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Book/Printed Material A wreath of laurel : being speeches on dramatic and kindred occasions

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Title

  • A wreath of laurel : being speeches on dramatic and kindred occasions

Names

  • Winter, William, 1836-1917.
  • Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905.
  • Maclaren, Ian, 1850-1907.
  • Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905.
  • Curtis, George William, 1824-1892.

Created / Published

  • New York : The Dunlap Society, 1898.

Contents

  • Dramatic speeches: Henry Irving and the drama -- Ian Maclaren : poetry and pathos in Scottish literature -- The stage and its apostles -- The intellectual standard in acting and writing -- Ancient glories of the Roman Catholic church -- Joseph Jefferson : the poet and the actor -- Academic speeches: Youth and opportunity -- The ideal in education -- The truth in eulogy -- The ideal in life -- In memory of George William Curtis -- The Staten Island Academy -- Record of names mentioned in the foregoing.

Headings

  • -  Theater

Notes

  • -  "Edition of two hundred and sixty-five copies printed from type."
  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC ael 2019-10-17 update (1 card)

Medium

  • xiii, [7], 149, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates : 5 ports. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PN2016 .D7 new ser., no. 7
  • PS3341 .W7 1898

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 98001707

OCLC Number

  • 3243983

Online Format

  • online text
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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Winter, William, Henry Irving, Ian Maclaren, Joseph Jefferson, and George William Curtis. A Wreath of Laurel: Being Speeches on Dramatic and Kindred Occasions. New York: The Dunlap Society, 1898. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/98001707/.

APA citation style:

Winter, W., Irving, H., Maclaren, I., Jefferson, J. & Curtis, G. W. (1898) A Wreath of Laurel: Being Speeches on Dramatic and Kindred Occasions. New York: The Dunlap Society. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98001707/.

MLA citation style:

Winter, William, et al. A Wreath of Laurel: Being Speeches on Dramatic and Kindred Occasions. New York: The Dunlap Society, 1898. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/98001707/>.