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Notes and queries; A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, etc. (Eleventh Series) (Volume XI) January - June 1915

Notes and queries; A Medium of Intercommunication for Literary Men, General Readers, etc. (Eleventh Series) (Volume XI) January - June 1915

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Literary CriticismGeneral ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354150063
ISBN13: 9789354150067
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Sep 7 2020
Pages: 540
Weight: 3.37
Height: 1.19 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
An intimate public square for literary minds. A vital window into history. Notes and Queries gathers the correspondence and queries, short notes and early 20th century essays that constituted a daily forum for fact-checking, attribution and small discoveries in January-June 1915. This literary periodical anthology shows English literary culture at work: seasoned editors, amateur antiquaries and curious readers exchanging citations, corrections and reminiscences in precise, often wry prose. Entries include brief reports of first sightings, bibliographical clarifications, etymological puzzles and local-history enquiries, all written to prompt reply. The format rewards close reading: a single note can resolve a century-old uncertainty or send a trail of inquiry through other primary sources. As a historical literary journal, the volume matters for what it preserves: the traces of scholarly method, the networks of correspondence and the incremental corrections that underpin later editions and histories. It stands as a bridge between Victorian scholarship and emerging modern critical practice, documenting the habits by which facts, attributions and textual readings were settled. For researchers it is a practical literary history reference and a ready resource for researchers tracing provenance, the genealogy of footnotes or the way nineteenth-century concerns threaded into Edwardian era literature and beyond. Local historians, bibliographers and students of Victorian literature studies will find leads and primary evidence; casual readers encounter human curiosity, lively repartee and the small elegies of a changing era. Classic-literature collectors and libraries will prize this volume among classic literary collections for its documentary authority and archival charm. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A graceful addition to shelves devoted to literary history and British periodicals. Suitable for reference shelves, reading rooms and private cabinets, the volume suits both close study and quiet reading.

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