Prose masterpieces from modern essayists. (New York G.P. Putnam's sons, 1888)
v. 1. The mutability of literature, by W. Irving. The world of books, by L. Hunt. Imperfect sympathies, by C. Lamb. Conversation, by T. De Quincy. Petition of the Thugs for toleration, by W. S. Landor. The benefits of Parliament, by W. S. Landor. Fallacies of anti-reformers, by S. Smith. Nil nisi bonum, by W. M. Thackeray. Compensation, by R. W. Emerson. Sweetness and light, by M. Arnold. On popular culture, by J. Morley.--v. 2. On the art of living with others, by A. Helps. My winter garden, by C. Kingsley. Work, by J. Ruskin. On a certain condescension in foreigners, by J. R. Lowell. On history, by T. Carlyle. History, by T. B. Macaulay.--v. 3. The science of history, by J. A. Froude. Race and language, by E. A. Freeman. Kin beyond sea, by W. E. Gladstone. Private judgement, by J. H. Newman. An apology for plainspeaking, by L. Stephen.
Keywords: English essays -- 19th century