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Leonard Merrick: A Forgotten Novelist's Novelist
Baker, William; Schumaker, Jeanette Roberts
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Description for Leonard Merrick: A Forgotten Novelist's Novelist
hardcover. This study is the first comprehensive, full-length account of the works of the Anglo-Jewish author Leonard William Merrick formerly Miller, (1864 -1939). Drawing on unpublished materials, it covers Merricks twelve novels, his several volumes of short stories, eight plays, and contributions to motion pictures. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: DSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
This study is the first comprehensive, full-length account of the works of the Anglo-Jewish author Leonard William Merrick formerly Miller, (1864-1939). Drawing on unpublished materials, it covers Merricks twelve novels, his several volumes of short stories, eight plays, and contributions to motion pictures. A former actor, Merrick often wrote about actors; George Orwell regards Merricks fiction about the theater as the best of its time, especially The Passion of Peggy Harper (1911). H. G. Wells applauded Merricks depiction of racism in The Quaint Companions (1903). Anti-Semitism is shown in Violet Moses (1891). Mr. Bazalgettes Agent (1888) is the first novel ... Read more
This study is the first comprehensive, full-length account of the works of the Anglo-Jewish author Leonard William Merrick formerly Miller, (1864-1939). Drawing on unpublished materials, it covers Merricks twelve novels, his several volumes of short stories, eight plays, and contributions to motion pictures. A former actor, Merrick often wrote about actors; George Orwell regards Merricks fiction about the theater as the best of its time, especially The Passion of Peggy Harper (1911). H. G. Wells applauded Merricks depiction of racism in The Quaint Companions (1903). Anti-Semitism is shown in Violet Moses (1891). Mr. Bazalgettes Agent (1888) is the first novel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611474275
SKU
V9781611474275
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About Baker, William; Schumaker, Jeanette Roberts
William Baker is distinguished research professor and professor of English at Northern Illinois University. Jeanette Roberts Shumaker is a professor of English at San Diego State University.
Reviews for Leonard Merrick: A Forgotten Novelist's Novelist
The real contribution of this book is to remind us of Leonard Merrick's existence, to give a comprehensive overview of his work, to situate him in his literary historical context, and to offer a road map to anyone wishing to do further work.
English Literature In Translation
The pioneering meta-fictional aspects of Merrick's works deserve attention.
Shofar: ... Read more
English Literature In Translation
The pioneering meta-fictional aspects of Merrick's works deserve attention.
Shofar: ... Read more