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J. S. Mill.Helen Taylor, Editor of “The Works of Buckle,” &c.

Mansel.Rev.J. H. Huckin, D.D., Head Master of Repton.

Adam Smith.J. A. Farrer, M.A., Author of “Primitive Manners and Customs.”

Hobbes.A. H. Gosset, B.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford.

Bentham.G. E. Buckle, M.A., Fellow of All Souls’, Oxford.

Austin.Harry Johnson, B.A., late Scholar of Queen’s College, Oxford.

Hartley.}E. S. Bowen, B.A., late Scholar of New College,

James Mill.} Oxford.

Shaftesbury.} ProfessorFowler.

Hutcheson.}

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Erema; or, My Father’s Sin.ByR. D. Blackmore.

Mary Anerley.ByR. D. Blackmore.

Christowell, a Dartmoor Tale.ByR. D. Blackmore.

Innocent.By Mrs.Oliphant. Eight Illustrations.

Work.A Story of Experience. ByLouisa M. Alcott.

The Afghan Knife.ByR. A. Sterndale, Author of “Seonee.”

A French Heiress in her own Chateau.By the Author of “One Only,” “Constantia,” &c. Six Illustrations.

Ninety-Three.ByVictor Hugo. Numerous Illustrations.

My Wife and I.By Mrs.Beecher Stowe.

Wreck of the Grosvenor.ByW. Clark Russell.

John Holdsworth (Chief Mate).ByW. Clark Russell.

A Sailor’s Sweetheart.ByW. Clark Russell.

Far from the Madding Crowd.ByThomas Hardy.

Elinor Dryden.By Mrs.Macquoid.

Diane.By Mrs.Macquoid.

Poganuc People, Their Loves and Lives.By Mrs.B. Stowe.

A Golden Sorrow.By Mrs.Cashel Hoey.

Out of Court.By Mrs.Cashel Hoey.

A Story of the Dragonnades.By the Rev.E. Gilliat, M.A.

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MACGREGOR (John) “Rob Roy” on the Baltic.3rd Edition, small post 8vo, 2s.6d.; cloth, gilt edges, 3s.6d.

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Macquoid (Mrs.) Elinor Dryden.Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

––Diane.Crown 8vo, 6s.

Magazine.SeeHarper,Union Jack,The Etcher,Men of Mark.

Magyarland. A Narrative of Travels through the Snowy Carpathians, and Great Alföld of the Magyar. By a Fellow of the Carpathian Society (Diploma of 1881), and Author of “The Indian Alps.” 2 vols., 8vo, cloth extra, with about 120 Woodcuts from the Author’s own sketches and drawings, 42s.

Manitoba: its History, Growth, and Present Position.By the Rev. ProfessorBryce, Principal of Manitoba College, Winnipeg. Crown 8vo, with Illustrations and Maps, 7s.6d.

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Maury (Commander) Physical Geography of the Sea, and itsMeteorology. Being a Reconstruction and Enlargement of his former Work, with Charts and Diagrams. New Edition, crown 8vo, 6s.

Memoirs of Count Miot de Melito, Minister, Ambassador, Councillor of State, and Member of the Institute of France, between the years 1788 and 1815. Edited by GeneralFleischmann. From the French by Mrs.Cashel Hoeyand Mr.John Lillie. 2 vols., demy 8vo, cloth extra, 36s.

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——See also“Selection.”

Menus (366, one for each day of the year).Translated from the French ofCount Brisse, by Mrs.Matthew Clarke. Crown 8vo, 10s.6d.

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Mendelssohn Family (The), 1729-1847.From Letters and Journals. Translated from the German ofSebastian Hensel. 2 vols., demy 8vo, 30s.

Michael Strogoff.10s.6d.and 5s.SeeVerne.

Mitford (Miss).See“Our Village.”

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My Lady Greensleeves.ByHelen Mathers, Authoress of “Comin’ through the Rye,” “Cherry Ripe,” &c. 1 vol. edition, crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

Mysterious Island.ByJules Verne. 3 vols., imperial 16mo. 150 Illustrations, cloth gilt, 3s.6d.each; elaborately bound, gilt edges, 7s.6d.each. Cheap Edition, with some of the Illustrations, cloth, gilt, 2s.; paper, 1s.each.

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Nursery Playmates (Prince of).217 Coloured Pictures for Children by eminent Artists. Folio, in coloured boards, 6s.

OFF to the Wilds: A Story for Boys.ByG. Manville Fenn. Most richly and profusely Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 7s.6d.

Old-Fashioned Girl.SeeAlcott.

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Our Little Ones in Heaven.Edited by the Rev.H. Robbins. With Frontispiece after SirJoshua Reynolds. Fcap., cloth extra, New Edition—the 3rd, with Illustrations, 5s.

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PAINTERS of All Schools.ByLouis Viardot, and other Writers. 500 pp., super-royal 8vo, 20 Full-page and 70 smaller Engravings, cloth extra, 25s.A New Edition is issued in Half-crown parts, with fifty additional portraits, cloth, gilt edges, 31s.6d.

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Palliser (Mrs.) A History of Lace, from the Earliest Period.A New and Revised Edition, with additional cuts and text, upwards of 100 Illustrations and coloured Designs. 1 vol., 8vo, 1l.1s.

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Parliamentary History of the Irish Land Question (The).From 1829 to 1869, and the Origin and Results of the Ulster Custom. ByR. Barry O’Brien, Barrister-at-Law, Author of “The Irish Land Question and English Public Opinion.” 3rd Edition, corrected and revised, with additional matter. Post 8vo, cloth extra, 6s.

Pathways of Palestine: a Descriptive Tour through the HolyLand. By the Rev.Canon Tristram. Illustrated with 44 permanent Photographs. (The Photographs are large, and most perfect Specimens of the Art.) Published in 22 Monthly Parts, 4to, in Wrapper, 2s.6d.each. Vol. I., containing 12 parts, 24 Illustrations, cloth, gilt edges, 31s.6d.

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Petites Leçons de Conversation et de Grammaire: Oral andConversational Method; being Lessons introducing the most Useful Topics of Conversation, upon an entirely new principle, &c. ByF. Julien, French Master at King Edward the Sixth’s School, Birmingham. Author of “The Student’s French Examiner,” “First Steps in Conversational French Grammar,” which see.

Photography (History and Handbook of).SeeTissandier.

Physical Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism.ByJ. E. H. Gordon, B.A. With about 200 coloured, full-page, and other Illustrations. In respect to the number and beauty of the Illustrations, the work is quite unique. 2 vols., 8vo, 36s.

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Poganuc People: their Loves and Lives.By Mrs.Beecher Stowe. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

Polar Expeditions.SeeKoldewey,Markham,MacGahan,Nares, andNordenskiöld.

Poynter (Edward J., R.A.).See“Illustrated Text-books.”

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RAMBAUD (Alfred). History of Russia, from its Originto the Year 1877. With Six Maps. Translated by Mrs.L. B. Lane. 2 vols., demy 8vo, cloth extra, 38s.

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Rémusat (Madame de).See“Memoirs of,” “Selection.”

Richter (Jean Paul). The Literary Works of Leonardo daVinci. Containing his Writings on Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, his Philosophical Maxims, Humorous Writings, and Miscellaneous Notes on Personal Events, on his Contemporaries, on Literature, &c.; for the first time published from Autograph Manuscripts. ByJ. P. Richter, Ph.Dr., Hon. Member of the Royal and Imperial Academy of Rome, &c. 2 vols., imperial 8vo, containing about 200 Drawings in Autotype Reproductions, and numerous other Illustrations. Price Eight Guineas to Subscribers. After publication the price will be Ten Guineas.

Robinson (Phil).See“In my Indian Garden,” “Under the Punkah,” “Noah’s Ark.”

Rochefoucauld’s Reflections.Bayard Series, 2s.6d.

Rogers (S.) Pleasures of Memory.See“Choice Editions of Choice Books.” 2s.6d.

Rose in Bloom.SeeAlcott.

Rose Library (The).Popular Literature of all Countries. Each volume, 1s.; cloth, 2s.6d.Many of the Volumes are Illustrated—

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