British Writers: William Langland to the English Bible, Volumes 1-8This collection of critical essays covers hundreds of writers who have made significant contributions to British, Irish, and Commonwealth literature from the 14th century to the present day. The contributors analyze many individual works and engage the reader withtheir distinctive themes and stylistic. Introductory essays and chronological tables open each volume and provide historical background. |
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... Boswell , Esq . ( London , 1769 ) , Boswell's share of this is uncertain ; Verses , in the Character of a Corsican at Shakespeare's Jubilee , at Stratford - upon - Avon , Sept. 6 , 1769. By James Boswell , Esq . , broadsheet repr . or ...
... Boswell , Esq . ( London , 1769 ) , Boswell's share of this is uncertain ; Verses , in the Character of a Corsican at Shakespeare's Jubilee , at Stratford - upon - Avon , Sept. 6 , 1769. By James Boswell , Esq . , broadsheet repr . or ...
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... Boswell ; nine volumes have followed so far . This series is the trade edition , a reprint for the general public of the more interesting papers . There is also a limited deluxe issue of this edition , but only the first volume - the ...
... Boswell ; nine volumes have followed so far . This series is the trade edition , a reprint for the general public of the more interesting papers . There is also a limited deluxe issue of this edition , but only the first volume - the ...
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... Boswell and Croker ; T. Carlyle , " Boswell's Life of Johnson , " in Fraser's Magazine ( May 1832 ) , repr . in Carlyle's Critical and Miscellaneous Essays ( Boston , 1838 ; London , 1839 ) , praises Boswell , largely for his hero ...
... Boswell and Croker ; T. Carlyle , " Boswell's Life of Johnson , " in Fraser's Magazine ( May 1832 ) , repr . in Carlyle's Critical and Miscellaneous Essays ( Boston , 1838 ; London , 1839 ) , praises Boswell , largely for his hero ...
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