Phelps, William Lyon 1865-1943

Overview

Works:	455 works in 1,143 publications in 2 languages and 26,915 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Fiction Records and correspondence Biography Outlines, syllabi, etc Comic books, strips, etc Graphic novels History Bibliography
Roles:	Editor, Compiler, Author of introduction, Commentator, Speaker
Classifications:	PS2066, 822.33

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Publications about William Lyon Phelps

Publications by William Lyon Phelps

Publications by William Lyon Phelps, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about William Lyon Phelps

Autobiography with letters by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
Time exposures by Search-light ( Book )
Fellow of infinite jest recollections and anecdotes of William Lyon Phelps by Florence Holladay Barber ( Book )
Revizor by Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ ( Book )
The sketch book by Washington Irving ( Book )

Anson Phelps Stokes family papers by Anson Phelps Stokes ( )
Arthur Gleason papers by Arthur Gleason ( )
Raymond Dexter Havens papers by Raymond Dexter Havens ( )
Wilbur Lucius Cross papers by Wilbur L Cross ( )
Correspondence of Thornton Wilder by Thornton Wilder ( )
Benjamin N. Cardozo papers by Benjamin N Cardozo ( )
Phelps, William Lyon, Assistant Professor English at Yale University ( )
Letters and documents ( )
James Wesley Cooper papers by James Wesley Cooper ( )
Carlton F. Wells papers by Carlton F Wells ( )
August William Derleth papers by August Derleth ( )
Educators and librarians collection ( )
[William Lyon Phelps, full-length portrait, seated in front of fireplace, facing left, reading, with dog] by Louis Fabian Bachrach ( Visual )
Papers of William Dudley Foulke by William Dudley Foulke ( )
Hubert Merrill Sedgwick papers by Hubert M Sedgwick ( )

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Most widely held works by William Lyon Phelps

The tragedy of King Lear by William Shakespeare ( Book )
20 editions published between 1917 and 1965 in English and held by 1,472 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lear, the King of Britain, has three daughters. Wishing to ease himself of the burden of rule, he determines to divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best

The merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare ( Book )
18 editions published between 1923 and 1965 in English and held by 1,464 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Catholic University of America Speech and Drama Department, Rev. Gilbert V. Hartke, O.P., head, presents "The Merchant of Venice," by William Shakespeare, directed by William H. Graham, setting and lighting by James D. Waring, costumes designed by Joseph Lewis, costumes executed by Ann Tacik

Essays on modern novelists by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
30 editions published between 1910 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,086 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This 1910 collection of scholarly articles discusses Thomas Hardy, William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, Mrs. Humphry Ward, Henryk Sienkiewicz, William De Morgan, Bj rnstjerne Bj rnson, Alfred Ollivant, and Richard Doddridge Blackmoore's romance Lorna Doone . Also included are the essays Novels as a University Study" and The Teacher's Attitude Towards Contemporary Literature."

Representative plays by J. M Barrie ( Book )
5 editions published between 1922 and 2005 in English and held by 1,041 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The advance of the English novel by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
38 editions published between 1916 and 2011 in English and held by 979 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A scholarly review of the beginning, development, and current status of fiction, this conversational 1916 book spans two centuries of literary development. Defoe, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Sterne, the eighteenth century, and the Romantic Revival are all discussed here, as well as the Victorians with emphasis on contemporary artists such as Meredith, Conrad, Hardy, Galsworthy, Henry James, and other twentieth-century British and American novelists

The beginnings of the English romantic movement; a study in eighteenth century literature by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
34 editions published between 1893 and 1980 in English and held by 940 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The advance of English poetry in the twentieth century by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
39 editions published between 1916 and 2010 in English and held by 920 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The twentieth century theatre, observations on the contemporary English and American stage by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
27 editions published between 1918 and 2010 in English and held by 894 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on Russian novelists by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
29 editions published between 1911 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 824 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Robert Browning : how to know him by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
31 editions published between 1915 and 2005 in English and held by 806 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Howells, James, Bryant and other essays by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
13 editions published between 1924 and 1965 in English and Undetermined and held by 785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on modern dramatists by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
16 editions published between 1921 and 1970 in 3 languages and held by 722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Some makers of American literature by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
15 editions published between 1923 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Pulitzer prize plays, 1918-1934 by Kathryn Coe Cordell ( Book )
5 editions published in 1935 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

George Chapman by George Chapman ( Book )
16 editions published between 1895 and 1904 in English and held by 535 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Robert Browning by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
12 editions published between 1916 and 1968 in English and Undetermined and held by 515 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

What I like in poetry by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
7 editions published between 1933 and 1985 in English and held by 514 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays on books by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
14 editions published between 1914 and 2011 in English and held by 466 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gathered in 1914 from The Yale Review and other periodicals, this collection of critical essays considers Richardson, Dickens, Austen, and Marlowe; it also includes the articles Notes on Mark Twain," Realism and Reality in Fiction," Carlyle's Love-Letters," Schiller's Personality and Influence," Schopenhauer and Omar," Lessing as a Creative Critic," and more

Human nature in the Bible by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
10 editions published between 1922 and 1983 in English and held by 447 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As I like it by William Lyon Phelps ( Book )
15 editions published between 1922 and 1926 in English and held by 425 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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