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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Spine creased, front hinge starting, pencil notes on last page. 1888 Hard Cover. 484 pp. 8 pages of publis… Mehr…

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1888. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Spine creased, front hinge starting, pencil notes on last page. 1888 Hard Cover. 484 pp. 8 pages of publisher ads follow text. Red boards with gilt titles. A comedy of manners that follows the romantic complications between a young woman and her fiance. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William Dean Howells, (born March 1, 1837, Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S.—died May 11, 1920, New York City), U.S. novelist and critic, the dean of late 19th-century American letters, the champion of literary realism, and the close friend and adviser of Mark Twain and Henry James. The son of an itinerant printer and newspaper editor, Howells grew up in various Ohio towns and began work early as a typesetter and later as a reporter. Meanwhile, he taught himself languages, becoming well read in German, Spanish, and English classics, and began contributing poems to The Atlantic Monthly. His campaign biography of Abraham Lincoln (1860) financed a trip to New England, where he met the great men of the literary establishment, James Russell Lowell, editor of The Atlantic Monthly, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Hawthorne, and Emerson. On Lincoln’s victory he was rewarded with a consulship at Venice (1861–65), which enabled him to marry. On his return to the U.S. he became assistant editor (1866–71), then editor (1871–81), of The Atlantic Monthly, in which he began publishing reviews and articles that interpreted American writers. He was a shrewd judge of his contemporaries. He immediately recognized the worth of Henry James, and he was the first to take Mark Twain seriously as an artist. Their Wedding Journey (1872) and A Chance Acquaintance (1873) were his first realistic novels of uneventful middle-class life. There followed some international novels, contrasting American and European manners. Howells’ best work depicts the American scene as it changed from a simple, egalitarian society where luck and pluck were rewarded to one in which social and economic gulfs were becoming unbridgeable, and the individual’s fate was ruled by chance. He wrote A Modern Instance (1882), the story of the disintegration of a marriage, which is considered his strongest novel. His best known work, The Rise of Silas Lapham (1885), deals with a self-made businessman’s efforts to fit into Boston society. In 1887 he risked both livelihood and reputation with his plea for clemency for the condemned Haymarket anarchists on the grounds that they had been convicted for their political beliefs. In 1888 he left Boston for New York. - Britannica, Harper & Brothers, 1888, 3, Gracewing. Softcover. Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> In the last fifteen years since my two volume work entitled The Welsh Cistercians appeared, there has been a considerable flowering of Welsh Cistercian studies. It seemed to me that the time was ripe for a new book, very much updated, revised and recast. Three years ago, Gracewing published in fine format my life's work (The Cistercians in the Early Middle Ages), and so I am very pleased that Tom Longford, Managing Director, and Jo Ashworth, Publishing Manager, are ensuring the appearance of this new volume which also reflects a lifelong interest. I am especially grateful to Dr David Robinson, of English Heritage, for construc- tively criticising points made regarding the monastic buildings, to Dr Madeline Gray for suggesting amendments to my list of the lands of Llantarnam, and to Mr Julian Harrison for correcting the first proofs. Other collaborators find mention in the captions and notes. Years ago, various scholars who accompanied me on field trips included Dr Cyril Hart, Mr Jeremy Knight and the late M, Gracewing, 3<

ISBN: 9780852443545

About the book >. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. Fantastic book. Author: David H. Williams. Condition: Used - Very Good. Welsh Ciste… Mehr…

About the book >. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. Fantastic book. Author: David H. Williams. Condition: Used - Very Good. Welsh Cistercians by David H. Williams : Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.Format: SoftcoverAuthor: David H. WilliamsISBN: 9780852443545Condition: Used - Very GoodWestcove UK offer a 100% money back guarantee. If for any reason you are not happy with your transaction, please let us know and we will do whatever we can to resolve your issues.About the book >.>.> In the last fifteen years since my two volume work entitled The Welsh Cistercians appeared, there has been a considerable flowering of Welsh Cistercian studies. It seemed to me that the time was ripe for a new book, very much updated, revised and recast. Three years ago, Gracewing published in fine format my life's work (The Cistercians in the Early Middle Ages), and so I am very pleased that Tom Longford, Managing Director, and Jo Ashworth, Publishing Manager, are ensuring the appearance of this new volume which also reflects a lifelong interest. I am especially grateful to Dr David Robinson, of English Heritage, for construc- tively criticising points made regarding the monastic buildings, to Dr Madeline Gray for suggesting amendments to my list of the lands of Llantarnam, and to Mr Julian Harrison for correcting the first proofs. Other collaborators find mention in the captions and notes. Years ago, various scholars who accompanied me on field trips included Dr Cyril Hart, Mr Jeremy Knight and the late Mr Richard Kay. More lately. my companions have included: Mr John Burton (at Rogerstone Grange), Mr Geoff Mein (at Porthcaseg Manor), Mr Graham Thomas (at 'black dyke' near Hafod Owain) and Mr Leslie Toft (at Walterstone Grange). Sehr gut, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Bestes Angebot, [LT: BestOffer], EAN: 9780852443545, Publication Year: 2001, Format: Paperback, Language: English, Book Title: Welsh Cistercians: Written to Commemorate the Centenary of the Death of Stephen William Williams (1837-1899), the Father of Cistercian Archaeology in Wales, Item Height: 200mm, Topic: Religious History, Christianity, Number of Pages: 352 Pages, Gracewing<

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[EAN: 9780852443545], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Gracewing], DAVID H. WILLIAMS, GRACEWING, WELSH CISTERCIANS BY WILLIAMS, Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> In the last fifteen years since my two volume work entitled The Welsh Cistercians appeared, there has been a considerable flowering of Welsh Cistercian studies. It seemed to me that the time was ripe for a new book, very much updated, revised and recast. Three years ago, Gracewing published in fine format my life's work (The Cistercians in the Early Middle Ages), and so I am very pleased that Tom Longford, Managing Director, and Jo Ashworth, Publishing Manager, are ensuring the appearance of this new volume which also reflects a lifelong interest. I am especially grateful to Dr David Robinson, of English Heritage, for construc- tively criticising points made regarding the monastic buildings, to Dr Madeline Gray for suggesting amendments to my list of the lands of Llantarnam, and to Mr Julian Harrison for correcting the first proofs. Other collaborators find mention in the captions and notes. Years ago, various scholars who accompanied me on field trips included Dr Cyril Hart, Mr Jeremy Knight and the late M, Books<