My Study Fire (Second Series), which was first published in 1894, comprises a collection of essays written by the late-nineteenth century American essayist Hamilton Wright Mabie. Described as "e;reflective considerations of life in essay form that crystallize truths via apt sentences, digestible phrases, and suggestions"e; and "e;homelike, comfortable, engaging truths with a cozy exterior, beneath which lie close analysis, keen judgment, ethical suggestions, personal interpretations, and intimations of divinity"e; keen readers will find this book an invaluable addition to their library.