A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps - Including 'Happiness' 'Superstition' 'The Great American Game' and Many More

These early works by William Lyon Phelps were originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing them with a brand new introductory biography. A Collection of Classic Essays by William Lyon Phelps is a selection of classic essays including The Weather Man and Boy The Devil and many more. William Lyon Phelps was born on 2nd January 1865 in New Haven Conneticut United States. Phelps earned a B.A. in 1887 writing his thesis on the Idealism of George Berkeley. He then gained an M.A. in 1891 from Yale and his PhD from Harvard in the same year. During his time a Yale he offered a course in modern novels which brought the university considerable attention both nationally and internationally. Phelps published many essays on modern and European literature including titles such as Essays on Modern Novelists (1910) Some Makers of American Literature (1923) and As I Like it (1923).