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A handbook of English literature

Print Book, English, [1897?]
Crosby Lockwood and Son, London, [1897?]
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xv, 384 pages ; 19 cm
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Appendix A. Extracts illustrative of the progress of the language previous to 1600
B. The 'Canterbury tales'
C. The plays of Shakespeare
D. 'Paradise lost' and 'Paradise regained'
E.A brief dictionary of deceased minor authors, &c., giving the dates of their births and deaths, the reigns in which they wrote, and the titles of some of their chief works (p. [306]-364)
General index
"This Manual was first issued in 1874 as one of a series intended primarily to assist candidates in preparing for the Civil Service examinations"--"Preface."