We see again the enduring popularity of these little collections of thoughts for every day, maxims to live by in this little book published by Ward, Lock & Tyler. The book is undated but must I think belong to the period 1865 and 1873 when the publishers Ward and Lock had Tyler as an additional partner.
Much given as gifts or prizes, these neat, small books, easily held in the hand or carried, were very popular. The owner of this copy, Edith Margaret Simpson, had underlined one particular thought, her birthday perhaps…
The Solitary Reader 