Five Centuries of the English Language and Literature (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Five Centuries of the English Language and Literature

A glance at my list of authors will shew that America has contributed no small part to my Collection. Never theless I did not deem it necessary to alter the title under which my undertaking was started as I thought that the term British Authors might not improperly be applied to writers employing the language common to the two nations on either side of the Atlantic.

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