This is a guide to the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature, charting some of the main features of literary language development and highlighting key language topics.

Reproduction of the original: Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama by E. Cobham Brewer

Two Wars : An Autobiography of General Samuel G. French Mexican War; War between the States, A Diary; Reconstruction Period, His Experience; Incidents, Reminiscences, etc. Samuel Gibbs French (November 22, 1818 - April 20, 1910) was an officer in the U.S. Army, wealthy plantation owner, author, and a major general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He commanded a division in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater.

Collection of essays which present portraits of individuals ranging from Rosa Luxemburg to Pope John XXIII who the author believes have illuminated "dark times."