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Title: Home school of American literature:
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Birdsall, William Wilfred, 1854-1909, (from old catalog) comp. and ed Jones, Rufus Matthew, 1863- (from old catalog) joint comp. and ed
Subjects: American literature English literature
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Elliott publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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their early married life in their cottage at Lass-jwade, on the banks of the Esk, is a delightful picture of domestic happiness. InJ1802 he published The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, which gave him con-^siderable reputation as a historical poet. In 1803 he came to the final resolution of)quitting his profession, observing, There was no great love between us at the)beginning, and it pleased Heaven to decrease it on further acquaintance. In 1805Jhe published The Lay of the Last Minstrel, which was composed at the rate of a)canto a week, and for which he obtained ^600. In 1808 appeared his Mar-mion, which he sold for ^1000, the extraordinary success of which induced him,Ihe says, for the first and last time of his life, to feel something appraaching tojvanity. This was succeeded by an edition of Drydens works, in eighteen volumes,)with notes historical and explanatory, and a life of the author. In 1810 he com-posed his Lady of the Lake, which was a great success, and which has 614
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I SIR WALTER SCOTT. ^^5 been characterized by some as the finest specimen of his poetical genius. Withinfour years after this appeared his Vision of Don Roderick, Rokeby, and TheLord of the Isles. The fame of Byron now seemed likely to overshadow Scott, and his last poemsfailed, perhaps deservedly, to win the popularity of his earlier ones. He therelorebegan writing in prose, and published his story of Waverly without attachinghis name. The novel was instantly successful, and for some years he continued towrite anonymously, and the question of the identity of the Great Unknown waseagerly discussed in every literary circle. Following Waverly, came in rapidsuccession Guy Mannering, The Antiquary, The Black Dwarf, OldMortality, Heart of Midlothian, etc., about thirty novels in all. They are

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