Project Gutenberg 2004-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 171 Cousin, John W. (John William) 1849 1910 Cousin John William A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders. This ebook has been produced through the direct participation of over 500 Distributed Proofreaders Volunteers to commemorate the occasion of DP's 5000th completed project. "A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature" by John W. Cousin is a reference work published in the early 20th century. The book aims to provide concise biographical entries and insights into notable English authors, including those from America and the colonies, highlighting their contributions to literature and the contexts in which they lived and worked. The opening of the work includes an introduction that outlines the book's goals, indicating that it contains over 1,600 entries and acknowledges the impossibility of capturing every significant figure in English literature given the vast number of writers. Cousin emphasizes the need for careful selection and the inclusion of interesting details that reflect the lives and literary significance of these authors. The introduction also offers a brief overview of the challenges related to defining the boundaries of "literature" in this context, suggesting a wide-ranging approach to the subjects covered. Overall, it sets the stage for a comprehensive yet accessible exploration of literary figures up to the time of its writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English literature -- Bio-bibliography American literature -- Bio-bibliography PR PS Text Reference Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 1822435 1726606 2024-11-06T07:01:13.619260 2023-10-06T08:24:48.929981 text/html text/html 1716561 2020-12-18T02:46:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 709878 2020-12-18T02:46:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 865050 2024-11-06T07:01:41.800617 application/epub+zip 913679 2024-11-06T07:01:19.423214 application/epub+zip 782621 2024-11-06T07:01:17.004243 application/epub+zip 1555892 2024-11-06T07:01:57.755518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1257087 2024-11-06T07:01:39.986642 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1185224 2022-09-07T01:05:46.909104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1500594 1500357 2024-11-06T07:01:03.139357 2023-10-06T08:24:42.569975 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1500087 2020-12-18T02:46:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 593495 2020-12-18T02:46:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1500274 2020-12-18T02:46:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 593113 2020-12-18T02:46:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21947 2024-11-06T07:01:57.939543 application/rdf+xml 19167 2024-11-06T07:01:17.770228 image/jpeg 4152 2024-11-06T07:01:17.383242 image/jpeg 798671 2024-11-06T07:01:13.758264 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia