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Mundus artium

Ohio University. Department of English Language and Literature

v.1, no.1 (Winter 1967) "A journal of international literature and the arts."

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The scholar adventurers

Altick, Richard D (1915-2008)

1950

The 1st vol. of the author's trilogy, the 2d of which is Selective bibliography for the study of English and American literature, the 3d of which is The art of literary research.

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Political & literary essays, 1908-1913

Cromer, Evelyn Baring Earl of (1841-1917)

1913

Reprinted from the Edinburgh and Quarterly reviews, the Nineteenth century and after, and the Spectator. Political and literary essays, 1908-1913.

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Obiter dicta

Birrell, Augustine (1850-1933)

1894

On cover: First series.

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Obiter dicta

Birrell, Augustine (1850-1933)

1893

On cover: Second series.

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Vulgarity in literature : digressions from a theme

Huxley, Aldous (1894-1963)

1930

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Literary essays

Hutton, Richard Holt (1826-1897)

1888

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Parrhasiana: or, Thoughts upon several subjects; as, criticism, history, morality, and politics. By Monsieur Le Clerk, under the feigned name of Theodorus Parrhasi. Done into English by ****

Le Clerc, Jean (1657-1736)

1700

P.195 misnumbered 159. Chapter 10 is "Of Mr. Le Clerc's works", and concludes the book. Pages 281-288 repeated in pagination.

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The history of the belles lettres and of arts and sciences : from their origin, down to this present time : being an introduction to the study of the belles lettres

Juvenel de Carlencas, Félix de (1679-1760)

1741

Errata: p. [25] (3rd sequence). British Museum has an edition of 1740, issued by John Duncan, of which this is a re-issue. Pagination slightly irregular.

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Literature and life : things seen, heard and read

Osborn, E B (1867-1938)

[1921]

Essays.

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Stray leaves : by Herbert Paul

Paul, Herbert W (1853-1935)

1906

Contents: Bishop Creighton.--George Eliot.--The study of Greek.--The novels of Peacock.--The religion of the Greeks.--Bishops and historians.--Horae subsecivae.--Charles Lamb.--The author of "Ionica"....

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