Arrange the following essays in chronological order:

1. A. Eliot, 'The Function of Criticism'
2. B. Poe, 'The Philosophy of Composition'
3. C. James, 'The Art of Fiction'
4. D. Woolf, 'Modern Fiction'

1. AC, B, A, D
2. BC, B, D, A
3. CB, C, D, A
4. DB, C, A, D

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Correct answer: D. B, C, A, D

Explanation

Poe (1846) → James (1884) → Eliot (1923) → Woolf's 'Modern Fiction' (The Common Reader, 1925).

Note: Woolf's essay first appeared as 'Modern Novels' (TLS, 1919); dated by that version the order would be option 3.