This book is a collection of Walter Savage Landor's imaginative conversations, featuring a range of literary figures discussing their lives and works. The conversations included in this volume focus on the lives and works of literary men. Landor's style is witty and erudite, and his insights into the personalities of his subjects are often revealing. This volume is a must-read for anyone interested in literary history and the art of conversation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.