My Summer in a Garden Charles Dudley Warner MY DEAR MR. FIELDS, -I did promise to write an Introduction to these charming papers but an Introduction, -what is it?-a sort of pilaster, put upon the face of a building for looks' sake, and usually flat, -very flat. Sometimes it may be called a caryatid, which is, as I understand it, a cruel device of architecture, representing a man or a woman, obliged to hold up upon his or her head or shoulders a structure which they did not build, and which could stand just as well without ...
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My Summer in a Garden Charles Dudley Warner MY DEAR MR. FIELDS, -I did promise to write an Introduction to these charming papers but an Introduction, -what is it?-a sort of pilaster, put upon the face of a building for looks' sake, and usually flat, -very flat. Sometimes it may be called a caryatid, which is, as I understand it, a cruel device of architecture, representing a man or a woman, obliged to hold up upon his or her head or shoulders a structure which they did not build, and which could stand just as well without as with them. But an Introduction is more apt to be a pillar, such as one may see in Baalbec, standing up in the air all alone, with nothing on it, and with nothing for it to do. But an Introductory Letter is different. There is in that no formality, no assumption of function, no awkward propriety or dignity to be sustained. A letter at the opening of a book may be only a footpath, leading the curious to a favorable point of observation, and then leaving them to wander as they will. Sluggards have been sent to the ant for wisdom; but writers might better be sent to the spider, not because he works all night, and watches all day, but because he works unconsciously. He dare not even bring his work before his own eyes, but keeps it behind him, as if too much knowledge of what one is doing would spoil the delicacy and modesty of one's work. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience
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Poor with no dust jacket. Hard cover published by James Osgood in 1877. No DJ. Brick-red embossed covers with gilt lettering on spine. Corners are bumped and worn, and ends of spine are worn and frayed. Front cover is stained at bottom by spine. Second page has name of previous owner in faint writing. Pages have some stains, slight tanning at top. Binding is slightly cocked..; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 186 pages.
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