Cecil, David 1902-1986
Overview
Works: | 260 works in 1,673 publications in 3 languages and 29,878 library holdings |
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Genres: | Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc History Religious poetry Poetry Portraits Literary criticism Legislative hearings Photographs |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Author of introduction, Other, Creator, Compiler, Contributor, Illustrator |
Classifications: | DA536.M5, B |
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Most widely held works about
David Cecil
- David Cecil : a portrait by his friends( Book )
- Best friends : memories of Rachel and David Cecil, Cynthia Asquith, L.P. Hartley, and some others by Julian Fane( Book )
- David Cecil : a portrait( Book )
- The Young Melbourne, and the story of his marriage with Caroline Lamb by David Cecil( Book )
- L.P. Hartley letters by L. P Hartley( )
- Old master drawings by Sotheby's (Firm)( Book )
- Early Victorian novelists: essays in revaluation by David Cecil( Book )
- Cranleigh, to Tom Turner by Frank Swinnerton( )
- Aline Fruhauf papers by Aline Fruhauf( )
- Fine old master drawings by Sotheby's (Firm)( Book )
- Siegfried Sassoon papers by Siegfried Sassoon( )
- Tribute to Walter De la Mare by W. R Bett( )
- The novelist at work. A conversation between Joyce Cary and Lord David Cecil by Joyce Cary( )
- Fine continental furniture by Manson & Woods Christie( Book )
- [Inauguration of Peace Pavilion and Peace Column. Hearst vault material, HVMc701r6, D3894]( Visual )
- Essays and poems presented to David Cecil( Book )
- Edmund Blunden papers by Edmund Blunden( )
- L.P. Hartley letters by L. P Hartley( )
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Most widely held works by
David Cecil
A portrait of Jane Austen by
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70 editions published between 1978 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing on Jane Austen's letters, novels and other people's memories of her, Lord David Cecil sets out 'to reconstruct and depict her living personality and to explore its relation to her art'. The portrait that emerges is of a clear-sighted, observant, strong-minded woman whose witty and ironic representation of her own society has delighted readers for centuries
70 editions published between 1978 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,971 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Drawing on Jane Austen's letters, novels and other people's memories of her, Lord David Cecil sets out 'to reconstruct and depict her living personality and to explore its relation to her art'. The portrait that emerges is of a clear-sighted, observant, strong-minded woman whose witty and ironic representation of her own society has delighted readers for centuries
Melbourne by
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62 editions published between 1939 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,666 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS (1779-1848), usually addressed as Lord Melbourne, was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary (1830-1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841). He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics. Historians have concluded that Melbourne does not rank high as a prime minister, for there were no great foreign wars or domestic issues to handle, he lacked major achievements, and he enunciated no grand principles. His most famous dictum in politics was "Why not leave it alone?", quoted by those who object to change for change's sake. The city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was named in his honor in March 1837, as he was Prime Minister at the time. Melbourne was dismissed by King William IV in 1834, the last British prime minister to be dismissed by a monarch.--Wikipedia
62 editions published between 1939 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,666 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS (1779-1848), usually addressed as Lord Melbourne, was a British Whig statesman who served as Home Secretary (1830-1834) and Prime Minister (1834 and 1835-1841). He is best known for his intense and successful mentoring of Queen Victoria, at ages 18-21, in the ways of politics. Historians have concluded that Melbourne does not rank high as a prime minister, for there were no great foreign wars or domestic issues to handle, he lacked major achievements, and he enunciated no grand principles. His most famous dictum in politics was "Why not leave it alone?", quoted by those who object to change for change's sake. The city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was named in his honor in March 1837, as he was Prime Minister at the time. Melbourne was dismissed by King William IV in 1834, the last British prime minister to be dismissed by a monarch.--Wikipedia
Modern verse in English, 1900-1950 by
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32 editions published between 1958 and 1969 in English and German and held by 1,583 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
32 editions published between 1958 and 1969 in English and German and held by 1,583 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Oxford book of Christian verse by
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44 editions published between 1940 and 1985 in English and held by 1,576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lord David Cecil, well known for his writings, and particularly for his brilliant lives of the poet Cowper and of the young Lord Melbourne, has set out in this anthology to make a full and representative collection of English religious verse
44 editions published between 1940 and 1985 in English and held by 1,576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Lord David Cecil, well known for his writings, and particularly for his brilliant lives of the poet Cowper and of the young Lord Melbourne, has set out in this anthology to make a full and representative collection of English religious verse
Hardy : the novelist: an essay in criticism by
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105 editions published between 1916 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This study was composed as a course of lectures. I fear that, transferred to the printed page, its mode of expression may seem at once too colloquial and too declamatory, too loose in structure and too emphatic in phrase, not to jar on a fastidious taste. If so, I hope my critics will remember that it was designed to be heard by an audience, not perused by a solitary reader and will grant me their indulgence. May I also take this occasion to thank the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, first for doing me the honour of inviting me to deliver the Clark Lectures, and secondly for the warmth of their welcome to me during my sojourn in their stately courts
105 editions published between 1916 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This study was composed as a course of lectures. I fear that, transferred to the printed page, its mode of expression may seem at once too colloquial and too declamatory, too loose in structure and too emphatic in phrase, not to jar on a fastidious taste. If so, I hope my critics will remember that it was designed to be heard by an audience, not perused by a solitary reader and will grant me their indulgence. May I also take this occasion to thank the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge, first for doing me the honour of inviting me to deliver the Clark Lectures, and secondly for the warmth of their welcome to me during my sojourn in their stately courts
Early Victorian novelists: essays in revaluation by
David Cecil(
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100 editions published between 1934 and 1980 in 3 languages and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These essays are derived from a series of lectures on the Victorian novel delivered at Oxford two or three years ago.-Prefatory note
100 editions published between 1934 and 1980 in 3 languages and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These essays are derived from a series of lectures on the Victorian novel delivered at Oxford two or three years ago.-Prefatory note
Max, a biography by
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37 editions published between 1964 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Donated: The Margaret A. Bailey Art Collection
37 editions published between 1964 and 1985 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,285 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Donated: The Margaret A. Bailey Art Collection
Victorian novelists; essays in revaluation by
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29 editions published between 1958 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
29 editions published between 1958 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Young Melbourne, and the story of his marriage with Caroline Lamb by
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56 editions published between 1939 and 2013 in English and held by 1,156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Om William Lamb (1779-1848), senere engelsk permierminister, og hans hustru, Caroline Lamb (1785-1828), hvis forhold til digteren Byron blev ægteskabets endeligt
56 editions published between 1939 and 2013 in English and held by 1,156 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Om William Lamb (1779-1848), senere engelsk permierminister, og hans hustru, Caroline Lamb (1785-1828), hvis forhold til digteren Byron blev ægteskabets endeligt
The fine art of reading, and other literary studies by
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33 editions published between 1957 and 2001 in English and held by 1,108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reflections on literature from Shakespeare to Conrad
33 editions published between 1957 and 2001 in English and held by 1,108 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reflections on literature from Shakespeare to Conrad
Visionary and dreamer : two poetic painters : Samuel Palmer and Edward Burne-Jones by
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35 editions published between 1969 and 1983 in English and held by 1,076 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This portrait of two major Victorian painters provides an absorbing study of nineteenth-century art. Both were 'poet-painters', inspired by literary sources including Shakespeare, Milton, Keats and Pope as well as mythology, poetry, faith and romance
35 editions published between 1969 and 1983 in English and held by 1,076 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This portrait of two major Victorian painters provides an absorbing study of nineteenth-century art. Both were 'poet-painters', inspired by literary sources including Shakespeare, Milton, Keats and Pope as well as mythology, poetry, faith and romance
The stricken deer; or, The life of Cowper by
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97 editions published between 1847 and 1980 in 3 languages and held by 1,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
97 editions published between 1847 and 1980 in 3 languages and held by 1,073 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Cecils of Hatfield House : an English ruling family by
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30 editions published between 1973 and 1975 in English and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
History of the Cecil family of England between the late 1400s and 1973. The family held peerage titles of the Marquess of Salisbury and earlier the Earl of Salisbury. Even earlier (in the 1500s), for one generation, a Cecil was the first Earl of Exeter. The family was related by intermarriage to the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquess of Westmeath, and the Earls of Kinnoull, Oxford and Selborne
30 editions published between 1973 and 1975 in English and held by 1,017 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
History of the Cecil family of England between the late 1400s and 1973. The family held peerage titles of the Marquess of Salisbury and earlier the Earl of Salisbury. Even earlier (in the 1500s), for one generation, a Cecil was the first Earl of Exeter. The family was related by intermarriage to the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquess of Westmeath, and the Earls of Kinnoull, Oxford and Selborne
Two quiet lives: Dorothy Osborne, Thomas Gray by
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60 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
60 editions published between 1947 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 967 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poets and story-tellers : a book of critical essays by
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32 editions published between 1949 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 887 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Il relève le dépouillement, la sévérité voulus par Constant dans le canevas et le style du roman
32 editions published between 1949 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 887 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Il relève le dépouillement, la sévérité voulus par Constant dans le canevas et le style du roman
A portrait of Charles Lamb by
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14 editions published between 1983 and 1984 in English and held by 610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Biography of the essayist who was a central figure of the romantic movement. 1983
14 editions published between 1983 and 1984 in English and held by 610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Biography of the essayist who was a central figure of the romantic movement. 1983
A Victorian album : Julia Margaret Cameron and her circle by
Julia Margaret Cameron(
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8 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A photograph collection of Victorian portraits collected by Julia Margaret Cameron and gifted as a photograph album to her sister Mia (Maria) Jackson in 1863. The original album was made up of two parts, the first part being photographs taken by Julia Margaret Cameron and the second part taken by other prominent Victorian era photographers
8 editions published between 1975 and 1976 in English and held by 600 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A photograph collection of Victorian portraits collected by Julia Margaret Cameron and gifted as a photograph album to her sister Mia (Maria) Jackson in 1863. The original album was made up of two parts, the first part being photographs taken by Julia Margaret Cameron and the second part taken by other prominent Victorian era photographers
The Heritage of British literature by
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3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Introducing or re_introducing us to the pleasures of the most memorable works and writers through the centuries. Lord David Cecil as a poet, Graham Greene as a dramatist, Elizabeth Bowen as a novelist, Kate O'Brien for diaries and journals and Anthony Burgess defines the place of British literature in the contemporary world
3 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Introducing or re_introducing us to the pleasures of the most memorable works and writers through the centuries. Lord David Cecil as a poet, Graham Greene as a dramatist, Elizabeth Bowen as a novelist, Kate O'Brien for diaries and journals and Anthony Burgess defines the place of British literature in the contemporary world
The English poets by
David Cecil(
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43 editions published between 1940 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
43 editions published between 1940 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Romance of English literature by
W. J Turner(
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1 edition published in 1944 in English and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1944 in English and held by 461 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Melbourne, William Lamb Viscount 1779-1848 Author
- Lamb, Caroline Lady 1785-1828
- Austen, Jane 1775-1817 Author
- Victoria Queen of Great Britain 1819-1901
- Tate, Allen 1899-1979 Other Editor
- Beerbohm, Max Sir 1872-1956 Author
- Cowper, William 1731-1800 Author
- Gray, Thomas 1716-1771
- Hardy, Thomas 1840-1928
- Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818-1883 Author
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Adolphe (Constant, Benjamin) American poetry Austen, Jane, Austin family Authors, English Beerbohm, Max,--Sir, Bible British literature Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, Cameron, Julia Margaret, Cecil, David, Cecil, Rachel Cecil family Christian poetry, English Cowper, William, Criticism and interpretation England English drama English fiction English literature English poetry Friendship Gray, Thomas, Great Britain Hardy, Thomas, Hartley, L. P.--(Leslie Poles), Hatfield House (England) Historians Historiography Lamb, Caroline,--Lady, Lamb, Charles, Manors Marriage Melbourne, William Lamb,--Viscount, Novelists, English Osborne, Dorothy, Painting, British Palmer, Samuel, Pastoral fiction, English Philosophers Philosophy, British Poets, English Politicians' spouses Politics and government Portrait photography Prime ministers Relations with prime ministers Religious poetry, English Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, Victoria,--Queen of Great Britain,
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Cecil David
Cecil, David Edward Christian Gascoyne 1902-1986
Cecil David Lord
Cecil, David, Lord, 1902-
Cecil, David, Lord, 1902-1986
Cecil Edward Christian David
Cecil, Edward Christian David 1902-1986 Lord
Cecil Edward Christian David Gascoyne-
Cecil, Edward Christian David Gascoyne 1902-1986 Lord
Cecil, Edward Christian David Gascoyne, Lord, 1902-1986
Cecil, Edward Christian David, Lord, 1902-1986
Cecil <Lord> 1902-1986
David Cecil britischer Schriftsteller
Gascoyne-Cecil Edward Christian David
Gascoyne-Cecil, Edward Christian David 1902-1986
Lord David Cecil Brits auteur (1902-1986)
Lord David Cecil écrivain britannique
Дейвид Сесил
لورد ديڤيد سيسيل
セシル, デイヴィッド
デイヴィッド・セシル (1902-1986)
洛德·大衛·塞西爾
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