A posthumous collection of journalism by a forceful, unpredictable writer, introduced by W. T. Stead and Grant Allen. Runciman writes on letter-writers, writing oneself out and the surfeit of books, then on happy and ill-assorted marriages, the hopeless poor, waifs and stage children, gamblers and scoundrels, quiet old towns, the sea, sorrow and death.
Outspoken late-Victorian essays on literature and society, rewarding for readers of the period’s journalism. Download the free EPUB.