Project Gutenberg 2009-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 632 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 The kinds of criticism -- I. Crabbe -- II. Hogg -- III. Sydney Smith -- IV. Jeffrey -- V. Hazlitt -- VI. Moore -- VII. Leigh Hunt -- VIII. Peacock -- IX. Wilson -- X. De Quincey -- XI. Lockhart -- XII. Praed -- XIII. Borrow -- Appendix: A. De Quincey. B. Lockhart. Produced by Susan Skinner, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860" by George Saintsbury is a collection of critical essays written in the late 19th century. The work offers a deep analysis of various authors and their contributions to English literature during a significant transformational period. Saintsbury discusses literary criticism's nature and contemplates the merits of the writers being scrutinized, emphasizing figures who have not always received the accolades they deserve. The opening of this collection introduces the essays, revealing that the first piece discusses the various kinds of literary criticism. Saintsbury articulates the complexities and debates surrounding literary critique and its relevancy to both reviewers and authors. He outlines the essays' subject matter, emphasizing their chronological approach and the connection between the authors being discussed, who produced work during a pivotal decade. At the heart of this introduction lies Saintsbury's belief in the necessity of comparative criticism and the importance of studying literary history to provide a well-rounded judgment on the literary figures of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 784519 2025-08-12T12:05:33.329227 text/html 765576 2024-10-24T20:31:52 text/html 393712 2025-08-12T12:05:45.816137 application/epub+zip 404914 2025-08-12T12:05:37.522163 application/epub+zip 381519 2025-08-12T12:05:35.838166 application/epub+zip 705628 2025-08-12T12:05:51.757148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 671442 2025-08-12T12:05:44.278234 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640633 2022-09-14T06:23:41.924226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709024 2025-08-12T12:05:32.227231 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 689225 2024-10-24T20:31:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16742 2025-08-12T12:05:51.893081 application/rdf+xml 17118 2025-08-12T12:05:36.373203 image/jpeg 3945 2025-08-12T12:05:36.104157 image/jpeg 372492 2025-08-12T12:05:33.388182 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