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Logan Pearsall Smith (18 October 1865 – 2 March 1946) was an American-born British essayist and critic. Harvard and Oxford educated, he was known for his aphorisms and epigrams, and was an expert on 17th century divines. His Words and Idioms made him an authority on correct English language usage.
- British
- 17th century divines
- Essayist, critic, autobiographer
by CYRIL CONNOLLY. LOGAN PEARSALL SMITH died in the early morning of Saturday, March 2, in his eighty-first year. As a young man he had known Whitman and Matthew Arnold; his contemporaries at...
A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Logan Pearsall Smith, a writer and literary scholar who founded the Society for Pure English. Learn about his collections of polished observations and aphorisms, his role in the English language movement, and his influence on American literature.
Died. March 02, 1946. Genre. Nonfiction, History, Social Sciences. edit data. Logan Pearsall Smith was an American-born essayist and critic, and a notable writer on historical semantics. Combine Editions. Logan Pearsall Smith’s books. Average rating: 3.89 · 166 ratings · 27 reviews · 98 distinct works • Similar authors.
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30 de ago. de 2021 · Logan Pearsall Smith. Good Press, Aug 30, 2021 - Fiction - 130 pages. The English Language by Logan Pearsall Smith is a fascinating exploration of one of the world's most widely spoken...
Logan Pearsall Smith was an essayist, literary critic, and writer of aphorisms. In 1913 he helped Robert Bridges establish the Society for Pure English. His works include The Life and Letters of Sir Henry Wotton (1907), The English Language (1912), and Milton and His Modern Critics (1940).
