Some paper help.

So if you remember last Wednesday, you're probably not surprised that I would like to do my paper trying to answer "Who civilized who?" in consideration of the English and the denizens of Faerie in Strange and Norrell.

Part of that approach, however, is trying to find a text to reference ot help put in perspective, and I was wondering if any of you knew of a solid comparative text -- historical or fictional -- that might be of use.