English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World
Author: first_name: William J.
last_name: Long
Language: English
Year: 1909

This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has three specific aims. The first is to create or to encourage in every student the desire to read the best books, and to know literature itself rather than what has been written about literature. The second is to interpret literature both personally and historically, that is, to show how a great book generally reflects not only the author's life and thought but a