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Excerpts are presented from a lecture given by A. C. Bradley in 1911 on the English author Jane Austen.

A reprint of an essay by Alice Meynell on the work of the English author Jane Austen is presented. It was first published in the February 16, 1894 issue of the "Pall Mall Gazette." Meynell discusses Austen's literary technique, noting that Austen's novels do not start in the middle of the action with a dramatic first sentence, but introduce the characters first and carefully set the stage for later developments.

An excerpt from a preface by G.E.B. Saintsbury to an 1894 edition of the book "Pride and Prejudice," by Jane Austen, is presented.

Excerpts from several essays by literary critic Agnes Repplier are presented, including two from her book "In the Dozy Hours" and two from her book "Points of View," all of which discuss the English author Jane Austen.

An excerpt is presented from "A Note on Jane Austen," an essay by William Branford Shubrick Clymer published in the February, 1891 issue of "Scribner's Magazine."

An excerpt is presented from a review of the book "Jane Austen," by Goldwin Smith.

An excerpt is presented from a review of the book "Jane Austen," by Goldwin Smith.

An excerpt is presented from the book "Jane Austen's Novels," by George Pellew.

An excerpt from an essay titled "Jane Austen," by Anne Thackeray, is presented.

An index for the book "Wilkie Collins," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented.

An introduction to the book "Wilkie Collins," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to author Wilkie Collins' personal and professional life, the merits of his works, and his contributions to English literature in the 1800s. Featured titles include Collins' "Antonina," "The Woman in White," "Memoirs of the Life of William Collins, R. A.," and "The Moonstone."

The article presents the seventeenth chapter of the book "George Meredith," edited by B. C. Southam. A reprint of a 1893 essay in the "Temple Bar," is included. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of George Meredith, his writing style, and the merits of his professional contributions. Featured titles include Meredith's "The Egoist," "Diana of the Crossways," "The Ordeal of Richard Feverel," "Rhoda Fleming," and "The Adventures of Harry Richmond."

The article presents the table of contents for the book "George Meredith," edited by B. C. Southam.

The one hundred and ninety-seventh chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. An excerpt from the book "Temple Bar," is offered.

The two hundred and eleventh chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is given to the book "The Complete Poems of John Donne," by Alexander Ballock Grosart. Background information on the collection is offered. The author provides excerpts from the text in which British poet John Donne is referenced.

The two hundred and sixth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. An excerpt from the book "England's Antiphon," by George MacDonald, is offered.

The one hundred and ninety-ninth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. An excerpt from the book "A Manual of English Literature," by Thomas Arnold, is offered.

The one hundred and sixty-seventh chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. An excerpt from "Arcturus: A Journal of Books and Opinions," written by Evert Augustus Duyckinck, is offered.

The one hundred and ninetieth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the views of English anthologist Francis Turner Palgrave on the poetry of English poet John Donne. Featured titles include Palgrave's "Golden Treasury of Songs and Lyrics." Excerpts from the text are provided by the author.

The one hundred and eighty-fourth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. The article presents excerpts from the writings of George Gilfillan. Gilfillan, a Presbyterian minister, was an author of moral works and editor of the poets. In an anthology of British poetry, he provided two poems by poet John Donne, "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning," and "The Will." The author focuses on Gilfillan's references of Donne in the book.

The one hundred and eighty-third chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. An excerpt from the December 1950 issue of the journal "The Working Man's Friend and Family Instructor," written by John Alfred Langford, is offered.

The one hundred and seventy-seventh chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. An excerpt from the 1846 issue of "Lowe's Edinburgh Magazine," is offered.

The one hundred and seventy-sixth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Several excerpts from the works of English poet James Russell Lowell are offered. Lowell, a nineteenth-century poet, was a supporter of seventeenth century English poet John Donne. The author focuses on excerpts in which Lowell made reference to the literary works of Donne. Featured titles include "The Letters of James Russell Lowell" and "The Writings of James Russell Lowell."

The one hundred and seventy-fourth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is given to the book "Chambers Cyclopaedia of English Literature," written by Robert Carruthers and revised by Robert Chambers. The author focuses on Cattermole's opinions of English poet John Donne. Excerpts from the book that feature Cattermole's references to Donne are offered..

The one hundred and sixtieth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to George Henry Lewes, the author of the essay "Donne's Poetical Works," published in "The National Magazine and Monthly Critic." The author focuses on Lewes' opinions of British poet John Donne. Excerpts from Lewes' essay on Donne are offered.

The one hundred and forty-seventh chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the role of nineteenth century poet Robert Browning, who was considered the leading advocate of poet John Donne during the early 1800s. The article discusses the admiration felt by Browning towards Donne, offers information on Browning's writing career, and provides an artistic comparison of the two writers.

The one hundred and forty-sixth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the book "Collected Writings," by Thomas de Quincey. Article topics include de Quincey's enthusiasm for seventeenth-century writers, his desire to revive the English prose styles of that time, and his opinions on English poet John Donne.

The one hundred and forty-first chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Excerpts from the book "Imaginary Conversations," by Walter Savage Lander, are provided.

The one hundred and fortieth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of English metaphysical poet John Donne. Excerpts of Donne's poetry are provided, as well as a discussion on the merits of his works. Featured titles include an essay in the 1823 issue of "The Retrospective Review."

The one hundred and thirty-fourth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the scholarship of Leigh Hunt, as well as his readership of English poet John Donne. The article discusses Hunt's references to Donne in essays, letters, and quotations. Featured titles include "The Correspondence of Leigh Hunt," edited by Thornton Hunt, and "Leigh Hunt's Literary Crticism," edited by L. H. and C. W. Houtchens.

The one hundred and thirty-third chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the books "Lectures on the Comic Writers" and "Lectures on the English Poets," written by William Hazlitt. The article focuses on Hazlitt's opinions of English poet John Donne. Offered are excerpts of the sections in which Hazlitt discusses the works of Donne.

The one hundred and thirty-first chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. The article focuses on Ralph Waldo Emerson's opinions of the seventeenth-century English poets, particularly John Donne. Information on Emerson's readings of Donne's works is provided, as well quotations of poetry cited by Emerson. Excerpts of letters and journal entries, written by Emerson, are offered.

The one hundred and seventeenth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Excerpts from several essays by poet and critic Robert Southey on poet John Donne are offered. Featured titles include Southey's "Specimens of the Later English Poets," "Select Works of the British Poets From Chaucer to Jonson," and "The Works of William Cowper."

The one hundred and twelfth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's criticisms of poet John Donne's literary works. Coleridge's analysis of Donne's poetry is offered. Featured titles include Robert Anderson's "The Poets of Great Britain," "The Notebooks of Samuel Taylor Coleridge," edited by K. Coburn, and Coleridge's "The Friend," and "Biographia Literaria."

The ninety-first chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary criticisms of Joseph Warton, as well as Warton's opinions about English author John Donne and other 18th century metaphysical poets. Featured titles include Donne's "Satyre," and Warton's "An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope," and "Satires of Dr. John Donne, Dean of St. Paul's Versified." Excerpts of Warton's essays are provided.

The ninetieth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary criticisms of Samuel Johnson, as well as Johnson's opinions about English author John Donne and other 18th century metaphysical poets. Featured titles include Johnson's "Life of Cowley," "A Dictionary of the English Language," "The Plays of William Shakespeare," and "Lives of the English Poets." Excerpts of Donne's poetry are provided.

The eighty-fifth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the 1751 edition of the book "The Works of Alexander Pope," written by William Warburton. The author discusses Warburton's career within the literary field, his works on author Alexander Pope, and his opinions on the merits of John Donne's poetry.

The sixty-fifth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is given to poet Alexander Pope's interest in English poet John Donne. The article focuses on Pope's references and imitations of Donne's works, and his translations of Donne's verses. Featured titles include Donne's "Satyre" and "Metempsychosis," Pope's "Imitations of Horace," and Owen Ruffhead's "The Life of Alexander Pope Esq."

The sixty-second chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of British author John Donne. The author provides quotations, imitations, and excerpts of Donne's poetry throughout the 18th centuries. Featured critics include Daniel George Morhof, J. P. Niceron, John Wesley, Sir John Hawkins, George Jeffreys, and Horace Walpole.

The forty-ninth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of John Donne and Donne's influence on English poet John Dryden. The article also discusses the personal life and proffesional works of Dryden, as well as Dryden's opinions on the works of notable 17th century authors. Featured titles include Dryden's "An Essay of Dramatick Poesie."

The forty-third chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of British author John Donne. The author provides quotations, imitations, and excerpts of Donne's poetry throughout the 17th-18th centuries. Featured critics include Lorenzo Magalotti, Samuel Speed, John Evelyn, Herbert Aston, and Gerald Langbaine.

The thirty-sixth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of British author John Donne. The author provides quotations, imitations, and excerpts of Donne's poems throughout the 17th century. Featured critics include W. Bell, Edmund Gayton, John Phillips, Abraham Wright, and William London.

The twenty-seventh chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Several excerpts from the book "Life of Donne," a biography of the poet John Donne, written by Izaac Walton, are offered. Particular attention is paid to Walton's relationship with Donne, Donne's prose letters, Walton's view of Donne's career in the clergy, and his admiration of Donne's poetry. Featured titles include the various versions of Walton's "Life of Donne."

The twenty-fifth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. The article presents excerpts of elegies written for Donne by John Chudleigh and Sidney Godolphin which appeared in the book "Elegies Upon the Author."

The eighteenth chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. The article presents information on the first collected edition of John Donne's poems. The edition includes tributes to Donne from 17th century authors and critics. Article topics include the value placed on Donne's writings, excerpts of his poems, and an analysis of his work.

The third chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of British author John Donne. The author provides information on literary critic and author Ben Jonson, Jonson's friendship with Donne, and Jonson's opinion on the merits of Donne's poetry. Featured titles include Donne's "Satyres."

The second chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of British author John Donne. The author provides quotations, imitations, and excerpts of Donne's poems throughout the 17th century. Featured critics include Joshua Sylvester, Edmund Bolton, John Taylor, John Chamberlain, and Francis Davison.

The first chapter of the book "John Donne," edited by B. C. Southam, is presented. Particular attention is paid to the literary works of British author John Donne. The author provides quotations, imitations, and excerpts of Donne's poems throughout the 17th century. Featured critics include John Manningham, Thomas Dekker, Ben Jonson, Thomas Jordan, Patrick Hannay, and Sir Michael Scott.

Chapter 68 is presented for the volume on English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy from "The Critical Heritage Series." A reprint is provided of an article entitled "The Novels of Thomas Hardy" by editor Edward Wright which appeared in the April 1904 issue of the journal "Quarterly Review." The article presents the author's criticism about Hardy's novels. Hardy's use of nature and dramatic skill in his books "The Woodlanders," "Under the Greenwood Tree" and "The Return of the Native" are examined.

A subject index is presented for the volume on English novelist and poet Thomas Hardy from "The Critical Heritage Series."