Introductory guide to the literature of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to modern times, dealing, for the most part, with named authors.

This anthology brings together a stimulating and entertaining collection of works from the confident and creative period of 1660-1700. The literature of this time is by turns refined, poignant, and brash. Alongside major works such as Dryden's Absalom and Achitophel and Mac Flecknoe, printed in their entirety, is a substantial group of lyrics by Rochester, while Milton's Paradise Lost provides a running commentary on the Restoration scene. Scurrilous...

A collection of stories, poems, holiday tales, humor, fantasies, and retellings of best-loved classics, with one for each day of the year.