Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-21
GI.EvELAND's
TNGIIsH LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY.

Now Edition.
II C.4J. BIDDLE, No 0 South Fifth street,
IL. PhiIadelphia, have recently published now,
stereotype edition Of
English Literature Of The Nineteenth Century,
On the plan Of the authors Compendium Of English
Literature,r and supplementary to It. Designed lot
colleges and advanced Glasses in schools as wei as
for private reading BY Charles D. Cleveland.
The Compendium OF English Literature." by Prof
Cleveland comprises biographical sketches and So
lections from tho writings Of English authors, from
the fourteenth to the eighteenth century cnronoiogi
callv arranged together with copious Notes explain
atory. illustrative &c. The volume now advertised.
which Is arranged ON the same plan as the Com
pendium," comprises in its list Of authors such as
Aourished in the eighteenth century bat drd in the
togs.hsT wsn SSs InGSs - srfS SaaS As
Tho present edition Of English Literature Of the
Nineteenth Century contains biographical sketches
aud selections from the writings OF one hundred ana
six authors. the names Of twentyseyen Of whom did
not appear in the table Of contents Of the former ed
ton together with many improvements throughout
the volume. "a
PROT. ca two volumes of English Literature are
now extensively used textbooks In colleges, acad
cmes and the higher class Of seminares, throughout
the United States The following opinions relative
to .sEnglsh Literature Of tho Nineteenth Century,
are selected from large number equally cominenda-
tory of the work;
From P,sf. Chauacey A.. Gooa,ieh, p. D, Of Yale
gCOfffgG. t
M consider Prof. Cleveland's English Literature
Of tho Nineteenth Century On appropriate sequel to
his Compendium The author has shown the same
lust and delicate appreciation of literary excellence
in this in the former volume; and, as II rcacnes
down TO our times it will be still more interesting to
q large portion Of the public, and especially 70 the
young Few persons can understand what an amount
Of reading, thought, nice discrimination. and labor-
ous cor densation of knowledge requisite to the
production Of such work and just in proportion as
mon toll more extensively in this field, will be tho
estimate they will put upon this result OF the authors
laboB."
From George b. Emerson, Esq, Of Boston
III have cxamined your English Literature Of the
Nineteenth Century, and like it exceedingly It
Is extremely well and fairly DONE The biographical
notices arc just and discriminating and, while they
are long enough to crafty the curiosity We have TO
know something Of author they are so spirited as
to awaken q desire to know more. The selections
are admirable / have adopted the work as text
nook for nv first class every individual Of which s
now preparing under its guidance, to give a. fuller
account Of the writings Of some one chosen author
From Rep. B. p. Aydeioft, d. d., Of Cincinnati.
II have examined with much care, and still great
er pleasure, and, trust not little proht, your
English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century
II is believe, the richest coileriion 81 gems "a
our language. There il nothing in It would omit,
and yet it is not too large for popular use Consid
erng the very brief limits to which you were Obliged
to confne yourself am surprised ut the funoss and
richness Of your biographical details. Your most
difficult and deIicate task however, was the critical
judgment to be passed upon each author; and here
/ think you have been very ppy-dscrimnsting
and just, and yet kind, But would iccl that
Whatever / have said about the volume, however
true ought to be considered Of little worth, could
not add--as checrfully do-a stroag testimony to
its high moral tone and eminently Christian spirit
The general reader cannot fail TO be interested the
student profted the scholar delighted, and the man
Of picty peased with your English Literature of the
Nineteenth Century"
For saio by the publishers, at Philadelphia by O.
M Saxton, New York; Phillips, Sampson, Co,
Boston cushings Bailey, Baltimore John ..
EFT 4 Co. Cleveland; and by booksellers generally
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