Beschreibung:
In this collection of essays, published in 1901, Brander offers his cogent analysis and critique of a wide range of literary topics. Included among the essays are, ?The Study of Fiction,? ?Romance Against Romanticism,? and ?Literature as a Profession.? He also offers his insights into the works of such writers as Alphonse Daudet, Sir Walter Scott, William Makepeace Thackeray, and Mark Twain.