Title: Familiar studies of men and books
First published: 1882
Description: THESE studies are collected from the monthly press. One appeared in the NEW QUARTERLY, one in MACMILLAN'S, and the rest in the CORNHILL MAGAZINE. To the CORNHILL I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.
Subjects: Literature, History and criticism, Biography, Classic Literature, Fiction, Burns, robert, 1759-1796, Hugo, victor, 1802-1885, Knox, john, 1505-1572, Pepys, samuel, 1633-1703, Thoreau, henry david, 1817-1862, Villon, francois, 1431-1463, Whitman, walt, 1819-1892, Yoshida, shoin, 1830-1859
People: Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), Victor Hugo (1802-1885), Robert Burns (1759-1796), Samuel Pepys (1633-1703), Walt Whitman (1819-1892), François Villon (b. 1431), John Knox (ca. 1514-1572), Charles d'Orléans (1394-1465), Shōin Yoshida (1830-1859)