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2^ GREAT WRITERS. 



* A NEW SERIES OF CRITICAL BIOGRAPHIES OF FAMOUS 

 ^ 2 WRITERS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA. 



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: q Life of Jane Austen. By Goldwin Smith. 



eg " Mr. Goldwin Smith has added another to the not inconsiderable roll 



_^ of eminent men who have found their delight in Jane Austen. Certainly 



v. a fascinating book." Spectator. 



Life of Balzac. By Frederick Wedmore. 



5j "A finished study, a concentrated summary, a succinct analysis of 



1 Balzac's successes and failures, and the causes of these successes and 

 failures, and of the scope of his genius." Scottish Leader. 



Life of Charlotte Bronte. By A. Birrell. 



if " Those who know much of Charlotte Bronte will learn more, and those 



. ~ who know nothing about her will find all that is best worth learning in 



Mr. Birrell's pleasant book." St. James s Gasttte. 



^ Life of Browning. By William Sharp. 



" This little volume is a model of excellent English, and in every resprc 

 it seems to us what a biography should be." Public Opinion. 



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