english-speaking countries

A history of Great Britain and its former colonies and possessions, from Caesar's invasions to the beginning of the First World War.

Offers interpretations and analysis of poetry by Pope, Whitman, Dickinson, and Yeats.

Provides a representative selection of work by major prose-writers in the English language, drawn from throughout five centuries. 'Arranged chronologically.

Analyzes the texts, religious rites, economic exchanges, dance, and music of the Middle Passage, the transatlantic journey of African slaves.

A collection of non-standard English writing from the past two hundred years, that includes pieces written in slang, creole, patois, pidgin, and other forms of "rotten English".