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  2. The Conduct of Life - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. 1860s - Wikipedia

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    The 1860s (pronounced "eighteen-sixties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1860 and ended on December 31, 1869. The decade was noted for featuring numerous major societal shifts in the Americas .

  4. Category:1860s works - Wikipedia

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    1860s books (16 C, 7 P) Buildings and structures completed in the 1860s (17 C, 7 P) D. 1860s documents (11 C) E. 1860s essays (8 C) F. 1860s fantasy novels (5 C) I.

  5. Society and culture of the Victorian era - Wikipedia

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    The difference between private life and commerce was a fluid one distinguished by an informal demarcation of function. In the Victorian era, English family life increasingly became compartmentalised, the home a self-contained structure housing a nuclear family extended according to need and circumstance to include blood relations.

  6. Category:1860s books - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Category:1860s novels - Wikipedia

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  8. Dime Western - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Category:1860s in literature - Wikipedia

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    1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; Subcategories. ... 1860s books (16 C, 7 P) Book series introduced in the 1860s (3 C) L. Libraries established in the 1860s ...