English literature

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  • 800

    Beowulf

    The first work of Germanic literature.
  • 950

    Eddas

    They come from earlier sources from Norway, Britain and Burgundy. They took shape in Iceland. Eddas: The Old Norse name given to two important collections of early Icelandic writing.
  • 1367

    Piers Plowman

    William Langland writes an epic poem that shows ,in an everday language, the state of English society in the timespan following the black death.
  • 1387

    The Canterbury tales

    Geoffrey Chaucer, the writer of the Canterbury Tales (which were truly popular in Mediaeval England), only finished 24 by the time of his death.
  • 1469

    Le Morte D'Arthur

    Thomas Malory, in his work, Le Morte D'Arthur (Arthur's Death), retells the experiences of the Kings of the Round table.
  • 1524

    Tyndale's Bible

    William Tyndale was a British Scholar who believed that everyone should read the bible in their own language.

  • The Faerie Queene

    Written in the 16th century by Edmund Spenser, is a poem following the adventures of a knight in 12 books.

  • The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

    Most commonly shortened to Hamlet, is a play by William Shakespeare set in Denmark and it is one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies.

  • A description of New England

    John Smith publishes an account of his exploration of the region.

  • Essay concerning human understanding

    John Locke publishes his essay arguing that people learn based on experience

  • Dictionary of the English Language

    Deemed as a huge scholar achievement, Samuel Johnson's dictionary took over eight years to compile. He thought that the English language needed order.

  • Encyclopaedia Britannica

    The oldest English-language that began to appear in Edinburgh (Scotland). It was published by a society of Gentlemen in Scotland

  • Oliver Twist

    Published from 1837 to 1839 by Charles Dickens, was a work that through the journey of Oliver Twist (main character), depicted the poverty in London at the time.

  • Theory of Evolution

    Thanks to his 20 years of research, Charles Darwin puts forward the theory of evolution in his work: On the origin of the species.

  • Alice's Adventures in wonderland

    At first, he told the story to Henry Liddell's three daughters and until 1863, he wrote the whole story out. It was originally entitled ''Alice's adventures Under Ground''

  • Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    Robert Louis Stevenson published his work aiming to split two personalities of a character.

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes his first novel featuring Sherlock Holmes in 1887. He wrote the story in six weeks

  • The tale of Peter Rabbit

    Published by Beatrix Potter

  • Nineteen eighty four

    Written by George Orwell, is a novel about a totalitarian state.

  • The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

    Written by C.S. Lewis. It is the first Narnia book.

  • Casino Royale

    First book featuring James Bond. Written by Ian Fleming

  • Harry Potter

    J.K. Rowling's first book about Harry Potter: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone is published.