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Hamilton.ProfessorMonk, Professor of Moral Philosophy, Dublin. [Ready.
J. S. Mill.Helen Taylor, Editor of “The Works of Buckle,” &c.
Mansel.Rev.J. H. Huckin, D.D., Head Master of Repton.
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Hobbes.A. H. Gosset, B.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford.
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Episodes of French History.Edited, with Notes, Genealogical, Historical, and other Tables, byGustave Masson, B.A.
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Erema; or, My Father’s Sin.SeeBlackmore.
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Denmark and Iceland.ByE. C. Otte, Author of “Scandinavian History,” &c.
Greece.ByL. Sergeant, B.A., Knight of the Hellenic Order of the Saviour, Author of “New Greece.”
Switzerland.ByW. A. P. Coolidge, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College, Editor ofThe Alpine Journal.
Austria.ByD. Kay, F.R.G.S.
Russia.ByW. R. Morfill, M.A., Oriel College, Oxford, Lecturer on the Ilchester Foundation, &c.
Persia.By Major-Gen. SirF. J. Goldsmid, K.C.S.I., Author of “Telegraph and Travel,” &c.
Japan.ByS. Mossman, Author of “New Japan,” &c.
Peru.ByClements H. Markham, M.A., C.B.
Canada.ByW. Fraser Rae, Author of “Westward by Rail,” &c.
Sweden and Norway.By the Rev.F. H. Woods, M.A., Fellow of St. John’s College, Oxford.
The West Indies.ByC. H. Eden, F.R.G.S., Author of “Frozen Asia,” &c.
New Zealand.
France.By MissM. Roberts, Author of “The Atelier du Lys,” “Mdlle. Mori,” &c.
Egypt.ByS. Lane Poole, B.A., Author of “The Life of Edward Lane,” &c.
Spain.By the Rev.Wentworth Webster, M.A., Chaplain at St. Jean de Luz.
Turkey-in-Asia.ByJ. C. McCoan, M.P.
Australia.ByJ. F. Vesey Fitzgerald, late Premier of New South Wales.
Holland.ByR. L. Poole.
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Games of Patience.SeeCadogan.
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Guyon (Mde.) Life.ByUpham. 6th Edition, crown 8vo, 6s.
Handbook to the Charities of London. SeeLow’s.
——of Embroidery; which see.
——to the Principal Schools of England. SeePractical.
Half-Hours of Blind Man’s Holiday; or, Summer and WinterSketches in Black and White. ByW. W. Fenn, Author of “After Sundown,” &c. 2 vols., cr. 8vo, 24s.
Hall (W. W.) How to Live Long; or, 1408 Health Maxims, Physical, Mental, and Moral. ByW. W. Hall, A.M., M.D. Small post 8vo, cloth, 2s.Second Edition.
Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates. SeeDodge.
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Heart of Africa.Three Years’ Travels and Adventures in the Unexplored Regions of Central Africa, from 1868 to 1871. By Dr.Georg Schweinfurth. Numerous Illustrations, and large Map. 2 vols., crown 8vo, cloth, 15s.
Heath (Francis George). See“Fern World,” “Fern Paradise,” “Our Woodland Trees,” “Trees and Ferns,” “Gilpin’s Forest Scenery,” “Burnham Beeches,” “Sylvan Spring,” &c.
Heber’s (Bishop) Illustrated Edition of Hymns.With upwards of 100 beautiful Engravings. Small 4to, handsomely bound, 7s.6d.Morocco, 18s.6d.and 21s.An entirely New Edition.
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History of a Crime (The); Deposition of an Eye-witness.ByVictor Hugo. 4 vols., crown 8vo, 42s.Cheap Edition, 1 vol., 6s.
——Ancient Art.Translated from the German ofJohn Winckelmann, byJohn Lodge, M.D. With very numerous Plates and Illustrations. 2 vols., 8vo, 36s.
——England.SeeGuizot.
——France.SeeGuizot.
History of Russia. SeeRambaud.
——Merchant Shipping. SeeLindsay.
——United States. SeeBryant.
History and Principles of Weaving by Hand and by Power.With several hundred Illustrations. ByAlfred Barlow. Royal 8vo, cloth extra, 1l.5s.Second Edition.
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