12th. I. Macaulay’s Dr. Samuel Johnson, His Biographer, 2-Pt. II:30-39
II. The Puritans, 2-Pt. II:23-29
13th. I. EDMUND SPENSER, d, 16 Ja. 1599
Prothalamion, 13:13-20
14th. I. Hawthorne’s Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment, 3-Pt. I:3-19
The novel, in its best form, I regard as one of the most powerful engines of civilization ever invented.
—SIR JOHN HERSCHEL.
JANUARY 15TH TO 21ST
15th. EDWARD EVERETT, d. 15 Ja. 1865
I. Lincoln to Everett, 5-Pt. I:120
II. Irving’s Westminster Abbey, 3-Pt. II:75-92
16th. GEORGE V. HOBART, b. 16 Ja. 1867
I. John Henry at the Races, 9-Pt. II:107-113
II. Poe’s The Black Cat, 4-Pt. I:127-143
17th. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. 17 Ja. 1706
I. Poor Richard’s Almanac, 6-Pt. II:133-149
II. Maxims, 7-Pt. II:11
III. The Whistle, 6-Pt. II:156-159
18th. DANIEL WEBSTER, b. 18 Ja. 1782
I. Adams and Jefferson, 6-Pt. I:3-60
19th. EDGAR ALLAN POE, b. 19 Ja. 1809
I. Cask of Amontillado, 4-Pt. I:67-77
II. The Raven, 10:285-292
III. Edgar Allan Poe, 17-Pt. I:28-37