{"product_id":"myers-essays-classical-london-1883-119940","title":"Essays Classical.","description":"The first publication in book form of these three essays by the classicist F.W.H. Myers (1843-1901) on the Greek Oracles, Virgil, and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA precious talent, Myers won two classical scholarships (the Bell and the Craven) at Cambridge, the chancellor's medal for English verse twice, the Camden medal for Latin verse once, and the members' prize for a Latin essay three times (ODNB). He was a Fellow of Trinity College from 1865 until 1874, and a lecturer in classics from 1865 to 1869. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his later life, Myers became involved in spiritualism, and was a founding member of the Society for Psychical Research - coining many terms such as 'telepathy' which have since entered into common usage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Eton College provenance for the son of the Liberal MP Richard Fothergill (1822-1903).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition in book form; 8vo (20 x 13.5 cm); 2pp ads to rear, bookplate to front pastedown, inscription to front free endpaper recto, occasional light spotting; publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, uncut edges, very good; viii, 223, [3]pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MYERS, Frederic William Henry.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57732584309111,"sku":"119940","price":103.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/119940_01.jpg?v=1794333294","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/en-us\/products\/myers-essays-classical-london-1883-119940","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}