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Edinburgh: Printed by T. and A. Constable
CONTENTS
| PAGE | |
|---|---|
| THE PLAIN SPEAKER | [5] |
| AN ESSAY ON THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN ACTION | [385] |
| REMARKS ON THE SYSTEMS OF HARTLEY AND HELVETIUS | [434] |
| NOTES | [479] |
THE PLAIN SPEAKER
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things, appeared anonymously in 1826 in two volumes (9 × 5½ inches), published by Henry Colburn, New Burlington Street. The imprint behind both title-pages is ‘London: Printed by Thomas Davison, Whitefriars’; but that at the end of the second volume is ‘London: Printed by J. Nichols and Son, Parliament Street.’ A list of ‘Interesting Works, Just published by Henry Colburn,’ at the end of the work contains an announcement of ‘The Spirits of the Age.... The Second Edition, with Additions’ (see vol. IV. p. 186, Bibliographical Note to The Spirit of the Age).
In the edition which was published in 1851, edited by his son, the Essay entitled ‘On a Portrait of a Lady, by Vandyke’ is not included: it was transferred to ‘Criticisms on Art.’