A Compendium of English Literature: Chronologically Arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper : Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors, Selections from Their Works, with Notes, Explanatory, Illustrative, and Directing to the Best Editions and to Various Criticisms |
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... English and American Literature . 1. A COMPENDIUM OF ENGLISH LITERATURE , chronologically arranged , from Sir John Mandeville ( 14th century ) to William Cowper , ( close of 18th century ; ) consisting of Biographical Sketches of the ...
... English and American Literature . 1. A COMPENDIUM OF ENGLISH LITERATURE , chronologically arranged , from Sir John Mandeville ( 14th century ) to William Cowper , ( close of 18th century ; ) consisting of Biographical Sketches of the ...
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... English Literature . " 2. ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY , chronologically arranged . Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors and Selections from their works ; with Notes explanatory , illustrative , and ...
... English Literature . " 2. ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY , chronologically arranged . Consisting of Biographical Sketches of the Authors and Selections from their works ; with Notes explanatory , illustrative , and ...
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... ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE CONSISTS OF COMPENDIUM OF ENGLISH LITERATURE . 762 pp . , large 12mo . Comprising English authors from the 14th to the 18th century inclusive ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . 778 pp ...
... ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE CONSISTS OF COMPENDIUM OF ENGLISH LITERATURE . 762 pp . , large 12mo . Comprising English authors from the 14th to the 18th century inclusive ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY . 778 pp ...
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... English language , with short accounts of the authors and of their works , and such notes as would direct the reader to the best editions of the writers , to the various criticisms upon them , and to other books upon kindred subjects ...
... English language , with short accounts of the authors and of their works , and such notes as would direct the reader to the best editions of the writers , to the various criticisms upon them , and to other books upon kindred subjects ...
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... English female mind will be found in this edition . The reader , however , must bear in mind that the most dis tinguished female writers of England have been during the present century , into which it was not my purpose to enter . Fifth ...
... English female mind will be found in this edition . The reader , however , must bear in mind that the most dis tinguished female writers of England have been during the present century , into which it was not my purpose to enter . Fifth ...
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