An Outline History of English Literature

An Outline History of English Literature – by William Henry Hudson is a classic and systematic textbook that provides a comprehensive, chronological overview of English literature, analyzing major writers, movements, and their historical contexts from the pre-Chaucerian period onwards. The primary purpose of William Henry Hudson’s An Outline History of English Literature is to trace the national changes and development of English literature as a whole, rather than just providing a list of authors and their works.