Volumes in The 1882 Edition
- Classical dialogues, Greek and Roman
- Dialogues of sovereigns and statesmen
- Dialogues of literary men
- Dialogues of literary men (continued)
- Dialogues of famous women, and miscellaneous dialogues
- Miscellaneous dialogues (concluded)
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