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A Note to An English Major: In Pursuit of a Degree

What do you say when someone asks you why you're an English major? You may have taken up the major simply because you love to read. What will you do with the degree?

A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

John Cousin writes, "The primary aim of this book is to give as much information about English authors, including under this designation American and Colonial writers, as the prescribed limits will admit of." Read more from "A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature."

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