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In this list the novels are not put in the order in which they were published, but according to the time in which their scenes were laid. Thus, Count Robert of Paris, the latest novel published, is the first in order, the historical facts on which it is based occurring in the eleventh century.

INDEX.

A.

ABBOTSFORD, home of Walter Scott, 425.
ADHELM, poet of Seventh century, 35.
ADDISON, JOSEPH, life and work, 273;
publishes The Spectator, 275; essays
quoted, 279.

ADONAIS, poem by Shelley, quoted, 406.
AKENSIDE, MARK, poems of, 307.
ALEXANDER'S FEAST, ode by Dryden,
quoted, 244.

B.

BACON, FRANCIS, life, 118; essays, 120;
extracts from works, 121.
BACON, NICHOLAS, 118.
BACON, ROGER, 56.

BALLADS, early English, 49; Robin
Hood ballad, quoted, 50.
BARDS, among the Britons, 22.

BARROW, ISAAC, eminent clergyman,
229.

ALFRED THE GREAT, account of, 36; BATTLE OF THE BALTIC, poem by Camp-
literary work, 37.

bell, quoted, 376.

ALL FOR LOVE, play by Dryden, extract BEATTIE, JAMES, 307.
from, 239.

ALLITERATION, characteristic of North-
ern poetry, 31.

AMERICA, discovery of, its influence on
literature, 84.

ANCREN RIWLE, quoted, 55.

ANGLES, their position in Europe, 18,
name common to several tribes, 19;
sold as slaves in Rome, 23.
ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE, edited, 38.
ANNE, Queen of England, 251; clubs in
her reign, 253

ARABS, in Italy and Spain, 41.
ARCADIA, Written by Philip Sidney,
110; extracts from, 111.

ARNOLD, MATTHEW, on Wordsworth,
372.

ARTHUR, of Britain King, 45, 46, 83.
ARYAN, mother-race of European na-
tions, 18.

ASCHAM, ROGER, Schoolmaster of Queen
Elizabeth, 95.

AUGUSTAN AGE, The, 251.

BEAUMONT, FRANCIS, life and works,
162; lyrics of, 174.

BECKFORD, WILLIAM, author of Vat-
hek, 423.

BEDA, The Venerable, literary work of,
35; translation of gospels, 36.
BEE, THE, periodical published by
Goldsmith, 323.

BEGGAR'S OPERA, THE, quoted from,
261.

BEOWULF, oldest English poem, 25;
conjectures about, 26; quoted, 27, 29,
439.

BIBLE, first brought to England, 23; its
influence on literature, 24; Wycliffe's
translation of, 66; translated by Tyn-
dale, 85; list of translations, 443.
BLACK EYED SUSAN, ballad by Gay,
quoted, 264.

BOETHIUS, works translated by King
Alfred, 37.

BOSWELL, JAMES, biography of Dr. Jon-
son, 317.

AUGUSTINE, Christian missionary in BRITAIN, first inhabitants, 19; its con-

England, 23.

AUSTIN, JANE, novels of, 334, 423.

quest by Romans, 20; invasion of
English, 20.

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In this list the novels are not put in the order in which they were
published, but according to the time in which their scenes were laid.
Thus, Count Robert of Paris, the latest novel published, is the first
in order, the historical facts on which it is based occurring in the
eleventh century.

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ALFRED THE GREAT, account of, 36; BATTLE OF THE BALTIC, poem by Camp-
literary work, 37.

bell, quoted, 376.

ALL FOR LOVE, play by Dryden, extract BEATTIE, JAMES, 307.
from, 239.

ALLITERATION, characteristic of North-
ern poetry, 31.
AMERICA, discovery of, its influence on
literature, 84.

ANCREN RIWLE, quoted, 55.

ANGLES, their position in Europe, 18,
name common to several tribes, 19;
sold as slaves in Rome, 23.
ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE, edited, 38.
ANNE, Queen of England, 251; clubs in
her reign, 253

ARABS, in Italy and Spain, 41.
ARCADIA, written by Philip Sidney,
110; extracts from, 111.

ARNOLD, MATTHEW, on Wordsworth,
372.

ARTHUR, of Britain King, 45, 46, 83.
ARYAN, mother-race of European na-
tions, 18.

ASCHAM, ROGER, schoolmaster of Queen
Elizabeth, 95.

AUGUSTAN AGE, The, 251.

BEAUMONT, FRANCIS, life and works,
162; lyrics of, 174.

BECKFORD, WILLIAM, author of Vat-
hek, 423.

BEDA, The Venerable, literary work of,
35; translation of gospels, 36.
BEE, THE, periodical published by
Goldsmith, 323.

BEGGAR'S OPERA, THE, quoted from,

261.

BEOWULF, oldest English poem, 25;
conjectures about, 26; quoted, 27, 29,

439.

BIBLE, first brought to England, 23; its
influence on literature, 24; Wycliffe's
translation of, 66; translated by Tyn-
dale, 85; list of translations, 443.
BLACK EYED SUSAN, ballad by Gay,
quoted, 264.

BOETHIUS, works translated by King
Alfred, 37.

BOSWELL, JAMES, biography of Dr. Jon-
son, 317.

AUGUSTINE, Christian missionary in BRITAIN, first inhabitants, 19; its con-

England, 23.

AUSTIN, JANE, novels of, 334, 423.

quest by Romans, 20; invasion of
English, 20.

GREVILLE, FULKE, Lord Brooke, 114.
GUINEVERE, Queen of Arthur, 82.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELS, quoted, 285-287.
GUY OF GISBORNE, ballad, quoted, 50.

H.

HAMLET, play of, extract from, 149.
HAROLD, King of England, 42.
HASTINGS, Battle of, 42.

HAZLITT, WILLIAM, quoted, 292, 295;

account of, 418.

HEBREWS, of Semitic race, 24; influence
of their literature in English, 25.
HEMINGE, JOHN, edits Shakspeare's
plays, 143.

HENGIST, invades Britain, 20.
HENRY THE FIRST, King, 44.

HENRY THE SECOND, King, literature in
his reign, 44.

HENRY THE THIRD, King, issues pro-
clamation in English, 56.

HENRY THE EIGHTH, King, events of
his reign, 85.

HENRY OF HUNTINGDON, 44.

HENRY, Prince, son of James the First,
192.

HERBERT, GEORGE, life and poetry, 179.
HERRICK, ROBERT, life and works, 181;
a royalist, 194.

IRISH MELODIES, quoted, 381.

ITALIAN LITERATURE, its influence on
English, 97.

ITALY, wandering scholars' from, 41.
IVANHOE, novel, by Scott, 27; extract
from, 427.

J.

JAMES THE FIRST, King, arrests Ra-
leigh, 116; reign of, 118.

JEW OF MALTA, play of, extract from,
136.

JOHN OF GAUNT, patron of Chaucer, 70.
JOHN, King, loses Normandy, 56.
JOHNSON, SAMUEL, influence on his age,

158; account of, 317; works of, 319;
his account of Goldsmith, 323; meets
Miss Burney, 328.

JONSON BEN, account of, 157; his plays,

159; songs of, 161; description of, 162
a friend of Herrick, 182; influence on
his age, 317.

JUTES, their position in Europe, 18.

K.

KEATS, JOHN, account of, 407; poetry,
408; extract from poems, 410.
KENILWORTH, novel by Scott, extract
from, 432.

BUN-KIT-KAT CLUB, founded, 253.

HILDA, Abbess at Whitby, 32, 33.
HISTORY OF FRIAR BACON AND
GAY, extracts from, 126.
HOLCROFT, THOMAS, works of, 423.
HOLINSHED'S CHRONICLE, 145.
HOLY GRAIL, quest for, 46.
HOMER, Northern poetry compared
with, 29; first English translations,
167; Pope's translation, 256.
HORSA, invades Britain, 20.
HOWARD, THOMAS, Earl of Surrey,
poems of, 90; quoted, 90.
HUDIBRAS, poem, by Butler, 216.
HUNT, LEIGH, account of, 420.

I.

IDYLS OF THE KING, by Tennyson, 83.
IL PENSEROSo, quoted, 201.

KNIGHTS OF ROUND TABLE, 45.
KNIGHT'S TALE, from Chaucer, extract
from, 74.

KYD, THOMAS, dramatist, 137.
KYMRIC LANGUAGE, old MSS. in, 45.
KYMRY, known also as Britons, 19.

L.

LAKE SCHOOL OF POETRY, account of,
358.

LALLA ROOKн, extracts from, 383.
L'ALLEGRO, extracts from, 198.
LAMB, CHARLES, character and works;
414; extract from essays, 415; friend
of Hazlitt, 418.

IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS, by Lan- LAMB, MARY, sister of Charles, 415.

dor, 421.

INDIAN EMPEROR, play'of, quoted, 243.
INVENTION OF PRINTING, influence of,

84.

LANCELOT DU LAKE, Knight of Round
Table, 46; in Morte D'Arthur, 82.
LANFRANC, established a school, 41;
Archbishop of Canterbury, 44.

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