Excerpt from Outlines of English LiteratureIt is proposed that this volume. Shall be followed by a second, nearly similar in bulk, and divided 'into the same number of chapters, containing a selection of choice passages from the writers treated of in these pages, and forming a Ohiestomatkia to be read with the biographical and critical account of each author. The student will, therefore, at once have before him a distinct view of the literary character and genius of each great writer, and striking extracts from that writer's works, he will thus be insensibly led, not only to form his taste and fill his memory with beautiful imagesi'and thoughts, but to acquire a clearer notion of the peculiar merits of each author than he could obtain from the meagre and unconnected fragments to be found in the existing col lections of English prose and verse.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.