Impressions of Theophrastus Such
By: George Eliot
Edition: Riverside ed.
Series: The Writings of George Eliot. Riverside ed -- v. 20; Writings of George Eliot. Riverside ed -- v. 20.
Publisher: Houghton, Mifflin; Riverside Press
Published: 1908
Place of publication: Boston; Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
Subjects: English literature; Authors; Fiction; Character sketches; Civilization
Other titles: Theophrastus Such
Description: George Eliot (1819-80) is one of the most widely-read of the 19th-century novelists and story-writers. "Impressions of Theophrastus Such" appeared in 1879, Eliot's last completed work. It consists of 18 short essays narrated by a middle-aged bachelor, Theophrastus
Notes: Originally published 1879.
Table of contents: title: Looking inward, Looking backward, How we encourage research, A man surprised at his Originality, A too deferential man, Only temper, A political molecule, The watch-dog of knowledge, A half-breed, Debasing the moral currency, The wasp credited with the Honeycomb, So Young!, How we come to give ourselves false testimonials and believe in them, The too ready writer, Diseases of small authorship, Moral swindlers, Shadows of the coming race, The modern Hep! Hep! Hep!