Companion to British Poetry 19th Century.pdf

t h e fa c t s o n f i l e

C o m p a n i o n t o

Poetry

19th century

William Flesch

British

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-publication Data

Flesch, William, 1956–

The Facts on File companion to 19th century British poetry / William Flesch.

p. cm.—(companion to literature)

includes bibliographical references and index.

isBN 978-0-8160-5896-9 (alk. paper)

1. english poetry—19th century—history and criticism. i. Flesch, William, 1956– ii. Title. iii. Title: companion

to 19th century British poetry.

PR591.F54 2009

821'.809—dc22 2008032028

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