Literary And Social Essays

Literary and Social Essays is a collection of essays written by the American writer and editor George William Curtis. The book contains a variety of essays that cover a range of topics, including literature, society, politics, and culture. The essays are written in a thoughtful and insightful style, and they provide a unique perspective on the issues of the day. The book is divided into two sections: Literary Essays and Social Essays. The Literary Essays section includes essays on writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. These essays provide a critical analysis of the works of these writers and offer insights into their literary styles and themes. The Social Essays section includes essays on a range of topics, including politics, education, and social reform. Curtis was a prominent social reformer, and many of these essays reflect his views on issues such as slavery, women's rights, and labor reform. Overall, Literary and Social Essays is a thought-provoking collection of essays that provides a window into the intellectual and social climate of the mid-19th century in America. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in American literature, history, and culture.We Americans laugh at ancestors; and if the best of them came back again, we should be as likely to laugh at his wig as listen to his wisdom. And in our evanescent houses and uneasy life we would no more have ancient ranges of family pictures than Arabs in their tents. Yet we are constantly building and visiting the greatest portrait gallery of all in the histories we write and read; and the hour is never lost which we give to it. It may teach a maid humility to know that her mother was fairer.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.