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      Studies of Shelley, Francis Danby, Maria Edgeworth, Ruskin, Meredith, and Joseph Conrad in Geneva

      The Genevese Background

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      The Genevese Background book

      Studies of Shelley, Francis Danby, Maria Edgeworth, Ruskin, Meredith, and Joseph Conrad in Geneva
      ByH. W. Häusermann
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1952
      eBook Published 5 April 2016
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315640570
      Pages 252
      eBook ISBN 9781315640570
      Subjects Language & Literature
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      Häusermann, H.W. (1952). The Genevese Background: Studies of Shelley, Francis Danby, Maria Edgeworth, Ruskin, Meredith, and Joseph Conrad in Geneva (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315640570

      ABSTRACT

      First published in 1952. This title explores the lives of authors during their time in Geneva; including chapters on the Romantic author Mary Shelley, the novelist Joseph Conrad and the critic John Ruskin, amongst many others. This interesting study also includes letters that had previously been unpublished, all of which provide an insightful introduction into the lives of the writers. The Genevese Background will be of interest to students of literature.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|7 pages

      Shelley's House in Geneva

      chapter 2|16 pages

      A Letter from Shelley to Medwin

      chapter 3|6 pages

      Francis Danby in Geneva

      chapter 4|127 pages

      Maria Edgeworth's Debt to Geneva

      chapter 5|25 pages

      Ruskin's Friend and Physician in Geneva: Dr. L.-A. Gosse

      chapter 6|17 pages

      ‘The Tragic Comedians': by George Meredith

      chapter 7|15 pages

      Joseph Conrad's Literary Activity in Geneva

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