10384 Austen-Inspired He traces the origins of

He traces the origins of substances like mortar

From works like Shakespeare's Hamlet

with 50 gorgeous color illustrations throughout by a variety of artists from different periods

as well as many others less known in our time but important in history

This is really a great set

10384 Austen-Inspired He traces the origins ofOriginally published in 1908. The author intends to give "a clear and accurate description of a distinct component part of eighteenth century English fiction in its relation to its French sources and to the general current of English thought." The author considers the presence of oriental and pseudo oriental tales in England and France in the 18th century as part of the develpment of the Romantic movement. Chapters group tales as Imaginative,