The Gentlest Art
The Gentlest Art
A Choice of Letters by Entertaining Hands
Edited byE. V. LUCAS
An anthology of letter-writing so human, interesting, and amusing from first to last, as almost to inspire one to attempt the restoration of the lost art."There is hardly a letter among them all that one would have left out, and the book is of such pleasant size and appearance, that one would not have it added to, either."—The New York Times."The author has made his selections with admirable care. We do not miss a single old favorite. He has given us all that is best in letter-writing, and the classification under such heads as 'Children and Grandfathers,' 'The Familiar Manner,' 'The Grand Style,' 'Humorists and Oddities' is everything that can be desired."—The Argonaut."Letters of news and of gossip, of polite nonsense, of humor and pathos, of friendship, of quiet reflection, stately letters in the grand manner, and naïve letters by obscure and ignorant folk."Cloth, $1.25 net
An anthology of letter-writing so human, interesting, and amusing from first to last, as almost to inspire one to attempt the restoration of the lost art.
"There is hardly a letter among them all that one would have left out, and the book is of such pleasant size and appearance, that one would not have it added to, either."—The New York Times.
"The author has made his selections with admirable care. We do not miss a single old favorite. He has given us all that is best in letter-writing, and the classification under such heads as 'Children and Grandfathers,' 'The Familiar Manner,' 'The Grand Style,' 'Humorists and Oddities' is everything that can be desired."—The Argonaut.
"Letters of news and of gossip, of polite nonsense, of humor and pathos, of friendship, of quiet reflection, stately letters in the grand manner, and naïve letters by obscure and ignorant folk."
Cloth, $1.25 net
The Friendly Craft
Edited byELIZABETH D. HANSCOM
In this volume the author has done for American letters what Mr. Lucas did for English in "The Gentlest Art.""... An unusual anthology. A collection of American letters, some of them written in the Colonial period and some of them yesterday; all of them particularly human; many of them charmingly easy and conversational, as pleasant, bookish friends talk in a fortunate hour. The editor of this collection has an unerring taste for literary quality and a sense of humor which shows itself in prankish headlines.... It is a great favor to the public to bring together in just this informal way the delightful letters of our two centuries of history."—The Independent."There should be a copy of this delightful book in the collection of every lover of that which is choice in literature."—The New York Times.Cloth, $1.25 net
In this volume the author has done for American letters what Mr. Lucas did for English in "The Gentlest Art."
"... An unusual anthology. A collection of American letters, some of them written in the Colonial period and some of them yesterday; all of them particularly human; many of them charmingly easy and conversational, as pleasant, bookish friends talk in a fortunate hour. The editor of this collection has an unerring taste for literary quality and a sense of humor which shows itself in prankish headlines.... It is a great favor to the public to bring together in just this informal way the delightful letters of our two centuries of history."—The Independent.
"There should be a copy of this delightful book in the collection of every lover of that which is choice in literature."—The New York Times.
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The Ladies' Pageant
ByE. V. LUCAS
"An unusual collection of poetry and prose in comment upon the varying aspects of the feminine form and nature, wherein is set forth for the delectation of man what great writers from Chaucer to Ruskin have said about the eternal feminine. The result is a decidedly companionable volume."—Town and Country."To possess this book is to fill your apartment—your lonely farm parlor or little 'flat' drawing-room in which few sit—with the rustle of silks and the swish of lawns; to comfort your ear with seemly wit and musical laughter; and to remind you how sweet an essence ascends from the womanly heart to the high altar of the Maker of Women."—The Chicago Tribune.Cloth, $1.25 net
"An unusual collection of poetry and prose in comment upon the varying aspects of the feminine form and nature, wherein is set forth for the delectation of man what great writers from Chaucer to Ruskin have said about the eternal feminine. The result is a decidedly companionable volume."—Town and Country.
"To possess this book is to fill your apartment—your lonely farm parlor or little 'flat' drawing-room in which few sit—with the rustle of silks and the swish of lawns; to comfort your ear with seemly wit and musical laughter; and to remind you how sweet an essence ascends from the womanly heart to the high altar of the Maker of Women."—The Chicago Tribune.
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Some Friends of Mine
ByE. V. LUCAS
At last the sterner sex is to have its literary dues. In this little volume Mr. Lucas has essayed to do for men what he did for the heroines of life and poetry and fiction in 'The Ladies' Pageant.' No other editor has so deft a hand for work of this character, and this volume is as rich a fund of amusement and instruction as all the previous ones of the author have been."Mr. Lucas does not compile. What he does, rather, is to assemble a quantity of rough material, quaried from the classics, and then to fashion out of it a fabric stamped with his own personality.... He makes a little book in which old poems and bits of old prose take on a new character, through being placed in a relation to one another determined by Mr. Lucas' peculiar fancy.... He will always be sure of an appreciative public."—The New York Tribune.Now ready
At last the sterner sex is to have its literary dues. In this little volume Mr. Lucas has essayed to do for men what he did for the heroines of life and poetry and fiction in 'The Ladies' Pageant.' No other editor has so deft a hand for work of this character, and this volume is as rich a fund of amusement and instruction as all the previous ones of the author have been.
"Mr. Lucas does not compile. What he does, rather, is to assemble a quantity of rough material, quaried from the classics, and then to fashion out of it a fabric stamped with his own personality.... He makes a little book in which old poems and bits of old prose take on a new character, through being placed in a relation to one another determined by Mr. Lucas' peculiar fancy.... He will always be sure of an appreciative public."—The New York Tribune.
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London's Lure
An Anthology in Prose and Verse
ByHELENANDLEWIS MELVILLE
A selection of what poets and prose writers have said about the great metropolis—that capital of all Europe which has for most Americans the closest attraction and the most lasting charm. Curious out-of-the-way places and equally curious out-of-the-way people are tucked away in some parts of the book, while elsewhere, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, and other of the more renowned parts of the city come in for their share of treatment. Every section of London is here and all the different viewpoints from which it has been regarded, as well. The authors selected range from Herrick, Shelley, Lamb, and Hazlitt to Hood, Dickens, Thackeray, and Wilde.Cloth, $1.25 net
A selection of what poets and prose writers have said about the great metropolis—that capital of all Europe which has for most Americans the closest attraction and the most lasting charm. Curious out-of-the-way places and equally curious out-of-the-way people are tucked away in some parts of the book, while elsewhere, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Cathedral, and other of the more renowned parts of the city come in for their share of treatment. Every section of London is here and all the different viewpoints from which it has been regarded, as well. The authors selected range from Herrick, Shelley, Lamb, and Hazlitt to Hood, Dickens, Thackeray, and Wilde.
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The Wayfarer in New York
This book takes up New York in much the same way that London was discussed in "London's Lure." A few pages from old books of travel and correspondence show how the city changed in aspect through the years. Then follow more or less impressionistic pictures of different phases of the modern city, from the yeasty, seething East Side, west to where old Greenwich grimly holds its own; from the "granite cliffs" of lower Broadway to where by night "the serpent of stars" winds around Morningside.Now Ready
This book takes up New York in much the same way that London was discussed in "London's Lure." A few pages from old books of travel and correspondence show how the city changed in aspect through the years. Then follow more or less impressionistic pictures of different phases of the modern city, from the yeasty, seething East Side, west to where old Greenwich grimly holds its own; from the "granite cliffs" of lower Broadway to where by night "the serpent of stars" winds around Morningside.
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Transcriber’s Notes:The missing name 'Addison' has been added to the advertisement for 'The Golden Treasury Series'.Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.Perceived typographical errors have been changed.
Transcriber’s Notes:
The missing name 'Addison' has been added to the advertisement for 'The Golden Treasury Series'.
Variations in spelling and hyphenation are retained.
Perceived typographical errors have been changed.