P., Sons New York City. _Ran._ Randolph, A. D. F., & Co. " " " _Rob._ Roberts Brothers Boston, Mass. _Rou._ Routledge, George, & Sons New York and London. _Sad._ Sadlier D. &. J., & Co. New York City. _Scr._ Scribner's, Charles, Sons " " " _Sh._ Sheldon & Co. " " " _Th._ Thomas, F. H. St. Louis, Mo. _Wid._ Widdleton, W. J. New York City. _Wiley_ Wiley, John, & Son " " " _Wor._ Worthington, R. " " " HANDBOOK OF ENGLISH AUTHORS. =Abbott, Edwin A.= 183 Shakespearean scholar. Author of a Shakespearean Grammar, a Handbook of Elizabethan English, etc. _Pub. Mac. Rob._ =A'Becket, Gilbert Abbot.= 1811-1856. Humorist. Author Comic Hist. of England, Comic Hist. of Rome, Comic Blackstone, etc. _Pub. Apl. Lip._ =Adams, Mrs. Sarah [Flower].= 1805-1848. Known chiefly by her hymn, "Nearer, my God, to Thee." =Adams, Wm.= 1814-1848. Religious writer. Author of Sacred Allegories, etc. _See Edition of 1869, with Life._ _Pub. Lip._ =Addison, Joseph.= 1672-1719. Essayist and poet. His tragedy of Cato is now little read, but his Hymns still continue deservedly popular. As a prose writer A. has exercised an influence upon the manners, morals, and general culture of his time not easily overestimated. His style is graceful, gentle, and persuasive. With Steele he created the Periodical Essay, and was the chief contributor to the Tatler, Spectator, and Guardian. _See Thackeray's Eng. Humorists_, _Aikin's Memorials of Addison._ _Pub. Har. Lip._ =Aguilar [ä-ge-lar´], Grace.= 1816-1847. Novelist. Home Influence, Woman's Friendship, and Days of Bruce are her chief works. _Pub. Apl. Har._ =Aikin [[=a]´kin], John.= 1747-1822. Biographer and miscellaneous writer. One of the authors of Evenings at Home. _Pub. Har._ =Aikin, Lucy.= 1781-1864. Dau. to J. A. Historian and poet. Author Memoirs of the Courts of Elizabeth, James I., Charles I., Memorials of Addison, etc. =Ainsworth, Robert.= 1660-1743. Classical lexicographer. =Ainsworth, Wm. Francis.= 180 Geologist and traveller. Author Travels in Asia Minor, Researches in Assyria, Babylonia, and Chaldea, etc. =Ainsworth, Wm. Harrison.= 1805-1882. Cousin to W. F. A. Novelist. His historical novels are numerous, but Jack Sheppard is his most famous work, and has been 8 times dramatized. His popularity has been very great, many of his works having been translated into most European languages, yet their literary merit is not high, and the influence of Jack Sheppard, in particular, is pernicious. _Pub. Har. Rou. Pet._ =Airy, George Biddell.= 180 Astronomer. Author Essays on the Invasion of Britain by Julius Cæsar, and numerous scientific papers of value.