The secrets of our national literature
Subtitle: chapters in the history of the anonymous and pseudonymous writings of our countrymen
By: by William Prideaux Courtney.
Publisher: Constable & co., limited
Published: 1908
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Anonyms and pseudonyms, English; English literature -- History and criticism; Anonymous writings, English -- History and criticism
Notes: "The index has been compiled by Miss Olive Crompton." -- Pref.
Table of contents: title: I. Histories of anonymous literature at home and abroad.; title: II. Anonymous literature at the British museum.; title: III. Feminine reasons for secrecy.; title: IV. More veiled ladies.; title: V. The man in the mask among novelists.; title: VI. The poet shrinking in anonymity.; title: VII. The concealed theologian.; title: VIII. The politician in the dark.; title: IX. Disguises in miscellaneous literature.; title: X. Wholesale thefts from others.