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History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne

History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne by Andrew Lang is available here as the complete text, split into 1736 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne by Andrew Lang. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56613.

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Academic course · 37 chapters

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History of English Literature from "Beowulf" to Swinburne

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  1. Chapter I Anglo-Saxon Literature 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 51 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 47 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 53 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 131 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 63 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 55 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 68 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 66 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 76 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 90 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 58 readings five lines each Open chapter

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