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A preface to "The Critical Heritage Series" of literary criticism books is given by the editor, along with a list of titles in the series.

The article presents an excerpt from the pamphlet "An Essay on Acting: In which will be consider'd The Mimical Behaviour of a Certain fashionable faulty Actor, and the Loudableness of such unmannerly, as well as inhumane Proceedings. To which will be added, A Short Criticism On His acting Macbeth," by David Garrick.

This article presents chapter forty-six of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter focuses on nineteenth-century editor Heinrich Oskar Sommer, author Ernest Rhys, and a reprinting of the book Morte Darthur, which was issued by Everyman's Library. Rhys presents an introduction in his book, which discusses the history and background of both the original publication of the book "Morte Darthur," and its author Thomas Malory.

This article presents chapter fifty-one of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter presents historian and critic George Saintsbury discussing the increasing critical appreciation of author Thomas Malory. Sources in the chapter used to illustrate Saintsbury's discussion include "Specimens of English Prose Style," "Short History of English Literature," and "A History of English Prose Rhythm," by Saintsbury.

This article presents chapter fifty of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter presents information included in the book "The Arthur of the English Poets," by Gustavus Howard Maynadier. Maynadier's book begins by discussing English writer Thomas Malory through a summary written by educator George Lyman Kittredge.

This article presents chapter forty-nine of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Selections from Sir Thomas Malory's Morte d'Arthur," by William Edward Mead. The extract is taken from the introduction of the book, which presents selections "Morte d'Arthur."

This article presents chapter forty-eight of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Tennyson's Idylls of the King and Arthurian Story from the XVIth Century," by Mungo MacCallum. The excerpt is a section from the introductory chapter titled "Malory's Compilation and the English Ballads," which compares the work of Thomas Malory to that of Alfred Tennyson.

This article presents chapter forty-seven of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the Walter Paton Ker's introduction to the book "English Prose Selections," edited by Henry Craik. The excerpt discusses the prose of author Thomas Malory in his book "Morte D'Arthur," which is in comparison to other books including "Repressour," by Bishop Pecock and "The Governance of England," by Sir John Fortescue.

This article presents chapter forty-five of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article presents the views of author Sir Edward Strachey on the works of English writer Thomas Malory. The excerpt in this chapter presents Strachey's rewritten introduction to "Morte Darthur," which was written after a critical edition of the book released by German scholar Heinrich Oskar Sommer.

This article presents chapter forty-four of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the essay "An Arthurian Journey," by an unsigned author, which was published in the journal "Atlantic Monthly." The essay begins with an account of the author's visit to Arthurian localities, which is separated by writings from Sir Thomas Malory in his book "Morte Darthur."

This article presents chapter forty-three of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter offers a discussion on poet Lionel Johnson who reviews the work of German scholar Heinrich Oskar Sommer, which comments on English writer Thomas Malory's syntax. Also discussed in the chapter is the book "Euphorian: Studies of the Antique and the Medieval in the Renaissance," by Vernon Lee, whose pen name is Violet Paget.

This article presents chapter forty-two of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter discusses scholar and essayist Andrew Lang, who compares the similarities between English writer Thomas Malory and Greek author Homer. Lang also discusses the reprints of the book "Morte d'Arthur," by Alfred Tennyson and Algernon Swinburne, which Lang suggests has not done Malory justice.

This article presents chapter forty-one of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter discusses German scholar and author Heinrich Oskar Sommer. The excerpt in this chapter presents Sommer's comparison of author Thomas Malory with other European texts including "Suite de Merlin," the prose "Lancelot," the "Queste," the stanzaic "Morte Arthur," and the French "Mort Artu."

This article presents chapter thirty-nine of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the article "The Morte d'Arthur," published in the "English Illustrated Magazine," by Frederick Ryland. The excerpt presents Ryland's explanation that Malory's work cannot be judged by traditional neo-classical standards.

This article presents chapter thirty-eight of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "The Book of King Arthur," by Edward R. Russell. The excerpt is taken from Russell's pamphlet "The Book of King Arthur," which discusses the book "Morte Darthur," and its low appeal to intellectuals.

This article presents chapter thirty-seven of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article presents an excerpt from the book "The Choice of Books," by author and professor of jurisprudence Frederic Harrison. Harrison compares the books "Morte Darthur" to the book "The Cid," and refers to Malory's work as poetry.

This article presents chapter thirty-five of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter offers an excerpt from the article "La Conte de la Charrette," by Gaston Paris and edited by Jacob Ulrich. Paris's article was published in the periodical "Romania," which has been further translated by H. Oskar Sommer. The article explains how the publication of the "Suite de Merlin," was a help to author Thomas Malory.

This article presents chapter thirty-four of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Introduction to Comparative Mythology," by George W. Cox. The extract presents Cox's remarks on author Thomas Malory, which illustrate the early application of comparative mythology to Arthurian studies and the sexual relationships that are present between the characters in Malory's Stories.

This article presents chapter thirty-two of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "The Arthuriad," by Harriet W. Preston, which was published in the journal "Atlantic Monthly." The chapter presents Preston's review of Alfred Tennyson's "Idylls."

This article presents chapter thirty-one of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Characteristics of English Poets from Chaucer to Shirley," by literary critic William Minto. This excerpt remarks on authors Thomas Malory and Alfred Tennyson and suggests that one author cannot be judged by the methods and styles of another.

This article presents chapter thirty of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter presents literary criticism excerpts by various authors including Algernon Charles Swinburne and Richard Holt Hutton. Excerpts in the chapter include the article "Under the Microscope," by Algernon Charles Swinburne, which remarks on the book "Idylls of the King," by Alfred Tennyson, an essay titled "Tennyson and Musset," which was published in the journal "Miscellanies," and a response by literary critic Richard Holt Hutton to Swinburne's criticism of Tennyson.

This article presents chapter twenty-eight of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the introduction of the book "Le Morte d'Arthur: The History of King Arthur," by Thomas Malory and edited by Sir Edward Strachey. The extract presents Strachey's opinion of Malory's work, which supports Malory's morality, style, characterization, and epic structure.

This article presents chapter twenty-six of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "The Arthurian Legends in Tennyson," by Samuel Cheetham published in the journal "Contemporary Review." The excerpt discussed author Alfred Tennyson's skill in transforming old stories and is concerned with tracing the legend from the historical Arthur through Anglo-Norman, French, and German romance authors.

This article presents chapter twenty-five of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Le Morte d'Arthur" by Thomas Malory and presents literary criticsm from author F. J. Furnivall. Furnivall criticizes Malory's constructional skills as an author but admires Mallory's tone and style. Also discussed is similarities in Malory's work is similar to, and possibly borrowed from, the poems "Queste del Saint Graal," and the stanzaic "Morte Arthur."

This article presents chapter twenty-four of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the preface to the book "Morte Arthur," which is a reprint by Herbert Coleridge based on the original text by Sir Thomas Malory. The excerpt presents a biographic essay about the life and career of King Arthur.

This article presents chapter twenty of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the "Dublin University Magazine," in association with Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, which discusses the qualities of sin and retribution found in the work of Malory.

This article presents chapter nineteen of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Le Morte d'Arthur," by Thomas Malory published in the journal "Blackwood's Magazine." A review is presented by Blackwood's contributor W. Lucas Collins, who offers a contrast in appreciation in Malory's work and best audience. Also reviewed in the article is the book "Les Romans de la Table Ronde," by Hersart de la Villemarque.

This article presents chapter sixteen of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Le Morte d'Arthur," by Thomas Malory. The excerpt presents an edited version of Malory's book "Morte Darthur," with an introduction by author Thomas Wright, which discusses additional version of the book.

This article presents chapter fifteen of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Sir Gawayne," by Sir Frederic Madden. The excerpt discusses literary criticism of author Thomas Malory in both "Sir Gawayne" and in Madden's other book titled "Layamon's Brut."

This article presents chapter fourteen of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter presents information about three literary historians, which includes John Colin Dunlop, Frederic Madden, Henry Hallam and George Lillie Craik, who have each published works regarding author Thomas Malory. Books discussed in the chapter include "A Compendious History of English Literature," by George Lillie Craik, "Sir Gwayne," by Sir Frederic Madden, "History of Fiction," by John Colin Dunlop, and "Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the 15th, 16th, and 17th Centuries," by Henry Hallam.

This article presents chapter thirteen of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter presents a literary analysis of the book "Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory. The chapter presents literary criticism for the introduction and notes, by author Robert Southey, that appear in the 1817 version of the book.

This article presents chapter eleven of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "The British Bibliographer," edited by Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges. The excerpt presents the first substantial commentary by an author listed only as W., on the book "Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory.

This article presents chapter ten of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The chapter presents information about various nineteenth-century scholars and bibliographers who have written about author Thomas Malory, including Joseph Ritson, George Ellis, George Burnett, and Thomas Frognell Dibdin. Books discussed in the article include the "Dissertation on Romance and Minstrelsy," by Joseph Ritson, "Specimens of English Prose Writers," by George Burnett, commentaries made by Thomas Frognell Dibdin, who edited "Typographical Antiquities," by William Caxton, and "Specimens of Early English Metrical Romances," by George Ellis, which was later re-edited by J. O. Halliwell.

This article presents chapter nine of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers excerpts from several sources including the poem "Sir Tristrem," and the books "Prose Works," and "Marmion" by Sir Walter Scott. Also presented are excerpts from letters written by Scott, edited by H. J. C. Grierson, and an essay titled "Essay on Romance," which was included in the 1824 edition of the "Encyclopedia Britanica." Each of these publications includes a literary analysis of the book "Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory.

This article presents chapter eight of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Observations on the Fairy Queen of Spenser," by Thomas Warton. The excerpt presents Warton's reviews of the literary works of author William Caxton.

This article presents chapter five of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from Thomas Wright's edition of the book "Malory," which published comments made by authors William Stansby and William Nicolson regarding the book "Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory. Stansby published his own edition of "Morte Darthur" while Nicolson produced the "English Historical Library" in three parts between 1696 and 1699.

This article presents chapter four of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers excerpts from the book "The English Works of Roger Ascham," edited by William Aldis Wright, which includes a reprint of the letter "Toxophilis," by Robert Laneham and excerpts from the book "The Scholemaster," by Roger Ascham. Ascham's work presents a denunciation of the book "Morte Darthur," by Thomas Malory, while Laneham's letter reflects a visit by Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, to Laneham's patron, the Earl of Leicester, at Kenilworth Castle.

This article presents chapter three of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the book "Assertion of Arthur," by John Leland. The excerpt presents translated text by Richard Robinson, which was included in the book "Chinon of England," edited by W. E. Mead.

This article presents chapter one of the book "Thomas Malory: The Critical Heritage Series," edited by B. C. Southam. The article offers an excerpt from the preface of the book "Morte Darthur," by Sir Thomas Malory, which was reprinted by William Caxton. The excerpt discusses Caxton's written histories of historical and worldly acts by conquerors, princes, and nobles, which includes King Arthur and his knights.

The article presents information about the various editions of the book "Morte Darthur," by Sir Thomas Malory, which was published 1485-1900. Books on the list include "Le Morte Darthur," by William Caxton, "La Mort d'Arthure. The History of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table," by John Russell Smith, "The Noble and Joyous Boke Entytled Le Morte Darthur," edited by A. S. Mott, "The Works of Sir Thomas Malory," edited by Eugène Vinaver, and "Caxton's Malory," edited by James Spisak.