Percy Fitzgerald's _Life of Boswell_ (London, 1891) is good and Rogers' _Boswelliana_ gives many anecdotes of the writer of the best biography in the language. _Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Thrale_, by A. M. Broadley, furnishes much curious information about the relations of the old Doctor with the woman who studied his comfort for so many years. It is rich in illustrations from rare portraits and old prints and in reproductions of letters (New York: John Lane Company, 1909). ROBINSON CRUSOE The first edition of _Robinson Crusoe_ appeared in 1719. It made an immediate hit and was quickly translated into many languages. A second part was added but this was never so popular as the first. The first publication was in serial form in a periodical, _The Original London Post_ or _Heathcote's Intelligencer_. So great was its success that four editions were called for in the same year, three in two volumes and one, a condensed version, in a single volume. In 1720 Defoe brought out _Serious Reflections During the Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, with His Vision of the Angelic World_. This was poorly received, although it has since been included in many of the editions of this story. Of the making of editions of _Robinson Crusoe_ there is no end. Nearly every year sees a new edition, with original illustrations. A noteworthy edition is that of Tyson's, published in London, with many fine engravings from designs by Granville, and another in 1820 in two volumes, with engravings by Charles Heath. A fine edition of _Robinson Crusoe_ in two volumes was issued by Houghton Mifflin Company of Boston in 1908, with illustrations from designs by Thomas Stothard. The standard life of Defoe is that by Wm. Hazlitt, published in London (1840-1843) in three volumes. Sir Walter Scott edited a good edition of Defoe's complete works in 1840, in twenty volumes. About fifteen years ago J. M. Dent of London issued a fine edition of Defoe's works, with an excellent introduction to each book. A good selection of some of Defoe's best work is _Masterpieces of Defoe_, issued by the Macmillan Company in a series of prose masterpieces of great authors. "There are few books one can read through and through so, With new delight, either on wet or dry day, As that which chronicles the acts of Crusoe, And the good faith and deeds of his man Friday." GULLIVER'S TRAVELS