The fallacy of Disguise—Qualities of the “great” writers—Mrs. Barbauld’s literary lessons: _Hymns in Prose_—_Evenings at Home_—A new vein of romance—Charles Lamb’s attack on the Schoolroom: Science and Poetry—The _Tales from Shakespeare_—“Lilliputian” attitude of the Lambs—_The Adventures of Ulysses_—_Mrs. Leicester’s School_—The Taylors of Ongar: Imagination and spiritual life—Method of work—_The Contributions of Q. Q._—“The Life of a Looking Glass”—Mrs. Sherwood: the struggle between imagination and dogma—_The Infant’s Progress_—_The History of the Fairchild Family_.