Download or read book Cyclopedia of English Literature, Vol. 1 of 2 written by Robert Chambers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-07-17 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Cyclopedia of English Literature, Vol. 1 of 2: A Selection of the Choicest Productions of English Authors, From the Earliest to the Present Time, Connected by a Critical and Biographical History Extract from the Saxon Chronicle, 1154, Extract from the account Of the Proceedings at Arthur's Coronation, given by Layamon, in his translation of Wace, executed about 1180, Extract from a Charter of Henry A. D. 1258, in the common language of the time, the rhyming chroniclers, The Muster for the First Crusade, The Siege of Antioch, The Interview of Vortigern with Rowen, the beautiful Daughter of Hengist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.