Dunlop, JohnBiblio.com
Dunlop, JohnBiblio.com
The History of Fiction: Being a Critical Account of the Most Celebrated Prose Works of Fiction from the earliest Greek Romances to the novels of the present age. In three volumes.
181414487<p>London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1814 First edition. Original boards uncut printed paper labels. Three volumes octavo. Some wear to spines minor stains to boards labels a bit chipped. Contemporary bookplates of Richard Corbet Adderley. Bookplate of Eric Quayle dated 1962. An excellent copy clean and crisp. John Colin Dunlop d. 1842 was the son of John Dunlop 1755–1820 of Rosebank Glasgow a merchant and song writer and lord provost of Glasgow. He attended the University of Edinburgh and was admitted advocate in 1807 but practiced very little law preferring a life in literature. "…he was a conscientious critic and in most instances he had carefully read the works he describes. The oriental and modern sections are the weakest. The chapters on romance and chivalry are good and those on the Italian novelists deserve high praise. The stories are well condensed and the book is written in a clear and agreeable style." A German edition translated by Felix Liebrecht appeared in 1851. Dunlop's other works include a History of Roman Literature 1823 and Memoirs of Spain 1834.</p> Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover
