Henry James's Roderick Hudson praised as portrait of art and character
A literary review lauds Henry James's Roderick Hudson for its precise tone and masterful sentence craft. It notes Rowland Mallet as a flawless yet emotionally restrained friend and hails Hudson's Rome rise while tracing his slide into self indulgence and loss of honour.
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Henry James
Rowland Mallet
Northampton
New England
Roderick Hudson
Mallet
Hudson
Rome
James
Christina Light
The Ethics of George Eliot's Works Reviewed
A critical examination notes the author's story of a deathbed revival and argues against turning Eliot into a formal moral system. It contends Brown's essay is self critical, admires Eliot's humane sympathy, and questions calls to personal reward in ethics.
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George Eliot
Daniel Deronda
Brown
Mr. Brown
Hegel
Carlyle
Ruskin
Frederick
Turner
Rights of an Animal Debate Sparks Uptown Discussion
The article cites Mr. Nicholson arguing that animals have rights and questions whether any sane person would doubt it. It notes Nicholson as an observer possibly unfamiliar with the topic yet presenting a modern, possibly heterodox view. The piece challenges the premise and mocks the notion as a revelation to Nicholson.
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Nicholson
The Rights of an Animal a New Essay in Ethics
Edward Byron Mononson presents a concise treatise on animal rights, arguing ethical consideration for non human beings, and outlining philosophical foundations, duties of humans, and potential implications for law and society.
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Edward Byron Mononson
M.A
C. Kegan Paul and Co
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