Dear Miss Yonge Mr Craik’s title was Heroes of History, which was less objectionable than A Book of Heroes as regards the chance of confusion with Mr Kingsley's. Still there is some objection to it. It had not struck either of us before, but we both feel it now when you point it out. How would “A Book of Worthies” do? There is the old “Scotch Worthies” and “Worthies of France” and Fuller’s “worthies”. The first objection ... continue reading