Translated by Richard Hovey. CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE (1564-93). _Plays._ In the _Mermaid Series_. GEORGE MEREDITH (1828-1909). _Poems._ Published in one volume by Scribner. Meredith’s poems of nature should be read first. JOHN MILTON (1608-74). _Complete Poetical Works._ In the Cambridge Edition and also in the Globe Edition. There are many texts of Milton prepared for use in schools. The young reader will be fortunate if he can read and enjoy the shorter poems and two or three books of “Paradise Lost,” before he comes to the study of them in school. MOLIÈRE (Jean Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-73). _Dramatic Works._ There are many English versions of Molière, some prepared for the stage. The edition in three volumes in _Bohn’s Library_ is practically complete. THOMAS MOORE (1779-1852). _Irish Melodies._ The complete poems of Moore are published in an inexpensive volume by T. Y. Crowell & Co. Moore’s songs are his best work and many of them retain a sure place in the popular balladry of our race. WILLIAM MORRIS (1834-96). _The Defence of Guinevere._ _Life and Death of Jason._ The great fluency of Morris’s poetry makes his longer narratives remarkably easy to read. Although he is a poet known and cherished by the few, his stories in verse are singularly well adapted to young readers. EDGAR ALLAN POE (1809-49). _Complete Poetical Works._ The best edition is that edited by Stedman and Woodberry. There are several other single-volume editions. The dozen best poems of Poe should be known to every young American, and Mr. Andrew Lang is right in saying (preface to the “Blue Poetry Book”) that the youngest ear will be delighted by the beauty of the words. ALEXANDER POPE (1688-1744). _Complete Poetical Works._ In the Cambridge Edition. A century that began with Keats and Shelley and ended with Swinburne and Meredith does not accord Pope the high place he enjoyed in his own century, but places him at best among the most brilliant of the comic poets. The “Rape of the Lock” is a humorous masterpiece. A surprisingly good anthology of Pope is the section given to him in Bartlett’s “Familiar Quotations”; the large number of lines from his work is sure proof of his place in our literature; only Shakespeare, Milton, and the Bible contribute so much that is “familiar.” JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY. _Old-Fashioned Roses._ A natural and joyous singer about common things, deservedly popular in America and a truer poet than many critics suspect. CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI (1830-94). _Poems._ Published in one volume by Little, Brown & Co. Among English women only Mrs. Browning is so fine a poet as Christina Rossetti. DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI (1828-82). _Complete Poetical Works._ In two volumes, published by Little, Brown & Co. The young reader should begin with Rossetti’s songs, ballads, and simpler poems, “The Blessed Damosel” and “My Sister’s Sleep.” The sonnet sequence, “The House of Life,” is for mature readers.