George Saintsbury (1845–1933)
Author of Shorter Elizabethan Novels
About the Author
George Saintsbury (1845-1933) was Professor of Literature at the University of Edinburgh.
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Series
Works by George Saintsbury
Loci critici; passages illustrative of critical theory and practice from Aristotle downwards (1903) 11 copies
A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe from the Earliest Texts to the Present Day in Three Volumes (1949) 6 copies
a scrap book 4 copies
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period Volume I: Chamberlayne's Pharonnida and England's Jubilee, Benlowe's… (1968) — Editor — 3 copies
Minor Poets of the Caroline Period Volume III: John Cleveland, Thomas Stanley, Henry King, Thomas Flatman, Nathaniel… (1968) — Editor — 3 copies
Minor poets of the Caroline period Volume II: Marmion's Cupid and Psyche, Kynaston's Leoline and Sydanis and… (2011) — Editor — 3 copies
A second scrap book 3 copies
Periods of European Literature 3 copies
A Calendar of Verse — Introduction — 3 copies
A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe : from the earliest texts to the present day. 2 (1949) 2 copies
Borrow. Selections. With essays by Richard Ford, Leslie Stephen & George Saintsbury. With an introduction and notes by… (1924) 2 copies
A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe From the Earliest Texts to the Present Day, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic… (2015) 2 copies
Thomas Shadwell 2 copies
The Earlier Renaissance 2 copies
A Saintsbury Miscellany 2 copies
THE WORKS OF HONORE DE BALZAC Volume 17 The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau/A Prince of Bohemia (1915) 1 copy
THE WORKS OF HONORE DE BALZAC Volume 35 Sarrasine/Massimilla Doni/the Red house/the Elixir of Life/The Petty Trials of… (1915) 1 copy
Seventeenth Century Lyrics 1 copy
THHE AGE OF THE AUGUSTANS 1 copy
DICKENS 1 copy
John Dryden 1 copy
The Works of Tobias Smollett (Vol I, II, III, IV, V and VI) Edition De Luxe. Limited to 1000 sets. 1 copy
A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe From the Earliest Texts to the Present Day, Volume 2 (2015) 1 copy
Tales of mystery 1 copy
Political verse 1 copy
The Golden Poets: Longfellow 1 copy
Tristram Shandy 1 copy
Associated Works
The lives of John Donne, Sir Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker, George Herbert and Robert Sanderson (1640) — Introduction, some editions — 128 copies
Dryden (Three Plays) The Conquest of Granada Parts I and II, Marriage A La Mode, Aureng-Zebe (1957) — Editor, some editions — 46 copies
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life / The Government Clerks (1901) — Introduction, some editions — 8 copies
Beatrix, The Jealousies of a Country Town, and The Commission in Lunacy (1901) — Introduction, some editions — 7 copies
Ballads and verses and miscellaneous contributions to Punch — Introduction — 6 copies
The Wild Ass's Skin / La Grande Bretèche / A Passion in the Desert (1910) — Introduction, some editions — 6 copies
Thomas Shadwell (Mermaid Series) — Editor, some editions — 5 copies
The Unconscious Mummers; Facino Cane; An Episode Under The Terror; A Princess's Secrets; The Unknown Masterpiece; Louis — Introduction, some editions — 4 copies
A Marriage Settlement / A Start in Life / A Second Home — Editor, some editions — 4 copies
LOUIS LAMBERT & SHORT STORIES (HONORE DE BALZAC, VOLUME VI) (1930) — Introduction, some editions — 4 copies
The Coachman's Story and Other Tales — Introduction — 3 copies
The Works of Honore De Balzac (The Thirteen; Father Goriot, Volume 13) (1901) — Editor, some editions — 2 copies
The Novels and Dramas of Honore de balzac; vol. 36 of 36 — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Poems of Longfellow — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Four Stories — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Katherine Philips: Poems from 1678 edition — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Works of Smollet with Illustrations by George Cruikshank — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
THE WORKS OF HONORE DE BALZAC Volume 34 The Hated Son/The unknown Masterpiece/A Seaside Tragedy/The… (1915) — Editor, some editions — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman
- Birthdate
- 1845-10-23
- Date of death
- 1933-01-28
- Burial location
- Southampton Old Cemetery, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Bath, Somerset, England, UK
- Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Bath, Somerset, England, UK - Education
- University of Oxford (Merton College)
King's College School, Wimbledon, England, UK - Occupations
- schoolmaster
literary critic
literary historian
wine connoisseur
writer - Organizations
- Saintsbury Club (founded in his name)
University of Edinburgh
Members
Reviews
Minor poets of the Caroline period / ed. by George… by George Saintsbury
3 v.ex libris Peterson.
Some well known and not so well known verse from famous English poets and writers (Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Spenser, Campion, Herrick, Sir Walter Scott, William Morris). One writer per month. It's interesting to see what's gone in and out of fashion since this was published. Sort of like a Page - A - Day calendar - only it's perpetual and much longer lasting. The quality of the poetry is a bit spotty, but it has a wonderful cover design and conveniently small size.… (more)
Contains: Jack of Newberie -- Thomas of Reading -- The unfortuate traveller -- Carde of fancie
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- 92
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- Members
- 503
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 4.3
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- ISBNs
- 117
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