The Oxford Encyclopedia of British Literature


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From folk ballads to film scripts, this new five-volume encyclopedia covers the entire history of British literature from the seventh century to the present, focusing on the writers and the major texts of what are now the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. In five hundred substantial essays written by major scholars, the Encyclopedia of British Literature includes biographies of nearly four hundred individual authors and a hundred topical essays with detailed analyses of particular themes, movements, genres, and institutions whose impact upon the writing or the reading of literature was significant. An ideal companion to The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, this set will prove invaluable for students, scholars, and general readers. For more information, including a complete table of contents and list of contributors, please visit www.oup.com/us/ebl




British Book News


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Includes no. 53a: British wartime books for young people.




The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Vol. 6 of 11


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Excerpt from The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, Vol. 6 of 11: The d104 Formed From a New Collation of the Early Editions; With Notes and a Biographical Memoir; The Loyal Subject; The Mad Lover; The False One; The Double Marriage; The Humorous Lieutenant Puts. I have heard you Speak often of that vow; but how it was, Or to what end, I never understood yet. 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.







The Cumulative Book Index


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A world list of books in the English language.