Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama


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Reproduction of the original: Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by E. Cobham Brewer




The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women


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Reproduction of the original: The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women by Frederic Rowland Marvin







Royalty in All Ages


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Come Hither


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A collection of rhymes and poems for the young of all ages.




History of English Literature from Beowulf to Swinburne


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Andrew Lang's survey of English literature is a remarkably thorough look at the history of English writing, covering authors from Abbot Adamnan to Edward Young, and everyone of note in between.




The Every-day Book


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A History of English Literature


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This text provides a comprehensive survey of one of the richest and oldest literatures in the world. Presented as a narrative, and usable as a work of reference, this text offers an account of literature from the beginnings of English until the year 2000.




The Wisdom of the Ancients


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Bacon published this interesting little work in 1609. It contains thirty-one fables abounding with a union of deep thought and poetic beauty. In most fables he explains the common but erroneous supposition that knowledge and the conformity of the will, knowing and acting, are convertible terms.