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Henry A. BeersA Brief History of English and American Literature (March 31, 2009)

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LibriVox recording of A Brief History of English and American Literature, by Henry A. Beers. Read by Kalynda.

Henry Augustin Beers (1847-?), native of Buffalo, NY and professor of English at Yale, with the help of John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), Methodist bishop and first Chancellor of American University, has written a sweeping thousand 900 year history of English literature, up to the end of the 19th century. Although at times biased and sometimes misguided (as when he dismisses Mark Twain as a humorist noteworthy in his time but not for the ages), his research is sound and his criticism is interesting and quite often very balanced. In addition, the last chapter of each part is Hurst's synopsis of religious and theological literature in the language. This book is interesting for its point of view, but also useful as a jumping-off point for those interested in reading the classics. (Summary by Kalynda)

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Artist/Composer: Henry A. Beers
Date: 2009-03-31
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: LibriVox; audiobook; History; history of literature; Beers: English literature; American literature

Creative Commons license: Public Domain


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00 - Introduction, Preface 7.3 MB
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01 - Part 1, Chapter I - From the Conquest to Chaucer, 1066-1400 43.1 MB
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02 - Part 1, Chapter II - From Chaucer to Spenser, 1400-1599 43.6 MB
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03 - Part 1, Chapter III - The Age of Shakspere, 1564-1616 63.8 MB
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04 - Part 1, Chapter IV - The Age of Milton, 1608-1674 48.7 MB
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05 - Part 1, Chapter V - From the Restoration to the Death of Pope, 1660-1744 41.2 MB
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06 - Part 1, Chapter VI - From the Death of Pope to the French Revolution, 1744-1789 39.6 MB
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07 - Part 1, Chapter VII - From the French Revolution to the Death of Scott, 1789-1832 58.7 MB
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08 - Part 1, Chapter VIII - From the Death of Scott to the Present Time, 1832-1886 45.6 MB
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09 - Part 1, Chapter IX - Theological and Religious Literature in Great Britain 24.0 MB
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10 - Part 2, Preface & Chapter I - The Colonial Period, 1607-1765 58.8 MB
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11 - Part 2, Chapter II - The Revolutionary Period, 1765-1815 44.8 MB
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12 - Part 2, Chapter III - The Era of National Expansion, 1815-1837 43.5 MB
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13 - Part 2, Chapter IV - The Concord Writers, 1837-1861 49.8 MB
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14 - Part 2, Chapter V - The Cambridge Scholars, 1837-1861 50.2 MB
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15 - Part 2, Chapter VI - Literature in the Cities, 1837-1861 52.1 MB
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16 - Part 2, Chapter VII - Literature since 1861 53.4 MB
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17 - Part 2, Chapter VIII - Theological and Religious Literature in America 23.6 MB
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