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The Ivory Tower
Henry James, Percy Lubbock
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R916
Discovery Miles 9 160
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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'No more substantial or more charming volume of criticism has been
published in our time. To say that this is the best book on the
subject is probably true; but it is more to the point to say that
it is the only one' Times Literary Supplement
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Earlham
Percy Lubbock
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R877
Discovery Miles 8 770
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Originally published in 1913, this book of English prose for school
children forms part of a two-volume series: the first volume
contains selections for preparatory and elementary schools; the
second volume contains selections for secondary and high schools.
Both texts cover a broad variety of literary styles, moving
chronologically from the late-medieval period through to the
nineteenth century, explanatory notes being provided where
necessary. The selections were arranged by Percy Lubbock
(1879-1965), a renowned essayist, critic and biographer, who became
Henry James's editor after his death.
Originally published in 1913, this book of English prose for school
children forms part of a two-volume series: the first volume
contains selections for preparatory and elementary schools; the
second volume contains selections for secondary and high schools.
Both texts cover a broad variety of literary styles, moving
chronologically from the late-medieval period through to the
nineteenth century, explanatory notes being provided where
necessary. The selections were arranged by Percy Lubbock
(1879-1965), a renowned essayist, critic and biographer, who became
Henry James's editor after his death.
Percy Lubbock's "The Craft of Fiction," like E. M. Forster's
"Aspects of the Novel," is an essential work of criticism.
Lubbock's outlook is an extension of Henry James's. More
immediately accessible than James, Lubbock illustrates the "craft"
by reference to classic novels such as Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina,"
Flaubert's "Madame Bovary," Thackeray's "Vanity Fair," and of
course James's own works, particularly "The Ambassadors." Lubbock,
Forster, F. R. Leavis's "The Great Tradition," and Ian Watt's "Rise
of the Novel" give you what you need to know if you want to
understand the central canon in Anglo-American and European
fiction. Lubbock's book is the one recommended by Graham Greene in
his autobiography. Before embarking on his illustrious career,
Greene studied "The Craft of Fiction" inside and out before
embarking on his illustrious career. Perhaps no other stamp of
approval is needed after that. Even if this book doesn't make a
great novelist out of you, it will teach you how to recognize one.
If you are interested in how the great novelists ply their trade,
Percy Lubbock's book ranks right up there with the must-reads of
novel how-to's.
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Earlham
Percy Lubbock
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R619
Discovery Miles 6 190
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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