The British Essayists V9: To Which Are Prefixed Prefaces, Biographical, Historical, And Critical is a book written by James Ferguson and published in 1819. It is a collection of essays by various British authors, including Addison, Steele, Johnson, Goldsmith, and others. The book is divided into several sections, each of which is preceded by a preface that provides biographical, historical, and critical information about the authors and their works...