History of English Literature

First published in 1912, "History of English Literature" by Andrew Lang is a massive book that covers English literature from Anglo-Saxon literature all the way through to authors like Anthony Trollope and William Morris. In between, Lang also covers Latin Literature, The Stories of Arthur, Political Songs, Romances and Poems. Early Scottish Literature, Rise of the Drama, Elizabethan and Jacobean Prose Writers, Georgian Prose, The Romantic Movement, and Late Victorian Poets, among many others...

Andrew Lang's survey of English literature is a remarkably thorough look at the history of English writing.