The Land and Literature of England: A Historical Account
- ISBN-10
- 0393303438
- ISBN-13
- 9780393303438
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 555
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Author
- Robert Martin Adams
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"Professor Adams seems to have read the whole library and yet. . .retained his pith, vigor, suppleness, and good cheer. In addition, he knows how to tell a story. . . .One of the pleasure. . .lies in [the book's] rich texture of cross-references between history and literature. . . .Exhilarating." --Daniel Albright, New York Review of Books
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