Agnes Repplier
Agnes Repplier (April 1, 1855 – November 15, 1950) was an American essayist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her essays are esteemed for their scholarship and wit.
Bibliography
Essay collections
- Books and Men (1888)
- Points of View (1891)
- Essays in Miniature (1892)
- Essays in Idleness (1893)
- In the Dozy Hours (1894)
- Varia (1897)
- Philadelphia: The Place and the People (1898)
- The Fireside Sphinx (1901)
- Compromises (1904)
- In Our Convent Days (1905)
- A Happy Half Century (1908)
- Americans and Others (1912)
- The Cat (1912)
- Counter Currents (1915)
- Points of Friction (1920)
- Under Dispute (1924)
- To Think of Tea! (1931)
- Times and Tendencies (1931)
- In Pursuit of Laughter (1936)
- Eight Decades (1937)
Biographical studies
Miscellaneous
- In Pursuit of Laughter (1936), a historical study of types of humor.
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Persondata |
Name |
Repplier, Agnes |
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Short description |
American essayist |
Date of birth |
April 1, 1855 |
Place of birth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Date of death |
November 15, 1950 |
Place of death |
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