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THE FALL OF THE SPARROW. By M. C. Balfour. _Crown 8vo. 6s._

S. GORDON

A HANDFUL OF EXOTICS. By S. Gordon. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

A volume of stories of Jewish life in Russia.

P. NEUMANN

THE SUPPLANTER. By P. Neumann. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

H. A. KENNEDY

A MAN WITH BLACK EYELASHES. By H. A. Kennedy. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

HANNAH LYNCH

AN ODD EXPERIMENT. By Hannah Lynch. _Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d._

A LIST OF
Messrs. Methuen’s
PUBLICATIONS

Poetry

RUDYARD KIPLING’S NEW POEMS

Rudyard Kipling. THE SEVEN SEAS. By Rudyard Kipling. _Third Edition. Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s._

‘The new poems of Mr. Rudyard Kipling have all the spirit and swing of
their predecessors. Patriotism is the solid concrete foundation on
which Mr. Kipling has built the whole of his work.’—_Times._

‘Full of passionate patriotism and the Imperial spirit.’—_Yorkshire
Post._

‘The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to
say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of
them.’—_Manchester Guardian._

‘Animated through and through with indubitable genius.’—_Daily
Telegraph._

‘Packed with inspiration, with humour, with pathos.’—_Daily
Chronicle._

‘All the pride of empire, all the intoxication of power, all the
ardour, the energy, the masterful strength and the wonderful endurance
and death-scorning pluck which are the very bone and fibre and marrow
of the British character are here.’—_Daily Mail._

Rudyard Kipling. BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. By Rudyard Kipling. _Tenth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘Mr. Kipling’s verse is strong, vivid, full of character....
Unmistakable genius rings in every line.’—_Times._

‘The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We
read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the
cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry,
what is?’—_Pall Mall Gazette._

“Q.” POEMS AND BALLADS. By “Q.,” Author of ‘Green Bays,’ etc. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 3s. 6d._

‘His book will be read with interest by the most fastidious lovers of
poetry, and it will please many who think they have no taste for
poetry at all.’—_Scotsman._

“Q.” THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to Shirley, arranged by A. T. Quiller Couch. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s._

‘A delightful volume: a really golden “Pomp.”’—_Spectator._

“Q.” GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By “Q.,” Author of ‘Dead Man’s Rock,’ etc. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

‘The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great command
of metre, and a very pretty turn of humour.’—_Times._

H. C. Beeching. LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited by H. C. Beeching, M.A. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s._

‘An anthology of high excellence.’—_Athenæum._

‘A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of
excellence.’—_Times._

W. B. Yeats. AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B. Yeats. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

‘An attractive and catholic selection.’—_Times._

‘It is edited by the most original and most accomplished of modern
Irish poets, and against his editing but a single objection can be
brought, namely, that it excludes from the collection his own delicate
lyrics.’—_Saturday Review._

E. Mackay. A SONG OF THE SEA: My Lady of Dreams, and other Poems. By Eric Mackay, Author of ‘The Love Letters of a Violinist.’ _Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo, gilt top. 5s._

‘Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style marked
by all the characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen sense
of rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently
sonorous.’—_Globe._

Ibsen. BRAND. A Drama by Henrik Ibsen. Translated by William Wilson. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

‘The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to “Faust.” It
is in the same set with “Agamemnon,” with “Lear,” with the literature
that we now instinctively regard as high and holy.’—_Daily Chronicle._

“A. G.” VERSES TO ORDER. By “A. G.” _Cr. 8vo. 2s. 6d. net._

A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to
Oxford men.

‘A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are very
bright and engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.’—_St. James’s
Gazette._

F. Langbridge. BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and Constancy, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Edited, with Notes, by Rev. F. Langbridge. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 3s. 6d. School Edition. 2s. 6d._

‘A very happy conception happily carried out. These “Ballads of the
Brave” are intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit the
taste of the great majority.’—_Spectator._

‘The book is full of splendid things.’—_World._

Lang and Craigie. THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited by Andrew Lang and W. A. Craigie. With Portrait. _Demy 8vo, gilt top. 6s._

This edition contains a carefully collated Text, numerous Notes,
critical and textual, a critical and biographical Introduction, and a
Glossary.

‘Among the editions in one volume, Mr. Andrew Lang’s will take the
place of authority.’—_Times._

‘To the general public the beauty of its type, and the fair
proportions of its pages, as well as the excellent chronological
arrangement of the poems, should make it acceptable enough. Mr. Lang
and his publishers have certainly succeeded in producing an attractive
popular edition of the poet, in which the brightly written
biographical introduction is not the least notable feature.’—_Glasgow
Herald._

English Classics

Edited by W. E. Henley.

‘Very dainty volumes are these; the paper, type, and light-green
binding are all very agreeable to the eye. _Simplex munditiis_ is the
phrase that might be applied to them.’—_Globe._

‘The volumes are strongly bound in green buckram, are of a convenient
size, and pleasant to look upon, so that whether on the shelf, or on
the table, or in the hand the possessor is thoroughly content with
them.’—_Guardian._

THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY. By Lawrence Sterne. With an Introduction by Charles Whibley, and a Portrait. _2 vols. 7s._

THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction by G. S. Street, and a Portrait. _2 vols. 7s._

THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN. By James Morier. With an Introduction by E. G. Browne, M.A., and a Portrait. _2 vols. 7s._

THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT, AND SANDERSON. By Izaak Walton. With an Introduction by Vernon Blackburn, and a Portrait. _3s. 6d._

THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. By Samuel Johnson, LL.D. With an Introduction by J. H. Millar, and a Portrait. _3 vols. 10s. 6d._

Illustrated Books

Jane Barlow. THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated by Jane Barlow, Author of ‘Irish Idylls,’ and pictured by F. D. Bedford. _Small 4to. 6s. net._

S. Baring Gould. A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S. Baring Gould. With numerous illustrations and initial letters by Arthur J. Gaskin. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s._

‘Mr. Baring Gould is deserving of gratitude, in re-writing in honest,
simple style the old stories that delighted the childhood of “our
fathers and grandfathers.” As to the form of the book, and the
printing, which is by Messrs. Constable, it were difficult to commend
overmuch.’—_Saturday Review._

S. Baring Gould. OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected and edited by S. Baring Gould. With Numerous Illustrations by F. D. Bedford. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s._

‘A charming volume, which children will be sure to appreciate. The
stories have been selected with great ingenuity from various old
ballads and folk-tales, and, having been somewhat altered and
readjusted, now stand forth, clothed in Mr. Baring Gould’s delightful
English, to enchant youthful readers.’—_Guardian._

S. Baring Gould. A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES. Edited by S. Baring Gould, and Illustrated by the Birmingham Art School. _Buckram, gilt top. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘The volume is very complete in its way, as it contains nursery songs
to the number of 77, game-rhymes, and jingles. To the student we
commend the sensible introduction, and the explanatory notes. The
volume is superbly printed on soft, thick paper, which it is a
pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are among the very
best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.’—_Birmingham
Gazette._

H. C. Beeching. A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited by H. C. Beeching, M.A., and Illustrated by Walter Crane. _Crown 8vo, gilt top. 5s._

A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from
the Middle Ages to the present day. A distinction of the book is the
large number of poems it contains by modern authors, a few of which
are here printed for the first time.

‘An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence,
has a better right to exist than most of its fellows.’—_Guardian._

History

Gibbon. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By Edward Gibbon. A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, by J. B. Bury, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes. Demy 8vo. Gilt top. 8s. 6d. each. Also crown 8vo. 6s. each. Vols. I. and II._

‘The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon’s great
work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His
learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued
in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably
printed.’—_Times._

‘The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing
nothing, yet indicating the value of the text, and bringing it up to
date. It promises to be of the utmost value, and will be a welcome
addition to many libraries.’—_Scotsman._

‘This edition, so far as one may judge from the first instalment, is a
marvel of erudition and critical skill, and it is the very minimum of
praise to predict that the seven volumes of it will supersede Dean
Milman’s as the standard edition of our great historical
classic.’—_Glasgow Herald._

‘The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.’—_Sketch._

‘At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best
edition the nineteenth century could produce.’—_Manchester Guardian._

Flinders Petrie. A HISTORY OF EGYPT, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at University College. _Fully Illustrated. In Six Volumes. Crown 8vo. 6s. each._

Vol. I. Prehistoric Times to XVI. Dynasty. W. M. F. Petrie. _Second Edition._

Vol. II. The XVIIth and XVIIIth Dynasties. W. M. F. Petrie.

‘A history written in the spirit of scientific precision so worthily
represented by Dr. Petrie and his school cannot but promote sound and
accurate study, and supply a vacant place in the English literature of
Egyptology.’—_Times._

Flinders Petrie. EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie. Illustrated by Tristram Ellis. _In Two Volumes. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._ each.

‘A valuable addition to the literature of comparative folk-lore. The
drawings are really illustrations in the literal sense of the
word.’—_Globe._

‘It has a scientific value to the student of history and
archæology.’—_Scotsman._

‘Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.’—_Daily
News._

Flinders Petrie. EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. By W. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L. With 120 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._

‘Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an
accomplished student of comparative archæology. In these lectures,
delivered at the Royal Institution, he displays both qualifications
with rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in
Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the art of other
countries.’—_Times._

S. Baring Gould. THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS. The Emperors of the Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous Illustrations from Busts, Gems, Cameos, etc. By S. Baring Gould, Author of ‘Mehalah,’ etc. _Fourth Edition. Royal 8vo. 15s._

‘A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying
interest. The great feature of the book is the use the author has made
of the existing portraits of the Caesars, and the admirable critical
subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is
brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of
profuse magnificence.’—_Daily Chronicle._

‘The volumes will in no sense disappoint the general reader. Indeed,
in their way, there is nothing in any sense so good in English.... Mr.
Baring Gould has presented his narrative in such a way as not to make
one dull page.’—_Athenæum._

H. de B. Gibbins. INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL OUTLINES. By H. de B. Gibbins, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps. _Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. Pp. 450._

This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the
main facts of English Social and Industrial History placed in due
perspective. Beginning with prehistoric times, it passes in review the
growth and advance of industry up to the nineteenth century, showing
its gradual development and progress. The author has endeavoured to
place before his readers the history of industry as a connected whole
in which all these developments have their proper place. The book is
illustrated by Maps, Diagrams, and Tables, and aided by copious
Footnotes.

A. Clark. THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD: Their History, their Traditions. By Members of the University. Edited by A. Clark, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College. _8vo. 12s. 6d._

‘A work which will certainly be appealed to for many years as the
standard book on the Colleges of Oxford.’—_Athenæum._

Perrens. THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. By F. T. Perrens. Translated by Hannah Lynch. _8vo. 12s. 6d._

A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo de Medicis.

‘This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, who
has deserved well of all who are interested in Italian
history.’—_Manchester Guardian._

J. Wells. A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. By J. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham Coll., Oxford. With 4 Maps. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. 350 pp._

This book is intended for the Middle and Upper Forms of Public Schools
and for Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables,
etc.

‘An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon
freshness and vigour.’—_Speaker._

E. L. S. Horsburgh. THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO. By E. L. S. Horsburgh, B.A. _With Plans. Crown 8vo. 5s._

‘A brilliant essay—simple, sound, and thorough.’—_Daily Chronicle._

‘A study, the most concise, the most lucid, the most critical that has
been produced.’—_Birmingham Mercury._

H. B. George. BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By H. B. George, M.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford. _With numerous Plans. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task—that of making military
affairs intelligible and instructive to non-military readers—and has
executed it with laudable intelligence and industry, and with a large
measure of success.’—_Times._

‘This book is almost a revelation; and we heartily congratulate the
author on his work.’—_Daily Chronicle._

O. Browning. A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDIÆVAL ITALY, A.D. 1250-1530. By Oscar Browning, Fellow and Tutor of King’s College, Cambridge. _Second Edition. In Two Volumes. Crown 8vo. 5s. each._

Vol. I. 1250-1409.—Guelphs and Ghibellines.

Vol. II. 1409-1530.—The Age of the Condottieri.

‘A vivid picture of mediæval Italy.’—_Standard._

‘Mr. Browning is to be congratulated on the production of a work of
immense labour and learning.’—_Westminster Gazette._

O’Grady. THE STORY OF IRELAND. By Standish O’Grady, Author of ‘Finn and his Companions.’ _Cr. 8vo. 2s. 6d._

‘Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original
imaginings, make it one of the freshest, breeziest
volumes.’—_Methodist Times._

Biography

S. Baring Gould. THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. By S. Baring Gould. With over 450 Illustrations in the Text and 13 Photogravure Plates. _Large quarto. Gilt top. 36s._

‘A brilliant and attractive volume. It impresses first by reason of
its bulk, and next by reason of its substantial and striking binding.
Within, it is remarkable, to begin with, for the considerable number
and unusual excellence of its illustrations. Never before, it is safe
to say, have so many pictures relating to Napoleon been brought
together within the limits of an English book. The portraits alone are
multitudinous; Bonaparte is presented to us at all ages, in all sorts
of costume, and amid very varied circumstances. Then there are
reproductions of statuettes, busts, and medals, caricatures, portraits
of his connections by birth and marriage, representations of events in
which he took part, and what not. The list of illustrations in the
text covers nine pages, and in addition there are a dozen full-page
photogravures, in which famous paintings are reproduced. Altogether,
this is a table-book of the first class. But it is more. It embodies
“a study of the character and opinions of Napoleon” on which Mr.
Baring Gould can be freely congratulated. The writer’s plan has been
to “lay on one side what concerned Napoleon’s military achievements
and the political importance of his life, so far as did not bear on
the development of his mind and the movements of his heart.” By this
means a novel point of view has been secured, and the result is a
narrative of which the chief characteristic is an agreeable
freshness.’—_Globe._

R. L. Stevenson. VAILIMA LETTERS. By Robert Louis Stevenson. With an Etched Portrait by William Strang, and other Illustrations. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 7s. 6d._

‘The Vailima Letters are rich in all the varieties of that charm which
have secured for Stevenson the affection of many others besides
“journalists, fellow-novelists, and boys.”’—_The Times._

‘Few publications have in our time been more eagerly awaited than
these “Vailima Letters,” giving the first fruits of the correspondence
of Robert Louis Stevenson. But, high as the tide of expectation has
run, no reader can possibly be disappointed in the result.’—_St.
James’s Gazette._

‘For the student of English literature these letters indeed are a
treasure. They are more like “Scott’s Journal” in kind than any other
literary autobiography.’—_National Observer._

Victor Hugo. THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French by F. Clarke, M.A. _In Two Volumes. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. each. Vol. I. 1815-35._

This is the first volume of one of the most interesting and important
collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence
dates from Victor Hugo’s boyhood to his death, and none of the letters
have been published before. The arrangement is chiefly chronological,
but where there is an interesting set of letters to one person these
are arranged together. The first volume contains, among others, (1)
Letters to his father; (2) to his young wife; (3) to his confessor,
Lamennais; (4) a very important set of about fifty letters to
Sainte-Beuve; (5) letters about his early books and plays.

‘A charming and vivid picture of a man whose egotism never marred his
natural kindness, and whose vanity did not impair his
greatness.’—_Standard._

J. M. Rigg. ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY: A Chapter in the History of Religion. By J. M. Rigg, of Lincoln’s Inn, Barrister-at-Law. _Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d._

This work gives for the first time in moderate compass a complete
portrait of St. Anselm, exhibiting him in his intimate and interior as
well as in his public life. Thus, while the great
ecclesiastico-political struggle in which he played so prominent a
part is fully dealt with, unusual prominence is given to the profound
and subtle speculations by which he permanently influenced theological
and metaphysical thought; while it will be a surprise to most readers
to find him also appearing as the author of some of the most exquisite
religious poetry in the Latin language.

‘Mr. Rigg has told the story of the great Primate’s life with
scholarly ability, and has thereby contributed an interesting chapter
to the history of the Norman period.’—_Daily Chronicle._

F. W. Joyce. THE LIFE OF SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY. By F. W. Joyce, M.A. With Portraits and Illustrations. _Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d._

‘The book gives us a complete picture of the life of one who will ever
be held in loving remembrance, and who in the history of music in this
country will always occupy a prominent position on account of the many
services he rendered to the art.’—_Musical News._

‘This book has been undertaken in quite the right spirit, and written
with sympathy, insight, and considerable literary skill.’—_Times._

W. G. Collingwood. THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. By W. G. Collingwood, M.A., Editor of Mr. Ruskin’s Poems. With numerous Portraits, and 13 Drawings by Mr. Ruskin. _Second Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. 32s._

‘No more magnificent volumes have been published for a long
time.’—_Times._

‘It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance
and of form. Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for
ever.’—_Daily Chronicle._

C. Waldstein. JOHN RUSKIN: a Study. By Charles Waldstein, M.A., Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. With a Photogravure Portrait after Professor Herkomer. _Post 8vo. 5s._

‘A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin’s teaching,
intended to separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent
from what is transient and erroneous in the great master’s
writing.’—_Daily Chronicle._

W. H. Hutton. THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. By W. H. Hutton, M.A., Author of ‘William Laud.’ _With Portraits. Crown 8vo. 5s._

‘The book lays good claim to high rank among our biographies. It is
excellently, even lovingly, written.’—_Scotsman._

‘An excellent monograph.’—_Times._

M. Kaufmann. CHARLES KINGSLEY. By M. Kaufmann, M.A. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 5s._

A biography of Kingsley, especially dealing with his achievements in
social reform.

‘The author has certainly gone about his work with conscientiousness
and industry.—_Sheffield Daily Telegraph._

A. F. Robbins. THE EARLY PUBLIC LIFE OF WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE. By A. F. Robbins. _With Portraits. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘Considerable labour and much skill of presentation have not been
unworthily expended on this interesting work.’—_Times._

Clark Russell. THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD. By W. Clark Russell, Author of ‘The Wreck of the Grosvenor.’ With Illustrations by F. Brangwyn. _Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the
country.’—_St. James’s Gazette._

‘A really good book.’—_Saturday Review._

Southey. ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake, Cavendish). By Robert Southey. Edited, with an Introduction, by David Hannay. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.’—_Army and Navy
Gazette._

‘A brave, inspiriting book.’—_Black and White._

General Literature

S. Baring Gould. OLD COUNTRY LIFE. By S. Baring Gould, Author of ‘Mehalah,’ etc. With Sixty-seven Illustrations by W. Parkinson, F. D. Bedford, and F. Masey. _Large Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d. Fifth and Cheaper Edition. 6s._

‘“Old Country Life,” as healthy wholesome reading, full of breezy life
and movement, full of quaint stories vigorously told, will not be
excelled by any book to be published throughout the year. Sound,
hearty, and English to the core.’—_World._

S. Baring Gould. HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. By S. Baring Gould. _Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume
is delightful reading.’—_Times._

S. Baring Gould. FREAKS OF FANATICISM. By S. Baring Gould. _Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._

‘Mr. Baring Gould has a keen eye for colour and effect, and the
subjects he has chosen give ample scope to his descriptive and
analytic faculties. A perfectly fascinating book.’—_Scottish Leader._

S. Baring Gould. A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG: English Folk Songs with their Traditional Melodies. Collected and arranged by S. Baring Gould and H. Fleetwood Sheppard. _Demy 4to. 6s._

S. Baring Gould. SONGS OF THE WEST: Traditional Ballads and Songs of the West of England, with their Traditional Melodies. Collected by S. Baring Gould, M.A., and H. Fleetwood Sheppard, M.A. Arranged for Voice and Piano. In 4 Parts (containing 25 Songs each), _Parts I., II., III., 3s. each. Part IV., 5s. In one Vol., French morocco, 15s._

‘A rich collection of humour, pathos, grace, and poetic
fancy.’—_Saturday Review._

S. Baring Gould. YORKSHIRE ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. _Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._

S. Baring Gould. STRANGE SURVIVALS AND SUPERSTITIONS. With Illustrations. By S. Baring Gould. _Crown 8vo. Second Edition. 6s._

‘We have read Mr. Baring Gould’s book from beginning to end. It is
full of quaint and various information, and there is not a dull page
in it.’—_Notes and Queries._

S. Baring Gould. THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN FRANCE. By S. Baring Gould. With numerous Illustrations by F. D. Bedford, S. Hutton, etc. _2 vols. Demy 8vo. 32s._

This book describes the great barren tableland that extends to the
south of Limousin, a country of dolomite cliffs, and cañons, and
subterranean rivers. The region is full of prehistoric and historic
interest, relics of cave-dwellers, of mediæval robbers, and of the
English domination and the Hundred Years’ War.

‘His two richly-illustrated volumes are full of matter of interest to
the geologist, the archæologist, and the student of history and
manners.’—_Scotsman._

R. S. Baden-Powell. THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH. A Diary of Life with the Native Levy in Ashanti, 1895. By Lieut.-Col. Baden-Powell. With 21 Illustrations, a Map, and a Special Chapter on the Political and Commercial Position of Ashanti by Sir George Baden-Powell, K.C.M.G., M.P. _Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d._

‘A compact, faithful, most readable record of the campaign.’—_Daily
News._

‘A bluff and vigorous narrative.’—_Glasgow Herald._

G. W. Steevens. NAVAL POLICY: With a Description of English and Foreign Navies. By G. W. Steevens. _Demy 8vo. 6s._

This book is a description of the British and other more important
navies of the world, with a sketch of the lines on which our naval
policy might possibly be developed. It describes our recent naval
policy, and shows what our naval force really is. A detailed but
non-technical account is given of the instruments of modern
warfare—guns, armour, engines, and the like—with a view to determine
how far we are abreast of modern invention and modern requirements. An
ideal policy is then sketched for the building and manning of our
fleet; and the last chapter is devoted to docks, coaling-stations, and
especially colonial defence.

‘An extremely able and interesting work.’—_Daily Chronicle._

W. E. Gladstone. THE SPEECHES AND PUBLIC ADDRESSES OF THE RT. HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P. Edited by A. W. Hutton, M.A., and H. J. Cohen, M.A. With Portraits. _8vo. Vols. IX. and X. 12s. 6d. each._

Henley and Whibley. A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE. Collected by W. E. Henley and Charles Whibley. _Cr. 8vo. 6s._

‘A unique volume of extracts—an art gallery of early
prose.’—_Birmingham. Post._

‘An admirable companion to Mr. Henley’s “Lyra Heroica.”’—_Saturday
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