Classicly Books
Charles Lamb - A Memoir
Barry CornwallThe biography of CHARLES LAMB lies within a narrow compass. It comprehends only few events. His birth and parentage, and domestic sorrows; his acquaintance with remarkable men; his thoughts and habits..
Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work
P. Chalmers MitchellThis volume is in no sense an intimate or authorised biography of Huxley. It is simply an outline of the external features of his life and an account of his contributions to biology, to educational an..
Charles Lamb
Walter JerroldCharles Lamb's biography should be read at length in his essays and his letters—from them we get to know not only the facts of his life but almost insensibly we get a knowledge of the man himself such..
Charles Frohman - Manager and Man
Isaac Frederick MarcossonThe man who never broke his word. There was a great deal more to him, but every one in any land who has had dealings with Charles Frohman will sign that. I would rather say a word of the qualities tha..
Chateaubriand
Jules LemaîtreChateaubriand! What images does this sound name emerge immediately? A wonderful series of attitudes and costumes. A dreamy child, in the heather, around an old castle ... A young French officer at the..
Chaucer's Official Life
James Root HulbertIn making reference to books and manuscripts, I have attempted to use abbreviations which seem, reasonably clear. Perhaps the least intelligible are C. R. which stands for Close Rolls, and L. R. which..
Chopin - The Man and His Music
James HunekerGustave Flaubert, pessimist and master of cadenced lyric prose, urged young writers to lead ascetic lives that in their art they might be violent. Chopin's violence was psychic, a travailing and groan..
Chopin and Other Musical Essays
Henry Theophilus FinckLeipsic, the centre of the world's music trade, exports about one hundred thousand dollars' worth of music to America every year. I do not know how much of this sum is to be placed to the account of C..