We live in an era of overblown memoirs and vanity
A columnized critique argues that modern society floods the book market with autobiographies and biographical reminiscences. It blames editors and celebrities for craving publicity and shows how the obsession with published memories degrades language, taste, and genuine knowledge. It contrasts past literary standards with today’s flood of self published recollections. Includes satirical sketches and a comic domestic vignette about Mr Bowser chasing to church.
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Napoleon
Cesar
Cato
Gracchi
Dondon
Paris
New York World
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Mr. Bowser
Michian
Detroit Free Press
Shakespeare
Macbeth
John
England
John Florio
Nouvella
Skeat
Berner
Froissart
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Rhodes
John Kay
Caxton
Indianapolis News
General Langley's Banquet Venture and Dagneaux Fiend Rows
A Kentucky farmer General Langley from near Frankfort attended a governor’s banquet for lawmakers. He mortgaged a horse to buy a dress suit, drank champagne, and, after a wild night, woke in a alley shouting for help. The tale shifts to the Dagneaux killer in France, Dumollard, a serial murderer who preyed on servant girls, lured by a countryman guise, and kept a gruesome clothing cache. He was executed after a long trial with many victims and grisly graves uncovered.
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Verses and Vignettes Behind Famous Poems
A nostalgic survey recounts how poets and writers were inspired or moved to create renowned verses. It notes Gray, Bryant, Cowper, General Lyle, Nora Perry, Moore, Poe, Samuel Woodworth and Jud Albert Greene, linking personal moments to classic lines and popular works.
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Gray
Bryant
Cowper
John Gilpin
General Lyle
Antony and Cleopatra
Egypt
Nora Perry
World of Letters
Thomas Moore
Lalla Rookh
Devonshire
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