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1) Walden
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English
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"In honor of the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau's birth, this edition of Walden features an introduction and annotations by renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben. 'We need to understand that when Thoreau sat in the dooryard of his cabin 'from sunrise till noon, rapt in a revery, in undisturbed solitude and stillness, while the birds sang around or flitted noiseless through the house,' he was offering counsel and example exactly suited for our...
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Pocket library of English literature volume 6
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Macmillan
Pub. Date
1892
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English
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G. Bell and sons
Pub. Date
1896
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English
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Master of the heroic couplet, Alexander Pope is widely considered the greatest English verse satirist. This insightful volume examines Pope's life and work alongside the work of his contemporaries-Matthew Prior, William Somerville, Daniel Defoe, Joseph Addison, and many other poets and prose writers.
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Eighteenth-century sources for the study of English literature volume roll 38, item 9
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English
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English
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This 1897 volume is a survey of British literature from 1830 to 1870. Of this period, Walker writes: "Next to the eighteenth century, the age of Tennyson has been the most critical in our literature." Includes studies of the works of Carlyle, Tennyson, Dickens, Thackeray, the Bröntes, Macaulay, and Arnold among others.
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Eighteenth-century sources for the study of English literature volume roll 130
Publisher
Hutchinson & Co
Pub. Date
1906
Language
English
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Eighteenth-century sources for the study of English literature volume roll 127
Home university library of modern knowledge volume no. 59
Home university library of modern knowledge volume no. 59
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English
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English
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Of events in Cardinal Newman's life -- Introduction -- Knowledge its own end -- What is a university?(Historical sketches) -- Site of a university (Historical sketches) -- Portrait of a gentleman (Idea of a university) -- Knowledge and learning(Idea of a university) -- Benefits of university training (Idea of a university) -- Poetry (Essays critical and historical) -- Who's to blame? (Discussions and arguments) -- The Northmen(Historical sketches)...
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"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...
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