History of American Literature by Reuben Post Halleck is a textbook survey of American writing from its earliest times to the author's own day. In essay-like chapters it follows major authors, literary movements, and connections to English literature. It offers a clear overview for anyone wanting to understand the development of American literature.
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HISTORY OF AMERICAN
LITERATURE
BY REUBEN POST HALLECK, M.A. (YALE) AUTHOR OF "HISTORY OF ENGLISH
LITERATURE"
[Illustration: THE RETURN OF RIP VAN WINKLE]
PREFACE
The wide use of the author's History of English Literature, the favor with which it has been received in all parts of the United States, and the number of earnest requests for a History of American Literature on the same plan, have led to the writing of this book. It has not appeared sooner because the author has followed his rule of making a
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