"Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 2" by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer is a guidebook from the late 1800s, that gives short summaries of characters and stories from different types of literature. It acts like a helpful reference book, explaining the parts these characters play and the important ideas they show in well-known stories. The book connects to different kinds of writing, by giving quick looks at the stories and people in classic books, such as the tragic Falkland and the comical Falstaff, so people can easily learn about literature.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction, and the Drama, Vol. 2 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
By Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Explore a bygone-era compendium of characters, offering readers of classic works a gateway into a world of legendary personalities and their timeless narratives.
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About the AuthorEbenezer Cobham Brewer, was a British lexicographer and the author of A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook, among other reference books.
Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, was a British lexicographer and the author of A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar, Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, and The Reader's Handbook, among other reference books.
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