J. M. D. Meiklejohn’s second volume of his brief history of English language and literature continues the survey into the later periods, covering the Restoration, Augustan age, Romantic movement, and Victorian era. Meiklejohn was a prominent Victorian educationist, and his histories were widely used as textbooks in British schools and colleges.
The volume combines linguistic commentary — on the evolution of English vocabulary and grammar — with concise assessments of the major authors and literary movements of each era. Download the free EPUB for an accessible and systematic survey of English literary and linguistic history.