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Canadian Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter; With A Medley Of Reveries In Verse And Prose And Other Curios (1913) - Tapa blanda

Taylor, William Henry

 
9780548601488: Canadian Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter; With A Medley Of Reveries In Verse And Prose And Other Curios (1913)
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ISBN 10: 0548601488 ISBN 13: 9780548601488
Editorial: Kessinger Publishing, 2007

Sinopsis

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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Reseña del editor

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Reseña del editor

Many authors introduce their brain-children with a careful, lengthy address to that grand jury the public; and they oiften display a piscatorial cunning such as Izaak Walton taught, when he casrt. hypnotic flie-s to the coveted trout. Suoh introductions are to some minds equal in nterest to the chapters which they present In the body of thfe volume. Scott sintroductions and notes are interesting examples of his parental desire to guide his eaglets toward the noonday un; to my mind, they are a necessary and satisfying portion ot tlha banquet he spreads. Dickens generally gives brief, or else no introductory or explanatory glimpses of his design. These two great authors are referred to simiply for the purpose of excusing this bit at gossip with possible readers. If any honor this volume with a glance they may commence anywhere, as it has no hero (not even the author, as Byron was), and, like the earths journey around the sun, has no exact starting place or finish. A lange percentage of readers, discussing an author merits or demerits, are inclined to pass toy the living, printed writers soul, and dissect his personality, life, pedigree and sanity. To Literary ghouls the sins of poor Burns, Poe and Byron are better known than their meteorlike minds. In this effort to present Canadian Seasons, etc., to the public, it is my hope that the Ego has ben entirely, or nearly suppressed, except so far as the work shows forth the workmans own bent of mind. Like Henderson, the pioneer and authority ocf commercial gardening in A merica, I claim the right to sihaw credentials for such a task. In early manhood I was a printer, as portions oif this boo.k will sihaw. In the 70 s Icaught the fruit-growing fever and for a quarter of a century was in the closest contact with Nature. How near to Truth these sketches are must be left to others. If any have watched the thermometer a
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Editorial
Kessinger Publishing
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0548601488
ISBN 13 
9780548601488
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
152
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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