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CLEvELANDT
ENGLIsH IITKRATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY

CLEV ELANDT +
ENGIIsH LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY
Now Edition.
II C&J BIDDLE, No. 8 South Fifth street,
IL. Philadelphia, have recently published new,
stereotype edition of
English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century,
On the plan of the authors Compendium of English
Literature, and supplementary to it. Designed for
colleges and advanced classes in schools rs vel NJ
for private reading. By Charles ID. Cleveland
The Compendium Of English Literature, " by Prof
Cleveland. comprises biographical sketches and
lections from the writings Of English authors from
the fourteenth to the eighteenth century, chronology
cally arranged together with copious Notes, explain
atory illustrative, &c. The volume now advertised,
which Is arranged on the plan as the " Com
pendulum" comprises In its list of authors such as
ourshed in the eighteenth century, but died In tho
present together with those strictly Of the nine-
tcenth 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 hundred and
six authors, the names Of twenty Of whom did
appear in the table Of contents of the former ed
ton together with many improvements throughout
the volume
Prof Ca two volumes Of English Literature are
extensively used text books in colleges acad-
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the United States. The following opinions relative
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selected from large number equally commenda-
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From, Pref Chouncey A. Goodrich, ID. d., Of Yais
C6llsgs
II consider Prof Clegcland's English Literature
Of the Nineteenth Century appropriate sequel TO
his Compendium. The author has shown the same
Just and delicate appreciation of literary excellence
In this in the former volumei and, II reaches
down to timos II will be still more interesting to
large portion OF the public, and especially TO the
young. Few persons understand what amount
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men toll more extensively in this field, will be the
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labon"
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u extremely well and fairly done The biographical
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English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century,
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