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A BRIEF HISTORY
of the
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
by
J. M. D. MEIKLEJOHN, M.A.
Professor of the Theory, History, and Practice of Education in the University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Boston D. C. Heath & Co., Publishers 1887
Copyright, 1887,
By D. C. Heath & Co.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE.
The present volume is the second part of the author’s “English Language-- Its Grammar, History, and Literature.” It includes the History of the English Language and the History of English Literature.
The first part comprises the department of Grammar, under which are included Etymology, Syntax, Analysis, Word Formation, and History, with a brief outline of Composition and of Prosody. The two may be had separately or bound together. Each constitutes a good one year’s course of English study. The first part is suited for high schools; the second, for high schools and colleges.
The book, which is worthy of the wide reputation and ripe experience of the eminent author, is distinguished throughout by clear, brief, and comprehensive statement and illustration. It is especially suited for private students or for classes desiring to make a brief and rapid review, and also for teachers who want only a brief text as a basis for their own instruction.