CONTENTS The Ancient Britons General History of Britain under the Romans History of Education in Britain during the Roman Period The Saxon Invasion Literary Character of the Saxon Period The Reign of Alfred From the Reign of Alfred to that of Canute Learning during the Foregoing Period Monasteries The Danes in England Language and Learning during the Danish Period The Return of the Saxon Line of Sovereigns Review of the State of Learning in England to the Time of William the Conqueror British Literary Characters Anglo-Saxon Writers