Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-02-02
CLEvELAND'S
ENGLISH LITERATURE OF THE 18th CENTURY

Now Edition.
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English Literature Of the Ninetsenth Century
On the plan Of the authors Compendium OF English
Literature !" and supplementary TO IT, Designed for
colleges and advanced classes in schools as wci as
for private reading BY Charles ID. Cleveland.
The '.Compendium Of English Literature by Prof
Cleveland comprises biographical sketches anu So
lections from the writings Of English authors, from
the fourteenth the eighteenth century, chronology
cay arranged together with copious Notes, explain
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which is arranged on the same plan ms the Com
pondium.v comprises In its list Of authors such as
aourished in the eighteenth century but did in the
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 hundred and
six authors the names Of twenty seven Of whom did
not appear In the table Of contents OF the former edi
ton together with many improvements throughout
the volume.
now extensively used as textbooks 10 colleges acad
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ara selected from large number equally commenda-
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From Pyof Channceu A. Gooltich, d. d.. of Yafe
College.
III consider Prof. Cleveland's English Literature
Of the Nineteenth Century an appropriate seqnei 10
his Compendium. The author has shown the sam .
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down to our times it will be still more interesting TO
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