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“The enthralling Biographies of Vasari—biographies which from their peculiar diversity and fascination caused the late unfortunate Haydon to exclaim with enthusiasm, ‘If I were confined to THREE BOOKS, IN A DESERT ISLAND , I WOULD CERTAINLY CHOOSE THE Bible, Shakespere, and Vasari.’ ” — IVesfmitister and Foreign Quarterly.