THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE.

SHAW'S NEW HISTORY

OF

ENGLISH LITERATURE;

TOGETHER WITH

A HISTORY OF

ENGLISH LITERATURE IN AMERICA,

FORMERLY

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISE LITERATURE IN VASSAR COLLEGE,
NOW PRESIDENT OF LACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.

REVISED

EDITION.

SHELDON AND COMPANY,

NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

1884.