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A Beautiful Mind
The great American author, editor, statesman and scholar Walter Lippmann wrote the following about Paul Elmer More, "To read him is to enter an austere and elevated realm of ideas and to know a man who, in the guise of a critic, is authentically concerned with the first and last things of human experience."That is an assessment with which I wholeheartedly concur.I would add the following.In his preface to "Reflections on a Ravaged Century", historian Robert Conquest observed, "...the main responsibility for the century's disasters lies not so much in the problems as in the solutions, not in impersonal forces but in human beings thinking certain thoughts and as a result performing certain actions."At the close of the twentieth century Conquest looked back on the bad ideas and horrible consequences that plagued mankind in the form of evil ideologies such as Communism and National Socialism. At the dawn of the same century More looked at the same bad ideas and foresaw the horrible consequences.Conquest was reflective, More was prophetic.It is with sadness that I note More's works are now out of print, while at the beginning of the twenty-first century our academy is awash in the intellectual sewerage spewed forth by the likes of Foucault, Derrida, Rorty, Chomsky and Said. "A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country".

Hermit Scribblings
Russell Kirk said this guy was great, but after buying a whole set of these volumes and stuggling through them, it's only fair to report that More just isn't much of a writer.This is definitely not for everyone.Anyone want to buy my set?Let me know.You can have them cheap.

Hermit Scribblings
Russell Kirk said this guy was great, but after buying a whole set of these volumes and stuggling through them, it's only fair to report that More just isn't much of a writer.This is definitely not for everyone.Anyone want to buy my set?Let me know.You can have them cheap. ... Read more

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General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1921Original Publisher: Houghton Mifflin companySubjects: English literatureHumor / Form / EssaysLiterary Collections / EssaysLiterary Criticism / GeneralLiterary Criticism / American / GeneralLiterary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, WelshPhilosophy / Movements / HumanismNotes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free.Excerpt: f,£.,/-4v -- J -- 3tAdvertisementOf the essays in this volume which have already appeared in print Emerson and Jonathan Edwards were published originally in The Cambridge History of American Literature; Charles Eliot Norton in the Nation; Evolution and the Other World in the Harvard Theological Review; Henry Adams, Samuel Butler of Erewhon, Viscount Morley, Economic Ideals, and Oxford, Women, and God in the Unpopular (now the Unpartizan) Review. Some of these essays have been considerably altered and enlarged for the present publication. The Spirit and Poetry of Early New England was delivered at the Johns Hopkins University as one of the Turnbull lectures.A New England Group and Others THE SPIRIT AND POETRY OF EARLY NEW ENGLANDThe refuge of the Puritans on this side of the ocean was not exactly a nest of singing birds; but it had a character and self-conscious spirit which sought expression in verse as well as in sermons, and, at least, if not poetical, it resounded with the psalmody of the saints. In judging the strength and weakness of those early poets, to grant them the title by courtesy, we should remember first of all that for the most part they belonged to the class who were leaders in breaking away from the full current of English life, and spoke for a people who brought with them to th... ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Publication date: 1915; Subjects: History / General; Literary Collections / American / General; Literary Collections / Essays; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; ... Read more

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For a while he lived with his sister, and projected with her great schemes for a kind of monastic seminary, wherein a few noble spirits, dissatisfied with the world and, needless to add, devoted to himself, should dwell together and from their studious seclusion pour out a stream of philosophy to regenerate society. After his sister left him -- they parted not on the best of terms -- he passed his time in Italy and Switzerland. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Publication date: 1919; Subjects: English wit and humor; ... Read more

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1924. Contents: Otherworldliness and Morality; The Preparation of Israel; The Early Years; The Kingdom and Repentance; Purity and Humility; The Great Commandment; Authority; The Messianic Secret; Saint Paul; The Fourth Gospel; The Son of God; and Miracles and Resurrection. ... Read more

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Publisher: New York ; London : G.P. Putnam'sSubjects: Symons, Arthur, 1865-1945American literature -- History and criticismEnglish literature -- History and criticismCuchulain (Legendary character)English poetry -- Irish authorsNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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Volume: 10General Books publication date: 2009Original publication date: 1919Original Publisher: Houghton Mifflin companyDescription: These essays were first published in the Nation, with the exception of the one on Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, which appeared in the Atlantic monthly. cf. Pref.Subjects: English wit and humorHumor / GeneralHumor / GeneralHumor / Form / Comic Strips ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Originally published in 1890.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more