num_pages: 192
description: A lovingly illustrated survey of the greatest manuscripts of the English language takes readers on a fascinating tour of these influential texts, presenting reproductions of Beowulf, Sylvia Plath's collection of poems, Ariel, and Virginia Woolf's Dalloway, among many others. 30,000 first printing.
language: English
title: 1,000 Years of English Literature: A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts
titlecomplete: 1,000 Years of English Literature: A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts
genres: Books About Books, Reference, Nonfiction, Literature, History
ratings_count: 24
publisher: Harry N. Abrams