R. D. O'Leary (1866-1936): Notes from Mount Oread, 1914-1915

by M.R. O'Leary and M R. O'Leary MD

Book Overview

Over the span of forty years, Professor Raphael Dorman O'Leary labored tirelessly to make his students understand the importance of originality and of apt expression in English composition. He especially loved words well chosen and dared his students to put beauty and smoothness and sinew into their sentences. He tried passionately to make them feel the dignity and the majesty of the English language at its best. When he died after a short illness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1491758740
• ISBN13: 9781491758748
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"