Pelican Book A136. 1st Edition, published 1944.
In her second tour de force in literary criticism, Woolf's collection of book reviews and essays upon authors and their failures and successes astounds the reader with her perceptive and sensitive viewpoints. In twenty-six essays, she writes of English literature in its various forms, including the poetry of Donne; the novels of Defoe, Sterne, Meredith, and Hardy; Lord Chesterfield’s letters and De Quincey’s autobiography. She writes, too, about the life and art of women.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Some light creasing to right corners of front cover and left corners of rear cover. Light foxing to both covers.Wear and creasing to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Pelican Book A136. 1st Edition, published 1944.
In her second tour de force in literary criticism, Woolf's collection of book reviews and essays upon authors and their failures and successes astounds the reader with her perceptive and sensitive viewpoints. In twenty-six essays, she writes of English literature in its various forms, including the poetry of Donne; the novels of Defoe, Sterne, Meredith, and Hardy; Lord Chesterfield’s letters and De Quincey’s autobiography. She writes, too, about the life and art of women.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Some light creasing to right corners of front cover and left corners of rear cover. Light foxing to both covers.Wear and creasing to spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
