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Macmillan, the founder, together with his brother, the 

 late Mr. Daniel Macmillan, of the firm of my English 

 publishers. He was a good and valued friend. His 

 success in life and it was great was in my opinion 

 mainly due to his knowledge of men, and especially of 

 young men. He knew the kind of man who could pro- 

 duce a book that would sell and he got him to write it. 

 If the list of " Mac's" books of fifty and even sixty years 

 ago were looked through, one would be astonished at 

 the number of authors whom he backed to write good 

 books and who succeeded in doing so. But he was 

 successful not only in drawing good men and true to 

 his counter, but to himself. He was thoroughly 

 upright and straightforward in his dealings, possessed 

 an intelligent interest in topics of the most diverse 

 kind, and had a racy Scottish humour which made him 

 an excellent companion and a charming host. I have 

 dealt with the firm father, son, nephews, and Craik 

 for fifty years, they have treated me liberally, and it is 

 a pleasure to see the continued success of their 

 eminent house. 



