The English Familiar Essay: Representative Texts

By William Frank Bryan and Ronald Salmon Crane

Book Overview

The English Familiar Essay: Representative Texts is a book edited by William Frank Bryan that compiles a selection of essays from various authors that represent the genre of the familiar essay in English literature. The familiar essay is a type of personal essay that is characterized by its conversational tone, informal style, and exploration of everyday topics. The book includes essays from notable writers such as Charles Lamb, William Hazlitt, Robert Louis Stevenson, Virginia Woolf, and E.B. White, among others. The essays cover a range of subjects including literature, art, nature, society, and personal experiences. In addition to the essays themselves, the book also features an introduction that provides an overview of the familiar essay as a genre, its history, and its significance in English literature. The introduction also includes a discussion of the themes and styles that are common in familiar essays, as well as an analysis of the selected essays in the book. Overall, The English Familiar Essay: Representative Texts is a comprehensive collection of essays that offers readers a glimpse into the world of the familiar essay and its place in English literature. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars of literature, as well as anyone interested in the art of personal essay writing.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: 1163801542
• ISBN13: 9781163801543
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"