Literature

A history of English literature

Subtitle: A practical text-book

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History Classics of Literature British Literature Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference

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A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12

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GENERAL QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES APPENDIX I GENERAL TABLES

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APPENDIX II BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX TO EXTRACTS GENERAL INDEX

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1. Front matter 2. A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE 3. PREFACE 4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 5. CHAPTER I THE OLD ENGLISH PERIOD 6. CHAPTER II THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD 7. CHAPTER III THE AGE OF CHAUCER 8. CHAPTER IV FROM CHAUCER TO SPENSER 9. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH 10. CHAPTER V THE AGE OF ELIZABETH (continued 2)11. CHAPTER VI THE AGE OF MILTON 12. CHAPTER VII THE AGE OF DRYDEN 13. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE 14. CHAPTER VIII THE AGE OF POPE (continued 2)15. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION 16. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF TRANSITION (continued 2)17. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE 18. CHAPTER X THE RETURN TO NATURE (continued 2)19. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE 20. CHAPTER XI THE VICTORIAN AGE (continued 2)21. CHAPTER XII THE POST-VICTORIAN AGE 22. GENERAL QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES 23. APPENDIX I GENERAL TABLES 24. VIII. CHIEF METRICAL FORMS: PART I 25. IX. CHIEF METRICAL FORMS: PART II 26. APPENDIX II BIBLIOGRAPHY 27. INDEX TO EXTRACTS 28. GENERAL INDEX

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