Writer's Recollections V1 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162717852)

Writer's Recollections V1 is a memoir written by Mrs. Humphry Ward, a prominent English novelist and social reformer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this book, Ward shares her personal reflections on her life as a writer, including her early experiences as a young girl writing poetry and her later successes as a bestselling author. She also discusses her relationships with other writers and literary figures of the time, such as Henry James and Thomas Hardy. Throughout the memoir, Ward offers insights into the creative process of writing and the challenges and rewards of pursuing a career as a writer. This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of the most influential writers of her time and is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of literature and the creative process.So much for the Master, the stimulus of whose mere presence was, according to his biographers, ""often painful."" But there were at least two other Masters in the ""Mr. Jowett"" we reverenced. And they, too, are fully shown in this biography. The Master who loved his friends and thought no pains too great to take for them, including the very rare pains of trying to mend their characters by faithfulness and plain speaking, whenever he thought they wanted it.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Humphry Ward
ISBN-10: 1162717858
ISBN-13: 9781162717852
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 92
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.19d