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The Spirit of Place, and Other Essays
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A collection of reflective essays by the English writer Alice Meynell, addressing nature, literature, and everyday observation in a contemplative prose style. It suits readers interested in late-Victorian and Edwardian essay writing or in Meynell's work as an essayist.
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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