Hours in a Library — Folio Society Edition | 1991 | 3 Volume Set | Fine

Hours in a Library — Folio Society Edition

Sir Leslie Stephen | 3 Volume Set | Introduction by Jonathan Steinberg | Fine Condition

Sir Leslie Stephen is one of those figures who shaped literary culture so profoundly that his influence is still felt today — yet somehow remains less celebrated than he deserves. Father of Virginia Woolf, founding editor of the Dictionary of National Biography and one of the Victorian era's finest critics, his essays in Hours in a Library remain as sharp and pleasurable to read now as they were when first published.

This handsome 1991 Folio Society edition gathers his finest critical writings across three beautifully produced volumes. Stephen turns his considerable intelligence to Defoe, Sir Walter Scott, Charlotte Brontë, George Eliot, Wordsworth, Pope, Balzac and many more — with the kind of elegant, unhurried prose that reminds you what literary criticism looks like when it is done properly.

The Folio Society edition is a pleasure to hold. Three volumes in blue buckram cloth bindings with gilt design to front covers and spines, numerous black and white illustrations throughout, and housed in a sturdy matching dark blue slipcase. Over 1,000 pages in total across the set — substantial enough to make an impression on any shelf.

Condition: Fine throughout. Pages clean and bright with no foxing, marks or inscriptions. Bindings tight and vibrant with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase solid with only light rubbing consistent with careful storage. A well preserved and attractive set.

About this edition: An ideal companion for anyone with a serious interest in Victorian literature, literary criticism or the history of English letters. Also a natural choice for Virginia Woolf collectors wishing to explore her father's considerable legacy.

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