''The Englishman's Library'' was an English book series of the 1840s, a venture of the publisher James Burns. It ran eventually to 31 volumes. The title had been used already in 1824, for ''The Englishman's library'', edited by E. H. L., published by Charles Knight. The series was announced in ambitious fashion in the ''

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''. It was started by William Gresley and Edward Churton, with propagandistic aims; the works are still a source for the " condition of England" debate of the time. Gresley wrote six novels for the series.

Aims

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men who wished to imitate some of the success of the '' Tracts for the Times''. They were less hostile to the Tractarians than older, more orthodox members of the Hackney Phalanx.

List of volumes

The Juvenile Englishman's Library

Paget as editor started a children's book collection, ''The Juvenile Englishman's Library'', in 1844. It was inspired in part by the success of Edgar Taylor's English translations of ''

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''. The series ran to 21 titles. Later John Fuller Russell was editor. Volume 4, ''Popular Tales'' (1844), had translation of fairy tales by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, Wilhelm Hauff and Karl Spindler. Four volumes were by

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References

External links

*Publisher's announcement 1841 (12 volumes): {{DEFAULTSORT:Englishman's Library, The Lists of books 1840s books Book series