A list of Knox’s printed works, nineteen in number, is given by Dr. M’Crie at the end of his notes. They consist chiefly of short religious pieces, exhortations, and sermons. In addition to those more important books which we have already noticed, his ‘History of the Church of Scotland’ requires mention. The best edition is that printed at Edinburgh in 1732, which contains a life of the author, the ‘Regimen of Women,’ and some other pieces. Dr. M’Crie’s admirable ‘Life of Knox’ will direct the reader to the original sources of the history of this period. [Illustration: [Knox’s House in the Canongate, Edinburgh.]] [Illustration: _Engraved by W. Holl._ ADAM SMITH. _From a Medallion executed in the life time of A. Smith, by Tafsiel._ Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. _London, Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street._ ] [Illustration] A. SMITH. Adam Smith was born June 5, 1723, at Kirkaldy, in the county of Fife, where his father held the place of comptroller of the customs. Being a posthumous and only child, he became the sole object of his widowed mother’s tenderness and solicitude; and this was increased by the delicacy of his constitution. Upon her devolved the sole charge of his education; and the value of her care may be estimated from the uninterrupted harmony and deep mutual affection which united them, unchilled, to the end of life. He was remarkable for his love of reading and the excellence of his memory, even at the early age when she first placed him at the grammar-school of Kirkaldy, where he won the affection of his companions by his amiable disposition, though the weakness of his frame hindered him from joining in their sports.