Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

by George Sampson

Sampson, George, Concise Cambridge History Of English Literature, The

Genres: Nonfiction, History

990 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1941

Reviews

[Eric Byrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

My copy was gifted by a mentor librarian, possibly as some sort of symbolic baton. A reference work that is passionate, sometimes partisan, and so, so funny. Sampson is some sort of tweedy arch-curmudgeon. He has a great style: waspish and brisk in dismissal ('It is their loss,' said of the detractors of any of his favorite authors), ardent and sensitive in praise. He read EVERYTHING. Don't trust him on Modernism, but go to him for illumination of all else.

[Jim]

I have the 1949 edition.