Austin Dobson

This 1899 collection includes the eponymous "A Paladin of Philanthropy," about the eccentric figure of Sir James Oglethorpe (1696-1785), British general and MP, philanthropist, social reformer, and founder of the colony of Georgia. Also included are pieces on Oliver Goldsmith's poems and plays, John Gay, and Boswell's literary predecessors.

This 1890 biography of the English historian, politician, man of letters, and author of the first gothic novel, “The Castle of Otranto” (1764), is written in a light and anecdotal style, yet with sound literary judgment.

In this collection of Dobson's essays, the subjects range from the romantic and classical to the academic and humanitarian. Among other delights, the reader will walk with Warburton, Fielding, Pope, and Pitt on the grounds of the renowned Prior Park. Excitingly, the chapter on Fielding includes letters never before published.

Collected here are seven engaging essays by Austin Dobson, the highly esteemed English writer and poet. Austin was notable for his wide-ranging interests, and this collection of portraits of eighteenth-century figures reflects his expansive studies, making the volume ideal reading for anyone passionate about English history and literature: essays include "Edwards's Canons of Criticism," "An Eighteenth-Century Hippocrates," "'Hermes' Harris," "The...

This 1910 collection of essays on literature, history, and culture by the distinguished English poet includes the title essay as well as "Percy and Goldsmith," "Mr. Craddock of Gumley," "Sir John Hawkins, Knight," "Laureate Whitehead," "Lyttleton as a Man of Letters," "Chambers the Architect," "The Oxford Thackeray," and others.

This 1897 edition of Dobson's 1874 work was revised and extended by Griffin. It was originally intended to assist candidates in preparation for civil service examinations but under Griffin the volume took on a more general cast. As he wrote in his introduction, "it is simply designed to give a concise and, as a rule, chronological record of the principal English authors." The book covers the years 600-1896-discussing the most important literary figures....