ALPINES AND BOG-PLANTS.
By REGINALD FARRER,Author of'My Rock Garden,'etc.
With Illustrations. Large Crown 8vo.7s. 6d. net.
Like most hobbies, rock-gardening provides an endless topic of interest for its devotees, and the lore of the subject is inexhaustible. At any rate, Mr. Reginald Farrer, who is a recognized authority on the art, by no means exhausted his stock of information and anecdote in his previous work, 'My Rock Garden.' That garden, as most of his fellow-enthusiasts know, is on the slopes of Ingleborough in Yorkshire, and it is a place of pilgrimage for the faithful of this cult. As a writer, Mr. Farrer combines a light and genial style with sound practical information, so that his books are at once readable and instructive. Some idea of the scope of the present volume may be gained from the list of chapters, which is as follows: 1. Of Shrubs and their Placing. 2. Of Shrubs, Mostly Evergreen. 3. Ranunculaceæ, Papaveraceæ, Cruciferæ. 4. A Collecting Day above Arolla. 5. Between Dianthus and Epilobium. 6. From Epilobium on through Umbelliferæ and Compositæ. 7. Of Odd Treasures. 8. The Big Bog and its Lilies. 9. The Greater Bog Plants. 10. Iris. 11. The Mountain Bog. 12. More of the Smaller Bog Plants. 13. The Water Garden.
THE HISTORY OF THE 'GEORGE'WORN ON THE SCAFFOLD BYKING CHARLES I.
BySir RALPH PAYNE-GALLWEY, Bart.,Author of'The Mystery of Maria Stella,'etc.
Finely illustrated in Collotype. Royal 8vo.7s. 6d. net.
A 'George,' in the sense in which it is here used, is the jewelled pendant of St. George and the Dragon which is worn by Knights of the Garter. There are two of these 'Georges' used in the Insignia of the Order. One is attached to the collar, and is worn only on solemn feasts: the other is called 'the lesser George,' and is worn on general occasions, attached to a chain or lace of silk.
The sovereign is, of course, head of the Order, and Charles the First was wearing his 'George' when he ascended the scaffold to be executed. The question afterwards arose as to what had become of it, and it has since been given up as lost. Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, however, who has already, in his book on Maria Stella, proved himself a skilful literary unraveller of historical mysteries, makes out a very good case, in his new volume, for identifying the missing 'George' with one that is now in King Edward's possession at Windsor.
A PARSON IN THE AUSTRALIAN BUSH.
By C. H. S. MATTHEWS, M.A.,Late Vice-Principal of the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd, N.S.W.
Illustrated from Sketches by theAuthor,etc. Crown 8vo.6s. net.
The Rev. C. H. S. Matthews, better known in the bush of New South Wales as 'Brother Charles,' is one of the founders and chiefs of an Anglican Society called the Brotherhood of the Good Shepherd, formed to minister to the religious needs of those remote regions. During five years spent almost entirely in itinerating in the 'back-blocks' of the colony, he has had exceptional opportunities for studying bush-life. Finding, on his return to England, a widespread interest in Australian affairs, coupled often with an astonishing ignorance of the real Australia, it occurred to him to set down his own experiences and views on various Australian problems. Knocking about among the bushmen, camping with sleeper-cutters and drovers, visiting the stations and selections 'out-back,' Mr. Matthews has caught the spirit and atmosphere of the bush, with its mingled pathos, humour and humanity. The book should appeal, not only to those interested in missionary enterprise, but to all who like to learn how the other parts of the Empire live.
THE ROSE-WINGED HOURS.
English Love Lyrics.
Arranged by St. JOHN LUCAS,Editor of 'The Oxford Book of French Verse,' etc.
Small 8vo., elegantly bound.5s. net.
The special claim of this anthology, arranged, as it is, by one of our most promising younger poets, will be due to the prominence given in it to the love-lyrics of those Elizabethan and Jacobean poets whose verse, though really entitled to rank with the finest flowers of their better-known contemporaries, is unduly neglected by the ordinary reader. The love-lyric is, indeed, the only form in which a great many of the lesser poets write anything at all memorable.
Sidney and Campion, both writers of extraordinary power and sweetness, devote themselves almost entirely to this form, and the strange and passionate voice of Doune finds in it an accent of deep and haunting eloquence. And since every love-lyric from Meleager to Meredith has a certain deathless interest that is shared by every poem of its kind, no matter how many the centuries between them, in this volume the great line of the Elizabethans will lead to the nineteenth century poets, to the singers of an epoch with a lyrical harvest as great, indeed, as all the gold of Elizabeth.
THE MISTRESS ART.
By REGINALD BLOMFIELD, A.R.A.,Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy.Author of'A History of Renaissance Architecture in England.'
Crown 8vo.5s. net.
The author of this interesting book, who speaks, as it were,ex cathedrâ, has here collected a series of eight lectures on architecture delivered in the Royal Academy. In them he has endeavoured to establish a standpoint from which architecture should be studied and practised. His general position is that architecture is an art with a definite technique of its own, which cannot be translated into terms either of ethics or of any of the other arts, and the development of this thesis involves a somewhat searching criticism of the views on architecture advanced by Ruskin and Morris.
The first four lectures deal with the study of architecture—its relation to personal temperament, its appeal to the emotions, and its limitations. In the last four, devoted to 'The Grand Manner,' the writer has illustrated his conception of the aims and ideas of architecture by reference to great examples of the art in the past.
WOODSMEN OF THE WEST.
By M. ALLERDALE GRAINGER.
With Illustrations. Demy 8vo.7s. 6d. net.
This is an extremely interesting personal narrative of 'logging' in British Columbia. 'Logging,' as everyone knows, means felling and preparing for the saw-mill the giant timber in the forests that fringe the Pacific coast of Canada, and it is probably true that no more strenuous work is done on the face of the earth. Mr. Grainger, who is a Cambridge Wrangler, has preferred this manual work to the usual mental occupations of the mathematician, and gives us a vivid and graphic account of an adventurous life.
ARVAT.
A Dramatic Poem in Four Acts.
By LEOPOLD H. MYERS.
Crown 8vo.4s. 6d. net.
The author of this play is a son of the late Frederick Myers, the well-known authority on 'Psychical Research.' It is a poetical drama in four acts, describing the rise and fall of the hero, Arvat. The time and place are universal, as are also the characters. But the latter, though universal, and therefore in a sense symbolic, are psychologically human, and the significance of the action, heightened as it may be by interpretation through the imagination, is nevertheless independent of it. Thus Arvat's career, while providing subject-matter for a drama among individuals in the flesh, may also be taken as the symbol of a drama among ideas in the spirit.
PEEP-IN-THE-WORLD.
A Story for Children.
By Mrs. F. E. CRICHTON.
Illustrated by Harry Rountree. Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
The author of this charming tale ought to take rank with such writers as Mrs. Molesworth in the category of childhood's literature. The story tells of a little girl who visits her uncle in Germany and spends a year in an old castle on the borders of a forest. There she finds everything new and delightful. She makes friends with a dwarf cobbler, who lives alone in a hut in the forest, and knows the speech of animals and birds. Knut, the cobbler, is something of a hermit and a misanthrope, but he is conquered by Peep-in-the-World, whom he eventually admits to the League of Forest Friends. She wants him to teach her how to talk to the wild things of the woods, and though she has to leave Germany without learning the secret, she gains a growing sense of the magic power of sympathy and kindness.
LONDON SIDE-LIGHTS.
By CLARENCE ROOK.
With Frontispiece by S. de la Bere. Crown 8vo.6s.
The author of these entertaining sketches has taken his place as an ordinary Londoner who is a journalist as well. He has walked and ridden about London with pennies in his pocket, eyes in his head, and a brain behind the eyes. He has found secrets of London hotels, he has pierced the problem of London traffic, he has been to queer boxing contests, and he has been present at the birth of the popular song. He has sat in the gallery of the House of Commons, and in the newspaper office that cuts and carves its speeches. And he knows the story of the famous block in Piccadilly. He has found, too, the problem of the London woman who is alone. The problem also of those London children whom the Salvation Army rescues. And at the end comes the 'Bath of Silence,' which gives the City peace.
THE DOWAGER OF JERUSALEM.
A Romance in Four Acts.
By REGINALD FARRER,Author of'In Old Ceylon,' 'My Rock Garden,'etc.
Crown 8vo.3s. 6d. net.
CHRONICLES OF SERVICE LIFE IN MALTA.
By Mrs. ARTHUR STUART.
Illustrated by Paul Hardy. Crown 8vo.6s.
Fiction is always the more interesting the more closely it is drawn from life, and these sketches of naval and military society in Malta, depicted in the form of stories, come from the pen of a lady who is intimately acquainted with the life of which she writes. The names of some of the stories, such as 'The Temptation of the Engineer,' 'The Red Parasol,' 'The Prince, the Lady, and the Naval Captain,' will perhaps be as good an indication as can be given of the character of the book. It will doubtless appeal especially to those familiar with society at naval and military stations, while the fact of its having a specificmilieu, should in no way detract from its general interest. 'Plain Tales from the Hills' did not appeal only to the Anglo-Indian.
KNOWN TO THE POLICE.
Memories of a Police Court Missionary.
By THOMAS HOLMES,Author of'Pictures and Problems from London Police Courts.'
Demy 8vo.10s. 6d. net.
There is probably no man living who is so well qualified as Mr. Holmes to write the naked truth about the 'submerged tenth' of our population. His are not the casual, superficial observations of the amateur, but the first-hand experiences of one whose whole life is spent among the scenes he describes. His work has lain among the hungry and thirsty; he has visited the criminal in prison, and been face to face with the Hooligan and the Burglar in their own haunts; but through all the gloom and shadow of crime he has contrived to preserve a fellow-feeling with humanity in its most depressing garb. Every chapter is full of interest, of strange and quaint narratives in chequered pages of despair and hope.
VEGETARIAN COOKERY.
By FLORENCE A. GEORGE,Author of'King Edward's Cookery Book.'
Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
Some are vegetarians for conscience' sake, and others for the sake of their health. Miss George caters for both these classes in her new book; but she does not strictly exclude all animal food, since eggs, butter, milk, cream and cheese form a large part of her dishes. As far as possible, dietetic foods have been avoided in the recipes, as they are often difficult to procure. Every recipe given has been tested to ensure accuracy, and the simplest language is used in explaining what has to be done. A special feature of the book is the large number of vegetable soufflés and creams. The various chapters deal with Stock and Soups; Sauces; Pastes, Borders and Garnishes; Casseroles, Patties, Pies, Puddings and Timbales; Curries, Stews and Scallops; Galantines; Croquettes; Vegetables; Aspics, Creams and Salads; Soufflés, Omelettes and Egg Dishes; Aigrettes and Fritters; Savouries; Macaroni and Rice; Sweets; and Menus.
THE SEEKERS.
By FRANK SAVILE,Author of'The Desert Venture,'etc.
Crown 8vo.6s.
This is a stirring novel of adventure in Eastern Europe. A learned Professor astonishes the British Association by announcing that he has located the famous lost treasure of Diocletian, as buried somewhere in the principality of 'Montenera.' This little State with its brave Prince is hard pressed for funds to defend itself against more powerful neighbours who aim at absorbing it, and the treasure would be invaluable. Whether it was discovered or not, the reader learns in the course of a spirited and exciting story. In reviewing the author's last novel, 'The Desert Venture,' theTimessaid: 'When you have agreed to treat it as crude adventure, it is really as good as you can wish.' TheWorldsaid: 'If Mr. Savile's style is to some extent modelled on that of Merriman, this is no fault, but a virtue. And the reading world will find that it may safely welcome such work as this on its own account—as it assuredly will.'
THE WITCH'S SWORD.
By DAVID KERR FULTON.
Illustrated by the Author. Crown 8vo.6s.
This work, by a new author, is of a highly imaginative and romantic tendency, and deals with a most interesting period in Scottish history. The hero, who tells his own story, is an All Hallows child, born in the one weird hour which makes him kith and kin to the spirits of the air. The mystery of Flodden and the strange events grouped round the ancient tradition as to the fate of the gallant James are stirringly told, and lead up to the dénouement, which comes with vivid unexpectedness at the close of the book.
The lonely orphan of a wronged father is unwittingly schooled to vengeance by the fiery Welsh swordsman Jevan, who, at the instigation of the dying old nurse, forges the wizard steel that gives the story its name.
A tender love idyll is woven into the tale and relieves the scenes of violence through which the wearer of the Witch's Sword must fight his way to honour and acceptance.
AMABEL CHANNICE.
By ANNE DOUGLAS SEDGWICK,Author of'Valerie Upton,'etc.
Crown 8vo.6s.
Readers of 'Valerie Upton' will turn eagerly to Miss Sedgwick's new novel. The scene is laid in England, and the principal characters are four—Amabel Channice, her son, her husband, and another woman, Lady Elliston. The relations between mother and son form the basis of the story, and the dramatic situation begins when the son, a youth of nineteen, broaches to his mother the question why she and his father do not live together. Curiosity is thus awakened, and the emotional atmosphere charged with uneasy expectation. Thereafter events move quickly, reaching a dramatic climax within the space of a week. Further than this it would not be fair to the author to reveal her plot.
A ROOM WITH A VIEW.
By E. M. FORSTER,Author of'The Longest Journey,' 'Where Angels Fear to Tread,'etc.
Crown 8vo.6s.
A novelist's third book, when its predecessors have shown great promise, is generally held to make or mar his reputation. There can be no question that Mr. Forster's new story will effectually establish his position. It is a comedy, having more affinity in style with his first book, 'Where Angels Fear to Tread,' than with 'The Longest Journey.' The author's whimsical humour, and unexpected turns of satire, have attained a still more piquant quality. He excels especially in satirizing the banalities of ordinary conversation, and his dialogue is always deliciously amusing.
MIRIAM.
By EDITH C. M. DART.
Crown 8vo.6s.
This is a promising first novel by a new writer, whose style is remarkable for delicate workmanship. The story moves round the dying fortunes of an old country family and its ancestral home. The hero belongs to another branch of this family, and there is a mystery about his birth. The heroine is an orphan, the daughter of a yeoman father and a French mother. Another important character is a scheming lawyer, and with these threads of love and intrigue the author has woven an interesting plot which is cleverly worked out.
THE DRESSING OF MINERALS.
By HENRY LOUIS, M.A.,Professor of Mining and Lecturer on Surveying, Armstrong College,Newcastle-on-Tyne.
With about 400 Illustrations. Royal 8vo.30s. net.
The object of this book is to fill a gap in technological literature which exists between works on Mining and works on Metallurgy. On the intermediate processes, by which the minerals unearthed by the miner are prepared for the smelter and for their use in arts and manufactures, no English text-book has yet appeared. The present work should, therefore, be very welcome to students, as well as to miners and metallurgists.
THE GEOLOGY OF ORE DEPOSITS.
By H. H. THOMAS andD. A. MacALISTER,of the Geological Survey.
Illustrated. Crown 8vo.7s. 6d. net.
This book belongs to a new series of works under the general editorship of Dr. J. E. Marr, F.R.S., for students of economic geology, a subject which is receiving more and more attention in our great educational centres. It is also hoped that the series will be useful to students of general geology, as well as to surveyors and others concerned with the practical uses of geology. The chapters in the present volume treat severally on the Genesis of Ore Deposits, Segregation, Pneumatolysis, Metasomasis, Deposition from Solution, Sedimentary Deposits, and Secondary Changes in Lodes.
STEEL ROOF AND BRIDGE DESIGN.
By W. HUME KERR, M.A., B.Sc.,Lecturer on Engineering, Drawing and Design, University of Edinburgh.
With detailed Drawings. Demy 8vo.10s. 6d. net.
In accordance with a need long felt by engineering students, this work presents the complete designs of four typical structures—two roof trusses and two bridges—worked out with full arithmetical calculation of stresses. There is a minimum of theory, and the author's object has been to make the methods of design so clear as to enable students and engineers to proceed to design independently.
THE BODY AT WORK.
By ALEX HILL, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.S.,Sometime Master of Downing College, Cambridge.Author of'An Introduction to Science,' 'The Physiologist's Note-book,'etc.
With Illustrations, xii + 452 pages, Demy 8vo.16s. net.
This is a book for the non-professional reader, not a regular text-book for the medical student. It does not assume any technical knowledge of the sciences, such as chemistry, physics and biology, which lead up to a formal study of physiology. Dr. Hill describes the phenomena of life, their interdependence and causes, in language intelligible to people of general education, and his book may be compared in this respect with Dr. Hutchison's well-known work on 'Food.' There is perhaps a prejudice against the ordinary popularizer of scientific knowledge, but when a master of his subject takes up his pen to write for the public, we cannot but be grateful that he has cast aside the trammels of the text-book, and handled subjects of vital interest to humanity in so broad and philosophic a manner.
A TEXT-BOOK OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY.
By Dr. C. S. MYERS,Professor of Psychology at King's College, London University.
Crown 8vo.8s. 6d. net.
The lack of a text-book on Experimental Psychology has been long felt, the literature of the subject having been hitherto so scattered and profuse that the student has to collect a small library of books and periodicals. The present work gives an account of the more important results obtained, and describes methods of experiment, with practical directions for the student.
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY.
A Handbook for Students of Medicine.
By ROBERT HUTCHISON, M.D., F.R.C.P.,Physician to the London Hospital, and Assistant Physician to the Hospital for Sick Children.Author of'Food and the Principles of Dietetics,'etc.
Crown 8vo.7s. 6d. net.
The author of a standard work on diet is not likely to err by being too theoretical. The principle of Dr. Hutchison's new book is to bring physiology from the laboratory to the bedside. 'Physiology,' he writes, 'is studied in the laboratory, and clinical medicine in the wards, and too often one finds that the student is incapable of applying his scientific knowledge to his clinical work.'
LONDON: EDWARD ARNOLD, 41 & 43 MADDOX STREET, W.
Transcriber's NoteApparent printer's errors have been retained, unless stated below.Missing page numbers are attributed to blank or unnumbered pages in the original text.Punctuation, capitalization, accents and formatting markup have been made consistent.Illustrations have been moved to be closer to their discussion in the text.Pagevi, "Geheimrathe" changed to "Geheimrath" for consistency. (Geheimrath Gille)Page11, "Weiner" changed to "Wiener". ('The serenade, a fine, interesting, and intellectual work, deserved warmer acknowledgment,' wrote Speidel in theWiener Zeitung.)Page13, "music alnature" changed to "musical nature". (Though he could not stoop to the attempt to dazzle his public by phenomenal feats of virtuosity, the grace, tenderness, and truth of his musical nature appealed to his southern audience, whilst the significance of his genius dawned on the perception of one or two discerning musicians.)Page54, "Weiner" changed to "Wiener". (The musical critic of theWiener Zeitungwrites that Herr Brahms was cordially received by his "party.")Page54, "muscial" changed to "musical". (If, however, the audience of the evening is to be described as the "party" of the distinguished artist, it must be said that his party consists of the cultivated experts of musical Vienna.')Page55, "give" changed to "gave". (Joachim and I probably gave concerts here before.)Page62, "Weiner" changed to "Wiener". (Hirsch did not fail to make use of his opportunity in theWiener Zeitung.)Page106, "performe dearly" changed to "performed early". (The Schicksalslied was published by Simrock in December, and was performed early in 1872 in Bremen, Breslau, Frankfurt, and Vienna.)Page117, "works" changed to "work". (Both as regards its form and its treatment of masses, this work bears the stamp of a masterpiece.)Page119, "Waiden" changed to "Weiden". ('Dort in den Weiden steht ein Haus.')Page139, "Solennis" changed to "Solemnis". (On December 6—Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in D major.)"Wiesemann, I." moved to page319to restore the Index's alphabetical order.Page277, "in is" changed to "is in". (The fourth prelude, 'Herzlich thut mich erfreuen,' is in a somewhat lighter vein than the others, but is, none the less, absolutely and distinctly Brahms.)
Apparent printer's errors have been retained, unless stated below.
Missing page numbers are attributed to blank or unnumbered pages in the original text.
Punctuation, capitalization, accents and formatting markup have been made consistent.
Illustrations have been moved to be closer to their discussion in the text.
Pagevi, "Geheimrathe" changed to "Geheimrath" for consistency. (Geheimrath Gille)
Page11, "Weiner" changed to "Wiener". ('The serenade, a fine, interesting, and intellectual work, deserved warmer acknowledgment,' wrote Speidel in theWiener Zeitung.)
Page13, "music alnature" changed to "musical nature". (Though he could not stoop to the attempt to dazzle his public by phenomenal feats of virtuosity, the grace, tenderness, and truth of his musical nature appealed to his southern audience, whilst the significance of his genius dawned on the perception of one or two discerning musicians.)
Page54, "Weiner" changed to "Wiener". (The musical critic of theWiener Zeitungwrites that Herr Brahms was cordially received by his "party.")
Page54, "muscial" changed to "musical". (If, however, the audience of the evening is to be described as the "party" of the distinguished artist, it must be said that his party consists of the cultivated experts of musical Vienna.')
Page55, "give" changed to "gave". (Joachim and I probably gave concerts here before.)
Page62, "Weiner" changed to "Wiener". (Hirsch did not fail to make use of his opportunity in theWiener Zeitung.)
Page106, "performe dearly" changed to "performed early". (The Schicksalslied was published by Simrock in December, and was performed early in 1872 in Bremen, Breslau, Frankfurt, and Vienna.)
Page117, "works" changed to "work". (Both as regards its form and its treatment of masses, this work bears the stamp of a masterpiece.)
Page119, "Waiden" changed to "Weiden". ('Dort in den Weiden steht ein Haus.')
Page139, "Solennis" changed to "Solemnis". (On December 6—Beethoven's Missa Solemnis in D major.)
"Wiesemann, I." moved to page319to restore the Index's alphabetical order.
Page277, "in is" changed to "is in". (The fourth prelude, 'Herzlich thut mich erfreuen,' is in a somewhat lighter vein than the others, but is, none the less, absolutely and distinctly Brahms.)