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Studies of a Biographer Leslie Stephen

Studies of a Biographer By Leslie Stephen

Studies of a Biographer by Leslie Stephen


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Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) was the founding Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and a writer on philosophy, ethics, and literature. These finely crafted biographical essays on eminent historical figures were written originally for the National Review and published as two two-volume sets in 1898 and 1902.

Studies of a Biographer Summary

Studies of a Biographer by Leslie Stephen

Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904) was founding Editor of the Dictionary of National Biography (DNB). Also a writer on philosophy, ethics, and literature, he was educated at Eton, King's College, London, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he remained as a Fellow and a tutor for a number of years. Though a sickly child, he later became a keen and successful mountaineer, taking part in first ascents of nine peaks in the Alps. These biographical essays and critiques were written originally for the National Review and published as two two-volume sets in 1898 and 1902. These vignettes show that, despite the years of preparing material for the DNB to its particular editorial requirements, Stephen was still a master of the finely crafted depiction of the essence of his chosen subjects. Volume 1 includes a consideration of the art of biography, a critique of works on Johnson, and essays on Gibbon and Wordsworth.

Table of Contents

National biography; The evolution of editors; John Byrom; Johnsoniana; Gibbon's autobiography; Arthur Young; Wordsworth's youth.

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NLS9781108047692
9781108047692
1108047696
Studies of a Biographer by Leslie Stephen
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2012-05-24
280
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