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The English Reader

Author: Lindley Murray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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Old English Reader

Author: Murray McGillivray
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460401514
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 341

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The texts in this reader include prose, metrical prose, and poetry, and represent a variety of genres (saints’ lives and metrical charms as well as heroic verse). Frequently taught canonical texts are balanced with interesting, lesser-known works. The glossary is at the back of the book, and the companion website includes texts with clickable glossing, as well as additional texts for study.

The English Reader

Author: Lindley Murray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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The English Reader

Author: Diane Ravitch
Publisher:
ISBN: 0195077296
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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In this sequel to the best-selling The American Reader, mother-and-son team Diane and Michael Ravitch have gathered together the best and most memorable poems, essays, songs, and orations in English history, capturing in one compact volume writings that have shaped not only England, but democratic culture around the globe. Here are words that changed the world, words that inspired revolutions as well as lovers, dreamers, and singers, words that every educated person once knew--and should know today. Framed by two inspiring speeches--Queen Elizabeth before the invasion of the Spanish Armada and Winston Churchill during the dark days of World War II--the book features work by William Wordsworth and W.H. Auden, Thomas Hobbes and John Stuart Mill, Mary Wollstonecraft and Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, and many other extraordinary writers. Readers will find ardent love poems such as Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd To His Love" and Shakespeare's "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" We also find more philosophical works such as Yeat's "The Second Coming" and Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach." There are excerpts from Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin, Walter Pater and John Ruskin, Edmund Burke and Thomas Carlyle, and other influential thinkers. In addition, the book includes song lyrics ranging from "Greensleeves" to "Rule, Britannia," and works that, though not considered classics, were immensely popular in their day and capture the spirit of an era, such as W.E. Henley's "Invictus" ("I am the master of my fate: / I am the captain of my soul"). The editors also provide brief, fascinating biographies of each writer. An exquisite gift, The English Reader offers the best of the best--the soaring language and seminal ideas that fired the imagination of the English-speaking world.

Introduction to the English Reader; Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Poetry, Calculated to Improve the Younger Classes of Learners, in Reading

Author: Lindley Murray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 234

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The English Reader

Author: Lindley Murray
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Readers
Languages : en
Pages : 262

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The English Common Reader: a Social History of the Mass Reading Public 1800-1900

Author: Richard D. Altick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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English Reader

Author: Lindley Murray
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020337130
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Originally published in the early 19th century, this classic reader for English language learners remains a valuable resource for students of all ages. Lindley Murray, a respected educator and grammarian of his day, carefully selected the passages in this volume to provide a comprehensive introduction to English literature and language. From Shakespeare to Addison, readers will find selections from some of the greatest writers in the English language, accompanied by notes and questions to aid in comprehension. This book is a must-have for anyone seeking to improve their English skills. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.