Mr. Temple Scott, is
in every respect worthy of that great collection of classics. It is
an ideal edition, edited by an ideal editor, beautifully printed,
handsomely bound, and ridiculously cheap. I have no hesitation in
saying that this edition supersedes all its forerunners."--_Star._
"We have nothing but praise for the editing, annotating, printing,
and general production. Indeed, now that the set has advanced so
far, we can safely pronounce the opinion that all other editions of
Swift must give place to it, and that no serious student of the
politics of the eighteenth century can afford to be without these
volumes.... A superb edition."--_Irish Times._
"Edited with exhaustive care, and produced in excellent style. This
is not only the best, it is the _only_ edition of Swift."--_Pall
Mall Gazette._
"There could hardly be a more acceptable addition to Bohn's
Standard Library than a new edition of Swift's Prose Works. The
text is well printed, and the volume is of convenient size. The
edition deserves to be popular, since Swift is a writer who will
always be read, while this edition will bring him within reach of a
number of new readers."--_Scotsman._
"The time is now ripe for a definite edition. This, of which the
first volume lies before us, promises to fulfil all the conditions
of a scholarly and satisfying work.... The edition is a genuine
gain to English literature."--_Birmingham Post._
"The publishers of Bohn's Libraries will earn the thanks of a wide
circle of readers by their undertaking to produce a popular and
collected edition of the prose works of Swift.... So far as one
may judge from a first instalment, the present edition seems to
fulfil the requirements of popularity and accuracy as well as could
be desired.... The edition promises to be one of the most valuable
and welcome items in those classic 'Libraries' which have done so
much to bring good literature, in worthy form, within the reach of
the British public."--_Glasgow Herald._
"We are indebted to the proprietors of the Bohn Libraries for
various literary enterprises, but it is questionable indeed if they
have issued lately a work more acceptable, or likely to become more
popular, than 'The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift.' No better
edition of it could be d
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