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Andrew Lang

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Kirjojen julkaisuvuodet: 1905–2026.

Letters To Dead Authors

Letters To Dead Authors

Andrew Lang

Double 9 Books
2025
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Letters to dead authors begins as a creative exchange between a living observer of literature and the memories of writers whose words continue to shape imagination. Rather than presenting a typical critique, the work takes the form of reflective letters that explore ideas about creativity, admiration, and the lasting influence of written expression. Each letter becomes an intimate conversation with the past, examining how stories and language can outlast their creators. The narrator reflects on the power of books to impact readers across time, considering how authors might respond to admiration, criticism, or the shifting values of society. Humor and sincerity blend as the letters consider fame, legacy, and the mysterious connection between writer and audience. Instead of focusing on specific events or personal anecdotes, the text highlights the emotional weight of literature and the fascination with understanding minds that can no longer speak. The collection invites readers to think about why certain works endure and how the act of writing can create a dialogue between generations. Through this reflective approach, the book becomes a tribute to imagination and a meditation on the enduring life of ideas.
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Essays In Little

Essays In Little

Andrew Lang

Double 9 Books
2025
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Essays in little opens with a reflection on why short pieces of criticism can illuminate the influence of literature on personal imagination. The collection gathers observations about well known storytellers and thinkers, examining how their works shape readers' emotions and ideas. Instead of providing rigid analysis, the essays capture admiration for creative expression and the delight found in adventurous narratives, gentle humor, and deep emotional insight. The introduction explains that some pieces are newly written while others were refined from earlier publications, giving the collection a balance of fresh discovery and mature reflection. Each essay highlights how a writer's style or outlook can inspire readers to view the world with more curiosity. The book encourages appreciation for literature not as academic study, but as a companion to daily life. Throughout the collection, the essays celebrate imagination, showing how stories build worlds, influence values, and remain meaningful long after the final page. The work invites readers to experience literature as a source of comfort, excitement, and thoughtful connection, suggesting that even the smallest essay can open the door to a larger, more engaging universe of ideas and emotional exploration.
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Sir Walter Scott And The Border Minstrelsy

Sir Walter Scott And The Border Minstrelsy

Andrew Lang

Double 9 Books
2025
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Sir Walter Scott and the border minstrelsy examines the literary contributions of Sir Walter Scott with a focus on his collection and editing of traditional Scottish ballads. The work addresses criticisms regarding Scott's authenticity as a ballad editor, analyzing specific pieces and exploring how oral traditions shaped and preserved these narratives. It emphasizes the cultural significance of the ballads in reflecting Scotland's history and identity, showing how they capture the values, struggles, and collective memory of the communities from which they emerged. The text details the processes of gathering, editing, and sometimes modernizing the ballads to make them accessible while maintaining their original spirit, highlighting the collaborative influences of various contributors who helped shape the final forms. The work situates Scott's efforts within a broader discourse on literary authenticity, demonstrating the delicate balance between preserving tradition and adapting it for contemporary readership. By examining the interplay between folklore, authorship, and historical narrative, the book underscores the enduring importance of ballads as both cultural artifacts and literary achievements, asserting Scott's pivotal role in the preservation and interpretation of Scotland's oral heritage.
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Letters On Literature

Letters On Literature

Andrew Lang

Double 9 Books
2025
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Letters on literature is a reflective collection of essays in which the author examines the evolution of literary taste, the art of poetry, and the enduring value of the written word. Written in an engaging epistolary style, the work captures an intimate dialogue between writer and reader, combining personal insight with critical reflection. Through discussions of poets such as Tennyson and Browning, the author contemplates the shifting landscape of literary creation and the waning reverence for poetic expression in modern society. The essays reveal both admiration for the achievements of the past and concern for the diminished role of imagination and craftsmanship in contemporary writing. Blending wit, scholarship, and affection for literature, the collection stands as a defense of artistic integrity and intellectual engagement. It encourages readers to reconsider the moral and emotional power of language as a means of truth and beauty, offering a timeless meditation on the relationship between art, criticism, and cultural memory.
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Tales of the Arabian Nights

Tales of the Arabian Nights

Andrew Lang

Sirius Entertainment
2025
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This beautiful hardback edition brings together Andrew Lang's selection of 26 tales taken from One Thousand and One Nights, luxuriously presented with gold cover embossing and gilded page edges. These classic folk tales from Asia, Arabia and Persia are taken from the reputed 1001 stories told by Scheherazade to entertain her husband, the Sultan, to prevent him from having her killed. Every tale will weave its own spell on readers as they dip into an enchanted land where Aladdin discovers a genie held captive in a magic lamp, Sinbad sets sail on a series of fantastic voyages and surprising heroes and magic creatures reveal hidden depths of bravery and ingenuity. Augmented with H J Lord's charming illustrations and pretty printed endpapers, this hardback compendium with gilded edges and ivory pages is a true keepsake and will grace any discerning book-lover's shelves. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Gilded Classics series presents luxury gift editions of classics works, printed on opulent ivory paper, featuring hardcover Wibilin binding, foil-embossed cover designs, beautifully designed end-papers and gilded page edges. These make perfect collectibles for lovers of classic literature.
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James VI and the Gowrie Mystery

James VI and the Gowrie Mystery

Andrew Lang; Heracles Harixcalde Logan

BoD - Books on Demand
2025
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United Kingdom's best kept secret. A conspiracy - or a cover-up? On August 5, 1600, the tranquil city of Perth became the stage for an event that would echo through centuries: the brutal deaths of the Ruthven brothers, which the Crown quickly framed as an assassination attempt on James VI. But is the official version the full truth - or a carefully constructed lie? And what about Logan of Restalrig ? Through the reedition of Andrew Lang's 1902 essay and the comments from the editor, the book offers a clear lens on the events and their surroundings based on solid archive and documents. The editor, author and direct descendant of Logan of Restalrig, Heracles Harixcalde Logan attempts to revive history before facing trial on the spot where James VI was supposedly detained, on top of which Perth's courthouse has since been built, and to clear the name of his ancestors. Cui bono ? Who truly benefited from the crimes ? James VI and the Mystery of the Gowrie reveals the enduring legacy of one of Scotland's most disturbing injustices - and invites you, the reader, to make history right.
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