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A. R. Humphreys
First published in 1937 by Arthur Raleigh Humphreys, this four-part volume traces the life and death of the English poet William Shenstone (1714-1763). Through a detailed examination of Shenstone’s poetical…
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Audrey Duggan
William Shenstone is remembered as a poet and innovative landscape gardener, but his letters and pensees which offer a unique insight into eighteenth century life are mostly forgotten. So is…
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Henrietta Knight
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
William Shenstone
Charles Cowden C Shenstone
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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William Shenstone,George Gilfillan
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…
In Three Volumes. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we…
William Shenstone, 18th-century poet and landscape architect, was also an important arbiter of English literary taste. Shenstone’s Miscellany was carefully chosen to illustrate his theories of poetry. It contains the…
This collection features the complete poetical works of William Shenstone, one of the most prominent poets of the 18th century. Known for his elegies, pastoral poetry, and verse satire, Shenstone's…
This collection of essays by English novelist and historian William Hazlitt offers a multifaceted and insightful examination of human character and behavior. Ranging from witty and ironic observations on contemporary…
Explore the fascinating world of aristocratic letter-writing with this collection of correspondences from the late Duchess of Somerset and her circle of friends. With insights into their personal lives, as…
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book…
Title: A Pastoral, in four parts, Absence, Hope, Jealousy, Despair, written in imitation of Shenstone. By a half-pay officer; on his retiring to a cottage in the Vale of Glamorgan…
Title: The Works in verse and prose of W. Shenstone, Esq., most of which were never before printed … With decorations. [Edited by R. Dodsley.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe…
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either…
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1794 Edition.
Alice Isabel Hazeltine
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…