Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-03-15
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ENGLIsH LITERATURE OF THE 18TH CENTURY

Now Edition.
II 81. BIDDLE, No South Fifth street.
f.. Philadelphia have recently published n ncw
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 as
for private reading BY Charles D. Cleveland.
The Compendium Of English Literature by Prof
Cleveland, comprises biographical sketches and So
Iections from tho writings OF English authors, from
the fourteenth to the eighteenth century, chronology
cay arranged together with copious Notes, explain
atory, illustrative, DC. The volume now advertised
which ia arranged on tho same plan as the Com
pondiumn comprises in its list Of authors such as
fourished in the eighteenth century but died in tho
present together with those strictly OF the ninc-
teenth century, whether living or dead
The present edition Of English Literature OF the
Nineteenth Century contains biographical sketches
ana selections from the writings of hundred and
six authors the names Of twenty seven OF whom did
not appear in the table OF contents Of the former ed
tion together with many improvements throughout
the volume.
prof C,s two volumes of English Literature arc
now extensively used as textbooks in colleges, acad
cmes and the higher class OF scinaries, throughout
tho United States The following opinions relative
to English Literature of tho Ninotpenth Century,
arc selected from large number equally commenda-
tory of the work
From Pyof CAauncey A. Goodrich, d. d., Of Yais
Cokege
II consider Prof Cleveland's English Literature
Of the Nineteenth Century an appropriate sequel to
his Compendium The author ha, shown the same
lust and delicate appreciation of literary excellencc
in this rs in the former volume and, rs 1t reaches
down to our times it will be still more interesting to
large portion Of the public, and especially to the
young Few persons can understand what nm. amount
of reading thought nice discrimination and labori
GUS COZ densation of knowledge are requisite to the
production Of such work and just in proportion as
men toll more extensively in this field will be the
estimate they will put upon this result OF the autnors
laboB.'
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Nineteenth Century and like it exceedingly 1t
is extremely well and fairly done. The biographical
notices just and discriminating; and while tney
are long enough to crafty the curiosity wo have to
know something of an author they are 50 spirited as
to awaken desire to know more. The selections
are admirable. i have adopted the work as . text
oook for ny first class every individual OF which Is
now preparing under its guidancs to give fuller
account Of the writings of some one chosen author
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English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century
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our language There is nothing in It would omit
and yet it is not too large for popular USE consid
orinc the very brief limits to which you wore obliged
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richness Of your biogra phical details. Your most
difficult and desate task, however was the critical
judgment to be passed. upcn each author; and here
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