Essays and Studies in English and Comparative Literature is a collection of scholarly works authored by members of the University of Michigan's English Department. It investigates various aspects of English and comparative literature, including studies on Middle English dialect characteristics, fifteenth-century spellings, place-name derivations, and early treatises on Latin grammar. In addition, it explores the origins and developments of specific linguistic features such as the voiceless preterit and past participle inflections of English irregular weak verbs. This comprehensive examination of historical and linguistic topics contributes significant insights to the field of literary studies.