English elegies, and sketch the growth of this type of poem. 40. Give a short account of six heroines in standard English novels; add an account of six heroines of poems; and conclude with a description of six of Shakespeare's heroines.

41. What was Scott's contribution to the historical novel? How far has the historical novel advanced since his death? 42. Mention some patriotic poems in English. What are the merits and chief weaknesses of this particular kind of poetry?

43. In Irish and Scottish literature are there any literary peculiarities that are essentially Irish and Scottish? Discuss the general question of nationality in literature.

44. Taking Lamb, Scott, George Eliot, Charlotte Brontë, and Junius as the chief examples, consider the use of the nom de plume or of anonymity in literature. To what extent is anonymity a feature of modern journalism?

45. What novels dealing with life in India or British colonial life are known to you? Have they any features in common?

46. Has the spread of modern education affected the standard of literature? What species of literature has it encouraged, and which has it depressed?

47. Discuss the statement that "the English epic began and ended with Milton.' Trace the course of the epic in English.

48. Justify the statement that "English poetry is full of the color and odor of the sea. Who are the chief sea-poets in English?

49. Is the cinematograph likely to affect the literature of the future? Is it likely to affect in any way the literature of the past?

50. (a) Write a paragraph of description and criticism. upon each of the following works:

Gulliver's Travels, Sesame and Lilies, The Fortunes of Nigel, Doctor Faustus, Ancren Riwle, Henry Esmond, The Nigger of the Narcissus, Absalom and Achitophel, Euphues and his England, The Faithful Shepherdess, Locksley Hall,

Jude the Obscure, Il Penseroso, The Pickwick Papers, Abt Vogler, Urne Buriall, Northanger Abbey, The Blessed Damozel, To a Mouse, The Vanity of Human Wishes, The Egoist, Paradise Regained, Satires of Circumstance, The Woman in White, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Dance of the Sevin Deidlie Sins, Old Mortality, Tono-Bungay, Plays for Puritans.

(b) Write a paragraph on each of the following characters. Mention the work in which each appears, and write a critical estimate:

Jeanie Deans, Prospero, Sir Charles Grandison, Michael Fane, Delilah, Sir Galahad, Mr. Collins, Jos Sedley, Mrs. Proudie, Falstaff, Roderick Random, Major Barbara, Enoch Arden, Mr. Worldly Wiseman, Arthur Kipps, Maggie Tulliver, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, Childe Harold, Hilda Lessways, Marmion, Angel Clare, Archimago, Sairey Gamp, Alan Breck, Peter Pan, Dr. Primrose, Amyas Leigh, the Wife of Bath, Mrs. Battle, Lord Jim.

(c) Mention works in which the following types or professions are depicted. Estimate the degree of success attained in each character.

Miser; hypocrite; jester; soldier of fortune; adventuress; undergraduate; surgeon; country parson; detective; Puritan; peasant-farmer; artist; cook; innkeeper; magician; statesman; religious fanatic; garrulous woman; dominie; shepherd; dunce; usurer; boaster; murderer; fisherman; tramp; carpenter; naval officer; conspirator; antiquary.

APPENDIX I

GENERAL TABLES

(1) Authors' names appear in roman type; the titles of books are given in italics.

(2) Every author and book that is mentioned in the tables has already found a place earlier in this history. Reference to the index at the end will lead to further information.

(3) The chief use of each table is to provide a clear view of some aspect of English literature. To effect this a certain amount of rigidity is unavoidable in the classification. The reader should clearly understand that a greater elasticity of opinion is possible than appears in the tables. Caution, therefore, is necessary in the use of them.