This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Historical and Critical: With Illustrations of the Writings of Each Successive Period: for the Use of Schools and Academies; Original Published by: Eldredge & Brother in 1884 in 547 pages; Subjects: English literature; American literature; Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric; Literary Collections / American / General; Literary Criticism / General; Literary Criticism / American / General; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh;