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Studies in Literature and History

Alfred C., Sir Lyall

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 374 pages

A collection of essays on literature, history, and religion. Selected by the author, Sir Alfred C. Lyall, a British administrator and scholar, these pieces offer thoughtful reflections. Worth listening to for their broad learning and calm, analytical style.

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STUDIES IN
LITERATURE
AND HISTORY
BY THE LATE
SIR ALFRED C. LYALL
P.C., G.C.I.E., K.C.B., D.C.L., LL.D.
LONDON
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.
1915

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Contents

  1. STUDIES IN LITERATURE AND HISTORY
  2. SIR ALFRED C. LYALL
  3. PREFACE
  4. CONTENTS
  5. NOVELS OF ADVENTURE AND MANNERS[2]
  6. ENGLISH LETTER-WRITING IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY[7]
  7. THACKERAY
  8. THE ANGLO-INDIAN NOVELIST[12]
  9. HEROIC POETRY[16]
  10. THE WORKS OF LORD BYRON[24]
  11. THE ENGLISH UTILITARIANS[28]
  12. CHARACTERISTICS OF MR. SWINBURNE'S POETRY[31]
  13. FRONTIERS ANCIENT AND MODERN[38]
  14. L'EMPIRE LIBÉRAL[41]
  15. SIR SPENCER WALPOLE[54]
  16. REMARKS ON THE READING OF HISTORY[55]
  17. RACE AND RELIGION[56]
  18. THE STATE IN ITS RELATION TO EASTERN AND WESTERN RELIGIONS
  19. INDEX
  20. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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