Among famous essays on Milton may be named those by Dr. Johnson, Macaulay, Lowell and Trent. Dr. Hiram Corson's _Introduction to Milton's Works_ will be found valuable, as will also Osgood's _The Classical Mythology of Milton's English Poems_. In Hale's _Longer English Poems_ there are chapters on Milton which are full of good suggestions. BUNYAN'S "PILGRIM'S PROGRESS" The _Pilgrim's Progress_, which has been translated into seventy-one languages and has passed through more editions than any other book except the Bible, originally appeared in 1678, a second edition came out in the same year and a third edition in 1679. Bunyan made numerous additions to the second and third editions. The second part of _Pilgrim's Progress_ appeared in 1684. Bunyan's literary activity was phenomenal when it is remembered that he had little early education. In all he produced sixty books and pamphlets, all devoted to spreading the faith to which he devoted his life. Among the best known of his works besides _Pilgrim's Progress_ is _The Holy War_, _The Holy City_, _Grace Abounding in the Chief of Sinners_, _The Life and Death of Mr. Badman_. The best short life of Bunyan is that by James Anthony Froude in _English Men of Letters Series_ (New York, 1880). Macaulay's essay on Bunyan ranks with his noble essay on Milton. Other lives are those by Southey, Dr. J. Brown and Canon Venables. BOSWELL'S JOHNSON The first edition of _Boswell's Johnson_ appeared in 1791 and made a great hit. There was a call for a second edition in 1794 and Boswell was preparing a third edition in 1795 when he died. This uncompleted third edition was issued by Edward Malone in 1799, who also superintended the issue of the fourth, fifth and sixth editions. Malone furnished many notes and he also received the assistance of Dr. Charles Burney, father of the author of _Evelina_, and others who knew both Boswell and Johnson. An edition in 1822 was issued by the Chalmers, who contributed much information of value. All these materials with much new matter went into the edition of John Wilson Croker in 1831. Croker was cordially hated by Macaulay and the result was the bitter criticism of Croker's edition of Boswell's great work that is now included among the famous essays of Macaulay. Bohn brought out Croker's edition in ten volumes in 1859, and it has been reproduced in this country by the John W. Lovell Company in four volumes. Carlyle's _Essay on Boswell's Johnson_ is one of the best pen pictures of the old Doctor and his biographer that has ever been written.