Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader - Being Selections from the Chief American Writers

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader, by Benj. N. MartinThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief AmericanWritersAuthor: Benj. N. MartinRelease Date: February 17, 2004 [EBook #11122]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHOICE SPECIMENS ***Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Gene Smethers and PG Distributed ProofreadersCHOICE SPECIMENSOFAMERICAN LITERATURE,ANDLITERARY READER,BEING SELECTIONS FROM THE CHIEF AMERICAN WRITERS,BYPROF. BENJ. N. MARTIN, D.D., L.H.D., PROFESSOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 1874PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.The former edition of this work was prepared simply as a supplement to Shaw's "Choice Specimens of EnglishLiterature." Though it extended to a larger size than had been anticipated, and was therefore issued in a separatevolume, it still proved so straitened in point of space as to be in some important respects defective and inadequate.The decision of the publishers to reprint it in an enlarged form furnishes to the editor a welcome opportunity to correctits deficiencies, and to make several important emendations.When the ...