The humour of Homer, and other essays. Edited by R.A. Streatfeild. With a biographical sketch of the author by Henry Festing Jones, and a portrait in photogravure from a photo. taken in 1889.

Author: Butler, Samuel, 1835-1902.

Imprint:Freeport, N.Y., Books for Libraries Press, [1967]

Description313p., 22cm.

Note:All except the introd., the biological sketch, and the first essay were first published in book form in 1904 under title: Essays on life, art, and science.

Note:Reprint of the 1913 ed.

Note:Introduction, by R.A. Streatfeild. -Biographical sketch, by H.F. Jones. -The humor of Homer. -Quis desiderio ...? -Ramblings in Cheapside. -The aunt, the nieces, and the dog. -How to make the best of life. -The sanctuary of Montrigone. -A medieval girl school -Art in the valley of Saas. -Thought and language. -The deadlock in Darwinism.

Bibliography Note:Bibliographical footnotes.

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