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

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	7.32 MB	3.82 MB	3.66 MB
01 - Part 1, Chapter I - From the Conquest to Chaucer, 1066-1400	43 MB	22 MB	22 MB
02 - Part 1, Chapter II - From Chaucer to Spenser, 1400-1599	44 MB	24 MB	22 MB
03 - Part 1, Chapter III - The Age of Shakspere, 1564-1616	64 MB	32 MB	32 MB
04 - Part 1, Chapter IV - The Age of Milton, 1608-1674	49 MB	25 MB	24 MB
05 - Part 1, Chapter V - From the Restoration to the Death of Pope, 1660-1744	41 MB	22 MB	21 MB
06 - Part 1, Chapter VI - From the Death of Pope to the French Revolution, 1744-1789	40 MB	21 MB	20 MB
07 - Part 1, Chapter VII - From the French Revolution to the Death of Scott, 1789-1832	59 MB	32 MB	29 MB
08 - Part 1, Chapter VIII - From the Death of Scott to the Present Time, 1832-1886	46 MB	24 MB	23 MB
09 - Part 1, Chapter IX - Theological and Religious Literature in Great Britain	24 MB	13 MB	12 MB
10 - Part 2, Preface & Chapter I - The Colonial Period, 1607-1765	59 MB	32 MB	29 MB
11 - Part 2, Chapter II - The Revolutionary Period, 1765-1815	45 MB	24 MB	22 MB
12 - Part 2, Chapter III - The Era of National Expansion, 1815-1837	44 MB	24 MB	22 MB
13 - Part 2, Chapter IV - The Concord Writers, 1837-1861	50 MB	27 MB	25 MB
14 - Part 2, Chapter V - The Cambridge Scholars, 1837-1861	50 MB	27 MB	25 MB
15 - Part 2, Chapter VI - Literature in the Cities, 1837-1861	52 MB	28 MB	26 MB
16 - Part 2, Chapter VII - Literature since 1861	53 MB	29 MB	27 MB
17 - Part 2, Chapter VIII - Theological and Religious Literature in America	24 MB	13 MB	12 MB

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