Chapters (226)
- LITERATURE AND LIFE
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL
- THE MAN OF LETTERS AS A MAN OF BUSINESS
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII
- IX.
- X.
- XI.
- CONFESSIONS OF A SUMMER COLONIST
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV
- THE EDITOR’S RELATIONS WITH THE YOUNG CONTRIBUTOR
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- LAST DAYS IN A DUTCH HOTEL
- (1897)
- I.
- II.
- III
- IV
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- SOME ANOMALIES OF THE SHORT STORY
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- SPANISH PRISONERS OF WAR
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- AMERICAN LITERARY CENTRES
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- THE STANDARD HOUSEHOLD-EFFECT COMPANY
- I.
- II.
- STACCATO NOTES OF A VANISHED SUMMER
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- LITERATURE AND LIFE—Short Stories and Essays
- CONTENTS:
- WORRIES OF A WINTER WALK
- I.
- II.
- III.
- SUMMER ISLES OF EDEN
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- WILD FLOWERS OF THE ASPHALT
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV
- A CIRCUS IN THE SUBURBS
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- A SHE HAMLET
- I.
- II.
- III.
- THE MIDNIGHT PLATOON
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- THE BEACH AT ROCKAWAY
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- SAWDUST IN THE ARENA
- I.
- II.
- III.
- AT A DIME MUSEUM
- I.
- II.
- AMERICAN LITERATURE IN EXILE
- I.
- II.
- THE HORSE SHOW
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- THE PROBLEM OF THE SUMMER
- I.
- II.
- III.
- AESTHETIC NEW YORK FIFTY-ODD YEARS AGO
- I.
- II.
- FROM NEW YORK INTO NEW ENGLAND
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- THE ART OF THE ADSMITH
- I.
- II.
- III.
- THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PLAGIARISM
- I.
- II.
- PURITANISM IN AMERICAN FICTION
- I.
- II.
- THE WHAT AND THE HOW IN ART
- I.
- II.
- III.
- POLITICS OF AMERICAN AUTHORS
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- STORAGE
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV
- “FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER ON THE O-HI-O”
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- MY LITERARY PASSIONS
- 1895
- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL
- I. THE BOOKCASE AT HOME
- II. GOLDSMITH
- III. CERVANTES
- IV. IRVING
- V. FIRST FICTION AND DRAMA
- VI. LONGFELLOW’S “SPANISH STUDENT”
- VII. SCOTT
- VIII. LIGHTER FANCIES
- IX. POPE
- X. VARIOUS PREFERENCES
- XI. UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
- XII. OSSIAN
- XIII. SHAKESPEARE
- XIV. IK MARVEL
- XV. DICKENS
- XVI. WORDSWORTH, LOWELL, CHAUCER
- XVII. MACAULAY
- XVIII. CRITICS AND REVIEWS
- XIX. A NON-LITERARY EPISODE
- XX. THACKERAY
- XXI. “LAZARILLO DE TORMES”
- XXII. CURTIS, LONGFELLOW, SCHLEGEL
- XXIII. TENNYSON
- XXIV. HEINE
- XXV. DE QUINCEY, GOETHE, LONGFELLOW
- XXVI. GEORGE ELIOT, HAWTHORNE, GOETHE, HEINE
- XXVII. CHARLES READE
- XXVIII. DANTE
- XXIX. GOLDONI, MANZONI, D’AZEGLIO
- XXX. “PASTOR FIDO,” “AMINTA,” “ROMOLA,” “YEAST,” “PAUL FERROLL”
- XXXI. ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN, BJORSTJERNE BJORNSON
- XXXII. TOURGUENIEF, AUERBACH
- XXXIII. CERTAIN PREFERENCES AND EXPERIENCES
- XXXIV. VALDES, GALDOS, VERGA, ZOLA, TROLLOPE, HARDY
- XXXV. TOLSTOY
- CRITICISM AND FICTION
- I
- II
- III
- IV
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- IX.
- X.
- XI.
- XII.
- XIII.
- XIV.
- XV.
- XVII.
- XVIII.
- XIX.
- XX.
- XXI.
- XXII.
- XXIII.
- XXIV.
- XXV.
- XXVI.
- XXVII.
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