Project Gutenberg 2010-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 547 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Andrew Templeton, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)" by George Saintsbury is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive overview of various literary developments, movements, and key figures in English literature from the late 18th century through the end of the 19th century. The book addresses the rich diversity of literary production during this period, focusing on notable authors and the evolution of genres. At the start of the volume, the author establishes the context of English literary history as it transitions from the 18th to the 19th century. Saintsbury introduces major figures such as William Cowper, George Crabbe, William Blake, and Robert Burns, emphasizing the significance of their contributions and the literary shifts that characterized the late 18th century. He discusses the distinct idiosyncrasies of the period, recognizing both the continuity with earlier writers and the new styles emerging, preparing the reader for an exploration of the literary landscape that would unfold throughout the century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Classics of Literature Category: History - British 1163732 2025-06-13T06:17:58.826152 text/html 1162780 2021-01-06T08:37:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 431758 2021-01-06T08:37:37 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 550309 2025-06-13T06:18:19.277570 application/epub+zip 562934 2025-06-13T06:18:05.631129 application/epub+zip 524028 2025-06-13T06:18:02.706169 application/epub+zip 1010286 2025-06-13T06:18:28.569535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 915957 2025-06-13T06:18:16.217077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 860012 2022-09-14T14:22:31.645434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1074341 2025-06-13T06:17:57.105169 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1074033 2021-01-06T08:37:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 414759 2021-01-06T08:37:37 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1074132 2021-01-06T08:37:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 414601 2021-01-06T08:37:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20186 2025-06-13T06:18:28.722491 application/rdf+xml 21422 2025-06-13T06:18:03.340158 image/jpeg 4595 2025-06-13T06:18:03.023137 image/jpeg 523833 2025-06-13T06:17:58.926142 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