The noted victorian poet,Mathew Arnold also holds his place in english Literature as a tireless critic His most renowned word Essays in Criticism where he criticized Shelly's poetic circle is marked by wide reading and careful thought His Culture and Anarchy and Friendship's Garland aimed at brodening the mental and moral horizon of the english people whereas his Literature and Dogma and God and the Bible undertook the task of reconstructing Christianity on grounds of naturalism
Arnold's writing style is typically elegant and for multiple reasons
he is acclaimed as a prophetic critic
Thomas Babington Macaulay wrote essays on literary subjects such as those on Miltion, Byron, and Bunyan and also attempted historical studies His History of English concerning the Whig revolution of 1688 is written in a debating style with picturesgue effects.