Historical Sketch of English Literature with specimens from the best authors
Author : G. A. MARQUIS
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 1842
Category : English literature
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Author : G. A. MARQUIS
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 1842
Category : English literature
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Author : G.-A. Marquis
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Page : 442 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 1841
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Author : William Francis Collier
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 24,97 MB
Release : 2015-07-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781330746509
Excerpt from History of English Literature: In a Series of Biographical Sketches Books into the framework formed by the accession of om Sovereigns, I have adopted a purely literary division. Selecting such great landmarks as the Birth of Chaucer, and the Introduction of Printing, I find that Ten Eras, each possessing a very distinct character, will embrace every name of note, from the oldest Celtic bards to Tennyson and Carlyle. The pre-english Era takes a rapid view of British books and book-makers before the birth of Chaucer, about whose day the true English Literature began to exist. In the nine remaining Eras an entire chapter is devoted to each greatest name, writers of less mark being grouped together in a closing section. Short illustrative specimens, intended mainly to form the basis of lessons on variety of style, are appended to all the leading lives. Since names that cannot be passed over grow very thick towards the end, the closing chapters of the last two Eras have been arranged upon a plan which prevents confusion, and, by the use of Supplement ary Lists, admits the mention of many authors who must otherwise have been left out. The method of the entire book aims at enabling a student to perceive at a glance the relative importance of certain authors, so that his reading may be either confined to the lives of our great Classics, or extended through the full range of our Literature, without much risk of confusion or mistake as to proportionate great ness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 44,64 MB
Release : 2024-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385312779
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
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Page : 438 pages
File Size : 40,27 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Dictionary catalogs
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Author : Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. Library
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Page : 990 pages
File Size : 29,27 MB
Release : 1885
Category : Dictionary catalogs
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Page : 192 pages
File Size : 24,18 MB
Release : 1882
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Author : George R. Gleig
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Page : 354 pages
File Size : 21,42 MB
Release : 1839
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Page : 1760 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Bibliography
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Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
Author : Newark Library Association (NEWARK, New Jersey)
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Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,55 MB
Release : 1857
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