The Victorian Age in Literature

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The Victorian Age in Literature (1913)
by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
121100The Victorian Age in Literature1913Gilbert Keith Chesterton

THE VICTORIAN AGE IN LITERATURE

BY

G. K. CHESTERTON

NEW YORK


HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY
LONDON
THORNTON BUTTERWORTH LTD.


COPYRIGHT, 1913,
BY
HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY


CONTENTS

The Editors wish to explain that this book is not put forward as an authoritative history of Victorian literature. It is a free and personal statement of views and impressions about the significance of Victorian literature made by Mr. Chesterton at the Editors' express invitation.