Chapter I: Front Matter

_Paternoster Square._ _April 1st, 1886._

Selected List of

SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & Co.'s

Publications.

_For_ SUBJECT INDEX, _see pp. 27-32_.

Abdy-Williams. Novels by E. M. ABDY-WILLIAMS:

Two Ifs. 1 vol. ed. Cr. 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._

Forewarned! Fcap. 8vo. 1_s._

For his Friend. 3 vols. Cr. 8vo 31_s._ 6_d._

Adams. Novels by MRS. LEITH-ADAMS. Cheap Editions.

Each vol. cr. 8vo, _cloth extra_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Geoffrey Stirling.

Madelon Lemoine.

Cosmo Gordon. [_Shortly._

Lady Deane. [_Shortly._

Adams, Rev. F. A. My Man and I; or, the Modern Nehemiah. 8vo, _cloth_, 7_s._ 6_d._

Adams. Books by W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS:

A Book of Earnest Lives. With 8 portraits and plates. Demy 8vo, _cloth
gilt_, _gilt edges_, 7_s._ 6_d._

Dean Colet, Roger Ascham, Lady Mary Montagu, Robert Raikes, Lord
Brougham, Dr. Arnold, J. F. Oberlin, Mary Carpenter, Wm.
Wilberforce, Sir T. F. Buxton, John Eliot, John Howard, Mrs. Fry,
Mrs. Mompesson, Sister Dora, and others.

Battle Stories from English and European History. _Second Edition._
With 16 plates and plans. Demy 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 7_s._
6_d._

_European_: Byzantium, Cressy, Poictiers, Navarette, Agincourt,
Lützen, Blenheim, Malplaquet, Pultowa, Waterloo, Inkerman.
_English_: Hastings, Falkirk, Bannockburn, Bosworth Field, Flodden
Field, Marston Moor, Naseby, Culloden. _Anglo-Indian_: Plassey,
Haiderabad, Guzerat; and others.

Girlhood of Remarkable Women. _Second Edition, enlarged._ With 8
plates. Demy 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 7_s._ 6_d._

Harriet Martineau, Fanny Burney, Elizabeth Inchbald, Charlotte
Brontë, Sara Coleridge, Mary Somerville, Mary Russell Mitford,
Lady Morgan, Lady Jane Grey, Mrs. Hutchinson, Countess of
Pembroke, Margaret More, Lady Mary Montagu, Catherine of Siena,
Jeanne d'Arc, Mme. de Miramon, Eliz. Carter, Caroline Herschel,
Lady Fanshawe, and others.

Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century. _Second
Edition._ With 8 plates. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 3_s._
6_d._

Frederika Bremer, Ida Pfeiffer, Lady Stanhope, Lady Brassey, Lady
Morgan, Mrs. Trollope, Isabella Bird, Lady Florence Dixie, Miss
Gordon Cumming, Lady Barker, and others.

Alberg. Books by ALBERT ALBERG:

Gustavus Vasa and his Stirring Times. _Third Edition._ Illustrated.
Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Charles XII. and his Stirring Times. Illustrated. Cr. 8vo, _cloth
gilt_, _gilt edges_, 1_s._ 6_d._

"Alert." Cruise of H.M.S. "Alert." Four Years in Patagonian, Polynesian, and Mascarene Waters. By R. W. Coppinger, M.D. (Staff-surgeon on board). With 16 Plates and several cuts in the text from drawings and photos by the Author and F. North, R.N. _Fourth Edition._ 8vo, _cloth_, _gilt edges_, 6_s._

Allen, Grant. The Evolution of Flowers. [_In preparation._

Alpine Plants. _See_ Seboth and Bennett; and Bennett.

Althaus. _See_ Schaible and Althaus.

Andersen, Hans. Fairy Tales Set to Music by Annie Armstrong. 4to, _cloth_, 1_s._ 6_d._; _paper_, 1_s._

Arabian Nights, The New. Select Tales, not included in the editions of Galland or of Lane. Translated by W. F. Kirby (British Museum). _Second Edition._ Illustrated. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Armstrong, J. Birds and their Ways. Illustrated. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_. 1_s._ 6_d._

Arthur, T. S. Ten Nights in a Bar-Room. _New Illustrated Edition._ Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, 2_s._

Auerbach, Berthold. Two Stories (Christian Gellert and The Stepmother). Cuts. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._

Austin, Jane G. Moonfolk: A True Account of the Home of the Fairies. _Second Edition._ Illustrated by W. J. Linton. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._ [_Fairy Library._

Axon, W. E. A. Gipsy Folk Tales. [_In preparation._

Babcock, W. H. Cypress Beach: A Novel. 2 vols. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 12_s._

Bagnall, J. E. Handbook of Mosses. With Numerous Woodcuts. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 1_s._

Baker, Ella. Stories of Olden Times. Drawn from History and Tradition. _Second Edition._ Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 1_s._ 6_d._

Barras. Works by COLONEL JULIUS BARRAS.

India, and Tiger Hunting. 2 vols. cr. 8vo, ea. 3_s._ 6_d._

The New Shikari at our Indian Stations. 2 vols. cr. 8vo, ea. 3_s._
6_d._

Baxter, Right Hon. W. E., M.P. England and Russia in Asia. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 1_s._ [_Imp. Parl. Ser._

Bennett, A. W., M.A., B.Sc. Tourists' Guide to the Flora of the Alps. Edited from the work of Prof. K. W. v. Dalla-Torre, and issued under the auspices of the German and Austrian Alpine Club in Vienna. Elegantly printed on very thin but opaque paper, 392 pp., bound as a Morocco pocket-book. Pocket size, 5_s._

Best Books, The. A Classified Bibliography of the Best Current English and American Literature, with the Publishers' names, the prices, and the dates of each work. 4to. [_Shortly._

Bevan, J. A., M.D. The March of the Strikers. 1_s._

Bevan. Works by G. PHILLIPS BEVAN, F.G.S., F.S.S.:

The Royal Relief Atlas of all parts of the Globe, consisting of 31
Embossed Maps. _Second Edition._ Royal 4to, 21_s._

Each Map is separately framed, and the whole bound in one volume,
_half persian_.

The Home Geography. [_In preparation._

Guide to Lichfield Cathedral. [_In preparation._

Guide to Westminster Abbey. [_In preparation._

Bickerdyke. Works by JOHN BICKERDYKE, M.A.:

With the Best Intentions: A Tale of Undergraduate Life at Cambridge.
Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 2_s._ 6_d._

An Irish Midsummer Night's Dream. Frontispiece. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_,
_gilt edges_, 1_s._ 6_d._

Birthday Book, The Floral. By FLORENCE DUDGEON. With Coloured Plates. Imp. 16mo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Boger, C. G. Elfrica: An Historical Romance of the Twelfth Century. 3 vols. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 31_s._ 6_d._

Bottone, S. R. The Dynamo: How Made and How Used. Numerous Cuts. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 2_s._ 6_d._

Bourne. Works by C. E. BOURNE, Barrister-at-law:

Heroes of African Discovery and Adventure.

Series I.--To the Death of Livingstone.

Series II.--To 1883.

Each series in a _Second Edition_. With Plates and Coloured Maps.
Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, each 3_s._ 6_d._

The Great Composers: Short Lives of Eminent Musicians.

_Second Edition._ With portraits and plates. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_,
_gilt edges_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Händel--Bach--Gluck--Haydn--Mozart--Beethoven--Weber-Schubert--
Rossini--Mendelssohn--Chopin--Schumann--Berlioz.

Life of Gustavus Adolphus. Illustrated. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt
edges_, 1_s._ 6_d._

Bowker, J. Goblin Tales of Lancashire. Illustrated by Charles Gliddon. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._ [_Fairy Library._

Bradshaw. Works by Mrs. JOHN BRADSHAW.

Roger North. 3 vols. Cr. 8vo, 31_s._ 6_d._

Merevale: A Novel. 1 vol. 6_s._

Brant, Elizabeth, Head Mistress of the Granby Schools. Systematic Cutting-out for the New Code, from Units of Measurement. With Folding Diagrams in red and black. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 2_s._

Broadhurst and Reid. Leasehold Enfranchisement. By HENRY BROADHURST, M.P., and R. T. REID, M.P. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 1_s._ [_Imp. Parl. Ser._

Bulow. Works by the Baroness BÜLOW:

The Child and Child-Nature. _Third Edition._ Cuts. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_,
3_s._ [_Kindergarten Manuals._

Hand-Work and Head-Work: Their Relation to One Another. Cr. 8vo,
_cloth_, 3_s._ [_Kindergarten Manuals._

Burke, Ulick J. Couleur de Rose: A Novel. 2 vols. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 21_s._

Butler, E. A. The Entomology of a Pond. [_In preparation._

Buxton, Sydney, M.P. Over-Pressure and Elementary Education. Crown 8vo, 2_s._; _paper_, 1_s._

See also Imperial Parliament Series, p. 27.

Caballero, Fernan. Book of Spanish Tales. _Third Edition._ Illustrated by Chas. Harrison. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._ [_Fairy Library._

Caine, Hoyle, and Burns. Local Option. By W. S. CAINE, M.P., WM. HOYLE, and Rev. DAWSON BURNS, D.D. _Second Edition._ Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 1_s._ [_Imp. Parl. Ser._

Cambridge Examiner, The. A Monthly Educational Journal (except in July and August). Demy 8vo, Vols. I.--V. [1885], each 5_s._ [48 pages, _Monthly_, 6_d._

Camden. Tales by CHARLES CAMDEN:

The Travelling Menagerie. Illustrated by J. Mahoney. Sm. 8vo, _cloth
gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._

Hoity Toity, the Good Little Fellow. Illustrated by J. Pettie, R.A.
Sm. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._

Cappel, E. S. Old Norse Sagas. Illustrated. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._

Aslog--Frithiof--Ingeborg--Ragnar Lodbrok--Sigurd--Wayland
Smith--Hamlet--and others. [_Fairy Library_

Chapman. Books by WILLIAM CHAPMAN:

Notable Women of the Covenant. With portraits and plates, Cr. 8vo,
_cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._

Notable Women of the Puritan Times. With portraits and plates. Cr.
8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Notable Women of the Reformation. With portraits and plates. Cr. 8vo,
_cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Life of Martin Luther. Cuts. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_,
1_s._ 6_d._

Life of John Wiclif. Cuts. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 1_s._
6_d._

Children's Journey, The, and other Stories. By the Author of "Voyage en Zigzac," etc. _Second Edition._ Illustrated by the Author. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 3_s._

Chitty. Coloured Books by LILY CHITTY:

Harlequin Eggs. Twenty-four coloured plates by Lily Chitty. With text
by Ismay Thorn. 4to, 2_s._ 6_d._

In and Out. Twenty-four coloured plates by Lily Chitty. With text by
Ismay Thorn. 4to, 2_s._ 6_d._

Chitty, W. Practical Beekeeping. 12mo. [_At press._

Churchill, Mrs. Spencer. Daisy Darling. A Novel. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Church Rambles and Scrambles. Cr. 8vo, _cloth_, 2_s._

Clarke. Short Biographies by F. L. CLARKE. Each vol. illustrated. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_, _gilt edges_, 1_s._ 6_d._

A Book of Golden Friendships. Illustrated. Cr. 8vo, _cloth gilt_,
_gilt edges_, 3_s._ 6_d._

Childhood of the Prince Consort.

Charlemagne and his Times.

Life of William Tyndale.

George Stephenson.

Robert Stephenson.

Lives of George and Robert Stephenson (in 1 vol). _Cloth gilt_, _gilt
edges_, 2_s._ 6_d._

Sir Walter Raleigh and his Times.

Claus--Sedgwick. Elementary Text Book of Zoology. By Prof. W. CLAUS, edited by ADAM SEDGWICK, M.A., Fellow and Lecturer of Trin. Coll., Cambridge, assisted by F. G. Heathcote, B.A., Trin. Coll., Camb. Illustrated by 706 woodcuts drawn by Prof. Claus. In Two Parts. Demy 8vo, _cloth_.