Essays In English Literature, 1780-1860

A compact doorway into a long conversation about English letters, and a doorway that feels newly opened. This is an essential companion for readers hungry to trace the shift from Romantic to Victorian mindsets through acute critique and lucid prose. George Saintsbury's Essays In English Literature, 1780-1860 gathers analytical threads from late eighteenth-century Britain and follows them through a century of transformation. It is more than a survey; it is a vivid practice in literary critic...