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Walter William Skeat

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Walter William Skeat, FBA was a British philologist and Anglican deacon. The pre-eminent British philologist of his time, he was instrumental in developing the English language as a higher education subject in the United Kingdom.

Books

Chaucerian and Other Pieces
Chaucerian and Other Pieces
Walter William Skeat
Specimens of Early English: From 'Old English homilies' to 'King Horn.' A. D. 11502A. D. 1300. 1882
Specimens of Early English: From 'Old English homilies' to 'King Horn.' A. D. 11502A. D. 1300. 1882
Richard Morris, Walter William Skeat
The Place-names of Suffolk
The Place-names of Suffolk
Walter William Skeat
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Walter William Skeat
The Evolution of the Canterbury Tales
The Evolution of the Canterbury Tales
Walter William Skeat
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Walter William Skeat
Malay Magic
Malay Magic
Walter William Skeat
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
Walter William Skeat
The Wars of Alexander
The Wars of Alexander
Walter William Skeat
The Bruce, Or, The Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince, Robert de Broyss, King of Scots
The Bruce, Or, The Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince, Robert de Broyss, King of Scots
Walter William Skeat
Principles of English Etymology: The foreign element
Principles of English Etymology: The foreign element
Walter William Skeat
Joseph of Arimathie
Joseph of Arimathie
Walter William Skeat
Joseph of Arimathie, Otherwise Called The Romance of the Seint Graal, Or Holy Grail
Joseph of Arimathie, Otherwise Called The Romance of the Seint Graal, Or Holy Grail
Walter William Skeat
Notes on English Etymology
Notes on English Etymology
Walter William Skeat
The Wars of Alexander
The Wars of Alexander
Walter William Skeat
Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula
Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula
Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden
The Science of Etymology
The Science of Etymology
Walter William Skeat
The Bruce, Or The Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince, Robert de Broyss, King of Scots
The Bruce, Or The Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince, Robert de Broyss, King of Scots
Walter William Skeat
Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter William Skeat
The Tale of the Man of Lawe, the Pardoneres Tale, the Second Nonnes Tale, the Chanouns Yemannes Tale, from the Canterbury Tales. Edited by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat ... New Edition, Revised
The Tale of the Man of Lawe, the Pardoneres Tale, the Second Nonnes Tale, the Chanouns Yemannes Tale, from the Canterbury Tales. Edited by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat ... New Edition, Revised
Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter William Skeat
Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter William Skeat
The Eight-text Edition of the Canterbury Tales; with Remarks Upon the Classification of the Manuscripts and Upon the Harleian Manuscript 7334. By the Rev. Walter W. Skeat
The Eight-text Edition of the Canterbury Tales; with Remarks Upon the Classification of the Manuscripts and Upon the Harleian Manuscript 7334. By the Rev. Walter W. Skeat
Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter William Skeat

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