British literature
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British literature is a body of literature from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. This article covers British literature in the Englis
A facsimile page of Y Gododdin c. 1275
First page facsimile of Beowulf
Sir Bedivere casts King Arthur's sword Excalibur back to the Lady of the Lake. The Arthurian Cycle has influenced British literature across languages and down the centuries.
Geoffrey Chaucer, father of English literature
English novel
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The English novel is an important part of English literature. This article mainly concerns novels, written in English, by novelists who were born or have spent a significant part of their lives in Eng
Portrait of Samuel Richardson by Joseph Highmore. National Portrait Gallery, Westminster, England.
Sir Walter Scott
Charles Dickens
H. G. Wells studying in London, taken c. 1890