Books author - "Percy Lubbock"
Death of Sir Gawaine -- Sir Thomas Malory The Queen's Speech to her last Parliament -- Elizabeth, Queen of England Death of Cleopatra -- Sir Thomas North The Vanity of Greatness -- Sir Walter Ralegh The Law of Nations -- Richard Hooker Of Studies -- Francis Bacon Meditation on Death -- William Drummond Primitive Life -- Thomas Hobbes Character of a Plodding Student -- John Earle Charity -- Sir Thomas Browne The Danger of interfering with the Liberty of the Press -- John Milton Death of Falkland
his statements, is hopelessly vain.It is all undeniable, no doubt; from every side we make out that the criticism of a book--not the people in the book, not the character of the author, but the book--is impossible. We cannot remember the book, and even if we could, we should still be unable to describe it in literal and unequivocal terms. It cannot be done; and the only thing to be said is that perhaps it can be approached, perhaps the book can be seen, a little more closely in one way than in
Death of Sir Gawaine -- Sir Thomas Malory The Queen's Speech to her last Parliament -- Elizabeth, Queen of England Death of Cleopatra -- Sir Thomas North The Vanity of Greatness -- Sir Walter Ralegh The Law of Nations -- Richard Hooker Of Studies -- Francis Bacon Meditation on Death -- William Drummond Primitive Life -- Thomas Hobbes Character of a Plodding Student -- John Earle Charity -- Sir Thomas Browne The Danger of interfering with the Liberty of the Press -- John Milton Death of Falkland
his statements, is hopelessly vain.It is all undeniable, no doubt; from every side we make out that the criticism of a book--not the people in the book, not the character of the author, but the book--is impossible. We cannot remember the book, and even if we could, we should still be unable to describe it in literal and unequivocal terms. It cannot be done; and the only thing to be said is that perhaps it can be approached, perhaps the book can be seen, a little more closely in one way than in