LEONIDAS WARREN PAYNE, JR. Professor of English in The University of Texas, author of "Southern Literary Readings," "History of American Literature," "Selections from American Literature," and "Selections from English Literature"
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TO HER
Through whose self-sacrifice and encouragement all my books have been made possible
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THE CONTENTS
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