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The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson(“Rip Van Winkle”). With many full-page Portraits and other Illustrations. Royal8vo., 16s.
This celebrated actor’s autobiography is one of the most amusing ever penned. It abounds in droll stories and anecdotes of theatrical life, and is copious in recollections of the famous people of all ranks Jefferson mixed with.
Nelson:The Public and Private Life of Horatio, Viscount Nelson. ByG. Lathom Browne, Barrister-at-Law, Author of “Wellington,” “Narratives of State Trials,” &c. With Heliogravure frontispiece Portrait, 11 full-page Illustrations of portraits and relics of Nelson, hitherto unpublished, and 4 Maps. Demy8vo., cloth, gilt tops, 18s.
Mr. Lathom Browne has had access to the documents and relics of Nelson in the possession of Earl Nelson and Viscount Bridport (Duke of Bronté); and by the thorough re-examination of all existing material has presented what has long been wanting—an impartial, exhaustive, and critical Life of Nelson, told largely from the point of view of his own letters and eye witnesses of his naval career.
Abraham Lincoln:A History. ByJohn G. NicolayandJohn Hay. With many full-page Illustrations, Portraits, and Maps. Royal8vo., complete in 10vols., bound in cloth, price £6 the Set.
“We claim for our work that we have devoted to it twenty years of almost unremitting assiduity; that we have neglected no means in our power to ascertain the truth; that we have rejected no authentic facts essential to a candid story; that we have had no theory to establish, no personal grudge to gratify, no unavowed objects to subserve. We have aimed to write a sufficiently full and absolutely honest history of a great man and a great time.”—Extract from Author’s Preface.
Sir John Hawkwood (l’Acuto).Story of a Condottiere. Translated from the Italian of John Temple-Leader and Giuseppe Marcotti, byLeader Scott. Illustrated. Royal8vo., bound in buckram, gilt tops. Limited Edition.
“The career of such a man was well worth recording.... A valuable and interesting book.”—Glasgow Herald.
The Life & Times of William Lloyd Garrison. From 1840-1879. ByHis Children.Vols.III. and IV., completing the work. Portraits and Illustrations. Demy8vo., cloth, 30s.
“There is something to be learnt in every page, and the diversity of subjects taken up by this strong, resolute nature, make it altogether a book of the age.”—Daily Telegraph.
Anne Gilchrist:Her Life and Writings. Edited byHerbert Harlakenden Gilchrist. Prefatory Notice byWilliam Michael Rossetti. Second edition. Twelve Illustrations. Demy8vo., cloth, 16s.
Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola.ByPasquale Villari. Translated byLinda Villari. Portraits and Illustrations. Twovols.Third Edition, with New Preface. Demy8vo., cloth, 21s.
“We welcome the translation of this excellent work—which is all a translation ought to be.”—Spectator.
Charles Dickens as I knew Him:The Story of the Reading Tours in Great Britain and America (1866-1870). ByGeorge Dolby. New and cheaper edition. Crown8vo., 3s.6d.
“It will be welcome to all lovers of Dickens for Dickens’ own sake.”—Athenæum.
Ole Bull:A Memoir. BySara C. Bull. With Ole Bull’s “Violin Notes” and Dr. A. B. Crosby’s “Anatomy of the Violinist.” Portraits. Second edition. Crown8vo., cloth, 7s.6d.
Johannes Brahms:A Biographical Sketch. By Dr.Herman Deiters. Translated, with additions, byRosa Newmarch. Edited, with a Preface, byJ. A. Fuller Maitland. Portrait. Small crown8vo., cloth, 6s.
The Lives of Robert and Mary Moffat.By their Son,John Smith Moffat. Sixth edition. Portraits, Illustrations, and Maps. Crown8vo., cloth, 7s.6d.; Popular Edition, crown8vo., 3s.6d.
“The biographer has done his work with reverent care, and in a straightforward unaffected style.”—Contemporary Review.
The German Emperor and Empress:The Late Frederick III. and Victoria. The Story of their Lives. ByDorothea Roberts. Portraits. Crown8vo., cloth, 2s.6d.
“A book sure to be popular in domestic circles.”—The Graphic.
Arminius Vambéry:His Life and Adventures. Written by Himself. With Portrait and Fourteen Illustrations. Fifth and Popular Edition. Square Imperial 16mo., cloth extra, 6s.
“The work is written in a most captivating manner.”—Novoe Vremya, Moscow.