JOHNSON. By Leslie Stephen. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.
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SCOTT. By R. H. Hutton. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.
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GIBBON. By J. C. Morison. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.
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SHELLEY. By J. A. Symonds. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.
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HUME. By Professor Huxley, F.R.S. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.
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