Essays on Things
Author: first_name: William Lyon
last_name: Phelps
Language: English
Year: 1930

William Lyon Phelps was founder of the Pundits, a secret society at Yale, noted for its collection of the wittiest and most erudite students, and he later became one of the most beloved professors at Yale for many years.  He was sought after as a lecturer, preacher, and scholar.  His writing output covered a wide range of literary guides to novels, poetry, and drama from Shakespeare to Russian novels,, as well as works on the Bible. 

In this collection of fifty-two short essays, with unusual