English Literature for Boys and Girls
H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall
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1. Front matter2. Chapter I IN THE LISTENING TIME3. Chapter II THE STORY OF THE CATTLE RAID OF COOLEY4. Chapter III ONE OF THE SORROWS OF STORY-TELLING5. Chapter IV THE STORY OF A LITERARY LIE6. Chapter V THE STORY OF FINGAL7. Chapter VI ABOUT SOME OLD WELSH STORIES AND STORY-TELLERS8. Chapter VII HOW THE STORY OF ARTHUR WAS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH9. Chapter VIII THE BEGINNING OF THE READING TIME10. Chapter IX "THE PASSING OF ARTHUR"11. Chapter X THE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD ENGLISH BOOK12. Chapter XI THE STORY OF BEOWULF13. Chapter XII THE FATHER OF ENGLISH SONG14. Chapter XIII HOW CAEDMON SANG, AND HOW HE FELL ONCE MORE ON SILENCE15. Chapter XIV THE FATHER OF ENGLISH HISTORY16. Chapter XV HOW ALFRED THE GREAT FOUGHT WITH HIS PEN17. Chapter XVI WHEN ENGLISH SLEPT18. Chapter XVII THE STORY OF HAVELOK THE DANE19. Chapter XVIII ABOUT SOME SONG STORIES20. Chapter XIX "PIERS THE PLOUGHMAN"21. Chapter XX "PIERS THE PLOUGHMAN" — continued22. Chapter XXI HOW THE BIBLE CAME TO THE PEOPLE23. Chapter XXII CHAUCER—BREAD AND MILK FOR CHILDREN24. Chapter XXIII CHAUCER—"THE CANTERBURY TALES"25. Chapter XXIV CHAUCER—AT THE TABARD INN26. Chapter XXV THE FIRST ENGLISH GUIDE-BOOK27. Chapter XXVI BARBOUR—"THE BRUCE," THE BEGINNINGS OF A STRUGGLE28. Chapter XXVII BARBOUR—"THE BRUCE," THE END OF THE STRUGGLE29. Chapter XXVIII A POET KING30. Chapter XXIX THE DEATH OF THE POET KING31. Chapter XXX DUNBAR—THE WEDDING OF THE THISTLE AND THE ROSE32. Chapter XXXI AT THE SIGN OF THE RED PALE33. Chapter XXXII ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE THEATER34. Chapter XXXIII HOW THE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS35. Chapter XXXIV THE STORY OF EVERYMAN36. Chapter XXXV HOW A POET COMFORTED A GIRL37. Chapter XXXVI THE RENAISSANCE38. Chapter XXXVII THE LAND OF NOWHERE39. Chapter XXXVIII THE DEATH OF SIR THOMAS MORE40. Chapter XXXIX HOW THE SONNET CAME TO ENGLAND41. Chapter XL THE BEGINNING OF BLANK VERSE42. Chapter XLI SPENSER—THE "SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR"43. Chapter XLII SPENSER—THE "FAERY QUEEN"44. Chapter XLIII SPENSER—HIS LAST DAYS45. Chapter XLIV ABOUT THE FIRST THEATERS46. Chapter XLV SHAKESPEARE—THE BOY47. Chapter XLVI SHAKESPEARE—THE MAN48. Chapter LXVII SHAKESPEARE—"THE MERCHANT OF VENICE"49. Chapter XLVIII JONSON—"EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR"50. Chapter XLIX JONSON—"THE SAD SHEPHERD"51. Chapter L RALEIGH—"THE REVENGE"52. Chapter LI RALEIGH—"THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD"53. Chapter LII BACON—NEW WAYS OF WISDOM54. Chapter LIII BACON—THE HAPPY ISLAND55. Chapter LIV ABOUT SOME LYRIC POETS56. Chapter LV HERBERT—THE PARSON POET57. Chapter LVI HERRICK AND MARVELL—OF BLOSSOMS AND BOWERS58. Chapter LVII MILTON—SIGHT AND GROWTH59. Chapter LVIII MILTON—DARKNESS AND DEATH60. Chapter LIX BUNYAN—"THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS"61. Chapter LX DRYDEN—THE NEW POETRY62. Chapter LXI DEFOE—THE FIRST NEWSPAPERS63. Chapter LXII DEFOE—"ROBINSON CRUSOE"64. Chapter LXIII SWIFT—THE "JOURNAL TO STELLA"65. Chapter LXIV SWIFT—"GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"66. Chapter LXV ADDISON—THE "SPECTATOR"67. Chapter LXVI STEELE—THE SOLDIER AUTHOR68. Chapter LXVII POPE—THE "RAPE OF THE LOCK"69. Chapter LXVIII JOHNSON—DAYS OF STRUGGLE70. Chapter LXIX JOHNSON—THE END OF THE JOURNEY71. Chapter LXX GOLDSMITH—THE VAGABOND72. Chapter LXXI GOLDSMITH—"THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD"73. Chapter LXXII BURNS—THE PLOWMAN POET74. Chapter LXXIII COWPER—"THE TASK"75. Chapter LXXIV WORDSWORTH—THE POET OF NATURE76. Chapter LXXV WORDSWORTH AND COLERIDGE—THE LAKE POETS77. Chapter LXXVI COLERIDGE AND SOUTHEY—SUNSHINE AND SHADOW78. Chapter LXXVII SCOTT—THE AWAKENING OF ROMANCE79. Chapter LXXVIII SCOTT—"THE WIZARD OF THE NORTH"80. Chapter LXXIX BYRON—"CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE"81. Chapter LXXX SHELLEY—THE POET OF LOVE82. Chapter LXXXI KEATS—THE POET OF BEAUTY83. Chapter LXXXII CARLYLE—THE SAGE OF CHELSEA84. Chapter LXXXIII THACKERAY—THE CYNIC?85. Chapter LXXXIV DICKENS—SMILES AND TEARS86. Chapter LXXXV TENNYSON—THE POET OF FRIENDSHIP