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CLEvELAND'S
ENGLIsH LITERATURE OF THE 10TH CENTURY

Now Edition.
TS c. III BIDDLE, No 6 South Fifth street.
II. Philadelphia. have recently published new
stereotype edition OF
English Literature Of the Ninsteenth Century,
On the plan of the authors Compendium of English
Literature" and supplementary to it. Designed for
colleges and advanced classes in schools vel as
for private reading. BY Charles d. Cleveland.
The " Compendium OF English Literature " by Prof
Cleveland. comprises biographical sketches and So
ections from tho writings OF English authors, from
the fourteenth to the eighteenth century chronology
calIy arranged together with copious Notes. explain
atory, illustrative, &C. The volume now advertised
which is arranged on the same plan as the Com
pendulum" comprises in It's list OF authors such as
hourished in the eighteenth century bat d,sa in the
present together with those strictly Of tho nine
teenth century, whether living or dead.
The present edition Of English Literature of the
Nineteenth Century contains biographical sketches
and selections from the writings Of one handred and
six authors the names of twenty yseven OF whom did
not appear in the table of contents Of the former ed
tion; together with many improvements throughout
the volume.
Prof C.'s two volumes of English Literature arc
now extensively used as books in colleges, acad
cmies, and the higher class OF seminares, throughout
the United States The following opinion. relative
to English Literature of tho Nineteenth Century"
ars selected from largo number equally commenda-
tory Of the work:
From Prof Ch0nneey A. Goodrich, d. d., Of Yale
College
IT consider Prof Clevcland's English Literature
Of the Nineteenth Century an appropriate sequel to
his Compendium. The author has shown tho same
lust and delicate appreciation OF literary excellence
in this rs in the former volume; and, it reaches
down to our times it will be still more interesting to
largo portion of the public, and especially to the
young. Few persons can understand what an amount
of re readng, thought nice discrimination, and labor-
GUS COZ densation of knowledge requisite to the
production Of such work and just in proportion rs
men toll more extensively in this field, will be tho
estimate they win put upon this result OF the author
labos"
From. George B. Emerson, Esq, Of Boston
"I have examined your English Literature of the
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is extremely well and fairly DONE The biographical
notices just and discriminating; and, while they
long eoough to crafty the curiosity We havc to
know something of author they are SO spirited as
to awaken desire to know more. Ths selections
arc admirable have adopted the work as q text
book for my first class every individual OF which is
now preparing, under its guidance, to give faller
account Of tho writings of some one chosen author"
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"I have examined with much care, and still great
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English Literature of the Nineteenth Century \
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ostr Language. There is nothing in it would omit,
and yst it is not too large for popular use. Consid
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to condne yourself am surprised at the funess and
richness Of your biographical details. Your most
difficult and deli,ate task however, tho critical
judgment to be passed. up each author; and here
think you have been very happy discriminating
and Just and yet kind. But would feel that
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true ought be considered Of little worth, could
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its high moral tone and eminenty Christian spirit
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Nineteenth Century"
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