"The Heir of the Ages" Payn as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 8 September 1888 James Payn (/peɪn/; 28 February 1830 – 25 March 1898), was an English novelist. Read full biography of James Payn →
In England, literary pretence is more universal than elsewhere from our method of education.
Nature of course is the best guide in the matter of choosing a pursuit.
Nor, in our own country, must we fail to take notice of the establishment of School Boards.
A nobler example, because a less personal one, of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment of some cherished scheme for the... →
A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the... →
A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity - or even patented for himself... →
As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his qualification; such a man will be careful not... →
It has often struck me that the relation of two important members of the social body to one another has never been sufficiently considered, or... →
It is certain, indeed, that the sacred writers were apt to make great allowances for people with empty stomachs, and though I am well aware that the... →
It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful in the first... →
Some Critics on the Hearth are not only good-natured, but have rather too high, or, if that is impossible, let us say too pronounced, an opinion of... →
The idea of bringing young people up to Literature is doubtless calculated to raise the eyebrows almost as much as the suggestion of bringing them up... →
"The Heir of the Ages" Payn as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 8 September 1888 James Payn (/peɪn/; 28 February 1830 – 25 March 1898), was an English novelist.