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What books/literature would a literature professor of the early 1870s teach/talk about?

by TimeKiller21

As the title says, what were considered classic, vital, or otherwise noteworthy works in the 1870s in the United States?

Krashnachen

Follow-up: Same but with French. What was considered to be top French classics (litterature) ?