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COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS ofJames Russell Lowell. With Portrait, engraved by Jeens. 18mo. cloth extra. 4s.6d.
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"A successful attempt to translate into the vernacular some of the Fairy Mythology of Europe. The verses are very good. There is no shirking difficulties of rhyme, and the ballad metre which is oftenest employed has a great deal of the kind of 'go' which we find so seldom outside the pages of Scott. The book is of permanent value."—Guardian.
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"A book to be read."—Standard."A powerful and fascinating story."—Daily Telegraph.TheGlobeconsiders it"well-written, amusing, and interesting, and has the merit of being out of the ordinary run of novels."
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Mudie.—STRAY LEAVES. ByC. E. Mudie. New Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.Contents:—"His and Mine"—"Night and Day"—"One of Many," &c.
This little volume consists of a number of poems, mostly of a genuinely devotional character."They are for the most part so exquisitely sweet and delicate as to be quite a marvel of composition. They are worthy of being laid up in the recesses of the heart, and recalled to memory from time to time."—Illustrated London News.
This little volume consists of a number of poems, mostly of a genuinely devotional character."They are for the most part so exquisitely sweet and delicate as to be quite a marvel of composition. They are worthy of being laid up in the recesses of the heart, and recalled to memory from time to time."—Illustrated London News.
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"Independently of the lucidity of the style in which the whole book is written, the selection of the examples alone would recommend it to favour, while the geniality of the criticism upon those examples cannot fail to make them highly appreciated and valued."—Morning Post.
Myers (Ernest).—THE PURITANS. ByErnest Myers. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth. 2s.6d.
"It is not too much to call it a really grand poem, stately and dignified, and showing not only a high poetic mind, but also great power over poetic expression."—Literary Churchman.
"It is not too much to call it a really grand poem, stately and dignified, and showing not only a high poetic mind, but also great power over poetic expression."—Literary Churchman.
Myers (F. W. H.)—POEMS. ByF. W. H. Myers. Containing "St. Paul," "St. John," and others. Extra fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
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"It is rare to find a writer who combines to such an extent the facultyof communicating feelings with the faculty of euphonious expression."—Spectator."'St. Paul' stands without a rival as the noblest religious poem which has been written in an age which beyond any other has been prolific in this class of poetry. The sublimest conceptions are expressed in language which, for richness, taste, and purity, we have never seen excelled."—John Bull.
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"The poem combines in no ordinary degree firmness and workmanship. After the lapse of many centuries, an English poet is found paying to the great Carthagenian the worthiest poetical tribute which has as yet, to our knowledge, been afforded to his noble and stainless name."—Saturday Review.
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AGNES HOPETOUN'S SCHOOLS AND HOLIDAYS. New Edition with Illustrations. Royal 16mo. gilt leaves. 4s.6d.
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"A volume of pure quiet verse, sparkling with tender melodies, and alive with thoughts of genuine poetry.... Turn where we will throughout the volume, we find traces of beauty, tenderness, and truth; true poet's work, touched and refined by the master-hand of a real artist, who shows his genius even in trifles."—Standard.
ORIGINAL HYMNS. Third Edition, enlarged, 18mo. 1s.6d.
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GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICS. Edited byF. T. Palgrave. SeeGolden Treasury Series.
GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICS. Edited byF. T. Palgrave. SeeGolden Treasury Series.
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Patmore.—THE CHILDREN'S GARLAND, from the Best Poets. Selected and arranged byCoventry Patmore. New Edition. With Illustrations byJ. Lawson. Crown 8vo. gilt. 6s.Golden Treasury Edition. 18mo. 4s.6d.
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Prince Florestan of Monaco, The Fall of.ByHimself. New Edition, with Illustration and Map. 8vo. cloth. Extra gilt edges, 5s.A French Translation, 5s.Also an Edition for the People. Crown 8vo. 1s.
"Those who have read only the extracts given, will not need to be told how amusing and happily touched it is. Those who read it for other purposes than amusement can hardly miss the sober and sound political lessons with which its light pages abound, and which are as much needed in England as by the nation to whom the author directly addresses his moral."—Pall Mall Gazette."This little book is very clever, wild with animal spirits, but showing plenty of good sense, amid all the heedless nonsense which fills so many of its pages."—Daily News."In an age little remarkable for powers of political satire, the sparkle of the pages gives them every claim to welcome."—Standard.
"Those who have read only the extracts given, will not need to be told how amusing and happily touched it is. Those who read it for other purposes than amusement can hardly miss the sober and sound political lessons with which its light pages abound, and which are as much needed in England as by the nation to whom the author directly addresses his moral."—Pall Mall Gazette."This little book is very clever, wild with animal spirits, but showing plenty of good sense, amid all the heedless nonsense which fills so many of its pages."—Daily News."In an age little remarkable for powers of political satire, the sparkle of the pages gives them every claim to welcome."—Standard.
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"A lively volume of verses, full of a fine manly spirit, much humour and geniality.The illustrations are admirably conceived, and executed with fidelity and talent."—Morning Post.
"A lively volume of verses, full of a fine manly spirit, much humour and geniality.The illustrations are admirably conceived, and executed with fidelity and talent."—Morning Post.
Realmah.—By the Author of "Friends in Council." Crown 8vo. 6s.
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Roby.—STORY OF A HOUSEHOLD, AND OTHER POEMS. ByMary K. Roby. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
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RIDICULA REDIVIVA. Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated in Colours, with Ornamental Cover. Crown 4to. 3s.6d.
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"The most splendid, and at the same time the most really meritorious of the books specially intended for children, that we have seen."—Spectator."These large bright pictures will attract children to really good and honest artistic work, and that ought not to be an indifferent consideration with parents who propose to educate their children."—Pall Mall Gazette.
MORES RIDICULI. Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated in Colours, with Ornamental Cover. Crown 4to. 3s.6d.
MORES RIDICULI. Old Nursery Rhymes. Illustrated in Colours, with Ornamental Cover. Crown 4to. 3s.6d.
"These world-old rhymes have never had and need never wish for a better pictorial setting than Mr. Rogers has given them."—Times."Nothing could be quainter or more absurdly comical than most of the pictures, which are all carefully executed and beautifully coloured."—Globe.
"These world-old rhymes have never had and need never wish for a better pictorial setting than Mr. Rogers has given them."—Times."Nothing could be quainter or more absurdly comical than most of the pictures, which are all carefully executed and beautifully coloured."—Globe.
Rossetti.—GOBLIN MARKET, AND OTHER POEMS. ByChristina Rossetti. With two Designs byD. G. Rossetti. Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
"She handles her little marvel with that rare poetic discrimination which neither exhausts it of its simple wonders by pushing symbolism too far, nor keeps those wonders in the merely fabulous and capricious stage. In fact, she has produced a true children's poem, which is far more delightful to the mature than to children, though it would be delightful to all."—Spectator.
"She handles her little marvel with that rare poetic discrimination which neither exhausts it of its simple wonders by pushing symbolism too far, nor keeps those wonders in the merely fabulous and capricious stage. In fact, she has produced a true children's poem, which is far more delightful to the mature than to children, though it would be delightful to all."—Spectator.
Runaway (The).A Story for the Young. By the Author of "Mrs. Jerningham's Journal." With Illustrations byJ. Lawson.Globe 8vo. gilt. 4s.6d.
"This is one of the best, if not indeed the very best, of all the stories that has come before us this Christmas. The heroines are bothcharming, and, unlike heroines, they are as full of fun as of charms. It is an admirable book to read aloud to the young folk when they are all gathered round the fire, and nurses and other apparitions are still far away."—Saturday Review.
"This is one of the best, if not indeed the very best, of all the stories that has come before us this Christmas. The heroines are bothcharming, and, unlike heroines, they are as full of fun as of charms. It is an admirable book to read aloud to the young folk when they are all gathered round the fire, and nurses and other apparitions are still far away."—Saturday Review.
Ruth and her Friends.A Story for Girls. With a Frontispiece. Fourth Edition. 18mo. Cloth extra. 2s.6d.
"We wish all the school girls and home-taught girls in the land had the opportunity of reading it."—Nonconformist.
"We wish all the school girls and home-taught girls in the land had the opportunity of reading it."—Nonconformist.
Scouring of the White Horse; or, the Long Vacation Ramble of a London Clerk.Illustrated byDoyle. Imp. 16mo. Cheaper Issue. 3s.6d.
"A glorious tale of summer joy."—Freeman."There is a genial hearty life about the book."—John Bull."The execution is excellent.... Like 'Tom Brown's School Days,' the 'White Horse' gives the reader a feeling of gratitude and personal esteem towards the author."—Saturday Review.
"A glorious tale of summer joy."—Freeman."There is a genial hearty life about the book."—John Bull."The execution is excellent.... Like 'Tom Brown's School Days,' the 'White Horse' gives the reader a feeling of gratitude and personal esteem towards the author."—Saturday Review.
Shairp (Principal).—KILMAHOE, a Highland Pastoral, with other Poems. ByJohn Campbell Shairp, Principal of the United College, St. Andrews. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
"Kilmahoe is a Highland Pastoral, redolent of the warm soft air of the western lochs and moors, sketched out with remarkable grace and picturesqueness."—Saturday Review.
"Kilmahoe is a Highland Pastoral, redolent of the warm soft air of the western lochs and moors, sketched out with remarkable grace and picturesqueness."—Saturday Review.
Shakespeare.—The Works ofWilliam Shakespeare. Cambridge Edition. Edited byW. George Clark, M.A. andW. Aldis Wright, M.A. Nine vols. 8vo. Cloth. 4l.14s.6d.
TheGuardiancalls it an"excellent, and, to the student, almost indispensable edition;"and theExaminercalls it"an unrivalled edition."
TheGuardiancalls it an"excellent, and, to the student, almost indispensable edition;"and theExaminercalls it"an unrivalled edition."
Shakespeare's Tempest.Edited with Glossarial and Explanatory Notes, by the Rev.J. M. Jephson. New Edition. 18mo. 1s.
Slip (A) in the Fens.—Illustrated by the Author. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"An artistic little volume, for every page is a picture."—Times."It will be read with pleasure, and with a pleasure that is altogether innocent."—Saturday Review.
"An artistic little volume, for every page is a picture."—Times."It will be read with pleasure, and with a pleasure that is altogether innocent."—Saturday Review.
Smith.—POEMS. ByCatherine Barnard Smith. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
"Wealthy in feeling, meaning, finish, and grace; not without passion, which is suppressed, but the keener for that."—Athenæum.
"Wealthy in feeling, meaning, finish, and grace; not without passion, which is suppressed, but the keener for that."—Athenæum.
Smith (Rev. Walter).—HYMNS OF CHRIST AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. By the Rev.Walter C. Smith, M.A. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"These are among the sweetest sacred poems we have read for a long time. With no profuse imagery, expressing a range of feeling and expression by no means uncommon, they are true and elevated, and their pathos is profound and simple."—Nonconformist.
"These are among the sweetest sacred poems we have read for a long time. With no profuse imagery, expressing a range of feeling and expression by no means uncommon, they are true and elevated, and their pathos is profound and simple."—Nonconformist.
Spring Songs.By aWest Highlander. With a Vignette Illustration byGourlay Steele. Fcap. 8vo. 1s.6d.
"Without a trace of affectation or sentimentalism, these utterances are perfectly simple and natural, profoundly human and profoundly true."—Daily News.
"Without a trace of affectation or sentimentalism, these utterances are perfectly simple and natural, profoundly human and profoundly true."—Daily News.
Stanley.—TRUE TO LIFE.—A SIMPLE STORY. ByMary Stanley. Crown 8vo. 10s.6d.
"For many a long day we have not met with a more simple, healthy, and unpretending story."—Standard.
"For many a long day we have not met with a more simple, healthy, and unpretending story."—Standard.
Stephen (C. E.)—THE SERVICE OF THE POOR; being an Inquiry into the Reasons for and against the Establishment of Religious Sisterhoods for Charitable Purposes. ByCaroline Emilia Stephen. Crown 8vo. 6s.6d.
"It touches incidentally and with much wisdom and tenderness on so many of the relations of women, particularly of single women, with society, that it may be read with advantage by many who have never thought of entering a Sisterhood."—Spectator.
"It touches incidentally and with much wisdom and tenderness on so many of the relations of women, particularly of single women, with society, that it may be read with advantage by many who have never thought of entering a Sisterhood."—Spectator.
Stephens (J. B.)—CONVICT ONCE. A Poem. ByJ. Brunton Stephens. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
"It is as far more interesting than ninety-nine novels out of a hundred, as it is superior to them in power, worth, and beauty. We should most strongly advise everybody to read 'Convict Once.'"—Westminster Review.
"It is as far more interesting than ninety-nine novels out of a hundred, as it is superior to them in power, worth, and beauty. We should most strongly advise everybody to read 'Convict Once.'"—Westminster Review.
Streets and Lanes Of a City: Being the Reminiscences ofAmy Dutton. With a Preface by theBishop of Salisbury. Second and Cheaper Edition. Globe 8vo. 2s.6d.
"One of the most really striking books that has ever come before us."—Literary Churchman.
"One of the most really striking books that has ever come before us."—Literary Churchman.
Thring.—SCHOOL SONGS. A Collection of Songs for Schools. With the Music arranged for four Voices. Edited by the Rev.E. ThringandH. Riccius. Folio. 7s.6d.
The collection includes the"Agnus Dei,"Tennyson's"Light Brigade,"Macaulay's"Ivry,"etc. among other pieces.
The collection includes the"Agnus Dei,"Tennyson's"Light Brigade,"Macaulay's"Ivry,"etc. among other pieces.
Tom Brown's School Days.—ByAn Old Boy. Golden Treasury Edition, 4s.6d.People's Edition, 2s.With Seven Illustrations byA. HughesandSydney Hall. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"The most famous boy's book in the language."—Daily News.
"The most famous boy's book in the language."—Daily News.
Tom Brown at Oxford.—New Edition. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"In no other work that we can call to mind are the finer qualities of the English gentleman more happily portrayed."—Daily News."A book of great power and truth."—National Review.
"In no other work that we can call to mind are the finer qualities of the English gentleman more happily portrayed."—Daily News."A book of great power and truth."—National Review.
Trench.—Works byR. Chenevix Trench, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin. (For other Works by this Author, seeTheological,Historical, andPhilosophical Catalogues.)
POEMS. Collected and arranged anew. Fcap. 8vo. 7s.6d.
POEMS. Collected and arranged anew. Fcap. 8vo. 7s.6d.
ELEGIAC POEMS. Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 2s.6d.
ELEGIAC POEMS. Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 2s.6d.
CALDERON'S LIFE'S A DREAM: The Great Theatre of the World. With an Essay on his Life and Genius. Fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
CALDERON'S LIFE'S A DREAM: The Great Theatre of the World. With an Essay on his Life and Genius. Fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
HOUSEHOLD BOOK OF ENGLISH POETRY. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by ArchbishopTrench. Second Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.6d.
HOUSEHOLD BOOK OF ENGLISH POETRY. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by ArchbishopTrench. Second Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.6d.
"The Archbishop has conferred in this delightful volume an important gift on the whole English-speaking population of the world."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"The Archbishop has conferred in this delightful volume an important gift on the whole English-speaking population of the world."—Pall Mall Gazette.
SACRED LATIN POETRY, Chiefly Lyrical. Selected and arranged for Use. By ArchbishopTrench. Third Edition, Corrected and Improved. Fcap. 8vo. 7s.
SACRED LATIN POETRY, Chiefly Lyrical. Selected and arranged for Use. By ArchbishopTrench. Third Edition, Corrected and Improved. Fcap. 8vo. 7s.
JUSTIN MARTYR, AND OTHER POEMS. Fifth Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
JUSTIN MARTYR, AND OTHER POEMS. Fifth Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
Trollope (Anthony).—SIR HARRY HOTSPUR OF HUMBLETHWAITE. ByAnthony Trollope, Author of "Framley Parsonage," etc. Cheap Edition. Globe 8vo. 2s.6d.
TheAthenæumremarks: "No reader who begins to read this book is likely to lay it down until the last page is turned. This brilliant novel appears to us decidedly more successful than any other of Mr. Trollope's shorter stories."
TheAthenæumremarks: "No reader who begins to read this book is likely to lay it down until the last page is turned. This brilliant novel appears to us decidedly more successful than any other of Mr. Trollope's shorter stories."
Turner.—Works by the Rev.Charles Tennyson Turner:—
SONNETS. Dedicated to his Brother, the Poet Laureate. Fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
SONNETS. Dedicated to his Brother, the Poet Laureate. Fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
SMALL TABLEAUX. Fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
SMALL TABLEAUX. Fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
Under the Limes.—By the Author of "Christina North." Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"The readers of 'Christina North' are not likely to have forgotten that bright, fresh, picturesque story, nor will they be slow to welcome so pleasant a companion to it as this. It abounds in happy touches of description, of pathos, and insight into the life and passion of true love."—Standard."One of the prettiest and best told stories which it has been our good fortune to read for a long time."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"The readers of 'Christina North' are not likely to have forgotten that bright, fresh, picturesque story, nor will they be slow to welcome so pleasant a companion to it as this. It abounds in happy touches of description, of pathos, and insight into the life and passion of true love."—Standard."One of the prettiest and best told stories which it has been our good fortune to read for a long time."—Pall Mall Gazette.
Vittoria Colonna.—LIFE AND POEMS. ByMrs. Henry Roscoe. Crown 8vo. 9s.
"It is written with good taste, with quick and intelligent sympathy, occasionally with a real freshness and charm of style."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"It is written with good taste, with quick and intelligent sympathy, occasionally with a real freshness and charm of style."—Pall Mall Gazette.
Waller.—SIX WEEKS IN THE SADDLE: A Painter's Journal in Iceland. ByS. E. Waller.Illustrated by the Author. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"An exceedingly pleasant and naturally written little book.... Mr. Waller has a clever pencil, and the text is well illustrated with his own sketches."—Times.
"An exceedingly pleasant and naturally written little book.... Mr. Waller has a clever pencil, and the text is well illustrated with his own sketches."—Times.
Wandering Willie.By the Author of "Effie's Friends," and "John Hatherton." Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"This is an idyll of rare truth and beauty.... The story is simple and touching, the style of extraordinary delicacy, precision, and picturesqueness.... A charming gift-book for young ladies not yet promoted to novels, and will amply repay those of their elders who may give an hour to its perusal."—Daily News.
"This is an idyll of rare truth and beauty.... The story is simple and touching, the style of extraordinary delicacy, precision, and picturesqueness.... A charming gift-book for young ladies not yet promoted to novels, and will amply repay those of their elders who may give an hour to its perusal."—Daily News.
Webster.—Works byAugusta Webster:—
"If Mrs. Webster only remains true to herself, she will assuredly take a higher rank as a poet than any woman has yet done."—Westminster Review.
"If Mrs. Webster only remains true to herself, she will assuredly take a higher rank as a poet than any woman has yet done."—Westminster Review.
DRAMATIC STUDIES. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.
DRAMATIC STUDIES. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.
"A volume as strongly marked by perfect taste as by poetic power."—Nonconformist.
"A volume as strongly marked by perfect taste as by poetic power."—Nonconformist.
A WOMAN SOLD, AND OTHER POEMS. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.
A WOMAN SOLD, AND OTHER POEMS. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.
"Mrs. Webster has shown us that she is able to draw admirably from the life; that she can observe with subtlety, and render her observations with delicacy; that she can impersonate complex conceptions and venture into which few living writers can follow her."—Guardian.
"Mrs. Webster has shown us that she is able to draw admirably from the life; that she can observe with subtlety, and render her observations with delicacy; that she can impersonate complex conceptions and venture into which few living writers can follow her."—Guardian.
PORTRAITS. Second Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
PORTRAITS. Second Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
"Mrs. Webster's poems exhibit simplicity and tenderness ... her taste is perfect.... This simplicity is combined with a subtlety of thought, feeling, and observation which demand that attention which only real lovers of poetry are apt to bestow."—Westminster Review.
"Mrs. Webster's poems exhibit simplicity and tenderness ... her taste is perfect.... This simplicity is combined with a subtlety of thought, feeling, and observation which demand that attention which only real lovers of poetry are apt to bestow."—Westminster Review.
PROMETHEUS BOUND OF ÆSCHYLUS. Literally translated into English Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
PROMETHEUS BOUND OF ÆSCHYLUS. Literally translated into English Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
"Closeness and simplicity combined with literary skill."—Athenæum."Mrs. Webster's 'Dramatic Studies' and 'Translation of Prometheus' have won for her an honourable place among our female poets. She writes with remarkable vigour and dramatic realization, and bids fair to be the most successful claimant of Mrs. Browning's mantle."—British Quarterly Review.
"Closeness and simplicity combined with literary skill."—Athenæum."Mrs. Webster's 'Dramatic Studies' and 'Translation of Prometheus' have won for her an honourable place among our female poets. She writes with remarkable vigour and dramatic realization, and bids fair to be the most successful claimant of Mrs. Browning's mantle."—British Quarterly Review.
MEDEA OF EURIPIDES. Literally translated into English Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
MEDEA OF EURIPIDES. Literally translated into English Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
"Mrs. Webster's translation surpasses our utmost expectations. It is a photograph of the original without any of that harshness which so often accompanies a photograph."—Westminster Review.
"Mrs. Webster's translation surpasses our utmost expectations. It is a photograph of the original without any of that harshness which so often accompanies a photograph."—Westminster Review.
THE AUSPICIOUS DAY. A Dramatic Poem. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.
THE AUSPICIOUS DAY. A Dramatic Poem. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.
"The 'Auspicious Day' shows a marked advance, not only in art, but, in what is of far more importance, in breadth of thought and intellectual grasp."—Westminster Review."This drama is a manifestation of high dramatic power on the part of the gifted writer, and entitled to our warmest admiration, as a worthy piece of work."—Standard.
"The 'Auspicious Day' shows a marked advance, not only in art, but, in what is of far more importance, in breadth of thought and intellectual grasp."—Westminster Review."This drama is a manifestation of high dramatic power on the part of the gifted writer, and entitled to our warmest admiration, as a worthy piece of work."—Standard.
YU-PE-YA'S LUTE. A Chinese Tale in English Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
YU-PE-YA'S LUTE. A Chinese Tale in English Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
"A very charming tale, charmingly told in dainty verse, with occasional lyrics of tender beauty."—Standard."We close thebook with the renewed conviction that in Mrs. Webster we have a profound and original poet. The book is marked not by mere sweetness of melody—rare as that gift is—but by the infinitely rarer gifts of dramatic power, of passion, and sympathetic insight."—Westminster Review.
"A very charming tale, charmingly told in dainty verse, with occasional lyrics of tender beauty."—Standard."We close thebook with the renewed conviction that in Mrs. Webster we have a profound and original poet. The book is marked not by mere sweetness of melody—rare as that gift is—but by the infinitely rarer gifts of dramatic power, of passion, and sympathetic insight."—Westminster Review.
When I was a Little Girl.STORIES FOR CHILDREN. By the Author of "St. Olave's." Fourth Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.With Eight Illustrations byL. Frölich.
"At the head, and a long way ahead, of all books for girls, we place 'When I was a Little Girl.'"—Times."It is one of the choicest morsels of child-biography which we have met with."—Nonconformist.
"At the head, and a long way ahead, of all books for girls, we place 'When I was a Little Girl.'"—Times."It is one of the choicest morsels of child-biography which we have met with."—Nonconformist.
White.—RHYMES BY WALTER WHITE. 8vo. 7s.6d.
Whittier.—JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER'S POETICAL WORKS. Complete Edition, with Portrait engraved byC. H. Jeens. 18mo. 4s.6d.