History of English Literature from Beowulf to Swinburne
Andrew Lang's survey of English literature is a remarkably thorough look at the history of English writing, covering authors from Abbot Adamnan to Edward Young, and everyone of note in between.
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Contents
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CHAPTER
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Latin among
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23 |
Latin LiteratureWalter
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40 |
TristramHavelokKing Horn
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70 |
Early PoemsThe Dethe of the DuchesseOther
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78 |
Piers Plowman Gower
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99 |
graveLord Berners
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115 |
MiltonJeremy TaylorThomas Fuller
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303 |
CrashawHerbertVaughanHerrick
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328 |
CongreveVanbrughGeorge Far
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358 |
Alexander PopePriorGayAmbrose
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382 |
SteeleAddisonSwiftDe Foe
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394 |
Edward YoungJames Thomson
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422 |
Thomas ChattertonWilliam Cowper
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434 |
The Great Novelists Richardson
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458 |
Malory
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124 |
48
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139 |
Popular Poetry Ballads
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147 |
HeywoodRalph Roister Doister
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153 |
The Earl
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163 |
Spenser
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172 |
бо
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214 |
Beaumont and FletcherChapman
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242 |
Hooker
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265 |
Minor Lyrists
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283 |
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