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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... York , and was married to a woman whom his mother believed to have money , the elder Mrs. Sterne decided to come with her daughter to England to live at her son's expense . The story of the persecutions he suffered over a period of ...
... York , and was married to a woman whom his mother believed to have money , the elder Mrs. Sterne decided to come with her daughter to England to live at her son's expense . The story of the persecutions he suffered over a period of ...
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... York ; and he dined at Windsor Castle , on the occasion of the in- stallation of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick as Knight of the Garter . Among his new friends in the world of the arts was David Garrick , the manager of the Drury Lane ...
... York ; and he dined at Windsor Castle , on the occasion of the in- stallation of Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick as Knight of the Garter . Among his new friends in the world of the arts was David Garrick , the manager of the Drury Lane ...
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... ( York , 1747 ) , sermon ; The Abuses of Conscience ( York , 1750 ) , sermon ; A Political Romance [ The History of a Good Warm Watch - Coat ] ( York , 1759 ) , polemics ; The Life and Opin- ions of Tristram Shandy , Gentleman , 9 vols ...
... ( York , 1747 ) , sermon ; The Abuses of Conscience ( York , 1750 ) , sermon ; A Political Romance [ The History of a Good Warm Watch - Coat ] ( York , 1759 ) , polemics ; The Life and Opin- ions of Tristram Shandy , Gentleman , 9 vols ...
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