"The set which you are getting out is on the whole much superior to any with which I am familiar. I am delighted to think it is a possibility."— George D. KnighTS, English Master, The Hamilton School, Philadelphia,

"Of all the numerous editions which have been recently published, I consider yours the best that I have seen."

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-ELMER JAMES BAILEY, State Normal School, New Paltz, N. Y.

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-BYRON GROCE, Master in English, Boston Latin School.

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-Prof. KATHERINE LEE BATES, Wellesley College.

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COOPER'S LAST OF THE MOHICANS.'

"We have adopted the Last of the Mohicans' in one of our classes and find it an admirable edition in every particular."

-T. E. LYON, The Barnard School, N. Y.

It is of the same high grade as the others of your English Classic Series' which we have introduced. We shall continue to use your books next year, in those classes preparing for the '98 and '99 examinations." -DAVID ALLEN CENTER, Woodbridge School, N. Y. City.

TENNYSON'S 'PRINCESS.'

"I am delighted with the 'Introduction' and 'Suggestions.' It is so comfortable to find an editor who does not ask us to spoil the delicate beauty of the poem by extreme analysis."

-Miss ELIZA F. HAMMOND, Leicester Academy, Leicester, Mass.

“The work maintains the high standard already attained throughout the entire series of English Classics.' These volumes have been used in Harvard School with excellent results, and I can assure the publishers that the English masters of the school heartily recommend the edition." -FRANK POOLE JOHNSON, Harvard School, N. Y.

'MACBETH.'

"The editing of Macbeth is what one would expect from Prof. Manly, scholarly and literary. Perhaps the most pleasing section of that portion of the book is concerned with 'sign-board criticism.' I think you are to be thanked as well as congratulated for the excellence of the series to which these books belong."

—Prof. ELMER Wentworth, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

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'Any pupil must become interested in the great dramatist who has such a pleasing text as is presented in your publication."

—Miss M. F. RICE, Robinson Seminary, Exeter, N. H.

"With accurate scholarship Dr. Manly seems to me to combine extraordinary good sense in his treatment of Shakspere. I will introduce the volume to my colleagues and friends, as it seems to me the best guide to Macbeth.'

-Prof. W. H. CARRUTH, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.

"I think it is the best edition I have ever seen-certainly the best text-book. The Suggestions to Teachers' are admirable, and the notes are so full and clear as to enable the student to understand the subject thoroughly; and hence they excite interest and encourage him to the study of classic literature."

-J. T. MURFEE, Marion Military Inst., Marion, Ala.

"I decided upon your Scott's' Marmion' and Burke's 'Speech' for class use, as they are unquestionably the best editions of the series that I have seen."-EZRA LEHMAN, Cumberland Valley Normal School, Shippensburg, Pa.

"The notes sensible and pertinent, not leading the young student into labyrinths of learned analysis, comparisons and quotations, but proving, as notes should be, a real aid, and not, as is too often the case with annotations of to-day, a cause for further perplexity."

-J. A. SHAW, The Highland Military Academy, Worcester, Mass. 'BURKE'S SPEECH.'

"The editorial work is worthy of the masterpiece of one of the greatest orators of all time. The introduction prepares the way by a most lucid statement of the history necessary to comprehend the points covered in this great oration. The clearness, the accuracy and fulness of the introductory investigations are followed by the oration itself, arranged in such a way as to make the mastery of its arguments easy, and their retention in the memory permanent. The notes, both explanatory of the allusions in the speech, and illustrative of its wonderful oratorical richness, give a unique value to this edition, and must greatly enhance the editor's reputation in a comparatively new field.” -JACOB COOPER, D.D., D.C.L., LL.D., Professor in Rutgers College. "We are now using your Burke's 'Conciliation with America' with very great satisfaction."

-BYRON GROCE, Public Latin School, Boston, Mass. CARLYLE'S 'BURNS.'

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Permit me to express the pleasure I have found in reading your Farrand's edition of Carlyle's' Burns.' It is a remarkable example of editing, exactly adapted to its purpose."

-ROBERT H. NICHOLS, Ph.D., The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa. 'Enough is given to make the study of Burns a delight to the rightminded pupil, and to open the door for the teacher into a new and broader appreciation of the two great Scotchmen.”

-ALBERT EDWARD BAILEY, A.B., Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass.

"It seems to me the edition of Carlyle's ‘Burns,' edited by Mr. Farrand, is the best for school use. I am particularly pleased with the specimen topics for written exercises and examination papers.'

-HELEN MARSHALL, Norwich Female Academy, Norwich, Conn. "It pleases me decidedly better than any other edition that I have The introduction is suggestive and the Notes' are what they profess to be explanatory.'"-CAROLINE CARPENTER, Lasell Seminary for Young Ladies, Auburndale, Mass.

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IRVING'S TALES OF A TRAVELLER.'

"I feel bound to say that, if the series of ENGLISH CLASSICS is carried out after the plan of this initial volume, it will contribute much toward making the study of literature a pure delight.”

-Prof. A. G. NEWCOMER, Leland Stanford Jr. University.

"I have looked through the first volume of your English Classics, Irving's Tales of a Traveller,' and do not see how literature could be made more attractive to the secondary schools."-Prof. EDWARD A. ALLEN, University of Missouri; Member of the English Conference of the National Committee of Ten.

"I have received your Irving's 'Tales of a Traveller' and examined it with much pleasure. The helpful suggestions to teachers, the judicious notes, the careful editing, and the substantial binding make it the most desirable volume for class use on the subject, that has come to my notice."-EDWIN CORNELL, Principal of Central Valley Union School, N. Y.

GEORGE ELIOT'S SILAS MARNER.'

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-D. E. BOWMAN, Principal of High School, Waterville, Me.

"The edition of 'Silas Marner' recently sent out by you leaves nothing undone. I find the book handsome, the notes sensible and clear. I'm glad to see a book so well adapted to High School needs, and I shall recommend it, without reserve, as a safe and clean book to put before our pupils."

-JAMES W. MCLANE, Central High School, Cleveland, O.

SCOTT'S WOODSTOCK.'

"Scott's' Woodstock,' edited by Professor Bliss Perry, deepens the impression made by the earlier numbers that this series, LONGMANS' ENGLISH CLASSICS, is one of unusual excellence in the editing, and will prove a valuable auxiliary in the reform of English teaching now generally in progress. We have, in addition to the unabridged text of the novel, a careful editorial introduction; the author's introduction, preface and notes; a reprint of ‘The Just Devil of Woodstock'; and such foot-notes as the student will need as he turns from page to page. Besides all this apparatus, many of the chapters have appended a few suggestive hints for character-study, collateral reading and discussions of the art of fiction. All this matter is so skillfully distributed

that it does not weigh upon the conscience, and is not likely to make the

student forget that he is, after all, reading a novel chiefly for the pleasure it affords. The entire aim of this volume and its companions is literary rather than historical or linguistic, and in this fact their chief value is to be found." -The Dial.

"I heartily approve of the manner in which the editor's work has been done. This book, if properly used by the teacher and supplemented by the work so clearly suggested in the notes, may be made of great value to students, not only as literature but as affording opportunity for historical research and exercise in composition."

-LILLIAN G. KIMBALL, State Normal School, Oshkosh, Wis.

DEFOE'S 'HISTORY OF THE PLAGUE IN LONDON.'

“He gives an interesting biography of Defoe, an account of his works, a discussion of their ethical influence (including that of this 'somewhat sensational' novel), some suggestions to teachers and students, and a list of references for future study. This is all valuable and suggestive. The reader wishes that there were more of it. Indeed, the criticism I was about to offer on this series is perhaps their chief excellence. One wishes that the introductions were longer and more exhaustive. For, contrary to custom, as expressed in Gratiano's query, 'Who riseth from a feast with that keen appetite that he sits down?' the young student will doubtless finish these introductions hungering for more. And this, perhaps, was the editor's object in view, viz., that the introductory and explanatory matter should be suggestive and stimulating rather than complete and exhaustive!"-Educational Review.

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"I have taken great pleasure in examining your edition of Defoe's 'Plague in London.' The introduction and notes are beyond reproach, and the binding and typography are ideal. The American school-boy is to be congratulated that he at length may study his English from books in so attractive a dress."-GEORGE N. MCKNIGHT, Instructor in English, Cornell University.

“I am greatly obliged to you for the copy of the ‘Journal of the Plague.' I am particularly pleased with Professor Carpenter's introduction and his handling of the difficult points in Defoe's life.”—HamMOND LAMONT, A.B., Associate Professor of Composition and Rhetoric in Brown University.

MACAULAY'S ESSAY ON MILTON.'

"I have examined the Milton and am much pleased with it; it fully sustains the high standard of the other works of this series; the introduction, the suggestions to teachers, and the notes are admirable."

-WILLIAM NICHOLS, The Nichols School, Buffalo, N. Y.