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should you ever revise your list. I would have a single 

 volume of Lyrics, to include Milton's, Burns', Scott's, 

 Gray's and Shelley's. Palgrave's Golden Treasury nearly 

 does this — but it ought to include Shelley's Prometheus. 



The only serious criticism I could make as to your 

 poets and novelists is the omission of all Shelley, and 

 of Tom Jones and Jane Eyre. 



If you had a volume of English Lyrics, there are 

 many very good collections, you would save 4 or 5 

 authors, for Gray's Elegy would go in any collection, 

 and so would Scott's Songs and Burns' best. 



As to Dryden, he was a fine man, but I fear that 

 courtesy to H.R.H. swayed you. Query if H.R.H. 

 ever read more of Dryden than "glorious John's" glorious 

 burst — In the good days, etc., etc., 



When man on many multiplied his kind, 

 Ere one to one was cursedly confined. 



I always thought that the Positivist Catechism was 

 not a good book for such a list. But I should like to 

 know why you omit it. I think the Generalities of 

 Positivism would answer far better, and should be in. 



Altogether I think your last list much improved, 

 and now is nearly as good as can be. All readers differ, 

 but I am glad to note how closely you and I agree. 



I add a short note of one or two suggestions that I 

 should have liked you to consider. — Believe me, very 

 sincerely yours, Frederic Harrison. 



100 Books 

 Section I. — Religion and Philosophy — 



Re-insert Comte — but replace the Catechism by his 

 Generalities, a short sketch in 300 pp., containing 

 none of his scientific fallacies and none of his mere 

 ritualism. 



Omit Keble's Christian Year, which is feeble as poetry. 

 In lieu, have some good hymns in the Volume 

 of Lyrics or even a sacred selection like Lord 

 Selbourne's or others. 



All the rest — excellent. 



Section II. — Add Ethics to Politics in same volume. 



