Eighteenth century vignettes (Second Series)

By Austin Dobson

Book Overview

Step into Georgian streets and salons. History breathes in vivid miniature. In Eighteenth Century Vignettes (Second Series), Austin Dobson, one of the finest Victorian essayist classics, gathers a literary essays collection of deft scenes and character studies drawn from eighteenth century Britain. Each piece reads as classic prose nonfiction: alert to manners, wit, print culture, and the small tensions that shaped eighteenth century cultural life. Part historical sketches collection, part literary history and criticism, these vignettes offer portraits of notable figures and moments without the drag of heavy apparatus. In an age when the eighteenth century was being rediscovered, Dobson helped shape how later readers pictured it: urbane, ironic, and human. He moves from theatres and coffee-houses to drawing rooms and print shops, showing where literature met everyday life. Dobson writes with a poet's ear and a scholar's eye, making Georgian England society feel immediate while keeping the facts in view. For students of English literature, the book sits comfortably beside other Victorian literature essays as a guide to taste, style, and reputation; for general readers, it is simply a pleasure to browse, dip into, and return to. It also serves as a research reference for historians seeking period colour and informed commentary on the long eighteenth century. A quiet delight for shelves and desks alike. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9389265193
• ISBN13: 9789389265194
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"