Paul Leicester Ford (1865–1902)
Autore di Janice Meredith: A Story of the American Revolution
Sull'Autore
Fonte dell'immagine: Image from Little pilgrimages among the men who have written famous books (1902) by Edward Francis Harkins
Opere di Paul Leicester Ford
Opere correlate
Janice Meredith [1924 film] — Original book — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1865-03-23
- Data di morte
- 1902-05-08
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, New York, USA
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Relazioni
- Ford, Worthington Chauncy (brother)
- Organizzazioni
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature, 1898)
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Janice Meredith di Paul Leicester Ford
It took me ages to finish this book and I have really mixed feelings about it, I'm not sure whether I liked or disliked it. I'm not going to read it again, so I guess I didn't. I quite hated this Janice girl, she seemed so shallow and silly. I really didn't care if she was going to get her happily ever after or not. But I think it was an interesting book and I believe many people could really enjoy it.
No idea why I actually acquired this book from LPA, as the subject is rather esoteric. But there are lots of reproductions of programs from the time, and some letters, diaries and ledgers. The book appears to result from deep archival research. Originally published by the Dunlap Society in 1899; William Dunlap (1766-1839) was a pioneer American theatre impresario and painter who painted a portrait of Washington.
This is an unusually beautifully bound book. For some reason it warranted top-flight handling. Harrison Fisher contributed 5 b&w illustrations; but more striking, each page is bracketed with scrolly plant-life by Margaret Armstrong, who also designed the binding. There are six different full color scrolls alternating throughout the book. It is a slim volume of 108 pages, and with the very heavy paper and only a paragraph or so per page, it's more of a short story length.
The first 34 pages are a prequel to the story, being a conversation among the descendants of the main characters while they are examining an old portrait.
The story itself is not particularly wonderful. I can think of many other books more deserving of this treatment.… (altro)
The first 34 pages are a prequel to the story, being a conversation among the descendants of the main characters while they are examining an old portrait.
The story itself is not particularly wonderful. I can think of many other books more deserving of this treatment.… (altro)
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- Opere
- 32
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 339
- Popolarità
- #70,285
- Voto
- 3.1
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 106