| Author |
Corelli, Marie, 1855-1924 |
| Title |
Free Opinions, Freely Expressed on Certain Phases of Modern Social Life and Conduct
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 61.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Contents |
A vital point of education -- The responsibility of the press -- "Pagan London" -- A question of faith -- Unchristian clerics -- The social blight -- The death of hospitality -- The vulgarity of wealth -- American women in England -- The American bounder -- Coward Adam -- Accursëd Eve -- "Imaginary" love -- The advance of woman -- The palm of beauty -- The madness of clothes -- The decay of home life in England -- Society and Sunday -- The "strong" book of the Ishbosheth -- The making of little poets -- The prayer of the small country M.P. -- The thanksgiving of the small country M.P.'s wife -- The vanishing gift -- The power of the pen -- The glory of work -- The happy life -- The soul of the nation.
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| Credits |
Tim Lindell, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
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| Summary |
"Free Opinions, Freely Expressed on Certain Phases of Modern Social Life" by Marie Corelli is a collection of essays penned in the early 20th century. The work delves into various societal issues, with a particular focus on education, morality, and the responsibilities of faith in modern life. Corelli expresses her views candidly, taking a critical stance on contemporary clergy and society's moral decay. The opening of this work introduces the author's premise that the majority of "educated" individuals in society are woefully uninformed about significant current events, despite their supposed literacy. Corelli discusses the deficiencies in education, emphasizing that many people do not truly know how to read and reflect on what they consume. She critiques not only the upper classes but also the overall societal trend of skimming through superficial content without meaningful engagement, setting the stage for her broader exploration of moral and spiritual shortcomings in modern society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
English essays -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
66079 |
| Release Date |
Aug 18, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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