Logan Pearsall Smith was een in Amerika geboren essayist en criticus, bekend om zijn werk op het gebied van historische semantiek. Zijn geschriften duiken in de nuances van taal en de manieren waarop woorden onze gedachten vormen. Smith onderzocht meesterlijk de etymologie en evolutie van taal, en onthulde verborgen betekenissen en verbanden in onze communicatiesystemen. Zijn essays bieden scherpe inzichten in de complexiteit van menselijke expressie en de blijvende aard van taal.
This collection features stories from 1895, showcasing the literary style and themes of that era. The narratives explore youthful experiences and adventures, reflecting the cultural context of the time. The high-quality reprint preserves the original text, allowing readers to appreciate the classic storytelling and insights into the human condition.
Valued by scholars for its significance to literature, this book is presented in its original print format, preserving its historical authenticity. The intentional inclusion of marks and annotations enhances its educational value, ensuring that future generations can appreciate its true nature and content.
This classical and rare work has been preserved and republished in a modern format to ensure its significance endures for future generations. The book has been meticulously reformatted, retyped, and designed, guaranteeing clarity and readability, unlike typical scanned copies. Its essential content throughout human history remains accessible and engaging for contemporary readers.
Focusing on accessibility, this edition is a reproduction of a historical work presented in large print format. Published by Megali, a house dedicated to enhancing reading experiences for those with impaired vision, it aims to make classic literature more accessible to a wider audience.
"If your mind needs phosphorus, try 'Trivia, ' by Logan Pearsall Smith. - Roger Mifflin, proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop "It would be extravagant to claim that Pearsall Smith's Trivia, the remarkable little book from which these miniature essays are extracted, is well known: it is too daintily, fragile and absurd and sophisticated to appeal to a very large public. But it has a cohort of its own devotees and fanatics, and since its publication in 1917 it has become a sort of password in a secret brotherhood," wrote Christopher Morley in his book Modern Essays about this hard-to-categorize collection of aphorisms that, through its title, introduced a word into the English language. Smith's aphorisms are anything but trivial; alternately whimsical and insightful and heartbreaking, they are popcorn-sized glimpses into the human condition. The third in a new collection of classic books inspired by Roger Mifflin, owner of Morley's Haunted Bookshop, Trivia is an early 20th century gem.