Contains short biographies and discussions of the works of Austen, the Brontes, Gaskell, George Eliot, E. B. Browning, and Christina Rosetti. Austen gets three essays, Anne, Charlotte, and Emily each get one, Mrs Gaskell gets seven. The essays on Austen are titled "The Utilization of Small Resources," "Elements of Her Appeal - Cheefulness and Moderation," and "The Study of Human Termperament." Focuses on the authors' humanity and motives. Rough cut pages, paper label on spine. Spine is stained and darkened. Cambridge University Press, Hb. 1923. USED. $20.00