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CLEvELANDy
ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY

Now Edition.
y Cal. BIDDLE No. 6 South Fifth street,
Il. Philadelphia, have recently published now,
stereotype edition Of
English Literature Of Tie Nineteenth Century
On tho plan Of tho authors Compendium of English
Litorature,n and supplementary 20 it. Designed for
colleges and advanced classes in schools well rs
for private reading. BY Charles d. Cleveland.
The Compendium Of English Literature, by Prof
Cleveland comprises biographical sketches and &C.
Icctions from tho writings Of English authors from
tho fourteenth TO the eighteenth century, chronology
cay arranged together with copious Notes, explain
atory, illustrative, &C. The volume now advertised,
which is arranged on tho same plan as the Com
pendulum comprises in its list OF authors such MS
aourished in the eighteenth century, bat died In tho
present together with those strictly Of tho nine
teenth century, whether living or dead.
Tho present edition Of English Literature Of the
Nineteenth Century contains biographical sketches
and selections from the writings Of hundred and
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 textbooks in colleges acad
emos and the higher class Of scmnaries throughout
the United States. The following opinions relative
10 English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century"
selected from large number equally commenda-
tory Of the work:
From P,ef. Channeey A; Goodrich, ID. d., Of Ya1
" I consider Prof. CIevcland's English Literature
Of the Nineteenth Century appropriate sequel to
his Compendium. Tho author has shown the same
just and dclicato appreciation Of literary excellence
in this In the former volume; and, IL reaches
down TO times IL will be still more interesting to
n largo portion Of the public, and especially TO the
young Few persons can understand what an amount
Of reading, thought nice discrimination, and labori
GUS cor densation Of knowledge requisite to the
production OF such work and just in proportion
mon toll more extensively in this field, will be tho
estimate they will put upon this result of tho authors
labors."
From George y. Emerson, Esq, Of Boston.
81 have examined your English Literature Of tho
Nineteenth Century, and like II exceedingly IL
il extremely well and fairly dono Tho biographical
notices are just and discriminating and, whilc they
are long enough 10 crafty tho curiosity wo have TO
know something Of author, they are so spirited
TO awaken desire 10 know more. The selections
are admirable. have adopted the work as a text
book for my first class every individual Of which Is
now preparing, undor it's guidance, 10 give fuller
account Of tho writings Of some one chosen author"
From Rev. d. p. AydeiOtf, ID. d., Of Cincinnati.
II have examined with much care, and still great
or pleasure and, / trust. not little profit, your
English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century?
IL u.s. believe, tho richest collection Of genus IN
osv language There Ia nothing in IL would omit,
and yet II is not too large for popular Consid-
orine the very brief limits 10 which you obliged
TO conine yourself surprised Mt hefullncss and
richness Of your biographical details. Your most
difficult and delicate task, however, was tho critical
Judgment to be passed upen each author; and horc
think you have boon very happy discriminating
and Just, and yet kind. But would feel that
whatever I have said about tho volume, however
true, ought 10 be considered Of little worth could
not add-as checrfully do--a stroag testimony 10
its high moral tono and cminently Christian spirit
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Nineteenth Century,
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