Essays
About this book
A collection of reflective essays by the English writer Alice Meynell, covering literature, nature, and everyday observation in a contemplative prose style. It suits readers interested in Victorian and Edwardian literary essays and students of English prose.
Alice Meynell
Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell was a British writer, editor, critic, and suffragist, now remembered mainly as a poet. She was considered for the position of Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom twice, first in 1892 on the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and later in 1913 on the death of Alfred Austin, but was never appointed to the position.
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