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The Art of Letters

by Robert LYND (1879 - 1949)

Two English Critics: Mr. Gosse

From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essay on the literary scene of his day with critiques of poets and and poetry, ranging from Pepys to Walter de la Mare. He even examines criticism itself. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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An American Critic: Professor Irving Babbitt , Book Reviewing Part I from beginning through "without ever being able to see it." , Book Reviewing Part II from "One of the chief virtues of the anecdote" to the end , Georgians: Mr. de la Mare , Georgians: The Group , Georgians: The Young Satirists , Labour of Authorship , The Critic as Destroyer , The Theory of Poetry