volume is the result of long experience in a large school which combines the features of a Latin and an English High School. It illustrates the work in preparation for the study of the great authors, in verse and prose, who have made the most distinctive contribution to English literature and life. When the pupil has gained a general view of the field of English literature, a speaking acquaintance with the authors, and an idea of the principles of literary evolution which this book reveals, he is ready for extended study of those artists whose work is central and formative in each period, the great classics of our literature. While the book is thus intended to be an introduction through types - only a means to the end of forming permanent literary friendships - it is fairly representative of the best to be found in English literary art from Chaucer to Arnold, and hence it has a value of its own.The annotation is confined to the purpose of naturally leading the pupil to look for those principles which are fundamental, such as will guide him into broader fields of literature, history, and criticism - happy pastures in which he may range at will.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.

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