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A Chronological Ordering of the same Anthologies, Collections, Beauties,
Miscellanies, &c.:
Last Revised: June 20, 1997
- Elizabeth Cooper, The
Muses [sic.] Library (1737)
- A Collection of Miscellany Poems,
never before Publish'd (1737)
- R. Dodsley, comp., A Collection of Poems. By Several Hands. In Three
Volumes (1748) [2]
- ---. In Four Volumes (1755)
- ---. In Six Volumes (1758)
- James Elphinstone, A Collection of Poems from the best Authors
(1764)
- George Pearch, comp., A
Collection of Poems in Two Volumes. By Several Hands (1768)
- A Select Collection of Poems, from
the most approved authors (1772)
- Thomas Janes, The
Beauties of the Poets, Or, a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry,
from the most eminent Authors (1777)
- John Nichols, comp., A
Select Collection of Poems: With Notes, Biographical and Historical
(1780-1782)
- John Bell, The Poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill
(1782, 77-83; 109 volumes)
- R. Dodsley, comp., A
Collection of Poems. A new, corrected ed. with notes by Isaac Reed.
6 vols. (1782)
- James Landells, A Collection of Prose and Verse, selected from the
most eminent authors (1782)
- Joseph Retzer, Choice of the Best Poetical
Pieces (1783-86; 6 volumes)
- J. Ireland, Beauties in Prose and Verse:
or, the new, pleasing, and entertaining collection, selected from the most
eminent English Authors (1784)
- Henry Headley, Select
Beauties of Ancient English Poetry (1787)
- A Collection of Several Stories,
Moral Tales, and Reflections taken from the best English Authors for
the use of those who learn the English Tongue (1788)
- Select Collection
of Poems, From Admired Authors and Scarce Miscellanies (1790)
- George Ellis, Specimens
of the Early English Poets (1790)
- Robert Anderson, A Complete Edition of the
Poets of Great Britain (1793-5; 13 volumes)
- Joseph Ritson, The English Anthology
(1793-4; 3 volumes)
- William Mavor and Samuel Pratt, Classical
English Poetry, for the Use of Schools (1801)
- Flowers of British Poetry (1802)
- Maria Riddell, The Metrical Miscellany
(1802)
- Sidney Melmouth, Beauties
of British Poetry (1803)
- Angelo Vergani, The Beauties of English Poetry
(1803)
- John Wolcot, The Beauties of English Poetry
(1804)
- John Evans, The Parnassian Garland; or,
Beauties of Modern Poetry (1807)
- Robert Southey, Specimens of the English
Poets (1807)
- Duncan Donaldson, The British Miscellany
(1808)
- The Monitor; A Select Collection of Poems on the Most Important
Subjects (1808)
- Thomas Park, The Works of the British Poets
(1808-?; 48 volumes)
- Samuel Pratt, The Cabinet of Poetry (1808;
6 volumes)
- Vicesimus Knox, Elegant Extracts: or, useful
and entertaining Pieces of Poetry (1809)
- Specimens ofthe
British Poets from Lord Surrey to Cowper (1809)
- Poetical Selections, consisting
of the Most Approved Pieces of our Best British Poets (1811)
- Alexander Chalmers, The Works of the English
Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper (1810)
- Sir Walter Scott, English Minstrelsy.
Being a selection of fugitive poetry from the best English authors; with
some original pieces hitherto unpublished (1810; 2 volumes)
- Thomas Park, Heliconia: Comprising
a Selection of English Poetry of the Elizabethan Age (1815)
- Thomas Campbell, Specimens
of the British Poets; With Biographical and Critical Notices, and An Essay
on English Poetry (1819)
- John Aikin, Select Works of the British Poets
(1820)
- Elizabeth Mant, The Parent's Poetical Anthology:
Being a Selection of English Poems primarily designed to assist in forming
the taste and the sentiments of young readers (1821)
- John Pennie, The Harp of Parnassus: A
New Selection of Classical English Poetry (1822)
- Elizabeth Scott, Specimens of British Poetry
(1823)
- The British Anthology; or Poetical Library (1824)
- William Hazlitt, Select
British Poets, or New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present Time,With
Critical Remarks (1824)
- The Wreath: A Collection of Poems
from Celebrated English Authors (1824)
- Amos J. Cook, The Student's Companion: Containing
a Variety of Poetry and Prose (1825)
- George Croly, The Beauties of the British
Poets (1828)
- Mrs. Blencowe, The Casket, a Miscellany
consisting of Unpublished Poems (1829)
- Robert Southey, Select Works of the British
Poets, from Chaucer to Jonson, with Biographical Sketches (1831)
- William Thackeray, The Selector; consistingof
an original selection of English Poetry (1831)
- Readings in Poetry: A Selection
from the Best English Poets, from Spenser to the present times; and
Specimens of Several American Poets of Deserved Reputation (1833)
- Alexandre Spiers, Study of English Poetry
(1835)
- Samuel Carter Hall, The Book of Gems (1836-38;
3 volumes)
- George Fulcher, Fulcher's Poetical Miscellany
(1841)
- K., Gift Book of Poetry (1843)
- Readings in Poetry: A Selection
from the Best English Poets, from Spenser to the Present Times; and
specimens of several American poets (1843; 7th edition)
- Leigh Hunt, Imagination and Fancy; or Selections
from the Best English Poets (1844)
- John Frost, Select Works of the British Poets
(1845-6)
- George Gilfillan, The Book of British Poesy,
ancient and modern (1851)
- Robert Bell, The Annotated Edition of the English Poets (1854-57;
24 volumes)
- William Elwell, The British Lyre, or Selections
from the English Poets (1857; 3rd edition)
- William and Robert Chambers, Chambers's
Reading in English Poetry (1865)
- James Dix, Poets' Corner in Germany (1869)
- Favourite English Poems of the two last
centuries (1870)
- M.J.D., Readings with the Poets (1871)
- Robert Inglis, Gleanings from the English
Poets, Chaucer to Tennyson (1881)
- Charlotte Fiske Bates, The Cambridge Book of
Poetry and Song (1882)
- The Girls' Book of Poetry. A Selection
of Short Pieces, Lyrical, Descriptive, Pathetic and Narrative (1883)
- Thomas Humphry Ward, The English Poets (1883;
4 volumes)
- John Bellew, Poets' Corner: A Manual for Students in English Poetry
(1884)
- David Perkins, ed. English
Romantic Writers (1967)
- Maynard Mack, The Norton Anthology of
World Masterpieces (1979; 4th edition)
- M. H. Abrams, Gen. Ed. The
Norton Anthology of English Literature. Sixth Edition. Vol. 2 (1993)
- Duncan Wu, ed. Romanticism:
An Anthology (1994)
- David Perkins, ed. English
Romantic Writers (1995)
- Anne K. Mellor and Richard E. Matlak, eds. British
Literature 1780-1830 (1996)
Laura Mandell, University
of Miami at Ohio
Rita Raley,
University of California, Santa Barbara
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