Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain: From Chaucer to the Present Day (1828)

Specimens Of The Lyrical, Descriptive, And Narrative Poets Of Great Britain: From Chaucer To The Present Day is a book compiled by John Johnstone and published in 1828. The book is a collection of poems from various British poets, ranging from the medieval period to the contemporary era. The poems are categorized into three genres: lyrical, descriptive, and narrative. The book includes works by famous poets such as William Shakespeare, John Milton, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Percy Bysshe Shelley, among others. The poems are presented in their original form, with no modernization of language or spelling. The book is considered a valuable resource for scholars and students of English literature, as it provides a comprehensive overview of British poetry from its early beginnings to the present day.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.