Starting with the notion that the best way to study literature is to read it, this 1917 overview takes the reader on tour-minimizing the amount of biography often found in these sorts of books. The book begins with the earliest Anglo-Saxon writings, and moves through the Renaissance, Shakespeare, Milton, the writers of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, the Victoria era, and the modern world of Kipling, Conrad, Wharton and others.

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First published in 1902, this volume contains a detailed history of English literature beginning in the Anglo-Saxon Period and ending with contemporary literature. "A History of English Literature" is highly recommended for all students of literature, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "The Anglo-Saxon Period", "The Norman-French Period", "The Age of Chaucer", "The Renaissance: Non-Dramatic Literature to...

This volume published in 1913 is a delightful foray into the city of London from the times of Chaucer through the modern era. Geared toward students and readers interested in the settings of their favorite pieces of English literature, this informative book was the first of its kind to link the actual city of London with its literary tradition. London in English Literature charmingly describes the London of Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden, and Dickens,...

John Jasper, a choirmaster and opium addict, struggles with fits of paranoia and jealousy as he watches the women he loves fall in love with his nephew, Edwin Drood; Fanny Price, a young impoverished woman, arrives at her uncle's country estate, and is snubbed by everyone except her cousin Edmund, whom she soon grows to love; mystery surrounds a pretty Victorian governess and her two young charges as the children become possessed by ghostly spells;...

Drawn from a collection of lectures delivered at Oxford in the winter of 1911—1912, these essays examine what the classics mean in the history of literature. Here are eloquent and authoritative essays on, among other subjects, "Greek and English Tragedy," "The Greek Romances," and "Ovid and Romance."

A sort of sampler of English literature, this 1914 volume is intended to present guidance to readers-to help them decide for themselves what type of literature they like. The book is divided into six parts: "Old English Literature to the Norman Conquest," "The Middle Ages," "The Renascence," "The Literature of the Middle Classes," "The Revival of Romance," and "The Victorian Age."

A fascinating and comprehensive look at English literature from early Briton and Saxon days right through to the beginning of the 20th century, including a fantastic wealth of references for further study.

This 1897 edition of Dobson's 1874 work was revised and extended by Griffin. It was originally intended to assist candidates in preparation for civil service examinations but under Griffin the volume took on a more general cast. As he wrote in his introduction, "it is simply designed to give a concise and, as a rule, chronological record of the principal English authors." The book covers the years 600-1896-discussing the most important literary figures....