Seeking to keep the flame of literature burning during the dark days of the Great War, Sir Edward Cook collected his reflections on reading and writing in 1918. Subjects of his essays include the arts of biography and indexing, the style of John Ruskin, literary and modern journalism, words and their relation to war, and more.
About the author
Sir Edward Tyas Cook (1857–1919) was an English journalist, biographer, and man of letters. He founded the Westminster Gazette and edited several newspapers; he also edited the definitive collection of John Ruskin’s writings. Cook wrote biographies as well as handbooks to the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, and to the Greek and Roman antiquities in the British Museum.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 348 ● ISBN 9781411457829 ● File size 2.0 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5864157 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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