Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-13
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RN0LIsH LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY.

NOW Euitoh.
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stereotype edition Of
English Literature Of the Ninstsenth Century,
On tho 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 u. Cleveland
The Compendium of English Literature =" by Prof
Cleveland. comprises biographical sketches ana 80
lections from tho writings Of English authors, from
the fourteenth to the eighteenth century, chronology
cally arranged together with copious Notes. explain
atory illustrative Gc. The volume now advertised,
which il arranged on the same plan as the Com
pondiumn comprises in its list Of authors such as
ourished in the eighteenth century but died in tho
present; together with those strictly OF the nme-
teenth century, whether living or doad.
The present edition Of English Literature OF the
Nineteenth Century contains biograpnical sketcnes
and selections from the writings OF one hundred and
six authors the names Of twenty seven OF whom did
not appear in the table Of contents of the former ed
ton together with many improvements throughout
the volume
now extensively used textbooks In colleges acad-
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the United States. The following opinions rchtiye
to "English Literature of tho Nineteenth Centnry,
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tory Of tho work:
From Pref Chan,cey A. Goodrieh, d. d., Of Yale
College.
i consider Prof Ceyeland'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 MS in tho former volume; and rs it reaches
down to our times it will be still interesting to
largo portion Of the public, and especially to the
Young. Few persons can understand what an amount
Of reading thought nice discrimination, and labori-
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estimate they will put upon this result of the author
labon."
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is extremely well and fairly done The biograpncai
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are admirable. have adopted the work rs q text
now preparing, under its guidance, to give fuller
account of the writings of some one chosen author
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