Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-04
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EHGIIsH LlTERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY.

#E Now Edition.
T C.GJ BIDDLE, No South Fifth street,
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stereotype edition Of
English Literature of TIE Nineteenth Century,
On the plan Of the authors Compendium Of English
Literature and supplementary to it, Designed for
colleges and advanced classes in schools as wei as
for private reading By Charles .. Cleveland.
The Compendium of English Literature, by Prof
Cleveland, comprises biographical sketches and So
ections from the writings Of English authors, from
the fourteenth to the eighteenth century chr0nol0gi
cally arranged together with copious Notes explain
ntory illustrative, &C. The volume now advertised,
which is arranged on tho same plan as the " Com
psndum,n comprises in its list Of authors such as
hourshed in the eighteenth century but died in the
present together with those strictly Of the nine
tcenth century, whether living or dead
The present edition Of English Literature OF the
Nineteenth Centary contains biographical sketches
and selectons from the writings of one hundred and
six aathors, the names Of twenty seven Of whom dd
not appear i'm the table OF contents OF the former odi
tion; together with many improvements throughout
the volume.
Prof ca two volumes Of English Literature arc
now extensively used textbooks in colleges aead-
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the United States. The following opinions relative
10 "Engsh Literature Of the Nineteenth Century,
are selected from large number equally commenda-
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Prom Prof Chauncsy A. Goodrich, y. d., Of Yale
College.
Il
of the Nineteenth Century appropriate sequel to
his Compendium The author has shown the same
Just and delicate appreciation OF literary excellence
In this rs in tho former volume; and, as It reaches
down to times it will be still more interesting 20
a large portion of the public, and especially to the
young. Few persons understand what an amount
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labors."
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