The Second Common Reader
Pelican Book A136. 1st Edition, published 1944.
In her second tour de force in literary criticism, Woolf's collection of book reviews and essays upon authors and their failures and successes astounds the reader with her perceptive and sensitive reading of books and clear understanding of authors' personalities, ambitions, and histories. In twenty-six essays, she writes of English literature in its various forms, including the poetry of Donne; the novels of Defoe, Sterne, Meredith, and Hardy; Lord Chesterfield’s letters and De Quincey’s autobiography. She writes, too, about the life and art of women.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Pen signature and pencil price to title page. Heavy wear and creases to spine. Wear across rear cover. Light wear and light creases across front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Pelican Book A136. 1st Edition, published 1944.
In her second tour de force in literary criticism, Woolf's collection of book reviews and essays upon authors and their failures and successes astounds the reader with her perceptive and sensitive reading of books and clear understanding of authors' personalities, ambitions, and histories. In twenty-six essays, she writes of English literature in its various forms, including the poetry of Donne; the novels of Defoe, Sterne, Meredith, and Hardy; Lord Chesterfield’s letters and De Quincey’s autobiography. She writes, too, about the life and art of women.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Pen signature and pencil price to title page. Heavy wear and creases to spine. Wear across rear cover. Light wear and light creases across front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Pelican Book A136. 1st Edition, published 1944.
In her second tour de force in literary criticism, Woolf's collection of book reviews and essays upon authors and their failures and successes astounds the reader with her perceptive and sensitive reading of books and clear understanding of authors' personalities, ambitions, and histories. In twenty-six essays, she writes of English literature in its various forms, including the poetry of Donne; the novels of Defoe, Sterne, Meredith, and Hardy; Lord Chesterfield’s letters and De Quincey’s autobiography. She writes, too, about the life and art of women.
Condition grading: Good Minus. Pen signature and pencil price to title page. Heavy wear and creases to spine. Wear across rear cover. Light wear and light creases across front cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
