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3. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
ByHilaire Belloc, M.A. (With Maps.) "It is coloured with all the militancy of the author's temperament."—Daily News.
ByHilaire Belloc, M.A. (With Maps.) "It is coloured with all the militancy of the author's temperament."—Daily News.
4. HISTORY OF WAR AND PEACE
ByG. H. Perris. The Rt. Hon.James Brycewrites: "I have read it with much interest and pleasure, admiring the skill with which you have managed to compress so many facts and views into so small a volume."
ByG. H. Perris. The Rt. Hon.James Brycewrites: "I have read it with much interest and pleasure, admiring the skill with which you have managed to compress so many facts and views into so small a volume."
8. POLAR EXPLORATION
By DrW. S. Bruce, F.R.S.E., Leader of the "Scotia" Expedition. (With Maps.) "A very freshly written and interesting narrative."—The Times.
By DrW. S. Bruce, F.R.S.E., Leader of the "Scotia" Expedition. (With Maps.) "A very freshly written and interesting narrative."—The Times.
12. THE OPENING-UP OF AFRICA
By SirH. H. Johnston, G.C.M.G., F.Z.S. (With Maps.) "The Home University Library is much enriched by this excellent work."—Daily Mail.
By SirH. H. Johnston, G.C.M.G., F.Z.S. (With Maps.) "The Home University Library is much enriched by this excellent work."—Daily Mail.
13. MEDIÆVAL EUROPE
ByH. W. C. Davis, M.A. (With Maps.) "One more illustration of the fact that it takes a complete master of the subject to write briefly upon it."—Manchester Guardian.
ByH. W. C. Davis, M.A. (With Maps.) "One more illustration of the fact that it takes a complete master of the subject to write briefly upon it."—Manchester Guardian.
14. THE PAPACY & MODERN TIMES (1303-1870)
ByWilliam Barry, D.D. "Dr Barry has a wide range of knowledge and an artist's power of selection."—Manchester Guardian.
ByWilliam Barry, D.D. "Dr Barry has a wide range of knowledge and an artist's power of selection."—Manchester Guardian.
23. HISTORY OF OUR TIME (1885-1911)
ByG. P. Gooch, M.A. "Mr Gooch contrives to breathe vitality into his story, and to give us the flesh as well as the bones of recent happenings."—Observer.
ByG. P. Gooch, M.A. "Mr Gooch contrives to breathe vitality into his story, and to give us the flesh as well as the bones of recent happenings."—Observer.
25. THE CIVILISATION OF CHINA
ByH. A. Giles, LL.D., Professor of Chinese at Cambridge. "In all the mass of facts, Professor Giles never becomes dull. He is always ready with a ghost story or a street adventure for the reader's recreation."—Spectator.
ByH. A. Giles, LL.D., Professor of Chinese at Cambridge. "In all the mass of facts, Professor Giles never becomes dull. He is always ready with a ghost story or a street adventure for the reader's recreation."—Spectator.
29. THE DAWN OF HISTORY
ByJ. L. Myres, M.A., F.S.A., Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, Oxford. "There is not a page in it that is not suggestive."—Manchester Guardian.
ByJ. L. Myres, M.A., F.S.A., Wykeham Professor of Ancient History, Oxford. "There is not a page in it that is not suggestive."—Manchester Guardian.
33. THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND
A Study in Political EvolutionBy Prof.A. F. Pollard, M.A. With a Chronological Table. "It takes its place at once among the authoritative works on English history."—Observer.
A Study in Political Evolution
By Prof.A. F. Pollard, M.A. With a Chronological Table. "It takes its place at once among the authoritative works on English history."—Observer.
34. CANADA
ByA. G. Bradley. "The volume makes an immediate appeal to the man who wants to know something vivid and true about Canada."—Canadian Gazette.
ByA. G. Bradley. "The volume makes an immediate appeal to the man who wants to know something vivid and true about Canada."—Canadian Gazette.
37. PEOPLES & PROBLEMS OF INDIA
By SirT. W. Holderness, K.C.S.I., Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the India Office. "Just the book which newspaper readers require to-day, and a marvel of comprehensiveness."—Pall Mall Gazette.
By SirT. W. Holderness, K.C.S.I., Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the India Office. "Just the book which newspaper readers require to-day, and a marvel of comprehensiveness."—Pall Mall Gazette.
42. ROME
ByW. Warde Fowler, M.A. "A masterly sketch of Roman character and of what it did for the world."—The Spectator.
ByW. Warde Fowler, M.A. "A masterly sketch of Roman character and of what it did for the world."—The Spectator.
48. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
ByF. L. Paxson, Professor of American History, Wisconsin University. (With Maps.) "A stirring study."—The Guardian.
ByF. L. Paxson, Professor of American History, Wisconsin University. (With Maps.) "A stirring study."—The Guardian.
51. WARFARE IN BRITAIN
ByHilaire Belloc, M.A. "Rich in suggestion for the historical student."—Edinburgh Evening News.
ByHilaire Belloc, M.A. "Rich in suggestion for the historical student."—Edinburgh Evening News.
55. MASTER MARINERS
ByJ. R. Spears. "A continuous story of shipping progress and adventure.... It reads like a romance."—Glasgow Herald.
ByJ. R. Spears. "A continuous story of shipping progress and adventure.... It reads like a romance."—Glasgow Herald.
61. NAPOLEON
ByHerbert Fisher, LL.D., F.B.A., Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University. (With Maps.) The story of the great Bonaparte's youth, his career, and his downfall, with some sayings of Napoleon, a genealogy, and a bibliography.
ByHerbert Fisher, LL.D., F.B.A., Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield University. (With Maps.) The story of the great Bonaparte's youth, his career, and his downfall, with some sayings of Napoleon, a genealogy, and a bibliography.
66. THE NAVY AND SEA POWER
ByDavid Hannay. The author traces the growth of naval power from early times, and discusses its principles and effects upon the history of the Western world.
ByDavid Hannay. The author traces the growth of naval power from early times, and discusses its principles and effects upon the history of the Western world.
71. GERMANY OF TO-DAY
ByCharles Tower. "It would be difficult to name any better summary."—Daily News.
ByCharles Tower. "It would be difficult to name any better summary."—Daily News.
82. PREHISTORIC BRITAIN
ByRobert Munro, M.A., M.D., LL.D., F.R.S.E. (Illustrated.)
ByRobert Munro, M.A., M.D., LL.D., F.R.S.E. (Illustrated.)
2. SHAKESPEARE
ByJohn Masefield. "The book is a joy. We have had half-a-dozen more learned books on Shakespeare in the last few years, but not one so wise."—Manchester Guardian.
ByJohn Masefield. "The book is a joy. We have had half-a-dozen more learned books on Shakespeare in the last few years, but not one so wise."—Manchester Guardian.
27. ENGLISH LITERATURE: MODERN
ByG. H. Mair, M.A. "Altogether a fresh and individual book."—Observer.
ByG. H. Mair, M.A. "Altogether a fresh and individual book."—Observer.
35. LANDMARKS IN FRENCH LITERATURE
ByG. L. Strachey. "It is difficult to imagine how a better account of French Literature could be given in 250 small pages."—The Times.
ByG. L. Strachey. "It is difficult to imagine how a better account of French Literature could be given in 250 small pages."—The Times.
39. ARCHITECTURE
By Prof.W. R. Lethaby. (Over forty Illustrations.) "Popular guide-books to architecture are, as a rule, not worth much. This volume is a welcome exception."—Building News."Delightfully bright reading."—Christian World.
By Prof.W. R. Lethaby. (Over forty Illustrations.) "Popular guide-books to architecture are, as a rule, not worth much. This volume is a welcome exception."—Building News."Delightfully bright reading."—Christian World.
43. ENGLISH LITERATURE: MEDIÆVAL
By Prof.W. P. Ker, M.A. "Prof. Ker, one of the soundest scholars in English we have, is the very man to put an outline of English Mediæval Literature before the uninstructed public. His knowledge and taste are unimpeachable, and his style is effective, simple, yet never dry."—The Athenæum.
By Prof.W. P. Ker, M.A. "Prof. Ker, one of the soundest scholars in English we have, is the very man to put an outline of English Mediæval Literature before the uninstructed public. His knowledge and taste are unimpeachable, and his style is effective, simple, yet never dry."—The Athenæum.
45. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ByL. Pearsall Smith, M.A. "A wholly fascinating study of the different streams that went to the making of the great river of the English speech."—Daily News.
ByL. Pearsall Smith, M.A. "A wholly fascinating study of the different streams that went to the making of the great river of the English speech."—Daily News.
52. GREAT WRITERS OF AMERICA
By Prof.J. Erskineand Prof.W. P. Trent. "An admirable summary, from Franklin to Mark Twain, enlivened by a dry humour."—Athenæum.
By Prof.J. Erskineand Prof.W. P. Trent. "An admirable summary, from Franklin to Mark Twain, enlivened by a dry humour."—Athenæum.
63. PAINTERS AND PAINTING
By SirFrederick Wedmore. (With 16 half-tone illustrations.) From the Primitives to the Impressionists.
By SirFrederick Wedmore. (With 16 half-tone illustrations.) From the Primitives to the Impressionists.
64. DR JOHNSON AND HIS CIRCLE
ByJohn Bailey, M.A. "A most delightful essay."—Christian World.
ByJohn Bailey, M.A. "A most delightful essay."—Christian World.
65. THE LITERATURE OF GERMANY
By ProfessorJ. G. Robertson, M.A., Ph.D. "Under the author's skilful treatment the subject shows life and continuity."—Athenæum.
By ProfessorJ. G. Robertson, M.A., Ph.D. "Under the author's skilful treatment the subject shows life and continuity."—Athenæum.
70. THE VICTORIAN AGE IN LITERATURE
ByG. K. Chesterton. "The book is everywhere immensely alive, and no one will put it down without a sense of having taken a tonic or received a series of electric shocks."—The Times.
ByG. K. Chesterton. "The book is everywhere immensely alive, and no one will put it down without a sense of having taken a tonic or received a series of electric shocks."—The Times.
73. THE WRITING OF ENGLISH
ByW. T. Brewster, A.M., Professor of English in Columbia University. "Sensible in its teaching, and not over-rigidly conventional in its manner."—Manchester Guardian.
ByW. T. Brewster, A.M., Professor of English in Columbia University. "Sensible in its teaching, and not over-rigidly conventional in its manner."—Manchester Guardian.
75. ANCIENT ART AND RITUAL
ByJane E. Harrison, LL.D., D.Litt. "Charming in style and learned in manner."—Daily News.
ByJane E. Harrison, LL.D., D.Litt. "Charming in style and learned in manner."—Daily News.
76. EURIPIDES AND HIS AGE
ByGilbert Murray, D.Litt., LL.D., F.B.A., Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford. "A beautiful piece of work.... Just in the fulness of time, and exactly in the right place.... Euripides has come into his own."—The Nation.
ByGilbert Murray, D.Litt., LL.D., F.B.A., Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford. "A beautiful piece of work.... Just in the fulness of time, and exactly in the right place.... Euripides has come into his own."—The Nation.
7. MODERN GEOGRAPHY
By DrMarion Newbigin. (Illustrated.) "Geography, again: what a dull, tedious study that was wont to be!... But Miss Marion Newbigin invests its dry bones with the flesh and blood of romantic interest."—Daily Telegraph.
By DrMarion Newbigin. (Illustrated.) "Geography, again: what a dull, tedious study that was wont to be!... But Miss Marion Newbigin invests its dry bones with the flesh and blood of romantic interest."—Daily Telegraph.
9. THE EVOLUTION OF PLANTS
By DrD. H. Scott, M.A., F.R.S., late Hon. Keeper of the Jodrell Laboratory, Kew. (Fully illustrated.) "The information is as trustworthy as first-hand knowledge can make it.... Dr Scott's candid and familiar style makes the difficult subject both fascinating and easy."—Gardeners' Chronicle.
By DrD. H. Scott, M.A., F.R.S., late Hon. Keeper of the Jodrell Laboratory, Kew. (Fully illustrated.) "The information is as trustworthy as first-hand knowledge can make it.... Dr Scott's candid and familiar style makes the difficult subject both fascinating and easy."—Gardeners' Chronicle.
17. HEALTH AND DISEASE
ByW. Leslie Mackenzie, M.D., Local Government Board, Edinburgh. "Dr Mackenzie adds to a thorough grasp of the problems an illuminating style, and an arresting manner of treating a subject often dull and sometimes unsavoury."—Economist.
ByW. Leslie Mackenzie, M.D., Local Government Board, Edinburgh. "Dr Mackenzie adds to a thorough grasp of the problems an illuminating style, and an arresting manner of treating a subject often dull and sometimes unsavoury."—Economist.
18. INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS
ByA. N. Whitehead, Sc.D., F.R.S. (With Diagrams.) "Mr Whitehead has discharged with conspicuous success the task he is so exceptionally qualified to undertake. For he is one of our great authorities upon the foundations of the science."—Westminster Gazette.
ByA. N. Whitehead, Sc.D., F.R.S. (With Diagrams.) "Mr Whitehead has discharged with conspicuous success the task he is so exceptionally qualified to undertake. For he is one of our great authorities upon the foundations of the science."—Westminster Gazette.
19. THE ANIMAL WORLD
By ProfessorF. W. Gamble, D.Sc., F.R.S. With Introduction by Sir Oliver Lodge. (Many Illustrations.) "A delightful and instructive epitome of animal (and vegetable) life.... A fascinating and suggestive survey."—Morning Post.
By ProfessorF. W. Gamble, D.Sc., F.R.S. With Introduction by Sir Oliver Lodge. (Many Illustrations.) "A delightful and instructive epitome of animal (and vegetable) life.... A fascinating and suggestive survey."—Morning Post.
20. EVOLUTION
By ProfessorJ. Arthur Thomsonand ProfessorPatrick Geddes. "A many-coloured and romantic panorama, opening up, like no other book we know, a rational vision of world-development."—Belfast News-Letter.
By ProfessorJ. Arthur Thomsonand ProfessorPatrick Geddes. "A many-coloured and romantic panorama, opening up, like no other book we know, a rational vision of world-development."—Belfast News-Letter.
22. CRIME AND INSANITY
By DrC. A. Mercier. "Furnishes much valuable information from one occupying the highest position among medico-legal psychologists."—Asylum News.
By DrC. A. Mercier. "Furnishes much valuable information from one occupying the highest position among medico-legal psychologists."—Asylum News.
28. PSYCHICAL RESEARCH
By SirW. F. Barrett, F.R.S., Professor of Physics, Royal College of Science, Dublin, 1873-1910. "What he has to say on thought-reading, hypnotism, telepathy, crystal-vision, spiritualism, divinings, and so on, will be read with avidity."—Dundee Courier.
By SirW. F. Barrett, F.R.S., Professor of Physics, Royal College of Science, Dublin, 1873-1910. "What he has to say on thought-reading, hypnotism, telepathy, crystal-vision, spiritualism, divinings, and so on, will be read with avidity."—Dundee Courier.
31. ASTRONOMY
ByA. R. Hinks, M.A., Chief Assistant, Cambridge Observatory. "Original in thought, eclectic in substance, and critical in treatment.... No better little book is available."—School World.
ByA. R. Hinks, M.A., Chief Assistant, Cambridge Observatory. "Original in thought, eclectic in substance, and critical in treatment.... No better little book is available."—School World.
32. INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE
ByJ. Arthur Thomson, M.A., Regius Professor of Natural History, Aberdeen University. "Professor Thomson's delightful literary style is well known; and here he discourses freshly and easily on the methods of science and its relations with philosophy, art, religion, and practical life."—Aberdeen Journal.
ByJ. Arthur Thomson, M.A., Regius Professor of Natural History, Aberdeen University. "Professor Thomson's delightful literary style is well known; and here he discourses freshly and easily on the methods of science and its relations with philosophy, art, religion, and practical life."—Aberdeen Journal.
36. CLIMATE AND WEATHER
By Prof.H. N. Dickson, D.Sc.Oxon., M.A., F.R.S.E., President of the Royal Meteorological Society. (With Diagrams.) "The author has succeeded in presenting in a very lucid and agreeable manner the causes of the movements of the atmosphere and of the more stable winds."—Manchester Guardian.
By Prof.H. N. Dickson, D.Sc.Oxon., M.A., F.R.S.E., President of the Royal Meteorological Society. (With Diagrams.) "The author has succeeded in presenting in a very lucid and agreeable manner the causes of the movements of the atmosphere and of the more stable winds."—Manchester Guardian.
41. ANTHROPOLOGY
ByR. R. Marett,M.A., Reader in Social Anthropology in Oxford University. "An absolutely perfect handbook, so clear that a child could understand it, so fascinating and human that it beats fiction 'to a frazzle.'"—Morning Leader.
ByR. R. Marett,M.A., Reader in Social Anthropology in Oxford University. "An absolutely perfect handbook, so clear that a child could understand it, so fascinating and human that it beats fiction 'to a frazzle.'"—Morning Leader.
44. THE PRINCIPLES OF PHYSIOLOGY
By Prof.J. G. McKendrick, M.D. "It is a delightful and wonderfully comprehensive handling of a subject which, while of importance to all, does not readily lend itself to untechnical explanation.... Upon every page of it is stamped the impress of a creative imagination."—Glasgow Herald.
By Prof.J. G. McKendrick, M.D. "It is a delightful and wonderfully comprehensive handling of a subject which, while of importance to all, does not readily lend itself to untechnical explanation.... Upon every page of it is stamped the impress of a creative imagination."—Glasgow Herald.
46. MATTER AND ENERGY
ByF. Soddy, M.A., F.R.S. "Prof. Soddy has successfully accomplished the very difficult task of making physics of absorbing interest on popular lines."—Nature.
ByF. Soddy, M.A., F.R.S. "Prof. Soddy has successfully accomplished the very difficult task of making physics of absorbing interest on popular lines."—Nature.
49. PSYCHOLOGY, THE STUDY OF BEHAVIOUR
By Prof.W. McDougall, F.R.S., M.B. "A happy example of the non-technical handling of an unwieldy science, suggesting rather than dogmatising. It should whet appetites for deeper study."—Christian World.
By Prof.W. McDougall, F.R.S., M.B. "A happy example of the non-technical handling of an unwieldy science, suggesting rather than dogmatising. It should whet appetites for deeper study."—Christian World.
53. THE MAKING OF THE EARTH
By Prof.J. W. Gregory, F.R.S. (With 38 Maps and Figures.) "A fascinating little volume.... Among the many good things contained in the series this takes a high place."—The Athenæum.
By Prof.J. W. Gregory, F.R.S. (With 38 Maps and Figures.) "A fascinating little volume.... Among the many good things contained in the series this takes a high place."—The Athenæum.
57. THE HUMAN BODY
ByA. Keith, M.D., LL.D., Conservator of Museum and Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons. (Illustrated.) "It literally makes the 'dry bones' to live. It will certainly take a high place among the classics of popular science."—Manchester Guardian.
ByA. Keith, M.D., LL.D., Conservator of Museum and Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons. (Illustrated.) "It literally makes the 'dry bones' to live. It will certainly take a high place among the classics of popular science."—Manchester Guardian.
58. ELECTRICITY
ByGisbert Kapp, D.Eng., Professor of Electrical Engineering in the University of Birmingham. (Illustrated.) "It will be appreciated greatly by learners and by the great number of amateurs who are interested in what is one of the most fascinating of scientific studies."—Glasgow Herald.
ByGisbert Kapp, D.Eng., Professor of Electrical Engineering in the University of Birmingham. (Illustrated.) "It will be appreciated greatly by learners and by the great number of amateurs who are interested in what is one of the most fascinating of scientific studies."—Glasgow Herald.
62. THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF LIFE
By DrBenjamin Moore, Professor of Bio-Chemistry, University College, Liverpool. "Stimulating, learned, lucid."—Liverpool Courier.
By DrBenjamin Moore, Professor of Bio-Chemistry, University College, Liverpool. "Stimulating, learned, lucid."—Liverpool Courier.
67. CHEMISTRY
ByRaphael Meldola, F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry in Finsbury Technical College, London. Presents clearly, without the detail demanded by the expert, the way in which chemical science has developed, and the stage it has reached.
ByRaphael Meldola, F.R.S., Professor of Chemistry in Finsbury Technical College, London. Presents clearly, without the detail demanded by the expert, the way in which chemical science has developed, and the stage it has reached.
72. PLANT LIFE
By Prof.J. B. Farmer, D.Sc., F.R.S. (Illustrated.) "Professor Farmer has contrived to convey all the most vital facts of plant physiology, and also to present a good many of the chief problems which confront investigators to-day in the realms of morphology and of heredity."—Morning Post.
By Prof.J. B. Farmer, D.Sc., F.R.S. (Illustrated.) "Professor Farmer has contrived to convey all the most vital facts of plant physiology, and also to present a good many of the chief problems which confront investigators to-day in the realms of morphology and of heredity."—Morning Post.
78. THE OCEAN
A General Account of the Science of the Sea. By SirJohn Murray, K.C.B., F.R.S. (Illus.) "A life's experience is crowded into this volume. A very useful feature is the ten pages of illustrations and coloured maps at the end."—Gloucester Journal.
A General Account of the Science of the Sea. By SirJohn Murray, K.C.B., F.R.S. (Illus.) "A life's experience is crowded into this volume. A very useful feature is the ten pages of illustrations and coloured maps at the end."—Gloucester Journal.
79. NERVES
By Prof.D. Fraser Harris, M.D., D.Sc. (Illustrated.) A description, in non-technical language, of the nervous system, its intricate mechanism and the strange phenomena of energy and fatigue, with some practical reflections.
By Prof.D. Fraser Harris, M.D., D.Sc. (Illustrated.) A description, in non-technical language, of the nervous system, its intricate mechanism and the strange phenomena of energy and fatigue, with some practical reflections.
15. MOHAMMEDANISM
By Prof.D. S. Margoliouth, M.A., D.Litt. "This generous shilling's worth of wisdom.... A delicate, humorous, and most responsible tractate by an illuminative professor."—Daily Mail.
By Prof.D. S. Margoliouth, M.A., D.Litt. "This generous shilling's worth of wisdom.... A delicate, humorous, and most responsible tractate by an illuminative professor."—Daily Mail.
40. THE PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY
By the Hon.Bertrand Russell, F.R.S. "A book that the 'man in the street' will recognise at once to be a boon.... Consistently lucid and non-technical throughout."—Christian World.
By the Hon.Bertrand Russell, F.R.S. "A book that the 'man in the street' will recognise at once to be a boon.... Consistently lucid and non-technical throughout."—Christian World.
47. BUDDHISM
By MrsRhys Davids, M.A. "The author presents very attractively as well as very learnedly the philosophy of Buddhism as the greatest scholars of the day interpret it."—Daily News.
By MrsRhys Davids, M.A. "The author presents very attractively as well as very learnedly the philosophy of Buddhism as the greatest scholars of the day interpret it."—Daily News.
50. NONCONFORMITY: Its ORIGIN and PROGRESS
By PrincipalW. B. Selbie, M.A. "The historical part is brilliant in its insight, clarity, and proportion; and in the later chapters Dr Selbie proves himself to be an ideal exponent of sound and moderate views."—Christian World.
By PrincipalW. B. Selbie, M.A. "The historical part is brilliant in its insight, clarity, and proportion; and in the later chapters Dr Selbie proves himself to be an ideal exponent of sound and moderate views."—Christian World.
54. ETHICS
ByG. E. Moore, M.A., Lecturer in Moral Science in Cambridge University. "A very lucid though closely reasoned outline of the logic of good conduct."—Christian World.
ByG. E. Moore, M.A., Lecturer in Moral Science in Cambridge University. "A very lucid though closely reasoned outline of the logic of good conduct."—Christian World.
56. THE MAKING OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
By Prof.B. W. Bacon, LL.D., D.D. "Professor Bacon has boldly, and wisely, taken his own line, and has produced, as a result, an extraordinarily vivid, stimulating, and lucid book."—Manchester Guardian.
By Prof.B. W. Bacon, LL.D., D.D. "Professor Bacon has boldly, and wisely, taken his own line, and has produced, as a result, an extraordinarily vivid, stimulating, and lucid book."—Manchester Guardian.
60. MISSIONS: THEIR RISE and DEVELOPMENT
By MrsCreighton. "Very interestingly done.... Its style is simple, direct, unhackneyed, and should find appreciation where a more fervently pious style of writing repels."—Methodist Recorder.
By MrsCreighton. "Very interestingly done.... Its style is simple, direct, unhackneyed, and should find appreciation where a more fervently pious style of writing repels."—Methodist Recorder.
68. COMPARATIVE RELIGION
By Prof.J. Estlin Carpenter, D.Litt., Principal of Manchester College, Oxford. "Puts into the reader's hand a wealth of learning and independent thought."—Christian World.
By Prof.J. Estlin Carpenter, D.Litt., Principal of Manchester College, Oxford. "Puts into the reader's hand a wealth of learning and independent thought."—Christian World.
74. A HISTORY OF FREEDOM OF THOUGHT
ByJ. B. Bury, Litt.D., LL.D., Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. "A little masterpiece, which every thinking man will enjoy."—The Observer.
ByJ. B. Bury, Litt.D., LL.D., Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. "A little masterpiece, which every thinking man will enjoy."—The Observer.
84. LITERATURE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
By Prof.George Moore, D.D., LL.D., of Harvard. A detailed examination of the books of the Old Testament in the light of the most recent research.
By Prof.George Moore, D.D., LL.D., of Harvard. A detailed examination of the books of the Old Testament in the light of the most recent research.
1. PARLIAMENT
Its History, Constitution, and Practice. By SirCourtenay P. Ilbert, G.C.B., K.C.S.I., Clerk of the House of Commons. "The best book on the history and practice of the House of Commons since Bagehot's 'Constitution.'"—Yorkshire Post.
Its History, Constitution, and Practice. By SirCourtenay P. Ilbert, G.C.B., K.C.S.I., Clerk of the House of Commons. "The best book on the history and practice of the House of Commons since Bagehot's 'Constitution.'"—Yorkshire Post.
5. THE STOCK EXCHANGE
ByF. W. Hirst, Editor of "The Economist." "To an unfinancial mind must be a revelation.... The book is as clear, vigorous, and sane as Bagehot's 'Lombard Street,' than which there is no higher compliment."—Morning Leader.
ByF. W. Hirst, Editor of "The Economist." "To an unfinancial mind must be a revelation.... The book is as clear, vigorous, and sane as Bagehot's 'Lombard Street,' than which there is no higher compliment."—Morning Leader.
6. IRISH NATIONALITY
By MrsJ. R. Green. "As glowing as it is learned. No book could be more timely."—Daily News.
By MrsJ. R. Green. "As glowing as it is learned. No book could be more timely."—Daily News.
10. THE SOCIALIST MOVEMENT
ByJ. Ramsay MacDonald, M.P. "Admirably adapted for the purpose of exposition."—The Times.
ByJ. Ramsay MacDonald, M.P. "Admirably adapted for the purpose of exposition."—The Times.
11. CONSERVATISM
ByLord Hugh Cecil, M.A., M.P. "One of those great little books which seldom appear more than once in a generation."—Morning Post.
ByLord Hugh Cecil, M.A., M.P. "One of those great little books which seldom appear more than once in a generation."—Morning Post.
16. THE SCIENCE OF WEALTH
ByJ. A. Hobson, M.A. "Mr J. A. Hobson holds an unique position among living economists.... Original, reasonable, and illuminating."—The Nation.
ByJ. A. Hobson, M.A. "Mr J. A. Hobson holds an unique position among living economists.... Original, reasonable, and illuminating."—The Nation.
21. LIBERALISM
ByL. T. Hobhouse, M.A., Professor of Sociology in the University of London. "A book of rare quality.... We have nothing but praise for the rapid and masterly summaries of the arguments from first principles which form a large part of this book."—Westminster Gazette.
ByL. T. Hobhouse, M.A., Professor of Sociology in the University of London. "A book of rare quality.... We have nothing but praise for the rapid and masterly summaries of the arguments from first principles which form a large part of this book."—Westminster Gazette.
24. THE EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRY
ByD. H. Macgregor, M.A., Professor of Political Economy in the University of Leeds. "A volume so dispassionate in terms may be read with profit by all interested in the present state of unrest."—Aberdeen Journal.
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FOOTNOTES:[1]The Nicene Council made no formal deliverance on the subject of the canon, and upon what Jerome's appeal to its authority rests is unknown.[2]The older name, Harvest Feast, is preserved in the parallel, Exod. xxiii. 16.
[1]The Nicene Council made no formal deliverance on the subject of the canon, and upon what Jerome's appeal to its authority rests is unknown.
[1]The Nicene Council made no formal deliverance on the subject of the canon, and upon what Jerome's appeal to its authority rests is unknown.
[2]The older name, Harvest Feast, is preserved in the parallel, Exod. xxiii. 16.
[2]The older name, Harvest Feast, is preserved in the parallel, Exod. xxiii. 16.
Transcriber's note:Minor typographical errors and inconsistencies have been silently normalized except for the following:Page 27: "eighth century and Judah in the beginning the sixth". "of" has been added.Page 100: "saying much more that the facts warrant". "that" changed to "than".Page 139: "the festiva of Purim". "festiva" changed to "festival".Page 224: "the editor thought that Ps. cxxv i. 1 referred to the building of the temple". "cxxv i" has been changed to "cxxvii" which according to the context appears to be intended.
Minor typographical errors and inconsistencies have been silently normalized except for the following:
Page 27: "eighth century and Judah in the beginning the sixth". "of" has been added.
Page 100: "saying much more that the facts warrant". "that" changed to "than".
Page 139: "the festiva of Purim". "festiva" changed to "festival".
Page 224: "the editor thought that Ps. cxxv i. 1 referred to the building of the temple". "cxxv i" has been changed to "cxxvii" which according to the context appears to be intended.