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Highlights in English Literature The earliest literature of the English people, like that of many other peoples, originated from the collective efforts of the people, usually when they were working or resting from their labors. Stories based on history or legend or contemporary events were narrated orally and often sung during festivities and other occasions, chiefly for entertainment. Some of the more interesting of these narratives were passed from mouth to mouth and from generation to generation, and as they were told and sung by different singers at different times, additions were made t