Initial Studies in American Letters

"This volume is intended as a companion to the historical sketch of English literature, entitled From Chaucer to Tennyson, published last year for the Chautauqua Circle. In writing it I have followed the same plan, aiming to present the subject in a sort of continuous essay rather than in the form of a "primer" or elementary manual. I have not undertaken to describe, or even to mention, every American author or book of importance, but only those which seemed to me of most significance. Nevertheless I believe that the sketch contains enough detail to make it of some use as a guide-book to our literature. Though meant to be mainly a history of American belleslettres, it makes some mention of historical and political writings, but hardly any of philosophical, scientific, and technical works."Beers, Henry A. is the author of 'Initial Studies in American Letters', published 2007 under ISBN 9781406537345 and ISBN 1406537349.