Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-04-19
CLEvEIANDS
ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY

ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY.
Now Edition.
L G. 4 J. BIDDLE, No. 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 as wei ms
for private reading. BY Charles d. Cleveland.
The Compendium Of English Literature, by Prof
Cleveland, comprises biographical sketches and
ections 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 same plan rs the Com
pendulum" comprises In its list Of authors such ms
hourshed in the eighteenth century bat died In the
present together with those strictly OF the 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 hundred and
six authors, the names Of twentyseven OF whom did
not appear in the table OF contents Of the former ed
ton /; together with many improvements throughout
the volume.
Prof C.'s two volumes Of English Literature are
now extensively used text books in colleges acad
emies and the higher class Of semnares, throughout
the United States. The following opinions relative
to English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century"
are selected from large number equally comnenda-
tory Of the work
From Prot. Chimney A. Goodyicl, ID. d., Of YAH
Coilege.
81 consider Prof Cleveland'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 as in the former volume and, as IL reaches
down to times, 1t viii be still more interesting to
n large portion Of the public, and especially 10 the
young. Few persons understand what an amount
Of reading. thought, nice discrimination and labor
densation Of knowledge arc requisite TO the
production OF such work and just in proportion
men toll more extensively in this field will be the
estimate they viii put upon this result OF tho authors
labors"
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Nineteenth Century, and like IL exceedingly IL
IN extremely well and fairly done Tho biographical
notices are just and Discriminating and while they
are long crough To crafty the curiosity we have 10
know something Of an author, they so spirited
20 awaken n desire To know The selections
are admirable. 1 have adopted the work text
nook for my first LASS every individual of which is
now preparing under its guidance, TO give fuller
account Of the writings Of some ono chosen author
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English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century
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Judgment to lie passed up each author; and here
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