This 1899 collection includes the eponymous ‘A Paladin of Philanthropy, ‘ about the eccentric figure of Sir James Oglethorpe (1696-1785), British general and MP, philanthropist, social reformer, and founder of the colony of Georgia. Also included are pieces on Oliver Goldsmith’s poems and plays, John Gay, and Boswell’s literary predecessors.
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Henry Austin Dobson (1840–1921), known as Austin Dobson, was a distinguished English poet and essayist. He published his first collection of poems, Vignettes in Rhyme, in 1873. In addition to poetry, he also wrote a number of biographies, including studies of Henry Fielding, Richard Steele, Fanny Burney, Oliver Goldsmith, and Horace Walpole.
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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● Páginas 410 ● ISBN 9781411456167 ● Tamaño de archivo 0.6 MB ● Edad 99-17 años ● Editorial Barnes & Noble ● Publicado 2012 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 5864033 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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