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PUBLISHED BY

Mr. T. Fisher Unwin

London:

Paternoster Square.

MDCCCXCI.

The Adventure Series.

Averaging 400 pp. each.
Large crown 8vo., cloth, 5s. each, fully Illustrated.

The desire of the English people for genuine accounts of the adventures of their fellows has at present chiefly called forth the ingenious absurdities of writers who have always stopped at home. To dispel the idea that adventures are confined to Africa, Mr. T. Fisher Unwin has in hand a Collection which will include the narratives of Travellers, Soldiers, Seamen, Prisoners who have escaped from Captivity, early Emigrants, Famous Robbers, Pirates and Buccaneers, Adventurers for Profit, and Adventurers for Pleasure. While most of the volumes published will be necessarily reprints, with full introductions by various Eminent Hands, the publisher designs to include in his Series the exploits of contemporaries, English and Foreign. Of the first four volumes in the Series it is superfluous to speak,—the names of Trelawny, the friend of Byron and Shelley; of Robert Drury, the early authority on Madagascar; of John Shipp, the soldier who twice rose from the ranks to a commission; of Pellow, the undaunted Cornishman who lived for twenty-three years a captive among the savage Moors;—these names speak for themselves. But of volumes to come a word may be said. Professor Vambéry has in preparation a volume on the life of a man whose adventures are even more entertaining and interesting than those of the celebrated Professor himself; an eminent American, known for his dealings with Pirates, has a volume in preparation on The Buccaneers; an Englishman of equal celebrity is giving his attention to the claims of an English, a Scotch, and an Irish Robber; these and many other subjects will find a place. Taking for his motto Lord Beaconsfield’s aphorism “Adventures are to the Adventurous” the publisher launches the Series, assured that though his undertaking be of Adventure, the public will not deem it venturous.

I.
The Adventures of a Younger Son.
By E. J. TRELAWNY. With an Introduction by EDWARD GARNETT.
Second Edition. Illustrated with several Portraits of Trelawny,
Cuts illustrating his Greek Adventures, and an Autograph Letter.

II.
Robert Drury’s Journal in Madagascar.
With Preface and Notes by Capt. S. P. OLIVER, Author of “Madagascar.”
Illustrated with Maps and curious Cuts.

III.
Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp.
With Introduction by H. MANNERS CHICHESTER. Illustrated.

IV.
The Adventures of Thomas Pellow, of Penryn, Mariner.
(Three-and-Twenty Years in Captivity among the Moors.)
Written by Himself; and Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by Dr. ROBERT BROWN. Illustrated from Contemporaneous Prints.

V.
The Buccaneers and Marooners of America:
Being an account of the Famous Adventures and Daring Deeds of certain notorious Freebooters of the Spanish Main.
Edited by HOWARD PYLE. Illustrated.
(Others in the Press. Prospectus forwarded on application.)

Catalogue of Select Books in Belles Lettres, History, Biography, Theology, Travel, Miscellaneous, and Books for Children.

Belles Lettres.

Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling. Illustrated by numerous Incantations, Specimens of Medical Magic, Anecdotes and Tales, by Charles Godfrey Leland (“Hans Breitman”), President of the Gypsy Lore Society, &c., &c. With numerous Illustrations and Initial Letters drawn by the Author. Small 4to., cloth, 16s. Limited Edition of 150 Copies, numbered and signed, demy 4to., price £1 11s. 6d. nett, to subscribers only.

This volume is one of the most important contributions of late years to the study of Folk Lore, and is drawn from the most interesting and curious sources, setting forth the magical practices of the Romany in different Countries, and their strange beliefs.

Dreams. By Olive Schreiner, Author of “The Story of an African Farm.” With Portrait. Fcap. 8vo. buckram, gilt, 6s.

Contents:—1. The Lost Joy.—2. The Hunter.—3. The Gardens of Pleasure—4. In a Far-off World.—5. Three Dreams in a Desert.—6. A Dream of Wild Bees.—7. In a Ruined Chapel.—8. Life’s Gifts.—9. The Artist’s Secret.—10. I Thought I Stood——.-11. The Moonlight Fell across my Bed.

Gottfried Keller: A Selection of his Tales. Translated, with a Memoir, by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, Translator of “Brentano’s Fairy Tales.” With Portrait. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

Keller is the greatest Swiss romancer of modern days.

The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare. By J. J. Jusserand, Author of “English Wayfaring Life.” Translated by Elizabeth Lee, Revised and Enlarged by the Author. Illustrated by Six Heliogravures by Dujardin, of Paris, and 21 full-page and many smaller Illustrations in facsimile. Demy 8vo., handsome cloth, gilt tops, 21s.

“Here we have learned, yet not at all wearisome, descriptions of the works which led up to the novel as we now understand it.... Dr. Jusserand’s agreeable style in recounting the origin of the modern literary ‘three decker’ makes his book, though historically valuable, very pleasant reading.”—Daily Telegraph.

English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (XIVth Century). By J. J. Jusserand. Translated from the French by Lucy A. Toulmin Smith. Illustrated. Third Edition. Demy 8vo., cloth, 12s.

“This is an extremely fascinating book, and it is surprising that several years should have elapsed before it was brought out in an English dress. However, we have lost nothing by waiting.”—Times.

The Letters of Horace Walpole. Selected and Edited, with Introduction and Notes, by Charles Duke Yonge, M.A. Portraits and Illustrations. Limited Edition of 750 copies in Two Vols., medium 8vo., cloth, 32s.

“Have been carefully edited, and, moreover, contain admirable illustrations.”—Guardian.

The Trials of a Country Parson: Some Fugitive Papers by Rev. A. Jessopp, D.D., Author of “Arcady,” “The Coming of the Friars,” &c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“Sparkles with fresh and unforced humour, and abounds in genial common-sense.”—Scotsman.

The Coming of the Friars, And other Mediæval Sketches. By the Rev. Augustus Jessopp, D.D., Author of “Arcady: For Better, For Worse,” &c. Third Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“Always interesting and frequently fascinating.”—St. James’s Gazette.

Arcady: For Better, For Worse. By Augustus Jessopp, D.D., Author of “One Generation of a Norfolk House.” Portrait. Popular Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“A volume which is, to our minds, one of the most delightful ever published in English.”—Spectator.

The Twilight of the Gods. By Richard Garnett, LL.D. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“If imagination and style constitute the true elixir of literary life, Dr. Garnett’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’ should live.”—British Weekly.

Light and Shadow: A Novel. By Edward Garnett, Author of “The Paradox Club.” Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“An exceedingly clever book.”—Daily News.

The Paradox Club. By Edward Garnett. With Portrait of Nina Lindon. Second Edition. Crown 8vo., limp cloth, 3s. 6d.

“Mr. Garnett’s dialogue is often quite as good as his description, and in description he is singularly happy. The mystery of London streets by night is powerfully suggested, and the realistic force of his night-pieces is enhanced by the vague and Schumann-like sentiment that pervades them.”—Saturday Review.

Soul-Shapes. Crown 4to., with four coloured plates of Souls on hand-made paper, with Japanese vellum cover, 3s. 6d.

Robert Browning: Personal Notes. Frontispiece. Small crown 8vo., parchment, 4s. 6d.

“Every lover of Browning will wish to possess this exquisitely-printed and as exquisitely-bound little volume.”—Yorkshire Daily Post.

Old Chelsea. A Summer-Day’s Stroll. By Dr. Benjamin Ellis Martin. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“Dr. Martin has produced an interesting account of old Chelsea, and he has been well seconded by his coadjutor.”—Athenæum.

Euphorion: Studies of the Antique and the Mediæval in the Renaissance. By Vernon Lee. Cheap Edition, in one volume. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“It is the fruit, as every page testifies, of singularly wide reading and independent thought, and the style combines with much picturesqueness a certain largeness of volume, that reminds us more of our earlier writers than those of our own time.”—Contemporary Review.

Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy. By Vernon Lee. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“These studies show a wide range of knowledge of the subject, precise investigation, abundant power of illustration, and hearty enthusiasm.... The style of writing is cultivated, neatly adjusted, and markedly clever.”—Saturday Review.

Belcaro: Being Essays on Sundry Æsthetical Questions. By Vernon Lee. Crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

Juvenilia: A Second Series of Essays on Sundry Æsthetical Questions. By Vernon Lee. Two vols. Small crown 8vo., cloth, 12s.

“To discuss it properly would require more space than a single number of ‘The Academy’ could afford.”—Academy.

Baldwin: Dialogues on Views and Aspirations, By Vernon Lee. Demy 8vo., cloth, 12s.

“The dialogues are written with ... an intellectual courage which shrinks from no logical conclusion.”—Scotsman.

Ottilie: An Eighteenth Century Idyl. By Vernon Lee. Square 8vo., cloth extra, 3s. 6d.

“A graceful little sketch.... Drawn with full insight into the period described.”—Spectator.

Introductory Studies in Greek Art. Delivered in the British Museum by Jane E. Harrison. With Illustrations. Square imperial 16mo., 7s. 6d.

“The best work of its kind in English.”—Oxford Magazine.

The Fleet: Its River, Prison, and Marriages. By John Ashton, Author of “Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne,” &c. With 70 Drawings by the Author from Original Pictures. Second and Cheaper Edition, cloth, 7s. 6d.

Romances of Chivalry: Told and Illustrated in Fac-simile by John Ashton. Forty-six Illustrations. New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“The result (of the reproduction of the wood blocks) is as creditable to his artistic, as the text is to his literary, ability.”—Guardian.

The Dawn of the Nineteenth Century in England: A Social Sketch of the Times. By John Ashton. Cheaper Edition, in one vol. Illustrated. Large crown 8vo., 10s. 6d.

“The book is one continued source of pleasure and interest, and opens up a wide field for speculation and comment, and many of us will look upon it as an important contribution to contemporary history, not easily available to others than close students.”—Antiquary.

Chopin, and Other Musical Essays. By Henry T. Finck, Author of “Romantic Love and Personal Beauty.” Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“The six essays are all written with great thoroughness, and the interest of each one is admirably sustained throughout.”—Freeman’s Journal.

The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations. By Mr. George Herbert. New and fourth edition, with Introductory Essay by J. Henry Shorthouse. Small crown, sheep, 5s.

A facsimile reprint of the Original Edition of 1633.

“This charming reprint has a fresh value added to it by the Introductory Essay of the Author of ‘John Inglesant.’”—Academy.

Songs, Ballads, and A Garden Play. By A. Mary F. Robinson, Author of “An Italian Garden.” With Frontispiece of Dürer’s “Melancholia.” Small crown 8vo., half bound, vellum, 5s.

“The romantic ballads have grace, movement, passion and strength.”—Spectator.
“Marked by sweetness of melody and truth of colour.”—Academy.

Essays towards a Critical Method. Studies in English Literature. By John M. Robertson. Cr. 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“His essays are always shrewd and readable. His criticisms on the critics are enjoyable for the irony (conscious or unconscious) that is in them; and the book will not fail to please lovers of literature and literary history, and to prove suggestive to the critical.”—Scotsman.

The Lazy Minstrel. By J. Ashby-Sterry, Author of “Boudoir Ballads.” Fourth and Popular Edition. Frontispiece by E. A. Abbey. Fcap. 8vo., cloth, 2s. 6d.

“One of the lightest and brightest writers of vers de société.” St. James’s Gazette.

Caroline Schlegel, and Her Friends. By Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick. With Steel Portrait. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“This is a singularly brilliant, delicate and fascinating sketch—one of the most skilful pieces of literary workmanship we have seen for a long time.... Mrs. Sidgwick is a writer of very unusual equipment, power and promise.” British Weekly.

Amos Kilbright: His Adscititious Adventures. With other Stories. By Frank R. Stockton. 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“Mr. Stockton is the quaintest of living humorists.”—Academy.

History.

The Vikings in Western Christendom, A.D. 789-888. By C. F. Keary, Author of “Outlines of Primitive Belief,” “The Dawn of History,” &c. With Map and Tables. Demy 8vo., cloth, 16s.

National Life and Thought; Or, Lectures on Various Nations of the World. Delivered at South Place Institute by Professor Thorold Rogers, J. S. Cotton Minchin, W. R. Morfill, F. H. Groome, J. Theodore Bent, Professor A. Pülsky, Eirike Magnusson, and other Specialists. Demy 8vo., cloth, 10s. 6d.

These Lectures attracted much attention in the Session of 1889-90, and are now reprinted to meet the desire of a very large public. In each case the authors have striven to put their audience in thorough sympathy with the National Life and Thought of the Nations treated of.

Battles and Leaders of the American Civil War. An Authoritative History, written by Distinguished Participants on both sides. Edited by Robert U. Johnson and Clarence C. Buel, of the Editorial Staff of “The Century Magazine.” Four Volumes, Royal 8vo., elegantly bound, £5 5s.

Lord Wolseley, in writing a series of articles in the North American Review on this work, says: “The Century Company has, in my judgment, done a great service to the soldiers of all armies by the publication of these records of the great War.”

Diary of the Parnell Commission. Revised with Additions, from The Daily News. By John Macdonald, M.A. Large crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

“Mr. Macdonald has done his work well.”—Speaker.

The End of the Middle Ages: Essays and Questions in History. By A. Mary F. Robinson (Madame Darmesteter). Demy 8vo., cloth, 10s. 6d.

“We travel from convent to palace, find ourselves among all the goodness, the wisdom, the wildness, the wickedness, the worst and the best of that wonderful time. We meet with devoted saints and desperate sinners.... We seem to have made many new acquaintances whom before we only knew by name among the names of history.... We can heartily recommend this book to every one who cares for the study of history, especially in its most curious and fascinating period, the later middle age.”—Spectator.

The Federalist: A Commentary in the Form of Essays on the United States Constitution. By Alexander Hamilton, and others. Edited by Henry Cabot Lodge. Demy 8vo., Roxburgh binding, 10s. 6d.

“The importance of the Essays can hardly be exaggerated.”—Glasgow Mail.

The Story of the Nations. Crown 8vo., Illustrated, and furnished with Maps and Indexes, each 5s.

Rome. By Arthur Gilman, M.A., Author of “A History of the American People,” &c. Third edition.

The Jews. In Ancient, Mediæval, and Modern Times. By Prof. J. K. Hosmer. Second edition.

Germany. By Rev. S. Baring-Gould, Author of “Curious Myths of the Middle Ages,” &c. Second edition.

Carthage. By Prof. Alfred J. Church, Author of “Stories from the Classics,” &c. Third edition.

Alexander’s Empire. By Prof. J. P. Mahaffy, Author of “Social Life in Greece.” Fourth edition.

The Moors in Spain. By Stanley Lane-Poole, Author of “Studies in a Mosque.” Third edition.

Ancient Egypt. By Canon Rawlinson, Author of “The Five Great Monarchies of the World.” Third edition.

Hungary. By Prof. Arminius Vambéry, Author of “Travels in Central Asia.” Second edition.

The Saracens: From the Earliest Times to the Fall of Bagdad. By Arthur Gilman, M.A., Author of “Rome,” &c.

Ireland. By the Hon. Emily Lawless, Author of “Hurrish.” Third edition.

Chaldea. By Z. A. Ragozin, Author of “Assyria,” &c. Second edition.

The Goths. By Henry Bradley. Second edition.

Assyria. By Zénaïde A. Ragozin, Author of “Chaldea,” &c.

Turkey. By Stanley Lane-Poole. Second edition.

Holland. By Professor Thorold Rogers. Second edition.

Mediæval France. By Gustave Masson. Second edition.

Persia. By S. G. W. Benjamin. Second edition.

Phœnicia. By Canon Rawlinson.

Media. By Z. A. Ragozin.

The Hansa Towns. By Helen Zimmern.

Early Britain. By Prof. A. J. Church, Author of “Carthage,” &c.

Russia. By W. R. Morfill, M.A.

The Barbary Corsairs. By Stanley Lane-Poole.

The Jews under the Roman Empire. By W. Douglas Morrison, M.A.

Scotland. By John Macintosh, LL.D.

Switzerland. By Lina Hug and R. Stead.

Mexico. By Susan Hale.

(For further information, see “Nation Series” Catalogue. Sent to any address on application to the Publisher.)

Biography.

The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson (“Rip Van Winkle”). With many full-page Portraits and other Illustrations. Royal 8vo., 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. By G. 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. Demy 8vo., 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. By John G. Nicolay and John Hay. With many full-page Illustrations, Portraits, and Maps. Royal 8vo., complete in 10 vols., 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, by Leader Scott. Illustrated. Royal 8vo., 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. By His Children. Vols. III. and IV., completing the work. Portraits and Illustrations. Demy 8vo., 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 by Herbert Harlakenden Gilchrist. Prefatory Notice by William Michael Rossetti. Second edition. Twelve Illustrations. Demy 8vo., cloth, 16s.

Life and Times of Girolamo Savonarola. By Pasquale Villari. Translated by Linda Villari. Portraits and Illustrations. Two vols. Third Edition, with New Preface. Demy 8vo., 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). By George Dolby. New and cheaper edition. Crown 8vo., 3s. 6d.

“It will be welcome to all lovers of Dickens for Dickens’ own sake.”—Athenæum.

Ole Bull: A Memoir. By Sara C. Bull. With Ole Bull’s “Violin Notes” and Dr. A. B. Crosby’s “Anatomy of the Violinist.” Portraits. Second edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

Johannes Brahms: A Biographical Sketch. By Dr. Herman Deiters. Translated, with additions, by Rosa Newmarch. Edited, with a Preface, by J. A. Fuller Maitland. Portrait. Small crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

The Lives of Robert and Mary Moffat. By their Son, John Smith Moffat. Sixth edition. Portraits, Illustrations, and Maps. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.; Popular Edition, crown 8vo., 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. By Dorothea Roberts. Portraits. Crown 8vo., 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.

Theology and Philosophy.

The Wider Hope: Essays and Strictures on the Doctrine and Literature of a Future. By Numerous Writers, Lay and Clerical: Canon Farrar, the late Principal Tulloch, the late Rev. J. Baldwin Brown, the Very Rev. E. H. Plumptre, D.D., Rev. William Arthur, Rev. James H. Rigg, Rev. Henry Allon, D.D. With a Paper by Thomas de Quincey, and a Bibliography of Recent Eschatology as contained in the British Museum. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“A mass of material which will certainly prove useful to students of the subject. Here they will find a large body of valuable opinion on a topic perennially attractive.”—Globe.

The Treasure Book of Consolation: For all in Sorrow or Suffering. By Benjamin Orme, M.A. Popular Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth extra, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

“It is a useful book for ministers, and will prove an invaluable boon for those in whose special interest it has been compiled.”—Christian World.

The Questions of the Bible, Arranged in the Order of the Books of Scripture, with Connective Readings and Tables. By W. Carnelley. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“The book will be a useful one for theologians and students.”—Fireside News.

“A book of peculiar value to all who study the Bible.”—Christian.

The House and Its Builder, with Other Discourses: A Book for the Doubtful. By Dr. Samuel Cox. Third Edition. Small crown 8vo., paper, 2s. 6d.; cloth, 3s.

“Expositions.” By the same Author. In Four Volumes, demy 8vo., cloth, price 7s. 6d. each

“We have said enough to show our high opinion of Dr. Cox’s volume. It is indeed full of suggestion.... A valuable volume.”—The Spectator.

“Here, too, we have the clear exegetical insight, the lucid expository style, the chastened but effective eloquence, the high ethical standpoint, which secured for the earlier series a well-nigh unanimous award of commendation.”—Academy.

“When we say that the volume possesses all the intellectual, moral, and spiritual characteristics which have won for its author so distinguished a place among the religious teachers of our time ... what further recommendation can be necessary?”—Nonconformist.

The Risen Christ: The King of Men. By the late Rev. J. Baldwin Brown, M.A. Second and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“We have again felt in reading these nervous, spiritual, and eloquent sermons how great a preacher has passed away.”—Nonconformist.

Christian Facts and Forces. By the Rev. Newman Smyth, Author of “The Reality of Faith.” New edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 4s. 6d.

“An able and suggestive series of discourses.”—Nonconformist.

“These sermons abound in noble and beautiful teaching clearly and eloquently expressed.”—Christian.

Inspiration and the Bible: An Inquiry. By Robert Horton, M.A., formerly Fellow of New College, Oxford. Fourth and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“The work displays much earnest thought, and a sincere belief in, and love of the Bible.”—Morning Post.

“It will be found to be a good summary, written in no iconoclastic spirit, but with perfect candour and fairness, of some of the more important results of recent Biblical criticism ”—Scotsman.

Faint, yet Pursuing. By the Rev. E. J. Hardy, Author of “How to be Happy though Married.” Sq. imp. 16mo., cloth, 6s. Cheaper Edition, 3s. 6d.

“One of the most practical and readable volumes of sermons ever published. They must have been eminently hearable.”—British Weekly.

The Meditations and Maxims of Koheleth. A Practical Exposition of the Book of Ecclesiastes. By Rev. T. Campbell Finlayson. Crown 8vo., 6s.

“A thoughtful and practical commentary on a book of Holy Scripture which needs much spiritual wisdom for its exposition.... Sound and judicious handling.”—Rock.

The Pharaohs of the Bondage and the Exodus. Lectures by Charles S. Robinson, D.D., LL.D. Second edition. Large crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

“Both lectures are conceived in a very earnest spirit, and are developed with much dignity and force. We have the greatest satisfaction in commending it to the attention of Biblical students and Christian ministers.”—Literary World.

The Reality of Faith. By the Rev. Newman Smyth, D.D., Author of “Old Faiths in New Light.” Fourth and cheaper edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 4s. 6d.

“They are fresh and beautiful expositions of those deep things, those foundation truths, which underlie Christian faith and spiritual life in their varied manifestations.”—Christian Age.

A Layman’s Study of the English Bible. Considered in its Literary and Secular Aspects. By Francis Bowen, LL.D. Crown 8vo., cloth, 4s. 6d.

“Most heartily do we recommend this little volume to the careful study, not only of those whose faith is not yet fixed and settled, but of those whose love for it and reliance on it grows with their growing years.”—Nonconformist.

The Parousia. A Critical Inquiry into the New Testament Doctrine of Our Lord’s Second Coming. By the Rev. J. S. Russell, M.A. New and cheaper edition. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“Critical, in the best sense of the word. Unlike many treatises on the subject, this is a sober and reverent investigation, and abounds in a careful and instructive exegesis of every passage bearing upon it.”—Nonconformist.

The Gain of Life, and Other Essays. By William Chatterton Coupland, D.Sc., M.A. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“The work is so well written as to be likely to attract readers not specially addicted to metaphysics.”—Scotsman.

The Ethic of Freethought: A Selection of Essays and Lectures. By Karl Pearson, M.A., formerly Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. Demy 8vo., cloth, 12s.

“Are characterised by much learning, much keen and forcible thinking, and a fearlessness of denunciation and exposition.”—Scotsman.

Personal Creeds; or, How to form a Working Theory of Life. By Newman Smyth, D.D., Author of “The Reality of Faith,” &c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 2s. 6d.

The Nature and Method of Revelation. By George Park Fisher, D.D., LL.D., Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History in Yale University. Crown 8vo., cloth, 4s. 6d.

Descartes and His School. By Kuno Fischer. Translated from the Third and Revised German Edition by J. P. Gordy, Ph.D. Edited by Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D. Demy 8vo., cloth, 16s.

“A valuable addition to the literature of Philosophy.”—Scotsman.

“No greater service could be done to English and American students than to give them a trustworthy rendering of Kuno Fischer’s brilliant expositions.”—Mind.

Socrates: A Translation of the Apology, Crito, and Parts of the Phædo of Plato. 12mo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“The translation is clear and elegant.”—Morning Post.

A Day in Athens with Socrates: Translations from the Protagoras and the Republic of Plato. 12mo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“We can commend these volumes to the English reader, as giving him what he wants—the Socratic ... philosophy at first hand, with a sufficiency of explanatory and illustrative comment.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

Talks with Socrates about Life: Translations from the Gorgias and the Republic of Plato. 12mo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“A real service is rendered to the general reader who has no Greek, and to whom the two ancient philosophers are only names, by the publication of these three inviting little volumes.... Every young man who is forming a library ought to add them to his collection.”—Christian Leader.

Natural Causation. An Essay in Four Parts. By C. E. Plumptre, Author of “General Sketch of the History of Pantheism,” &c. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“While many will find in this volume much from which they will dissent, there is in it a great deal that is deserving of careful consideration, and a great deal that is calculated to stimulate thought.”—Scotsman.

Travel.

With the Beduins: A Narrative of Journeys to the East of the Jordan and Dead Sea, Palmyra, &c. By Gray Hill. Numerous Illustrations and Map. Demy 8vo., cloth gilt, 15s.

The author and his wife, in attempting to reach Petra, in 1890, fell into the hands of Beduins and were held for a ransom, and experienced other interesting adventures.

Our Journey to the Hebrides. By Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robbins Pennell. 43 Illustrations by Joseph Pennell. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“It will be easily understood that we could not plan a route out of our ignorance and prejudice. It remained to choose a guide, and our choice, I hardly know why, fell upon Dr. Johnson.”—Preface.

Studies in the South and West, with Comments on Canada. By Charles Dudley Warner, Author of “Their Pilgrimage.” Crown 8vo., 10s. 6d.

“The Studies give us a charming account of the old social life in the Southern States.”—Scots Observer.

Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail. By Theodore Roosevelt, Author of “Hunting Trips of a Ranchman.” Profusely Illustrated. Small 4to., cloth elegant, 21s.

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Rides and Studies in the Canary Isles. By Charles Edwardes. With many Illustrations and Maps. Crown 8vo., cloth, 10s. 6d.

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Guatemala: The Land of the Quetzal. By William T. Brigham. Twenty-six full-page and Seventy-nine smaller Illustrations. Five Maps. Demy 8vo., cloth, £1 1s.

“A book of laborious research, keen observation, and accurate information concerning a region about which previously scarcely anything was known.”—Leeds Mercury.

The Decline of British Prestige in the East. By Selim Faris, Editor of the Arabic “El-Jawaïb” of Constantinople Crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

“A perusal of his book must do the English reader good.”—Asiatic Quarterly Review.

Daily Life in India. By the Rev. W. J. Wilkins. Illustrated. Crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

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Modern Hinduism: An Account of the Religion and Life of the Hindus in Northern India. By Rev. W. J. Wilkins. Demy 8vo., cloth, 16s.

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Central Asian Questions: Essays on Afghanistan, China, and Central Asia. By Demetrius C. Boulger. With Portrait and Three Maps. Demy 8vo., cloth, 18s.

“A mine of valuable information.”—Times.

The Balkan Peninsula. By Emile de Laveleye. Translated by Mrs. Thorpe. Edited and Revised for the English Public by the Author. Map. Demy 8vo., cloth, 16s.

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Tuscan Studies and Sketches. By Leader Scott, Author of “A Nook in the Apennines,” “Messer Agnolo’s Household,” &c. Many Full-page and smaller Illustrations. Sq. imp. 16mo., cloth, 10s. 6d.

“The sketches are of that happy kind which appeal to the learned through their style, and to the simple through their subjects.”—Truth.

Letters from Italy. By Emile de Laveleye. Translated by Mrs. Thorpe. Revised by the Author. Portrait of the Author. Crown 8vo., 6s.

“A most delightful volume.”—Nonconformist.

“Every page is pleasantly and brightly written.”—Times.

Miscellaneous.

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and other Subjects. By Mary Wollstonecraft. New Edition. With Introduction by Mrs. Henry Fawcett. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

This is a reprint of the first edition which appeared nearly one hundred years ago. Mrs. Fawcett has added a critical introduction in which she traces the development of the Theory of the Equality of the Sexes from that day to now.

Emigration and Immigration: A Study in Social Science. By Richmond M. Smith, Professor of Political Economy and Social Science in Columbia College. Square Imp. 16mo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

Prof. Smith’s book is a popular examination of one of the most urgent of present-day problems from historical, statistical, and economic points of view, the information being full and exact, and the author’s style being a model of terseness and clearness.

The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851. Edited with extracts from the Diary of the latter by Christine Terhume Herrick. Crown 8vo., paper boards, 6s.

“This is a thoroughly delightful book.”—Saturday Review.

How Men Propose. The Fateful Question and Its Answer. Love scenes from popular works of Fiction, collected by Agnes Stevens. Square Imp. 16mo., cloth, 6s.; Presentation Edition, cloth elegant, bevelled boards, gilt edges, in box, 7s. 6d. Popular Edition, sm. 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. (Uniform with “How to be Happy Though Married.”)

“A most entertaining book.”—Spectator.

Sylvan Folk. Sketches of Bird and Animal Life in Britain. By John Watson, Author of “A Year in the Fields,” &c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“His descriptions are so fresh that they will give genuine pleasure to everyone who reads them. The book will be especially interesting to young readers.”—Nature.

Industrial Rivers of the United Kingdom. By various well-known Experts. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

The Five Talents of Woman. A Book for Girls and Young Women. By the Rev. E. J. Hardy, Author of “How to be Happy though Married,” &c. Sq. Imperial 16mo., cloth, 6s.; Presentation Edition, bevelled boards, gilt edges, in box, 7s. 6d.

“Will be acceptable to all girls who are no longer ‘children.’”—Globe.

How to be Happy though Married. Small crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. Bridal Gift Edition, white vellum cloth, extra gilt, bev. boards, gilt edges, in box, 7s. 6d.

“The Murray of Matrimony and the Baedeker of Bliss.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“Manners Makyth Man.” By the Author of “How to be Happy though Married.” Popular Edition, small crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.; imp. 16mo., cloth, 6s.

Jottings from Jail. Notes and Papers on Prison Matters. By the Rev. J. W. Horsley, M.A., Oxon., late (and last) Chaplain of H.M. Prison, Clerkenwell. Second edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

Literary Landmarks of London. By Laurence Hutton. Fourth, revised, and cheaper edition. Crown 8vo., Illustrated cover, 2s. 6d.; cloth, 3s. 6d.

English as She is Taught. Genuine Answers to Examination Questions in our Public Schools. With a Commentary by Mark Twain. Demy 16mo., cloth, 1s.; paper, 6d.

Mark Twain says: “A darling literary curiosity.... This little book ought to set forty millions of people to thinking.”

Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of all Ages. Classified subjectively, and arranged alphabetically. By Robert Christy. 2 vols., half cloth, gilt tops, 21s.

Books for Children.

Another Brownie Book. By Palmer Cox, Author of “The Brownies,” &c. With many quaint pictures by the Author. Medium 4to., cloth gilt, 6s.

The first Brownie book was issued three years ago. The new book is like the first in size and style of binding, but a new cover design, printed in colors, has been made for it, and the contents are entirely new. It contains 150 large pages, describing in verse more adventures of the amusing Brownies.

Alexis and His Flowers. By Beatrix F. Cresswell. With drawings from flowers by Henrietta Cresswell. Crown 8vo., cloth gilt, bevelled boards, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

This volume aims at teaching children a love and knowledge of flowers and their lore, and will be found a very charming gift-book.

Wild Nature Won by Kindness. By Mrs. Brightwen, Vice-President of the Selborne Society. With Illustrations by the Author, and F. Carruthers Gould. Second Edition. Small crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“Mrs. Brightwen chats in the most delightful fashion.... Those who care for a loving observation of winged life, will find much to please and amuse them.”—Graphic.

Santa Claus on a Lark, and Other Christmas Stories. By Washington Gladden. Illustrated. Foolscap 4to., cloth, 6s.

Daddy Jake, the Runaway; and Short Stories told after Dark. By “Uncle Remus” (Joel Chandler Harris). Many Illustrations. Medium 4to., cloth, gilt edges, 6s. (Uniform with “The Brownies.”)

When Mother was Little. By S. P. Yorke. Thirteen Full-page Illustrations by Henry J. Ford. Small square 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

The Butterfly: Its Nature, Development, and Attributes. By John Stuttard. Dedicated to Sir John Lubbock, Bart. Illustrated. Fcap. 8vo., limp cloth, 1s.

Æsop’s Fables for Little Readers: Told by Mrs. Arthur Brookfield. Twenty-five Illustrations by Henry J. Ford. Small 4to., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“In their present shape, the fables should be very popular among the inmates of the nursery, more particularly as they are illustrated with nearly thirty clever drawings by Henry Ford, which are beautifully printed in monochrome.”—Scottish Leader.

The Brownies: Their Book. By Palmer Cox. Reprinted from St. Nicholas, with many new Poems and Pictures. Third and Cheaper Edition. Medium 4to., cloth, gilt edges, 6s.

New Fairy Tales from Brentano. Told in English by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker, and Pictured by F. Carruthers Gould. Eight Full-page Coloured Illustrations. Square 8vo., illustrated, paper boards, cloth back, 5s.; cloth, gilt edges, 6s.

“A really charming collection of stories.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

Fairy Tales from Brentano. Told in English by Kate Freiligrath Kroeker. Illustrated by F. Carruthers Gould. Popular Edition. Sq. imp. 16mo., 3s. 6d.

“An admirable translator in Madame Kroeker, and an inimitable illustrator in Mr. Carruthers Gould.”—Truth.

In the Time of Roses: A Tale of Two Summers. Told and Illustrated by Florence and Edith Scannell, Author and Artist of “Sylvia’s Daughters.” Thirty-two Full-page and other Illustrations. Sq. imp. 16mo., cloth, 5s.

“A very charming story.”—Scotsman.

“A delightful story.”—Punch.

Prince Peerless: A Fairy-Folk Story-Book. By the Hon. Margaret Collier (Madame Galletti di Cadilhac), Author of “Our Home by the Adriatic.” Illustrated by the Hon. John Collier. Sq. imp. 16mo., cloth, 5s.

“Delightful in style and fancy.”—Scotsman.

“A volume of charming stories.”—Saturday Review.

The Bird’s Nest, and other Sermons for Children of all Ages. By the Rev. Samuel Cox, D.D., Author of “Expositions,” &c. Cheap and Popular Edition. Imp. 16mo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“These beautiful discourses were addressed to children of all ages, and must have found an echo in the hearts of many youthful listeners.”—St. James’s Gazette.

Arminius Vambéry: His Life and Adventures. Written by Himself. With Introductory Chapter dedicated to the Boys of England. Portrait and Seventeen Illustrations. Crown 8vo., 5s.

“We welcome it as one of the best books of travel that our boys could have possibly placed in their hands.”—Schoolmaster.

Boys’ Own Stories. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “Stories of Young Adventurers,” “Stories out of School Time,” &c. Eight Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

“This is a really admirable selection of genuine narrative and history, treated with discretion and skill by the author. Mr. Hope has not gathered his stores from the highway, but has explored far afield in less-beaten tracts, as may be seen in his ‘Adventures of a Ship-boy’ and ‘A Smith among Savages.’”—Saturday Review.

The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Newly Edited after the Original Editions. Nineteen Illustrations. Large crown 8vo., cloth extra, 5s.

Two Little Confederates. By Thomas Nelson Page. With eight full-page illustrations by E. W. Kemble and A. C. Redwood. Square 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“A charming story.”—American Traveller.

THE CAMEO SERIES.

Half-bound, paper boards, price 3s. 6d. each. Fine Edition, bound in parchment, printed on Japan paper, numbered and signed, 30 copies only printed, 25 being for sale; terms on application from Booksellers or the Publisher.

1. The Lady from the Sea. By Henrik Ibsen. Translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling.

“A powerful study.”—Notes and Queries.

2. A London Plane-Tree, and Other Poems. By Amy Levy.

“True and tender poetry.”—Saturday Review.

3. Wordsworth’s Grave, and Other Poems. By William Watson.

“True, choicely-worded, well-turned quatrains, which succeed each other like the strong unbroken waves of a full tide.”—Mr. Cosmo Monkhouse in The Academy.

4. Iphigenia in Delphi, With some Translations from the Greek, by Richard Garnett, LL.D. Illustrated.

“A very charming volume.... Dr. Garnett has achieved a very interesting and scholarly piece of work.”—Manchester Guardian.

5. Mireio: A Provencal Poem. By Frederic Mistral. Translated by H. W. Preston. Frontispiece by Joseph Pennell.

6. Lyrics. Selected from the Works of A. Mary F. Robinson (Mdme. Jas. Darmesteter). Frontispiece.

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7. Poems of Robert Surtees. Introduction by Edward Peacock.

[In Preparation.

A few copies of the Edition de Luxe of the earlier Volumes in the Series may still be had. Prices on application.

THE PSEUDONYM LIBRARY.

Under this title will be published a collection of entirely New Novels and Romances, neatly printed and tastefully bound. They will be specially suited by their brightness and originality for holiday reading.

24mo., cloth, price 1s. 6d. each.

1. Mademoiselle Ixe. By Lanoe Falconer.

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2. The Story of Eleanor Lambert. By Magdalen Brooke.

[Nearly Ready.

3. The Mystery of the Campagna; and, a Shadow on a Wave. By Von Degen.

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OTHER VOLUMES ARE IN ACTIVE PREPARATION.

London: T. FISHER UNWIN, Paternoster Square, E.C.