This comprehensive anthology of English prose features critical introductions by leading scholars and thinkers of the time. Covering ten centuries of English literature, Craik's work is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and general readers who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of English prose. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America ...
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This comprehensive anthology of English prose features critical introductions by leading scholars and thinkers of the time. Covering ten centuries of English literature, Craik's work is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and general readers who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the evolution of English prose. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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None. Very Good. Four leather bound volumes of Henry Craik's English Prose Selections. The first four of five volumes of English Prose Selections, edited by Henry Craik. Â The first volume is a first edition copy and the other three copies are reprints. Â the volumes include critical introductions by various writers and general introductions to each period. The aim of the collection is to show the growth and development of English prose by extracts from the principal and most characteristic writers. Â The first volume (1893) includes work from the fourteenth to the sixteenth century, including that of Chaucer, Sir Thomas Moore and Sir Walter Raleigh. The second volume (1920) covers from the sixteen to the restoration, with works by Francis Bacon and John Donne. Volume three (1922)explores the seventeenth century with works by Andrew Marvell, Sir Isaac Newton and Defoe. Volume iv (1920) explores the eighteenth century with works by David Hume and Henry Fielding. Â In full calf bindings. Externally, very smart with some rubbing to the spines, especially the head and tails. Mark to the front board of volume i. Previous owner bookplate to the front pastedowns of all volumes for S. M. Storey. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good.
