Familiar studies of men and books

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THESE studies are collected from the monthly press. One appeared in the NEW QUARTERLY, one in MACMILLAN'S, and the rest in the CORNHILL MAGAZINE. To the CORNHILL I owe a double debt of thanks; first, that I was received there in the very best society, and under the eye of the very best of editors; and second, that the proprietors have allowed me to republish so considerable an amount of copy.

subjects: Literature,  History and criticism,  Biography,  Classic Literature,  Fiction,  Burns, robert, 1759-1796,  Hugo, victor, 1802-1885,  Knox, john, 1505-1572,  Pepys, samuel, 1633-1703,  Thoreau, henry david, 1817-1862,  Villon, francois, 1431-1463,  Whitman, walt, 1819-1892,  Yoshida, shoin, 1830-1859

People: Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862),  Victor Hugo (1802-1885),  Robert Burns (1759-1796),  Samuel Pepys (1633-1703),  Walt Whitman (1819-1892),  François Villon (b. 1431),  John Knox (ca. 1514-1572),  Charles d'Orléans (1394-1465),  Shōin Yoshida (1830-1859)