Essays and Reflections

The text presents a broad selection of literary critic Harold Child's writings, including everything from critical essays to informal pieces.

Zusammenfassung Harold Child (1869-1945) was a literary critic and writer, who was prominent in the development of dramatic criticism, notably in his work on the history of Shakespearean production. Originally published in 1948, this collection presents a broad selection of Child's writings, including everything from critical essays to informal pieces.

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The text presents a broad selection of literary critic Harold Child's writings, including everything from critical essays to informal pieces.

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Memoir S. C. Roberts; Part I. Critical Essays: 1. The triumph of Ben Jonson; 2. The mystery of Yeats; 3. Mr de la Mare's world; 4. Leigh Hunt and his work; 5. Anthony Trollope; 6. Some story-tellers; 7. Stevenson after fifty years; 8. Adventures of a novel; 9. What happens in Hamlet; 10. John Fletcher; 11. Thomas Dekker and the underdog; 12. William Congreve; 13. J. M. Barrie as dramatist; Part II. Christmas Reflections: 14. The good life - thoughts for Christmas; 15. Of ivory towers; 16. The age of gold; Part III. Ephemera: 17. The hotel that moved; 18. A hill-top lunch; 19. Tropical fauna: a tiger, a rabbit, and others; 20. Three passes; 21. The real Mrs Beeton; 22. Meals in the train; 23. La créatrice de camenbert; 24. Metaphorically speaking; 25. Tailors and men; 26. Scientific comfort; 27. The future of cartophily; 28. Holiday reading; 29. Reading in bed; 30. The decay of the music-hall; 31. What is France; 32. Courage to believe.