II.
About in the World. Essays by the Author of "The Gentle Life."
"It is not easy to open it at any page without finding some happy idea."—Morning Post.
III.
Like unto Christ. A New Translation of the "De Imitatione Christi" usually ascribed to Thomas à Kempis. With a Vignette from an Original Drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Second Edition.
"Evinces independent scholarship, and a profound feeling for the original."—Nonconformist.
"Could not be presented in a more exquisite form, for a more sightly volume was never seen."—Illustrated London News.
IV.
Familiar Words. An Index Verborum, or Quotation Handbook. Affording an immediate Reference to Phrases and Sentences that have become embedded in the English language. Second and enlarged Edition.
"The most extensive dictionary of quotation we have met with."—Notes and Queries.
"Will add to the author's credit with all honest workers."—Examiner.
V.
Essays by Montaigne. Edited, Compared, Revised, and Annotated by the Author of "The Gentle Life." With Vignette Portrait. Second Edition.
"We should be glad if any words of ours could help to bespeak a large circulation for this handsome attractive book; and who can refuse his homage to the good-humoured industry of the editor."—Illustrated Times.
VI.
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia. Written by Sir Philip Sidnby. Edited, with Notes, by the Author of "The Gentle Life." Dedicated, by permission, to the Earl of Derby, 7s. 6d.
"All the best things in the Arcadia are retained intact in Mr. Friswell's edition.—Examiner.
VII.
The Gentle Life. Second Series. Third Edition.
"There is not a single thought in the volume that does not contribute in some measure to the formation of a true gentleman."—Daily News.
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Varia: Readings from Rare Books. Reprinted, by permission, from the Saturday Review, Spectator, &c.
"The books discussed in this volume are no less valuable than they are rare, and the compiler is entitled to the gratitude of the public for having rendered their treasures available to the general reader."—Observer.
