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Designed to meet the budgetary and space limitations of smaller academic, high school and public libraries, this illustrated 8-vol. set provides thorough coverage of major British literary figures of all eras. The convenient chronological arrangement makes it easy to zero in on a particular period in British literary history. Each volume covers 20-30 writers from all genres who were active during a single historical period. The volumes include: Writers of the Middle Ages and Renaissance Before 1660 Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century, 1660-1789 Writers of the Romantic Period, 1789-1832 Victorian Writers, 1832-1890 Late Victorian and Edwardian Writers, 1890-1914 Modern Writers, 1914-1945 Writers After World War II, 1945-1960 Contemporary Writers, 1960-Present