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Edward Garnett

(Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937)

w:Edward Everett Identifier: internationallib15garn (find matches) Title: The International library of famous literature, selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern with biographical and explanatory notes and critical essays by many eminent writers Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Garnett, Richard, 1835-1906 Vallée, Léon, 1850-1919 Brandl, Alois, 1855-1940 Mitchell, Donald Grant, 1822-1908 Subjects: Literature Publisher: London : The Standard Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: lainly a man of cultivated mind, he took littlenotice. He cast an eye of equal indifference on naturesCyclopean masonry at the Palisades and on the elegant erec-tions of art on the opposite side of the river. Even the nobleentrance into the Highlands scarcely fixed his attention. With all the appearance of a perfect gentleman, there wasnevertheless conspicuous about this personage a punctuality inobeying the bell which summoned to the meals, and a satisfac-tion evinced while at them, which evidently proceeded fromsome particular association of ideas, to which the spectatorwanted the key. It was not ravening appetite ; it was not forwant of being accustomed at home to what are commonly, andwe think correctly, called good things : his whole appear-ance negatived such an idea. But he repaired to the table witha cheerful and active step, as if he were sure he could findtilings as they ought to be ; and he partook of its provisionsas if he had found them so. He did not praise the abundance Text Appearing After Image: EDWARD EVERETT THAT GENTLEMAN. 7227 and good quality of what he saw and enjoyed, but maintainedthe same rather mysterious silence here as elsewhere on board.But the expression of calm inward satisfaction which reignedin his face spoke volumes. In like manner, with respect toevery part of the domestic economy of the boat, — the commo-dious berths, the conveniences of the washing apparatus and ofthe barbers shop, the boot-brushing quarters, — in short, allthe nameless accommodations and necessaries which will sug-gest themselves without being specified, — in regard to themall you might read in the strangers looks and mien that he wasperfectly satisfied; and, for some reason which did not sug-gest itself for want of knowledge of his history, he evidentlyenjoyed this satisfaction with a peculiar relish. In fact, theonly words that had been heard to escape from that gentle-man (for so the captain had called him, in pointing him outto the steward ; and so the barber had called him, in Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
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Edward William Garnett (5 January 1868 – 19 February 1937) was an English writer, critic and literary editor, who was instrumental in the publication of D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. (From Wikipedia)

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