Project Gutenberg 2014-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 277 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman Elizabethan & Jacobean Pamphlets Elizabethan and Jacobean Pamphlets Reply to Gosson, by T. Lodge -- Pap with a hatchet, by J. Lyly (?) -- A pretty and witty discourse, by N. Breton -- Groat's worth of wit, by R. Greene -- Precursor to Pierce's Supererogation, by G. Harvey -- Prognostication, by T. Nash -- The Gull's hornbook, by T. Dekker. Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Elizabethan & Jacobean Pamphlets" by George Saintsbury is a collection of literary works, specifically pamphlets, compiled and edited in the late 19th century. The collection focuses on various pamphlets produced during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, showcasing the diversity of themes and styles that characterize the literature of that era. This includes pieces of fiction, social commentary, and literary criticism, aiming to highlight the rich cultural context of the time and its relevance to contemporary readers. The opening of the collection presents an introduction that contextualizes these pamphlets within their historical framework, arguing for their significance and interest. Saintsbury emphasizes that these works were among the earliest forms of print literature, comparable to modern journals and newspapers in their accessibility and variety of subjects. He notes that pamphlets covered a range of topics, including political issues, social critiques, and cultural reflections, and introduces notable authors whose works will be featured, such as Thomas Lodge, Robert Greene, and Thomas Nash, setting the stage for their explorations in subsequent chapters. The initial portion reveals the aim of the collection: to provide engaging insights into a largely overlooked but vibrant literary tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44855/44855-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 477198 2025-07-18T08:01:31.020679 text/html 460425 2024-10-24T02:19:42 text/html 219766 2025-07-18T08:01:38.729159 application/epub+zip 224287 2025-07-18T08:01:32.500676 application/epub+zip 224287 2025-07-18T08:01:31.743668 application/epub+zip 357079 2025-07-18T08:01:42.750117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326064 2025-07-18T08:01:37.615151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326324 2022-09-20T13:19:30.621976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417405 2025-07-18T08:01:30.053704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 397546 2024-10-24T02:19:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17396 2025-07-18T08:01:42.888118 application/rdf+xml 5437 2025-07-18T08:01:31.840685 image/jpeg 1247 2025-07-18T08:01:31.792668 image/jpeg 199622 2025-07-18T08:01:31.059708 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