? ( ! ,fl[]s40 ,"s may trace a lik5ess betwe5 ! ?ree great poems ( ,poe1 8,! ,rav510 8,annabel ,lee10 & 8,! ,bells10 & ,t5nyson2 b ,poe w be f\nd unique 9 8 weird mood & rhy?mic use ( words4 ,f ! lyric poems ( ,t5nyson1 turn to ,%elley's 8,! ,skyl>k0 7"o ( ! mo/ beautiful poems 9 our language71 & 8 8,! ,cl\d10 & 8,ode to ! ,we/ ,w9d02 & aft] pick+ up su* little gems z 8,love's ,philosophy10 we may le>n to l 8,ala/or0 & 8,! ,s5sitive ,plant40 ,once ,byron 0 almo/ wor%ip$1 :ile today we h>dly d him ju/ice4 ,he is ! poet ( ! 8d>k mood10 & we %all probably f9d ?is mood 9 its greate/ purity 9 8 dramatic poems 8,manfr$0 & 8,ca910 ( ea* ( :i* he is himself ! h]o4 ,r ?an read entire su* long poems z 8,*ilde ,h>old10 8,! ,gia\r10 8,! ,corsair10 & 8,don ,juan10 x w be bett] to read ! /rik+ passages--at lea/ at fir/4 ,we mu/ judge f our ta/e = ,byron h[ mu* we %all read ( him4 ,no "o %\ld fail to read ,keats' 8,ode to a ,grecian ,urn40 ,if we w\ld read fur!r1 we may p]haps *oose fir/ 8,/ ,agnes' ,eve10 8,ode to ,autumn0 & 8,endymion40 ,x takes a f9e poetic ta/e to appreciate ,keats1 = he is a poet 8all ( beauty10 ri*1 fragrant1 s5su\s beauty1 su* beauty z we %all f9d n[h]e else2 b 8 ?\ghts & emotions ( love & conque/ ov] life are n v great4 ,next to ,br[n+1 p]haps ! greate/ poet ( ! n9ete5? c5tury is ,wordswor?4 ,he is ! v opposite ( ,br[n+ /&+ to ,nature z ,br[n+ does to humanity4 ,we %all f9d 8 cre$ /at$ 9 a poem :i* is "o ( ! greate/ 9 ! ,engli% language1 call$ simply 8,l9es ,writt5 ,above ,t9t]n ,abbey02 & mu* ! same ?\ght we %all f9d express$ 9 m lyric =m 9 8 fam\s 8,ode on ,intimations ( ,immortality40 ,unque/ionably ! be/ ( ,wordswor? is to be f\nd 9 ,mat!w ,arnold's selections 9 ! 8,gold5 ,treasury0 s]ies1 & ?is is bett] to possess ?an ! bulky complete works1 mu* ( :i* we %all f9d exce$+ly dull & almo/ fatal to our lik+ = any poetry :atev]4 ,b !re are also _m beautiful simple poems ( ,wordswor?'s :i* we %\ld easily le>n to l1 among !m1 8,we ,are ,sev510 8,lucy ,gray10 8,%e ,0 a ,phantom ( ,delight10 8,?ree ,ye>s ,%e ,grew10 8,i ,w&]$ ,lonely z a ,cl\d0 7,daffodils71 & _m ( 8 sonnets1 su* z t to 8,milton10 8,on ,we/m9/] ,bridge10 8,to ! ,riv] ,duddon--,aft]?\ght10 8,! ,_w ,is too ,mu* ,) ,u10 etc4 ,( ! old] poets1 ,burns /&s by himself1 "o ( ! mo/ popul> ( all poets :o wrote 9 ! ,engli% language4 ,be/ ( all 8 poems are 8 simple love songs1 su* z 8,my ,luve is ,l ! ,r$1 ,r$ ,rose10 8,jean10 8,highl& ,m>y10 & 8,to ,m>y 9 ,heav540 ,:o c =get 8,bannockburn10 8,ye ,banks & ,braes ( ,bonnie ,doon10 & 8,john ,&]son my ,jo80 8,! ,man's ! ,g[d = a' ,t10 & t beautiful little poem1 8,to a ,m\se10 are unique1 because !y %[ u ! simple he>t ( a man 9 all its /ruggl+ simplicity4 ,"s1 too1 w l to read & r]ead 8,! ,cott]'s ,saturday ,night40 ,9 ! read+ ( ,burns "o c h>dly g wrong2 yet aft] all !re is mu* ev5 9 ,burns t we might well sp>e1 & _m & _m a l9e ( 8 poetry has no su* *>m z ! poems we h m5tion$2 yet ! read] :o has le>n$ to l ^! w1 on read+ any o!r poem1 "k & discov] ! diff]5ce almo/ at ! fir/ l9e4 ,if "o wi%es to f9d 9 poetry com=t = a we>y mood1 "o w n look = x 9 su* poets z ,pope & ,dryd51 ) _! clev] l9es4 ,pope has m quotable l9es ?an almo/ any o!r poet except ,%aksp]e2 & 8 8,essay on ,man0 is int]e/+1 & p]haps we may ev5 f9d "s *>m 9 8,! ,rape ( ! ,lock02 b on ! :ole "o w miss little by read+ him 9 a book ( quotations4 ,milton is diff]5t4 ,he is ! "o noble & l(ty poet ( ! ,engli% language4 ,we %all n f9d any mod]n philosophy 9 him2 b :at is f9] 9 its imag]y & rhy?m ?an 8 8,hymn to ! ,nativity06 ,& su* lyrical poems z 8,l',allegro0 & 8,il ,p5s]oso0 w be f\nd to possess an easy & surpris+ *>m4 8,p>adise ,lo/0 we %\ld nev] read m ?an a page or two at a "t1 = x is too great1 too l(ty = ! common m9d to be> x long2 b :o w\ld miss ! pleasure ( read+ ?is s+le page or two once a mon? or once a ye>8 ,!re are c]ta9 s+le poems :i* no /ud5t ( poetry w fail to read & r]ead z he does ! poems ( ! great poets :om we /udy z m5 z well z ! au?or ( c]ta9 poems4 ,"o ( ^! is ,gray's 8,elegy ,writt5 9 a ,c\ntry ,*ur*y>d10 ano!r is ,col]idge's 8,anci5t ,m>9]0 & 8 8,*ri/abel02 ,hood's 8,bridge ( ,sighs0 & ! 8,song ( ! ,%irt02 ,wolfe's 8,burial ( ,sir ,john ,moore02 ,c[p]'s 8,alex&] ,selkirk02 ,campbell's 8,hoh5l9d502 & su* bits z ,b5 ,jonson's 8,dr9k to ,me ,only ,) ,?9e ,eyes10 & ,goldsmi?'s 8,:5 ,lovely ,woman ,/oops to ,folly40 ,!re are o!r poems by less kn[n poets1 :i* only ! individual read] w f9d & make 8 own4 ,= myself1 ,i "k no poems ,i l bett] to read ?an ,mat!w ,arnold's 8,tri/ram & ,iseult10 8,switz]l&10 & 8,dov] ,bea*02 :ile _m admire poems by ,em]son & ,george ,eliot & ,dick5s 9 ! same way1 ?\gh we are n accu/om$ to ?9k ( ^! writ]s z among ! great poets4 ,?\gh ,edw>d ,fitz,gerald's 8,rubaiyat ( ,om> ,khayyam0 is a translation1 x is "o ( ! mo/ popul> poems 9 ! ,engli% language1 & consid]$ also "o ( ! greate/4 ,note3 ,_m ( ! poems "h m5tion$ may be f\nd 9 8,a ,selection f ! ,great ,engli% ,poets10 edit$ by ,%]w9 ,cody4 ,,*apt] ,,vi4 ,,h[ ,,to ,,/udy ,,%aksp]e4 ,! be/ way to /udy ,%aksp]e is to g to see 8 plays at ! !atre1 especially :5 !y are pres5t$ z ,edw9 ,boo? or ,h5ry ,irv+ h play$ !m4 ,:at a *ange f ! way 9 :i* !y 7 pres5t$ 9 ,%aksp]e's own "t6 ,!n ! sc5]y 0 s crude t !y _h to put out a sign on ! /age say+1 8,?is is a ,=e/10 etc4 ,& all ! wom5's p>ts 7 play$ by boys or "y m54 ,!re 7 no ,mrs4 ,siddonses or ,ell5 ,t]rys 9 ^? days4 ,x is said t ,bee?ov5 himself 0 n a v good piano play]1 & probably nev] he>d "s ( 8 mo/ beautiful sonatas play$ z ,pad]ewski plays !m today4 ,%aksp]e probably nev] saw 8 plays act$ s well z !y h be5 act$ _m times s9ce 8 day4 ,! fir/ great actor to make ,%aksp]e classic 0 ,david ,g>rick1 a fri5d ( ,sam ,johnson4 ,he 0 graceful1 light1 airy1 & gay1 yet made an in/ant success by ! naturalness ) :i* he play$ ,ri*>d ,,iii1 & !n ,le>1 & !n ,macbe?4 ,g>rick 0 n an ideal ,hamlet1 b he gave good support to ! fam\s ,peg ,w(f+ton1 :o made h] fame 9 ,ophelia on ! same /age ) ,g>rick4 ,! mo/ s$uctive ( ,w(f+ton's *>act]s 0 ,rosal9d 9 ,z ,y ,l ,x1 & %e play$ ,portia 9 ! ,m]*ant ( ,v5ice ) only less *>m4 ,! /age mantle ( ,g>rick fell on ,john ,philip ,kemble1 :o br\ght to ,%aksp]e's plays accurate & tru?ful sc5]y & co/umes4 ,hamlet 0 8 fav\rite "p--& z he 0 a m$itative & s*ol>ly r ?an a fi]y actor1 he made a deep impression ) x4 ,s>ah ,siddons 0 8 si/]4 ,%e 0 call$ ! ,que5 ( ,trag$y1 & 0 inde$ an ideal ,roman matron 9 h] impassion$ act+ ( great p>ts1 c\pl$ ) a dignifi$1 almo/ commonplace ev]yday life4 ,9 a fam\s picture ,sir ,jo%ua ,reynolds pa9t$ h] z ! tragic muse4 ,%e play$ ,lady ,macbe? z probably no "o else has ev] play$ x1 inde$ x is said :5 %e 0 /udy+ ! "p %e became s fright5$ at h] own imp]sonation t %e ru%$ up /airs & jump$ into b$ ) h] clo!s on4 ,9 ,que5 ,ka?>9e 7,h5ry ,,viii71 %e play$ ! "p s reali/ically t ! ,surveyor1 to :om %e _h said1 8,y 7 ! ,duke's ,surveyor1 & lo/ y\r (fice on compla9t ( ! t5ants10 came (f ! /age p]spir+ ) emotion & said1 8,t woman plays z if ! ?+ 7 9 e>ne/4 ,%e look$ me s ?r\gh & ?r\gh ) h] black eyes t ,i w\ld n = ! _w meet h] on ! /age aga960 ,edmund ,kean 0 a little man1 b he play$ ,%ylock 9 ! ,m]*ant ( ,v5ice & ,ri*>d ,,iii z !y _h nev] be5 play$ be=e4 ,iago1 too1 0 a fam\s "* ( 84 ,he 0 admir$ by ! ag$ wid[ ( ,david ,g>rick1 :o call$ him ,david's successor1 & he 0 prais$ by ,byron4 ,ea* age seems to h _h its actor4 ,g>rick 0 ,johnson's fri5d4 ,kean belong$ to ,byron's day1 & ! actor ( ,dick5s's "t 0 ,macready4 ,! great ,am]ican actor 0 ,edw9 ,boo?1 :o made u famili> ) ! :ole l9e ( ,%aksp]ean tragic *>act]s dur+ ne>ly ! :ole ( ! la/ half ( ! n9ete5? c5tury4 ,:o t has se5 him slip on to ! /age z ! hun*back ,ri*>d ,,iii1 or walk 9 ! calm dignity ( ,hamlet1 ,pr9ce ( ,d5m>k1 attir$ all 9 black velvet1 c ev] imag9e ^? *>act]s 9 any o!r p]sonation6 ,! great trag$ies seem to be ! plays 9 :i* great actors h become mo/ fam\s2 b no play ( ,%aksp]e's1 n ev5 ! ,m]*ant ( ,v5ice1 has be5 m popul> ?an ,romeo & ,juliet4 ,9 ! "t ( ,g>rick a c]ta9 ,b>ry ,spang] 0 said to be ! ideal ,romeo4 ,*>les ,kemble1 son ( ,philip1 play$ x ) great success4 ,& 8 daught] ,fanny ,kemble 0 br\ght out z ,juliet1 mu* aga9/ h] wi%1 to save h] fa!r's =tunes4 ,%e _h _h no tra9+ = ! /age2 b ! play ran = "o hundr$ & tw5ty nights ) ! greate/ success4 ,!re h be5 o!r great actors & actresses1 all ( :om 7if ,engli%7 h be5 fam\s 9 ,%aksp]ean roles--,adelaide ,neilson1 ,*>lotte ,cu%man1 & ! ,am]ican ,edw9 ,=re/--& ev5 _m =eign]s h tri$ ,%aksp]e4 ,salv9i 0 ! greate/ ( ,o!llos1 & ,adelaide ,ri/ori 0 fam\s z ,lady ,macbe?4 ,ev5 ,b]nh>dt has tak5 ! "p ( ,hamlet4 ,9 our own "t ,h5ry ,irv+ & ,ell5 ,t]ry h be5 ! be/ kn[n p]=m]s ( ,%aksp]e's *>act]s2 b x w\ld seem t all tal5t$ actors & actresses soon] or lat] te/ _! greatness by attempt+ ^! roles4 ,! true way to /udy ,%aksp]e is by becom+ fond ( 8 *>act]s2 & ?is c be done mo/ successfully only by see+ !m on ! /age4 ,b we c le>n to picture 9 our m9ds ! p>ts !y play$ 9 ! great human drama1 fa%ion+ f imag9ation ! sc5es & p]sonalities4 ,*ildr5 %\ld be introduc$ to ,%aksp]e 9 ! delightful 8,tales f ,%aksp]e0 by ,*>les & ,m>y ,lamb4 ,! fir/ ?+ is to get ! /ories & ! great *>act]s1 & ! poetic antique language ( ,%aksp]e himself may make ?is a little difficult at fir/4 ,!n we may read su* a book z ,mrs4 ,jameson's 8,h]o9es ( ,%aksp]e10 9 :i* we f9d ! wom5 ( ,%aksp]e's plays describ$ 9 simple mod]n language4 ,!n let u read ! plays !mselves1 )\t ?\ght ( notes or comm5ts1 = ! m]e human int]e/ ( ! /ory & ! *>act]s4 ,probably ! be/ play to beg9 ) is ! ,m]*ant ( ,v5ice4 ,read x rapidly1 pass+ lightly ov] ! m commonplace portions4 ,fir/ y w come to ! sc5e at ,portia's h\se1 :5 ! woo]s are op5+ ! caskets 9 ! hope t !y may be lucky en\gh to w9 ! weal?y lady4 ,b ,portia really loves ,bassanio & wants him to *oose aright1 z he does1 & %e is *>m+ly happy because he is successful4 ,b ! great sc5e ( ! play is 9 ! f\r? act1 :5 ,%ylock br+s ,antonio be=e ! c\rt1 dem&+ 8 p\nd ( fle%4 ,portia1 disguis$ z a lawy]1 appe>s to save 8 life4 ,h[ graci\sly %e does x6 ,h[ mu* a man & woman too %e is6 ,h[ beautiful h] spee* ab\t m]cy1 8dropp+ z ! ra9 f heav506 ,once hav+ read ! play ?r\gh l ?is1 = ! /ory & ! *>act]s1 lay x aside & at "s future "t read x aga9 m ?or\ghly1 /opp+ to enjoy ,launcelot ,gobbo1 ! cl[n1 & ! talkative ,gratiano4 ,s ) ea* r]ead+ ! int]e/ 9 ! play w gr[1 till y h become v fond n only ( ,portia & h] fri5ds1 b ( ,%aksp]e1 too4 ,next to ! ,m]*ant ( ,v5ice ! mo/ popul> ( ,%aksp]e's plays is ,romeo & ,juliet4 ,9 ?is ! balcony sc5e is ! mo/ fam\s1 9 :i* ,romeo comes to woo ,juliet2 b among ! *>act]s ! mo/ int]e/+ w p]haps be ,m]cutio1 ,romeo's talkative & jolly fri5d1 & ,juliet's que] old nurse4 ,( ! trag$ies1 ,hamlet is und\bt$ly ! greate/1 b x is ! h>de/ to read1 & mu/ be read _m times to be fully appreciat$4 ,we are /ruck 9 ! v fir/ sc5e by ! p]sonality ( ! gho/1 & ( ,hamlet's fri5d1 ,horatio1 t quiet1 calm g5tleman :o looks sympa!tically on ?r\gh\t ! play1 & lives to tell ! /ory ( ,hamlet's infirm w4 ,polonius is a conv5tional old fool1 b full ( worldly wisdom1 & ! fa!r ( ! brave ,la]tes & ! sweet & pa!tic ,ophelia4 ,h[ unhappy a girl %e is6 ,%e is n v /rong1 n v brave2 b we are sorry inde$ = h]1 & 9 m]e read+ really %$ te>s :5 %e s+s h] sweetly crazy songs4 ,h[ /range & int]e/+1 too1 is ,hamlet's "m1 & 8 sc5e ) h] t[>d ! end ( ! play6 ,& :o c =get ! conv]sation ) ! grave-digg]s6 ,?r\gh\t we feel ! atmosph]e ( philosophy & ?\ght4 ,hamlet is inde$ a v great & int]e/+ play1 b "o requir+ mu* "t & leisurely ?\ght4 ,x is impossible to hurry 9 read+ ,hamlet4 ,next 9 greatness to ,hamlet is1 p]haps1 ,le>4 ,9 ! v fir/ act we are /ruck ) ! beautiful nature ( ,cordelia1 ?\gh %e utt]s v few words4 ,%e does n appe> aga9 until ! end2 yet ! poor int]e/+ ,fool is always talk+ ab\t h] to ,le>4 ,we dete/ ! two ungrateful daught]s1 ,gon]il & ,regan1 & sympa?ize ) ,edg>1 ! outca/ son ( ,gl\ce/]4 ,h[ /range x seems t ?is fool1 ?is insane old man1 ?is homeless son pret5d+ to be crazy1 & ?is abs5t daught]1 %\ld hold our int]e/ s p]fectly6 ,m romantic1 m poli%$1 m correct 9 /age-craft1 s t _m call x ,%aksp]e's greate/ play1 is ,o!llo4 ,yet we h no su* love = ! beautiful ,desdemona z we _h = ,cordelia1 or ,juliet1 or ,portia4 ,iago is a ma/]piece ( s*em+ trea*]y1 & we are some:at sorry = ! h&some & abus$ ,moor ,o!llo2 b we c nev] l him q z well z "s ( ! o!rs4 ,macbe? is ano!r great trag$y1 & ,lady ,macbe? is a m>vell\s portrayal ( a bad woman4 ,we are int]e/$ 9 ! wit*es & _! prophecies1 & we "k h[ true is ,macbe?'s ambition1 & ! great] ambition ( 8 wife :o drives him on4 ,b 9 ,macbe? !re is no "o to love1 z !re is 9 o!rs ( ! plays4 ,9 ,julius ,caes> x is ! patriotic f]v\r ( ,brutus1 mi/ak5 ?\gh x may be1 t int]e/s u mo/1 ?\gh we l to declaim ! spee* ( ,antony at ,caes>'s fun]al4 ,antony & ,cleopatra makes an excell5t play to read1 = ,cleopatra is s well kn[n z a "* t we already h a po9t ( famili>ity to />t )4 ,we feel t we are read+ hi/ory1 & ^! great ,roman plays ( ,%aksp]e's are probably ! be/ hi/ory we %all ev] get4 ,) ,julius ,caes> & ,antony & ,cleopatra we %\ld also include ,coriolanus1 to be /udi$ ?ird 9 ! s]ies4 ,if we d n c>e = trag$y we %all h pass$ f ,romeo & ,juliet or ! ,m]*ant ( ,v5ice to ,z ,y ,l ,x1 "o ( ! be/ ( ,%aksp]e's light] com$ies4 ,x is less deep1 b n less *>m+ ?an ! heavi] plays4 ,! delightful ,rosal9d1 disguis$ z a "y man 9 ! woods1 ! melan*oly ,jaques1 & ! amus+ cl[n ,t\*/one1 create an atmosph]e ( ref9em5t :i* we w f9d n[h]e else4 ,i myself l ,mu* ,ado ,ab\t ,no?+ z well z any ( ! com$ies4 ,x tells ! /ory ( ,b5$ick & ,beatrice1 :o 7 nev] go+ to m>ry1 !y 7 su* wits bo? ( !m6 ,yet !y 7 trick$ into x1 & app>5tly enjoy$ x aft] all4 ,:]e else w y f9d a woman jok]8 ,! ,tam+ ( ! ,%rew is an int]e/+ play if y admire a wilful1 /ubborn1 pretty woman su* z ,kate 01 & w\ld l to "k h[ h] husb& br\ght h] into *>m+ subjection4 ,x is a v pretty play1 & n less int]e/+ = be+ some:at out ( date among our mod]n ideas ( wom54 ,b ( all ,%aksp]e's comic *>act]s1 none is m orig9al or fam\s ?an ,fal/aff4 ,we meet him fir/ 9 ,h5ry ,v1 p]haps ! be/ ( ,%aksp]e's hi/orical plays4 ,he is a wit1 a c[>d1 & a bl[-h>d1 b ,%aksp]e nev] makes him ov]do any ( ^! traits1 & s we _c b f9d him int5sely amus+4 ,he reappe>s 9 ! ,m]ry ,wives ( ,w9dsor1 :i* ,%aksp]e is said to h writt5 9 ord] to please ,que5 ,elizabe?4 ,! mo/ int5sely dramatic ( ! hi/ories1 & ! fir/ to read is ,ri*>d ,,iii4 ,ri*>d is a s*em+1 d>+ fell[2 & our love = ! little pr9ces put to dea? 9 ! t[] gives u a po9t ( affection4 ,besides1 ?is is ! drama all ! great tragic actors h be5 especially fond ( play+4 ,next to ,ri*>d ,,iii is ,h5ry ,,viii1 :i* is said to be only p>tly ,%aksp]e's4 ,9 x is ,h5ry's great m9i/] ,wolsey1 ^: fall f p[] we witness z an ev5t m tragic ?an dea?4 ,la/ ( all let u read ! ,tempe/1 t romantic play :i* ,%aksp]e probably wrote at ! end ( 8 c>e]1 z a sort ( calm retrospect2 = we may ?9k ( ,prosp]o z ,%aksp]e himself4 ,!re are o!r good plays ( ,%aksp]e's2 b if we h n "t to read all1 ^! are ! be/ to beg9 )4 ,! two poems1 ,v5us & ,adonis & ,lucrece1 are n ! be/ ( read+2 b ! sonnets are ! v highe/ =m ( lyric poetry4 ,!y are entirely diff]5t f ! plays1 & ^? :o l ! plays (t5 d n c>e at all = ! sonnets1 :ile _m n famili> ) ! plays read ! sonnets ) admiration4 ,_m believe !y tell ,%aksp]e's own /ory ( love = a man fri5d1 &1 9 ! la/ division f ,no4 #abf on1 = a d>k woman4 ,! sonnets to ! man are ! bett]1 & if "o reads !m ov] a few times & feels ! poet's reflection on *ange1 "t1 & human love1 he w c]ta9ly n d\bt t "h we really d come face to face ) ,%aksp]e 9 8 own prop] "*4 ,^! sonnets help u to a k ( ! man & a p]sonal lik+ = him su* z we get = 8 *>act]s :5 we read 8 plays4 ,,*apt] ,,vii4 ,,! ,,be/ ,,engli% ,,essays4 ,_m p fancy t essays are n popul> or easy read+2 b :5 ,addison publi%$ 8 ,spectator1 ?is little %eet ( essays came out e morn+1 z a daily pap]1 & 0 imm5sely successful4 ,today !re are n _m /&>d novels t sell bett] ?an ,lamb's ,essays4 ,macaulay 0 read 9 8 day f "o end ( ! ,engli%-speak+ _w to ! o!r1 & s 0 ,c>lyle4 ,rusk91 :o 0 ess5tially an essayi/1 ?\gh ( a peculi> type1 receiv$ a hundr$ ?\s& doll>s a ye> z pr(its on 8 books1 :i* he publi%$ himself ?r\gh ,george ,all51 a pr9t] 9 a small c\ntry t[n4 ,& 9 our own c\ntry ,em]son is a sort ( bible to _m p4 ,^? :o le>n to l essays become v fond ( !m1 & x is only to p :o nev] h read !m mu* t !y seem dry4 ,! fact is1 !re are only c]ta9 writ]s & c]ta9 ( _! works t we %all c>e =4 ,if y l epigram1 "o ( ! be/ books to read is ,bacon's ,essays4 ,ea* essay is v %ort2 ! subjects are ( ev]yday int]e/2 & ! s5t5ces are %ort & %>p4 ,"o does n c>e to read mu* ( su* a book at a "t--only a few pages4 ,b ,bacon's ,essays is a book to own & take up = half an h\r n[ & !n ?r\gh a numb] ( ye>s4 ,we read ^! essays mu* z we d fav\rite poems4 ,bacon belongs to ! "t ( ,%aksp]e1 & 8 language is a little antiquat$4 ,mu* less s is t ( ,addison1 :o wrote ov] a hundr$ ye>s lat]4 ,!re is a c]ta9 /ory-l "* 9 8 essays t makes !m especially int]e/+4 ,he tells u ab\t ,w ,honeycomb & ,sir ,rog] de ,cov]ley4 ,sir ,rog]1 ( :om he writes 9 a s]ies ( essays1 is especially int]e/+4 ,!n ,addison has humor\s little pap]s on ,advice 9 ,love1 ! art ( flirt+ ! fan1 etc41 etc4 ,swift1 :o wrote ab\t ! same "t z ,addison1 is /ill m ( a /ory tell]4 ,gulliv]'s ,travels is (t5 class$ z a novel1 ?\gh z a matt] ( fact x 0 writt5 z a satirical essay on ! foibles ( ,engl& 9 ,swift's day4 ,next to ,gulliv]'s ,travels we are likely to be mo/ int]e/$ 9 ,a ,tale ( a ,tub1 & ,! ,battle ( ! ,books1 :i* are m regul> essays ?an ,gulliv]4 ,b ! greate/ ( all ! old essayi/s is ,lamb4 ,8 mo/ fam\s essay is t ,on ,roa/ ,pig1 9 :i* he tells ! /ory ( ! orig9 ( roa/ pig z a di%4 ,only less int]e/+ is ,mrs4 ,battle's ,op9ions on ,:i/1 & ! essay on ,poor ,relations4 ,! *>m ( ,lamb is 8 hum\r1 8 good nature1 8 k9dly he>t1 8 qua9t way ( say+ ?+s4 ,we le>n to love him4 ,no "o has ev] equall$ him or imitat$ him4 ,& :5 we h read 8 essays1 we want to read 8 life--h[ he gave up ! woman he lov$ to c>e = 8 poor si/] :o _h kill$ h] "m 9 a fit ( insanity & _h (t5 to g to ! asylum ?r\gh all h] life4 ,lamb 0 fond ( 8 glass1 & fond ( ! city1 & fond ( 8 fri5ds4 ,:5 we "k him we mu/ love him1 & no?+ else matt]s4 ,if we h a ta/e = ! curi\s & l(ty 9 description1 we %all l ,de ,qu9cey1 ! opium-eat]4 ,9 ! ,confessions ( an ,engli% ,opium ,eat] we h an acc\nt ( himself & 8 opium-eat+1 :i* is r dry2 b 8 wond]ful dreams fasc9ate u4 ,^! we f9d at _! be/ 9 8 ma/]pieces ,suspiria de ,pr(undis & ,! ,engli% ,/age ,coa*1 :i* are inde$ ! height ( impassion$ prose1 l(ty poetry )\t met]1 spl5did dreams & fancies4 ,de ,qu9cey wrote a great deal1 & mu* t is m]ely dry & s*ol>ly4 ,b (t5 he has some?+ qua9t & curi\s1 su* z 8 8,murd] ,consid]$ z ,"o ( ! ,f9e ,arts10 & wond]ful /ories su* z ! ,flight ( ! ,t>t>s & ! ,spani% ,nun4 ,c>lyle wrote 9 su* a jagg$1 que]1 h>d /yle t n[adays few p c get us$ to a book l ,s>tor ,res>tus4 ,! philosophy ( ,s>tor w be f\nd 9 a delightfully simple essay entitl$ ,*>act]i/ics1 ! po9t ( view 9 :i* is deeply int]e/+4 ,ano!r simple & readable essay is t on ,burns1 & ! essay on ,goe! is wor? read+1 & t on ,jean ,paul ,ri*t]4 ,p]haps :5 "o gets us$ to him "o w wi% to read ,h]oes & ,h]o-,wor%ip1 ,! ,fr5* ,revolution 7or a "p ( x71 & la/ ( all t que] philosophy ( clo!s1 ,s>tor ,res>tus4 ,if "o c>es = philosophy he %\ld c]ta9ly read ,em]son's orig9al essays1 beg9n+ ) ^? on ,comp5sation1 ,self-,reliance1 ,love1 ! ,ov]-,s\l1 ,fri5d%ip1 ,circles1 & ,nature4 ,em]son's essays h no beg9n+ or end1 & "o might z well beg9 9 ! middle z any:]e else4 ,he does simply "o ?+ & t is int]pret man 9 ! light ( mod]n transc5d5tal philosophy4 ,he _h caught ! great philosophic idea t ,god1 man1 & nature are b "o sub/ance1 gov]n$ by ! same laws1 rea*+ out to inf9ity1 & k9 to ev]y?+ )9 ! b\nds ( inf9ity4 ,e common ?+ 9 life he views aga9 f ?is new po9t ( view2 & ! revelation is wond]ful4 ,em]son does n discuss ?is philosophy or tell u any?+ ab\t x2 b he makes u see ! :ole _w 9 ! trans=m+ light ( x4 ,9 8 two orig9al volumes ( essays he does ?is supremely well2 & !n 9 _m lat] volumes he does x ov] & ov]4 ,su* volumes1 good 9 _! way b less orig9al ?an ! fir/1 are ,repres5tative ,m51 ,society & ,solitude1 & ,conduct ( ,life4 ,macaulay is n read ne>ly z mu* n[adays z he 0 9 8 own "t4 ,8 /yle is oratorical1 & highfl[n oratory1 especially 9 essays1 is n popul> today4 ,= all t1 "o _c well af=d to miss read+ ! fam\s descriptive essays on ! ,trial ( ,w>r5 ,ha/+s1 ,"l ,clive1 ,milton 79 :i* w be f\nd ! fam\s description ( ! ,puritans71 & ! essay on ,hi/ory4 ,!re are two fir/ rate essays on ,samuel ,johnson1 ! be/ "o be+ a review ( ,crok]'s edition ( ,boswell's ,life ( ,johnson1 beg9n+ at ! po9t at :i* ,macaulay f9i%es ) ,crok] & takes up ,boswell4 ,ano!r good essay is t on ,frances ,burney or ,madame ,d',arblay4 ,^? :o h "t w ev5 wi% to read ,macaulay's ,hi/ory ( ,engl&1 ) its wond]ful & gorge\s descriptions1 t make ! sc5e live be=e ! eyes4 ,( spl5did mod]n prose writ]s1 ,rusk9 is "o ( ! greate/4 ,x takes a little ef=t & a little *oos+ to le>n to l him2 b ^? :o w take ! pa9s to /udy him w be ri*ly rew>d$4 ,ab\t ! simple/ ?+ he wrote 0 ,e?ics ( ! ,du/1 a s]ies ( conv]sations ) "s "y girls ab\t nature & ev]yday life4 ,*ildr5 ( t5 are said to h read ?is book & lik$ x2 yet x is by no means *ildi%1 & anyone might enjoy x4 ,next 9 g5]al int]e/ & simplicity is ,sesame & ,lilies--a que] title4 ,! fir/ *apt] is 8,( ,k+'s ,treasuries0--mean+ books2 & ! second 8,( ,que5s' ,g>d5s10 mean+ ! dom9ion ov] nature & society :i* culture gives a woman4 ,?is is "o ( ! v be/ books ev] writt5 on ,h[ & ,:at to ,read1 ?\gh writt5 9 a v symbolic /yle t w require m ?an "o read+ fully to und]/& x4 ,ano!r book ( q a diff]5t k9d is call$ 9 ,rusk9's odd fa%ion ,cr[n ( ,wild ,olives4 ,x is a s]ies ( essays on "w & ! ?+s 9 life wor? work+ =4 ,^! ?ree books are %ort1 & p]haps at fir/ _m w n l !m v mu*2 b lik+ w gr[ ) "t4 ,!re is a book1 h[ev]1 t w well repay gett+ & read+ 9 "p1 f "t to "t1 = _m ye>s4 ,t is ,mod]n ,pa9t]s4 ,x is 9 f\r l>ge volumes1 & f ! title "o might suppose x 0 a te*nical hi/ory ( mod]n pa9t+4 ,?is is n ! fact1 h[ev]4 ,x is a popul> /udy ( ! noble/ elem5t 9 art1 & ?r\gh\t ! f\r volumes "o w f9d m>vell\s pictures ( ^w-pa9t+1 su* z ,rusk9's description ( ,turn]'s ,slave ,%ip1 :5 he is discuss+ sea-pa9t+4 ,he talks ( art & nature1 always look+ at art f ! po9t ( view ( nature2 & ! volumes are s well divid$ into *apt]s & sections1 ea* ) its title & sub-title1 t "o c pick out an int]e/+ subject "h1 & ano!r !re4 ,x w be ( especial int]e/ & value to any "o :o c>es at all ab\t art4 ,rusk9 wrote ! fir/ volume ( ?is "w be=e he 0 tw5ty-f\r1 & x is p]haps ! mo/ brilliant ?+ he ev] did4 ,x is full ( life & col\r & spl5did ^w-pa9t+4 ,! read] :o believes 9 culture & wi%es to cultivate ! e/hetic & ref9$ %\ld c]ta9ly read ,mat!w ,arnold's book ,culture & ,an>*y4 ,x requires a close & logical m9d to appreciate & und]/& him1 & to read & l him is n easy1 b a lik+ = 8 *apt] on ,sweetness & ,light is an excell5t te/ ( "o's real success 9 ! cultivation ( culture4 ,x w be se5 t !re are good essays ( _m types4 ,!re is ! epigrammatic discussion ( ev]yday matt]s1 su* z we f9d 9 ,bacon1 & 9 q a diff]5t way 9 ,em]son2 & !re is ! qua9t & playful hum\r ( ,addison & ,lamb2 !re is ! spl5did rhetoric ( ,de ,qu9cey & ( ,macaulay1 & ! spl5did ^w-pa9t+ ( ,rusk92 !re is ! prea*+ ( ,c>lyle1 & ! lit]>y lectur+ ( ,mat!w ,arnold4 ,if we _c "k all1 we mu/ *oose our b5t & foll[ ! l9es we l be/4 ,! mo/ popul> =m ( ! essay is t ( ,addison & ,lamb1 ! qua9t1 amus+1 human bad9age on famili> topics1 full ( love1 & full ( s5se4 ,along ?is l9e !re are a few good mod]n books--,oliv] ,w5dell ,holmes's ,autocrat ( ! ,breakfa/ ,table1 ,ik ,m>vel's ,rev]ies ( a ,ba*elor1 ,*>les ,dudley ,w>n]'s ,backlog ,/udies1 & ,b>rie's ,my ,lady ,nicot9e & ,:5 a ,man's ,s+le4#c ,! essay c nev] be read 9 a hurry1 nor by "o :o feels himself ru%$4 ,! great essayi/s wrote 9 ! mo/ leisurely mann] possible1 a v little at a "t1 & only :5 9 precisely ! "r mood4 ,9 ! same way mu/ !y be read--alone1 be=e an op5 fire1 ( a long w9t] ev5+4 ,! woman :o delights 9 ^! ?+s w sit curl$ up 9 a great easy*air1 h] head tipp$ aga9/ ! back1 ! light well %ad$ ov] h] %\ld]4 ,! man w1 if he is a smok]1 inevitably want 8 pipe4 ,no mod]n cig> w d1 & ! vulg>ity ( *ew+ is utt]ly inconsi/5t ) a ta/e = read+ essays4 ,x is ! ref9$1 ! imag9ative1 & ! dreamy :o w especially delight 9 ?is =m ( lit]ature4 ,note3 ,mo/ ( ! essays m5tion$ 9 ?is *apt] w be f\nd 9 a volume entitl$ 8,! ,be/ ,engli% ,essays10 edit$ by ,%]w9 ,cody4 ,,footnotes3 ,footnote #c3 ,b>rie's great novel is ,! ,little ,m9i/]4 ,,*apt] ,,viii4 ,,old ,,novels ,,t ,,are ,,good4 ,at ! top ( ! ladd] ( lit]ature is poetry1 to :i* only a few succe$ 9 climb+4 ,next is ! essay1 a l>ge com=table ni*e cut 9 ! side ( ! rock ( ages1 :i* is nev] cr[d$1 & s is all ! m grateful to ^? :o frequ5t x4 ,& d[n at ! bottom is ! novel1 :i* we all read4 ,novels are read = v>i\s reasons1 :i* are n (t5 tru?fully set d[n by ! pr(essional critic4 ,tru?1 h[ev]1 is always be/1 & no "o ne$ be a%am$ ( x4 ,mo/ ( u read novels = ! same reason t we g to ! !atre--= amusem5t4 ,we want to get away f ! we>y commonplace ?+s ab\t u1 & get "s refre%m5t by dipp+ into ano!r _w4 ,p]haps our social _w is n>r[2 b 9 a good novel we may move 9 ! be/ society4 ,possibly we are ambiti\s1 & wi% to read ( ! ?+s we w\ld l to h if we c\ld4 ,read+ ab\t !m is next be/ to hav+ !m4 ,or possibly our _w is s unexcit+ & dre>y t we ne$ ! excitem5t ( an excit+ novel to keep u f dy+ ( decay4 ,excitem5t is a good ?+1 really necess>y to life1 h[ev] bad x may be :5 c>ri$ to extremes4 ,"s p become fev]i% 9 _! *ase = excitem5t & 9 _! con/ant read+ ( excit+ novels2 b we mu/ n condemn ! heal?y = ! excesses ( ! m5tally sick4 ,! excitem5t af=d$ by novels is ( sev]al diff]5t k9ds4 ,!re is ! excitem5t ( love & passion--p]haps ! mo/ deeply gra9$ s5tim5t ( ! human he>t1 & app>5tly ! mo/ necess>y to heal? ( ! he>t1 especially 9 ^! days :5 our spontane\s emotions are con/antly be+ repress$4 ,!n !re is ! excitem5t ( travel & adv5ture4 ,f9ally we h ! novel ( intellectual piquancy1 ! book full ( epigrams & sm>t say+s su* z ,osc> ,wilde might h writt54 ,! novel ( love & passion may be ! lascivi\s & dirty book1 or s9 equally by be+ ! weakly s5tim5tal ,sunday s*ool /ory4 ,! abuse ( ! novel ( travel & adv5ture is ! *eap dime novel1 or ! high-pric$ dime novel call$ ! hi/orical romance4 ,& ! extreme ( ! epigrammatic /ory is ! snobby sm>t novel1 :i* t5ds to make prigs ( u4 ,?is la/ novel is l>gely a mod]n developm5t4 ,9 any ( ^! l9es a novel is good if x gives u real m5 & wom51 act+ naturally & truly1 & is writt5 ) suffici5t rapidity & lightness4 ,! great s9 9 a novel is ignorance ( human nature2 & ! next s9 is dullness4 ,ei!r is fatal4 ,! olde/ examples ( mod]n fiction are two great collections ( tav]n tales--,boccaccio's ,decam]on & ! ,arabian ,nights4 ,^! /ories 7 told to amuse2 because !y amus$ ^? :o li/5$ to !m1 !y h well succe$$ 9 amus+ ,engli% read]s = sev]al hundr$ ye>s s9ce4 ,! ,decam]on is l>gely a s]ies ( /ories ( love & passion4 ,!y are _m ( !m exce$+ly amus+ ev5 to ! mod]n read]2 b accord+ to mod]n /&>ds s _m ( !m are actually indec5t t a translation ( ?is book is h>dly to be obta9$ 9 a respectable book/ore1 & %\ld nev] be all[$ 9 ! h&s ( a p]son "u tw5ty-five4 ,= ! "y ! great book ( excit+ adv5ture is ! ,arabian ,nights4 ,all ! indec5t /ories h be5 omitt$ 9 ! mod]n translations1 & ! excitem5t /ops %ort ( ! po9t at :i* x c d any s]i\s h>m 9 ov]-/imulation4 ,! be/ /ory to beg9 ) is t ( ,aladd91 or ! ,wond]ful ,lamp--a /ory e "o ought to be famili> )2 & next to t ! s]ies ( tales ( ! adv5tures ( ,s9bad ! ,sailor4 ,aft] read+ ^!1 turn to ,poe's clev] 8,?\s&-&-,second ,tale ( ,s*eh]ezade10 :i* closely foll[s ! adv5tures ( ,s9bad1 b bases e wond] on a sci5tific fact /at$ 9 a note4 ,?is mod]n tale ( wond] is mu* m m>vell\s ?an ! imag9>y wond] /ories ( ! anci5ts1 ?\gh its wond]s are 9 reality /rict tru?s4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,g4 ,wells1 ! mod]n noveli/1 has foll[$ out ! same l9e successfully 9 8 pseudo-sci5tific /ories4 ,by comp>ative /udy ( ?is k9d "o w f9d fre% int]e/ 9 an old book4 ,! ,decam]on & ! ,arabian ,nights are n prop]ly novels1 b r collections ( %ort /ories4 ,! olde/ readable novel is ,don ,quixote4 ,x is an excell5t book to read al\d 9 a mix$ company1 & is /ill z funny z any mod]n book4 ,don ,quixote is a g5tleman ( k9d he>t & a c]ta9 innate ref9em5t1 9 spite ( ! crack 9 8 bra9 & 8 tilt+ at w9dmills4 ,san*o ,panza is ! ?or\ghly practical1 fai?ful cl[n2 & ,san*o ,panza's mule & ,don ,quixote's w>horse are *>act]s 9 !mselves4 ,! book 0 writt5 z a satire on *ivalry2 b its humanity has made x live long s9ce ! dea? ( knight-errantry4 ,gulliv]1 too1 0 a satire1 b n[ we read x m]ely z an amus+ /ory2 & ,field+'s ,joseph ,&rews 0 comm5c$ z a satire on ,ri*>dson's ,pamela1 b became s int]e/+ z a /ory t ev5 9 its own day read]s =got all ab\t ! p>ody4 ,bunyan's ,pilgrim's ,progress 0 writt5 9 ! sev5te5? c5tury1 by a t9k]1 9 prison2 & x is a di/9ctly religi\s book4 ,b ev5 ! non-religi\s w admit t x is a good human /ory4 ,int5d$ orig9ally z an allegory1 we read x n[ = its own /ory int]e/4 ,along ) ! ,arabian ,nights "y p %\ld1 )\t exception1 read ,rob9son ,crusoe4 ,ne>ly e "o has read x2 b !re are p>ts ( x t w be> read+ aga9 & aga9 & _m times4 ,! introduction may be skipp$2 b beg9n+ ) ,crusoe's %ipwreck on ! isl& we are deeply fasc9at$ by all he does to c>e = himself & f9d "s amusem5t4 ,he is an int5sely practical man1 & nev] gets s5tim5tal1 because he is always at "w1 a good ?+ = "s ( u mod]ns :o are incl9$ to bemoan our lot4 ,= ab\t a hundr$ pages ?is acc\nt ( ! life on ! isl& cont9ues1 b :5 ,crusoe is rescu$ ! int]e/ gr[s less1 & we may v well omit ! la/ half ( ! book4 ,! fir/ mod]n novel 0 begun by ,ri*>dson some:at ov] a hundr$ & fifty ye>s ago z a book ( in/ruction on correct lett] writ+4 ,ri*>dson 0 a pr9t] fifty ye>s old4 ,9 8 y\? he _h (t5 help$ "y ladies write love lett]s4 ,s x 0 ?\ght he c\ld write a good book ( model lett]s4 ,he put a /ory into !m to make !m m lifelike & int]e/+1 & ! /ory turn$ out to be ! beg9n+ ( mod]n fiction z an e/abli%$ =m ( lit]ature1 = ! good novels t _h gone be=e _h n l$ ! way = o!rs z ,ri*>dson's books did4 ,all ,ri*>dson's novels are writt5 9 ! =m ( lett]s1 & to mod]n read]s are decid$ly t$i\s4 ,cl>issa ,h>l[e is ! be/ ( !m2 b x is mu* too long1 & (t5 dull4 ,cl>issa is beset by ,lovelace1 spirit$ away1 made to qu>rel ) h] family1 & outw>dly compromis$ 9 e possible fa%ion2 b ?r\gh x all %e ma9ta9s h] maid5 purity1 & f9ally compels ! man to m>ry h]4 ,we w\ld l h] bett] if %e 7 a little m human & spontane\s--9 %ort1 if %e _h be5 a little m ( a s9n]4 ,b !re is "o novel ( t day & "t :i* is fir/ rate read+ ev5 to-day1 & t is ,h5ry ,field+'s ,tom ,jones4 ,field+ 0 a rake & a jok]4 ,he />t$ z a noveli/ by mak+ fun ( ! good ,ri*>dson4 ,b 8 *>act]s are c]ta9ly natural1 ev5 if a little spicy4 ,tom came into ! _w 9 an irregul> way1 & l$ a v irregul> life4 ,he is by no means a model = ! "y1 & ,field+ tells ( 8 s9s 9 a way t to-day w\ld be consid]$ positively indec5t4 ,& yet we _c help lik+ ,tom1 & he comes out all "r at ! end4 ,sophia ,we/]n =gives him = 8 faults1 & loves & m>ries him4 ,old ,squire ,we/]n is "o ( ! mo/ fam\s *>act]s 9 ! book1 & a mixture ( %rewdness1 droll]y1 r\ghness & good-he>t$ness he c]ta9ly is4 ,o!r books ( ?is p]iod :i* h be5 (t5 spok5 ( are ,smollett's ,rod]ick ,r&om1 ,p]egr9e ,pickle1 & ,humphrey ,cl9k]1 & ,/]n's ,tri/ram ,%&y2 b !y are a little t$i\s to ! mod]n read]1 & l ,ri*>dson's novels mu/ probably be left on ! libr>y %elves4 ,! la/ ( ! good novels ( ?is p]iod is ,goldsmi?'s ,vic> ( ,wakefield4 ,! p]fect simplicity ( ?is /ory is its et]nal recomm5dation4 ,! ,vic> is a simple-m9d$ man1 & somebody is always 8do+ him0 or 8 simple son or 8 va9 wife & daught]s4 ,we _c help lik+ ! old man = 8 unqu5*able *e]fulness "u all mis=tunes1 & ! wom51 ?\gh old-fa%ion$1 are n yet out ( date 9 _! fem99e weaknesses4 ,x is ! v %orte/ ( old-"t novels4 ,"s may n l s v simple a /ory1 b if "o has a s5se ( sly hum\r1 ! ,vic> w be f\nd good read+4 ,!re is also a ,fr5* novel ( ?is p]iod :i* des]ves to be read mu* m ?an x is4 ,x is h>d to tell j :y x has someh[ fall5 into obscurity1 unless x is ! fact t x is ,fr5*1 & z unlike any o!r ,fr5* novel z possible4 ,x is ,le ,sage's ,gil ,blas1 & ! sc5e is ,spa94 ,gil is n unlike ,tom ,jones1 ?\gh m ( a w&]]1 & goes f "o adv5ture to ano!r4 ,?\gh "s ( 8 exp]i5ces are risqu1 n "o ( !m is (f5sive or ev5 approa*+ indec5cy4 ,! mo/ innoc5t p]son w n be (f5d$ by any?+ 9 ,gil ,blas1 = evid5tly ,le ,sage 0 a pure-m9d$ man4 ,! adv5tures are bo? excit+ & amus+2 & !re is a f9e /r+ ( !m4 ,!re is no?+ subtle ab\t ! old-"t novels4 ,!y are excell5t amus+ /ories1 & t is all4 ,orig9ally no m ?an tav]n y>ns1 !y h liv$ because !y give u real m5 & wom51 & tell ! tru? ab\t human nature4 ,!y are n v ref9$1 & !re is no?+ ari/ocratic ab\t !m4 ,!y come f ! p1 & h some?+ ( ! vulg>ity ( ! p ab\t !m4 ,b "t has s(t5$ away ! objectionable po9ts4 ,:ile we may be (f5d$ by pres5t-day vulg>ity1 we probably w n ev5 recognize t ( a =m] age4 ,,*apt] ,,ix4 ,,! ,,romantic ,,noveli/s--,,scott1 ,,hugo1 ,,dumas4 ,aft] ! publication ( ! ,vic> ( ,wakefield 9 #agff1 = ne>ly fifty ye>s no great novel appe>$4 ,true1 ,frances ,burney's ,eval9a appe>$1 b x is dry read+ to-day4 ,x is also true t "s ( ,jane ,au/5's be/ novels 7 writt51 b !y 7 n publi%$4 ,! long sil5ce 0 brok5 by ! anonym\s publication ( ,wav]ley 9 #ahad4 ,scott _h got into ! pr9t+ bus9ess ) ,james ,ballantyne1 & !n into ! publi%+ bus9ess4 ,8 ,lay ( ! ,la/ ,m9/rel1 ,m>mion1 & ,lady ( ! ,lake--/ory poems z !y 7--7 read l novels1 & _h br\ght him ?\s&s ( p\nds4 ,b 8 popul>ity 0 wan+1 & he ne$$ "s book to make good ! losses ( bad bus9ess inve/m5ts4 ,wav]ley _h be5 begun sev]al ye>s be=e1 b z ,ballantyne did n l :at _h be5 writt51 x 0 ?r[n into a draw] & =gott54 ,scott n[ pull$ x out & f9i%$ x4 ,x 0 publi%$1 & made an in/ant success4 ,! "n ( ! au?or 0 )held at fir/1 because ,scott 0 some:at a%am$ ( be+ kn[n z a noveli/--he :o 0 fam\s z a poet2 & aft]w>ds because ( ,scott's hum\r1 z he call$ x4 ,p]haps ! my/]y ( ! 8,great ,unkn[n0 add$ "s comm]cial value to ! publications4 ,wav]ley is n "o ( ,scott's be/4 ,! h]o is r a disagreeable fell[1 & ! sc5es are nei!r great nor memorable4 ,b ! book is notewor?y because x is ! fir/ ( "o ( ! mo/ successful s]ies ( novels ev] produc$4 ,! be/ ( ! ,wav]ley novels is usually consid]$ to be ,ivanhoe1 ?\gh _m l ,k5ilwor?1 ,old ,mortality1 or ,qu5t9 ,durw>d bett]4 ,ivanhoe is a tale ( ! "t ( ,ri*>d ,i1 call$ ! ,lion-he>t$4 ,ri*>d has be5 imprison$ on ! cont95t ( ,europe1 :i!r he _h gone to take "p 9 ! ,crusades4 ,8 bro!r is on ! ?rone 9 8 abs5ce1 & n[ is prep>+ to make himself k+4 ,! /ory op5s ) prep>ations = a gr& t\rnam5t4 ,ivanhoe1 ! son ( a ,saxon "l1 has secretly return$ f ! ,holy ,l&1 :]e he has s]v$ ) ,ri*>d1 & takes "p 9 ! t\rney1 w9n+ ! cr[n on ! fir/ day & *oos+ ,r[5a1 8 c\s91 ! ,que5 ( ,love4 ,b he has se5 & be5 fasc9at$ by ,rebecca1 a beautiful ,jewess1 ^: fa!r _h l5t him arm\r4 ,on ! second day ,ivanhoe is ov]come1 b he is sav$ by ! entrance ( a /range black knight1 9 reality ,ri*>d himself return$4 ,! ,black ,knight w9s ! cr[n1 b in/antly disappe>s & leaves ,ivanhoe to be adjudg$ ! victor ( ! day4 ,"o ( ! mo/ amus+ sc5es is t 9 ! woods :5 ! k+ fea/s ) ,fri> ,tuck1 ! confessor ( ,rob9 ,hood's m51 = ,rob9 ,hood & 8 outlaws play an important "p 9 ?is /ory4 ,"o ( ! mo/ dramatic sc5es is ! burn+ ( ! ca/le 9 :i* ,de ,bracy has imprison$ ! beautiful ,r[5a1 ! ,jewess ,rebecca1 & ! w\nd$ ,ivanhoe4 ,scott's novels are fill$ ) spl5did descriptions1 8 *>act]s are noble g5tlem5 & ladies1 & he tells ( hi/oric ev5ts wor? *ronicl+4 ,!y are sometimes too long2 b x is easy to skip ! less int]e/+ passages4 ,scott c nev] be said to be tiresome4 ,k5ilwor? is a /ory ( ,leice/]1 ,que5 ,elizabe?'s lov]4 ,he has m>ri$ ,amy ,robs>t2 b t !re may be no b>ri] to 8 m>riage ) ! ,que51 he causes ,amy to be made away )4 ,9 ! c\rse ( ! /ory ,que5 ,elizabe? visits ! ca/le ( ,k5ilwor?1 & we h a spl5did description ( ! hi/oric %[s & games1 z we _h ( ! t\rnam5t 9 ,ivanhoe4 ,our sympa?ies are ) ,amy ,robs>t1 & ! /ory ( h] dea? is int5sely dramatic4 ,q diff]5t is ! /ory ( ,qu5t9 ,durw>d--a "y ,engli%man 9 ,france 9 ! days ( ,l\is ,,xi4 ,qu5t9 0 s5t to escort a c]ta9 beautiful ,isabelle & h] aunt to ! ,bi%op ( ,liege1 on an und]/&+ t a c]ta9 outlaw 0 to capture ! girl & m>ry h]4 ,qu5t9 ,durw>d succe$$ 9 def5d+ 8 *>ge1 & aft] _m adv5tures & escapes1 0 giv5 ! girl 9 m>riage4 ,to _m ! be/ ( ,scott's novels are 8 ,scotti% /ories4 ,! be/ ( ^! is ,old ,mortality1 a /rictly hi/orical tale ( ! sev5te5? c5tury4 ,b to _m a m fasc9at+ tale is ! ,bride ( ,lamm]moor1 ) its pa!tic /ory ( ,effie & ,jeanie ,deans4 ,o!r good ,scot* novels ( ,scott's are ,! ,mona/]y1 ,r$gauntlet & ,! ,antiqu>y4 ,guy ,mann]+ is an ,engli% hi/orical /ory1 9 :i* ,scott himself is said to figure z ,alan ,fair=d4 ,o!r good novels are ,rob9 ,hood1 ,wood/ock1 ,! ,abbot1 ,! ,he>t ( ,midlo?ian1 & ,! ,pirate4 ,! only poor /ories he ev] wrote are ,c\nt ,rob]t ( ,p>is & ,ca/le ,dang]\s1 bo? writt5 :5 he 0 decl9+ to 8 dea? & kept on writ+ m]ely 9 ! hope t he might f9i% pay+ (f 8 debts be=e he di$4 ,9 all !re are ?irty-two ( ^! books4 ,no o!r ,engli% noveli/ has writt5 s _m t cont9ue popul>4 ,dumas is said to h writt5 or atta*$ 8 "n to twelve hundr$2 b only ?ree or f\r are consid]$ v well wor? read+ to-day4 ,victor ,hugo wrote "o great novel1 ,les ,mis]ables1 b 8 next greate/1 ,! ,toil]s ( ! ,sea1 is f> bel[ ! fir/ "o4 ,balzac & ,dick5s alone h li/s to comp>e ) ,scott's4 ,scott's novels are romantic & int]e/+4 ,!y are on ! :ole excell5t hi/ory1--inde$ _! hi/ory is z good z t ( ,%aksp]e4 ,scott 0 a noble1 g5]\s1 lovable man1 & 8 books are z pure & great z he is4 ,!re is no f9e "*-draw+1 no s5tim5tal /udies ( wom51 no philosophy1 no moraliz+4 ,b we see a spl5did & v>i$ company ( g5tlem5 & ladies ( hi/oric ,brita91 dress$ 9 all ! picturesqu5ess1 ( _! age1 & pass+ ?r\gh a s]ies ( sc5es z romantic & excit+ z g5tlem5 & ladies c\ld ev] p>ticipate 94 ,!re is no?+ to be a%am$ (1 no?+ to be w>y ( 9 ,scott1 & !re is no?+ t sugge/s vulg>ity4 ,no "o c help lov+1 admir+1 & respect+ ! man1 or enjoy+ 8 novels4 ,scott's own life is almo/ z romantic 9 a way z 8 novels4 ,8 fa!r 0 a lawy]1 & he ent]$ t pr(ession1 b did little m ?an hold a numb] ( sal>i$ positions4 ,8 fir/ book 0 a volume ( old ballads :i* he _h collect$ & p>tly rewritt54 ,!n came ! wond]fully successful poem1 ,! ,lay ( ! ,la/ ,m9/rel1 & aft] t ,m>mion & ,! ,lady ( ! ,lake4 ,he 0 only less popul> z a n>rative poet ?an ,byron4 ,b he became entangl$ 9 bus9ess inve/m5ts ) ! bro!rs ,ball5tyne1 old s*ool fri5ds ( 81 & sav$ himself & !m f bankruptcy only by ! lucky v5ture ( ,wav]ley1 :i* imm$iately c>ri$ him to _w-wide & la/+ fame1 & put him 9 ! way ( e>n+ a million doll>s by 8 writ+s4 8,noveli/1 critic1 hi/orian1 poet1 ! favorite ( 8 age1 read ov] ! :ole ( ,europe10 says ,ta9e1 8he 0 comp>$ & almo/ equall$ to ,%aksp]e1 _h m popul>ity ?an ,voltaire1 made dressmak]s & du*esses weep1 & e>n$ ab\t #bjj1jjj40 ,x 0 8 ambition to f\nd a sort ( feudal family1 & on l& :i* he pur*as$ at ,abbots=d he built a ca/le 9 imitation ( ! anci5t knights1 8) a tall t[] at ei!r end 444 sundry zig-zag gables 444 a myriad ( ind5tations & p>apets & ma*iolat$ eaves2 mo/ fanti/ic wat]sp\ts2 labell$ w9d[s1 n a few ( !m pa9t$ glass 444 /ones c>v$ ) innum]able h]aldries40 ,"h he kept op5 h\se4 ,b 9 #ahbe 8 publi%]1 ,con/able1 fail$1 c>ry+ d[n ! pr9t+ firm ( ,james ,ballantyne ,co41 & ,scott1 because ( 8 p>tn]%ip int]e/1 f\nd himself liable = debts am\nt+ to ov] half a million doll>s4 ,he imm$iately set ab\t pay+ ^! (f by 8 p54 ,= a ,life ( ,napoleon he got #ij1jjj1 & = ! novel ( ,wood/ock he got #dj1jjj4 ,he exhau/$ himself 9 ! ef=t1 & di$ sev5 ye>s lat]1 ow+ only #cj1jjj1 :i* a publi%] advanc$ on all 8 copyrights4 ,he did n beg9 to write novels until he 0 =ty-two1 & !n he turn$ !m out ) incr$ible spe$4 ,wav]ley 0 writt5 9 ?ree weeks1 & ano!r 0 writt5 9 8six weeks at ,*ri/mas40 ,he wrote ?irty-two novels 9 sixte5 ye>s1 besides do+ v>i\s o!r "w su* z 8 ,life ( ,napoleon4 ,ta9e summ>izes 8 /yle z a noveli/ ?us3 8,9 hi/ory z 9 ar*itecture he 0 b5t on arrang+ po9ts ( view & ,go?ic halls4 ,he _h nei!r tal5t nor leisure to rea* ! dep?s ( 8 *>act]s40 ,& aga91 8,aft] all1 8 *>act]s1 to :atev] age he transf]s !m1 are 8 neighb\rs1 cannie f>m]s1 va9 lords1 glov$ g5tlem51 "y m>riageable ladies1 all m or less commonplace40 ,b ! romantic novel 0 c>ri$ to its greate/ heights ( int]e/ & excitem5t by ,alex&re ,dumas & ,victor ,hugo--especially ,dumas4 ,^! two "y ,fr5*m5 _h he>d ( ,scott's fame1 & _h read 8 novels1 & !y made up _! m9ds t ?is 0 ! popul> l9e to foll[4 ,s ea* br\ght out a romantic play 9 ,p>is1 :i* 0 successful4 ,?us ! romantic movem5t 0 />t$ 9 ,france2 & x 0 n long be=e ! novels began to appe>1 & 7 s popul> t ,dumas set up a sort ( novel factory1 :]e he _h _m p work+ = him writ+ novels = :i* he _h ord]s4 ,9 all he turn$ out ov] twelve hundr$4 ,next to ,scott1 ,dumas is ! great orig9al hi/oric noveli/4 ,8 books are n su* good hi/ory z ,scott's1 b !y are mu* m int]e/+4 ,yet !re are comp>atively few ( ! twelve hundr$ be>+ ! "n ( ,dumas t "o c>es to read to-day4 ,( ^! ! mo/ *>act]i/ic is ,! ,?ree ,muskete]s & its two sequels1 ,tw5ty ,ye>s ,aft]1 & ,! ,vicomte de ,bragelonne4 ,! ?ree novels cov] ! p]iod 9 ,france f #afbe to #affe1 & e page is alive ) duels1 escapes1 intrigues1 & all sorts ( ,fr5* adv5tures4 ,a c\ntry lad f ,gascony nam$ ,d',artagnan comes up to ,p>is 9 se>* ( adv5ture4 ,he is rid+ a raw-bon$ yell[ pony1 & has ?ree cr[ns 9 8 pocket4 ,! fir/ day he gets into ?ree duels1 & 9 ea* case makes a fri5d ( 8 antagoni/4 ,^! ?ree fri5ds1 call$ ,a?os1 ,por?os1 & ,aramis1 foll[ him ?r\gh all 8 adv5tures4 ,all become great & p[]ful m5 9 ,france4 ,?is is ! po9t 9 :i* ! great noveli/s diff] f ! less4 ,!y give u great m51 :ile ! little ones give u only common m54 ,dumas's success ) ,! ,?ree ,muskete]s has l$ to _m mod]n books ( ! same sort1 ! be/ ( :i* are probably ,/anley ,weyman's ,h\se ( ! ,wolf1 ,"u ! ,r$ ,robe1 & ,g5tleman ( ,france1 & ,an?ony ,hope's ,prison] ( ,z5da4 ,b ,dumas wrote "o mod]n1 semi-hi/orical novel :i* has n be5 imitat$ s successfully1 & if any?+ x is m fam\s ?an ,! ,?ree ,muskete]s4 ,x is ,! ,c\nt ( ,monte ,cri/o4 7,x really appe>$ be=e ,! ,?ree ,muskete]s47 ,! h]o is a mate ( a %ip1 ( :i* he hopes soon to become capta91 & lov] ( a beautiful girl1 :om he hopes soon to m>ry4 ,! /ory op5s 9 #ahae4 ,! h]o is accus$ by 8 two rivals 7"o ( :om wants ! %ip & ! o!r ! girl71 ( be+ engag$ 9 c>ry+ dang]\s in=mation to ,napoleon1 :o is 9 exile on ! isl& ( ,elba4 ,he is ?r[n into prison1 :]e he rema9s = tw5ty ye>s4 ,among ! prison]s is a fell[ ?\ght to be mad1 :o tells ( a wond]ful treasure hidd5 on ! isl& ( ,monte ,cri/o1 (f ! coa/ ( ,italy4 ,our h]o escapes f prison1 f9ds ! treasure1 & appe>s 9 ! fa%ionable _w z ! ri* & my/]i\s ,c\nt ( ,monte ,cri/o4 ,8 motive 9 life n[ is rev5ge ^u ^? :o _h put him 9 prison4 ,"o is a ri* bank]4 ,ano!r is a di/+ui%$ g5]al4 ,a ?ird is an influ5tial magi/rate4 ,! /ory is excit+ & romantic 9 ! extreme1 & ends 9 tragic & dramatic pa?os4 ,"s ?9k ! gloomy end+ spoils x2 b if x has any fault x is t ( be+1 l mo/ ( ,dumas's novels1 a little too long4 ,! /ories already m5tion$ w give mo/ p]sons read+ en\gh ( ?is k9d2 b if m is want$1 we might recomm5d ,! ,que5's ,necklace & ! ?ree connect$ novels1 ,que5 ,m>got 7or ,m>gu]ite ( ,valois71 ,! ,lady ( ,monsoreau1 & ,! ,=ty-five4 ,less int]e/+ is ,! ,memoirs ( a ,physician1 = :i* ,dumas made a /udy ( hypnotism4 ,also ,?ack]ay recomm5ds a simple little /ory call$ ,! ,black ,tulip--:i* is s innoc5t any s*oolgirl might read x )\t (f5se4 ,! tru? is1 ,dumas is seldom immoral1 nev] indec5t4 ,to ^! add 8 two acc\nts ( himself1 8 ,memoirs & ! /ory ( ! animals he lov$1 ,my ,pets4 ,dumas's fa!r 0 ! son ( a m>quis1 :o _h gone to ,hayti & m>ri$ a negress4 ,! noveli/ 0 !re=e a quadroon4 ,! "y fell[ came to ,p>is ) no?+1 made 8 =tune z a playwright 78 income 9 "o ye> 0 #bjj1jjj1 x is said71 became ev5 m successful z a noveli/1 built a !atre & a *ateau :i* he call$ ,monte ,cri/o1 contract$ = =ty novels 9 "o ye>1 ru9$ himself by 8 recklessness & gaieties1 0 r$uc$ to pov]ty1 & di$ ) less ?an he began life )4 ,?r\gh\t 8 novels we f9d ! same reckless gaiety1 & ?is is ! elem5t :i* makes !m s popul>4 ,at "o extreme is ,scott1 ! hone/1 ! hon\rable1 ! fai?ful2 at ! o!r is ,dumas1 an adv5tur]1 reckless1 irresponsible1 b good at he>t & z mu* a g5ius z ,scott4 ,victor ,hugo is und\bt$ly a f> great] figure 9 ,fr5* lit]ature ?an ,dumas4 ,9 ,france he is hon\r$ z "o ( ! greate/1 if n ! greate/1 ( ,fr5* poets4 ,he 0 an accompli%$ arti/1 & a man ( /rong & admirable "*4 ,victor ,hugo is a l>ge figure 9 ! ,fr5* hi/ory ( ! n9ete5? c5tury1 & 8 "o great novel is a colossal monum5t to 8 fame t all may und]/& & read ) int5se int]e/4 ,born ( a noble family 9 #ahjb1 he w5t to ,p>is & at tw5ty publi%$ a volume ( poems t laid ! f\ndation ( 8 lit]>y & arti/ic reputation4 ,9 #ahcj he1 l ,dumas1 produc$ a successful play1 & f\nd himself e/abli%$ 9 ,fr5* lit]ature4 ,! next ye>--long be=e ,dumas ?\ght ( writ+ a /ory--he publi%$ ,notre ,dame de ,p>is1 8 fir/ great novel4 ,x is a _m-sid$ /ory ( ,fate1 c5tr$ ab\t ! fam\s old ca!dral ( ,notre ,dame1 ! 8book0 ( ! middle ages4 ,_m ye>s pass$ be=e ,victor ,hugo 0 aga9 to appe> z a noveli/4 ,he wrote plays & poems1 & took "p 9 politics4 ,z a result ( ! revolution :i* br\ght ,napoleon ,,iii4 to ! ?rone1 ,victor ,hugo 0 =c$ into exile1 & liv$ = a numb] ( ye>s 9 ! ,briti% isl& ( ,gu]nsey4 ,"h he wrote 8 "o great1 monum5tal novel1 ,les ,mis]ables1 :i* is z fasc9at+ & romantic z x is great z a "w ( lit]>y art & a portrayal ( social conditions & a /udy ( univ]sal human nature4 ,:5 x appe>$ 9 #ahfb ,dumas _h made 8 fame & =tune & _h fall5 into pov]ty1 ,?ack]ay 0 dead1 & ,dick5s _h b a few ye>s to live4 ,balzac & ,poe 7 already gone "s ye>s1 & ,haw?orne _h b two m ye>s to live4 ,9 a way ,les ,mis]ables is a summ>y ( all ^!4 ,! pr9cipal "* is ,jean ,valjean1 a crim9al :o aga9 & aga9 builds up 8 little social position1 only to see x crumble 9 an h\r :5 8 prison record is reveal$4 ,he w&]s ?r\gh ,p>is1 & into ! prov9ces ( ,france1 & /ops on ! battlefield ( ,wat]loo4 ,ev]y:]e he f9ds trag$y1 human joy & suff]+1 & incid5ts t hold ! att5tion brea?less4 ,no?+ seems =c$ or /range or unusual1 yet ev]y?+ is z dramatic z ! mo/ fanciful imag9ations ( ,scott or ,dumas4 ,& l ,dick5s1 he gave u a long role ( notable *>act]s4 ,les ,mis]ables is an imm5se book1 ext5d+ into six l>ge volumes1 & w\ld require two or ?ree mon?s to read ?r\gh c>efully4 ,x is a sort ( libr>y ( fiction1 to be comp>$ to ,balzac's ,com$ie ,huma9e1 or ,zola's ,r\gon-,macqu>t s]ies ( novels4 ,few w read x f preface to f9is1 b x does n ne$ to be read z a :ole1 = e book1 ne>ly e *apt]1 is fairly complete 9 itself4 ,hugo wrote only ?ree o!r novels1 ,toil]s ( ! ,sea1 :i* has "s f9e descriptions ( life at ! bottom ( ! ocean1 ,n9ety-?ree1 8 la/1 & ! ,man ,:o ,laughs1 an inf]ior "w4 ,?\gh ,eug5e ,sue is n reckon$ a great noveli/1 two ( 8 books :i* appe>$ :5 ! fame ( ,dumas 0 at its height h cont9u$ to be read4 ,!y are ! ,w&]+ ,jew & ! ,my/]ies ( ,p>is4 ,! /ory ( ! ,w&]+ ,jew is bas$ on ! leg5d ( ! man at ^: door ! ,savi\r ask$ to re/ ,8 cross only to receive ! reply 8,g on60 8,?\ %alt g on =ev]60 answ]$ ! ,savi\r1 & ! ,jew became an et]nal w&]]4 ,"o ( 8 desc5dants turn$ ,ca?olic to save 8 =tune1 b 8 secret 0 discov]$ & 8 e/ate confiscat$1 all b a hundr$ & fifty ?\s& francs1 :i* 0 left to accumulate = a hundr$ & fifty ye>s1 :5 x might be claim$ by c]ta9 ( 8 heirs4 ,! /ory is l>gely conc]n$ ) ! v>i\s ways 9 :i* ! ,jesuits hunt d[n all ! heirs b a "y prie/ :o has made ov] to ! society all 8 =tune4 ,b !y are defeat$ 9 ! end4 ,! book is writt5 f ! extreme ,prote/ant po9t ( view1 & is a s]ies ( episodes & excit+ adv5tures4 ,9 ! romantic & hi/orical s*ool ( ,scott an important writ] is ! ,am]ican ,james ,f5imore ,coop]4 ,he fir/ tri$ an ,engli% dome/ic novel1 :i* he publi%$ at 8 own exp5se2 b ,scott1 ^: novels 7 !n at ! height ( _! popul>ity 7#ahbj7 inspir$ him ) diff]5t ambitions1 & he wrote ,! ,pilot to correct ! nautical errors ( ,scott's ,pirate4 ,coop] wrote a l>ge numb] ( novels1 b ! only ones read to-day are ^? :i* describe ,am]ican pione] life4 ,8 *>act]s are less real & individual ?an ,scott's ev52 b 8 f9e pictures ( ! woods1 ! ,indians1 & ! adv5tures ( ! e>ly pione]s h nev] be5 surpass$4 ,8 fir/ readable novel is ,! ,spy1 9 :i* appe>s 8 "o good "*1 ,h>vey ,bir*4 ,! o!rs ( special int]e/ are 9 ! s-call$ ,lea!r/ock+ s]ies1 & are-- ,! ,pione]1 #ahbc4 ,! ,pilot1 #ahbc4 ,! ,la/ ( ! ,mohicans1 #ahbf 7call$ 8 be/74 ,! ,prairie1 #ahbg4 ,! ,pa?f9d]1 #ahdj4 ,! ,de]slay]1 #ahda4 ,wy&otte1 #ahdc4 ,! ,r$sk9s1 #ahdf 7! lea/ notable74 ,bulw]-,lytton 0 a prolific noveli/1 b only "o ( 8 /ories rema9s to u z indisputably great4 ,t is ,! ,la/ ,days ( ,pompeii1 :i* we read = its hi/ory q z mu* z = its fasc9at+ /ory4 ,*>les ,k+sley a little lat] produc$ two good novels1 ,hypatia & ,we/w>d1 ,ho4 ,hypatia is an hi/orical acc\nt ( ,egypt 9 ! days :5 ,alex&ria 0 ! fl\ri%+ city1 & ,hypatia is truly & le>n$ly drawn4 ,! n>rative is by no means s excit+ z mo/ o!r fam\s hi/orical novels4 ,capta9 ,fr$]ick ,m>ryat 0 popul> 9 8 day1 b he seems to be little read 9 ! pres5t age4 ,8 mo/ popul> novel 0 ,mr4 ,mid%ipman ,easy1 & ,! ,phantom ,%ip is said to be ! be/ sea novel ev] writt54 ,! ,pa*a ( ,_m ,tales is a collection ( mo/ romantic & excit+ %ort /ories1 told by "o man1 & probably ! be/ wor? read+ ( any?+ ,m>ryat has left4 ,! la/ ( ! great hi/orical noveli/s 0 ,*>les ,reade1 ^: ,cloi/] & ! ,he>? is consid]$ by _m "o ( ! greate/ novels ( ?is k9d ev] writt54 ,b ! fame ( ?is is %>$ by 8 ,dick5esque /ories ,nev] ,too ,late to ,m5d1 ,h>d ,ca%1 & ,put ,y\rself 9 ,8 ,place4 ,among mod]n hi/orical noveli/s ,g54 ,lew ,wallace ) 8 ,b5-,hur1 a ,tale ( ! ,*ri/1 & ! ,poli% writ] ,h5ryk ,si5kiewicz ) 8 ,quo ,vadis & o!r novels1 are mo/ likely to become classic4 ,,*apt] ,x4 ,,! ,,reali/ic ,,noveli/s--,,dick5s1 ,,?ack]ay1 ,,balzac4 ,! p5dulum ( human int]e/ sw+s quickly f "o side to ! o!r4 ,)9 five ye>s ( ! appe>ance ( ! la/ ( ! ,wav]ley novels !re appe>$ 9 ,engl& a noveli/ z great z ,scott & 9 e way 8 direct anti!sis4 ,scott 0 a spl5did /ory-tell]4 ,) a swift bru% he pa9t$ l>ge sc5es & l>ge *>act]s4 ,8 brilliant pageantry mov$ easily & /eadily f ! beg9n+ to ! end ( m ?an ?irty novels1 mo/ ( :i* 7 publi%$ 9 ?ree /ately volumes4 ,9 #ahce came ,dick5s1 ) 8 disconnect$ sket*es ( ord9>y types ( ,engli%m54 ,8 fir/ great success1 ,pickwick1 0 writt5 f week to week z x 0 publi%$4 ,! au?or nev] knew ?ree *apt]s ahead :at w\ld happ5 to 8 *>act]s2 nor did x matt]4 ,he _h 8 *>act]s1 he _h ,mr4 ,pickwick & ,sam ,well] & ! re/2 :at matt]$ any?+ else8 ,z ! /ory w5t on some?+ w\ld happ5 to !m1 & t 0 en\gh4 ,& ) ,dick5s we h an entirely diff]5t /yle ( writ+4 ,! ,wav]ley novels are writt5 ) m or less f9e language1 l>ge words1 sweep+ phrases2 ,pickwick 0 a great bubbl+ mass ( s5tim5t & emotion1 pa?os1 hum\r1 ! cold feel+1 ! hot feel+1 ! %aky feel+1 ! melan*oly feel+1 ! riot\s feel+--"o might g on =ev]4 ,) e turn ( 8 p5 ?is new magician plays ^u our he>t-/r+s1 possesses u1 fills u1 makes u laugh or cry at w4 ,! v collocation ( 8 words causes our fle% to quiv] & ! blood to leap 9 our ve9s1 & holds our att5tion spell-b\nd4 ,:at ,jane ,au/5 did 9 h] f9e way1 to ! despair ( ,scott1 ,dick5s did 9 8 big1 co>se1 spla%+ way1 & ) t5 times ! g5ius4 ,dick5s's fa!r 0 a poor man 9 ! navy-pay (fice1 at fir/ ) a ye>ly sal>y ( #hj4 ,micawb] 9 ,david ,copp]field 0 drawn f him4 ,ev5 :5 he got z mu* z #cej a ye> he 0 always 9 debt1 & f9ally l&$ 9 ! ,m>%alsea1 :i* ,dick5s s vividly describes 9 ,little ,dorrit4 ,:ile /ill a *ild1 ,*>les 0 s5t to "w 9 a black+ w>eh\se1 describ$ z ! e/abli%m5t ( ,murd/one ,gr9by 9 ,david ,copp]field4 ,he _h a t]ribly h>d life ( x4 ,b aft] a :ile he 0 tak5 away & s5t to s*ool = a %ort "t1 f9ally /udy+ %or?& & becom+ a newspap] report] ( ! debates 9 ,p>liam5t at a "t :5 ^! 7 tak5 d[n v]batim4 ,by ! "t he 0 tw5ty-f\r he 0 gett+ ab\t ?irty-five doll>s a week4 ,he tri$ a few sket*es 9 a magaz9e 7,sket*es by ,boz7 :i* 7 successful 9 _! way1 & f9ally 0 ask$ by ,*apman ,hall to write ! text = "s sport+ pictures by a not$ arti/ ( ! day4 ,?is turn$ out to be ,pickwick1 became in/antly popul>1 & ,dick5s 0 a fam\s noveli/ be=e he 0 tw5ty-five4 ,he wrote ab\t tw5ty novels1 & e>n$ z mu* money z ,scott 7a million doll>s71 ?\gh _m m copies ( 8 novels h be5 publi%$4 ,he may be consid]$ ! mo/ popul> ,engli% noveli/ t ev] wrote4 ,pickwick1 ,dick5s's fir/ novel1 is und\bt$ly also 8 mo/ humor\s4 ,x tells ( ! do+s ( a f>cical club head$ by ,mr4 ,pickwick4 ,b ,pickwick's s]vant1 ,sam ,well]1 is ! mo/ amus+ "* 9 x1 & z a "* probably ! mo/ fam\s 9 all ,dick5s's works4 ,next to ,pickwick 9 popul>ity1 & by _m lik$ mu* bett]1 is ,david ,copp]field4 ,?is is no?+ less ?an a pa!tic & int5sely human autobiography ( ,dick5s himself1 ) c]ta9 fictiti\s additions4 ,david ,copp]field is ,*>les ,dick5s 7notice ! rev]s$ initials71 ,micawb] is ,dick5s's own fa!r1 & ,dora 0 ,dick5s's fir/ love4 ,only a passionately sympa!tic he>t c\ld h conceiv$ ?is /ory1 & only a man ) an ov]fl[+ g5ius = "w c\ld h writt5 x 9 ! spontane\s & natural way t ,dick5s did4 ,?ird 9 ! li/ ( popul>ity is probably ,! ,old ,curiosity ,%op1 9 :i* appe>s ,little ,nell1 ! description ( ^: pa!tic dea? is f\nd 9 e s*ool read]4 ,?is volume also tells ! /ory ( ,mr4 ,quilp1 ! dw>f1 ! ,m>*ioness1 & ,dick ,swivell]4 ,oliv] ,twi/ 0 writt5 p>tly z an attack on workh\ses 9 ,dick5s's day4 ,x tells u ! /ory ( a poor waif1 & takes u among ?ieves1 introduc+ u to ! fam\s ,fag91 ,bill ,sikes & ,nancy4 ,little ,dorrit is ! /ory ( ! ,m>%alsea1 ! great debtors' prison 9 :i* ,dick5s's own fa!r at "o "t resid$4 ,dombey ,son tells ! pa!tic /ory ( little ,paul ,dombey1 ! boy mate to ,little ,nell2 ,m>t9 ,*uzzlewit introduces u to ! inimitable ,pecksniff & family4 ,b>naby ,rudge is a sort ( detective /ory1 tell+ ( a murd] & h[ x 0 f\nd out4 ,bleak ,h\se & ,ni*olas ,nickleby are also consid]$ to be among ! be/ ( ,dick5s's novels4 ,by _m 8 greate/ is ?\ght to be ,a ,tale ( ,two ,cities1 an int5sely dramatic hi/orical novel ( ! ,fr5* ,revolution4 ,x is entirely diff]5t f any?+ else ,dick5s ev] wrote1 yet ! pa!tic & sympa!tic "*-draw+ makes x entirely unlike ! hi/orical novels ( ,scott or ,dumas4 ,8 %ort ,*ri/mas /ories are also among 8 be/ "w1 especially ,a ,*ri/mas ,c>ol1 ,! ,*imes1 & ,! ,cricket on ! ,he>?4 ,ei!r may be read 9 an h\r or two4 ,w4 ,e4 ,h5ley consid]s ,b>box ,bros41 a beautiful & simple /ory ( a lame girl1 a little *ild1 & a man runn+ away f 8 bir?day1 ev5 bett]2 b x is n f\nd 9 mo/ complete editions & only rec5tly has be5 publi%$ 9 sep>ate =m4 ,:5 ! "n ( ,dick5s is m5tion$ t ( ,?ack]ay is also always on ! tongue1 yet !re are l>ge numb]s ev5 ( ! mo/ ref9$ p :o d n f9d ,?ack]ay z good read+ z ,dick5s4 ,x takes a quiet p]son1 ) a s5se = ! intellectual1 ! s>ca/ic & ! ironical z oppos$ to ! s5tim5tal & humor\s1 a p]son ) g5tlemanly or ladylike in/9cts1 to fall q into sympa?y ) ,?ack]ay4 ,b ^? :o love him1 love him ) an int5sity surpass+ _! feel+ = any o!r au?or4 ,?ack]ay p5etrates life ) 8 ke5 %afts4 ,he is /rong because ( 8 res]ves1 ,dick5s because ( 8 lack ( res]ve4 ,?ack]ay has poli% & elegance ( /yle1 he is a ma/] ( ! be/ ,engli%1 & h&les x ) ! ease & grace ( inborn1 h]$it>y skill4 ,he c\ld n h made su* p]sonal confessions z ,david ,copp]field or ,little ,dorrit1 he c\ld n h laid ! col\r on ) ! indiscrim9ate pr(usion ( ,pickwick or ! sc5es describ+ ,little ,nell4 ,he 0 9 no s5se a great emotional arti/1 = only n[ & !n does he lose himself4 ,su* passages z ! dea? ( ,colonel ,newcome are few 9 ,?ack]ay4 ,he is m (t5 ridicul+ foibles ?an ga9+ our sympa?y = admirable s9n]s4 ,he bites & /+s2 & unless we h a f9e he>t to p]ceive x we nev] become aw>e t he is w9n+ too1 t "u 8 cynical p]ception ( ! tru? ( ?+s 9 ?is _w1 especially 9 ! ari/ocratic society :i* alone he knew & ( :i* alone he wrote1 he has a great & lov+ he>t1 a he>t t5d] & =giv+1 sympa!tic ev5 :5 he ridicules mo/ unm]cifully4 ,x is ?is great lov+ he>t1 s hidd5 t x c be se5 only by ^? :o are truly 8 fri5ds1 t makes ,?ack]ay1 ! belat$ expon5t ( a class 9 itself repulsive to ! av]age democrat ( to-day1 9 "s respects ! greate/ writ] ( fiction 9 ! ,engli% language4 ,he has grave faults3 he is always prea*+2 he is seldom v hopeful2 he _h no great belief 9 himself or 8 mission 9 ! _w4 ,b language 9 8 h&s is almo/ a liv+ & brea?+ entity1 a poli%$1 p]fect in/rum5t4 ,& ,?ack]ay tea*es ! great lessons ( re/ra9t1 ( pati5ce & ?\ghtful /udy ( life1 ( ! little1 nameless comp5sations :i* aft] all to mo/ ( u alone make life really wor? liv+4 ,?ack]ay 0 born & br\ght up z an ,engli% g5tleman4 ,8 p>5ts 7 m>ri$ & liv$ 9 ,india1 belong+ to ! great ,briti% civil s]vice !re4 ,b 8 fa!r di$ :5 he 0 "y1 & 8 "m m>ri$ aga9 & took him to ,engl&4 ,he _h 8 small =tune1 & little ?\ght ( worry+ ab\t money till 9 middle life he f\nd 8 sub/ance gone ?r\gh injudici\s speculation1 & 8 p5 ! pr9cipal means by :i* he c\ld e>n a liv+4 ,he m>ri$ & _h sev]al daught]s1 b 8 wife became insane4 ,?is 0 ! only cl\d on 8 dome/ic life4 ,?ack]ay's e>ly books are n rem>kable4 ,samuel ,titm>% & ev5 ,b>ry ,lyndon are n & nev] h be5 popul>4 ,x 0 n until #ahdh1 a doz5 ye>s aft] ,dick5s 7a ye> ! y\ng] man7 _h become fam\s ) ,pickwick1 t ,?ack]ay really took 8 place among ! great ,engli% noveli/s on ! publication ( ,vanity ,fair4 ,?ack]ay's novels nev] atta9$ ! sale t ,dick5s's did1 & nev] yield$ any?+ l z mu* money4 ,! sub-title ( ,vanity ,fair 0 8,a ,novel ,)\t a ,h]o40 ,! h]o9e1 ,becky ,%>pe1 h[ev]1 0 h]o & h]o9e 9 "o4 ,x is said t ,?ack]ay's wom5 are weak2 b no f9] portrayal ( fem99e "* is to be f\nd 9 mod]n lit]ature ?an t ( ,becky ,%>pe 9 ,vanity ,fair4 ,! ,newcomes is consid]$ a great] novel by "s4 ,x pres5ts mu* m lovable *>act]s4 ,colonel ,newcome be+ "o ( ! mo/ lovable 9 fiction2 & ,clive ,newcome1 & ,e!l ,newcome :om he loves1 are ( ! same /uff z ! well br$1 educat$ p we see ab\t u & numb] z our fri5ds & mo/ *]i%$ companions4 ,p5d5nis is 9 ! same ve9 z ,! ,newcomes1 & involves "s ( ! same *>act]s1 b x is n s /rong a novel by any means1 ?\gh p]haps m s5tim5tal4 ,h5ry ,esmond is an hi/orical novel1 & may p]haps be consid]$ ! highe/ type ( hi/orical novel ev] writt54 ,x nev] has _h ! popul>ity ( ,scott's1 b its *>act]s are und\bt$ly mu* /rong] & m c>efully drawn ?an any ( 84 ,lady ,ca/lewood & ,beatrix are z real z if !y _h liv$ 9 ! fle%1 & yet z int]e/+ z any a romanc] ev] imag9$4 ,8 fif? great novel is ,! ,virg9ians1 a sort ( sequel to ,esmond4 ,only five novels6 b !y are ( a k9d to d = ,?ack]ay :at ,les ,mis]ables did = ,victor ,hugo z comp>$ ) ! popul> & productive ,dumas4 ,?ack]ay & ,hugo are bo? mo/ admir$1 & rank highe/ 9 ! lit]>y firmam5t1 9 spite ( ! p]5nial popul>ity ( ,dick5s & ,dumas4 ,we h n[ consid]$ ! great romantic arti/s1 :o c>$ = po9t ( view1 ,go?ic ca/les1 & ! ev5ts ( hi/ory2 & likewise ! great dome/ic /ory tell]s1 :o1 l ,dick5s1 h sacrific$ plot & sc5e to "* portrayal4 ,we h res]v$ until ! pres5t a noveli/ ( ,france :o may ultimately be c\nt$ ! greate/ ma/] ( mod]n fiction4 ,he 0 a contempor>y ( ,victor ,hugo & ,alex&re ,dumas1 b he took no "p 9 ! romantic movem5t4 ,inde$1 ! critics ( 8 own day w\ld h no?+ to d ) him4 ,8 works1 f> m num]\s ?an ,scott's & almo/ z bulky1 sold 9 suffici5t numb]s to enable him to pay ! debts 8 lack ( bus9ess exp]i5ce caus$ him to contract 9 v>i\s speculations2 b ev5 8 own fell[ citiz5s ( ,t\rs snubb$ him s unm]cifully t 9 sorr[ he decid$ n to give to t t[n 8 l>ge & valuable libr>y1 z he _h int5d$ to d4 ,only rec5tly h 8 books be5 adequately translat$ into ,engli%1 & n[ only a portion are accessible4 ,he is ! la/ great classic to come ^u ! /age2 & ! mo/ ?\ghtful "y writ]s ( to-day :isp] among !mselves t ! ,ma/] is ,balzac4 ,victor ,hugo1 ,dumas1 ,george ,s&1 ! repres5tatives ( ! romantic movem5t1 are fasc9at+ /ory-tell]s1 b !y are n true to human nature4 ,_! works ab\nd 9 gl>+ faults 9 ! gramm> ( human life4 ,!y 7 s wrapp$ up 9 ! ?rills _! tales 7 to excite t !y _h small "t to ?9k s]i\sly ab\t ! m9ut] facts4 ,!y h nev] analys$ ! pr9ciples ( life4 ,:at obs]vation *anc$ to br+ !m !y us$ 9 ! mo/ effective way2 & z we read ,les ,mis]ables & ,consuelo we are %ock$ at e po9t by ! inconsi/5cy ( ! *>act]s1 ! false r+ ( ! spee*es !y make & ! acts !y p]=m4 ,! col\r has be5 laid on ?ick & hot1 & flames ) ov]p[]+ brilliancy2 b ! draw+ w n be> close inspection4 ,9 ,scott we f9d no su* inaccuracies ( *>act]ization1 h[ev] _m faults ( gramm> !re may be4 ,! ,engli%man is a ma/] at *>act]ization1 & 9 no great ,engli% noveli/s d we f9d ! inaccuracies ( ?\ght & feel+ :i* *>act]iz$ ! ,fr5* romanc]s4 ,b 9 all ,scott's pageantry1 ) 8 hundr$s ( figures1 we f9d b relatively few types1 & ev5 !y are n v pr(\nd or wond]ful4 ,!y are ! common1 ev]yday m5 ,scott knew1 dress$ up 9 ! clo!s ( hi/ory & romance4 ,& ?\gh !y are all true en\gh z f> z !y g1 ! same type appe>s aga9 & aga9 ) a diff]5t fea!r 9 8 cap & a fre% "n to be hail$ by4 ,& ,dick5s & ,?ack]ay h drawn b a few types1 ^? !y !mselves _h come p]sonally 9 contact ) & kn[n by habit & in/9ct4 ,^! !y h immortaliz$1 & repeat$ (t5 en\gh = u to und]/& !m 9 all _! phases4 ,! types 9 _! books are drawn unconsci\sly4 ,!y 7 no deep /ud5ts ( ! v>ieties ( human nature1 nor ( ! und]ly+ pr9ciples ( life4 ,_! "t & ef=t 7 devot$ to ! art ( repres5tation1 9 :i*1 ea* 9 8 own peculi> l9e1 !y excell$ all o!r m54 ,b ,balzac essay$ to write ! :ole ,com$y ( ,humanity 7he call$ 8 books ! ,com$ie ,huma9e74 ,he takes 8 *>act]s "o aft] ! o!r1 beg9n+ ) ,p>isian life1 & !n tak+ up ! life ( ! prov9ces1 political life1 milit>y life1 & 9 ea* pres5t+ a s]ies ( *>act]s t accurately repres5t ! hi/orical types ( 8 own age 9 ,france4 ,he is a ,fr5*man1 8 *>act]s & 8 ideals are ,fr5*1 & he omits ! innoc5t lovely rose ( ,engli% purity3 he writes no idylls4 ,b a p]son ) broad m9d & ca?olic ta/es _c help feel+ ! ma/]ly t\*4 ,8 p]sonal hi/ory is t ( a work]4 ,be=e he 0 ?irty he _h publi%$ a doz5 novels to :i* he did n atta* 8 "n4 ,!y 7 = practice4 ,!n he came out ) ,! ,*\ans1 :i* attract$ "s att5tion4 ,9 ! next few ye>s he wrote & gave to ! _w "s n9ety compositions long & %ort1 mo/ly full-fl$g$ books4 ,8 fri5ds _h told him he _h no tal5t1 & 8 native t[n nev] hon\r$ him2 b by indu/ry alone he ov]came all difficulties1 & by %e] =ce ( "* took 8 place among ! great noveli/s ( 8 age4 ,mo/ ( ! money he e>n$ 0 devot$ to pay+ (f 8 debts2 & :5 t 0 accompli%$ & he _h m>ri$ ! lady he lov$1 he di$4 ,n all ( ,balzac's novels w be lik$ by ! ,engli% read]1 & !y diff] imm5sely 9 subject1 "*1 & int]e/4 ,! mo/ popul> ( 8 /ories1 p]haps1 because x treats ( ! rott5 ?\gh dramatic life ( ,p>is1 is ,pre ,goriot1 ! /ory ( a simple old man ^: daught]s become fa%ionable1 & to ^: passions he is made to m9i/]1 :ile 8 own com=ts 9 life are he>tlessly sacrific$4 ,rival+ ,pre ,goriot z ,balzac's ma/]piece is ,eug5ie ,gr&et1 a /ory ( c\ntry life utt]ly devoid ( ! excitem5t ) :i* ! ,p>isian /ory ab\nds4 ,eug5ie is ! daught] ( a ri* mis]1 :o deprives h] & h] "m almo/ ( ! necessities ( life4 ,%e meets & le>ns to love h] c\s91 ,*>les ,gr&et4 ,he goes to ! ,we/ ,indies :]e he beg9s to build 8 =tunes ) ! sav+s ,eug5ie has giv5 him4 ,b ! girl's "m dies1 & !n h] fa!r1 & %e is left a ri* heiress4 ,n kn[+ ?is1 ,*>les writes ask+ h] to release him t he may m>ry an heiress4 ,eug5ie nev] ?9ks ( h] own sacrifice1 b gives him 8 lib]ty1 & ev5 secretly pays 8 fa!r's debts le/ !y hamp] him 9 8 c>e]4 ,%e ends h] life 9 works ( philan?ropy4 ,x is a simple /ory1 b told ) ! h>d exactness ( fate & tru?1 & x is ?is pr(\nd tru? t makes x appeal to u s p[]fully4 ,_m are v fond ( ,! ,c\ntry ,doctor4 ,! fir/ half ( ! book tells ! simple life & good works ( ?is rem>kable man2 b ! int5se int]e/ ( ! /ory is 9 ! recital ( ! romantic e>ly life ( ?is /range man--8 own /ory ( himself :i* fills ! second half ( ! book4 ,c\s9 ,pons tells ! /ory ( a collector ( curios1 = ^: prop]ty v>i\s relatives are intrigu+4 ,c\s9e ,bette tea*es u ! l5g?s to :i* a ,p>isian middle-class family w g to get ! money to ma9ta9 _! respectability1 & ! cata/rophes :i* are likely to foll[ :5 "* is rott5 at ! bottom4 ,madame de ,langeais is "o ( ! %ort] & m excit+ /ories ( ,p>isian love4 ,cs> ,birroteau portrays ! typical life ( a ,p>isian lawy]1 & ,! ,h\se ( ,nuc+5 t ( a ,p>isian bank]1 :ile 9 ,! ,illu/ri\s ,gaudiss>t we h ! ,fr5* drumm] or travell+ salesman4 ,9 /ill ano!r s]ies ( novels1 mu* less g5]ally read1 ,balzac goes into philosophy & ev5 ! my/icism ( ,sw$5borg4 ,! mo/ philosophic ( ^! novels is ,l\is ,lamb]t1 ! mo/ my/ical & ,sw$5borgian is ,s]aphita1 ! /ory ( an angel1 s to speak4 ,! ,magic ,sk9 is symboli/ic1 & ,! ,se>* = ! ,absolute gives u mo/ reali/ically ! my/ic & self-sacrific+ life ( an inv5tor4 ,zola has attempt$ to d = 8 "t :at ,balzac did = 81 & 9 /ories ( ! ,r\gon-,macqu>t family tells u ! life hi/ories ( z v>i$ a s]ies ( *>act]s4 ,! ?+ t made ,balzac great1 h[ev]1 is 8 pr(\nd k ( human nature & ! laws ( human life1 :ile ,zola is b5t on tell+ ! ?rill+ /ories he has f\nd 9 diff]5t classes ( society :i*1 z a j\rnali/1 he has inve/igat$4 ,balzac & ,zola h&le contempor>y life 9 mu* ! same _s t ! romantic noveli/s h&le ! life ( a pa/ age2 b ,balzac is also a reali/ic /ud5t ( "*1 & ! int]e/ 9 8 *>act]s pr$om9ates ov] ! int]e/ 9 8 subjects & sc5es4 ,he is z mu* a ma/] ( description1 h[ev]1 z ,scott or ,victor ,hugo4 ,b mu* ( ,balzac's & ,zola's realism is di/a/eful to ! ,engli% or ,am]ican read]4 ,to be appreciat$ !y mu/ be read intellectually & n emotionally4 ,among ! great reali/s1 or noveli/s ( "* & dome/ic life1 we mu/ include ! wom5 :o h writt5 fiction4 ,( ^! ! greate/ is ,george ,eliot1 ^: novels rank bel[ ^? ( ,dick5s & ,?ack]ay only because !y are lack+ 9 hum\r & fun4 ,!y are v s]i\s1 b !y give u wom5 z !y really are 9 he>t & s\l & emotion4 ,! be/ ( ,george ,eliot's novels is ,middlem>*1 ! /ory ( an ,engli% c\ntry village & especially ( an int]e/+ educat$ "y woman1 ,doro!a ,casaubon4 ,b !re are o!r & almo/ equally int]e/+ quiet ,engli% *>act]izations4 ,m dramatic 9 its plot is ,adam ,b$e1 :i* tells ! /ory ( a girl :o _h an illegitimate *ild :i* %e de/roy$4 ,! ,mill on ! ,floss beg9s by reali/ically describ+ ! ev]yday life ( two *ildr51 a boy & a girl1 & _m w f9d ! fir/ half ( ! book v dull & commonplace4 ,! la/ half is dramatic en\gh1 h[ev]1 to make up = ! dullness ( ! fir/ "p4 ,daniel ,d]onda is consid]$ less successful1 ?\gh ,silas ,m>n] is a classic4 ,x is a %ort] /ory1 ( a c]ta9 phase ( ,engli% c\ntry life4 ,^! are practically all ( ,george ,eliot's works1 ! two or ?ree o!r books be+ h>dly fasc9at+ en\gh to hold ! mod]n read]4 ,to _m ,jane ,au/5 is great] ev5 ?an ,george ,eliot4 ,%e wrote 9 ! e>ly "p ( ! c5tury1 ev5 be=e ! appe>ance ( ! ,wav]ley novels2 b h] /ories are read z mu* to-day z !y ev] 74 ,!y are f9e & exce$+ly true portrayals ( ! unev5tful b int]e/+ he>t life ( a numb] ( diff]5t "y wom5 9 ,engli% c\ntry villages4 ,"s consid] ,emma h] greate/ /ory2 b x is less int]e/+ ?an ,s5se & ,s5sibility 7a /udy ( two girls1 "o repres5t+ s5se & ! o!r s5sibility7 & ,pride & ,prejudice 7! /ory ( ! m>ry+ (f ( five daught]s1 "o ( :om is especially int]e/+ & is ! h]o9e74 ,jane ,au/5 is notable 9 t %e has a lively ?\gh quiet s5se ( hum\r t runs ?r\gh all h] "w4 ,ano!r *>m+1 simple1 & r amus+ /udy ( ,engli% village life is ,mrs4 ,gaskell's ,cran=d1 a book well wor? read+ if "o is int]e/$ 9 ! unh]oic /ruggles & devotions ( wom54 ,( mod]n writ]s 9 ?is /yle1 ,m>y ,wilk9s is probably ! be/1 h] %ort /ories be+ sup]ior to h] novels4 ,!re are two wom5's novels entirely diff]5t f any t _h gone be=e or t h come aft]4 ,!y are ,jane ,eyre by ,*>lotte ,bronte & ,wu!r+ ,heights by ,emily ,bronte4 ,! lives ( ^! girls 0 sad & un=tunate4 ,!y belong$ to a respectable family1 & ?r\gh\t ma9ta9$ _! respectability %ut 9 by conv5tionality & suff]+ f pov]ty4 ,jane ,eyre is a girl ^: m9d & n h] face 0 h] =tune4 ,! /ory is 9 reality ! autobiography ( ! inn] tempe/u\s life ( ,*>lotte ,bronte h]self4 ,jane is gov]ness 9 ! family ( an ecc5tric man nam$ ,ro*e/]1 :o 0 at "o "t ! h]o ( half ! wom5 ( ,engl&4 ,he lov$ ,jane & ask$ h] to m>ry him1 b at ! alt> x is discov]$ t he has a wife liv+1 :om he _h look$ on z dead because %e 0 insane4 ,s ! lov]s are p>t$ to be unit$ only 9 a trag$y4 ,wu!r+ ,heights is a /ory ( love & rev5ge )9 ! conv5tionalities ( ,engli% high]-class life1 & ext5ds ov] two g5]ations4 ,z a /udy ( love & ! f>-rea*+ effects ( its disappo9tm5t1 x is a p[]ful ?\gh gloomy /ory1 & by no means s f9ely arti/ic z ,jane ,eyre4 ,ano!r woman's "w 9 a class by itself is ,h>riet ,bee*] ,/[e's ,uncle ,tom's ,cab91 :i* to ?is day is f\nd 9 ! li/ ( half doz5 be/ sell+ books1 equal+ ! sales ( ! late/ curr5t novel4 ,x is a wond]fully humor\s1 pa!tic1 & sympa!tic picture ( ,s\!rn life be=e ! w>1 & probably z exact z mo/ hi/orical fiction1 ?\gh _m ,s\!rn]s viol5tly res5t its claim to tru?fulness4 ,,*apt] ,,xi4 ,,! ,,%ort ,,/ory--,,poe1 ,,haw?orne1 ,,maupassant4 ,z we h se51 ! orig9al =m ( mod]n fiction 0 t ( ! %ort /ory--! tav]n tale r5d]$ 9 classic language by ,boccaccio 9 ,! ,decam]on & by ! unkn[n au?or ( ,! ,arabian ,nights4 ,all ! great noveli/s wrote m or less %ort /ories4 ,irv+'s 8,rip ,van ,w9kle0 & 8,leg5d ( ,sleepy ,holl[0 are classics4 ,balzac 0 a ma/] ( ! %ort /ory1 & 9 8,a ,passion 9 ! ,des]t0 & 8,la ,gr&e ,bret*e0 we h two ( ! mo/ p[]ful /ories ev] writt54 ,dick5s & ,?ack]ay are also %ort /ory tell]s ( r>e accompli%m5ts4 8,a ,*ri/mas ,c>ol10 8,! ,*imes10 & 8,! ,cricket on ! ,he>?0 are among ,dick5s's be/ "w2 & scatt]$ ?r\gh 8 novels we w f9d su* complete n>ratives z 8,! ,five ,si/]s ( ,york0 9 ,ni*olas ,nickleby4 8,! ,pr9cess's ,trag$y0 is a *apt] 9 ,?ack]ay's ,b>ry ,lyndon4 ,b ,edg> ,allan ,poe is ! fa!r ( ! mod]n %ort /ory1 ! %ort /ory z a ref9$ "w ( art r ?an m]ely a simple %ort n>rative4 ,!re is an impression t all ( ,poe's /ories are gruesome1 b ?is is n true4 ,! mo/ fam\s ( 8 n>ratives are 8 ?ree great detective /ories1 8,! ,gold-,bug10 8,! ,murd]s 9 ! ,rue ,morgue10 & 8,! ,purlo9$ ,lett]40 ,only ! second has ! elem5ts ( t]ror 9 x4 8,! ,gold-,bug0 is ! orig9al treasure-f9d+ & ciph]-read+ /ory4 8,! ,purlo9$ ,lett]0 & 8,! ,murd]s 9 ! ,rue ,morgue0 introduce ,dup91 ! ,fr5* amateur detective1 fa!r ( ,conan ,doyle's ,%]lock ,holmes 7:o by ! way is an excell5t son74 ,t ,poe 0 a real & n a %am detective he demon/rat$ 9 8 analysis ( ! real case ( ,m>ie ,roget1 9 :i* he us$ ! newspap] reports ( a ,new ,york my/]y & came to conclusions t 7 aft]w>d v]ifi$4 ,ano!r k9d ( /ory :i* ,poe orig9at$ 0 ! tale ( imag9>y sci5ce4 ,8 /ories ( ?is k9d are none ( !m gruesome1 ) ! s+le exception ( 8,! ,case ( ,m4 ,valdem>40 ,! fir/ /ory he wrote ( ?is k9d 0 8,ms4 ,f\nd 9 a ,bottle40 ,?is 0 foll[$ by 8,hans ,pfaal's ,voyage to ! ,moon10 8,a ,desc5t into ! ,mal/rom10 8,mellonta ,tauta10 & 8,! ,?\s&-&-,second ,tale ( ,s*eh]ezade40 ,a /ill diff]5t type ( /ory is 8 prose poems su* z ! beautiful 8,eleonora10 & 8 /udies 9 l&scape su* z 8,! ,isl& ( ! ,fay10 8,! ,doma9 ( ,arnheim10 & 8,l&or's ,cottage40 ,8 t]rible & ?rill+ /ories1 by :i* he is be/ kn[n1 h nev] be5 surpass$4 ,! be/ is 8,william ,wilson10 ! /ory ( a d\ble2 b /ill m gruesome are 8,! ,black ,cat10 8,b]5ice10 8,! ,tell-,tale ,he>t10 & 8,! ,cask ( ,amontillado40 ,less horrible & unnatural1 b curi\s & int]e/+1 are 8,! ,man ( ! ,cr[d10 8,hop-,frog10 & 8,! ,pit & ! ,p5dulum40 ,8 8,fall ( ! ,h\se ( ,u%]0 is unique4 ,poe's life 0 "o ( h>d%ip & unhapp9ess1 & he 0 t]ribly libell$ by 8 biograph] ,griswold1 :o hat$ him = ! sca?+ reviews ,poe _h writt5 ( 8 books4 ,s ! great poet & /ory-writ] has be5 pa9t$ 9 ! popul> m9d mu* black] ?an he really is1 accord+ to ! late/ & mo/ au!ntic evid5ce4 ,b he 0 c]ta9ly ! mo/ orig9al g5ius ,am]ica has produc$4 ,:5 he _h made a success 9 "o k9d ( /ory he did n c>e to g on writ+ m /ories ( t k9d1 b orig9at$ ano!r type4 ,haw?orne is bett] kn[n z a noveli/1 ! au?or ( ,! ,sc>let ,lett]1 ,! ,h\se ( ! ,sev5 ,gables1 ,bli!dale ,romance1 & ,m>ble ,faun1 ?an z a %ort-/ory writ]2 b he alone among ,am]icans has approa*$ ,poe z a tell] ( tales4 ,8 reputation 0 fir/ made by two volumes ( %ort /ories call$ ,twice-,told ,tales1 among :i* are ! deeply int]e/+ 8,gray ,*ampion10 8,! ,great ,c>buncle10 8,david ,swan10 8,h[e's ,masqu]ade10 8,! ,ambiti\s ,gue/10 & 8,! ,?ree-fold ,de/9y40 ,_m l ! ,mosses f an ,old ,manse bett]1 consid]+ 8,! ,bir?m>k0 8 ma/]piece4 8,dr[ne's ,wood5 ,image0 is a rem>kable tale1 & 8,rapacc9i's ,daught]0 7! girl :o 0 br\ght up on poisons & ^: kiss 0 poison7 is mo/ weird4 ,! mo/ popul> /ory = *ildr5 is 8,! ,sn[ ,image10 & 8,! ,great ,/one ,face0 7:i* ,i l be/ ( all7 appeals alike to "y & old4 8,e?an ,br&0 is ano!r good /ory 9 ?is volume1 & *ildr5 w be fasc9at$ by 8,little ,daffyd[ndilly40 ,haw?orne's /ories are all m or less fanta/ic allegories1 writt5 9 unexceptionably beautiful & p]fect ,engli%4 ,! au?or 0 a recluse1 & 8 /ories are /ories ( lonel9ess 9 "o =m or ano!r4 ,^? :o l solitude w be v fond ( him2 ^? :o l gaiety1 livel9ess1 & society1 w f9d him depress+4 ,! 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