, 1881-01-22

Nf,,su,,m acquired tlie Grenvtile Library of
% ,2}9 volMtilns IN 1850 tho library ,cofl-
talned 400, ,o2o volan,es. Tln,. sceo,,d volame
C;nrrrspondcncc, nnd ei1'ls with panlzzi's
ST.. Fngan upjrnrs 10 l,arel,a MI almost I'M
lIsnli"! a'!tonnt II ma!rria! ut !'is disposal,
an'I to Hnnd purpose. Whether these ynl-
i,nts wi s,rt,vr rs Interesting nr ns rcatln'lic
I" nIerira' 1ratsrss ny tll,y VIII !" l''!iiz2Fs
if!.%.:ltizrns s ,'"'?iti!; rn i5iiis' @
tilt! this wnrk !As - much 10 sty about rs
rise. progrrss, M!At history. thar we tosbt not
MANY naE''s Will ba W!SNstl Hycr ~ tlleI! rs
tim t'oes tI1t apttar 70 f"r'h III Integral trri
nj tile wnrE. nlllln,1gl, .rscrl'.,t on tue tIif,-
I.nIe II tlaHrs mt nce0i,lpully tic two vol
unles ntrta.iy na.Civetl.
Published III Dostol by lIouglton, AIirtin
& CO.
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we l,aye construed the statements III the
preface Alright, Is IL give brief but cnlpre-
hnllstyu survey of English l'lcraturc-or
rnthcr Ut that hrntlrI, Uf II w!trh sn defines
rs huittc iiterAture--i II fNlntfar style for tie
esWriat benefit OF the Young, by whom It Is
lnuetl that tlie work will l)e used ms I, class
M'Uk. Tits attempt was III oie sense not
difficult TASK ssnco II tli,l not require origin
aitty or research. That Is to sny: works 0n
English literature bring abundant and cor-
crfng tho entire Held, 1t WIS UNNECESSARY to
consult original manuscripts II, urtier to Oh
tn'li a'' ol,l:'o'i rs to tie position aud in'l,'-
fIs f " on W9 @ oer te sIrsf @ p'%rs r Nsnng WSls s
son proposed lo arbitrarily omit all histc-
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writer's Except shcil as h''o cohss1cfea 10
turc,r the work of SELECTION rgouIre,l tic cx-
rrcfsc nf ro,ni Judgment ou,j sl;llt. SIN nro.
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sse ~, s,,u s',"M NY ,o s'"' ta y! 'a.ttu,e ny te
first Third Ut illis century," but she
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~ ,,,ar, ,,.i,ar, !, Ana .,,,, ,,,,itu t,,o
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ltternture," but were Mrs. Nicl'artlsoll's
book accepted rs a standard. 1t would be
iIlljcult to assign tic ,!lcc "ju thu archives
81 literature 10 Mllich many o' r,e au,!,ors
sl'e l'ns written about betting. ihe crltleaI
opn!on Is often left 10 TIC render to for1n for
himself himself, and Ereat dea! san b. ,.,, ss1a i,9 1bout
Miss Milford. Mrs. Core, Miss MNrtlneAli,
q. =. Il. Jaines, Lever, Lover, Mrs. TrolloW,
Mrs. Cratk, i}u1wcr, Charlotte nrontc,
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