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Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges

Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933 [Editor]

Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges — English source edition. Subject: English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism.

English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticismGreat Britain -- History -- Anne, 1702-1714 -- FictionHumorists, English
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Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations With a Sketch of Their Popular Poetry

Talvj, 1797-1870; Robinson, Edward, 1794-1863 [Author of introduction, etc.]

Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations With a Sketch of Their Popular Poetry — English source edition. Subject: Slavic liter...

Slavic literature -- History and criticismSlavic languages -- HistoryFolk songs, Slavic
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Letters on Literature

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Explore Letters on Literature through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “Literature -- H...

Literature -- History and criticism
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Renaissance in Italy, Volume 4 (of 7) Italian Literature, Part 1

Symonds, John Addington, 1840-1893

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 4 (of 7) Italian Literature, Part 1 — English source edition. Subject: Italian literature -- To 1400 -- History and criticism.

Italian literature -- To 1400 -- History and criticismItalian literature -- 15th century -- History and criticismItalian literature -- 16th century -- History and criticism
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Renaissance in Italy, Volume 5 (of 7) Italian Literature, Part 2

Symonds, John Addington, 1840-1893

Renaissance in Italy, Volume 5 (of 7) Italian Literature, Part 2 — English source edition. Subject: Italian literature -- To 1400 -- History and criticism.

Italian literature -- To 1400 -- History and criticismItalian literature -- 15th century -- History and criticismItalian literature -- 16th century -- History and criticism
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