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Volume one begins with the old English period. The wife's lament, deor's lament, the Norman Conquest, The publication of the Bible, the translated works by Chaucer and his master piece the Canterbury tales are widely discussed. The contemporary writers of Chaucer, Shakespeare and the minor writers and their works are listed. The Three Great Satirist Dryden, Swift, and Pope's work are presented in the form of text. The volume 2 is classified in to three main divisions. The Romantic age, the Vi...