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A compendium of English literature, chronologically arranged, from Sir John Mandeville to William Cowper. Consisting of biographical sketches of the authors, choice selections from their works, with notes, explanatory and illustrative, and directing to the best editions and to various criticisms...

Charles Dexter Cleveland · 1847 · Scanned text

312,089 words · about 21 h 51 min to read

Period artwork: Interior of the Bodleian Library, 1845
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Author
Charles Dexter Cleveland
Language
English
Published
1847
Length
312,089 words · about 21 h 51 min
Sections
18 reader sections
Text
Scanned text, read from page scans by OCR; may contain errors
Rights
Public domain

 

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Front matter

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Contents

Sm John Mandeviile, 17

From the Prologue, 18

The Nails and Feet of the Chinese, 1 9 The Giraffe, 20

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