"In this book we are not spared one fact of the sad story; but our feelings are not harrowed by the recital of imaginary outrages. It is good for us at home that we have one who tells his tale so well as does Mr. Trevelyan."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"In this book we are not spared one fact of the sad story; but our feelings are not harrowed by the recital of imaginary outrages. It is good for us at home that we have one who tells his tale so well as does Mr. Trevelyan."—Pall Mall Gazette.
THE COMPETITION WALLAH. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"The earlier letters are especially interesting for their racy descriptions of European life in India. Those that follow are of more serious import, seeking to tell the truth about the Hindoo character and English influences, good and bad, upon it, as well as to suggest some better course of treatment than that hitherto adopted."—Examiner.
"The earlier letters are especially interesting for their racy descriptions of European life in India. Those that follow are of more serious import, seeking to tell the truth about the Hindoo character and English influences, good and bad, upon it, as well as to suggest some better course of treatment than that hitherto adopted."—Examiner.
Vaughan (late Rev. Dr. Robert, of the British Quarterly).—MEMOIR OF ROBERT A. VAUGHAN. Author of "Hours with the Mystics." ByRobert Vaughan, D.D. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.
"It deserves a place on the same shelf with Stanley's 'Life of Arnold,' and Carlyle's 'Stirling.' Dr. Vaughan has performed his painful but not all unpleasing task with exquisite good taste and feeling."—Nonconformist.
"It deserves a place on the same shelf with Stanley's 'Life of Arnold,' and Carlyle's 'Stirling.' Dr. Vaughan has performed his painful but not all unpleasing task with exquisite good taste and feeling."—Nonconformist.
Wagner.—MEMOIR OF THE REV. GEORGE WAGNER, M.A., late Incumbent of St. Stephen's Church, Brighton. By the Rev.J.N. Simpkinson, M.A. Third and Cheaper Edition, corrected and abridged. 5s.
"A more edifying biography we have rarely met with."—Literary Churchman.
"A more edifying biography we have rarely met with."—Literary Churchman.
Wallace.—THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO: the Land of the Orang Utan and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel with Studies of Man and Nature. ByAlfred Russel Wallace. With Maps and Illustrations. Second Edition. Two vols. crown 8vo. 24s.
"A carefully and deliberately composed narrative.... We advise our readers to do as we have done, read his book through."—Times.
"A carefully and deliberately composed narrative.... We advise our readers to do as we have done, read his book through."—Times.
Ward (Professor).—THE HOUSE OF AUSTRIA IN THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR. Two Lectures, with Notes and Illustrations. ByAdolphus W. Ward, M.A., Professor of History in Owens College, Manchester. Extra fcap. 8vo. 2s.6d.
"Very compact and instructive."—Fortnightly Review.
"Very compact and instructive."—Fortnightly Review.
Warren.—AN ESSAY ON GREEK FEDERAL COINAGE. By the Hon.J. Leicester Warren, M.A. 8vo. 2s.6d.
"The present essay is an attempt to illustrate Mr. Freeman's Federal Government by evidence deduced from the coinage of the times and countries therein treated of."—Preface.
"The present essay is an attempt to illustrate Mr. Freeman's Federal Government by evidence deduced from the coinage of the times and countries therein treated of."—Preface.
Wilson.—A MEMOIR OF GEORGE WILSON, M.D., F.R.S.E., Regius Professor of Technology in the University of Edinburgh. By hisSister. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.
"An exquisite and touching portrait of a rare and beautiful spirit."—Guardian.
"An exquisite and touching portrait of a rare and beautiful spirit."—Guardian.
Wilson (Daniel, LL.D.).—PREHISTORIC ANNALS OF SCOTLAND. ByDaniel Wilson, LL.D., Professor of History and English Literature in University College, Toronto. New Edition, with numerous Illustrations. Two vols. demy 8vo. 36s.
This elaborate and learned work is divided into four Parts. Part I. deals withThe Primeval or Stone Period:Aboriginal Traces, Sepulchral Memorials, Dwellings, and Catacombs, Temples, Weapons, &c. &c.; Part II., The Bronze Period:The Metallurgic Transition, Primitive Bronze, Personal Ornaments, Religion, Arts, and Domestic Habits, with other topics; Part III., The Iron Period:The Introduction of Iron, The Roman Invasion, Strongholds, &c. &c.; Part IV., The Christian Period:Historical Data, the Norrie's Law Relics, Primitive and Mediæval Ecclesiology, Ecclesiastical and Miscellaneous Antiquities. The work is furnished with an elaborate Index.
This elaborate and learned work is divided into four Parts. Part I. deals withThe Primeval or Stone Period:Aboriginal Traces, Sepulchral Memorials, Dwellings, and Catacombs, Temples, Weapons, &c. &c.; Part II., The Bronze Period:The Metallurgic Transition, Primitive Bronze, Personal Ornaments, Religion, Arts, and Domestic Habits, with other topics; Part III., The Iron Period:The Introduction of Iron, The Roman Invasion, Strongholds, &c. &c.; Part IV., The Christian Period:Historical Data, the Norrie's Law Relics, Primitive and Mediæval Ecclesiology, Ecclesiastical and Miscellaneous Antiquities. The work is furnished with an elaborate Index.
PREHISTORIC MAN. New Edition, revised and partly re-written, with numerous Illustrations. One vol. 8vo. 21s.
This work, which carries out the principle of the preceding one, but with a wider scope, aims to "view Man, as far as possible, unaffected by those modifying influences which accompany the development of nations and the maturity of a true historic period, in order thereby to ascertain the sources from whence such development and maturity proceed." It contains, for example, chapters on the Primeval Transition; Speech; Metals; the Mound-Builders; Primitive Architecture; the American Type; the Red Blood of the West, &c. &c.
This work, which carries out the principle of the preceding one, but with a wider scope, aims to "view Man, as far as possible, unaffected by those modifying influences which accompany the development of nations and the maturity of a true historic period, in order thereby to ascertain the sources from whence such development and maturity proceed." It contains, for example, chapters on the Primeval Transition; Speech; Metals; the Mound-Builders; Primitive Architecture; the American Type; the Red Blood of the West, &c. &c.
CHATTERTON: A Biographical Study. ByDaniel Wilson, LL.D., Professor of History and English Literature in University College, Toronto. Crown 8vo. 6s.6d.
The Author here regards Chatterton as a Poet, not as a "mere resetter and defacer of stolen literary treasures." Reviewed in this light, he has found much in the old materials capable of being turned to new account; and to these materials research in various directions has enabled him to make some additions.
The Author here regards Chatterton as a Poet, not as a "mere resetter and defacer of stolen literary treasures." Reviewed in this light, he has found much in the old materials capable of being turned to new account; and to these materials research in various directions has enabled him to make some additions.
SECTION II.
POETRY AND BELLES LETTRES.
Allingham.—LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND; or, the New Landlord. ByWilliam Allingham. New and Cheaper Issue, with a Preface. Fcap. 8vo. cloth, 4s.6d.
In the new Preface, the state of Ireland, with special reference to the Church measure, is discussed."It is vital with the national character.... It has something of Pope's point and Goldsmith's simplicity, touched to a more modern issue."—Athenæum.
In the new Preface, the state of Ireland, with special reference to the Church measure, is discussed.
"It is vital with the national character.... It has something of Pope's point and Goldsmith's simplicity, touched to a more modern issue."—Athenæum.
Arnold (Matthew).—POEMS. ByMatthew Arnold. Two vols. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth. 12s.Also sold separately at 6s.each.
Volume I. contains Narrative and Elegiac Poems; Volume II. Dramatic and Lyric Poems. The two volumes comprehend the First and Second Series of the Poems, and the New Poems.
Volume I. contains Narrative and Elegiac Poems; Volume II. Dramatic and Lyric Poems. The two volumes comprehend the First and Second Series of the Poems, and the New Poems.
NEW POEMS. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.6d.
In this volume will be found "Empedocles on Etna;" "Thyrsis" (written in commemoration of the late Professor Clough); "Epilogue to Lessing's Laocoön;" "Heine's Grave;" "Obermann once more." All these poems are also included in the Edition (two vols.) above-mentioned.
In this volume will be found "Empedocles on Etna;" "Thyrsis" (written in commemoration of the late Professor Clough); "Epilogue to Lessing's Laocoön;" "Heine's Grave;" "Obermann once more." All these poems are also included in the Edition (two vols.) above-mentioned.
ESSAYS IN CRITICISM. New Edition, with Additions. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.
Contents:—Preface; The Function of Criticism at the present time; The Literary Influence of Academies; Maurice de Guerin; Eugenie de Guerin; Heinrich Heine; Pagan and Mediæval Religious Sentiment; Foubert; Spinoza and the Bible; Marcus Aurelius.
Contents:—Preface; The Function of Criticism at the present time; The Literary Influence of Academies; Maurice de Guerin; Eugenie de Guerin; Heinrich Heine; Pagan and Mediæval Religious Sentiment; Foubert; Spinoza and the Bible; Marcus Aurelius.
ASPROMONTE, AND OTHER POEMS. Fcap. 8vo. cloth extra. 4s.6d.
Contents:—Poems for Italy; Dramatic Lyrics; Miscellaneous."Uncommon lyrical power and deep poetic feeling."—Literary Churchman.
Contents:—Poems for Italy; Dramatic Lyrics; Miscellaneous.
"Uncommon lyrical power and deep poetic feeling."—Literary Churchman.
Barnes (Rev. W.).—POEMS OF RURAL LIFE IN COMMON ENGLISH. By theRev. W. Barnes, Author of "Poems of Rural Life in the Dorset Dialect." Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"In a high degree pleasant and novel. The book is by no means one which the lovers of descriptive poetry can afford to lose."—Athenæum.
"In a high degree pleasant and novel. The book is by no means one which the lovers of descriptive poetry can afford to lose."—Athenæum.
Bell.—ROMANCES AND MINOR POEMS. ByHenry Glassford Bell. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"Full of life and genius."—Court Circular.
"Full of life and genius."—Court Circular.
Besant.—STUDIES IN EARLY FRENCH POETRY. ByWalter Besant, M.A. Crown. 8vo. 8s.6d.
A sort of impression rests on most minds that French literature begins with the "siècle de Louis Quatorze;" any previous literature being for the most part unknown or ignored. Few know anything of the enormous literary activity that began in the thirteenth century, was carried on by Rulebeuf, Marie de France, Gaston de Foix, Thibault de Champagne, and Lorris; was fostered by Charles of Orleans, by Margaret of Valois, by Francis the First; that gave a crowd of versifiers to France, enriched, strengthened, developed, and fixed the French language, and prepared the way for Corneille and for Racine. The present work aims to afford information and direction touching the early efforts of France in poetical literature."In one moderately sized volume he has contrived to introduce us to the very best, if not to all of the early French poets."—Athenæum.
A sort of impression rests on most minds that French literature begins with the "siècle de Louis Quatorze;" any previous literature being for the most part unknown or ignored. Few know anything of the enormous literary activity that began in the thirteenth century, was carried on by Rulebeuf, Marie de France, Gaston de Foix, Thibault de Champagne, and Lorris; was fostered by Charles of Orleans, by Margaret of Valois, by Francis the First; that gave a crowd of versifiers to France, enriched, strengthened, developed, and fixed the French language, and prepared the way for Corneille and for Racine. The present work aims to afford information and direction touching the early efforts of France in poetical literature.
"In one moderately sized volume he has contrived to introduce us to the very best, if not to all of the early French poets."—Athenæum.
Bradshaw.—AN ATTEMPT TO ASCERTAIN THE STATE OF CHAUCER'S WORKS, AS THEY WERE LEFT AT HIS DEATH. With some Notes of their Subsequent History. ByHenry Bradshaw, of King's College, and the University Library, Cambridge.In the Press.
Brimley.—ESSAYS BY THE LATE GEORGE BRIMLEY, M.A. Edited by the Rev.W.G. Clark, M.A. With Portrait. Cheaper Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.
Essays on literary topics, such as Tennyson's "Poems," Carlyle's "Life of Stirling," "Bleak House," &c., reprinted fromFraser,theSpectator,and like periodicals.
Essays on literary topics, such as Tennyson's "Poems," Carlyle's "Life of Stirling," "Bleak House," &c., reprinted fromFraser,theSpectator,and like periodicals.
Broome.—THE STRANGER OF SERIPHOS. A Dramatic Poem. ByFrederick Napier Broome. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
Founded on the Greek legend of Danae and Perseus."Grace and beauty of expression are Mr. Broome's characteristics; and these qualities are displayed in many passages."—Athenæum.
Founded on the Greek legend of Danae and Perseus.
"Grace and beauty of expression are Mr. Broome's characteristics; and these qualities are displayed in many passages."—Athenæum.
Church (A.J.).—HORÆ TENNYSONIANÆ, Sive Eclogæ e Tennysono Latine redditæ. CuraA.J. Church, A.M. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.
Latin versions of Selections from Tennyson. Among the authors are the Editor, the late Professor Conington, Professor Seeley, Dr. Hessey, Mr. Kebbel, and other gentlemen.
Latin versions of Selections from Tennyson. Among the authors are the Editor, the late Professor Conington, Professor Seeley, Dr. Hessey, Mr. Kebbel, and other gentlemen.
Clough (Arthur Hugh).—THE POEMS AND PROSE REMAINS OF ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH. With a Selection from his Letters and a Memoir. Edited by his Wife. With Portrait. Two vols. crown 8vo. 21s.Or Poems separately, as below.
The late Professor Clough is well known as a graceful, tender poet, and as the scholarly translator of Plutarch. The letters possess high interest, not biographical only, but literary—discussing, as they do, the most important questions of the time, always in a genial spirit. The "Remains" include papers on "Retrenchment at Oxford;" on Professor F.W. Newman's book "The Soul;" on Wordsworth; on the Formation of Classical English; on some Modern Poems (Matthew Arnold and the late Alexander Smith), &c. &c.
The late Professor Clough is well known as a graceful, tender poet, and as the scholarly translator of Plutarch. The letters possess high interest, not biographical only, but literary—discussing, as they do, the most important questions of the time, always in a genial spirit. The "Remains" include papers on "Retrenchment at Oxford;" on Professor F.W. Newman's book "The Soul;" on Wordsworth; on the Formation of Classical English; on some Modern Poems (Matthew Arnold and the late Alexander Smith), &c. &c.
THE POEMS OF ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH, sometime Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. With a Memoir byF.T. Palgrave.Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"From the higher mind of cultivated, all-questioning, but still conservative England, in this our puzzled generation, we do not know of any utterance in literature so characteristic as the poems of Arthur Hugh Clough."—Fraser's Magazine.
"From the higher mind of cultivated, all-questioning, but still conservative England, in this our puzzled generation, we do not know of any utterance in literature so characteristic as the poems of Arthur Hugh Clough."—Fraser's Magazine.
Dante.—DANTE'S COMEDY, THE HELL. Translated byW.M. Rossetti. Fcap. 8vo. cloth. 5s.
"The aim of this translation of Dante may be summed up in one word—Literality.... To follow Dante sentence for sentence, line for line, word for word—neither more nor less—has been my strenuous endeavour."—Author's Preface.
"The aim of this translation of Dante may be summed up in one word—Literality.... To follow Dante sentence for sentence, line for line, word for word—neither more nor less—has been my strenuous endeavour."—Author's Preface.
De Vere.—THE INFANT BRIDAL, and other Poems. ByAubrey De Vere. Fcap. 8vo. 7s.6d.
"Mr. De Vere has taken his place among the poets of the day. Pure and tender feeling, and that polished restraint of style which is called classical, are the charms of the volume."—Spectator.
"Mr. De Vere has taken his place among the poets of the day. Pure and tender feeling, and that polished restraint of style which is called classical, are the charms of the volume."—Spectator.
Doyle (Sir F.H.).—Works by SirFrancis Hastings Doyle, Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford:—
THE RETURN OF THE GUARDS, AND OTHER POEMS. Fcap. 8vo. 7s.
"Good wine needs no bush, nor good verse a preface; and Sir Francis Doyle's verses run bright and clear, and smack of a classic vintage.... His chief characteristic, as it is his greatest charm, is the simple manliness which gives force to all he writes. It is a characteristic in these days rare enough."—Examiner.
"Good wine needs no bush, nor good verse a preface; and Sir Francis Doyle's verses run bright and clear, and smack of a classic vintage.... His chief characteristic, as it is his greatest charm, is the simple manliness which gives force to all he writes. It is a characteristic in these days rare enough."—Examiner.
LECTURES ON POETRY, delivered before the University of Oxford in 1868. Crown 8vo. 3s.6d.
Three Lectures:—(1)Inaugural; (2)Provincial Poetry; (3)Dr Newman's "Dream of Gerontius.""Full of thoughtful discrimination and fine insight: the lecture on 'Provincial Poetry' seems to us singularly true, eloquent, and instructive."—Spectator.
Three Lectures:—(1)Inaugural; (2)Provincial Poetry; (3)Dr Newman's "Dream of Gerontius."
"Full of thoughtful discrimination and fine insight: the lecture on 'Provincial Poetry' seems to us singularly true, eloquent, and instructive."—Spectator.
Evans.—BROTHER FABIAN'S MANUSCRIPT, AND OTHER POEMS. BySebastian Evans. Fcap. 8vo. cloth. 6s.
"In this volume we have full assurance that he has 'the vision and the faculty divine.'... Clever and full of kindly humour."—Globe.
"In this volume we have full assurance that he has 'the vision and the faculty divine.'... Clever and full of kindly humour."—Globe.
Furnivall.—LE MORTE D'ARTHUR. Edited from theHarleianM.S. 2252, in the British Museum. ByF.J. Furnivall, M.A. With Essay by the lateHerbert Coleridge. Fcap. 8vo. 7s.6d.
Looking to the interest shown by so many thousands in Mr. Tennyson's Arthurian poems, the editor and publishers have thought that the old version would possess considerable interest. It is a reprint of the celebrated Harleian copy; and is accompanied by index and glossary.
Looking to the interest shown by so many thousands in Mr. Tennyson's Arthurian poems, the editor and publishers have thought that the old version would possess considerable interest. It is a reprint of the celebrated Harleian copy; and is accompanied by index and glossary.
Garnett.—IDYLLS AND EPIGRAMS. Chiefly from the Greek Anthology. ByRichard Garnett. Fcap. 8vo. 2s.6d.
"A charming little book. For English readers, Mr. Garnett's translalations will open a new world of thought."—Westminster Review.
"A charming little book. For English readers, Mr. Garnett's translalations will open a new world of thought."—Westminster Review.
GUESSES AT TRUTH. ByTwo Brothers. With Vignette, Title, and Frontispiece. New Edition, with Memoir. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"The following year was memorable for the commencement of the 'Guesses at Truth.' He and his Oxford brother, living as they did in constant and free interchange of thought on questions of philosophy and literature and art; delighting, each of them, in the epigrammatic terseness which is the charm of the 'Pensées' of Pascal, and the 'Caractères' of La Bruyère—agreed to utter themselves in this form, and the book appeared, anonymously, in two volumes, in 1827."—Memoir.
"The following year was memorable for the commencement of the 'Guesses at Truth.' He and his Oxford brother, living as they did in constant and free interchange of thought on questions of philosophy and literature and art; delighting, each of them, in the epigrammatic terseness which is the charm of the 'Pensées' of Pascal, and the 'Caractères' of La Bruyère—agreed to utter themselves in this form, and the book appeared, anonymously, in two volumes, in 1827."—Memoir.
Hamerton.—A PAINTER'S CAMP. ByPhilip Gilbert Hamerton. Second Edition, revised. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.
Book I.In England;Book II.In Scotland;Book III.In France.This is the story of an Artist's encampments and adventures. The headings of a few chapters may serve to convey a notion of the character of the book: A Walk on the Lancashire Moors; the Author his own Housekeeper and Cook; Tents and Boats for the Highlands; The Author encamps on an uninhabited Island; A Lake Voyage; A Gipsy Journey to Glen Coe; Concerning Moonlight and Old Castles; A little French City; A Farm in the Autunois, &c. &c.
Book I.In England;Book II.In Scotland;Book III.In France.This is the story of an Artist's encampments and adventures. The headings of a few chapters may serve to convey a notion of the character of the book: A Walk on the Lancashire Moors; the Author his own Housekeeper and Cook; Tents and Boats for the Highlands; The Author encamps on an uninhabited Island; A Lake Voyage; A Gipsy Journey to Glen Coe; Concerning Moonlight and Old Castles; A little French City; A Farm in the Autunois, &c. &c.
"His pages sparkle with happy turns of expression, not a few well-told anecdotes, and many observations which are the fruit of attentive study and wise reflection on the complicated phenomena of human life, as well as of unconscious nature."—Westminster Review.
"His pages sparkle with happy turns of expression, not a few well-told anecdotes, and many observations which are the fruit of attentive study and wise reflection on the complicated phenomena of human life, as well as of unconscious nature."—Westminster Review.
ETCHING AND ETCHERS. A Treatise Critical and Practical. ByP.G. Hamerton. With Original Plates byRembrandt,Callot,Dujardin,Paul Potter, &c. Royal 8vo. Half morocco. 31s.6d.
"It is a work of which author, printer, and publisher may alike feel proud. It is a work, too, of which none but a genuine artist could by possibility have been the author."—Saturday Review.
"It is a work of which author, printer, and publisher may alike feel proud. It is a work, too, of which none but a genuine artist could by possibility have been the author."—Saturday Review.
Herschel.—THE ILIAD OF HOMER. Translated into English Hexameters. By SirJohn Herschel, Bart. 8vo. 18s.
A version of the Iliad in English Hexameters. The question of Homeric translation is fully discussed in the Preface."It is admirable, not only for many intrinsic merits, but as a great man's tribute to Genius."—Illustrated London News.
A version of the Iliad in English Hexameters. The question of Homeric translation is fully discussed in the Preface.
"It is admirable, not only for many intrinsic merits, but as a great man's tribute to Genius."—Illustrated London News.
HIATUS: the Void in Modern Education. Its Cause and Antidote. ByOutis. 8vo. 8s.6d.
The main object of this Essay is to point out how the emotional element which underlies the Fine Arts is disregarded and undeveloped at this time so far as (despite a pretence at filling it up) to constitute an Educational Hiatus.
The main object of this Essay is to point out how the emotional element which underlies the Fine Arts is disregarded and undeveloped at this time so far as (despite a pretence at filling it up) to constitute an Educational Hiatus.
HYMNI ECCLESIÆ.See"Theological Section."
Kennedy.—LEGENDARY FICTIONS OF THE IRISH CELTS. Collected and Narrated byPatrick Kennedy. Crown 8vo. With Two Illustrations. 7s.6d.
"A very admirable popular selection of the Irish fairy stories and legends, in which those who are familiar with Mr. Croker's, and other selections of the same kind, will find much that is fresh, and full of the peculiar vivacity and humour, and sometimes even of the ideal beauty, of the true Celtic Legend."—Spectator.
"A very admirable popular selection of the Irish fairy stories and legends, in which those who are familiar with Mr. Croker's, and other selections of the same kind, will find much that is fresh, and full of the peculiar vivacity and humour, and sometimes even of the ideal beauty, of the true Celtic Legend."—Spectator.
Kingsley (Canon).—See also"Historic Section," "Works of Fiction,"and"Philosophy;"also"Juvenile Books,"and"Theology."
THE SAINTS' TRAGEDY: or, The True Story of Elizabeth of Hungary. By the Rev.Charles Kingsley. With a Preface by the Rev.F.D. Maurice. Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
ANDROMEDA, AND OTHER POEMS. Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
PHAETHON; or, Loose Thoughts for Loose Thinkers. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 2s.
Kingsley (Henry).—See"Works of Fiction."
Lowell (Professor).—AMONG MY BOOKS. Six Essays. ByJames Russell Lowell, M.A., Professor of Belles Lettres in Harvard College. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.
Six Essays: Dryden; Witchcraft; Shakespeare Once More; New England Two Centuries ago; Lessing; Rousseau and the Sentimentalists.
Six Essays: Dryden; Witchcraft; Shakespeare Once More; New England Two Centuries ago; Lessing; Rousseau and the Sentimentalists.
UNDER THE WILLOWS, AND OTHER POEMS. ByJames Russell Lowell. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"Under the Willowsis one of the most admirable bits of idyllic work, short as it is, or perhaps because it is short, that have been done in our generation."—Saturday Review.
"Under the Willowsis one of the most admirable bits of idyllic work, short as it is, or perhaps because it is short, that have been done in our generation."—Saturday Review.
Masson (Professor).—ESSAYS, BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL. Chiefly on the British Poets. ByDavid Masson, LL.D., Professor of Rhetoric in the University of Edinburgh. 8vo. 12s.6d.
"Distinguished by a remarkable power of analysis, a clear statement of the actual facts on which speculation is based, and an appropriate beauty of Language. These essays should be popular with serious men."—Athenæum.
"Distinguished by a remarkable power of analysis, a clear statement of the actual facts on which speculation is based, and an appropriate beauty of Language. These essays should be popular with serious men."—Athenæum.
BRITISH NOVELISTS AND THEIR STYLES. Being a Critical Sketch of the History of British Prose Fiction. Crown 8vo. 7s.6d.
"Valuable for its lucid analysis of fundamental principles, its breadth of view, and sustained animation of style."—Spectator.
"Valuable for its lucid analysis of fundamental principles, its breadth of view, and sustained animation of style."—Spectator.
MRS. JERNINGHAM'S JOURNAL. Second Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3s.6d.A Poem of the boudoir or domestic class, purporting to be the journal of a newly-married lady.
"One quality in the piece, sufficient of itself to claim a moment's attention, is that it is unique—original, indeed, is not too strong a word—in the manner of its conception and execution."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"One quality in the piece, sufficient of itself to claim a moment's attention, is that it is unique—original, indeed, is not too strong a word—in the manner of its conception and execution."—Pall Mall Gazette.
Mistral (F.).—MIRELLE: a Pastoral Epic of Provence. Translated byH. Crichton. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"This is a capital translation of the elegant and richly-coloured pastoral epic poem of M. Mistral which, in 1859, he dedicated in enthusiastic terms to Lamartine.... It would be hard to overpraise the sweetness and pleasing freshness of this charming epic."—Athenæum.
"This is a capital translation of the elegant and richly-coloured pastoral epic poem of M. Mistral which, in 1859, he dedicated in enthusiastic terms to Lamartine.... It would be hard to overpraise the sweetness and pleasing freshness of this charming epic."—Athenæum.
Myers (Ernest).—THE PURITANS. ByErnest Myers. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth. 2s.6d.
"It is not too much to call it a really grand poem, stately and dignified, and showing not only a high poetic mind, but also great power over poetic expression."—Literary Churchman.
"It is not too much to call it a really grand poem, stately and dignified, and showing not only a high poetic mind, but also great power over poetic expression."—Literary Churchman.
Myers (F.W.H.).—Poems. ByF.W.H. Myers. Extra fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.Containing "ST. PAUL," "St. JOHN," and other Poems.
Nettleship.—ESSAYS ON ROBERT BROWNING'S POETRY. ByJohn T. Nettleship. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.6d.
Noel.—BEATRICE, AND OTHER POEMS. By the Hon.Roden Noel. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.
"Beatriceis in many respects a noble poem; it displays a splendour of landscape painting, a strong definite precision of highly-coloured description, which has not often been surpassed."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"Beatriceis in many respects a noble poem; it displays a splendour of landscape painting, a strong definite precision of highly-coloured description, which has not often been surpassed."—Pall Mall Gazette.
Norton.—THE LADY OF LA GARAYE. By theHon. Mrs. Norton. With Vignette and Frontispiece. Sixth Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 4s.6d.
"There is no lack of vigour, no faltering of power, plenty of passion, much bright description, much musical verse.... Full of thoughts well-expressed, and may be classed among her best works."—Times.
"There is no lack of vigour, no faltering of power, plenty of passion, much bright description, much musical verse.... Full of thoughts well-expressed, and may be classed among her best works."—Times.
Orwell.—THE BISHOP'S WALK AND THE BISHOP'S TIMES. Poems on the days of Archbishop Leighton and the Scottish Covenant. ByOrwell. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
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THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE.
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Founded upon the story of Sappho.
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Rossetti (W.M.).—DANTE'S HELL.See"Dante."
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