Half Hours With The Best Authors (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Charles Knight
Binding: Hardback
Published: Frederick Warne and Co., 1890
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
This handsome two‑volume leather bound set presents a sweeping anthology of English literature, carefully selected to represent the finest prose and poetry across centuries. Charles Knight arranges the work to instruct readers in the moral, intellectual, and artistic achievements of celebrated authors, illustrating the breadth of style and thought that shaped the literary tradition. The inclusion of steel portraits details the lives and likenesses of the writers, adding historical depth and visual resonance to the text. The collection chronicles themes of faith, politics, romance, and philosophy, uncovering the enduring power of language to inspire and instruct. As a late Victorian edition, it stands as both a refined reading experience and a testament to the era’s reverence for literary heritage.
Author: Charles Knight
Binding: Hardback
Published: Frederick Warne and Co., 1890
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
This handsome two‑volume leather bound set presents a sweeping anthology of English literature, carefully selected to represent the finest prose and poetry across centuries. Charles Knight arranges the work to instruct readers in the moral, intellectual, and artistic achievements of celebrated authors, illustrating the breadth of style and thought that shaped the literary tradition. The inclusion of steel portraits details the lives and likenesses of the writers, adding historical depth and visual resonance to the text. The collection chronicles themes of faith, politics, romance, and philosophy, uncovering the enduring power of language to inspire and instruct. As a late Victorian edition, it stands as both a refined reading experience and a testament to the era’s reverence for literary heritage.