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Short Histories ofthe Literatures ofthe World: VII.

Edited by Edmund Gosse,LL.D.

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Short Histories of the
Literatures of the World

Edited by EDMUND GOSSE, LL.D.

Large Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s. each Volume

ANCIENT GREEK LITERATURE
By Prof. Gilbert Murray, M.A.

FRENCH LITERATURE
By Prof. Edward Dowden, D.C.L., LL.D

MODERN ENGLISH LITERATURE
By the Editor

ITALIAN LITERATURE
By Richard Garnett, C.B., LL.D.

SPANISH LITERATURE
By James Fitzmaurice-Kelly

JAPANESE LITERATURE
By William George Aston, C.M.G., D.Lit.

BOHEMIAN LITERATURE
By The Count Lützow, D.Litt., D.Ph.

SANSKRIT LITERATURE
By Prof. A. A. Macdonell, M.A.

HUNGARIAN LITERATURE
By Dr. Riedl

AMERICAN LITERATURE
By Prof. W. P. Trent

RUSSIAN LITERATURE
By K. Waliszewski

CHINESE LITERATURE
By Prof. A. Giles

ARABIC LITERATURE
By C. Huart

In preparation

HEBREW LITERATURE
By Prof. Philippe Berger

GERMAN LITERATURE
By Calvin Thomas, LL.D.

LATIN LITERATURE
By Marcus Dimsdale, M.A.

Other volumes will follow

LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN

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A History of
BOHEMIAN LITERATURE

BY

THE COUNT LÜTZOW

D.Litt. Oxon. and D.Ph. Prag.

MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF SCIENCES IN BOHEMIAAND OF THE BOHEMIAN ACADEMY

London
WILLIAM HEINEMANN
MCMVII

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First printed, May 1899.
New Edition, April 1907.

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