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Fae & Fairy Fiction

The Friendship of Books, and Other Lectures

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  • 1874 first published
  • 341 pages
  • 6 editions
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Frederick Denison Maurice's The Friendship of Books, and Other Lectures (1874) is a fae fiction novel. It features Edmund Spenser (1552?-1599), Edmund Burke (1729-1797) and John Milton (1608-1674). It deals with books and reading and studies.

It has been published in 6 editions.

It runs to roughly 341 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

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Subjects

  • Books and reading
  • Studies
  • Faerie queene, Spenser, Edmund

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Who wrote The Friendship of Books, and Other Lectures?

The Friendship of Books, and Other Lectures was written by Frederick Denison Maurice and first published in 1874.

What genre is The Friendship of Books, and Other Lectures?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The Friendship of Books, and Other Lectures?

The median edition has 341 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Friendship of Books, and Other Lectures?

Readers who like it often enjoy Stories of Chaos, Moral fiction in Milton and Spenser and Three English epics.

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