Some diversions of a man of letters
1919
Preface: On fluctuations of taste.--The shepherd of the ocean.--The songs of Shakespeare.--Catharine Trotter, the precursor of the bluestockings.--The message of the Wartons.--The charm of Sterne.--The centenary of Edgar Allan Poe.--The author of "Pelham."--The challenge of the Brontës.--Disraeli's novels.--Three experiments in portraiture: Lady Dorothy Nevill; Lord Cromer; The last days of Lord Redesdale.--The lyrical poetry of Thomas Hardy.--Some soldier poets.--The future of English poetry.--The agony of the Victorian age.--Index
