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This two-volume collection of reminiscences by historian and social critic Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was edited by his friend, the historian J. A. Froude (1818-94) and published in March 1881, a month after Carlyle's death. Volume 1 contains sketches about Carlyle's father, James, and Edward Irving, a close friend.

This eight-volume set, published 1817-58 by the Nichols family, is a sequel to John Nichols' Literary Anecdotes (1812-15), and provides a useful source of biographical material on authors and publishers at a time when many of the literary genres we now take for granted were first being developed.

Mary Delany (nee Granville, 1700-88) was famed for her paper-cut botanical illustrations, but she was also a prolific correspondent and knew many of the leading cultural figures of the eighteenth century. This six-volume work, edited by her great-great-niece, Lady Llanover (1802-96), was published in 1861-2.

Best remembered for his children's tale The Water Babies, Charles Kingsley (1819-75) was an Anglican priest, historian, novelist and supporter of social reform. Written by his wife and drawing on his letters, this account of a varied life gives insights into the concerns and preoccupations of the mid-Victorian period.

First published in 1922, this two-volume book brings together letters written by Byron (1788-1824) from 1808 up to his death. It contains an introduction and biographical notes by John Murray IV. Volume 1 covers the period up to Byron's marriage in 1815, including his travels as a young man.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was one of the most influential authors of the nineteenth century. These volumes, first published in 1882, form the first part of James Anthony Froude's classic biography of Carlyle, describing his early life and literary work. Volume 1 covers the years 1795-1827.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) was one of the most influential authors of the nineteenth century. These volumes, first published in 1884, form the second part of James Anthony Froude's classic biography of Carlyle, describing his life and literary work after 1834. Volume 1 covers the years 1834-1849.

Jane Welsh Carlyle (1801-1866) was a prolific letter writer, and her marriage to Thomas was one of the most famous of literary unions. Readers of this 1883 collection of her letters will be entertained by Jane's famous wit, and will sympathise with the frequent tensions in her marriage.

These essays by hugely popular Victorian novelist Edward Bulwer Lytton were published in 1863. The title refers to three of his earlier works, and deals with some themes he believed were raised by these books, such as the morality of the arts, personality types, conservative politics, and readership.

Anne Thackeray Ritchie was a writer and the daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. Her novels appeared in the Cornhill Magazine, which her father had edited, and their success established her literary reputation. A Book of Sibyls examines four female writers: Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Amelia Opie, Maria Edgeworth and Jane Austen.

Lewes' 1855 biography (reissued here in the second, 1858 edition) paints a balanced picture of this great German intellectual. Drawing on personal letters and recollections provided by Goethe's colleagues, friends and family, Lewes probes the connections between Goethe's life and work, and highlights the continuing relevance of his thought.

Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-84) is regarded as one of the outstanding figures of English literature, as a poet, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Volume 9 contains various critical pieces, essays on philosophical matters, and papers about the Dictionary and his edition of Shakespeare.

Originally published in 1853 and reissued here in the revised and enlarged third edition of 1859, this collection of verse quotations ranges from the Book of Genesis to the poetry of William Wordsworth. It reflects the literary tastes of both its compiler and the contemporary readership.

Thomas Chatterton (1752-70), Wordsworth's 'marvellous boy', died aged only seventeen, but his legacy influenced the Romantics for decades. First published in 1803, this three-volume collection brings together his works. Volume 1 includes his earliest poetry, alongside George Gregory's biographical account (also reissued separately in this series).

Thomas Adolphus Trollope (1810-1892), historian and writer, was the son of travel writer Frances and brother of Anthony, the renowned novelist. Trollope lived for long periods in Italy where he published books on Italian history and culture. His three-volume memoir contains an intimate account of his eventful life.

Published in 1831, this two-volume collection of letters to and from the acclaimed actor David Garrick (1717-79), selected by Garrick himself and edited by James Boaden (1762-1839), draws back the curtain on the eighteenth century's golden age of theatre. The work includes a substantial biographical account.

Published in 1831, this two-volume collection of letters to and from the acclaimed actor David Garrick (1717-79), selected by Garrick himself and edited by James Boaden (1762-1839), draws back the curtain on the eighteenth century's golden age of theatre. The work includes a substantial biographical account.

Six decades after his death, public interest in Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) remained considerable. His two-volume journal for the period 1825-32 was first published in 1890. Volume 2 comprises entries from July 1827 to April 1832, during which time Scott published Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft (1830).

Six decades after his death, public interest in Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) remained considerable. His two-volume journal for the period 1825-32 was first published in 1890. Volume 1 comprises entries from November 1825 to June 1827, during which time Scott published his Letters of Malachi Malagrowther (1826).

Hester Chapone (1727-1801) was a British writer and advocate of women's education. These volumes, first published posthumously by her family in 1807, contain a biography and a series of previously unpublished letters, providing valuable insights into her views and character. Volume 1 contains her letters to Eliza Carter.

First published in 1885, this three-part 'autobiography' was assembled by John Cross from the letters and journals of his late wife, George Eliot. Though suppressing much in the desire to render an unconventional life 'respectable', the work remains an important initial insight into Eliot's personal and private life.

Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Bronte, the first of many biographies of the Brontes, helped to establish the family's public image as a dynasty characterised by literary genius and personal tragedy. Volume 1 covers Charlotte's life up until the publication of her poems under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1846.

First published between 1932 and 1940, this three-volume book was a pioneering study of the historical development of world literature. Volume 1 analyses a range of medieval British and Icelandic poetry and sagas, drawing analogies with the literature of early Greece and focussing particularly on heroic literature.

First published in 1927, this book contains photographic reproductions of the fifteenth-century Flemish Reinaert Fragments, alongside transcriptions of the text and woodcut illustrations. The introduction sketches the development of the Reynard the Fox story from its origins in the medieval beast epic, examining the relationships between the various texts.

De Nugis Curialium ('Courtiers' Trifles') is the only surviving work by the twelfth-century courtier, Walter Map. Written to entertain, the book is a collection of short stories and anecdotes about court life and contemporary society. This edition (1914) is based on the only surviving manuscript from the fourteenth century.

John Dover Wilson's New Shakespeare, published between 1921 and 1966, became the classic Cambridge edition of Shakespeare's plays and poems until the 1980s. The series, long since out-of-print, is now reissued. Each work contains a lengthy and lively introduction, main text, and substantial notes and glossary.

Published in 1889, Gosse's study of English literature from 1660 to 1780 was commissioned by Macmillan as the third volume in a series of literary histories. It was a landmark in a relatively new field of academic study, popular and accessible, providing an enthusiastic and wide-ranging introduction to the period.

Originally published in 1899, and reissued here in the 1928 edition, this two-volume collection contains letters and travel reports written by Kipling (1865-1936) on his journeys around India, East Asia and the USA in 1887-9. Kipling's characteristically vivid prose describes experiences including a fascinating encounter with Mark Twain.

A necessary addition to any collection of Elizabethan drama, Club Law was first published more than three centuries after its first performance at Clare Hall (now Clare College), Cambridge. Dating from the 1590s, it parodies the Cambridge 'town and gown' rivalry, offering an entertaining and satirical look at the period.

In this two-volume work of 1869, Teresa Guiccioli (1800-73), who was nineteen when she first met Byron in Venice and became his mistress, attempts to restore the poet's reputation, which she believed to be tainted by a conflation in the public mind between Byron and his more notorious characters.