Subsequently published under title: The story of American literature.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Book 1-Beginnings -- Book 2-The Polite Writers -- Book 3-The Transcendentalist Revolt -- Book 4-The Troubles Romances -- Book 5-Demos Speaks -- Book 6-The Rise of the Novel -- Book 7-The Soil and the Transition -- Book 8-Sowers and Pathfinders -- Book 9-The Development of Forms -- Book 10-The Great Critical Debate -- Book 11-The Naturalist -- Book 12-Beyond Naturalism.
