Classic tales, serious and lively, with critical essays on the merits and reputation of the authors ..
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859; Mackenzie, Henry, 1745-1831; Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774; Brooke, Henry, 1703?-1783; Voltaire, 1694-1778; Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784; Marmontel, Jean François, 1723-1799; Hawkesworth, John, 1715?-1773; Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768