Characteristics of the Genius and Writings of L. E. L./Prose Works



PART II.



PROSE WORKS.



    ———Fictions that contain
Within their gilded caskets gems and gold,
Right meanings, sound philosophy and truth.



CONTENTS.


Part II.

Page
Uses of Fiction 81
General Characteristics of L. E. L.'s Prose Works 88
Resemblance to their style in her Conversation 90
Remarks on "Romance and Reality" 91
Extracts 97
Analysis of "Francesca Carrara" 100
Extracts 113
Remarks on "Ethel Churchill," with Extracts 115
Excursion with L. E. L., illustrative of "Ethel Churchill" 136
Objectionable Passages in Prose Works 140
L. E. L.'s Last Writings 145
Concluding Remarks: L. E. L.'s Knowledge of the World, and Representations of Human Life 159