A SHORT HISTORY OF

AMERICAN LITERATURE

DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR USE

IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

BY

WALTER C. BRONSON, A.M.

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN BROWN UNIVERSITY

BOSTON, U.S.A.
D. C. HEATH & CO., PUBLISHERS

ΤΟ

ELISHA BENJAMIN ANDREWS

IN TOKEN OF ADMIRATION FOR

THE MAN AND THE EDUCATOR

This Little Book

IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED

BY THE AUTHOR

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