CHARLES LAMB AND THE ESSAYS OF ELIA 38
Best Beloved of All the English Writers--Quaintest
and Tenderest Essayist Whose Work Appeals to All
Hearts.
DICKENS, THE FOREMOST OF NOVELISTS 47
More Widely Read Than Any Other Story-Teller--The
Greatest of the Modern Humorists Appeals to the
Readers of All Ages and Classes.
THACKERAY, GREATEST MASTER OF FICTION 56
The Most Accomplished Writer of His Century--Tender
Pathos Under an Affectation of Cynicism and Great Art
in Style and Characters.
CHARLOTTE BRONTE; HER TWO GREAT NOVELS 66
_Jane Eyre_ and _Villette_ are Touched With
Genius--The Tragedy of a Woman's Life That Resulted
in Two Stories of Passionate Revolt Against Fate.
GEORGE ELIOT AND HER TWO GREAT NOVELS 76
_Adam Bede_ and _The Mill on the Floss_--Her Early
Stories Are Rich in Character Sketches, With Much
Humor and Pathos.
RUSKIN, THE APOSTLE OF ART 87
Art Critic and Social Reformer--Best Books Are
_Modern Painters_, _The Seven Lamps_ and _The Stones
of Venice_.
TENNYSON LEADS THE VICTORIAN WRITERS 96
A Poet Who Voiced the Aspirations of His
Age--_Locksley Hall_, _In Memoriam_ and _The Idylls
of the King_ Among His Best Works.
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