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Charles Dickens 1q5bb
Mudfog is a pleasant town?a remarkably pleasant town?situated in a charming hollow by the side of a river, from which river, Mudfog derives an agreeable scent of pitch, tar, coals, and rope-yarn, a roving population in oilskin hats, a pretty steady influx of drunken bargemen, and a great many other maritime advantages. There is a good deal of wate.. 4z142s
Charles Dickens 1q5bb
Charles Dickens was born at Landport, Portsmouth, on February 7, 1812. At that time his father, Mr. John Dickens, held an office in the Navy Pay Department, the duties of which obliged him to reside alternately at the principal naval stations of England. But on the conclusion of peace in 1815 a considerable reduction was made by Government in thi..
Mark Twain 191b3t
Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a short risqu? squib by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906. Written as an extract from the diary of one of Queen Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiting, the pamphlet purports to record a con..
Arthur Conan Doyle 5336j
The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct is an essay written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published by George Newnes Ltd. on 16 january 1902...
Oscar Wilde d2i5f
The Soul of Man under Socialism is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity.[1] The writing of "The Soul of Man" followed Wilde's conversion to anarchist philosophy, following his reading of the works of Peter Kropotkin. In "The Soul of Man" Wilde argues that, under capitalism, "t..
Oscar Wilde d2i5f
Intentions our print magazine is published and sent to four times a year. It records the events and proceedings of the Society, as well as items of wider interest to Wildeans, such as plays, exhibitions and new books. Future society events and booking information are always published in Intentions, which is a full colour, illustrated public..
Oscar Wilde d2i5f
With the exception of the Poems in Prose this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting. The Rise of Historical Criticism is interesting to irers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least born of all the late Victorian writers..
Oscar Wilde d2i5f
The editor of writings by any author not long deceased is censured sooner or later for his errors of omission or commission. I have decided to err on the side of commission and to include in the uniform edition of Wilde's works everything that could be identified as genuine. Wilde's literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof a..