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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 114 0 Browse Search
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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 46 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Carlyle's laugh and other surprises 38 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 32 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Walcott Boynton, Reader's History of American Literature 30 0 Browse Search
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The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1864., [Electronic resource], William Makepeace Thackeray. (search)
New York and other cities in the winter of 1855. Mr. Thackeray made a large sum of money by these lectures. A writer in the London Critic gives the following rather unfavorable criticism upon. Thackeray, yet all who are familiar with his writings will acknowledge that there is much truth in it: Unlike Dickens, Thackeray has more genius than geniality. Where there is genius of the highest kind, the geniality wall always be in proportion, as we see in the illustrious instance of Shakespeare. But in genius of a high kind, though not of the highest, geniality, as in the case of Dante may be altogether wanting. Without genius of the highest kind without genius of a high kind. Thackeray is as destitute of geniality as it is possible for a man of genius to be. Even more important than faith in God is faith in nature. This faith Thackeray does his utmost to destroy. He paints; he seldom , but he seems to delight in painting only such life as can be seen in London Clubs and P