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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... appeared ; additional bibliographical information may be found in the standard modern eds . of Pope's writings , notably in the Twickenham ed .; E. A. Abbott , A Concor- dance to the Works of Alexander Pope ( London , 1875 ; facs . repr ...
... appeared ; additional bibliographical information may be found in the standard modern eds . of Pope's writings , notably in the Twickenham ed .; E. A. Abbott , A Concor- dance to the Works of Alexander Pope ( London , 1875 ; facs . repr ...
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... appeared at Guildford Races with Joseph Warton , both " in very high spirits , " planning a joint volume of odes , for his share in which Collins would demand at least ten guineas from the publisher . Perhaps because of this exorbi ...
... appeared at Guildford Races with Joseph Warton , both " in very high spirits , " planning a joint volume of odes , for his share in which Collins would demand at least ten guineas from the publisher . Perhaps because of this exorbi ...
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... appeared independently of eds . of the works . R. H. Cromek , Reliques of Robert Burns ( London , 1808 ) , not strictly a biography but contains some important bio- graphical material ; J. G. Lockhart , Life of Robert Burns ( London ...
... appeared independently of eds . of the works . R. H. Cromek , Reliques of Robert Burns ( London , 1808 ) , not strictly a biography but contains some important bio- graphical material ; J. G. Lockhart , Life of Robert Burns ( London ...
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