Critical WritingsIn her time, L.E.L. was known not only as a poet & novelist, but also as an influential literary critic. This is the first collection of Landon's works of literary criticism, including signed pieces, such as her studies of Sir Walter Scott's heroines, Hemans, & Chateaubriand; & a number of unsigned pieces, such as two articles on Disraeli, identified by references in contemporary manuscripts. Detailed introduction, notes, appendix, index. |
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... kind compliment to my own taste , as her's leads her chiefly to foreign music . I think the good girl sees that I want and must miss her sister's peculiar talent in singing the airs of our native country , which , imperfect as my ...
... kind compliment to my own taste , as her's leads her chiefly to foreign music . I think the good girl sees that I want and must miss her sister's peculiar talent in singing the airs of our native country , which , imperfect as my ...
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... kind - hearted master turned from his homestead in his old age - a man , too , who has been " nobody's enemy but his own , " though certainly he had better have been an enemy to some one else . Next our justice is enlisted on his behalf ...
... kind - hearted master turned from his homestead in his old age - a man , too , who has been " nobody's enemy but his own , " though certainly he had better have been an enemy to some one else . Next our justice is enlisted on his behalf ...
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... kind generally denominated " learned lumber , " is sufficient to keep alive a sufficient stock of self - love . Secluded , pursuing studies of a dry and abstract sort ; kind - hearted , yet needing some strong impulse to draw such ...
... kind generally denominated " learned lumber , " is sufficient to keep alive a sufficient stock of self - love . Secluded , pursuing studies of a dry and abstract sort ; kind - hearted , yet needing some strong impulse to draw such ...
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Critical Writings by Letitia Elizabeth Landon | 27 |
Lazarus by Mr Haydon | 35 |
Copyright | |
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