Books by John Burroughs. WORKS. 12 vols., uniform (including Literary Values, $1.10, _net_), 16mo, $14.85; half calf, gilt top (Literary Values, $2.20, _net_), $29.70; half polished morocco (Literary Values, $2.45, _net_), $32.65. WAKE-ROBIN. WINTER SUNSHINE. LOCUSTS AND WILD HONEY. FRESH FIELDS. INDOOR STUDIES. BIRDS AND POETS, with Other Papers. PEPACTON, and Other Sketches. SIGNS AND SEASONS. RIVERBY. WHITMAN: A STUDY. THE LIGHT OF DAY: Religious Discussions and Criticisms from the Standpoint of a Naturalist. Each of the above, 16mo, gilt top, $1.25. LITERARY VALUES. A Series of Literary Essays. 16mo, gilt top, $1.10, _net_. Postage 9 cents. A YEAR IN THE FIELDS. Selections appropriate to each season of the year, from the writings of John Burroughs. Illustrated from Photographs by CLIFTON JOHNSON. 12mo, $1.50. WHITMAN: A Study. _Riverside Edition._ 12mo, $1.50, _net_. THE LIGHT OF DAY: Religious Discussions and Criticisms from the Standpoint of a Naturalist. _Riverside Edition._ 12mo, $1.50, _net_. LITERARY VALUES. _Riverside Edition._ 12mo, $1.50, _net_. Postage 12 cents. WINTER SUNSHINE. _Cambridge Classics Series._ Crown 8vo, $1.00. WAKE-ROBIN. _Riverside Aldine Series._ 16mo, $1.00. SQUIRRELS AND OTHER FUR-BEARERS. Illustrated. Square 12mo, $1.00. HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY. LITERARY VALUES AND OTHER PAPERS BY JOHN BURROUGHS [Illustration: The Riverside Press] BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY The Riverside Press, Cambridge 1902 COPYRIGHT 1902 BY JOHN BURROUGHS ALL RIGHTS RESERVED _Published December, 1902_ CONTENTS PAGE I. LITERARY VALUES 1 II. ANALOGY--TRUE AND FALSE 27 III. STYLE AND THE MAN 52 IV. CRITICISM AND THE MAN 80 V. RECENT PHASES OF LITERARY CRITICISM 109 VI. “THOU SHALT NOT PREACH” 134 VII. DEMOCRACY AND LITERATURE 151 VIII. POETRY AND ELOQUENCE 161 IX. GILBERT WHITE AGAIN 168 X. LUCID LITERATURE 180 XI. “MERE LITERATURE” 186 XII. ANOTHER WORD ON EMERSON 191 XIII. THOREAU’S WILDNESS 197 XIV. NATURE IN LITERATURE 203 XV. SUGGESTIVENESS 205 XVI. ON THE RE-READING OF BOOKS 216 XVII. THE SPELL OF THE PAST 232