A friend and fellow bibliophile gave me this fantastic book: 1000 Years of English Literature: A Treasury of Literary Manuscripts by Chris Fletcher (2003 hardcover). The book begins with the Early and Medieval time period with works like Beowulf and goes all the way to The Twentieth Century with authors like Virginia Woolf and George Bernard Shaw. With each and every piece of literature there is a brief biography of the author (when there is one) and the history of the specific piece of work. Plus, the greatest part of the book, there are 200 beautiful colored illustrations, which will take up the entire page, of the manuscripts and authors.
It’s absolutely fantabulous! I highly recommend this book!
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