PMThis is the first substantial book about Forster's life. Drawing upon much unpublished material, Davies describes Forster's career as a man of letters and presents detailed studies of his many important friendships and professional activities. The author also breaks new ground in discussing Forster's work as a journalist, historian, and literary biographer. Contents: Part One: Early Life and Influential Friends. Newcastle to London. Leigh Hunt. Charles Lamb. Bulwer, Macready; Part Two: The Man of Letters I: The literary ...
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PMThis is the first substantial book about Forster's life. Drawing upon much unpublished material, Davies describes Forster's career as a man of letters and presents detailed studies of his many important friendships and professional activities. The author also breaks new ground in discussing Forster's work as a journalist, historian, and literary biographer. Contents: Part One: Early Life and Influential Friends. Newcastle to London. Leigh Hunt. Charles Lamb. Bulwer, Macready; Part Two: The Man of Letters I: The literary life. Literature's friend. Friendship's variations 1834-1855. Withdrawal and return; Part Three: Man of Letters II: Four Friendships. Robert Browning. Landor. Dickens. Carlyle; Part Four: Man of Letters III: Professional Concerns. Journalist. Historian. Literary biographer; Postscript; Bibliography (including Forster's mainly anonymous reviews)^
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Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. First edition, 1983, hardcover with brown cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 318pp., illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with handsome boards and tight binding, text clean bright and unmarked, with mild foxing to top edge of text block. DJ VG+ with mild toning and rubbing.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo. Forster was business manager and literary adviser to Charles Lamb, Leigh Hunt, Robert Browning, Dickens, Carlyle and others, (x) 318 pages, notes, bibliography, index, b/w plates; brown boards. Fine condition in a fine dust jacket.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 0718511646.
