From a notice of "The New Standard Dictionary" in The London Teacher:—
"The Dictionary is arranged in alphabetical order, thus being a great time saver, and one can find what is required with the greatest ease."
Otherwise it is so awkward, when you want to know how to spell "parallel" in a hurry, to have to go through one volume after another until you come to it.
Transcriber's Note:
Changed "there" to "three" in the second to last paragraph of "At the play" on page 195.