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Buddhism and Buddhists in China is an anthropological text describing Buddhism as practiced in China at the beginning of the 20th Century. Interestingly, it also compares and contrasts Buddhism with Christianity with respect to or in response to missionary work. (Summary by Scott)
Genre(s): Religion
Language: English
Keyword(s): history (910), religion (744), Christianity (382), china (64), buddhism (26), hodus (1), missionary work (1)

The Bright Messenger (Pt.2)
Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951)
Julian LeVallon, born and raised alone in the Jura Mountains, is referred to psychiatrist Dr. Edward Fillery for care in London. But is LeVallon merely a schizophrenic with a secondary personality, "N.H." (non-human), or is he really an Elemental Being, a "bright messenger" who brings, perhaps, a new age of human evolution? And if so, is the human race ready for a major step forward? [Summary by Mark Nelson]
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Gothic Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): blackwood (1), algernon blackwood (1)

The Bright Messenger (Pt. 1)
Algernon Blackwood (1869 - 1951)
Julian LeVallon, born and raised alone in the Jura Mountains, is referred to psychiatrist Dr. Edward Fillery for care in London. But is LeVallon merely a schizophrenic with a secondary personality, "N.H." (non-human), or is he really an Elemental Being, a "bright messenger" who brings, perhaps, a new age of human evolution? And if so, is the human race ready for a major step forward? [Summary by Mark Nelson]
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Gothic Fiction
Language: English
Keyword(s): blackwood (1), algernon blackwood (1)

Henry Augustin Beers, native of Buffalo, NY and professor of English at Yale, with the help of John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), Methodist bishop and first Chancellor of American University, has written a sweeping thousand 900 year history of English literature, up to the end of the 19th century. Although at times biased and sometimes misguided (as when he dismisses Mark Twain as a humorist noteworthy in his time but not for the ages), his research is sound and his criticism is interesting and quite often very balanced. In addition, the last chapter of each part is Hurst's synopsis of religious and theological literature in the language. This book is interesting for its point of view, but also useful as a jumping-off point for those interested in reading the classics. (Summary by Kalynda)
Genre(s): History, Literary Criticism
Language: English
Keyword(s): American Literature (38), English literature (36), history of literature (1), Beers: English literature (1), beers (1)

A Brief History of English and American Literature (Pt.1)

Henry Augustin Beers, native of Buffalo, NY and professor of English at Yale, with the help of John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), Methodist bishop and first Chancellor of American University, has written a sweeping thousand 900 year history of English literature, up to the end of the 19th century. Although at times biased and sometimes misguided (as when he dismisses Mark Twain as a humorist noteworthy in his time but not for the ages), his research is sound and his criticism is interesting and quite often very balanced. In addition, the last chapter of each part is Hurst's synopsis of religious and theological literature in the language. This book is interesting for its point of view, but also useful as a jumping-off point for those interested in reading the classics. (Summary by Kalynda)
Genre(s): History, Literary Criticism
Language: English
Keyword(s): American Literature (38), English literature (36), history of literature (1), Beers: English literature (1), beers (1)