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Andrew Lang was a Scottish critic, poet, novelist, folklorist, and compiler of fairy stories for young people. This biography tells the story of his life and wider achievements, providing a fascinating portrait of a man who lived one of the most productive lives in literature, challenged specialism, and sought to make knowledge available to all.
List of contents
- Preface
- List of illustrations
- List of abbrevations
- 1: A Curious Boy
- 2: Looking South
- 3: Under Jowett's Wing
- 4: 'Young Oxford'
- 5: The New 'Pen'
- 6: Holding Course
- 7: Captaining 'The Ship'
- 8: A Double Existence
- 9: Turning Historian
- 10: Unexpected Honours
- 11: The Last Cast
- Epilogue
- Select bibliography
- Notes
- Index
About the author
John Sloan was born in Scotland. He received his doctorate from the University of Oxford and was C.U.F. Lecturer in the Faculty of English, University of Oxford, and Fellow and Tutor in English at Harris Manchester, Oxford, where he is now an Emeritus Fellow.
Summary
Andrew Lang was a Scottish critic, poet, novelist, folklorist, and compiler of fairy stories for young people. This biography tells the story of his life and wider achievements, providing a fascinating portrait of a man who lived one of the most productive lives in literature, challenged specialism, and sought to make knowledge available to all.
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Andrew Lang brings to light long-neglected areas of Lang's life and work, revealing topics of research that will inform scholarship for years to come.
