# Essays

Author: Praed, Winthrop Mackworth, 1802-1839; Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Young, George, Sir, 1837-1930 [Editor]

Genre: Category: Humour

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71838

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Essays+Praed&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The readers of our Library are greatly indebted to Sir George Young for his kindness in presenting them with this first collected edition of the prose writings of his uncle, Winthrop Mackworth Praed. He little knows the charm of the bright regions of Literature who cannot yield himself to full enjoyment of their infinite variety. As we pass from book to book, it is a long leap from Euripides to the brilliant young Etonian who brought all the grace of happy youth into such work as we have here. Happy the old who can grow young again with this book in their hands. If we all came into the world mature, and there were no childhood and youth about us, what a dull world it would be! Any book is...

## Chapters

- [Part 18](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/18/index.md)
- [Part 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Part 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Part 24](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/24/index.md)
- [Part 21](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/21/index.md)
- [Part 23](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/23/index.md)
- [Part 16](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/16/index.md)
- [Part 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Part 15](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Part 20](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/20/index.md)
- [Part 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Part 14](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/14/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 22](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/22/index.md)
- [Part 17](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/17/index.md)
- [Part 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Part 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 19](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/19/index.md)
- [Part 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 25](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/essays-71838/chapters/25/index.md)