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Memoirs and Letters was first published in 1934. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

This volume, the last in a set of four containing posthumous works of Oscar W. Firkins, consists mainly of some two hundred personal letters, which reveal many delightful facets of a unique character.

Oscar W. Firkins--critic, biographer, playwright, lecturer, and teacher--was regarded as a recluse, living in a world peopled largely by...

Power and Elusiveness in Shelley was first published in 1937. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

This is a discussion in measured prose of the strange yet frequent union of various abstract elements in Shelley's poetry. The study contains an interesting analysis of the thesis that Shelley's "love of abstraction is only one form--probably the most obvious and the most significant form--of a larger and more general...

The Revealing Moment and Other Plays was first published in 1932. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

"Sparkling wit, brilliancy of phrase, vivid character portrayal, erudition, taste, a delicate sense of proportion, and a genuinely felicitous style"--these are only a few of the critics' judgments on Mr. Ferkins' previously published plays.

A growing population in the mid-nineteenth century and a wealthier middle class, combined with an increased social awareness, greater literacy, better travel facilities, inventiveness and cheaper production through mechanization, all helped to increase demand for male fashion accessories. Men wished to balance the sobriety of their clothing: if fashion dictated drab coloring, all they could do was to add ornament; hence, gentlemen came to display a selection of male jewelry.

The highlight of these accessories was the watch chain or albert with its attachments: watch-keys, seals, fobs,...

We live in world increasingly shaped by risk and the communication of risk has become a crucial part of professional work. Communicating Risk is the first book to bring together leading researchers and practitioners to explore key issues of risk communication across diverse professional domains.