A Primer of English Literature (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

A sort of sampler of English literature, this 1914 volume is intended to present guidance to readers—to help them decide for themselves what type of literature they like. The book is divided into six parts:  “Old English Literature to the Norman Conquest,” “The Middle Ages,” “The Renascence,” “The Literature of the Middle Classes,” “The Revival of Romance,” and “The Victorian Age.”