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This book provides a stimulating introduction to some of the greatest writers of English prose for the past master, perhaps an excuse for nostalgic recollection.
Leaves from My Library is a unique anthology of English prose that Lord Denning has himself chosen from his library at his country home at Whitchurch. The scenes are many and varied, ranging from the trial of the Merchant of Venice to that of the Knave of Hearts…from the decks of Nelson’s Victory to the drawing rooms of Jane Austen…from the Pilgrims’ gathering at the Tabard Inn to Sir Winston Churchill addressing a national war.
Throughout the book Lord Denning punctuates his chosen extracts with an illuminating commentary, setting each piece of prose in its social and historical context. Rather than putting forward a dry collection of literary quotations. Lord Denning’s selected anthology, imbued with his very personal style of writing, makes for lively and entertaining reading. For students of law, history, and English, it is a book to read with profit. For the uninitiated reader, this book will provide a stimulating introduction to some of the greatest writers of English prose – for the past master, perhaps an excuse for nostalgic recollection.
Throughout the book Lord Denning punctuates his chosen extracts with an illuminating commentary, setting each piece of prose in its social and historical context. Rather than putting forward a dry collection of literary quotations. Lord Denning’s selected anthology, imbued with his very personal style of writing, makes for lively and entertaining reading. For students of law, history, and English, it is a book to read with profit. For the uninitiated reader, this book will provide a stimulating introduction to some of the greatest writers of English prose – for the past master, perhaps an excuse for nostalgic recollection.
Contents
Chapter 1. Four months in 1940 (Winston Churchill)
Chapter 2. England expects (Lord Nelson)
Chapter 3. A Pound of flesh (William Shakespeare)
Chapter 4. The Death of a King (John Buchan)
Chapter 5. The Great Proconsul (Lord Macaulay)
Chapter 6. Rebellion in England (Lord Macaulay)
Chapter 7. A pure woman (Thomas Hardy)
Chapter 8. The Trial of a Knave (Lewis Carroll)
Chapter 9. Seeking Salvation (John Bunyan)
Chapter 10. Preaching Christianity (Acts of the Apostles)
Chapter 11. Thick Fog (Charles Dickens)
Chapter 12. The middle-aged lady (Charles Dickens)
Chapter 13. The Power of the Press (Anthony Trollope)
Chapter 14. The impudent imposter (Lord Maugham)
Chapter 15. The Empire-Builder (Basil Williams)
Chapter 16. A country gentleman’s Recreation (Izaak Walton)
Chapter 17. A curate’s observations (Gilbert White)
Chapter 18. Set in our North Downs (William Cobbett and others)
Chapter 19. Sisters and suitors (Jane Austen)
Chapter 20. Medieval characters (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Epilogue
Index
Twenty Answers
Chapter 1. Four months in 1940 (Winston Churchill)
Chapter 2. England expects (Lord Nelson)
Chapter 3. A Pound of flesh (William Shakespeare)
Chapter 4. The Death of a King (John Buchan)
Chapter 5. The Great Proconsul (Lord Macaulay)
Chapter 6. Rebellion in England (Lord Macaulay)
Chapter 7. A pure woman (Thomas Hardy)
Chapter 8. The Trial of a Knave (Lewis Carroll)
Chapter 9. Seeking Salvation (John Bunyan)
Chapter 10. Preaching Christianity (Acts of the Apostles)
Chapter 11. Thick Fog (Charles Dickens)
Chapter 12. The middle-aged lady (Charles Dickens)
Chapter 13. The Power of the Press (Anthony Trollope)
Chapter 14. The impudent imposter (Lord Maugham)
Chapter 15. The Empire-Builder (Basil Williams)
Chapter 16. A country gentleman’s Recreation (Izaak Walton)
Chapter 17. A curate’s observations (Gilbert White)
Chapter 18. Set in our North Downs (William Cobbett and others)
Chapter 19. Sisters and suitors (Jane Austen)
Chapter 20. Medieval characters (Geoffrey Chaucer)
Epilogue
Index
Twenty Answers
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