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Men Of Character (Volume Ii)

Men Of Character (Volume Ii)

William Jerrold, Douglas

Paperback

Biographies GeneralLetters & EssaysGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354507077
ISBN13: 9789354507076
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 334
Weight: 1.71
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Meet the Victorians at their boldest: in the lives they admired, and the standards they demanded. Character is destiny, read on. Men of Character (Volume II) gathers Douglas William Jerrold's Victorian biographical sketches into a brisk, spirited Victorian essay anthology. Each piece offers moral character portraits drawn from the lives of notable men, written with the period's taste for wit, judgement, and public example. Jerrold, a Victorian journalist and dramatist, writes with the snap of the magazine page. Casual readers will enjoy the pace; collectors will relish the period voice in every sketch. Jerrold is less interested in dates than in the habits that make a life hold together: courage under pressure, clear thinking, loyalty, and the quieter forms of virtue and integrity. The result is a classic biography collection you can dip into for a single evening's company or read straight through as a gallery of tested temperaments. For classic literature students, the book is a lively companion to nineteenth century Britain in miniature, and for British history enthusiasts it opens a window onto Victorian England society and its language of admiration. Read alongside Thomas Carlyle's heroes or even Plutarch's Parallel Lives, Jerrold's portraits show how biography became a moral art, shaping the way readers talked about leadership, duty, and reputation in the nineteenth century. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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