The Parlor Scrap Book (1836)

104 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Parlor Scrap Book is a collection of poems, stories, and essays compiled by Willis Gaylord Clark and published in 1836. The book is designed to be a source of entertainment and education for families and individuals in their parlors. It includes works by well-known authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, and Nathaniel Hawthorne, as well as lesser-known writers of the time. The content ranges from humorous anecdotes to serious moral lessons, with a focus on American themes and values. The book is beautifully illustrated with engravings and woodcuts, adding to its appeal as a decorative and literary item. Overall, The Parlor Scrap Book provides a fascinating glimpse into the literary tastes and cultural values of 19th-century America.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.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Biografien und Sachliteratur Anthologien (nicht Lyrik)
• ISBN: 9781120912343
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2010
• Größe: 280 x 210 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Herausgegeben von: Willis Gaylord Clark