john addington symonds a biographical study

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PREFACEINE TEEN years have now passed since±y the death of Symonds. During that period no study of his life and work has appeared except the original Biography, compiled from his Autobiography, letters, and diaries, by his friend, Mr, Horatio F. Brown, the well-known author of Life on the Lagoons and other works dealing with Venice. Meanwhile his reputation remains substantially unaltered in the fields covered by his writings, and he continues to hold a special and an honorable place in late Victorian literature. No English critic indeed is more universally known among popular students of culture, both in England and America. "There has, in our time/* wrote William Sharp, in the year of Symonds' death, "been no mind more sensitive to beauty, and that not only in one or even in two, but in all the arts-in nature to an exceptionalVllAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org
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