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Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874) was an American scholar and
author, and the first American writer to defend American English
spelling. Having graduated from Trinity College in 1845 he
published this account of his experiences at the university in 1852
to provide accurate, first-hand information for Americans about
study in an English university, with the intention of starting a
debate over the inclusion of aspects of English higher education in
the American system. Volume 1 contains his recollections of his
time in Cambridge as an undergraduate, with detailed descriptions
of daily life, examinations, lectures and activities outside
academia. Written for those with no experience of the university,
this volume provides a valuable insight into the daily life of a
student at Cambridge in the middle of the nineteenth century while
also providing explanations for the aspects of the institution
which to the outsider might seem strange.
Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874) was an American scholar and
author, and the first American writer to defend American English
spelling. Having graduated from Trinity College in 1845 he
published this two-volume account of his experiences at the
university in 1852 to provide accurate, first-hand information for
Americans about study in an English university, with the intention
of starting a debate over the inclusion of aspects of English
higher education in the American system. Volume 2 contains an
analysis of study at Cambridge and compares this with study at
American universities, including a description of the supposed
shortcomings and advantages of American higher education and its
contrasts with the English system. This volume provides valuable
insights into the differences between English and American higher
education in the nineteenth century. Examination papers for
mathematics and classics from the 1840s are included in an
appendix.
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Vanity Fair (Paperback)
Charles Astor Bristed
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Title: A letter to Dr. Henry Halford Jones (editor of the
Wintertown Democrat): concerning his habit of giving advice to
everybody and his qualifications for the task.Author: Charles Astor
BristedPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on
Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin
Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,
serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their
discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original
accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward
expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native
Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin
Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western
hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores
of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of
the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North,
Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection
highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture,
contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides
access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons,
political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation,
literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality
digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand,
making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent
scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled
from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of
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to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03977600CollectionID:
CTRG02-B442PublicationDate: 18640101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Apparently addressed to Dr. J.G. Holland, author of
Timothy Titcomb's letters, etc.--Cf. NUC pre-1956, vol. 76, p. 134,
and Sabin entry under Bristed.Collation: 45 p.; 24 cm
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have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. 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
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preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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