The Cambridge Anthology of English Prose - University of Cambridge (United Kingdom); Rylands, George 1902-1999 (London Argo, 1956)
This anthology contains a total of sixty extracts, beginning with Thomas Malory and ending with Samuel Butler, with its aim being to introduce English prose literature to an audience of new readers and display the riches of English prose in its variety of style and rhythm. Arranged in chronological order, the author's selections have been made with the intention that each extract should be a complete idea, episode or description and that as many genres as possible are included. Notably, in the second half of the book James comments on each extract and sets each literary work in the context of its author's life and times.
vol. 1: Malory to Donne 1485-1640 -- vol. 2: Burton to Johnson 1621-1781 -- vol. 3: Defoe to Burke 1722-1790 -- vol. 4: Austen to Brontë 1816-1853 -- vol. 5: Dickens to Butler 1836-1903
Recording project by the British Council. Companion to Eileen James, ed., An Anthology of English Prose 1400-1900 (Cambridge University Press, 1956).
Keywords: 15th Century (1401-1500); 16th Century (1501-1600); 17th Century (1601-1700); 18th Century (1701-1800); 19th Century (1801-1900); Literature; English; Prosody; United Kingdom