Views and Reviews
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Views and Reviews

  1. 242 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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eBook - ePub

Views and Reviews

About this book

This early work by William Ernest Henley was originally published in 1890 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Views and Reviews' is a volume of literary criticism that he described as "less a book than a mosaic of scraps and shreds recovered from the shot rubbish of some fourteen years of journalism". William Ernest Henley was born on 23rd August 1849, in Gloucester, England. In 1867, Henley passed the Oxford Local Schools Examination and set off to London to establish himself as a journalist. Unfortunately, his career was frequently interrupted by long stays in hospital due to a diseased right foot which he refused to have amputated. During a three year stay at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Henley wrote and published his collection of poetry 'In Hospital' (1875). This publication is noteworthy in particular for being some of the earliest examples of free verse written in England. Henley's best-remembered work is his poem "Invictus", written in 1888. It is a passionate and defiant poem, reportedly written as a demonstration of resilience following the amputation of his leg.

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Information

Publisher
White Press
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781473322479
eBook ISBN
9781473397255
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. VIEWS AND REVIEWS
  2. William Ernest Henley
  3. PREFATORY
  4. A ‘Frightful Minus’
  5. THACKERAY
  6. DISRAELI
  7. ALEXANDRE DUMAS
  8. GEORGE MEREDITH
  9. BYRON
  10. HUGO
  11. HEINE
  12. MATTHEW ARNOLD
  13. HOMER AND THEOCRITUS
  14. RABELAIS
  15. SHAKESPEARE
  16. SIDNEY
  17. TOURNEUR
  18. WALTON
  19. HERRICK
  20. LOCKER
  21. BANVILLE
  22. DOBSON
  23. BERLIOZ
  24. GEORGE ELIOT
  25. BORROW
  26. BALZAC
  27. LABICHE
  28. CHAMPFLEURY
  29. LONGFELLOW
  30. TENNYSON
  31. GORDON HAKE
  32. LANDOR
  33. HOOD
  34. LEVER
  35. JEFFERIES
  36. GAY
  37. ESSAYS AND ESSAYISTS
  38. BOSWELL
  39. CONGREVE
  40. ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS
  41. RICHARDSON
  42. TOLSTOÏ
  43. FIELDING