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Reuben Post Halleck
Reuben Post Halleck (1859–1936) was an American educator and writer known for his work on psychology and English literature. He authored several influential textbooks, including "Psychology and Psychic Culture" (1895) and "History of English Literature" (1900), which were widely used in schools and colleges. Halleck focused on making complex subjects accessible to students, blending practical insights with thorough academic knowledge. His books helped shape early 20th-century education, particularly in the fields of psychology and literature.
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CHAPTER I COLONIAL LITERATURE RELATION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE.—The literature produced in that part of America known as the United States did not begin as an independent literature. The early colonists were Englishmen who brought with them their own language, books, and modes of thought. England had a world-famous literature before her sons established a permanent settlement across the Atlantic....
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CHAPTER I: FROM 449 A.D. TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST, 1066 Subject Matter and Aim.—The history of English literature traces the development of the best poetry and prose written in English by the inhabitants of the British Isles. For more than twelve hundred years the Anglo-Saxon race has been producing this great literature, which includes among its achievements the incomparable work of Shakespeare. This...
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