THE

HIGHWAYS OF LITERATURE;

OR,

WHAT TO READ AND HOW TO READ.

BY

DAVID PRYDE, M A., LL.D., F.R.S.E., F.S.A. SCOT.,

HEAD MASTER OF THE EDINburgh ladies' college;

LECTURER ON HISTORY AND ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE WATT INSTITUTION AND
SCHOOL OF ARTS; FORMERLY EXAMINER IN MENTAL PHILOSOPHY TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWS; AUTHOR OF BIOGRAPHICAL OUTLINES

OF ENGLISH LITERATURE,' GREAT MEN OF EUROPEAN HISTORY,'

" STUDIES IN ENGLISH COMPOSItion,' etc.

2EDINBURGH:

WILLIAM P. NIMMO AND CO.

1882.