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Better than most textbooks
I decided after a few rough courses on literature in university to give this another try - on my own terms. I enjoyed the straight forward pace and the clear biographical materials. Had this been the textbook for my British Literature class, I would likely have been a bit more invested.
My only critique is it did not include passages of each other's work - like 3 pages or so of an actual story, or a short piece. I feel this would have boosted a few of the authors. Short blurbs were nice, but sometimes you need a longer passage to convey more feeling.
I'm not exactly going out of my way to pick up English Literature Textbooks, but I did enjoy this.
I decided after a few rough courses on literature in university to give this another try - on my own terms. I enjoyed the straight forward pace and the clear biographical materials. Had this been the textbook for my British Literature class, I would likely have been a bit more invested.
My only critique is it did not include passages of each other's work - like 3 pages or so of an actual story, or a short piece. I feel this would have boosted a few of the authors. Short blurbs were nice, but sometimes you need a longer passage to convey more feeling.
I'm not exactly going out of my way to pick up English Literature Textbooks, but I did enjoy this.