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Though hailed by Thomas Carlyle as "the writer's best book" [12] and despite its commercial success, initial critical reactions to The Conduct Of Life were mixed at best. The Knickerbocker praised it for its "healthy tone" and called it "the most practical of Mr. Emerson's works," [13] while The Atlantic Monthly attested that "literary ease and flexibility do not always advance with an author ...
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
Pages in category "1860 books" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... The Conduct of Life; E. Essays and Reviews; F. Flora Tasmaniae;
It appears in book form in London around August 15. [8] c. September 3 – Charles Dickens burns most of his private papers at his home in Kent, Gads Hill Place, having taken up regular residence there this year. [9] December 1 – Charles Dickens's Bildungsroman Great Expectations begins serialization in All the Year Round. unknown dates
Life on the Upper Susquehanna, 1783–1860 is a history book by James A. Frost, ... Life On The Upper Susquehanna 1783-1860, 1951 Internet Archive This ...
Sensation novelists drew on the influences of melodrama, Gothicism, and the Newgate novel to explore themes considered provocative by societal norms and to question the artificiality of identity. In the 1860s, the sensation novels and theatre became closely intertwined; many of the famous sensation novelists wrote as well for the stage. [ 3 ]
Pages in category "1860s books" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G. Gems of Divine Mysteries; M.
A dime Western is a modern term for Western-themed dime novels, which spanned the era of the 1860s–1900s.Most would hardly be recognizable as a modern western, having more in common with James Fennimore Cooper's Leatherstocking saga, but many of the standard elements originated here: a cool detached hero, a frontiersman (later a cowboy), a fragile heroine in danger of the despicable outlaw ...