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“Character halts without aid of the imagination, which our classes in Shakespeare and Browning, music and drawing, recognize not only as amusement and by-play of the mind, but a co-ordinate power. Its work is unhappily styled fiction; for to idealize is to realize.”

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C. A. Bartol (1813-1900) was a prominent American author, philosopher, and theologian closely associated with the Transcendentalist movement. Born in America, he received excellent education at Harvard University. Bartol became renowned for his profound religious and philosophical writings, covering topics in religion, ethics, and social reform. As a prolific writer, his works significantly influenced American intellectual circles during the 19th century. His writing style combined philosophical depth with literary beauty, reflecting the spiritual pursuits of intellectuals of his era. more

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