My Study Fire

My Study Fire is a collection of essays written by Hamilton Wright Mabie, an American essayist, editor, and lecturer. The book is a reflection on the joys of reading and the importance of literature in our lives. Mabie shares his personal experiences of reading and how it has enriched his life. He discusses the power of books to inspire, educate, and entertain us, and how they can help us navigate the complexities of life.The essays in My Study Fire cover a wide range of topics, from the classics of literature to contemporary writers. Mabie shares his insights into the works of Shakespeare, Emerson, and Thoreau, as well as more modern authors such as Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling. He also discusses the role of poetry in our lives and how it can help us connect with our emotions and the world around us.Throughout the book, Mabie emphasizes the importance of reading as a lifelong pursuit. He encourages readers to make time for reading and to seek out books that inspire and challenge them. My Study Fire is a celebration of the written word and a reminder of the power of literature to enrich our lives.1890. Mabie, was an editor of The Independent, lecturer, and prolific author of volumes of essays. My Study Fire begins: The lighting of the fire in my study is an event of importance in the calendar of the domestic year; it marks the close of one season, and announces the advent of another. There is always a touch of pathos in the last warm autumnal days, that makes the cordial acceptance of winter a kind of infidelity to the months that have lavished their gifts of life and beauty at our threshold. I am quite willing to shiver at my writing-table on sharp autumnal mornings in order that the final act of separation from summer may be postponed a little. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.