English Literature for Boys and GirlsFront matterReading editionChapter navigation86 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · IN THE LISTENING TIMEChapter II · THE STORY OF THE CATTLE RAID OF COOLEYChapter III · ONE OF THE SORROWS OF STORY-TELLINGChapter IV · THE STORY OF A LITERARY LIEChapter V · THE STORY OF FINGALChapter VI · ABOUT SOME OLD WELSH STORIES AND STORY-TELLERSChapter VII · HOW THE STORY OF ARTHUR WAS WRITTEN IN ENGLISHChapter VIII · THE BEGINNING OF THE READING TIMEChapter IX · "THE PASSING OF ARTHUR"Chapter X · THE ADVENTURES OF AN OLD ENGLISH BOOKChapter XI · THE STORY OF BEOWULFChapter XII · THE FATHER OF ENGLISH SONGChapter XIII · HOW CAEDMON SANG, AND HOW HE FELL ONCE MORE ON SILENCEChapter XIV · THE FATHER OF ENGLISH HISTORYChapter XV · HOW ALFRED THE GREAT FOUGHT WITH HIS PENChapter XVI · WHEN ENGLISH SLEPTChapter XVII · THE STORY OF HAVELOK THE DANEChapter XVIII · ABOUT SOME SONG STORIESChapter XIX · "PIERS THE PLOUGHMAN"Chapter XX · "PIERS THE PLOUGHMAN" — continuedChapter XXI · HOW THE BIBLE CAME TO THE PEOPLEChapter XXII · CHAUCER—BREAD AND MILK FOR CHILDRENChapter XXIII · CHAUCER—"THE CANTERBURY TALES"Chapter XXIV · CHAUCER—AT THE TABARD INNChapter XXV · THE FIRST ENGLISH GUIDE-BOOKChapter XXVI · BARBOUR—"THE BRUCE," THE BEGINNINGS OF A STRUGGLEChapter XXVII · BARBOUR—"THE BRUCE," THE END OF THE STRUGGLEChapter XXVIII · A POET KINGChapter XXIX · THE DEATH OF THE POET KINGChapter XXX · DUNBAR—THE WEDDING OF THE THISTLE AND THE ROSEChapter XXXI · AT THE SIGN OF THE RED PALEChapter XXXII · ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF THE THEATERChapter XXXIII · HOW THE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKSChapter XXXIV · THE STORY OF EVERYMANChapter XXXV · HOW A POET COMFORTED A GIRLChapter XXXVI · THE RENAISSANCEChapter XXXVII · THE LAND OF NOWHEREChapter XXXVIII · THE DEATH OF SIR THOMAS MOREChapter XXXIX · HOW THE SONNET CAME TO ENGLANDChapter XL · THE BEGINNING OF BLANK VERSEChapter XLI · SPENSER—THE "SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR"Chapter XLII · SPENSER—THE "FAERY QUEEN"Chapter XLIII · SPENSER—HIS LAST DAYSChapter XLIV · ABOUT THE FIRST THEATERSChapter XLV · SHAKESPEARE—THE BOYChapter XLVI · SHAKESPEARE—THE MANChapter LXVII · SHAKESPEARE—"THE MERCHANT OF VENICE"Chapter XLVIII · JONSON—"EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR"Chapter XLIX · JONSON—"THE SAD SHEPHERD"Chapter L · RALEIGH—"THE REVENGE"Chapter LI · RALEIGH—"THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD"Chapter LII · BACON—NEW WAYS OF WISDOMChapter LIII · BACON—THE HAPPY ISLANDChapter LIV · ABOUT SOME LYRIC POETSChapter LV · HERBERT—THE PARSON POETChapter LVI · HERRICK AND MARVELL—OF BLOSSOMS AND BOWERSChapter LVII · MILTON—SIGHT AND GROWTHChapter LVIII · MILTON—DARKNESS AND DEATHChapter LIX · BUNYAN—"THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS"Chapter LX · DRYDEN—THE NEW POETRYChapter LXI · DEFOE—THE FIRST NEWSPAPERSChapter LXII · DEFOE—"ROBINSON CRUSOE"Chapter LXIII · SWIFT—THE "JOURNAL TO STELLA"Chapter LXIV · SWIFT—"GULLIVER'S TRAVELS"Chapter LXV · ADDISON—THE "SPECTATOR"Chapter LXVI · STEELE—THE SOLDIER AUTHORChapter LXVII · POPE—THE "RAPE OF THE LOCK"Chapter LXVIII · JOHNSON—DAYS OF STRUGGLEChapter LXIX · JOHNSON—THE END OF THE JOURNEYChapter LXX · GOLDSMITH—THE VAGABONDChapter LXXI · GOLDSMITH—"THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD"Chapter LXXII · BURNS—THE PLOWMAN POETChapter LXXIII · COWPER—"THE TASK"Chapter LXXIV · WORDSWORTH—THE POET OF NATUREChapter LXXV · WORDSWORTH AND COLERIDGE—THE LAKE POETSChapter LXXVI · COLERIDGE AND SOUTHEY—SUNSHINE AND SHADOWChapter LXXVII · SCOTT—THE AWAKENING OF ROMANCEChapter LXXVIII · SCOTT—"THE WIZARD OF THE NORTH"Chapter LXXIX · BYRON—"CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE"Chapter LXXX · SHELLEY—THE POET OF LOVEChapter LXXXI · KEATS—THE POET OF BEAUTYChapter LXXXII · CARLYLE—THE SAGE OF CHELSEAChapter LXXXIII · THACKERAY—THE CYNIC?Chapter LXXXIV · DICKENS—SMILES AND TEARSChapter LXXXV · TENNYSON—THE POET OF FRIENDSHIPBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · IN THE LISTENING TIMEAll chapters and sections (86)Opening pagesFront matterChapters12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546674849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970717273747576777879808182838485H.E. Marshall◇English Literature◇Chapter I IN THE LISTENING TIME →