A Brief Handbook of English Authors is an anthology of large and important written works from the 19th century and earlier for ease of access. Oscar Fay Adams includes works from well-known authors such as A.L.O.E., Jane Austen, and Alfred the Great. Contents: "Abbott, Edwin A. 1838 ——. Shakespearean scholar. Author of a Shakespearean Grammar, a Handbook of Elizabethan English, etc. Pub. Mac. Rob. A'Becket, Gilbert Abbot. 1811–1856. Humorist. Author Comic Hist. of England, Comic Hist. of Rome, Comic Blackstone, etc. Pub. Apl. Lip. Adams, Mrs. Sarah (Flower). 1805–1848. Known chiefly by her hymn, "Nearer, my God, to Thee."