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Athens OH: Ohio University Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 203 pp. Examines the literary sketch (and the Golden Age of magazines) as a genre more accessible and less confined by critics than the novel. The author sees this as playing an important part in the shaping of American culture especially among the middle class. Book condition : Fine, no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; shelf wear to top edge of front cover. a .

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1985. Book. Good. Hardcover. Hardcover, 307 pp. 1st Edition. Traces the 300+ year history of the diary novel focusing especially on French, German, and English works. Considers works by Defoe, Gide, Rilke, Frisch, Butor, and Lessing. Book Condition : Good; a few margin notes in pencil; light bumping to spine ends; a few stains to text block. Dust Jacket Coneition : Good; small tear at top left front; some shelf wear to edges; some staining to rear..

Hartford CT: Transcendental Books, 1971. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize library binding of 1971 reprints (single sided pages) of two essays by Frederick Wahr issued in 1915 and 1941. Book Condition : Good+, Ex-College Library; no text marks; catalog label at bottom left front cover; bookplate inside front cover; pocket and label on rear free end paper; tears at rear free end paper from saddle staples in original binding. No Dust Jacket. a.

Knoxville TN: University of Tennessee Press, 2006. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 203 pp. Examines the role of literature in the lives of New Englanders before the Civil War. Using primary sources, the effect of books, lectures, and speeches show across socio-economic groupings and show how the written word addressed the issues of the day as well as transcendent matters of the human condition. Examines the literary sketch (and the Golden Age of magazines) as a genre more accessible and less confined by critics than the novel. The author sees this as playing an important part in the shaping of American culture especially among the middle class. Book condition : Fine, no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; shelf wear along edges. .

Charlottesville VA : University of Virginia Press, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Argues that there is an additional tradition in Victorian literature, feminine political fiction. This emerged as women authors (Bronte, Gaskell, Gissing, and more) imagined more involvement in the public political sphere during the Industrial Revolution. Book Condition : Near Fine; check marks to bibliography, no other marks; a few small marks to text block. Dust Jacket Condition : Good+; shelf wear along top edge; some rubbing creasing..

Paris France: Bibliotheque Nationale, 1948. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In French. Ex-College Library in library binding. 1948 introduction and text catalog for a retrospective exhibition at the French National Library on noted Decadent author Joris Karl Huysmans. 2 b&w photos. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; vertical crease to all pages; no text marks; light age toning to end papers; bookplate inside front cover; checkout slip and pocket at rear; catalog label at bottom right front. No Dust Jacket..

Durham NC: Duke University Press, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Examines narrative theory as it relates to the later works of some well known authors to see how their prior structures are discarded due to changes in the authors' lives. Works surveyed include The Vicar of Wakefield, Persuasion, To Have and Have Not, and more. Book Condition : Fine; no text marks; binding tight; appears unread; slight bump to bottom spine end. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; slight wear to top edge..

Ams Pr Inc, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 267 pp. 17 essay collection originally part of Georgiua State Literary Studies series. "Each of these essays demonstrates how 18th century authors and texts fulfilled their instructive intent by vexing the reader, to echo Swift's famous phrase..." Authors covered include Swift, Pope, Fielding, Philips, Gay, Goldsmith, Etherege, Steele, and more. Book Condition : Near Fine; unmarked. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; several small tears along top edge..

Athens GA: University of Georgia Press, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 310 pp. 1st Edition. Collection of 17 essays organized into three themes: Christine and the beginnings of feminist thought; Christine's place in medieval French literature; and, her relationship to the Church Fathers and the humanists. Significant study on this early advocate for the equality of women. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; c. 2" wide stain at very bottom of front board. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear along edges; creasing along right front edge; rubbing; small stain at bottom right rear..

Charlottesville VA : University of Virginia Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 1st Edition, 201 pp. Reassesses Gaskell's ideology and feminism through the Victorian literary marketplace, arguing that her popular standing allowed her to express or suggest previously hidden or unconventional views. Part of UVA's Victorian Literature and Culture Series. Book Condition : Near Fine; unmarked. Dust Jacket Condition :Near Fine; shelf wear along top front edge..