A CATALOGUE OF BOOKSAND ANNOUNCEMENTS OFMETHUEN AND COMPANYPUBLISHERS: LONDON36 ESSEX STREETW.C.CONTENTSpageforthcoming books,2poetry,10belles lettres,11illustrated books,13history,14biography,16travel, adventure and topography,18general literature,19science,21philosophy,22theology,22leaders of religion,24fiction,25books for boys and girls,34the peacock library,35university extension series,35social questions of to-day,36classical translations,37educational books,38NOVEMBER 1897November 1897.Messrs. Methuen’sannouncements——————PoetrySHAKESPEARE’S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, byGeorge Wyndham, M.P.Crown 8vo.Buckram. 6s.This is a volume of the sonnets and lesser poems of Shakespeare, and is prefaced with an elaborate Introduction by Mr. Wyndham.ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited byW. E. Henley.Crown 8vo.Buckram. 6s.Also 15 copies on Japanese paper.Demy 8vo.£2, 2s. net.Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse than the one that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the finest lyrics in our language.NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures. ByF. D. Bedford.Small 4to.5s.This book has many beautiful designs in colour to illustrate the old rhymes.THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation byJ. G. Cordery.Crown 8vo.7s. 6d.Travel and AdventureBRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By SirH. H. Johnston, K.C.B. With nearly Two Hundred Illustrations, and Six Maps.Crown 4to.30s. net.Contents.—(1) The History of Nyasaland and British Central Africa generally. (2) A detailed description of the races and languages of British Central Africa. (3) Chapters on the European settlers and missionaries; the Fauna, the Flora, minerals, and scenery. (4) A chapter on the prospects of the country.WITH THE GREEKS IN THESSALY. ByW. Kinnaird Rose, Reuter’s Correspondent. With Plans and 23 Illustrations.Crown 8vo.6s.A history of the operations in Thessaly by one whose brilliant despatches from the seat of war attracted universal attention.THE BENIN MASSACRE. ByCaptain Boisragon.With Portrait and Map.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.This volume is written by one of the two survivors who escaped the terrible massacre in Benin at the beginning of this year. The author relates in detail his adventures and his extraordinary escape, and adds a description of the country and of the events which led up to the outbreak.FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. ByPrince Henri of Orleans. Translated byHamley Bent, M.A.With 80 Illustrations and a Map.Crown 4to.25s.The travels of Prince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the Bramaputra covered a distance of 2100 miles, of which 1600 was through absolutely unexplored country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of mountains were crossed at altitudes of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources of the Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were added dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a most important contribution to the literature of adventure and discovery.THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. ByLionel Decle. With an Introduction byH. M. Stanley, M.P.With 100 Illustrations and 5 Maps.Demy 8vo.21s.Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous parts of Africa as Mr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in succession Bechuanaland, the Zambesi, Matabeleland and Mashonaland, the Portuguese settlement on the Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the headquarters of the Arabs, German East Africa, Uganda (where he saw fighting in company with the late Major ‘Roddy’ Owen), and British East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his minute observations of native habits and customs, and his views as to the work done in Africa by the various European Governments, whose operations he was able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000 miles, and occupied exactly three years.WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY IN MASHONALAND. By Lieut.-ColonelAlderson. With numerous Illustrations and Plans.Demy 8vo.12s. 6d.This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the officer who commanded the troops in that district during the late rebellion. Besides its interest as a story of warfare, it will have a peculiar value as an account of the services of mounted infantry by one of the chief authorities on the subject.THE HILL OF THE GRACES:or, the Great Stone Temples of Tripoli. ByH. S. Cowper, F.S.A.With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.A record of two journeys through Tripoli in 1895 and 1896. The book treats of a remarkable series of megalithic temples which have hitherto been uninvestigated, and contains a large amount of new geographical and archæological matter.ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. By Captain A.St. H. Gibbons, F.R.G.S.With Illustrations byC. Whymper, and Maps.Demy 8vo.21s.This is an account of travel and adventure among the Marotse and contiguous tribes, with a description of their customs, characteristics, and history, together with the author’s experiences in hunting big game. The illustrations are by Mr. Charles Whymper, and from photographs. There is a map by the author of the hitherto unexplored regions lying between the Zambezi and Kafukwi rivers and from 18° to 15° S. lat.History and BiographyA HISTORY OF EGYPT,from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Edited byW. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at University College.Fully Illustrated.In Six Volumes.Crown 8vo.6s. each.Vol.V. ROMAN EGYPT. ByJ. G. Milne.THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. ByEdward Gibbon. A New Edition, edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps byJ. B. Bury, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.In Seven Volumes.Demy 8vo, gilt top.8s. 6d. each.Crown 8vo.6s. each.Vol. IV.THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French byF. Clarke, M.A.In Two Volumes.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d. each.Vol. II.1835-72.This is the second volume of one of the most interesting and important collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence dates from Victor Hugo’s boyhood to his death, and none of the letters have been published before.A HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1845-95. ByC. H. Grinling. With Maps and Illustrations.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.A record of Railway enterprise and development in Northern England, containing much matter hitherto unpublished. It appeals both to the general reader and to those specially interested in railway construction and management.A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY. ByH. E. Egerton, M.A.Demy 8vo.12s. 6d.This book deals with British Colonial policy historically from the beginnings of English colonisation down to the present day. The subject has been treated by itself, and it has thus been possible within a reasonable compass to deal with a mass of authority which must otherwise be sought in the State papers. The volume is divided into five parts:—(1) The Period of Beginnings, 1497-1650; (2) Trade Ascendancy, 1651-1830; (3) The Granting of Responsible Government, 1831-1860; (4)Laissez Aller, 1861-1885; (5) Greater Britain.A HISTORY OF ANARCHISM. ByE. V. Zenker. Translated from the German.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.A critical study and history, as well as a powerful and trenchant criticism, of the Anarchist movement in Europe. The book has aroused considerable attention on the Continent.THE LIFE OF ERNEST RENAN. ByMadame Darmesteter. With Portrait.Crown 8vo.6s.A biography of Renan by one of his most intimate friends.A LIFE OF DONNE. ByAugustus Jessopp, D.D.With Portrait.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.This is a new volume of the ‘Leaders of Religion’ series, from the learned and witty pen of the Rector of Scarning, who has been able to embody the results of much research.OLD HARROW DAYS. ByJ. G. Cotton Minchin.Crown 8vo.5s.A volume of reminiscences which will be interesting to old Harrovians and to many of the general public.TheologyA PRIMER OF THE BIBLE. By Prof.W. H. Bennett.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.This Primer sketches the history of the books which make up the Bible, in the light of recent criticism. It gives an account of their character, origin, and composition, as far as possible in chronological order, with special reference to their relations to one another and to the history of Israel and the Church. The formation of the Canon is illustrated by chapters on the Apocrypha (Old and New Testament); and there is a brief notice of the history of the Bible since the close of the Canon.LIGHT AND LEAVEN:Historical and Social Sermons. By the Rev.H. Hensley Henson, M.A., Fellow of All Souls’, Incumbent of St. Mary’s Hospital, Ilford.Crown 8vo.6s.devotional seriesTHE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. Newly Translated, with an Introduction, byC. Bigg, D.D., late Student of Christ Church. With a Frontispiece.18mo.1s. 6d.This little book is the first volume of a new Devotional Series, printed in clear type, and published at a very low price.This volume contains the nine books of the ‘Confessions’ which are suitable for devotional purposes. The name of the Editor is a sufficient guarantee of the excellence of the edition.THE HOLY SACRIFICE. ByF. Weston, M.A., Curate of St. Matthew’s, Westminster.18mo.1s.A small volume of devotions at the Holy Communion.Naval and MilitaryA HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR. ByC. W. Oman, M.A., Fellow of All Souls’, Oxford.Demy 8vo.Illustrated.21s.Vol. II.Mediæval Warfare.Mr. Oman is engaged on a History of the Art of War, of which the above, though covering the middle period from the fall of the Roman Empire to the general use of gunpowder in Western Europe, is the first instalment. The first battle dealt with will be Adrianople (378) and the last Navarette (1367). There will appear later a volume dealing with the Art of War among the Ancients, and another covering the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.The book will deal mainly with tactics and strategy, fortifications and siegecraft, but subsidiary chapters will give some account of the development of arms and armour, and of the various forms of military organization known to the Middle Ages.A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY,From Early Times to the Present Day. ByDavid Hannay. Illustrated.2 Vols. Demy 8vo.7s. 6d. each.Vol. I.This book aims at giving an account not only of the fighting we have done at sea, but of the growth of the service, of the part the Navy has played in the development of the Empire, and of its inner life.THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Lieut.-ColonelCooper King, of the Staff College, Camberley. Illustrated.Demy 8vo.7s. 6d.This volume aims at describing the nature of the different armies that have been formed in Great Britain, and how from the early and feudal levies the present standing army came to be. The changes in tactics, uniform, and armament are briefly touched upon, and the campaigns in which the army has shared have been so far followed as to explain the part played by British regiments in them.General LiteratureTHE OLD ENGLISH HOME. ByS. 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ByJane Helen Findlater, Author of ‘The Green Graves of Balgowrie.’Crown 8vo.6s.A story of 1710.OVER THE HILLS. ByMary Findlater.Crown 8vo.6s.A novel by a sister of J. H. Findlater, the author of ‘The Green Graves of Balgowrie.’A CREEL OF IRISH STORIES. ByJane Barlow, Author of ‘Irish Idylls.’Crown 8vo.6s.THE CLASH OF ARMS. ByJ. Bloundelle Burton, Author of ‘In the Day of Adversity.’Crown 8vo.6s.A PASSIONATE PILGRIM. ByPercy White, Author of ‘Mr. Bailey-Martin.’Crown 8vo.6s.SECRETARY TO BAYNE, M.P. ByW. Pett Ridge.Crown 8vo.6s.THE BUILDERS. ByJ. S. Fletcher, Author of ‘When Charles I. was King.’Crown 8vo.6s.JOSIAH’S WIFE. ByNorma Lorimer.Crown 8vo.6s.BY STROKE OF SWORD. ByAndrew Balfour. Illustrated byW. Cubitt Cooke.Crown 8vo.6s.A romance of the time of Elizabeth.THE SINGER OF MARLY. ByI. Hooper. Illustrated byW. Cubitt Cooke.Crown 8vo.6s.A romance of adventure.KIRKHAM’S FIND. ByMary Gaunt, Author of ‘The Moving Finger.’Crown 8vo.6s.THE FALL OF THE SPARROW. ByM. C. Balfour.Crown 8vo.6s.SCOTTISH BORDER LIFE. ByJames C. Dibdin.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.A LIST OFMessrs. Methuen’spublications——————Poetryrudyard kipling’s new poemsRudyard Kipling.THE SEVEN SEAS. ByRudyard Kipling.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram, gilt top.6s.‘The new poems of Mr. Rudyard Kipling have all the spirit and swing of their predecessors. Patriotism is the solid concrete foundation on which Mr. Kipling has built the whole of his work.’—Times.‘Full of passionate patriotism and the Imperial spirit.’—Yorkshire Post.‘The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of them.’—Manchester Guardian.‘Animated through and through with indubitable genius.’—Daily Telegraph.‘Packed with inspiration, with humour, with pathos.’—Daily Chronicle.‘All the pride of empire, all the intoxication of power, all the ardour, the energy, the masterful strength and the wonderful endurance and death-scorning pluck which are the very bone and fibre and marrow of the British character are here.’—Daily Mail.Rudyard Kipling.BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. ByRudyard Kipling.Twelfth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.‘Mr. Kipling’s verse is strong, vivid, full of character.... Unmistakable genius rings in every line.’—Times.‘The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry, what is?’—Pall Mall Gazette.“Q.”POEMS AND BALLADS. By “Q.,” Author of ‘Green Bays,’ etc.Crown 8vo.Buckram.3s. 6d.‘This work has just the faint, ineffable touch and glow that make poetry. ‘Q.’ has the true romantic spirit.’—Speaker.“Q.”GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By “Q.,” Author of ‘Dead Man’s Rock,’ etc.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.‘The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great command of metre, and a very pretty turn of humour.’—Times.E. Mackay.A SONG OF THE SEA. ByEric Mackay, Author of ‘The Love Letters of a Violinist.’Second Edition.Fcap. 8vo.5s.‘Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style marked by all the characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen sense of rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently sonorous.’—Globe.Ibsen.BRAND. A Drama byHenrik Ibsen. Translated by William Wilson.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.‘The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to “Faust.” It is in the same set with “Agamemnon,” with “Lear,” with the literature that we now instinctively regard as high and holy.’—Daily Chronicle.“A. G.”VERSES TO ORDER. By “A. G.”Cr. 8vo.2s. 6d. net.A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to Oxford men.‘A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are very bright and engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.’—St. James’s Gazette.Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.R. L. Stevenson.VAILIMA LETTERS. ByRobert Louis Stevenson. With an Etched Portrait byWilliam Strang, and other Illustrations.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram.7s. 6d.‘Few publications have in our time been more eagerly awaited than these “Vailima Letters,” giving the first fruits of the correspondence of Robert Louis Stevenson. But, high as the tide of expectation has run, no reader can possibly be disappointed in the result.’—St. James’s Gazette.Henley and Whibley.A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE. Collected byW. E. HenleyandCharles Whibley.Crown 8vo.6s.‘A unique volume of extracts—an art gallery of early prose.’—Birmingham Post.‘An admirable companion to Mr. Henley’s “Lyra Heroica.”’—Saturday Review.‘Quite delightful. A greater treat for those not well acquainted with pre-Restoration prose could not be imagined.’—Athenæum.H. C. Beeching.LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited byH. C. Beeching, M.A.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.‘A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of excellence.’—Times.“Q.”THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to Shirley, arranged by A. T.Quiller Couch.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.‘A delightful volume: a really golden “Pomp.”’—Spectator.W. B. Yeats.AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B.Yeats.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.‘An attractive and catholic selection.’—Times.G. W. Steevens.MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. ByG. W. Steevens.Foolscap 8vo.3s. 6d.A series of Soliloquies in which famous men of antiquity—Julius Cæsar, Nero, Alcibiades, etc., attempt to express themselves in the modes of thought and language of to-day.The effect is sometimes splendid, sometimes bizarre, but always amazingly clever.—Pall Mall Gazette.Victor Hugo.THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French byF. Clarke, M.A.In Two Volumes.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d. each.Vol. I.1815-35.This is the first volume of one of the most interesting and important collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence dates from Victor Hugo’s boyhood to his death, and none of the letters have been published before. The arrangement is chiefly chronological, but where there is an interesting set of letters to one person these are arranged together. The first volume contains, among others, (1) Letters to his father; (2) to his young wife; (3) to his confessor, Lamennais; (4) a very important set of about fifty letters to Sainte-Beauve; (5) letters about his early books and plays.‘A charming and vivid picture of a man whose egotism never marred his natural kindness, and whose vanity did not impair his greatness.’—Standard.C. H. Pearson.ESSAYS AND CRITICAL REVIEWS. ByC. H. Pearson, M.A., Author of ‘National Life and Character.’ Edited, with a Biographical Sketch, byH. A. Strong, M.A., LL.D. With a Portrait.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.‘Remarkable for careful handling, breadth of view, and knowledge.’—Scotsman.‘Charming essays.’—Spectator.W. M. Dixon.A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. ByW. M. Dixon, M.A., Professor of English Literature at Mason College.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.‘Much sound and well-expressed criticism and acute literary judgments. The bibliography is a boon.’—Speaker.W. A. Craigie.A PRIMER OF BURNS. ByW. A. Craigie.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.This book is planned on a method similar to the ‘Primer of Tennyson.’ It has also a glossary.‘A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.’—Times.‘An excellent short account.’—Pall Mall Gazette.‘An admirable introduction.’—Globe.Sterne.THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY. ByLawrence Sterne. With an Introduction byCharles Whibley, and a Portrait.2 vols.7s.‘Very dainty volumes are these; the paper, type, and light-green binding are all very agreeable to the eye.Simplex munditiisis the phrase that might be applied to them.’—Globe.Congreve.THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction byG. S. Street, and a Portrait.2 vols.7s.‘The volumes are strongly bound in green buckram, are of a convenient size, and pleasant to look upon, so that whether on the shelf, or on the table, or in the hand the possessor is thoroughly content with them.’—Guardian.Morier.THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN. ByJames Morier. With an Introduction byE. G. Browne, M.A., and a Portrait.2 vols.7s.Walton.THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT,andSANDERSON. ByIzaak Walton. With an Introduction byVernon Blackburn, and a Portrait.3s. 6d.Johnson.THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. BySamuel Johnson, LL.D.With an Introduction byJ. H. Millar, and a Portrait.3 vols.10s. 6d.Burns.THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited byAndrew LangandW. A. Craigie. With Portrait.Demy 8vo, gilt top.6s.This edition contains a carefully collated Text, numerous Notes, critical and textual, a critical and biographical Introduction, and a Glossary.‘Among the editions in one volume, Mr. Andrew Lang’s will take the place of authority.’—Times.F. Langbridge.BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and Constancy. Edited, with Notes, by Rev.F. Langbridge.Crown 8vo.Buckram.3s. 6d.School Edition.2s. 6d.‘A very happy conception happily carried out. These “Ballads of the Brave” are intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit the taste of the great majority.’—Spectator.‘The book is full of splendid things.’—World.Illustrated BooksJane Barlow.THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated byJane Barlow, Author of ‘Irish Idylls,’ and pictured byF. D. Bedford.Small 4to.6s. net.S. Baring Gould.A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S.Baring Gould. With numerous illustrations and initial letters byArthur J. Gaskin.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.‘Mr. Baring Gould is deserving of gratitude, in re-writing in honest, simple style the old stories that delighted the childhood of “our fathers and grandfathers.” As to the form of the book, and the printing, which is by Messrs. Constable, it were difficult to commend overmuch.’—Saturday Review.S. Baring Gould.OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected and edited byS. Baring Gould. With Numerous Illustrations byF. D. Bedford.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.‘A charming volume, which children will be sure to appreciate. The stories have been selected with great ingenuity from various old ballads and folk-tales, and, having been somewhat altered and readjusted, now stand forth, clothed in Mr. Baring Gould’s delightful English, to enchant youthful readers.’—Guardian.S. Baring Gould.A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES. Edited byS. Baring Gould, and Illustrated by the Birmingham Art School.Buckram, gilt top.Crown 8vo.6s.‘The volume is very complete in its way, as it contains nursery songs to the number of 77, game-rhymes, and jingles. To the student we commend the sensible introduction, and the explanatory notes. The volume is superbly printed on soft, thick paper, which it is a pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are among the very best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.’—Birmingham Gazette.H. C. Beeching.A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited byH. C. Beeching, M.A., and Illustrated byWalter Crane.Crown 8vo, gilt top.5s.A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from the Middle Ages to the present day. A distinction of the book is the large number of poems it contains by modern authors, a few of which are here printed for the first time.‘An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence, has a better right to exist than most of its fellows.’—Guardian.HistoryGibbon.THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. ByEdward Gibbon. A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, byJ. B. Bury, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.In Seven Volumes.Demy 8vo.Gilt top.8s. 6d. each.Also crown 8vo.6s. each.Vols. I., II., and III.‘The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon’s great work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably printed.’—Times.‘The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing nothing, yet indicating the value of the text, and bringing it up to date. It promises to be of the utmost value, and will be a welcome addition to many libraries.’—Scotsman.‘This edition, so far as one may judge from the first instalment, is a marvel of erudition and critical skill, and it is the very minimum of praise to predict that the seven volumes of it will supersede Dean Milman’s as the standard edition of our great historical classic.’—Glasgow Herald.‘The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.’—Sketch.‘At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best edition the nineteenth century could produce.’—Manchester Guardian.Flinders Petrie.A HISTORY OF EGYPT,from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.Edited byW. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at University College.Fully Illustrated.In Six Volumes.Crown 8vo.6s. each.Vol. I.Prehistoric Times to XVI. Dynasty.W. M. F. Petrie.Third Edition.Vol. II.The XVIIth and XVIIIth Dynasties.W. M. F. Petrie.Second Edition.‘A history written in the spirit of scientific precision so worthily represented by Dr. Petrie and his school cannot but promote sound and accurate study, and supply a vacant place in the English literature of Egyptology.’—Times.Flinders Petrie.EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited byW. M. Flinders Petrie.Illustrated byTristram Ellis.In Two Volumes.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d. each.‘A valuable addition to the literature of comparative folk-lore. The drawings are really illustrations in the literal sense of the word.’—Globe.‘It has a scientific value to the student of history and archæology.’—Scotsman.‘Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.’—Daily News.Flinders Petrie.EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. ByW. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L.With 120 Illustrations.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.‘Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an accomplished student of comparative archæology. In these lectures, delivered at the Royal Institution, he displays both qualifications with rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the art of other countries.’—Times.S. Baring Gould.THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS. The Emperors of the Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous Illustrations from Busts, Gems, Cameos, etc. ByS. Baring Gould, Author of ‘Mehalah,’ etc.Fourth Edition.Royal 8vo.15s.‘A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying interest. The great feature of the book is the use the author has made of the existing portraits of the Cæsars, and the admirable critical subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of profuse magnificence.’—Daily Chronicle.‘The volumes will in no sense disappoint the general reader. Indeed, in their way, there is nothing in any sense so good in English.... Mr. Baring Gould has presented his narrative in such a way as not to make one dull page.’—Athenæum.H. de B. Gibbons.INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL OUTLINES. ByH. de B. Gibbins, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps.Second Edition.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the main facts of English Social and Industrial History placed in due perspective. Beginning with prehistoric times, it passes in review the growth and advance of industry up to the nineteenth century, showing its gradual development and progress. The book is illustrated by Maps, Diagrams, and Tables.A. Clark.THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD: Their History and their Traditions. By Members of the University. Edited byA. Clark, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College.8vo.12s. 6d.‘A work which will certainly be appealed to for many years as the standard book on the Colleges of Oxford.’—Athenæum.Perrens.THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. ByF. T. Perrens. Translated byHannah Lynch.8vo.12s. 6d.A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo de Medicis.‘This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, who has deserved well of all who are interested in Italian history.’—Manchester Guardian.J. Wells.A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. ByJ. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham Coll., Oxford. With 4 Maps.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.This book is intended for the Middle and Upper Forms of Public Schools and for Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables, etc.‘An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon freshness and vigour.’—Speaker.E. L. S. Horsburgh.THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO. ByE. L. S. Horsburgh, B.A.With Plans.Crown 8vo.5s.‘A brilliant essay—simple, sound, and thorough.’—Daily Chronicle.‘A study, the most concise, the most lucid, the most critical that has been produced.’—Birmingham Mercury.H. B. George.BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. ByH. B. George, M.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford.With numerous Plans.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.‘Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task—that of making military affairs intelligible and instructive to non-military readers—and has executed it with laudable intelligence and industry, and with a large measure of success.’—Times.O. Browning.A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDIÆVAL ITALY,a.d.1250-1530. ByOscar Browning, Fellow and Tutor of King’s College, Cambridge.Second Edition.In Two Volumes.Crown 8vo.5s. each.Vol. I.1250-1409.—Guelphs and Ghibellines.Vol. II.1409-1530.—The Age of the Condottieri.‘A vivid picture of mediæval Italy.’—Standard.‘Mr. Browning is to be congratulated on the production of a work of immense labour and learning.’—Westminster Gazette.O’Grady.THE STORY OF IRELAND. ByStandish O’Grady, Author of ‘Finn and his Companions.’Cr. 8vo.2s. 6d.‘Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original imaginings, make it one of the freshest, breeziest volumes.’—Methodist Times.BiographyS. Baring Gould.THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. ByS. Baring Gould. With over 450 Illustrations in the Text and 12 Photogravure Plates.Large quarto.Gilt top.36s.‘The best biography of Napoleon in our tongue, nor have the French as good a biographer of their hero. A book very nearly as good as Southey’s “Life of Nelson.”’—Manchester Guardian.‘The main feature of this gorgeous volume is its great wealth of beautiful photogravures and finely-executed wood engravings, constituting a complete pictorial chronicle of Napoleon I.’s personal history from the days of his early childhood at Ajaccio to the date of his second interment under the dome of the Invalides in Paris.’—Daily Telegraph.‘The most elaborate account of Napoleon ever produced by an English writer.’—Daily Chronicle.‘A brilliant and attractive volume. Never before have so many pictures relating to Napoleon been brought within the limits of an English book.’—Globe.‘Particular notice is due to the vast collection of contemporary illustrations.’—Guardian.‘Nearly all the illustrations are real contributions to history.’—Westminster Gazette.‘The illustrations are of supreme interest.’—Standard.Morris Fuller.THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVENANT, D.D. (1571-1641), President of Queen’s College, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury. ByMorris Fuller, B.D.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.‘A valuable contribution to ecclesiastical history.’—Birmingham Gazette.J. M. Rigg.ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY:A Chapter in the History of Religion. ByJ. M. Rigg.Demy 8vo.7s. 6d.‘Mr. Rigg has told the story of the great Primate’s life with scholarly ability, and has thereby contributed an interesting chapter to the history of the Norman period.’—Daily Chronicle.F. W. Joyce.THE LIFE OF SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY. ByF. W. Joyce, M.A.With Portraits and Illustrations.Crown 8vo.7s. 6d.‘This book has been undertaken in quite the right spirit, and written with sympathy, insight, and considerable literary skill.’—Times.W. G. Collingwood.THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. ByW. G. Collingwood, M.A., Editor of Mr. Ruskin’s Poems. With numerous Portraits, and 13 Drawings by Mr. Ruskin.Second Edition.2 vols.8vo.32s.‘No more magnificent volumes have been published for a long time.’—Times.‘It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance and of form. Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for ever.’—Daily Chronicle.C. Waldstein.JOHN RUSKIN: a Study. ByCharles Waldstein, M.A., Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. With a Photogravure Portrait after Professor Herkomer.Post 8vo.5s.‘A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin’s teaching, intended to separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent from what is transient and erroneous in the great master’s writing.’—Daily Chronicle.W. H. Hutton.THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. ByW. H. Hutton, M.A., Author of ‘William Laud.’With Portraits.Crown 8vo.5s.‘The book lays good claim to high rank among our biographies. It is excellently, even lovingly, written.’—Scotsman.‘An excellent monograph.’—Times.Clark Russell.THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD. ByW. Clark Russell, Author of ‘The Wreck of the Grosvenor.’ With Illustrations byF. Brangwyn.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.‘A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the country.’—St. James’s Gazette.‘A really good book.’—Saturday Review.Southey.ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake, Cavendish). ByRobert Southey. Edited, with an Introduction, byDavid Hannay.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.‘Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.’—Army and Navy Gazette.‘A brave, inspiriting book.’—Black and White.
A CATALOGUE OF BOOKSAND ANNOUNCEMENTS OFMETHUEN AND COMPANYPUBLISHERS: LONDON36 ESSEX STREETW.C.
pageforthcoming books,2poetry,10belles lettres,11illustrated books,13history,14biography,16travel, adventure and topography,18general literature,19science,21philosophy,22theology,22leaders of religion,24fiction,25books for boys and girls,34the peacock library,35university extension series,35social questions of to-day,36classical translations,37educational books,38
NOVEMBER 1897
November 1897.
Messrs. Methuen’sannouncements
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Poetry
SHAKESPEARE’S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, byGeorge Wyndham, M.P.Crown 8vo.Buckram. 6s.
This is a volume of the sonnets and lesser poems of Shakespeare, and is prefaced with an elaborate Introduction by Mr. Wyndham.
ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited byW. E. Henley.Crown 8vo.Buckram. 6s.
Also 15 copies on Japanese paper.Demy 8vo.£2, 2s. net.
Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse than the one that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the finest lyrics in our language.
NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures. ByF. D. Bedford.Small 4to.5s.
This book has many beautiful designs in colour to illustrate the old rhymes.
THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation byJ. G. Cordery.Crown 8vo.7s. 6d.
Travel and Adventure
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By SirH. H. Johnston, K.C.B. With nearly Two Hundred Illustrations, and Six Maps.Crown 4to.30s. net.
Contents.—(1) The History of Nyasaland and British Central Africa generally. (2) A detailed description of the races and languages of British Central Africa. (3) Chapters on the European settlers and missionaries; the Fauna, the Flora, minerals, and scenery. (4) A chapter on the prospects of the country.
WITH THE GREEKS IN THESSALY. ByW. Kinnaird Rose, Reuter’s Correspondent. With Plans and 23 Illustrations.Crown 8vo.6s.
A history of the operations in Thessaly by one whose brilliant despatches from the seat of war attracted universal attention.
THE BENIN MASSACRE. ByCaptain Boisragon.With Portrait and Map.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
This volume is written by one of the two survivors who escaped the terrible massacre in Benin at the beginning of this year. The author relates in detail his adventures and his extraordinary escape, and adds a description of the country and of the events which led up to the outbreak.
FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. ByPrince Henri of Orleans. Translated byHamley Bent, M.A.With 80 Illustrations and a Map.Crown 4to.25s.
The travels of Prince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the Bramaputra covered a distance of 2100 miles, of which 1600 was through absolutely unexplored country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of mountains were crossed at altitudes of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources of the Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were added dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a most important contribution to the literature of adventure and discovery.
THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. ByLionel Decle. With an Introduction byH. M. Stanley, M.P.With 100 Illustrations and 5 Maps.Demy 8vo.21s.
Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous parts of Africa as Mr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in succession Bechuanaland, the Zambesi, Matabeleland and Mashonaland, the Portuguese settlement on the Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the headquarters of the Arabs, German East Africa, Uganda (where he saw fighting in company with the late Major ‘Roddy’ Owen), and British East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his minute observations of native habits and customs, and his views as to the work done in Africa by the various European Governments, whose operations he was able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000 miles, and occupied exactly three years.
WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY IN MASHONALAND. By Lieut.-ColonelAlderson. With numerous Illustrations and Plans.Demy 8vo.12s. 6d.
This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the officer who commanded the troops in that district during the late rebellion. Besides its interest as a story of warfare, it will have a peculiar value as an account of the services of mounted infantry by one of the chief authorities on the subject.
THE HILL OF THE GRACES:or, the Great Stone Temples of Tripoli. ByH. S. Cowper, F.S.A.With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.
A record of two journeys through Tripoli in 1895 and 1896. The book treats of a remarkable series of megalithic temples which have hitherto been uninvestigated, and contains a large amount of new geographical and archæological matter.
ADVENTURE AND EXPLORATION IN AFRICA. By Captain A.St. H. Gibbons, F.R.G.S.With Illustrations byC. Whymper, and Maps.Demy 8vo.21s.
This is an account of travel and adventure among the Marotse and contiguous tribes, with a description of their customs, characteristics, and history, together with the author’s experiences in hunting big game. The illustrations are by Mr. Charles Whymper, and from photographs. There is a map by the author of the hitherto unexplored regions lying between the Zambezi and Kafukwi rivers and from 18° to 15° S. lat.
History and Biography
A HISTORY OF EGYPT,from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Edited byW. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at University College.Fully Illustrated.In Six Volumes.Crown 8vo.6s. each.
Vol.V. ROMAN EGYPT. ByJ. G. Milne.
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. ByEdward Gibbon. A New Edition, edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps byJ. B. Bury, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.In Seven Volumes.Demy 8vo, gilt top.8s. 6d. each.Crown 8vo.6s. each.Vol. IV.
THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French byF. Clarke, M.A.In Two Volumes.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d. each.Vol. II.1835-72.
This is the second volume of one of the most interesting and important collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence dates from Victor Hugo’s boyhood to his death, and none of the letters have been published before.
A HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1845-95. ByC. H. Grinling. With Maps and Illustrations.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.
A record of Railway enterprise and development in Northern England, containing much matter hitherto unpublished. It appeals both to the general reader and to those specially interested in railway construction and management.
A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY. ByH. E. Egerton, M.A.Demy 8vo.12s. 6d.
This book deals with British Colonial policy historically from the beginnings of English colonisation down to the present day. The subject has been treated by itself, and it has thus been possible within a reasonable compass to deal with a mass of authority which must otherwise be sought in the State papers. The volume is divided into five parts:—(1) The Period of Beginnings, 1497-1650; (2) Trade Ascendancy, 1651-1830; (3) The Granting of Responsible Government, 1831-1860; (4)Laissez Aller, 1861-1885; (5) Greater Britain.
A HISTORY OF ANARCHISM. ByE. V. Zenker. Translated from the German.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.
A critical study and history, as well as a powerful and trenchant criticism, of the Anarchist movement in Europe. The book has aroused considerable attention on the Continent.
THE LIFE OF ERNEST RENAN. ByMadame Darmesteter. With Portrait.Crown 8vo.6s.
A biography of Renan by one of his most intimate friends.
A LIFE OF DONNE. ByAugustus Jessopp, D.D.With Portrait.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
This is a new volume of the ‘Leaders of Religion’ series, from the learned and witty pen of the Rector of Scarning, who has been able to embody the results of much research.
OLD HARROW DAYS. ByJ. G. Cotton Minchin.Crown 8vo.5s.
A volume of reminiscences which will be interesting to old Harrovians and to many of the general public.
Theology
A PRIMER OF THE BIBLE. By Prof.W. H. Bennett.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.
This Primer sketches the history of the books which make up the Bible, in the light of recent criticism. It gives an account of their character, origin, and composition, as far as possible in chronological order, with special reference to their relations to one another and to the history of Israel and the Church. The formation of the Canon is illustrated by chapters on the Apocrypha (Old and New Testament); and there is a brief notice of the history of the Bible since the close of the Canon.
LIGHT AND LEAVEN:Historical and Social Sermons. By the Rev.H. Hensley Henson, M.A., Fellow of All Souls’, Incumbent of St. Mary’s Hospital, Ilford.Crown 8vo.6s.
devotional series
THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. Newly Translated, with an Introduction, byC. Bigg, D.D., late Student of Christ Church. With a Frontispiece.18mo.1s. 6d.
This little book is the first volume of a new Devotional Series, printed in clear type, and published at a very low price.
This volume contains the nine books of the ‘Confessions’ which are suitable for devotional purposes. The name of the Editor is a sufficient guarantee of the excellence of the edition.
THE HOLY SACRIFICE. ByF. Weston, M.A., Curate of St. Matthew’s, Westminster.18mo.1s.
A small volume of devotions at the Holy Communion.
Naval and Military
A HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR. ByC. W. Oman, M.A., Fellow of All Souls’, Oxford.Demy 8vo.Illustrated.21s.
Vol. II.Mediæval Warfare.
Mr. Oman is engaged on a History of the Art of War, of which the above, though covering the middle period from the fall of the Roman Empire to the general use of gunpowder in Western Europe, is the first instalment. The first battle dealt with will be Adrianople (378) and the last Navarette (1367). There will appear later a volume dealing with the Art of War among the Ancients, and another covering the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries.
The book will deal mainly with tactics and strategy, fortifications and siegecraft, but subsidiary chapters will give some account of the development of arms and armour, and of the various forms of military organization known to the Middle Ages.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY,From Early Times to the Present Day. ByDavid Hannay. Illustrated.2 Vols. Demy 8vo.7s. 6d. each.Vol. I.
This book aims at giving an account not only of the fighting we have done at sea, but of the growth of the service, of the part the Navy has played in the development of the Empire, and of its inner life.
THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Lieut.-ColonelCooper King, of the Staff College, Camberley. Illustrated.Demy 8vo.7s. 6d.
This volume aims at describing the nature of the different armies that have been formed in Great Britain, and how from the early and feudal levies the present standing army came to be. The changes in tactics, uniform, and armament are briefly touched upon, and the campaigns in which the army has shared have been so far followed as to explain the part played by British regiments in them.
General Literature
THE OLD ENGLISH HOME. ByS. Baring-Gould.With numerous Plans and Illustrations.Crown 8vo.7s. 6d.
This book, like Mr. Baring-Gould’s well-known ‘Old Country Life,’ describes the life and environment of an old English family.
OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES. ByJ. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Illustrated byE. H. New.Fcap. 8vo.3s.Leather.4s.
This is a guide—chiefly historical—to the Colleges of Oxford. It contains numerous illustrations.
VOCES ACADEMICÆ. ByC. Grant Robertson, M.A., Fellow of All Souls’, Oxford.With a Frontispiece.Fcap. 8vo.3s. 6d.
This is a volume of light satirical dialogues and should be read by all who are interested in the life of Oxford.
A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH. ByLaurie Magnus.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.
This volume is uniform with the Primers of Tennyson and Burns, and contains a concise biography of the poet, a critical appreciation of his work in detail, and a bibliography.
NEO-MALTHUSIANISM. ByR. Ussher, M.A.Cr. 8vo.6s.
This book deals with a very delicate but most important matter, namely, the voluntary limitation of the family, and how such action affects morality, the individual, and the nation.
PRIMÆVAL SCENES. ByH. N. Hutchinson, B.A., F.G.S., Author of ‘Extinct Monsters,’ ‘Creatures of Other Days,’ ‘Prehistoric Man and Beast,’ etc. With numerous Illustrations drawn byJohn HassallandFred. V. Burridge.4to.6s.
A set of twenty drawings, with short text to each, to illustrate the humorous aspects of prehistoric times. They are carefully planned by the author so as to be scientifically and archæologically correct and at the same time amusing.
THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON. ByG. E. Farrow, Author of ‘The Wallypug of Why.’ With numerous Illustrations.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
An extravaganza for children, written with great charm and vivacity.
RAILWAY NATIONALIZATION. ByClement Edwards.Social Questions Series.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.
Sport
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC RECORDS. ByH. Morgan Browne.Crown 8vo.1s. paper;2s. cloth.
This book gives, in a clear and complete form, accurate records of the best performances in all important branches of Sport. It is an attempt, never yet made, to present all-important sporting records in a systematic way.
THE GOLFING PILGRIM. ByHorace G. Hutchinson.Crown 8vo.6s.
This book, by a famous golfer, contains the following sketches lightly and humorously written:—The Prologue—The Pilgrim at the Shrine—Mecca out of Season—The Pilgrim at Home—The Pilgrim Abroad—The Life of the Links—A Tragedy by the Way—Scraps from the Scrip—The Golfer in Art—Early Pilgrims in the West—An Interesting Relic.
Educational
EVAGRIUS. Edited byProfessor Léon Parmentierof Liége and M. Bidez of Gand.Demy 8vo.7s. 6d.Byzantine Texts.
THE ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE. Translated byA. D. Godley, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford.Crown 8vo. buckram.2s.
ORNAMENTAL DESIGN FOR WOVEN FABRICS. ByC. Stephenson, of The Technical College, Bradford, andF. Suddards, of The Yorkshire College, Leeds. With 65 full-page plates, and numerous designs and diagrams in the text.Demy 8vo.7s. 6d.
The aim of this book is to supply, in a systematic and practical form, information on the subject of Decorative Design as applied to Woven Fabrics, and is primarily intended to meet the requirements of students in Textile and Art Schools, or of designers actively engaged in the weaving industry. Its wealth of illustration is a marked feature of the book.
ESSENTIALS OF COMMERCIAL EDUCATION. ByE. E. Whitfield, M.A.Crown 8vo.1s. 6d.
A guide to Commercial Education and Examinations.
PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION. ByE. C. Marchant, M.A., Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge; andA. M. Cook, M.A., late Scholar of Wadham College, Oxford: Assistant Masters at St. Paul’s School.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
This book contains Two Hundred Latin and Two Hundred Greek Passages, and has been very carefully compiled to meet the wants of V. and VI. Form Boys at Public Schools. It is also well adapted for the use of Honour men at the Universities.
EXERCISES IN LATIN ACCIDENCE. ByS. E. Winbolt, Assistant Master in Christ’s Hospital.Crown 8vo.1s. 6d.
An elementary book adapted for Lower Forms to accompany the shorter Latin primer.
NOTES ON GREEK AND LATIN SYNTAX. ByG. Buckland Green, M.A., Assistant Master at the Edinburgh Academy, late Fellow of St. John’s College, Oxon.Cr. 8vo.3s. 6d.
Notes and explanations on the chief difficulties of Greek and Latin Syntax, with numerous passages for exercise.
A DIGEST OF DEDUCTIVE LOGIC. ByJohnson Barker, B.A.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.
A short introduction to logic for students preparing for examinations.
TEST CARDS IN EUCLID AND ALGEBRA. ByD. S. Calderwood, Headmaster of the Normal School, Edinburgh. In a Packet of 40, with Answers.1s.
A set of cards for advanced pupils in elementary schools.
HOW TO MAKE A DRESS. ByJ. A. E. Wood. Illustrated.Crown 8vo.1s. 6d.
A text-book for students preparing for the City and Guilds examination, based on the syllabus. The diagrams are numerous.
Fiction
LOCHINVAR. ByS. R. Crockett, Author of ‘The Raiders,’ etc. Illustrated byFrank Richards.Crown 8vo.6s.
BYEWAYS. ByRobert Hichens, Author of ‘Flames,’ etc.Crown 8vo.6s.
THE MUTABLE MANY. ByRobert Barr, Author of ‘In the Midst of Alarms,’ ‘A Woman Intervenes,’ etc.Crown 8vo.6s.
THE LADY’S WALK. ByMrs. Oliphant.Crown 8vo.6s.
A new book by this lamented author, somewhat in the style of her ‘Beleagured City.’
TRAITS AND CONFIDENCES. By The Hon.Emily Lawless, Author of ‘Hurrish,’ ‘Maelcho,’ etc.Crown 8vo.6s.
BLADYS. ByS. Baring Gould, Author of ‘The Broom Squire,’ etc. Illustrated byF. H. Townsend.Crown 8vo.6s.
A Romance of the last century.
THE POMP OF THE LAVILETTES. ByGilbert Parker, Author of ‘The Seats of the Mighty,’ etc.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
A DAUGHTER OF STRIFE. ByJane Helen Findlater, Author of ‘The Green Graves of Balgowrie.’Crown 8vo.6s.
A story of 1710.
OVER THE HILLS. ByMary Findlater.Crown 8vo.6s.
A novel by a sister of J. H. Findlater, the author of ‘The Green Graves of Balgowrie.’
A CREEL OF IRISH STORIES. ByJane Barlow, Author of ‘Irish Idylls.’Crown 8vo.6s.
THE CLASH OF ARMS. ByJ. Bloundelle Burton, Author of ‘In the Day of Adversity.’Crown 8vo.6s.
A PASSIONATE PILGRIM. ByPercy White, Author of ‘Mr. Bailey-Martin.’Crown 8vo.6s.
SECRETARY TO BAYNE, M.P. ByW. Pett Ridge.Crown 8vo.6s.
THE BUILDERS. ByJ. S. Fletcher, Author of ‘When Charles I. was King.’Crown 8vo.6s.
JOSIAH’S WIFE. ByNorma Lorimer.Crown 8vo.6s.
BY STROKE OF SWORD. ByAndrew Balfour. Illustrated byW. Cubitt Cooke.Crown 8vo.6s.
A romance of the time of Elizabeth.
THE SINGER OF MARLY. ByI. Hooper. Illustrated byW. Cubitt Cooke.Crown 8vo.6s.
A romance of adventure.
KIRKHAM’S FIND. ByMary Gaunt, Author of ‘The Moving Finger.’Crown 8vo.6s.
THE FALL OF THE SPARROW. ByM. C. Balfour.Crown 8vo.6s.
SCOTTISH BORDER LIFE. ByJames C. Dibdin.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
A LIST OFMessrs. Methuen’spublications
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Poetry
rudyard kipling’s new poems
Rudyard Kipling.THE SEVEN SEAS. ByRudyard Kipling.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram, gilt top.6s.
‘The new poems of Mr. Rudyard Kipling have all the spirit and swing of their predecessors. Patriotism is the solid concrete foundation on which Mr. Kipling has built the whole of his work.’—Times.
‘Full of passionate patriotism and the Imperial spirit.’—Yorkshire Post.
‘The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of them.’—Manchester Guardian.
‘Animated through and through with indubitable genius.’—Daily Telegraph.
‘Packed with inspiration, with humour, with pathos.’—Daily Chronicle.
‘All the pride of empire, all the intoxication of power, all the ardour, the energy, the masterful strength and the wonderful endurance and death-scorning pluck which are the very bone and fibre and marrow of the British character are here.’—Daily Mail.
Rudyard Kipling.BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. ByRudyard Kipling.Twelfth Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Mr. Kipling’s verse is strong, vivid, full of character.... Unmistakable genius rings in every line.’—Times.
‘The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry, what is?’—Pall Mall Gazette.
“Q.”POEMS AND BALLADS. By “Q.,” Author of ‘Green Bays,’ etc.Crown 8vo.Buckram.3s. 6d.
‘This work has just the faint, ineffable touch and glow that make poetry. ‘Q.’ has the true romantic spirit.’—Speaker.
“Q.”GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By “Q.,” Author of ‘Dead Man’s Rock,’ etc.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
‘The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great command of metre, and a very pretty turn of humour.’—Times.
E. Mackay.A SONG OF THE SEA. ByEric Mackay, Author of ‘The Love Letters of a Violinist.’Second Edition.Fcap. 8vo.5s.
‘Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style marked by all the characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen sense of rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently sonorous.’—Globe.
Ibsen.BRAND. A Drama byHenrik Ibsen. Translated by William Wilson.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
‘The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to “Faust.” It is in the same set with “Agamemnon,” with “Lear,” with the literature that we now instinctively regard as high and holy.’—Daily Chronicle.
“A. G.”VERSES TO ORDER. By “A. G.”Cr. 8vo.2s. 6d. net.
A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to Oxford men.
‘A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are very bright and engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.’—St. James’s Gazette.
Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.
R. L. Stevenson.VAILIMA LETTERS. ByRobert Louis Stevenson. With an Etched Portrait byWilliam Strang, and other Illustrations.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram.7s. 6d.
‘Few publications have in our time been more eagerly awaited than these “Vailima Letters,” giving the first fruits of the correspondence of Robert Louis Stevenson. But, high as the tide of expectation has run, no reader can possibly be disappointed in the result.’—St. James’s Gazette.
Henley and Whibley.A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE. Collected byW. E. HenleyandCharles Whibley.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A unique volume of extracts—an art gallery of early prose.’—Birmingham Post.
‘An admirable companion to Mr. Henley’s “Lyra Heroica.”’—Saturday Review.
‘Quite delightful. A greater treat for those not well acquainted with pre-Restoration prose could not be imagined.’—Athenæum.
H. C. Beeching.LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited byH. C. Beeching, M.A.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.
‘A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of excellence.’—Times.
“Q.”THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to Shirley, arranged by A. T.Quiller Couch.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.
‘A delightful volume: a really golden “Pomp.”’—Spectator.
W. B. Yeats.AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B.Yeats.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
‘An attractive and catholic selection.’—Times.
G. W. Steevens.MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. ByG. W. Steevens.Foolscap 8vo.3s. 6d.
A series of Soliloquies in which famous men of antiquity—Julius Cæsar, Nero, Alcibiades, etc., attempt to express themselves in the modes of thought and language of to-day.
The effect is sometimes splendid, sometimes bizarre, but always amazingly clever.—Pall Mall Gazette.
Victor Hugo.THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French byF. Clarke, M.A.In Two Volumes.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d. each.Vol. I.1815-35.
This is the first volume of one of the most interesting and important collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence dates from Victor Hugo’s boyhood to his death, and none of the letters have been published before. The arrangement is chiefly chronological, but where there is an interesting set of letters to one person these are arranged together. The first volume contains, among others, (1) Letters to his father; (2) to his young wife; (3) to his confessor, Lamennais; (4) a very important set of about fifty letters to Sainte-Beauve; (5) letters about his early books and plays.
‘A charming and vivid picture of a man whose egotism never marred his natural kindness, and whose vanity did not impair his greatness.’—Standard.
C. H. Pearson.ESSAYS AND CRITICAL REVIEWS. ByC. H. Pearson, M.A., Author of ‘National Life and Character.’ Edited, with a Biographical Sketch, byH. A. Strong, M.A., LL.D. With a Portrait.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.
‘Remarkable for careful handling, breadth of view, and knowledge.’—Scotsman.
‘Charming essays.’—Spectator.
W. M. Dixon.A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. ByW. M. Dixon, M.A., Professor of English Literature at Mason College.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.
‘Much sound and well-expressed criticism and acute literary judgments. The bibliography is a boon.’—Speaker.
W. A. Craigie.A PRIMER OF BURNS. ByW. A. Craigie.Crown 8vo.2s. 6d.
This book is planned on a method similar to the ‘Primer of Tennyson.’ It has also a glossary.
‘A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.’—Times.
‘An excellent short account.’—Pall Mall Gazette.
‘An admirable introduction.’—Globe.
Sterne.THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY. ByLawrence Sterne. With an Introduction byCharles Whibley, and a Portrait.2 vols.7s.
‘Very dainty volumes are these; the paper, type, and light-green binding are all very agreeable to the eye.Simplex munditiisis the phrase that might be applied to them.’—Globe.
Congreve.THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction byG. S. Street, and a Portrait.2 vols.7s.
‘The volumes are strongly bound in green buckram, are of a convenient size, and pleasant to look upon, so that whether on the shelf, or on the table, or in the hand the possessor is thoroughly content with them.’—Guardian.
Morier.THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN. ByJames Morier. With an Introduction byE. G. Browne, M.A., and a Portrait.2 vols.7s.
Walton.THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT,andSANDERSON. ByIzaak Walton. With an Introduction byVernon Blackburn, and a Portrait.3s. 6d.
Johnson.THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. BySamuel Johnson, LL.D.With an Introduction byJ. H. Millar, and a Portrait.3 vols.10s. 6d.
Burns.THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited byAndrew LangandW. A. Craigie. With Portrait.Demy 8vo, gilt top.6s.
This edition contains a carefully collated Text, numerous Notes, critical and textual, a critical and biographical Introduction, and a Glossary.
‘Among the editions in one volume, Mr. Andrew Lang’s will take the place of authority.’—Times.
F. Langbridge.BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and Constancy. Edited, with Notes, by Rev.F. Langbridge.Crown 8vo.Buckram.3s. 6d.School Edition.2s. 6d.
‘A very happy conception happily carried out. These “Ballads of the Brave” are intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit the taste of the great majority.’—Spectator.
‘The book is full of splendid things.’—World.
Illustrated Books
Jane Barlow.THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated byJane Barlow, Author of ‘Irish Idylls,’ and pictured byF. D. Bedford.Small 4to.6s. net.
S. Baring Gould.A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S.Baring Gould. With numerous illustrations and initial letters byArthur J. Gaskin.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.
‘Mr. Baring Gould is deserving of gratitude, in re-writing in honest, simple style the old stories that delighted the childhood of “our fathers and grandfathers.” As to the form of the book, and the printing, which is by Messrs. Constable, it were difficult to commend overmuch.’—Saturday Review.
S. Baring Gould.OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected and edited byS. Baring Gould. With Numerous Illustrations byF. D. Bedford.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.Buckram.6s.
‘A charming volume, which children will be sure to appreciate. The stories have been selected with great ingenuity from various old ballads and folk-tales, and, having been somewhat altered and readjusted, now stand forth, clothed in Mr. Baring Gould’s delightful English, to enchant youthful readers.’—Guardian.
S. Baring Gould.A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES. Edited byS. Baring Gould, and Illustrated by the Birmingham Art School.Buckram, gilt top.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘The volume is very complete in its way, as it contains nursery songs to the number of 77, game-rhymes, and jingles. To the student we commend the sensible introduction, and the explanatory notes. The volume is superbly printed on soft, thick paper, which it is a pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are among the very best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.’—Birmingham Gazette.
H. C. Beeching.A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited byH. C. Beeching, M.A., and Illustrated byWalter Crane.Crown 8vo, gilt top.5s.
A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from the Middle Ages to the present day. A distinction of the book is the large number of poems it contains by modern authors, a few of which are here printed for the first time.
‘An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence, has a better right to exist than most of its fellows.’—Guardian.
History
Gibbon.THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. ByEdward Gibbon. A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, byJ. B. Bury, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.In Seven Volumes.Demy 8vo.Gilt top.8s. 6d. each.Also crown 8vo.6s. each.Vols. I., II., and III.
‘The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon’s great work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably printed.’—Times.
‘The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing nothing, yet indicating the value of the text, and bringing it up to date. It promises to be of the utmost value, and will be a welcome addition to many libraries.’—Scotsman.
‘This edition, so far as one may judge from the first instalment, is a marvel of erudition and critical skill, and it is the very minimum of praise to predict that the seven volumes of it will supersede Dean Milman’s as the standard edition of our great historical classic.’—Glasgow Herald.
‘The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.’—Sketch.
‘At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best edition the nineteenth century could produce.’—Manchester Guardian.
Flinders Petrie.A HISTORY OF EGYPT,from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.Edited byW. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at University College.Fully Illustrated.In Six Volumes.Crown 8vo.6s. each.
Vol. I.Prehistoric Times to XVI. Dynasty.W. M. F. Petrie.Third Edition.
Vol. II.The XVIIth and XVIIIth Dynasties.W. M. F. Petrie.Second Edition.
‘A history written in the spirit of scientific precision so worthily represented by Dr. Petrie and his school cannot but promote sound and accurate study, and supply a vacant place in the English literature of Egyptology.’—Times.
Flinders Petrie.EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited byW. M. Flinders Petrie.Illustrated byTristram Ellis.In Two Volumes.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d. each.
‘A valuable addition to the literature of comparative folk-lore. The drawings are really illustrations in the literal sense of the word.’—Globe.
‘It has a scientific value to the student of history and archæology.’—Scotsman.
‘Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.’—Daily News.
Flinders Petrie.EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. ByW. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L.With 120 Illustrations.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
‘Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an accomplished student of comparative archæology. In these lectures, delivered at the Royal Institution, he displays both qualifications with rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the art of other countries.’—Times.
S. Baring Gould.THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS. The Emperors of the Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous Illustrations from Busts, Gems, Cameos, etc. ByS. Baring Gould, Author of ‘Mehalah,’ etc.Fourth Edition.Royal 8vo.15s.
‘A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying interest. The great feature of the book is the use the author has made of the existing portraits of the Cæsars, and the admirable critical subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of profuse magnificence.’—Daily Chronicle.
‘The volumes will in no sense disappoint the general reader. Indeed, in their way, there is nothing in any sense so good in English.... Mr. Baring Gould has presented his narrative in such a way as not to make one dull page.’—Athenæum.
H. de B. Gibbons.INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL OUTLINES. ByH. de B. Gibbins, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps.Second Edition.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.
This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the main facts of English Social and Industrial History placed in due perspective. Beginning with prehistoric times, it passes in review the growth and advance of industry up to the nineteenth century, showing its gradual development and progress. The book is illustrated by Maps, Diagrams, and Tables.
A. Clark.THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD: Their History and their Traditions. By Members of the University. Edited byA. Clark, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College.8vo.12s. 6d.
‘A work which will certainly be appealed to for many years as the standard book on the Colleges of Oxford.’—Athenæum.
Perrens.THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. ByF. T. Perrens. Translated byHannah Lynch.8vo.12s. 6d.
A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo de Medicis.
‘This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, who has deserved well of all who are interested in Italian history.’—Manchester Guardian.
J. Wells.A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. ByJ. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham Coll., Oxford. With 4 Maps.Crown 8vo.3s. 6d.
This book is intended for the Middle and Upper Forms of Public Schools and for Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables, etc.
‘An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon freshness and vigour.’—Speaker.
E. L. S. Horsburgh.THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO. ByE. L. S. Horsburgh, B.A.With Plans.Crown 8vo.5s.
‘A brilliant essay—simple, sound, and thorough.’—Daily Chronicle.
‘A study, the most concise, the most lucid, the most critical that has been produced.’—Birmingham Mercury.
H. B. George.BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. ByH. B. George, M.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford.With numerous Plans.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task—that of making military affairs intelligible and instructive to non-military readers—and has executed it with laudable intelligence and industry, and with a large measure of success.’—Times.
O. Browning.A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDIÆVAL ITALY,a.d.1250-1530. ByOscar Browning, Fellow and Tutor of King’s College, Cambridge.Second Edition.In Two Volumes.Crown 8vo.5s. each.
Vol. I.1250-1409.—Guelphs and Ghibellines.
Vol. II.1409-1530.—The Age of the Condottieri.
‘A vivid picture of mediæval Italy.’—Standard.
‘Mr. Browning is to be congratulated on the production of a work of immense labour and learning.’—Westminster Gazette.
O’Grady.THE STORY OF IRELAND. ByStandish O’Grady, Author of ‘Finn and his Companions.’Cr. 8vo.2s. 6d.
‘Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original imaginings, make it one of the freshest, breeziest volumes.’—Methodist Times.
Biography
S. Baring Gould.THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. ByS. Baring Gould. With over 450 Illustrations in the Text and 12 Photogravure Plates.Large quarto.Gilt top.36s.
‘The best biography of Napoleon in our tongue, nor have the French as good a biographer of their hero. A book very nearly as good as Southey’s “Life of Nelson.”’—Manchester Guardian.
‘The main feature of this gorgeous volume is its great wealth of beautiful photogravures and finely-executed wood engravings, constituting a complete pictorial chronicle of Napoleon I.’s personal history from the days of his early childhood at Ajaccio to the date of his second interment under the dome of the Invalides in Paris.’—Daily Telegraph.
‘The most elaborate account of Napoleon ever produced by an English writer.’—Daily Chronicle.
‘A brilliant and attractive volume. Never before have so many pictures relating to Napoleon been brought within the limits of an English book.’—Globe.
‘Particular notice is due to the vast collection of contemporary illustrations.’—Guardian.
‘Nearly all the illustrations are real contributions to history.’—Westminster Gazette.
‘The illustrations are of supreme interest.’—Standard.
Morris Fuller.THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVENANT, D.D. (1571-1641), President of Queen’s College, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury. ByMorris Fuller, B.D.Demy 8vo.10s. 6d.
‘A valuable contribution to ecclesiastical history.’—Birmingham Gazette.
J. M. Rigg.ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY:A Chapter in the History of Religion. ByJ. M. Rigg.Demy 8vo.7s. 6d.
‘Mr. Rigg has told the story of the great Primate’s life with scholarly ability, and has thereby contributed an interesting chapter to the history of the Norman period.’—Daily Chronicle.
F. W. Joyce.THE LIFE OF SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY. ByF. W. Joyce, M.A.With Portraits and Illustrations.Crown 8vo.7s. 6d.
‘This book has been undertaken in quite the right spirit, and written with sympathy, insight, and considerable literary skill.’—Times.
W. G. Collingwood.THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. ByW. G. Collingwood, M.A., Editor of Mr. Ruskin’s Poems. With numerous Portraits, and 13 Drawings by Mr. Ruskin.Second Edition.2 vols.8vo.32s.
‘No more magnificent volumes have been published for a long time.’—Times.
‘It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance and of form. Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for ever.’—Daily Chronicle.
C. Waldstein.JOHN RUSKIN: a Study. ByCharles Waldstein, M.A., Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. With a Photogravure Portrait after Professor Herkomer.Post 8vo.5s.
‘A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin’s teaching, intended to separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent from what is transient and erroneous in the great master’s writing.’—Daily Chronicle.
W. H. Hutton.THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. ByW. H. Hutton, M.A., Author of ‘William Laud.’With Portraits.Crown 8vo.5s.
‘The book lays good claim to high rank among our biographies. It is excellently, even lovingly, written.’—Scotsman.
‘An excellent monograph.’—Times.
Clark Russell.THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD. ByW. Clark Russell, Author of ‘The Wreck of the Grosvenor.’ With Illustrations byF. Brangwyn.Third Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the country.’—St. James’s Gazette.
‘A really good book.’—Saturday Review.
Southey.ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake, Cavendish). ByRobert Southey. Edited, with an Introduction, byDavid Hannay.Second Edition.Crown 8vo.6s.
‘Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.’—Army and Navy Gazette.
‘A brave, inspiriting book.’—Black and White.