CHAPTER XL

Literature and Art in the Nineteenth Century

Literary Giants of Former Times--The Standing of the Fine Arts in the Past and the Present--Early American Writers--The Poets of the United States--American Novelists--American Historians and Orators--The Poets of Great Britain--British Novelists and Historians--Other British Writers--French Novelists and Historians--German Poets and Novelists--The Literature of Russia--The Authors of Sweden, Norway and Denmark--Writers of Italy--Other Celebrated Authors--The Novel and its Development--The Text-Book and Progress of Education--Wide-spread use of Books and Newspapers 591