By REUBEN POST HALLECK, M.A. (Yale), Louisville Male High School.
Price, $1.25
HALLECK'S HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE traces the development of
that literature from the earliest times to the present in a concise,
interesting, and stimulating manner. Although the subject is presented
so clearly that it can be readily comprehended by high school pupils,
the treatment is sufficiently philosophic and suggestive for any
student beginning the study.
¶ The book is a history of literature, and not a mere collection of
biographical sketches. Only enough of the facts of an author's life
are given to make students interested in him as a personality, and to
show how his environment affected his work. Each author's productions,
their relations to the age, and the reasons why they hold a position in
literature, receive adequate treatment.
¶ One of the most striking features of the work consists in the way in
which literary movements are clearly outlined at the beginning of each
chapter. Special attention is given to the essential qualities which
differentiate one period from another, and to the animating spirit of
each age. The author shows that each period has contributed something
definite to the literature of England.
¶ At the end of each chapter a carefully prepared list of books is
given to direct the student in studying the original works of the
authors treated. He is told not only what to read, but also where to
find it at the least cost. The book contains a special literary map of
England in colors.
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
(S. 90)