Impressions of Theophrastus Such

by George Eliot

Published 1800 -1900

18 chapters6h 43mEnglish1879

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Impressions of Theophrastus Such is a work of fiction by George Eliot, first published in 1879. It was Eliot's last published writing and her most experimental, taking the form of a series of literary essays by an imaginary minor scholar whose eccentric character is revealed through his work. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Chapters (18)

1Looking Inward

1781

2Looking Backward

2084

3How We Encourage Research

1976

4A Man Surprised at his Originality

1144

5A Too Deferential Man

1063

6Only Temper

963

7A Political Molecule

590

8The Watch-Dog of Knowledge

1051

9A Half-Breed

1033

10Debasing the Moral Currency

1012

11The Wasp Credited with the Honeycomb

1655

12"So Young!"

718

13How We Come to Give Ourselves False Testimonials, and Beleive In Them

1168

14The Too-Ready Writer

1151

15Diseases of Small Authorship

1277

16Moral Swindlers

1198

17Shadows of the Coming Race

841

18The Modern Hep! Hep! Hep!

3506

Impressions of Theophrastus Such

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Chapters (18)

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