"No more welcome book could be placed in the hands of the student of the history of science or of thought than this little volume.... We heartily recommend the book."—Natural Science.
Charles Dickens. By George Gissing.
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John Bright. By C. A. Vince, M.A., Late Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge.
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Provident Societies and Industrial Welfare. By E. W. Brabrook, C.B., F.S.A., Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies.
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The Free-trade Movement and its Results. By G. Armitage-Smith, M. A., Principal of the Birkbeck Institution.
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