Charles Barber

1 Preface iHis book originated in a series of lectures given in Poland a few years ago to teachers and students of English. Since then, the material has grown constantly, and parts of it have been given as lectures to similar audiences in India, in Pakistan, and also in the United Kingdom,...

GENERAL INTRODUCTION I I The publication of this New Pelican Guide to English Literature in many volumes might seem an odd phenomenon at a time when, in the words of the novelist L. H. Myers, a 'deep-seated spiritual vulgarity lies at the heart of our civilization', a time more typically...