Southey's Common-Place Book

By Robert Southey and John Wood Warter

Book Overview

Southey's Common-Place Book is a collection of notes, quotations, and observations compiled by the English poet and writer Robert Southey. The book is divided into multiple volumes and covers a wide range of subjects, including literature, history, philosophy, and science. Southey's Common-Place Book is essentially a record of Southey's reading and intellectual pursuits. It includes passages from various authors and works, as well as Southey's own thoughts and reflections on these passages. The book is organized thematically, with each volume focusing on a particular subject or area of interest.The first volume of Southey's Common-Place Book was published in 1849, after Southey's death. It was followed by several more volumes, which were published posthumously over the next few decades. The book has been praised for its breadth of knowledge and its insights into the intellectual world of the early 19th century.Overall, Southey's Common-Place Book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of ideas or the intellectual culture of the Romantic era. It provides a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of England's most prolific writers and thinkers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. 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 their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1432681001
• ISBN13: 9781432681005
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 696 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"