FOOTNOTES:

[24] See the Lancet, March 25, 1876, p. 481.

[25] Medical Times and Gazette, March 25, 1876, p. 348.

[26] Lancet, July 8, 1876, p. 41, supplement to Harveian Oration.

[27] See Photographs of Eminent Medical Men, ii, 59.

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Eminent Doctors: Their Lives and Their Work. By G. T. Bettany, M.A. (Camb.), B.Sc. (Lond.), F.L.S., Author of “First Lessons in Practical Botany,” “Elementary Physiology,” etc., and Lecturer on Botany in Guy’s Hospital Medical School.

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3. Thomas Sydenham, the British Hippocrates.
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STOCKTON MANOR; OR, EVERY CLOUD HAS ITS SILVER LINING. BY CONSTANCE BURNET.

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A RULE OF CONDUCT; OR, ONE THING AT A TIME. BY MADAME COLOMB.

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Contents:

INTRODUCTION: Explains the Plan of the Book, and gives some Hints on the Study of Literature.JOHNSON AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES.
THE DAWN OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.THE NEW ERA IN POETRY.
THE ELIZABETHAN ERA.SIR WALTER SCOTT AND THE PROSE LITERATURE OF THE EARLY PART OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY.
THE SUCCESSORS OF THE ELIZABETHANS.OUR OWN TIMES.
THE LITERATURE OF THE RESTORATION.PERIODICALS, REVIEWS, AND ENCYCLOPÆDIAS.
THE WITS OF QUEEN ANNE’S TIME.
OUR FIRST GREAT NOVELISTS.

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CHAP.CHAP.
1. PALMISTRY AS A SCIENCE.20. THE THREE WORLDS OF CHIROMANCY.
2. ANCIENT PALMISTRY.21. THE MOUNTS AND LINES.
3. THE MODERN SCIENCE AND ITS HIGH PRIEST.22. THE LINE OF THE HEAD.
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5. THE THUMB.24. THE LINE OF THE SUN.
6. HARD AND SOFT HANDS.25. THE RASCETTE.
7. THE HAND IN CHILDREN.26. THE SEVEN CAPITAL SINS.
8. SPATULED HAND.27. POWER OF INTERPRETATION.
9. THE ENGLISH HAND.28. THE ASTRAL FLUID.
10. THE NORTH AMERICAN HAND.29. THE CHILDREN OF THE RULING PLANETS: THEIR CHARACTERS.
11. THE ARTIST HAND.30. READINGS OF THE HANDS OF CELEBRATED MEN AND WOMEN.
12. THE USEFUL HAND.31. M. D’ARPENTIGNY AND THE GIPSIES—MR. BORROW’S RESEARCHES.
13. CHINESE HANDS.32. GIPSY CHIROMANTS.
14. THE HAND OF THE PHILOSOPHER.33. THE HAND AS AFFECTED BY MARRIAGE.
15. THE HAND PSYCHICAL.34. CONCLUSION.
16. MIXED HANDS.
17. THE FEMALE HAND.
18. M. DESBARROLLES AND THE ADVANCED SCHOOL.
19. PALMISTRY IN RELATION TO THE FUTURE.

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Manuals of Self-Culture for Young Men and Women.

1. The Secret of Success. See page 10.
2. Plain Living and High Thinking. See page 12.
3. Woman’s Work and Worth. See page 7.
4. Hood’s Guide to English Versification. See page 23.
5. Landmarks of English Literature. See page 7.

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Self-Help for Women: A Guide to Business. With Practical Directions for Establishing and Conducting Remunerative Trades and Business Occupations suitable for Women and Girls. By A Woman of Business.

1. CELEBRATED WOMEN OF BUSINESS.13. LADIES’ UNDERCLOTHING AND BABY LINEN WAREHOUSE.
2. SELECTING A BUSINESS.14. THE MUSIC TRADE.
3. CONDUCTING A BUSINESS.15. SERVANTS’ REGISTRY BUSINESS.
4. THE BERLIN-WOOL BUSINESS.16. SHEFFIELD AND BIRMINGHAM GOODS TRADE.
5. THE BOOT AND SHOE TRADE.17. STATIONERY AND BOOKSELLING.
6. CONFECTIONERY BUSINESS. (With Confectioners’ Receipts.)18. THE TOY TRADE.
7. CORSET-MAKING BUSINESS.19. MISCELLANEOUS TRADES.
8. THE DRESS-MAKING BUSINESS.20. HOTEL MANAGING.
9. THE FANCY TRADE.21. THE LADY HOUSEKEEPER AND THE LADY HELP.
10. FISH AND GAME TRADE.22. HOME OCCUPATIONS.
11. GLASS AND CHINA BUSINESS.23. THE PLEASURES OF WORK.
12. THE JEWELLERY TRADE.
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“This volume will be useful and cheering to many a woman thrown upon her own resources, by showing her what other women have done, and enabling her to discover in what direction she can best make use of her abilities.”—Bristol Mercury.“To those who find it needful to leave home and to enter upon the struggles of the world, the little book which ‘A Woman of Business’ has prepared will be found at once a guide and an encouragement.”—Manchester Courier.
“Before going into any trade or profession women should consult this little work.”—Sheffield Independent.“It fully fulfils its object in clearly showing the variety of businesses and lucrative employment which women may follow, as well as giving useful information as to how to start.”—Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal.
“Claims our most marked attention.”—Punch.“A volume which every woman who is at a loss to know how she may earn honourable livelihood should purchase.”—Dundee Courier.
“A shilling laid out in the purchase of this little book will prove a far better investment than the waste of postage stamps in replying to letters.”—Stationer.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Fifth Edition, small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d; gilt edges, 4s.

The Secret of Success; or, How to Get on in the World. With some Remarks upon True and False Success, and the Art of making the Best Use of Life. Interspersed with Numerous Examples and Anecdotes. By W. H. Davenport Adams, Author of “Plain Living and High Thinking,” etc.

“Mr. Adams’s work is in some respects more practical than Mr. Smiles’s. He takes the illustrations more from the world of business and commerce, and their application is unmistakable.... There is much originality and power displayed in the manner in which he impresses his advice on his readers.”—Aberdeen Journal.

“There is a healthy, honest ring in its advice, and a wise discrimination between true and false success.... Many a story of success and failure helps to point its moral.”—Bradford Observer.

“The field which Mr. Adams traverses is so rich, extensive, and interesting, that his book is calculated to impart much sound moral philosophy of a kind and in a form that will be appreciated by a large number of readers.... The book is otherwise a mine of anecdote relating to men who have not only got on in the world, but whose names are illustrious as benefactors to their kind.”—Dundee Advertiser.

WITH TWO COLOURED PLATES AND EIGHT PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.

Third edition, small crown 8vo., 400 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Our Redcoats and Bluejackets: War Pictures on Land and Sea. Forming a Continuous Narrative of the Naval and Military History of England from the year 1793 to the Present Time, including the Afghan and Zulu Campaigns, Interspersed with Anecdotes and Accounts of Personal Service. By Henry Stewart, Author of “The Ocean Wave,” etc. With a Chronological List of England’s Naval and Military Engagements.

“A capital collection of graphic sketches of plucky and brilliant achievements afloat and ashore, and has, moreover, the advantage of being a succinct narrative of historical events. It is, in fact, the naval and military history of England told in a series of effective tableaux.”—World.

“It is not a mere collection of scraps and anecdotes about our soldiers and sailors, but a history of their principal achievements since the beginning of the war in 1793. The book has charms for others than lads.”—Scotsman.

“Besides being a work of thrilling interest as a mere story-book, it will also be most valuable as a historical work for the young, who are far more likely to remember such interesting historical pictures than the dry lists of dates and battles which they find in their school-books.... Possesses such a genuine interest as no work of fiction could surpass.”—Aberdeen Journal.

“Among the multitude of publishers who issue books suitable for presents, Mr. Hogg holds a high place. A catalogue of his publications, samples of which lie before us, contains a number of useful and interesting works eminently suitable for presentation to young people of both sexes, and they contain as much reading at as low a price as any books in the market.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

WITH UPWARDS OF 300 ENGRAVINGS BY BEWICK AND OTHERS.

FIFTH AND CHEAP EDITION.

Large crown 8vo., 520 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Parlour Menagerie: Wherein are exhibited, in a Descriptive and Anecdotical form, the Habits, Resources, and Mysterious Instincts of the more Interesting Portions of the Animal Creation. Dedicated by permission to the Right Hon. the Baroness Burdett-Coutts (President) and the Members of the Ladies’ Committee of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

WHITE EYELID MANGABEY.

Specimen of the 66 Wood Engravings by Thomas Bewick in the “Parlour Menagerie.”

From Professor Owen, C.B., F.R.S., &c.

(Director, Natural History Dep., British Museum).

To the Editor of the Parlour Menagerie.

“The early love of Nature, especially as manifested by the Habits and Instincts of Animals to which you refer, in your own case, is so common to a healthy boy’s nature, that the Parlour Menagerie, a work so singularly full of interesting examples culled from so wide a range of Zoology, and so fully and beautifully illustrated cannot fail to be a favourite with the rising generation—and many succeeding ones—of Juvenile Naturalists. When I recall the ‘Description of 300 Animals’ (including the Cockatrice and all Pliny’s monsters) which fed my early appetite for Natural History, I can congratulate my grandchildren on being provided with so much more wholesome food through your persevering and discriminating labours.—Richard Owen.”

From the Right Hon. John Bright, M.P.

To the Editor, Parlour Menagerie.

“I doubt not the Parlour Menagerie will prove very interesting, as indeed it has already been found to be by those of my family who have read it. I hope one of the effects of our better public education will be to create among our population a more humane disposition towards what we call the inferior animals. Much may be done by impressing on the minds of children the duty of kindness in their treatment of animals, and I hope this will not be neglected by the teachers of our schools.... I feel sure what you have done will bear good fruit.—John Bright.”

“The Parlour Menagerie is well named. Full as an egg of information and most agreeable reading and engravings, where before was there such a menagerie?”—Animal World.

“We have never seen a better collection of anecdotes and descriptions of animals than this, and it has the great advantage of numerous and admirable woodcuts. Pictorial illustrations form an important and valuable addition to any such collection. Those in the book before us are of remarkable excellence.... We highly commend the spirit which pervades the book, a spirit intensely alien to cruelty of every kind. On the whole, it is one of the very best of its kind, and we warrant both its usefulness and acceptability.”—Literary World.

“Mr. Hogg is, without question, a specialist in the art of catering for the literary tastes of the young.”—Shropshire Guardian.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Second edition, small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Boys and their Ways: A Book for and about Boys. By One Who Knows Them.

Contents.

Chaps. 1. The Boy at Home.—2. The Boy at School.—3. The Boy in the Playground.—4. The Boy in his Leisure Hours.—5. Bad Boys.—6. Friendships of Boys.—7. The Boy in the Country.—8. How and What to Read.—9. Boyhood of Famous Men.—10. The Ideal Boy.

“The table of contents gives such a bill of fare as will render the boy into whose hands this book falls eager to enjoy the feast prepared for him. We venture to predict for this charming book a popularity equal to ‘Self-Help.’... No better gift could be put into a boy’s hands, and it will become a standard work for the school library.”—Scholastic World.

“Who the author of the book is, has been kept a secret, and the anonymity we regret, because the work is one with which no writer need be ashamed to identify his name and stake his reputation.”—Edinburgh Daily Review.

“It is a boy’s book of the best style.”—Aberdeen Journal.

WITH EIGHT PORTRAITS ON TONED PAPER.

Dedicated by permission to the Rt. Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P., &c.

Third edition, small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Plain Living and High Thinking; or, Practical Self-Culture: Moral, Mental, and Physical. By W. H. Davenport Adams, Author of “The Secret of Success,” etc.

Part I.—Moral Self-Culture.

Chap.1. At Home.Chap.3. Character.
” 2. Life Abroad. ” 4. Conduct.

Part II.—Mental Self-Culture.

Chap. 1. How to Read.

Chaps. 2 to 9. Courses of Reading in English Poetry, History, Biography, Fiction, Travel and Discovery, Theology, Philosophy and Metaphysics, Miscellaneous Science and Scientific Text-Books. Chap. 10. How to Write: English Composition.

Part III.—Physical Self-Culture.

“Mens sana in corpore sano.”

“We like the thorough way in which Mr. Adams deals with ‘Self-Culture: Moral, Mental, and Physical.’ His chapter on the courtesies of home life, and the true relation between parent and child, is specially valuable nowadays. He certainly answers the question, ‘Is life worth living?’ in a most triumphant affirmative.”—Graphic.

“Books for young men are constantly appearing—some of them genuine, earnest, and useful, and many of them mere products of the art of book-making. We have pleasure in saying that this volume by Mr. Adams deserves to take its place among the best of the first-mentioned class. It is fresh, interesting, varied, and, above all, full of common sense, manliness, and right principle.”—Inverness Courier.

“Young men who wish to make something of themselves should invest seven sixpences in this most valuable volume.”—Sword and Trowel.

“A better book of the class in all respects we have seldom had the pleasure to notice.... We cannot too strongly recommend it to young men.”—Young Men’s Christian Association Monthly Notes.

“A glimpse through Mr. Hogg’s catalogue shows how admirably he caters for the young of both sexes.”—Wolverhampton Chronicle.

“The best book of the kind.”}
“A complete Society Encyclopædia.”}Vide Critical Notices.

With Frontispiece, small crown 8vo., 352 pp., handsomely bound in cloth price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Glass of Fashion: A Universal Handbook of Social Etiquette and Home Culture for Ladies and Gentlemen. With Copious and Practical Hints upon the Manners and Ceremonies of every Relation in Life—at Home, in Society, and at Court. Interspersed with Numerous Anecdotes. By the Lounger in Society.

CHAP.CHAP.
1. AT HOME.7. THE ETIQUETTE OF WEDDINGS.
2. ABROAD.8. AT COURT.
3. THE PHILOSOPHY OF DINNERS.9. HINTS ABOUT TITLES.
4. THE BALL.10. A HEALTHY LIFE.
5. THE PHILOSOPHY OF DRESS.11. TWO CENTURIES OF MAXIMS UPON MANNERS.
6. THE ART OF CONVERSATION.12. THE HOUSEHOLD.

“The most sensible book on etiquette that we remember to have seen.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“This book may be considered a new departure in the class of works to which it belongs. It treats etiquette ‘from a liberal point of view,’ and amply fulfils its purpose.”—Cassell’s Papers.

“Useful, sensibly written, and full of amusing illustrative anecdotes.”—Morning Post.

“Creditable to the good sense and taste, as well as to the special information of its author.”—Telegraph.

“The book is the best of the kind yet produced, and no purchaser of it will regret his investment.”—Bristol Mercury.

“Those who live in dread lest they should not do the ‘correct thing’ should procure the book, which is a complete society encyclopædia.”—Glasgow News.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Second edition, small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Girls and their Ways: A Book for and about Girls. By One who Knows Them.

CHAP.CHAP.
1. THE GIRL AT HOME.6. THE GIRL’S AMATEUR GARDENER’S CALENDAR; OR, ALL THE YEAR ROUND IN THE GIRL’S GARDEN.
2. THE GIRL IN HER LEISURE HOURS.7. THE GIRL’S LIBRARY—WHAT TO READ.
3. THE GIRL AT SCHOOL—THE GIRL AND HER FRIENDS.8. THE GIRL IN THE COUNTRY—PASTIME FOR LEISURE HOURS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
4. THE GIRL ABROAD: CHARACTER SKETCHES.9. WHAT THE GIRL MIGHT AND SHOULD BE: EXAMPLES OF NOBLE GIRLS FROM THE LIVES OF NOBLE WOMEN.
5. A GIRL’S GARDEN; IN PROSE AND POETRY.

“It aims high, and it hits the mark.”—Literary World.

“Books prepared for girls are too often so weak and twaddly as to be an insult to the intellect of girlhood. This new work is an exception.”—Daily Review (Edinburgh).

“Worthy of a somewhat longer analysis than we shall be able to give it.... Parents will be benefited by its perusal as well as their daughters ... the more so that it is not written in a dry homiletic style, but with a living kindness and sympathy.”—Queen.

“A long list of books is given both for study and amusement. This list is selected with care and without prejudice, and should prove a great assistance to girls in doubt what to read.... It is a sensible and well-written book, full of information and wholesome thoughts for and about girls.”—St. James’s Budget.

“Home duties, amusement, social claims and appropriate literature, are subjects successively treated, and treated with both knowledge and sound judgment.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“A wide field of variety, and some of the strongest elements of romantic interest, are covered by and comprised in the books published by Mr. Hogg.”—School Board Chronicle.

Southey’s Edition, with Life of Bunyan, &c.

Illustrated with the Original Wood Blocks, by W. Harvey.

Large crown 8vo., 402 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Pilgrim’s Progress. In Two Parts. By John Bunyan. With Bibliographical Notes, and a Life of the Author, by Robert Southey; Portrait and Autograph of Bunyan, and Thirty Wood Engravings by W. Harvey, from the Original Blocks. The Text in large type (Small Pica). This is a reprint (with additional notes) of the edition published by John Major, London, 1830, at 21s., which was highly eulogized by Sir Walter Scott and Lord Macaulay.

“This reprint, at a very moderate price, may be regarded as a popular boon.”—Daily Telegraph.

“An excellent edition of the great allegory. It contains Southey’s ‘Life,’ which certainly stands first for literary merit.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“Costlier editions are on sale, but none produced with more taste than this one.”—Dispatch.

“A real service has been rendered for those who want a thoroughly readable copy of ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress.’”—Literary World.

“The whole book is reproduced in excellent fashion.”—Scotsman.

“This edition has exceptional claims upon public favour. The late poet laureate’s biography is in his best manner, while Harvey’s effective woodcuts are in themselves a feature of very considerable interest to lovers of British art. In the matter of typography and general get-up the reprint is in every respect superior to the original edition, and the low price at which the book is published should tempt many to obtain a copy. The binding and decorations are very effective, and the volume is fitted to grace any drawing-room table.”—Oxford Times.

Second Edition, with Eight Engravings after Celebrated Painters.

Small crown 8vo., 392 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Church Seasons. Historically and Poetically Illustrated. By Alexander H. Grant, M.A., Author of “Half-Hours with our Sacred Poets.”

☞ The aim has been to trace the origin and history of the Festivals and Fasts of the Ecclesiastical Year, and to illustrate in poetry the circumstances under which they began and continue to be celebrated, and the principal ideas and doctrines which they severally incorporate.

“Our festival year is a bulwark of orthodoxy as real as our confessions of faith.”—Professor Archer Butler.

“Mr. Grant’s scholarship is endorsed by authorities; his method is good, his style clear, and his treatment so impartial that his work has been praised alike by Church Times, Record, Watchman, Freeman, and Nonconformist. No words of ours could better prove the catholicity of a most instructive and valuable work.”—Peterborough Advertiser.

“The work shows very plainly that much care and judgment has been used in its compilation.... The intrinsic worth of its contents and their lasting usefulness admirably adapt it for a present. The eight engravings have been chosen so as to give examples of the highest samples of sacred art.”—Oxford Times.

“A very delightful volume for Sunday reading, the devotional character of the hymns giving an especial charm to the work. The historical information will be proved full of interest to young Churchmen, and young ladies especially will find the work to be one well adapted to inform the mind and gladden the heart.”—Bible Christian Magazine.

“Mr. Grant’s volume is worthy of high praise, alike for its careful research and its discriminative quotations. There is so much religious literature which is below the level of criticism, that we cannot but welcome a volume which commends itself to a cultivated Christian audience.”—Echo.

“Mr. John Hogg is always successful in producing an attractive array of books for youthful readers, ... and we ought to add, that all his publications are prettily got up.”—Bristol Mercury.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANK ABELL, PRINTED ON TONED PAPER.

Large crown 8vo., 422 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Adventures of Maurice Drummore (Royal Marines), by Land and Sea. By Lindon Meadows, Author of “Whittlings from the West,” “College Recollections and Church Experiences,” “Jailbirds, or the Secrets of the Cells,” etc.

“Every boy who is lucky enough to get these adventures once into his hands will be slow in parting with them until he has brought the hero safely home through them all.”—British Mail.
“A very good sort of story it is, with more of flavour than most.”—World.		“We are inclined, after much deliberation, to call it the best book for boys ever written. Whoever wishes to give to a boy a book that will charm and enthral him, while imparting the noblest and healthiest impulses, let him choose ‘The Adventures of Maurice Drummore.’”—Christian Leader.
“We have seen nothing in this book to contradict at least the latter part of an opinion quoted in the preface from a correspondent, that it is one of the cleverest, and one of the healthiest, tales for boys with which the writer was acquainted.”—Spectator.“It is thoroughly healthy, not ‘goody’ in the least; in short, just such a book as one would wish to place in the hands of a pure-minded, high-spirited boy.”—Nottingham Guardian.
“It is almost equal to Robinson Crusoe.”—Sheffield Independent.“A thorough boy’s book, and the hero’s doings at school and in the Royal Marines are told with much vivacity, his adventures being many.”—Glasgow Herald.
“A capital story. The adventures are excellently told. Many of such books are mere imitations, and have no originality. Lindon Meadows’ story has originality, and it is well worth reading.”—Scotsman.
“It has a distinct literary flavour, and is realistic in the best sense.”—Athenæum.		“The book is simply crammed with adventures, frolic, and fun, depicted in racy style, and pervaded by a healthy tone, while its attractiveness is increased by some spirited illustrations.”—Guernsey Mail and Telegraph.
“Such works do much to stimulate a healthy chivalrous feeling in the breasts of a rising generation, and tend to make them both patriotic and full of endurance, under the many difficulties which they encounter in life.”—Shrewsbury Chronicle.“A book that men will read with interest, and boys with an avidity which will probably not be awarded to any other book of the season. It would be a pity if the merits of such a story were lost in the crowd, and we trust it will receive the recognition which is its due.”—Aberdeen Daily Free Press.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Exemplary Women: A Record of Feminine Virtues and Achievements (abridged from “Woman’s Work and Worth”). By W. H. Davenport Adams.

CHAP.
I.WOMAN AS MOTHER.
II.WOMAN AS WIFE.
III.WOMAN AS MAIDEN.
IV.WOMAN IN THE WORLD OF LETTERS.
V.WOMAN IN THE WORLD OF ART.
VI.WOMAN AS THE HEROINE, ENTHUSIAST, AND SOCIAL REFORMER.

“The qualifications and influence of women in different spheres of life are detailed and illustrated by notices of the lives of many who have been distinguished in various positions.”—Bazaar.

“The youth of both sexes are under deep obligations by the publication of Mr. Hogg’s very interesting and attractive volumes. It is a great object to attract the young to the habitual practice of reading. That can only be accomplished by putting into their hands books which will interest and amuse them, and at the same time furnish them with useful knowledge, and with sound lessons of a moral, judicious, and sensible character, calculated to be useful to them as they advance in years.”—Dundee Courier and Argus.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Ocean Wave: Narratives of some of the Greatest Voyages, Seamen, Discoveries, Shipwrecks, and Mutinies of the World. By Henry Stewart, Author of “Our Redcoats and Bluejackets,” etc.

“Mr. Stewart’s new work comprises a selection of stories of the sea told in his best style and being historically accurate, ranks high among popular volumes intended to combine entertainment with instruction. To young and old alike the book ought to be profitable, for from it a very lucid account may be obtained of many of those momentous occurrences which have served to swell the history of England, and to afford an example to succeeding generations.”—Bazaar.

“A delightful volume of adventure. Rebellions and mutinies come jostling up against hair-breadth escapes and mournful disasters; while the south seas and the north, the equator and the poles, are all brought to notice by the judicious and able editor, Mr. Henry Stewart.”—Bedfordshire Mercury.

“It may fairly claim to be a popular volume, combining entertainment with instruction. The book is well written, the accounts of naval engagements are graphic and inspiring, and if no attempts have been made to write a systematic history of maritime enterprise, there is at all events presented a vast mass of information in an attractive form.”—Athenæum.

“A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet would not surpass in interest the movement of these narratives from ‘summer isles of Eden lying in dark purple spheres of sea’ to the iron coast of Nova Zembla.”—Sheffield Independent.

“A singularly interesting volume. The narratives are well told, and the illustrations plentiful; young people will be sure to like it, and will pick up from it, in a pleasant way, a good deal of historical information.”—Guardian.

“‘The Ocean Wave’ is far more interesting than nine-tenths of the story books. Coming down to more modern times, Mr. Stewart gives us some stirring episodes in the last American War, the moving tale of Arctic Exploration, from the time of Cabot to the Jeannette Expedition, and concludes a most interesting and useful volume with an account of the famous shipwrecks in recent times.”—Literary Churchman.

WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOMAS STOTHARD, R.A., AND A PORTRAIT OF DEFOE.

In one volume, 512 pp., large crown 8vo., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner. With an Account of his Travels round Three Parts of the Globe.

☞ A complete, unabridged Edition of both Parts, with no curtailment of the “Further Adventures.”

“A complete, unabridged edition of ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ in which something of the old tone, which has been to a great extent sacrificed in modern versions of this boy’s classic, has been revived. Twelve of the quaint illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Heath, are given, and are in themselves a sufficient reason for giving a specially hearty welcome to this edition of Defoe’s masterpiece. But the publication will, in the eyes of its young readers at all events, find a higher recommendation in the fact that the ‘Further Adventures’ have not been subject to their usual curtailment. A short biographical sketch of Defoe and Bernard Barton’s ‘Memorial’ of Robinson Crusoe are given by way of introduction, and add appreciably to the value of the edition. The book is excellently printed and bound.”—Nottingham Daily Guardian.

“It has every feature for becoming the boy’s favourite edition of ‘Robinson Crusoe.’”—School Board Chronicle.

“This handsome volume cannot fail to command an extensive sale; it contains both parts of the immortal hero’s adventures, and is therefore properly styled a ‘complete edition.’ A portrait and brief Memoir of Defoe precedes his tale.”—Manchester Weekly Post.

“This edition of ‘boyhood’s classic’ will take rank among the best. It contains twelve illustrations by Thomas Stothard, R.A., which are all good, and a portrait of Daniel Defoe, with a well written sketch of his life. Every boy should read ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ and will if he has the chance, and no better copy could be provided than the one published by Mr. Hogg.”—Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School Magazine.

“In no more complete or attractive style could it be presented than as issued the other day by Mr. Hogg. The volume makes fully 500 pages, one half of the whole being taken up with the ‘Further Adventures,’ frequently abridged or omitted altogether from this ever fresh triumph of the story teller’s art. Printed on good paper, with large clear type, and radiant outwardly in purple and gold, this new edition is also illustrated with copies of a dozen drawings by Stothard and engraved by the elder Heath.”—Glasgow Herald.

WITH SIX PORTRAITS PRINTED ON TONED PAPER.

Second edition, small crown 8vo., cloth, 288 pp., price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

Plodding On: or, The Jog-trot to Fame and Fortune. Illustrated by the Life-Stories of

GEORGE PEABODY,HUGH MILLER,
JOHN KITTO,GEORGE ROMNEY,
ROBERT CHAMBERS,M. W. WATSON,
CHARLES KNIGHT,THOMAS BRASSEY,

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

By Henry Curwen, Author of “A History of Booksellers,” etc.

“We are glad to meet with a book of this kind, which has left the well worn tracks pursued by writers of similar works. There is a great variety in the characters of the different men whose lives are chronicled, and in the circumstances which surrounded them, but there is the common tie of a brave heart, a single purpose, and an indomitable will. The book is written in a manly, honest spirit, and should find a place in the library of every home.”—Guernsey Mail.

“A splendid book for boys and young men, illustrating, by the best method of all, life-histories, the way in which successful men have triumphed over early disadvantages, and have arrived at a great and good name and ample wealth by quiet perseverance in the path of duty.”—Dundee Courier.

“The biographical sketches are so presented as to bring out in a salient manner the great faculty these remarkable men have for hard and indomitable work. It is made evident that the greatness of a country and the progress of civilization grow out of the labour of such men.”—School Board Chronicle.

“These men are not idolized by Mr. Curwen, who does his work in sincerity and love. The former prevents the false hero-regarding which is too much the fashion, the latter imparts the author’s enthusiasm. Portraits add to the value of the half-crown volume.”—Derbyshire Mercury.

HINTS FOR THE SELECTION OF CHRISTIAN NAMES.

Second edition, 176 pp., cloth, price 1s. 6d.

The Pocket Dictionary of One Thousand Christian Names (Masculine and Feminine): with their Meanings Explained and Arranged in Four different Ways for ready Reference. With an Historical Introduction.

1. Masculine Names, with their Meanings attached.
2. Feminine Names, with their Meanings attached.
3. Dictionary of Meanings—Masculine Names.
4. Dictionary of Meanings—Feminine Names.

☞ Every Parent should consult this Dictionary before deciding on a Child’s Name.

“This will be a useful and interesting book for those who like to learn the meaning of their own and their friends’ appellations. Parents should purchase it, as it might help them to name their children a little more originally than they do.”—Glasgow Herald.

“A useful little etymological book. We observe that the compiler has gone to the best sources and authorities, and we recommend a perusal of his thoughtful preface as being full of suggestions for those who desire to study deeply his subject.”—Manchester Weekly Post.

“The idea is a good one, and well carried out, and the book should prove well worth its price to any parent in search of a suitable baptismal name.”—Guernsey Mail.

“A series of excellent books for boys is published by Mr. John Hogg, London.”—Scotsman.

MR. ASCOTT R. HOPE’S NEW BOOKS.

“Mr. Ascott R. Hope now occupies the foremost place as a writer of fiction for the schoolboy, and as he never produces a weak book, and never disappoints his clients, his name is always a sufficient passport.”—School Board Chronicle.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Second edition, small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Stories of Young Adventurers. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “Stories of Whitminster,” etc., etc.

A YOUNG TURK.A YOUNG YANKEE ON THE WAR PATH.
A WHITE INDIAN.FOUR SONS OF ALBION.
A SLAVE BOY’S STORY.A GIRL’S STORY.
A SOLDIER BOY’S STORY.AN ADVENTURER AT THE ANTIPODES.
A SAILOR BOY’S STORY.AN ADVENTURER AT HOME.

“Mr. Hope is one of the best of living writers of boys’ books, and we do not think we over-estimate the merits of the book before us if we say it is one of his best. The idea is a happy one.... The result is altogether as successful as the idea is happy.”—Birmingham Daily Post.

“Good, wholesome, stirring reading for boys of all ages. The scenes of these adventures are laid in every quarter of the globe, and they include every variety of peril.”—World.

“Mr. Ascott Hope has hit upon a really excellent idea in his ‘Stories of Young Adventurers,’ and carried it out with admirable success.... It would be difficult to pick out a better book of its kind; young readers will hang over every page with an absorbing interest, and all the time will be imbibing some useful historical information. We should like to think that so thoroughly good a book will be in the hands of a great many boyish readers.”—Guardian.

“Sure to make the eyes of our boys gleam.... The tone is healthy and robust, and for its kind the book is one of the best we know.”—Sword and Trowel.

“A debt of gratitude is due to Mr. Hope.... The work is as good as the design.”—Athenæum.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

A Book of Boyhoods. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “Our Homemade Stories,” etc.

A NEW ENGLAND BOY.A SCHOOLBOY OF THE OLDEN TIME.A REBEL BOY.
A BRAVE BOY.A BLUECOAT BOY.A MYSTERIOUS BOY.
A FRENCH SCHOOLBOY.A STABLE BOY.A BLIND BOY.

“Well planned, well written, and well named.... Mr. Hope has told these stories with much dramatic power and effect, and has produced a book which will delight all healthy-minded lads.”—Scotsman.

“Stories of all sorts of boys, who in different countries and circumstances, in peace or in war, at school or at work, at home or out in the world, by land or by sea, have gone through experiences worth relating.... The work is just such a volume as we would like to see in the hands of our schoolboys, and of those who are emerging into the busy haunts of business and anxiety.”—Yorkshire Gazette.

“Essentially of an attractive character to the youthful reader, and is, perhaps, as likely to interest the sisters as the brothers.”—Bedford Mercury.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Our Homemade Stories. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “Stories of Young Adventurers,” etc.

“Mr. Hope throws himself instinctively into his most dramatic incidents from the boys point of view, and is humorous within the limits of their easy appreciation. We own to having laughed aloud over some of his drolleries; nor can anything be much better in this way than the dialogue in ‘My Desert Island.’”—Times.

“Mr. Hope understands boy nature through and through, and can get hold of their attention in a way entirely his own.... All manner of adventures at school, at home, and at sea, are narrated with equal vivacity and good sense.”—Bookseller.

“There is great variety in this volume, ... and the heroes are not model characters, but real boys.... There is a pleasant vein of humour running through the book that is unfortunately rare in tales for the young of the present day.”—Manchester Examiner.

“Romances of the kind which boys—yes, and girls too—will greatly enjoy.”—Post.

WITH NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY GORDON BROWNE,

Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Evenings away from Home: A Modern Miscellany of Entertainment for Young Masters and Misses. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “A Book of Boyhoods,” etc., etc.

“No writer for boys surpasses Mr. Hope, and to tell boys he is here in strong force is to ensure the sale of a large edition.”—Bedfordshire Mercury.

“A bonne bouche for boys. A right merry collection of short tales and sketches by Mr. Ascott R. Hope.”—Daily Chronicle.

“Just the kind of story to please the intelligent schoolboy or schoolgirl on the outlook for a little wholesome nonsense. The book is well got up, and the fantastical illustrations are likely to enhance it in the eye of the laughter-loving public.”—School Newspaper.

“Intended for young readers, and deserves the attention of those who provide prizes and replenish school libraries.”—Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School Magazine.

“A merrier book, with merrier pictures, one could not well imagine.”—Newcastle Chronicle.

“The glorious fun in these stories is quite irresistible. The illustrations are sure to set the table in a roar. The tales are supposed to be told by the boys themselves, and are amazingly well told. Mr. Hope’s name is already a household word.”—Sheffield Independent.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Stories out of School-time. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “Evenings away from Home,” etc.

Contents:

CHAP.
1.FIDDLE-DE-DEE! A STORY OF HISTORY AND MYSTERY.
2.VICTOR’S PONY: A STORY OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR.
3.‘TO-MORROW’: A STORY OF THE HOLIDAYS.
4.ALL BY HIMSELF: A STORY OF THE HIGHLANDS.
5.OLD SCORES: A STORY OF THE CRIMEA.
6.CHARLEY: A STORY OF MEMORY.
7.BLACK AND WHITE: A STORY OF THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.
8.THE WATCH: A STORY OF CHRISTMAS TIME.
9.OUR SUNDAY AT HOME: A GIRL’S STORY.

“Mr. Hope is a scholar, and his wide knowledge and culture give his books a cache of their own.”—Journal of Education.

“We like Mr. Hope’s stories. They are fresh and healthy and vigorous. They can inspire no evil thought; they must encourage to good efforts; they are never dull; they are always amusing. A volume of stories of which this can be truthfully said needs no further commendation.”—Scotsman.

“If we must choose one story as being particularly good, it will be ‘Victor’s Pony.’ It is very clever and dramatic.”—Saturday Review.

“There is an old saying, that we must not tell tales out of school, but no schoolboy will quarrel with Mr. Ascott Hope for having broken the rule.”—Literary Churchman.

“No school library can be complete while Mr. Ascott Hope’s books are not in circulation.”—Derbyshire Mercury.

“The nine stories which make up this volume, without being of the too-goody sort, have one and all an instructive tendency which does not in the least diminish the interest both boys and girls will take in perusing them. Though these tales are more especially written for boys, not a few girls would read them with unmixed pleasure.”—British Mail.

“Excellent samples of what this ready writer can achieve. Not a story in this collection of nine drags or ends tediously. This is just the book for boys.”—Christian World.

“Mr. Hope thoroughly understands what kind of stories boys want, and what will please them. The various stories recounted in this new volume are all related in Mr. Hope’s inimitable way.”—Nonconformist.

☞ For Mr. Hope’s “Young Days of Authors,” see page 3.

MR. MORWOOD’S NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS.

From the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

“I am directed by the Literature Committee to inform you that Mr. Morwood’s books (‘Facts and Phases of Animal Life’ and ‘Wonderful Animals’) are calculated greatly to promote the objects of this Society, and, therefore, it is our earnest hope that they will be purchased by all lovers of animals for circulation among young persons, and in public institutions.—John Colam, Secretary.”

WITH SEVENTY-FIVE WOOD ENGRAVINGS.

Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

Facts and Phases of Animal Life, and the Claims of Animals to Humane Treatment. With Original and Amusing Anecdotes. By Vernon S. Morwood, Lecturer to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

CHAP. CHAP.
1. WONDERFUL FACTS ABOUT ANIMALS.12. CHANTICLEER AND HIS FAMILY.
2. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.13. MINERS OF THE SOIL.
3. A HUNT IN OUR DITCHES AND HORSE-PONDS.14. ACTIVE WORKERS, WITH LONG TAILS AND PRICKLY COATS.
4. BUZZINGS FROM A BEEHIVE.15. NOCTURNAL RAMBLERS ON THE LOOK-OUT.
5. SPINNERS AND WEAVERS.16. QUAINT NEIGHBOURS AND THEIR SHAGGY RELATIONS.
6. BLACK LODGERS AND MINIATURE SCAVENGERS.17. OUR FURRY FRIENDS AND THEIR ANCESTORS.
7. INSECTS IN LIVERY, AND BOAT-BUILDERS.18. OUR CANINE COMPANIONS AND TENANTS OF THE KENNEL.
8. OUR BIRDS OF FREEDOM.19. RELATIONSHIP OF MAN AND ANIMALS.
9. OUR FEATHERED LABOURERS.20. CAN ANIMALS TALK AND REASON?
10. IN THE BUILDING LINE.21. USEFUL LINKS IN NATURE’S CHAIN.
11. BIRD SINGERS IN NATURE’S TEMPLE.22. CLIENTS WORTH PLEADING FOR. CLASSIFICATION, GLOSSARY, AND INDEX.

“We have read parts of this work with great pleasure, and intend to go through it page by page for our own personal delectation. Two-and-sixpence will be well spent upon a book which teaches humanity to animals while it amuses the youthful reader.”—Sword and Trowel.

“A capital natural history book.”—Graphic.

“Crammed with good stories.”—Sheffield Independent.

WITH EIGHTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS.

Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

Wonderful Animals: Working, Domestic, and Wild. Their Structure, Habits, Homes, and Uses—Descriptive, Anecdotical, and Amusing. By Vernon S. Morwood.

CHAP.CHAP.
1. CURIOUS ODDS AND ENDS ABOUT ANIMALS.11. FOREST ACROBATS, LITTLE MARAUDERS, AND FLYING ODDITIES.
2. PEEPS DOWN A MICROSCOPE.12. FEEBLE FOLK, FISHERS, AND POACHERS.
3. LILLIPUTIAN SUBJECTS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.13. BRISTLY PACHYDERMS, WILD AND TAME.
4. INSECT ARMIES, AND HOW RECRUITED.14. ARISTOCRACY OF ANIMALS.
5. AN UNDERGROUND CITY OF LITTLE PEOPLE.15. AN ANCIENT FAMILY.
6. FISH IN ARMOUR.16. LOWINGS FROM THE FIELD AND SHED.
7. FIRST COUSINS, OR OUR BIRDS IN BLACK.17. FOUR-FOOTED HYBRIDS.
8. FEATHERED FEEDERS ON FISH, FLESH, AND FOWL.18. OUR DONKEYS AND THEIR KINDRED.
9. PEACEFUL MONARCHS OF THE LAKE.19. EVERYBODY’S FRIEND.
10. BIPED TENANTS OF THE FARMYARD.20. ANECDOTES OF EVERYBODY’S FRIEND.
21 AND 22. FOES AND FRIENDS OF ANIMALS.

“This book is as full of anecdotes as a Christmas pudding is full of plums. Most of them are quite new. He is a poor fellow who does not regard all dumb creatures with a kindlier feeling after reading this entertaining book. It is worth a score detectives in the interests of humanity.”—Sheffield Independent.

“Mr. Hogg is a famous caterer in the way of books for youth. All his books are excellent of their class; they are amply illustrated, and it seems as though Mr. Hogg had resolved to be the special caterer in healthy literature for the youngsters, and his publications are well adapted to the various stages of youth of both sexes.”—Indian Daily News.

Dedicated by permission to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

WITH FIFTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS.

128 pp., small crown 8vo., boards, price 1s.; or bound in cloth, 1s. 6d.

The Band of Mercy Guide to Natural History. An Elementary Book on Zoology: Instructive, Amusing, and Anecdotical. By Vernon S. Morwood, Author of “Facts and Phases of Animal Life,” “Wonderful Animals,” etc., and Lecturer to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

“It is an excellent idea to connect the knowledge of Nature with the thought of kindness and tenderness to dependent creatures. We welcome this volume as a means towards this end.”—Spectator.

“Its accurate statement of facts is combined with a number of amusing anecdotes, which are sure to rivet the attention of the juvenile reader.... We know of no better book of its class on this most interesting branch of study.”—Guernsey Mail and Telegraph.

“Satisfies a need which has been felt for some elementary work on natural history to interest the young folks who belong to the Band of Mercy. Plentiful engravings and popular lessons on birds, beasts and reptiles, with some anecdotes, make up this pleasant book.”—Christian World.

“Any book which advocates kindness to animals ought to find a warm welcome in the school and household. The book before us would form a good reading book for the upper standards in our Schools.”—Literary Churchman.

“One of the best shilling’s-worth in the market. It will teach our youngsters to be kind to all things that live.”—Sword and Trowel.

“A useful little book on natural history, simple and unpretentious in style, and copiously illustrated. There is no better preventative of cruelty to animals than a knowledge of their habits and characteristics, and books of this sort, therefore, can scarcely be multiplied too much.”—Aberdeen Free Press.

WITH SEVENTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS.

Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

Far-Famed Tales from the Arabian Nights’ Entertainments. Illustrated with Seventy-eight wood Engravings, and carefully revised for Young Readers.

THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE.THE STORY OF ALADDIN; OR, THE WONDERFUL LAMP.
THE GREEK KING AND DAUBAN THE PHYSICIAN.THE ADVENTURES OF THE CALIPH HAROUN ALRASCHID.
THE VIZIER WHO WAS PUNISHED.THE STORY OF BABA ABDALLA.
THE STORY OF THE KING OF THE BLACK ISLES.THE STORY OF COGIA HASSAN ALHABBAL.
THE STORY OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR; OR, THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA.ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES.
THE SLEEPER AWAKENED.

“The print is good, there is a profusion of good illustrations, and the volume may be thoroughly recommended as well supplying an acknowledged want of a selection of the most familiar of the stories from the ‘Arabian Nights,’ in a form fit for childish reading.”—Guardian.

“A capital arrangement of some of the ‘Arabian Night’ Tales. Clear print, suggestive woodcuts and plenty of them, carefully edited versions—what more could be wanted?”—Bedfordshire Mercury.

“A selection of the best stories in the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, illustrated with seventy-eight wood engravings. The compiler has executed his task with taste and skill, all objectionable passages having been removed without any loss of spirit.”—Bristol Mercury.

“There is nothing in this selection from the far-famed tales which young people may not be permitted to read. We envy the child who reads this book. Who is there, indeed, that can forget the time when he first read the adventures of Sindbad the Sailor, and the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves? It is pleasant still to watch the dilating eyes of the youngsters as they pore over the old fictions, of which the volume before us contains a well-chosen selection.”—Sheffield Independent.

“The peculiarity of Mr. Hogg is that all his publications have a healthy, moral tone, whilst most of them are eminently calculated beneficially to impress the minds of both sexes. Commercially, the publisher attaches to them a very modest value; mentally and morally, the value cannot be estimated.”—Lincolnshire Free Press.

WITH TWENTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS.

Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

The Shoes of Fortune, and other Fairy Tales. By Hans Christian Andersen. With a Biographical Sketch of the Author, a Portrait, and Twenty-seven Illustrations by Otto Speckter and others.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, HIS LIFE AND GENIUS.THE SNOW-QUEEN, IN SEVEN STORIES.
THE SHOES OF FORTUNE.THE LITTLE OCEAN-MAID.
THE FIR-TREE.THE ELFIN MOUND.
FIVE FROM A POD.OLD WINK, WINK, WINK.
THE STEADY TIN SOLDIER.THE LEAP-FROG.
TWELVE BY THE POST.THE ELDER BUSH.
THE FEARSOME UGLY DUCKLING.THE BELL.
THE SHEPHERDESS AND THE CHIMNEY-SWEEP.HOLGER DANSKE.
THE EMPEROR FREDERICK BARBAROSSA.

“The popularity of the fairy tales of Hans Andersen can never wane, and new editions of some of them can scarcely fail to be successful. Here is one published by Mr. John Hogg, with a very readable biographical sketch of the author by Dr. Kenneth Mackenzie (the original English edition of Andersen’s ‘In Sweden’), and a variety of illustrations, including a portrait.”—St. James’s Gazette.

“A volume which will be popular with young people. The stories are well selected, and there are some excellent illustrations in the book.”—Scotsman.

“This beautifully illustrated edition of Andersen’s exquisite stories is sure to be a favourite with all young people who become its fortunate possessors. The biographical sketch is admirably written.”—Sheffield Independent.

“We recommend all boys and girls who have not read about the wonderful Shoes of Fortune, and the Ugly Duckling and the Snow Queen, to get this book as soon as possible.”—Literary Churchman.

“The tales, of course, we need not criticise; but we may say that the illustrations are not unworthy of them. They show something of the same graceful fancy which guided Andersen’s pen. Of the singular personality of Andersen himself we get a really valuable sketch. Dr. Mackenzie estimates him justly, we think, but not unkindly.”—The Spectator.

WITH PORTRAIT OF NATHAN MEYER DE ROTHSCHILD.

Second edition, crown 8vo., cloth, bevelled boards, price 2s. 6d.

Fortunate Men: How they made Money and Won Renown. A Curious Collection of Rich Men’s Mottoes and Great Men’s Watchwords; their Financial Tests and Secrets; their Favourite Sayings and Guiding Rules in Business, with Droll and Pithy Remarks on the Conduct of Life, mostly taken down in their own words. To which is added many New and Authentic Sayings of “Poor Richard,” with Sundry Pieces of Useful Advice to Persons Entering the World, and Practical Hints for those Desirous of Improving their Position in it.

“A chronicle of rank, and fame, and gold.”—Punch.

“The real value of its contents consists in its asserting the claims to respect of virtues, such as perseverance, method, and punctuality, which are often contemptuously treated, but which are invaluable, whether for making money or, which is much more important, for formation of character. With regard to the latter object, there is no question of substantial reward to the student, and we therefore wish the book success.”—Glasgow Herald.

“There is encouragement for others in its anecdotes, and its advice is dictated by morality and common-sense. To carry out its maxims might not ensure the making of a fortune during the present times of depression, but would secure an honourable business reputation under any circumstances.”—Christian World.

“He will be a dull and stupid boy indeed, who, whether fifty or fifteen years of age, does not learn something that will be valuable from ‘Fortunate Men.’”—Manchester Weekly Post.

“There are passages among these selections which are worthy to be inscribed in brass in every place of business. Of worldly wisdom we have here huge nuggets, and in the mingled mass much of pure gold may be seen. Every young man may read this book with profit.”—Sword and Trowel.

“As in every book which Mr. Hogg has sent us, so in this; we have to praise the typography, the paper, and the strong but also ornamental binding.”—Manchester Weekly Post.

A HANDBOOK OF REFERENCE AND QUOTATION.

Second edition, fcap. 8vo., cloth, price 2s. 6d.

Mottoes and Aphorisms from Shakespeare: Alphabetically arranged; with a Copious Index of 9,000 References to the infinitely varied Words and Ideas of the Mottoes. Any word or idea can be traced at once, and the correct quotation (with name of play, act, and scene) had without going further.

“The collection is, we believe, unique of its kind.... It solves in a moment the often difficult question of where a proverb, or aphorism, or quotation from Shakespeare can be found.”—Oxford Times.

“As neat a casket of Shakespearian gems as we ever remember having met with.”—Public Opinion.

“The writer who delights now and then to embellish his productions by some of the well-pointed and telling mottoes and aphorisms from Shakespeare has here a most valuable book of reference.”—Yorkshire Gazette.

“Everything, in these cases, depends on the index, and the index here seems to have been carefully made.”—Sheffield Independent.

New and enlarged edition, fcap. 8vo., cloth, price 2s. 6d.

A Practical Guide to English Versification, with a Compendious Dictionary of Rhymes, an Examination of Classical Measures, and Comments upon Burlesque and Comic Verse, Vers de Société, and Song Writing. By Tom Hood. A new and enlarged edition, to which are added Bysshe’s “RULES FOR MAKING ENGLISH VERSE,” etc.

“We do not hesitate to say, that Mr. Hood’s volume is deserving of a place on the shelves of all who take an interest in the structure of verse.”—Daily News.

“The book is compiled with great care, and will serve the purpose for which it is designed.... We may add that it contains a good deal of information which will be useful to students who have no wish to be numbered amongst verse-makers.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“A dainty little book on English verse-making. The Dictionary of Rhymes will be found one of the most complete and practical in our language.”—Freeman.

“Alike to the tyro in versifying, the student of literature, and the general reader, this guide can be confidently recommended.”—Scotsman.

Crown 8vo., cloth extra, bevelled boards, price 7s. 6d.

The Manuale Clericorum: A Guide for the Reverent and Decent Celebration of Divine Service, the Holy Sacrament, and other Offices, according to the Rites, Ceremonies, and Ancient Use of the United Church of England and Ireland. Abridged from the “Directorium Anglicanum.” With Additions of Special Value in the Practical Rendering of the Services of the Church. Edited by the Rev. F. G. Lee.

Red Line Edition (the Fourth), with Illustrations, quarto, price 21s.

CAREFULLY REVISED, WITH NUMEROUS EMENDATIONS.

The Directorium Anglicanum: Being a Manual of Directions for the Right Celebration of the Holy Communion, for the saying of Matins and Evensong, and for the Performance of other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to ancient uses of the Church of England. Edited by the Rev. Frederick George Lee, D.C.L., F.S.A.

“The existence of one such work of credit and reputation must do something to diminish the varieties of Ritualism into which the tastes or studies of independent explorers might lead them.”—Guardian.

PUBLISHING SEASON, 1885-6.

LIBRARIES FOR YOUNG READERS.

ASCOTT HOPE’S ANCHOR LIBRARY.

STORIES OF FACT AND FICTION.

TITLES OF THE VOLUMES.

1. Our Homemade Stories.

2. Stories of Young Adventurers.

3. Evenings away from Home.

4. A Book of Boyhoods.

5. Stories out of School-time.

6. Young Days of Authors.

☞ Six Illustrated Volumes, price 3s. 6d. each; gilt edges, 4s. each.

Or the whole in an Elegant Illustrated Metal Box, price 21s.

THE BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ TREASURY

Of Natural History, Fairy Tales, Biography, & Proverb Stories.

BY POPULAR AUTHORS.

TITLES OF THE VOLUMES.

1. Facts and Phases of Animal Life, and the Claims of Animals to Humane Treatment. By Vernon S. Morwood.

2. The Shoes of Fortune and other Fairy Tales. By Hans C. Andersen.

3. Wonderful Animals: Working, Domestic, and Wild. By Vernon S. Morwood.

4. Far-famed Tales from the Arabian Nights. Revised for Young Readers.

5. Plodding on; or, The Jog-trot to Fame and Fortune. By Henry Curwen.

6 and 7. Proverb Stories for Boys and Girls. Two Series. By Various Authors.

☞ Seven Illustrated Volumes, price 2s. 6d. each; gilt edges, 3s. each. Or the whole in an Elegant Illustrated Metal Box, price 17s. 6d.

London: John Hogg, 13, Paternoster Row, E.C.