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"Who are you? What do you here?" asked Fogg. "Stand back. Guard, hold his hands. Take him into custody. What is the meaning of this?"

"I have been robbed," said Fox, his face streaming with sweat and red with heat. "I have had my money taken; she has brought it here; she is trying to bribe you with it; she would buy off that fellow; he deserves to be hung. I will denounce you if you take the money; it is mine. You have come here to hang him, and hanged he shall be. You shall not take my money and let him escape." He gasped for breath; he had been galloping, and galloping in a state of feverish excitement and rage. Some time after Julian had left him at Hall, her final remark had occurred to him, "Then I shall help myself," and he asked himself what she could mean by that, what she possibly could do.

Suddenly he remembered his doubts about whether she had seen him in the pigeon-cote, and at once he was overwhelmed with fear. He mounted his horse and rode to Kilworthy, to hear that his sister had left an hour before with servants and horses. He flew to the dove-cote andexplored the pigeon-holes. Every one had been rifled. Sick, almost fainting with dismay, with baffled avarice and ambition, he remounted his horse, and rode at its fastest pace to Lydford.

"You are an impudent scoundrel," said Captain Fogg; "an impudent scoundrel to dare insinuate—but, who are you, what is your name?"

"I am Anthony Crymes of Kilworthy," said Fox.

"It is a lie!" exclaimed Julian, starting forward. "Captain Fogg, take him, if you must have a victim. Take him. He is Anthony Cleverdon, son of the old Squire, and heir to Hall."

"What is that?—what is that? Clear the room," shouted Fogg. "Stand back you rascal!—traitor!—rebel! Sergeant, keep hold of him till you can get a pair of manacles—or stay, take your sash, bind his hands behind his back, and leave the room. Friswell, you need not stay; I will call you when wanted. Matters of State importance, secrets against the Government and his sacred Majesty the King, are not for ears such as yours—till tried, tried and proved worthy. Go."

When the room was cleared of all save Julian and Fox, the Captain said, "Now, then, what is the meaning of this?"

"I have been robbed," said Fox, trembling between apprehension and rage. "My sister has taken advantage of having seen where I keep my money, and has carried it off—therewith to bribe you to let off"—he turned fiercely at Julian, his white teeth shining, his lips drawn back, and his eyes glittering with hate—"to let off—her lover."

"You are quite mistaken," said Fogg, stroking his moustache. "These saddle-bags and valises contain documents of importance, correspondence of the rebels——"

"They contain my money," screamed Fox—"five hundred pounds."

"Five hundred guineas," said the Captain, and thrust his hand into his pocket, "and some of them five-guinea pieces?"

"Even so. They are mine."

"And you are——?"

"Anthony Crymes. Most people know me as Fox Crymes."

"Captain Fogg," said Julian, "that is false. I do notdeny that he was once called Crymes, but he obtained a royal license to change his name; he is Anthony Cleverdon."

"Anthony Cleverdon!" echoed Captain Fogg. "By the Lord, you seem to be a breed of Anthony Cleverdons down here! How many more of you are there?"

"There are three," said Julian—"the father, the old squire; there is his son, an outcast, driven by his father from his home; and there is the Anthony Cleverdon of Hall, who has assumed the name, stepped into the rights and place of the other, and walks in his shoes."

"And, by Heaven!—why not wear his cravat? You swear to this."

"I will swear."

"Come—I must have another to confirm your word."

"Call up the old father, if he be not already discharged."

Fox for a moment was stunned. He realized his danger. He had run his head into the noose prepared for Anthony, and that five hundred pounds had saved Anthony and sold him.

The paralyzing effect of this discovery lasted but for a moment. Then he burst forth into a torrent of explanation, confused, stuttering in his rage and fear, now in a scream, then in a hoarse croak.

Captain Fogg rapped on the table.

"Gag him," ordered he, "stop his mouth. We have made a mistake—locked up the wrong man. This is the veritable Anthony Cleverdon, the rebel. Stop his mouth instantly. He deafens me."

Fox—writhing, plunging, kicking, struggling to be free—was quickly overmastered, his mouth gagged, his feet bound as well as his hands. He stood snorting, his eyes glaring, the sweat pouring from his brow, and his red hair bristling.

In another moment old Squire Cleverdon was introduced, looking deadly pale. He had not been released—had not as yet heard that his son had delivered himself up. He looked with indifference about him. He believed he was brought up to receive sentence, and he was prepared to receive it with dignity.

"Old man," said the Captain, "a word with you. Friswell, you may stay. Sergeant, keep at the door. Iwant a short and direct answer to a question I put to you. Prisoner, do you know that fellow there, with his hair on end and his mouth stopped?"

"I know him very well. I have good reason to know him," answered the Squire.

"What is his name?"

"His name is the same as mine—Anthony Cleverdon."

"And his place of residence?"

"Hall."

"Is he your son?"

"He is my son-in-law; he——"

"Enough. He is your son?"

"Yes; that is to say——"

"Exactly," interrupted Captain Fogg. "I want to hear no more; the lady says the same. Say it again. This is your assert——"

"Anthony Cleverdon, the younger, of Hall," said Julian.

"Sergeant," said Fogg, "is the beam run out?"

"Yes, your honour."

"And the rope ready?"

"It is, your honour."

"Then take this prisoner—Anthony Cleverdon the younger—and hang him forthwith. The two other prisoners are discharged. They were apprehended, or gave themselves up, by mistake. That is the true Anthony Cleverdon. Hang him—at once. He who steps into another man's shoes may wear as well his cravat."

FOOTNOTE:[7]This was the case. Among those sentenced by Judge Jeffreys, the majority escaped with a payment. The Queen had 98 delivered to her order, Jerome Nimo had 101, Sir Wm. Booth 195, Sir Christopher Musgrave 100, Sir Wm. Howard 205, and so on. They paid sums varying in amount, and got off clear. See Inderwick's "Sidelights on the Stuarts," 1889.

[7]This was the case. Among those sentenced by Judge Jeffreys, the majority escaped with a payment. The Queen had 98 delivered to her order, Jerome Nimo had 101, Sir Wm. Booth 195, Sir Christopher Musgrave 100, Sir Wm. Howard 205, and so on. They paid sums varying in amount, and got off clear. See Inderwick's "Sidelights on the Stuarts," 1889.

Anthony was in his cell. He expected every moment to be called forth, and to hear his doom. He was perfectly calm, and thought only of Urith. He had the half-token about his neck, and he kissed it. Urith had given it to him: it was a pledge to him that she would ever be heartaching for him, living in the love and thought of him. Time passed without his noticing it.

Steps approached his cell, and he rose from his seat, ready to follow the soldier who would lead him forth to death. But, to his astonishment, in the door appearedJulian, with the lieutenant. Anthony's face darkened, and he stepped back. Why should this girl—this girl who had poisoned his life—come to torment and disturb him at the last hour?

Perhaps she read his thoughts in his face by the pale ray of light that entered from the window; and, with a voice trembling with emotion, she said, "Anthony, you are free!"

He did not stir, but looked questioningly at her. She also was pale, deadly pale, and her whole frame was quivering.

"It is true," said Friswell. "You are free to depart, you and the old man; both are discharged. There has been a mistake."

"I do not understand. There can have been no mistake," said Anthony.

"Come, quick; follow me," said Julian. Then, in a low tone, turning to the lieutenant, she said, "Suffer me one moment to speak to him alone."

"You may speak to him as much as you will," said the young man. "I only wish I were in his place."

"Anthony," said she, "say not another word to anyone here. I have delivered you."

"You, Julian! But how?"

"I have bought your life, with gold and——"

"And with what?"

"With—but I will tell you outside, not here. Come, your father awaits you."

"I thank you for what you have done for me, Julian. If I have wronged you in any way hitherto, I ask your forgiveness. Indeed, we have been in the wrong on all sides—none pure, none—save Bessie."

"None, save Bessie," repeated Julian.

"Come with me," she added, after a silence; and he obeyed.

Near the castle stands the weather-beaten church of St. Petrock, with its granite-pinnacled tower. Outside this church, on a tombstone, sat the old Squire. He first had been released, not at all comprehending how he had escaped death; not allowed to ask questions, huddled out of the castle, and sent forth into the street, bewildered and in doubt.

Now, with wide-opened eyes, he stared at Julian and hisson as they came to him, as though he saw spirits from the dead.

"He is free, he is restored to you!" said Julian. The old man tried to rise, but sank back on the stone, extended his arms, and in a moment was locked in those of his son.

He could not understand what had taken place. He knew only that both he and Anthony were free, and in no further danger, but how that had come about, and how it was that Fox was in bonds, he could not make out. The reaction after the strain on his nerves set in. Great tears rolled out of his eyes, and he sobbed like a child on the breast of Anthony.

Then Julian told him how that his son had come and had surrendered himself to save his father. The old man listened, and as he listened, his pride, his hardness gave way. He put his hand into that of his son and pressed it. He could not speak, his heart was overfull.

But how had Anthony escaped? That he could not understand.

Then Julian told how that she had discovered that Fox had a hidden store of gold in the pigeon-cote at Kilworthy. She was convinced that this was the money that her father had lost, the money he was conveying to Monmouth at Taunton. Fox must have robbed the coach, robbed his own father, secreted the bags near the place where he had stolen them, and conveyed them by night, one by one, to the pigeon house at Kilworthy, where he had supposed they were safe, as the cote was deserted and no one ever entered it, least of all ascended a ladder to explore the pigeon-holes. She, by accident, had observed him, but had not allowed him to suppose that he had been seen.

When Anthony gave himself up, then Julian had entreated Fox to use this money to obtain the freedom of his friend and brother-in-law. As he had refused to do so, Julian had gone home, and taken the gold, brought it to Lydford, and with it had purchased Anthony's freedom.

As they spoke, the sexton passed them, rattling the keys of the church. He took no notice of them, nor they of him. They, indeed, were immersed in their own concerns.

"But," said Anthony, "you said something more to me. You had sacrificed something for me besides the gold. What was it——?"

"A life," answered Julian, in a low tone.

Hark! as she said the word, the bell of the church began to toll.

"There is some one dying," said the old man, rising from the gravestone. "Let us pray for him as he passes."

There was a noise of voices in the street, exclamations, heard between the deep deafening notes of the bell.

Presently the old man said. "What did you say, Julian! A life—whose life?"

She did not answer. He looked round. She was gone.

"And what did the Captain mean," he added, "when he said—he who has stepped into another man's shoes must wear his cravat?"

As he looked about, searching for Julian—he saw his question answered; understood why the bell tolled, why the whole of the population of the little place was in the street, talking, gesticulating, crying out, and looking at the topmost window of the Castle.

He who had stepped into Anthony's shoes, assumed his name, occupied his place, was wearing the cravat intended for his neck.

But where was Julian?

That was a question asked often, repeatedly, urgently, and it was a question that was never answered.

A shepherd boy declared that he had seen her going over the moor in the direction of Tavy Cleave. Search was made for her in every direction, but in vain.

When the writer was a boy, he was with a party at a picnic at Tavy Cleave, and was bidden descend the precipitous flank to the river to bring up water in an iron kettle. He went down—jumping, sliding, scrambling, and suddenly slid through a branch of whortleberry plants between some masses of rock that had fallen together, wedging each other up, and found himself in a pit under these rocks. To his surprise he there found a number of bones. His first impression was that a sheep had fallen from the rocks into this place, and had there died, but a little further examination convinced him that the remains were not those of a sheep at all. Among the remains, where were the little bones of the hand, was a ring. The ring was of gold and delicately wrought. It probably at one time contained hair, but this had disappeared, and the socket was empty,within the hoop was engraved "Ulalia Crymes, d. April 6, 1665." It was clearly a mourning ring. Now Ulalia Glanville was the last of that family, the heiress who married Ferdinando Crymes, and the day of her burial was April 10th, therefore, probably she died about April 6th, in that very year, 1665. And this was the mother of Julian. Can this have been the ring commemorative of her mother worn by Julian Crymes, and does this fact identify the bones as the remains of that unhappy girl? If so she must have either slipped or precipitated herself from the rocks over head, and fallen between these masses of stone, where her crushed body escaped the observation of all searchers, and of accidental passers-by.

As already said in an earlier chapter, the parish church of Peter Tavy has gone through that process which is facetiously termed "restoration," on the principle of the derivation ofLucus à non lucendo; restoration meaning, in ninety-nine out of a hundred cases the utter destruction of every element of interest and loveliness in an ancient church. Among the objects on which one of those West of England wreckers, the architects, exhibit their destructive energies are the tombstones.

Now, in Peter Tavy Church, previous to its restoration, there were—in the interest of my story—two tombstones, fortunately transcribed before the wrecker began his work.

Here is one, cut on a slate slab let into the floor:—

"To the Memory ofANTHONY CLEVERDON,Gent.,[Then a pair of clasped right hands]andURITH,his Wife,Daughter and Heiress ofRICHARD MALVINE,of Willsworthy, Gent."

Under this stone the corps of them abideWhat lived and tenderly did love, and dyed.Wedlock and Death had with the Grave agreedTo make for them an everlasting marriage bed,Where in repose their mixed dust might lye.Their souls be gone up hand in hand on high.

Under this stone the corps of them abide

What lived and tenderly did love, and dyed.

Wedlock and Death had with the Grave agreed

To make for them an everlasting marriage bed,

Where in repose their mixed dust might lye.

Their souls be gone up hand in hand on high.

Curiously enough, there was no date to this tomb.

It would appear that for a hundred years the descendants of Anthony and Urith remained at Willsworthy, and then the family became extinct. It would also appear that Hall passed completely out of the family of Cleverdon, the old Anthony Cleverdon, on his death, being entered in the register as "Anthony Cleverdon the Elder, once of Hall, but now of Willsworthy, Gentleman;" and the date of his burial was 1689, so that he just survived the accession of the Prince of Orange.

It cannot be doubted that the few remaining years of his life saw him an altered man, and that he had discovered that with the loss of Hall he had gained something, as Luke had said, far more precious—the love of his children, and the knowledge how precious it was.

In the floor of the chancel, below the Communion-rails, was another Cleverdon monument, but not one of a Cleverdon of Willsworthy, but of a rector of Peter Tavy. His Christian name was Luke. We may therefore conclude that Luke from being curate became incumbent of the church and parish he had served so faithfully. Beneath his name stood a second. The inscription ran thus:—"Also of Elizabeth, his true helpmeet, daughter of Anthony Cleverdon, formerly of Hall." There was no mention on it of the marriage with Fox. Below stood the text from Proverbs:—

"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her. She will do him good, and not evil, all the days of her life."

THE END

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This book is the only one in English which deals with the personal history of the Cæsars, and Mr. Baring Gould has found a subject which, for picturesque detail and sombre interest, is not rivalled by any work of fiction. The volume is copiously illustrated.

F. T. PERRENS.

THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM THE TIME OF THE MEDICIS TO THE FALL OF THE REPUBLIC.ByF. T. Perrens. Translated byHannah Lynch. In 3 vols. Vol. I. 8vo,12s. 6d.

[November, 1891.

This is a translation from the French of the best history of Florence in existence. These volumes cover a period of profound interest—political and literary—and they are written with great vivacity. The work will be in three volumes, of which this is the first.

EDITED BY A. CLARK, M.A.

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.

[October, 1891.

This is the first book which has dealt with the history of the Oxford Colleges as distinct from that of the University. The various chapters are contributed by distinguished Oxford men, and the book will be of permanent historical value.

EDITED BY C. WHIBLEY.

SWIFT'S JOURNAL TO STELLA.Edited, with Introduction and Notes, byCharles Whibley. 2 vols. 8vo.

[January, 1892.

EDITED BY W. E. HENLEY.

BYRON'S LETTERS.Edited, with Introduction and Notes, byW. E. Henley. 8vo.

[In preparation.

EDITED BY J. WELLS, M.A.

OXFORD AND OXFORD LIFE: With Chapters on the Examinations.By Members of the University. Edited byJ. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Crown 8vo.

[March, 1892.

In Two Parts:—

This work will be of great interest and value to all who are in any way connected with the University. It will contain an account of life at Oxford—intellectual, social, and religious—a careful estimate of necessary expenses, a review of recent changes, and a statement of the present position of the University. The second part will treat fully of the various examinations.

WITH PREFACE BY SIR EDWIN ARNOLD.

THE IMITATION OF BUDDHA: Being Quotations from Buddhist Literature for each Day in the Year.ByE. M. Bowden. With Preface by SirEdwin Arnold. 12mo,2s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

HENRIK IBSEN.

BRAND.A Drama byHenrik Ibsen. Translated byWilliam Wilson. Crown 8vo,5s.

[October, 1891.

This is the first English translation of the most famous and powerful of Ibsen's dramas. It is a work of extraordinary interest, and on it Ibsen's fame abroad chiefly rests.

W. CUNNINGHAM, D.D.

THE PATH TOWARDS KNOWLEDGE: Essays on Questions of the Day.ByW. Cunningham, D.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Professor of Economics at King's College, London. Crown 8vo,4s. 6d.

[Ready.

P. ANDERSON GRAHAM.

NATURE IN BOOKS: Studies in Literary Biography.ByP. Anderson Graham. Crown 8vo,6s.

[October, 1891.

This is an attempt to trace the influence of surrounding circumstances, and especially the influences of nature on some great writers. The chapters are entitled: I. 'The Magic of the Fields' (Jefferies). II. 'Art and Nature' (Tennyson). III. 'The Doctrine of Idleness' (Thoreau). IV. 'The Romance of Life' (Scott). V. 'The Poetry of Toil' (Burns). VI. 'The Divinity of Nature' (Wordsworth).

New and Cheaper Editions.

W. CLARK RUSSELL.

THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD.ByW. Clark Russell, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor.' With Illustrations byF. Brangwyn. New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo,5s.

[In preparation.

This will be a cheaper edition uniform with the author's 'Nelson.' This book has been cordially welcomed in its more expensive form, and has taken its place as a standard work of naval history.

S. BARING GOULD.

HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS.ByS. Baring Gould. First Series. Third Edition. Crown 8vo,6s.

[December, 1891.

FREAKS OF FANATICISM.ByS. Baring Gould. Crown 8vo,6s.

[December, 1891.

A new and cheaper edition of the book originally published as a second series of 'Historic Oddities.'

FICTION.

W. CLARK RUSSELL.

MY DANISH SWEETHEART.ByW. Clark Russell, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor.' Crown 8vo, 3 vols.,31s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

F. MABEL ROBINSON.

HOVENDEN, V.C.ByF. Mabel Robinson, Author of 'The Plan of Campaign.' Crown 8vo, 3 vols.,25s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

THE AUTHOR OF 'MEHALAH.'

MARGERY OF QUETHER.ByS. Baring Gould, Author of 'Mehalah,' &c. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[Ready.

W. E. NORRIS.

JACK'S FATHER.ByW. E. Norris, Author of 'Matrimony.' Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[Ready.

W. H. POLLOCK & A. G. ROSS.

BETWEEN THE LINES.ByWalter Herries PollockandA. G. Ross. Post 8vo,1s.

[Ready.

MRS. WALFORD.

A PINCH OF EXPERIENCE.ByL. B. Walford, Author of 'Mr. Smith.' With Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo,6s.

[November, 1891.

MRS. MOLESWORTH.

THE RED GRANGE.ByMrs. Molesworth, Author of 'Carrots.' With Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo,6s.

[Ready.

MRS. CUTHELL.

IN TENT AND BUNGALOW: Stories of Indian Sport and Society.ByMrs. Cuthell. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[December, 1891.

J. MACLAREN COBBAN.

A REVEREND GENTLEMAN.ByJ. Maclaren Cobban.Crown 8vo,6s.

[October, 1891.

E. M'QUEEN GRAY.

ELSA.A Novel. Crown 8vo,6s.

[Ready.

"A charming novel. The characters are not only powerful sketches, but minutely and carefully finished portraits."—Guardian.

New and Cheaper Editions.

S. BARING GOULD.

URITH.A Story of Dartmoor. ByS. Baring Gould, Author of 'Mehalah,' 'Arminell,' &c. Crown 8vo,6s.

[Ready.

A cheaper edition of a story which has had a very cordial reception.

F. MABEL ROBINSON.

MR. BUTLER'S WARD.ByF. Mabel Robinson, Author of 'The Plan of Campaign.' Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[In October.

LESLIE KEITH.

A LOST ILLUSION.ByLeslie Keith, Author of 'The Chilcotes,' 'A Hurricane in Petticoats,' &c. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

G. MANVILLE FENN.

A DOUBLE KNOT.ByG. Manville Fenn, Author of 'The Vicar's People,' 'Eli's Children,' &c. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[Ready.

W. CLARK RUSSELL.

A MARRIAGE AT SEA.ByW. Clark Russell, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor,' &c. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[November, 1891.

A cheap edition of one of Mr. Clark Russell's exciting sea stories.

M. BETHAM EDWARDS.

DISARMED.ByM. Betham Edwards, Author of 'Kitty.' Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[Ready.

EDNA LYALL.

DERRICK VAUGHAN, NOVELIST.ByEdna Lyall, Author of 'Donovan.' Crown 8vo,1s.

[Ready.

A cheap edition of a book which in a more expensive form has passed into its 30th thousand.

MRS. LYNN LINTON.

THE TRUE HISTORY OF JOSHUA DAVIDSON.ByE. Lynn Linton. Post 8vo,1s.

[Ready.

A new edition, being the eleventh, of this famous book.

New Two Shilling Editions.

ARMINELL.By the Author of 'Mehalah.'

[Ready.

ELI'S CHILDREN.ByG. Manville Fenn.

[Ready.

THE QUIET MRS. FLEMING.ByRichard Pryce.

DISENCHANTMENT.ByF. Mabel Robinson.

NEW BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

L. T. MEADE.

HEPSY GIPSY.ByL. T. Meade. Illustrated byEverard Hopkins. Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

THE HONOURABLE MISS: A Tale of a Country Town.ByL. T. Meade, Author of 'Scamp and I,' 'A Girl of the People,' &c. With Illustrations byEverard Hopkins. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

MRS. LEITH ADAMS.

MY LAND OF BEULAH.With a Frontispiece byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

AUTHOR OF 'MDLE. MORI.'

THE SECRET OF MADAME DE MONLUC.By the Author of 'The Atelier du Lys.' Illustrated byW. Parkinson. Crown 8vo,5s.

[November, 1891.

New and Cheaper Editions.

W. CLARK RUSSELL.

MASTER ROCKAFELLAR'S VOYAGE.ByW. Clark Russell, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor,' &c. Illustrated byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[Ready.

G. MANVILLE FENN.

SYD BELTON: Or, The Boy who would not go to Sea. ByG. Manville Fenn, Author of 'In the King's Name,' &c. Illustrated byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[Ready.

NOVEL SERIES.

Three Shillings and Sixpence.

Messrs. Methuenwill issue from time to time a Series of copyright Novels, by well-known Authors, handsomely bound, at the above popular price. The first volumes (ready) are:

1.THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.F. MABEL ROBINSON.2.JACQUETTA.S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'Mehalah,' &c.3.MY LAND OF BEULAH.Mrs. LEITH ADAMS(Mrs. De Courcy Laffan).4.ELI'S CHILDREN.G. MANVILLE FENN.5.ARMINELL: A Social Romance.S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'Mehalah,' &c.6.DERRICK VAUGHAN, NOVELIST.With Portrait of Author.EDNA LYALL, Author of 'Donovan,' &c.7.DISENCHANTMENT.F. MABEL ROBINSON.8.DISARMED.M. BETHAM EDWARDS.9.JACK'S FATHER.W. E. NORRIS.10.MARGERY OF QUETHER.S. BARING GOULD.11.A LOST ILLUSION.LESLIE KEITH.

1.THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.F. MABEL ROBINSON.

2.JACQUETTA.S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'Mehalah,' &c.

3.MY LAND OF BEULAH.Mrs. LEITH ADAMS(Mrs. De Courcy Laffan).

4.ELI'S CHILDREN.G. MANVILLE FENN.

5.ARMINELL: A Social Romance.S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'Mehalah,' &c.

6.DERRICK VAUGHAN, NOVELIST.With Portrait of Author.EDNA LYALL, Author of 'Donovan,' &c.

7.DISENCHANTMENT.F. MABEL ROBINSON.

8.DISARMED.M. BETHAM EDWARDS.

9.JACK'S FATHER.W. E. NORRIS.

10.MARGERY OF QUETHER.S. BARING GOULD.

11.A LOST ILLUSION.LESLIE KEITH.

Other Volumes will be announced in due course.

ENGLISH LEADERS OF RELIGION.

Edited by A. M. M. STEDMAN, M.A.

Under the above titleMessrs. Methuenhave commenced the publication of a series of short biographies, free from party bias, of the most prominent leaders of religious life and thought in this and the last century.

Each volume will contain a succinct account and estimate of the career, the influence, and the literary position of the subject of the memoir.

The following are already arranged:—

CARDINAL NEWMAN.R. H. HUTTON.

[Ready.

"Few who read this book will fail to be struck by the wonderful insight it displays into the nature of the Cardinal's genius and the spirit of his life."—Wilfrid Ward, in theTablet."Full of knowledge, excellent in method, and intelligent in criticism. We regard it as wholly admirable."—Academy."An estimate, careful, deliberate, full of profound reasoning and of acute insight."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"Few who read this book will fail to be struck by the wonderful insight it displays into the nature of the Cardinal's genius and the spirit of his life."—Wilfrid Ward, in theTablet.

"Full of knowledge, excellent in method, and intelligent in criticism. We regard it as wholly admirable."—Academy.

"An estimate, careful, deliberate, full of profound reasoning and of acute insight."—Pall Mall Gazette.

JOHN WESLEY.J. H. OVERTON, M.A.

[Ready.

"It is well done; the story is clearly told, proportion is duly observed, and there is no lack either of discrimination or of sympathy."—Manchester Guardian."Admirable alike in tone and style."—Academy.

"It is well done; the story is clearly told, proportion is duly observed, and there is no lack either of discrimination or of sympathy."—Manchester Guardian.

"Admirable alike in tone and style."—Academy.

CHARLES SIMEON.H. C. G. MOULE, M.A.

[Shortly.

BISHOP WILBERFORCE.G. W. DANIEL, M.A.

[Ready.

JOHN KEBLE.W. LOCK, M.A.

F. D. MAURICE.COLONEL F. MAURICE, R.E.

THOMAS CHALMERS.MRS. OLIPHANT.

CARDINAL MANNING.A. W. HUTTON, M.A.

Other Volumes will be announced in due course.

SOCIAL QUESTIONS OF TO-DAY.

Edited by H. de B. GIBBINS, M.A.

Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.

Messrs. Methuenbeg to announce the publication of a series of volumes upon those topics of social, economic, and industrial interest that are at the present moment foremost in the public mind. Each volume of the series will be written by an author who is an acknowledged authority upon the subject with which he deals, and who will treat his question in a thoroughly sympathetic but impartial manner, with special reference to the historic aspect of the subject and from the point of view of the Historical School of economics and social science.

The following form the earlier Volumes of the Series:—

1. TRADES UNIONISM—NEW AND OLD.G. HOWELL, M.P., Author of 'The Conflicts of Capital and Labour.'

[Ready.

2. THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT OF TO-DAY.G. J. HOLYOAKE, Author of 'The History of Co-operation.'

[Ready.

3. MUTUAL THRIFT.REV. J. FROME WILKINSON, M.A., Author of 'The Friendly Society Movement.'

[Ready.

4. PROBLEMS OF POVERTY: An Inquiry into the Industrial Conditions of the Poor.J. A. HOBSON, M.A.

[Ready.

5. POVERTY AND PAUPERISM.REV. L. R. PHELPS, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.

6. ENGLISH SOCIALISM OF TO-DAY.HUBERT BLAND, One of the Authors of 'Fabian Essays.'

7. THE COMMERCE OF NATIONS.C. F. BASTABLE, M.A., Professor of Economics at Trinity College, Dublin, and Author of 'International Commerce.'

[Nearly ready.

8. ENGLISH LAND AND ENGLISH MEN.REV. C. W. STUBBS, M.A., Author of 'The Labourers and the Land.'

9. MODERN LABOUR AND OLD ECONOMICS.H. de B. GIBBINS, M.A.(Editor), Author of 'The Industrial History of England.'

10. CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM IN ENGLAND.REV. J. CARTER, M.A., of Pusey House, Oxford, Editor of 'The Economic Review.'

11. LAND NATIONALIZATION.HAROLD COX, M.A.

12. THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE.J. R. DIGGLE, M.A., Chairman of the London School Board.

UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERIES.

Under the above titleMessrs. Methuenare publishing a series of books on historical, literary, and scientific subjects, suitable for extension students and home-reading circles. The volumes are intended to assist the lecturer and not to usurp his place. Each volume will be complete in itself, and the subjects will be treated by competent writers in a broad and philosophic spirit.

Edited by J. E. SYMES, M.A.,Principal of University College, Nottingham.Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.

The following volumes are already arranged, and others will be announced shortly.

THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND.H. de B. GIBBINS, M.A., late Scholar of Wadham Coll., Oxon., Cobden Prizeman. With Maps and Plans.

[Ready.

"A compact and clear story of our industrial development. A study of his concise but luminous book cannot fail to give the reader a clear insight into the principal phenomena of our industrial history. The editor and publishers are to be congratulated on this first volume of their venture, and we shall look with expectant interest for the succeeding volumes of the series. If they maintain the same standard of excellence the series will make a permanent place for itself among the many series which appear from time to time."—University Extension Journal."The writer is well-informed, and from first to last his work is profoundly interesting."—Scots Observer."A careful and lucid sketch."—Times.

"The writer is well-informed, and from first to last his work is profoundly interesting."—Scots Observer.

"A careful and lucid sketch."—Times.

A HISTORY OF ENGLISH POLITICAL ECONOMY.L. L. PRICE, M.A., Fellow of Oriel Coll., Oxon., Extension Lecturer in Political Economy.

[Ready.

PROBLEMS OF POVERTY: An Inquiry into the Industrial Conditions of the Poor.J. A. HOBSON, M.A., late Scholar of Lincoln Coll., Oxon., U. E. Lecturer in Economics.

[Ready.

VICTORIAN POETS.A. SHARP, formerly of Newnham College, Cambridge.

[Ready.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.J. E. SYMES, M.A., Principal of University Coll., Nottingham.

[In the Press.

PSYCHOLOGY.F. S. GRANGER, M.A., Lecturer in Philosophy at University Coll., Nottingham.

[Ready.

ENGLISH SOCIAL REFORMERS.H. de B. GIBBINS, M.A., late Scholar of Wadham Coll., Oxon., Cobden Prizeman.

NAPOLEON.E. L. S. HORSBURGH, M.A., Camb., U. E. Lecturer in History.

ENGLISH POLITICAL HISTORY.T. J. LAWRENCE, M.A., late Fellow and Tutor of Downing Coll., Cambridge, U. E. Lecturer in History.

SHAKESPEARE.F. H. TRENCH, M.A., Fellow of All Souls' Coll., Oxon., U. E. Lecturer in Literature.

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.G. C. MOORE-SMITH, M.A., Camb., U. E. Lecturer in Language.

AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY.J. SOLOMON, M.A., Oxon., late Lecturer in Philosophy at University Coll., Nottingham.

ENGLISH PAINTERS.D. S. MACCOLL, M.A., Oxon., Fellow of Univ. Coll., London, U. E. Lecturer in Art and Literature.

ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE.EARNEST RADFORD, M.A., Camb., U. E. Lecturer in Art. With Illustrations.

THE EVOLUTION OF PLANT LIFE: Lower Forms.G. MASSEE, Kew Gardens, U. E. Lecturer in Botany. With Illustrations.

[In October.

THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE AND HEALTH.C. W. KIMMINS, M.A., Camb., U. E. Lecturer in Chemistry.

GENERAL LITERATURE.

Works by S. BARING GOULD,

Author of 'Mehalah,' &c.

OLD COUNTRY LIFE.With Sixty-seven Illustrations byW. Parkinson,F. D. Bedford, andF. Masey. Large Crown 8vo, cloth super extra, top edge gilt,10s. 6d.Third Edition.

[Ready.

"'Old Country Life,' as healthy wholesome reading, full of breezy life and movement, full of quaint stories vigorously told, will not be excelled by any book to be published throughout the year. Sound, hearty, and English to the core."—World."Mr. Baring Gould is well known as a clever and versatile author; but he never wrote a more delightful book than the volume before us. He has described English country life with the fidelity that only comes with close acquaintance, and with an appreciation of its more attractive features not surpassed even in the pages of Washington Irving. The illustrations add very much to the charm of the book, and the artists in their drawings of old churches and manor-houses, streets, cottages, and gardens, have greatly assisted the author."—Manchester Guardian.

"Mr. Baring Gould is well known as a clever and versatile author; but he never wrote a more delightful book than the volume before us. He has described English country life with the fidelity that only comes with close acquaintance, and with an appreciation of its more attractive features not surpassed even in the pages of Washington Irving. The illustrations add very much to the charm of the book, and the artists in their drawings of old churches and manor-houses, streets, cottages, and gardens, have greatly assisted the author."—Manchester Guardian.

HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS.Demy 8vo,10s. 6d.Second Edition. Cheap Edition,6s.

"A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume is delightful reading."—Times."The work, besides being agreeable to read, is valuable for purposes of reference. The entire contents are stimulating and delightful."—Notes and Queries.

"A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume is delightful reading."—Times.

"The work, besides being agreeable to read, is valuable for purposes of reference. The entire contents are stimulating and delightful."—Notes and Queries.

FREAKS OF FANATICISM.(First published as Historic Oddities, Second Series.) Demy 8vo,10s. 6d.Cheap Edition,6s.

"Mr. Baring Gould has a keen eye for colour and effect, and the subjects he has chosen give ample scope to his descriptive and analytic faculties. A perfectly fascinating book. Whether considered as merely popular reading or as a succession of studies in the freaks of human history, it is equally worthy of perusal, while it is marked by the artistic literary colouring and happy lightness of style."—Scottish Leader.

SONGS OF THE WEST: Traditional Ballads and Songs of the West of England, with their Traditional Melodies.Collected byS. Baring Gould, M.A., andH. Fleetwood Sheppard, M.A. Arranged for Voice and Piano. In 4 Parts (containing 25 Songs each),3s.each. Part I., Fourth Edition. Part II., Second Edition. Part III.,ready. Part IV.,5s.In one Vol., roan,15s.

"A rich and varied collection of humour, pathos, grace, and poetic fancy."—Saturday Review.

YORKSHIRE ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS.Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo,6s.

[Ready.

JACQUETTA, and other Stories.Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.Boards,2s.

ARMINELL: A Social Romance.New Edition. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

"To say that a book is by the author of 'Mehalah' is to imply that it contains a story cast on strong lines, containing dramatic possibilities, vivid and sympathetic descriptions of Nature, and a wealth of ingenious imagery. All these expectations are justified by 'Arminell.'"—Speaker.

URITH: A Story of Dartmoor.New Edition. Crown 8vo,6s.

"The author is at his best."—Times."He has nearly reached the high water-mark of 'Mehalah."'—National Observer.

"The author is at his best."—Times.

"He has nearly reached the high water-mark of 'Mehalah."'—National Observer.

MARGERY OF QUETHER, and other Stories.Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

[October, 1891.

MESSRS. METHUEN'S NEW & RECENT BOOKS.

FICTION.

E. LYNN LINTON.

THE TRUE HISTORY OF JOSHUA DAVIDSON, Christian and Communist.ByE. Lynn Linton. Eleventh and Cheaper Edition. Post 8vo,1s.

G. MANVILLE FENN.

A DOUBLE KNOT.ByG. Manville Fenn, Author of 'The Vicar's People,' &c. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

HISTORY AND POLITICS.

W. CLARK RUSSELL.

THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD.ByW. Clark Russell, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor.' With Illustrations byF. Brangwyn. 8vo,15s.

"A surprisingly good book."—Manchester Guardian."A really good book."—Saturday Review."A most excellent and wholesome book, which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the country."—St. James's Gazette.

"A surprisingly good book."—Manchester Guardian.

"A really good book."—Saturday Review.

"A most excellent and wholesome book, which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the country."—St. James's Gazette.

HANNAH LYNCH.

GEORGE MEREDITH: A Study.ByHannah Lynch. With Portrait. Crown 8vo,5s.A limited Large-Paper Edition,21s.

"We strongly recommend this essay to Meredithians, still more to not yet Meredithians."—Journal of Education.

E. LYNN LINTON.

ABOUT IRELAND.ByE. Lynn Linton. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, boards,1s.

"A brilliant and justly proportioned view of the Irish Question."—Standard.

T. RALEIGH, M.A.

IRISH POLITICS: An Elementary Sketch.ByT. Raleigh, M.A. Fellow of All Souls', Oxford, Author of 'Elementary Politics.' Foolscap 8vo, paper boards,1s.; cloth,1s. 6d.

"A very clever work."—Mr. Gladstone."Unionist as he is, his little book has been publicly praised for its cleverness both by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Morley. It does, in fact, raise most of the principal points of the Irish controversy, and puts them tersely, lucidly, and in such a way as to strike into the mind of the reader."—The Speaker."Salient facts and clear expositions in a few sentences packed with meaning. Every one who wishes to have the vital points of Irish politics at his finger's end should get this book by heart."—Scotsman.

"A very clever work."—Mr. Gladstone.

"Unionist as he is, his little book has been publicly praised for its cleverness both by Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Morley. It does, in fact, raise most of the principal points of the Irish controversy, and puts them tersely, lucidly, and in such a way as to strike into the mind of the reader."—The Speaker.

"Salient facts and clear expositions in a few sentences packed with meaning. Every one who wishes to have the vital points of Irish politics at his finger's end should get this book by heart."—Scotsman.

F. MABEL ROBINSON.

IRISH HISTORY FOR ENGLISH READERS.ByF. Mabel Robinson. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo, boards,1s.

GENERAL LITERATURE.

EDITED BY F. LANGBRIDGE, M.A.

BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and Constancy, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.Edited, with Notes, byRev. F. Langbridge. Crown 8vo.

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I.Troy to Flodden.II.Bosworth to Waterloo.III.Crimæa to Khartoum.

P. H. DITCHFIELD, M.A.

OUR ENGLISH VILLAGES: Their Story and their Antiquities.ByP. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.R.H.S., Rector of Barkham, Berks. Post 8vo,2s. 6d.Illustrated.

"A pleasantly written little volume, giving much interesting information concerning villages and village life."—Pall Mall Gazette."The object of the author is not so much to describe any particular village as to give a clear idea of what village life has been in England from the earliest historical times. An extremely amusing and interesting little book, which should find a place in every parochial library."—Guardian.

"A pleasantly written little volume, giving much interesting information concerning villages and village life."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"The object of the author is not so much to describe any particular village as to give a clear idea of what village life has been in England from the earliest historical times. An extremely amusing and interesting little book, which should find a place in every parochial library."—Guardian.

P. H. DITCHFIELD, M.A.

OLD ENGLISH SPORTS.ByP. H. Ditchfield, M.A. Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.Illustrated.

"A charming account of old English Sports."—Morning Post.

A. M. M. STEDMAN, M.A.

OXFORD: Its Life and Schools.Edited byA. M. M. Stedman, M.A., assisted by members of the University. New Edition. Crown 8vo,5s.

"Offers a full and in most respects a satisfactory description of the country through which students must travel, and affords to parents who are desirous of calculating the expenses and rewards of University education, a mass of useful information conveniently arranged and brought down to the most recent date."—Athenæum."We can honestly say of Mr. Stedman's volume that it deserves to be read by the people for whom it is intended, the parents and guardians of Oxford students, present and to come, and by such students themselves."—Spectator.

"We can honestly say of Mr. Stedman's volume that it deserves to be read by the people for whom it is intended, the parents and guardians of Oxford students, present and to come, and by such students themselves."—Spectator.

J. B. BURNE, M.A.

PARSON AND PEASANT: Chapters of their Natural History.ByJ. B. Burne, M.A., Rector of Wasing. Crown 8vo,5s.

"'Parson and Peasant' is a book not only to be interested in, but to learn something from—a book which may prove a help to many a clergyman, and broaden the hearts and ripen the charity of laymen."—Derby Mercury.

BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

W. CLARK RUSSELL.

MASTER ROCKAFELLAR'S VOYAGE.ByW. Clark Russell, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor,' &c. Illustrated byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

"Mr. Clark Russell's story of 'Master Rockafellar's Voyage' will be among the favourites of the Christmas books. There is a rattle and 'go' all through it, and its illustrations are charming in themselves, and very much above the average in the way in which they are produced. Mr. Clark Russell is thoroughly at home on sea and with boys, and he manages to relate and combine the marvellous in so plausible a manner that we are quite prepared to allow that Master Rockafellar's is no unfair example of every midshipman's first voyage. We can heartily recommend this pretty book to the notice of the parents and friends of sea-loving boys."—Guardian."In the frank and convincing narrative of Master Rockafellar there happens to be set a short story which should make the fortune of the book. 'La Mulette' is as fine a piece of story-telling as ever Mr. Russell has given us, and we heartily commend it to any boy who has the sense to distinguish between the author who has a story to tell, and the author who has to tell a story."—Speaker.

"In the frank and convincing narrative of Master Rockafellar there happens to be set a short story which should make the fortune of the book. 'La Mulette' is as fine a piece of story-telling as ever Mr. Russell has given us, and we heartily commend it to any boy who has the sense to distinguish between the author who has a story to tell, and the author who has to tell a story."—Speaker.

G. MANVILLE FENN.

SYD BELTON: Or, The Boy who would not go to Sea.ByG. Manville Fenn, Author of 'In the King's Name,' &c. Illustrated byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

"Who among the young story-reading public will not rejoice at the sight of the old combination, so often proved admirable—a story by Manville Fenn, illustrated by Gordon Browne! The story, too, is one of the good old sort, full of life and vigour, breeziness and fun. It begins well and goes on better, and from the time Syd joins his ship exciting incidents follow each other in such rapid and brilliant succession that nothing short of absolute compulsion would induce the reader to lay it down."—Journal of Education."The pick of the adventure-books for this season. There is not a dull page in it. 'Syd Belton' is a capital book."—Speaker."From beginning to end the book is a vivid and even striking picture of sea-life."—Spectator.

"The pick of the adventure-books for this season. There is not a dull page in it. 'Syd Belton' is a capital book."—Speaker.

"From beginning to end the book is a vivid and even striking picture of sea-life."—Spectator.

MRS. PARR.

DUMPS.ByMrs. Parr, Author of 'Adam and Eve,' 'Dorothy Fox,' &c. Illustrated byW. Parkinson. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

"One of the prettiest stories which even this clever writer has given the world for a long time."—World."A very sweet and touching story."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"One of the prettiest stories which even this clever writer has given the world for a long time."—World.

"A very sweet and touching story."—Pall Mall Gazette.

L. T. MEADE.

A GIRL OF THE PEOPLE.ByL. T. Meade, Author of 'Scamp and I.' &c. Illustrated byR. Barnes. Crown 8vo,3s. 6d.

"An excellent story. Vivid portraiture of character, and broad and wholesome lessons about life."—Spectator."One of Mrs. Meade's most fascinating books."—Daily News.

"An excellent story. Vivid portraiture of character, and broad and wholesome lessons about life."—Spectator.

"One of Mrs. Meade's most fascinating books."—Daily News.

EDUCATIONAL WORKS.

METHUEN'S SCIENCE SERIES.

Messrs. Methuenpropose to issue a Series of Science Manuals suitable for use in schools. They will be edited by Mr. R. Elliot Steel, M.A., F.C.S., Senior Natural Science Master in Bradford Grammar School, and will be published at a moderate price. The following are ready or in preparation—

THE WORLD OF SCIENCE.Including Chemistry, Heat, Light, Sound, Magnetism, Electricity, Botany, Zoology, Physiology, Astronomy, and Geology. ByR. Elliot Steel, M.A., F.C.S., Senior Natural Science Master in Bradford Grammar School. 147 Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.

"Mr. Steel's Manual is admirable in many ways. The Book is well calculated to attract and retain the attention of the young."—Saturday Review."If Mr. Steel is to be placed second to any for this quality of lucidity, it is only to Huxley himself; and to be named in the same breath with this master of the craft of teaching is to be accredited with the clearness of style and simplicity of arrangement that belong to thorough mastery of a subject."—Parents' Review.

"Mr. Steel's Manual is admirable in many ways. The Book is well calculated to attract and retain the attention of the young."—Saturday Review.

"If Mr. Steel is to be placed second to any for this quality of lucidity, it is only to Huxley himself; and to be named in the same breath with this master of the craft of teaching is to be accredited with the clearness of style and simplicity of arrangement that belong to thorough mastery of a subject."—Parents' Review.

Elementary Lightwith numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo.3s.Elementary Electricity and Magnetism.Elementary Heat.

Other Volumes will be announced in due course.

R. E. STEEL, M.A.

REVISED FOR NEW SESSION.

PRACTICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY.For the Elementary Stage of the South Kensington Examinations in Science and Art. ByR. E. Steel, M.A., Senior Natural Science Master at Bradford Grammar School. Crown 8vo, cloth,1s.

R. J. MORICH.

A GERMAN PRIMER.With Exercises. ByR. J. Morich, Chief Modern Language Master at Manchester Grammar School.

[In the Press.

H. de B. GIBBINS, M.A.

COMPANION GERMAN GRAMMAR.ByH. de B. Gibbins, M.A., Assistant Master at Nottingham High School. Crown 8vo,1s. 6d.

E. McQUEEN GRAY.

GERMAN PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION.ByE. McQueen Gray. Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.

CLASSICAL WORKS.

TACITUS: The Agricola.With Introduction, Notes, &c. ByR. F. Davis, M.A., Assistant Master at Weymouth College. Crown 8vo.

[In the Press.

SELECTIONS FROM HERODOTUS.With Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary. ByA. C. Liddell, M.A., Assistant Master at Nottingham High School. Fcap. 8vo.

[In preparation.

CICERO. De Oratore I.Translated into English byN. P. Moor, M.A., Assistant Master at Clifton. Crown 8vo.

[November, 1891.

WORKS by A. M. M. STEDMAN, M.A.

WADHAM COLLEGE, OXON.

FIRST LATIN LESSONS.Second Edition, Enlarged. Crown 8vo,2s.

FIRST LATIN READER.With Notes adapted to the Shorter Latin Primer and Vocabulary. Crown 8vo,1s. 6d.

EASY LATIN PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION.Second Edition, Enlarged. Fcap. 8vo,1s. 6d.

EASY LATIN EXERCISES ON THE SYNTAX OF THE SHORTER AND REVISED LATIN PRIMERS.With Vocabulary. Third Edition. Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.Issued with the consent of Dr. Kennedy.

NOTANDA QUAEDAM: Miscellaneous Latin Exercises on Common Rules and Idioms.New Edition. With Vocabulary. Fcap. 8vo,1s. 6d.

LATIN VOCABULARIES FOR REPETITION: Arranged according to Subjects.Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo,1s. 6d.

FIRST GREEK LESSONS.

[In preparation.

EASY GREEK PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION.

EASY GREEK EXERCISES ON ELEMENTARY SYNTAX.

[In preparation.

GREEK VOCABULARIES FOR REPETITION: Arranged according to Subjects.Fcap. 8vo,1s. 6d.

GREEK TESTAMENT SELECTIONS.For the use of Schools. New Edition. With Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary. Fcap. 8vo,2s. 6d.

FIRST FRENCH LESSONS.Crown 8vo.1s.

EASY FRENCH PASSAGES FOR UNSEEN TRANSLATION.

Fcap. 8vo,1s. 6d.

EASY FRENCH EXERCISES ON ELEMENTARY SYNTAX.With Vocabulary. Crown 8vo,2s. 6d.

FRENCH VOCABULARIES FOR REPETITION: Arranged according to Subjects.Fcap. 8vo,1s.

See also School Examination Series, below.

SCHOOL EXAMINATION SERIES.

Edited by A. M. M. STEDMAN, M.A.

Crown 8vo. 2s.6d.each.

In use at Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Repton, Cheltenham, Sherborne, Haileybury, Merchant Taylors, Manchester, &c.

French Examination Papers in Miscellaneous Grammar and Idioms.ByA. M. M. Stedman, M.A.Fifth Edition.

A Key, issued to Tutors and Private Students only, to be had on application to the Publishers.Second Edition.Cr. 8vo. 5s.

Latin Examination Papers in Miscellaneous Grammar and Idioms.ByA. M. M. Stedman, M.A.Third Edition.Key(issued as above), 6s.

Greek Examination Papers in Miscellaneous Grammar and Idioms.ByA. M. M. Stedman, M.A.Second Edition, Enlarged.Key(issued as above), 6s.

German Examination Papers in Miscellaneous Grammar and Idioms.ByR. J. Morich, Manchester Grammar School.Second Edition.Key(issued as above), 5s.

History and Geography Examination Papers.ByC. H. Spence, M.A., Clifton College.

Science Examination Papers.ByR. E. Steel, M.A., F.C.S., Chief Natural Science Master, Bradford Grammar School. In three volumes.

Part I. Chemistry.Part II. Physics (Sound, Light, Heat, Magnetism, Electricity).Part III. Biology and Geology.

[In preparation.

General Knowledge Examination Papers.ByA. M. M. Stedman, M.A.Key(as above), 7s.

Examination Papers in Book-Keeping, with Preliminary Exercises. Compiled and arranged byJ. T. Medhurst, F. S. Accts. and Auditors, and Lecturer at City of London College. 3s.

English Literature, Questions for Examination in. Chiefly collected from College Papers set at Cambridge. With an Introduction on the Study of English. By the Rev.W. W. Skeat, Litt. D., LL.D., Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Cambridge University.Third Edition, Revised.

Arithmetic Examination Papers.ByC. Pendlebury, M.A., Senior Mathematical Master, St. Paul's School.Key, 5s.

Trigonometry Examination Papers.ByE. H. Ward, M.A., Assistant Master at St. Paul's School.Key, 5s.

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