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List of Publications. 1
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 TransL-ition of the " De Imitatione
Christi " usually ascribed to Thomas a Kempis. With a Vignette
from an Original Drawing by Sir Thomas Lawrence. Second Edition.
" Evinces independent scholarship, and a profound feeling for the
original.
—No7iconformist.
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"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 ot 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 Sidney. Edited, with Notes, by the Author of "The Gentle
Life." Dedicated, by permission, to the Earl of Derby, -js. 6d.
" All the best things in the Arcadia are retained intact in jMr. 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 Neivs.
vin.
Varia : Readings from Rare Books. Reprinted, by permission,
from the Saturday Revieiu, 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
the general reader."
for having rendered their treasures available to
Observer.