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Outlines of English and American Literature: An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They LivedLong, William J. (William Joseph)

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Outlines of English and American Literature: An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived

Name: Outlines of English and American Literature: An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived
Author: Long, William J. (William Joseph)

Long, William J. (William Joseph)

American literature -- History and criticism; English literature -- History and criticism

_Wordsworth_. Life, by Myers (English Men of Letters Series),
    by Raleigh. Herford, The Age of Wordsworth; Rannie, Wordsworth and
    his Circle; Sneath, Wordsworth, Poet of Nature and Poet of Man.
    Essays, by Lowell, in Among My Books; by M. Arnold, in Essays in
    Criticism; by Pater, in Appreciations; by L. Stephen, in Hours in a
    Library; by Hutton, in Literary Essays; by Bagehot, in Literary
    Studies.

    _Coleridge_. Life, by Traill (E. M. of L.), by Hall Caine
    (Great Writers Series). Brandl, Coleridge and the English Romantic
    Movement. Essays, by Woodberry, in Makers of Literature; by Shairp,
    in Studies in Poetry and Philosophy; by Forster, in Great Teachers;
    by Dowden, in New Studies.

    _Scott_. Life, by Hutton (E. M. of L.), by Lockhart (5 vols.),
    by Yonge (Great Writers), by Saintsbury, by Hudson, by Andrew Lang.
    Jack, Essay on the Novel as Illustrated by Scott and Miss Austen.
    Essays, by Stevenson, in Memories and Portraits; by Swinburne, in
    Studies in Prose and Poetry; by Hazlitt, in The Spirit of the Age;
    by Saintsbury, in Essays in English Literature.

    _Byron_. Life, by Noel (Great Writers), by Nicol (E. M. of
    L.). Hunt, Lord Byron and his Contemporaries. Essays by Macaulay,
    M. Arnold, Hazlitt, Swinburne.

    _Shelley_. Life, by Symonds (E. M. of L.), by Shairp, by
    Dowden, by W. M. Rossetti. Salt, A Shelley Primer. Essays by
    Dowden, Woodberry, M. Arnold, Bagehot, Forster, Hutton, L. Stephen.

    _Keats_. Life, by Colvin (E. M. of L.), by Rossetti, by
    Hancock. H. C. Shelley, Keats and his Circle; Masson, Wordsworth
    and Other Essays. Essays by De Quincey, Lowell, M. Arnold,
    Swinburne.

    _Charles Lamb_. Life, by Ainger (E. M. of L.), by Lucas.
    Fitzgerald, Charles Lamb; Talfourd, Memoirs of Charles Lamb. Essays
    by Woodberry, Pater, De Quincey.

    _De Quincey_. Life, by Masson (E. M. of L.), by Page. Hogg, De
    Quincey and his Friends; Findlay, Personal Recollections of De
    Quincey. Essays by Saintsbury, Masson, L. Stephen.

    _Jane Austen_. Life, by Malden, by Goldwin Smith, by Adams.
    Austen-Leigh, Memoir of Jane Austen; Mitton, Jane Austen and her
    Times; Hill, Jane Austen, her Home and her Friends; Jack, Essay on
    the Novel as Illustrated by Scott and Miss Austen. Essay by
    Howells, in Heroines of Fiction.




CHAPTER VIII

THE VICTORIAN AGE (1837-1901)


  The current sweeps the Old World,
  The current sweeps the New;
  The wind will blow, the dawn will glow,
  Ere thou hast sailed them through.

                       Kingsley, "A Myth"

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History

Outlines of English and American Literature: An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived

Long, William J. (William Joseph)

American literature -- History and criticism; English literature -- History and criticism

_Wordsworth_. Life, by Myers (English Men of Letters Series),
    by Raleigh. Herford, The Age of Wordsworth; Rannie, Wordsworth and
    his Circle; Sneath, Wordsworth, Poet of Nature and Poet of Man.
    Essays, by Lowell, in Among My Books; by M. Arnold, in Essays in
    Criticism; by Pater, in Appreciations; by L. Stephen, in Hours in a
    Library; by Hutton, in Literary Essays; by Bagehot, in Literary
    Studies.

    _Coleridge_. Life, by Traill (E. M. of L.), by Hall Caine
    (Great Writers Series). Brandl, Coleridge and the English Romantic
    Movement. Essays, by Woodberry, in Makers of Literature; by Shairp,
    in Studies in Poetry and Philosophy; by Forster, in Great Teachers;
    by Dowden, in New Studies.

    _Scott_. Life, by Hutton (E. M. of L.), by Lockhart (5 vols.),
    by Yonge (Great Writers), by Saintsbury, by Hudson, by Andrew Lang.
    Jack, Essay on the Novel as Illustrated by Scott and Miss Austen.
    Essays, by Stevenson, in Memories and Portraits; by Swinburne, in
    Studies in Prose and Poetry; by Hazlitt, in The Spirit of the Age;
    by Saintsbury, in Essays in English Literature.

    _Byron_. Life, by Noel (Great Writers), by Nicol (E. M. of
    L.). Hunt, Lord Byron and his Contemporaries. Essays by Macaulay,
    M. Arnold, Hazlitt, Swinburne.

    _Shelley_. Life, by Symonds (E. M. of L.), by Shairp, by
    Dowden, by W. M. Rossetti. Salt, A Shelley Primer. Essays by
    Dowden, Woodberry, M. Arnold, Bagehot, Forster, Hutton, L. Stephen.

    _Keats_. Life, by Colvin (E. M. of L.), by Rossetti, by
    Hancock. H. C. Shelley, Keats and his Circle; Masson, Wordsworth
    and Other Essays. Essays by De Quincey, Lowell, M. Arnold,
    Swinburne.

    _Charles Lamb_. Life, by Ainger (E. M. of L.), by Lucas.
    Fitzgerald, Charles Lamb; Talfourd, Memoirs of Charles Lamb. Essays
    by Woodberry, Pater, De Quincey.

    _De Quincey_. Life, by Masson (E. M. of L.), by Page. Hogg, De
    Quincey and his Friends; Findlay, Personal Recollections of De
    Quincey. Essays by Saintsbury, Masson, L. Stephen.

    _Jane Austen_. Life, by Malden, by Goldwin Smith, by Adams.
    Austen-Leigh, Memoir of Jane Austen; Mitton, Jane Austen and her
    Times; Hill, Jane Austen, her Home and her Friends; Jack, Essay on
    the Novel as Illustrated by Scott and Miss Austen. Essay by
    Howells, in Heroines of Fiction.




CHAPTER VIII

THE VICTORIAN AGE (1837-1901)


  The current sweeps the Old World,
  The current sweeps the New;
  The wind will blow, the dawn will glow,
  Ere thou hast sailed them through.

                       Kingsley, "A Myth"

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Outlines of English and American Literature: An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived

Outlines of English and American Literature: An Introduction to the Chief Writers of England and America, to the Books They Wrote, and to the Times in Which They Lived

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