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Nevertheless, it should not be overlooked that the shippers played their distinct and useful part in their time and age, the spirit of which was intensely ultra-competitive and individualistic in the most sordid sense. Allen's "Biographical Dictionary," Edition of 1857:791. Hunt's "Lives of American Merchants":382. Allen's "Biographical Dictionary," Edit. of 1857:227.
Cartwright Bruce," the editor went on to say, "and he has reported so favorably upon it that we cannot let it go. As an earnest of our pleasure in publishing the poem, let me tell you that we have set it for the August number, our July number being already made up. Kindly extend our pleasure and our thanks to Mr. Brissenden. Please send by return mail his photograph and biographical data.
Notwithstanding this, many of the stories and sketches are a permanent addition to Hearn's work. This volume of collectanea is divided into two parts. First of all, twelve new stories have been recovered from magazine files. Three of these are negligible journalism, and six others are chiefly interesting either as early studies for later stories, or for their biographical value.
It enables us to comprehend the true nature of the man better than any biographical notice; and I mean to draw largely upon this source, so as gradually, by successive stipplings, as it were, to present a miniature portrait of one who was both admirable in private life and incomparable as an artist. This correspondence opens in the year 1497.
Wilde finish his biographical work concerning Dante, which promises to be a proud achievement in American literature, he intends, I understand, to apply for permission to have both likenesses copied, and should circumstances warrant the expense, to have them engraved by eminent artists. We shall then have the features of Dante while in the prime of life as well as at the moment of his death.
It was only the other day that he began to edit a distinguished literary page for a daily paper. Still more recently I heard him speaking on a public platform. His activity does not seem to be a thing of yesterday, and it was he who wrote the most intimate and, perhaps, the most interesting biographical study of recent years; as editor and critic he is still amongst active living writers.
The naïve touches of self-appreciation are delightful to the true lover of "The Inimitable." TAVISTOCK HOUSE, June 6, 1856. I have never seen anything about myself in print which has much correctness in it any biographical account of myself I mean. I do not supply such particulars when I am asked for them by editors and compilers, simply because I am asked for them every day.
And yet the whole of this biographical investigation, though natural and picturesque, is not wholly suitable to the Brontës. For the Brontë genius was above all things deputed to assert the supreme unimportance of externals. Up to that point truth had always been conceived as existing more or less in the novel of manners.
Levett, who I suppose holds his usual place at your breakfast table . 'I ever am, my dear Sir, 'Your affectionate humble servant, 'Edinburgh, Feb. 28, 1778. 'You are at present busy amongst the English poets, preparing, for the publick instruction and entertainment, Prefaces, biographical and critical.
*His own "Memoirs," edited by Birukov, are now the authority for biographical detail. They are still in process of publication. He was born at Yasnaya Polyana, in south central Russia, not far from the birthplace of Turgenev, on the 28 August 1828. His mother died when he was a baby, his father when he was only nine.
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