Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 805 Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin) 1847 1926 Beers, Henry Augustin From Chaucer to Tennyson With Twenty-Nine Portraits and Selections from Thirty Authors Juliet Sutherland, Sjaani and PG Distributed Proofreaders "From Chaucer to Tennyson" by Henry A. Beers is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book surveys the evolution of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period up through the Romantic era, focusing specifically on key authors and literary movements, including Geoffrey Chaucer and Alfred Tennyson among others. The opening of the text sets the stage for this literary journey by discussing the impact of the Norman Conquest on the development of the English language and literature. Beers explains how the introduction of Norman French transformed English, leading to a hybrid linguistic culture that reshaped literary output. He introduces the historical context by outlining the transitional periods of English literature, examining the slow rise of English as a written language again after centuries of linguistic upheaval, and hints at the emergence of prominent figures like Chaucer, who navigated and ultimately contributed significantly to this evolving literary landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature Category: History - British 1101656 2025-08-05T08:40:54.888577 text/html 898213 2020-12-26T00:49:10 text/html 710451 2025-08-05T08:41:19.643426 application/epub+zip 730948 2025-08-05T08:41:01.305537 application/epub+zip 405837 2025-08-05T08:40:58.186530 application/epub+zip 1189275 2025-08-05T08:41:30.591354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 940536 2025-08-05T08:41:16.225414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586271 2022-09-06T04:09:40.704270 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 594493 2025-08-05T08:40:48.817594 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595565 2020-12-26T00:49:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595609 2020-12-26T00:49:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20194 2025-08-05T08:41:30.786346 application/rdf+xml 13261 2025-08-05T08:40:58.936512 image/jpeg 3808 2025-08-05T08:40:58.582526 image/jpeg 244059 2020-12-26T00:49:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 600868 2020-12-26T00:49:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 243779 2020-12-26T00:49:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 673509 2025-08-05T08:40:54.971562 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia