A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2
This second volume of J. M. D. Meiklejohn's Brief History of the English Language and Literature, a textbook for schools from the 1880s, covers the history of the language and then of the literature. The first part explains the periods of English, the growth of its vocabulary from many sources, the history of its grammar and specimens of English from different ages. The second part surveys English literature from its oldest poetry through the major writers of later centuries, and the book ends with chronological tables. Meiklejohn writes in short numbered sections, clearly and with a teacher's eye for what a student needs. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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