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The rise and fall of the man of letters; aspects of English literary life since 1800 John Gross.
LIBRA - Rare PR63 .G7 1973 Potok copy
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gross, John, 1935-2011.
- Series:
- Pelican book
- A Pelican book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criticism--Great Britain--Authorship-x Social aspects--History.
- Criticism.
- Book reviewing.
- History.
- Literature and society.
- Great Britain.
- English literature--History and criticism--Theory, etc.
- English literature.
- Literature and society--Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--19th century.
- Intellectual life.
- Great Britain--Intellectual life--20th century.
- Book reviewing--Great Britain--History.
- Journalism--Great Britain--History.
- Journalism.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potok, Adena (donor) (Potok Collection copy)
- Potok, Chaim (autograph) (Potok Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 352 pages ; 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England] : Penguin Books, [1973]
- Contents:
- The Rise of the Reviewer
- Heroes and Men of Letters
- The Higher Journalism
- Some Liberal Practitioners
- The Bookmen
- Early English
- Popular Approaches
- Edwardians
- Modern Times
- Cross-Currents of the Thirties
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- "First published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1969. Published in Pelican Books 1973."
- "Set in Monotype Times."
- "Cover shows a detail from 'The Birthday Surprise' by Max Beerbohm."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-[339]) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Potok Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Adena Potok.
- Potok Collection copy has autograph of "Chaim Potok 1975".
- ISBN:
- 0140216170
- OCLC:
- 59151129
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