BOHN’S LIBRARIES,
CONTAINING
Standard Works of European Literature in the English Language.
“I may say in regard to all manner of books, Bohn’s Publication Series is the usefullest thing I know.”—Thomas Carlyle.
“The respectable and sometimes excellent translations of Bohn’s Library have done for literature what railroads have done for internal intercourse.”—R. W. Emerson.
“An important body of cheap literature, from which every living worker in this country who draws strength from the past has reason to be grateful.”—Professor Henry Morley.
The attention of those forming Libraries is directed to the following selected List of Standard Works.
ADAM SMITH’S WEALTH OF NATIONS. 2 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
ADDISON’S WORKS. 6 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
ANTONINUS, THE THOUGHTS OF M. AURELIUS. 3s. 6d.
BACON’S ESSAYS. 3s. 6d.
BOSWELL’S LIFE OF JOHNSON, AND TOUR IN THE HEBRIDES, &c. (Napier.) 6 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
BURKE’S WORKS. 9 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
BURNEY’S (Mme. D’Arblay’s) CECILIA. 2 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
BURNEY’S (Mme. D’Arblay’s) EVELINA. 3s. 6d.
BURNS’S LIFE. By Lockhart. 3s. 6d.
CERVANTES’ DON QUIXOTE. 2 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
CHAUCER’S WORKS (Prof. Skeat). 4 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
COLERIDGE’S WORKS. 6 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
DANTE (Cary’s Translation). 3s. 6d.
DEFOE’S WORKS. 7 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
EMERSON’S WORKS. 3 vols. 3s. 6d.
FIELDING’S NOVELS. 4 vols. 3s. 6d. and 5s.
GIBBON’S ROMAN EMPIRE. 7 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
GOETHE’S WORKS. 15 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
GOLDSMITH’S WORKS. 5 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
HAWTHORNE’S WORKS. 3 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
HAZLITT’S ESSAYS. 6 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
HUMBOLDT’S COSMOS AND TRAVELS. 8 vols. 3s. 6d. and 5s.
LESSING’S LAOKOON, &c. 3s. 6d.
LESSING’S DRAMATIC WORKS. 2 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
MANZONI’S BETROTHED (I promessi Sposi). 5s.
MILTON’S PROSE WORKS. 5 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
MOLIÈRE’S DRAMATIC WORKS. 3 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
PEPYS’S DIARY. 4 vols. 5s. each.
PLUTARCH’S LIVES (New Translation by Long and Stewart). 4 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
RANKE’S WORKS. 5 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
RICHTER’S LEVANA: Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces. 2 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
SCHILLER’S WORKS. 6 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
SPINOZA’S CHIEF WORKS. 2 vols. 5s. each.
STAUNTON’S WORKS ON CHESS. 4 vols. 5s. each.
VASARI’S LIVES OF THE PAINTERS (with New Appendix by Dr. Richter). 6 vols. 3s. 6d. each.
London: GEORGE BELL & SONS, York Street, Covent Garden.
GRIFFITH, FARRAN, & CO.’S
ECONOMICAL SCHOOL & CLUB LIBRARIES.
MESSRS. GRIFFITH, FARRAN, & CO. desire to call the attention of School Masters and Mistresses, Superintendents, Clergymen, and others to their new method of supplying cheap Libraries for Schools, as described below.
All the Books are of the most approved kind, and are thoroughly suitable for the purpose. They are bound in a specially strong and simple style, in plain cloth boards, so as not to require re-covering, and, in order to meet the needs of the smaller as well as the larger Schools, are put up in Assorted Sets at from £1. 1s. to £5. 5s. per Set.
These Libraries can be had from any local Bookseller; but, should any difficulty be experienced in procuring them, Messrs. Griffith, Farran, & Co. will be happy to forward them direct, carriage paid, on receipt of Cheque or Post Office Order for the amount.
⁂ Specimen Copies of any of the Books will be sent post-free on receipt of the published price in stamps.
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| Library B. | ||
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| Library C. | ||
| Containing Volumes of the value of £4 15 0 | for | £3 3 0 |
| Library D. | ||
| Containing Volumes of the value of £6 8 0 | for | £4 4 0 |
| Library E. | ||
| Containing Volumes of the value of £8 0 0 | for | £5 5 0 |
N.B.—The number of Books at any one price ordered for any Library is immaterial, so long as the total of the published price of the total Selection equals one of the specified amounts.
GRIFFITH, FARRAN, OKEDEN, & WELSH,
St. Paul’s Churchyard, London.
SEELEY & CO., ESSEX STREET, STRAND.
CHURCH ECHOES: a Tale Illustrative of the Daily Service of the Prayer Book. By Mrs. Carey Brock, Author of “Sunday Echoes in Week-day Hours.” Price 5s. cloth.
“Will be found very useful in leading thoughtful young people to an intelligent use of their Prayer Book.”—Guardian.
By the same Author.
- CHANGES and CHANCES. 5s.
- WORKING and WAITING. 5s.
- MARGARET’S SECRET. 5s.
- CHARITY HELSTONE. 5s.
- MICHELINE. 5s.
- MY FATHER’S HAND. 2s.
- CHILDREN at HOME. 5s.
- The RECTORY and the MANOR. 5s.
- HOME MEMORIES. 5s.
- The VIOLETS of MONTMARTRE. 5s.
- DAME WYNTON. 3s. 6d.
- ALMOST PERSUADED. 1s.
SUNDAY ECHOES IN WEEKDAY HOURS. A Series of Illustrative Tales. Eight Vols. 5s. each.
- 1. The Collects.
- 2. The Church Catechism.
- 3. Journey of the Israelites.
- 4. Scripture Characters.
- 5. The Epistles and Gospels.
- 6. The Parables.
- 7. The Miracles.
- 8. The Example of Christ.
BY PROFESSOR CHURCH.
- The COUNT of the SAXON SHORE. 5s.
- STORIES of the MAGICIANS. 5s.
- The STORIES of the ILIAD and ÆNEID. 1s. or 1s. 6d.
- STORIES from LIVY. 5s.
- The STORY of the PERSIAN WAR. 5s.
- STORIES of the EAST, from HERODOTUS. 5s.
- STORIES from the GREEK TRAGEDIANS. 5s.
- The CHANTRY PRIEST of BARNET. 5s.
- WITH the KING at OXFORD. 5s.
- HEROES and KINGS. 1s. 6d.
- STORIES from VIRGIL. 5s.
- STORIES from HOMER. 5s.
- The STORY of the LAST DAYS of JERUSALEM. 3s. 6d.
- A TRAVELLER’S TRUE TALE, from LUCIAN. 3s. 6d.
- ROMAN LIFE in the DAYS of CICERO. 5s.
TALES BY MRS. MARSHALL.
- CONSTANTIA CAREW. 5s.
- MEMORIES of TROUBLOUS TIMES. 5s.
- The ROCHEMONTS. 5s.
- LADY ALICE. 5s.
- LIFE’S AFTERMATH. 5s.
- A LILY AMONG THORNS. 5s.
- HEIGHTS and VALLEYS. 5s.
- HELEN’S DIARY. 5s.
- CHRISTABEL KINGSCOTE. 5s.
- The OLD GATEWAY. 5s.
- BENVENUTA. 5s.
- IN the EAST COUNTRY. 5s.
- The MISTRESS of TAYNE COURT. 5s.
- DOROTHY’S DAUGHTERS. 5s.
- JOB SINGLETON’S HEIR. 5s.
- JOANNA’S INHERITANCE. 5s.
- NOWADAYS. 5s.
- MRS. MAINWARING’S JOURNAL. 5s.
- BROTHERS and SISTERS. 5s.
- EDWARD’S WIFE. 5s.
- VIOLET DOUGLAS. 5s.
- MILLICENT LEGH. 5s.
- IN COLSTON’S DAYS. 5s.
- MRS. WILLOUGHBY’S OCTAVE. 5s.
- UNDER the MENDIPS. 5s.
- IN FOUR REIGNS. 5s.
TALES BY MISS WINCHESTER.
- A NEST of SPARROWS. 5s.
- A WAYSIDE SNOWDROP. 3s. 6d.
- CHIRPS for the CHICKS. 2s. 6d.
- A CRIPPLED ROBIN. 5s.
- UNDER the SHIELD. 5s.
- The CABIN on the BEACH. 5s.
- A CITY VIOLET. 5s.
- A SEA PEARL. 5s.
BY BISHOP WILBERFORCE.
- AGATHOS. 6d., 1s., or 2s. 6d.
- ROCKY ISLAND. 6d., 1s., or 2s. 6d.
London: SEELEY & CO., Essex Street, Strand.