CONTENTS.

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History and Biography[1]
Voyages and Travel[5]
Science[7]
Essays, Lectures, and Collected Papers[12]
Military Works[15]
India and the East[19]
Books for the Young, &c.[21]
Poetry[24]
Fiction[26]
Theological[31]
Cornhill Library of Fiction[36]

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY.

THE NORMAN PEOPLE, And their existing descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America. One handsome vol. 8vo. Price 21s. [In the Press.

This work is the result of many years of research into the history of the Norman race in England. It is generally supposed to have become extinct; but careful study has shown that it exists and forms a large part of the English people. In the course of the work the early history of the whole aristocracy is revised, reconstructed, and very many thousands of families are shown to be Norman which have never before been accounted for.

A MEMOIR OF THE LATE REVEREND DR. ROWLAND WILLIAMS, With selections from his Note-books and Correspondence. Edited by Mrs. Rowland Williams. With a Photographic Portrait. [In the Press.

THE RUSSIANS IN CENTRAL ASIA. A Critical Examination, down to the present time, of the Geography and History of Central Asia. By Baron F. Von Hellwald, Member of the Geographical Societies of Paris, Geneva, Vienna, &c., &c. Translated by Lieut.-Col. Theodore Wirgman, LL.B., late 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; formerly of the Austrian Service; Translator into English verse of Schiller’s “Wallenstein’s Camp.” [Nearly ready.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL DEFENCE. From the 30th June to the 31st October, 1870. The Plain Statement of a Member. By Mons. Jules Favre. 1 vol. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

BOKHARA: ITS HISTORY AND CONQUEST. By Professor Arminius Vàmbèry, of the University of Pesth, Author of “Travels in Central Asia,” &c. Demy 8vo. Price 18s.

“We conclude with a cordial recommendation of this valuable book. In the present work his moderation, scholarship, insight, and occasionally very impressive style, have raised him to the dignity of an historian”—Saturday Review.

“Almost every page abounds with composition of peculiar merit, as well as with an account of some thrilling event more exciting than any to be found in an ordinary work of fiction.”—Morning Post.

THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF IRELAND: Primitive, Papal, and Protestant; including the Evangelical Missions, Catholic Agitations, and Church Progress of the last half century. By James Godkin, Author of “Ireland, her Churches,” &c. 1 vol. 8vo. Price 12s.

“For those who shun blue books, and yet desire some of the information they contain, these latter chapters on the statistics of the various religious denominations will be welcomed.”—Evening Standard.

“Mr. Godkin writes with evident honesty, and the topic on which he writes is one about which an honest book is greatly wanted.”—Examiner.

’ILÂM ĔN NÂS. Historical Tales and Anecdotes of the Times of the Early Khalifahs. Translated from the Arabic Originals. By Mrs. Godfrey Clerk, Author of “The Antipodes and Round the World.” Crown 8vo. Price 7s.

“But there is a high tone about them, a love of justice, of truth and integrity, a sense of honour and manliness, and a simple devotion to religious duty, which however mistaken according to our lights, is deserving of every respect. The translation is the work of a lady, and a very excellent and scholar-like translation it is, clearly and pleasantly written, and illustrated and explained by copious notes, indicating considerable learning and research.”—Saturday Review.

“Those who like stories full of the genuine colour and fragrance of the East, should by all means read Mrs. Godfrey Clerk’s volume.”—Spectator.

“As full of valuable information as it is of amusing incident.”—Evening Standard.

ECHOES OF A FAMOUS YEAR. By Harriet Parr, Author of “The Life of Jeanne d’Arc,” “In the Silver Age,” &c. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d.

“A graceful and touching, as well as truthful account of the Franco-Prussian War. Those who are in the habit of reading books to children will find this at once instructive and delightful.”—Public Opinion.

“Miss Parr has the great gift of charming simplicity of style; and if children are not interested in her book, many of their seniors will be.”—British Quarterly Review.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE. Correspondence and Conversations with Nassau W. Senior from 1833 to 1859. Edited by Mrs. M. C. M. Simpson. In 2 vols., large post 8vo. 21s.

“Another of those interesting journals in which Mr. Senior has, as it were, crystallized the sayings of some of those many remarkable men with whom he came in contact.”—Morning Post.

“A book replete with knowledge and thought.”—Quarterly Review.

“An extremely interesting book.”—Saturday Review.

JOURNALS KEPT IN FRANCE AND ITALY. From 1848 to 1852. With a Sketch of the Revolution of 1848. By the late Nassau William Senior. Edited by his Daughter, M. C. M. Simpson. In 2 vols., post 8vo. 24s.

“The book has a genuine historical value.”—Saturday Review.

“The present volume gives us conversations with some of the most prominent men in the political history of France and Italy.... Mr. Senior has the art of inspiring all men with frankness, and of persuading them to put themselves unreservedly in his hands without fear of private circulation.”—Athenæum.

“No better, more honest, and more readable view of the state of political society during the existence of the second Republic could well be looked for.”—Examiner.

POLITICAL WOMEN. By Sutherland Menzies. 2 vols. Post 8vo Price 24s.

“Has all the information of history, with all the interest that attaches to biography.”—Scotsman.

“A graceful contribution to the lighter record of history.”—English Churchman.

“No author could have stated the case more temperately than he has done, and few could have placed before the reader so graphically the story which had to be told.”—Leeds Mercury.

SARA COLERIDGE, MEMOIR AND LETTERS OF. Edited by her Daughters. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. With 2 Portraits. Price 24s. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected.

“We have read these two volumes with genuine gratification.”—Hour.

“We could have wished to give specimens of her very just, subtle, and concise criticisms on authors of every sort and time—poets, moralists, historians, and philosophers. Sara Coleridge, as she is revealed, or rather reveals herself, in the correspondence, makes a brilliant addition to a brilliant family reputation.”—Saturday Review.

“These charming volumes are attractive in two ways: first, as a memorial of a most amiable woman of high intellectual mark; and secondly, as rekindling recollections, and adding a little to our information regarding the life of Sara Coleridge’s father, the poet and philosopher.”—Athenæum.

“An acceptable record, and present an adequate image of a mind of singular beauty and no inconsiderable power.”—Examiner.

PHANTASMION. A Fairy Romance. By Sara Coleridge. [In preparation.

LEONORA CHRISTINA, MEMOIRS OF, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark: Written during her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower of the Royal Palace at Copenhagen, 1663-1685. Translated by F. E. Bunnett, Translator of Grimm’s “Life of Michael Angelo,” &c. With an Autotype Portrait of the Princess. Medium 8vo. 12s. 6d.

“A valuable addition to history.”—Daily News.

“This remarkable autobiography, in which we gratefully recognize a valuable addition to the tragic romance of history.”—Spectator.

THE LATE REV. F. W. ROBERTSON, M.A., LIFE AND LETTERS OF. Edited by Stopford Brooke, M.A., Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. In 2 vols., uniform with the Sermons. Price 7s. 6d. Library Edition, in demy 8vo, with Two Steel Portraits. 12s. A Popular Edition, in 1 vol. Price 6s.

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, A MEMOIR OF, with Stories now first published in this country. By H. A. Page. Large post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“The Memoir is followed by a criticism of Hawthorne as a writer; and the criticism is, on the whole, very well written, and exhibits a discriminating enthusiasm for one of the most fascinating of novelists.”—Saturday Review.

“Seldom has it been our lot to meet with a more appreciative delineation of character than this Memoir of Hawthorne.”—Morning Post.

“He has done full justice to the fine character of the author of ‘The Scarlet Letter.’”—Standard.

“A model of literary work of art.”—Edinburgh Courant.

LIVES OF ENGLISH POPULAR LEADERS. No. 1.—Stephen Langton. By C. Edmund Maurice. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“Mr. Maurice has written a very interesting book, which may be read with equal pleasure and profit.”—Morning Post.

“The volume contains many interesting details, including some important documents. It will amply repay those who read it, whether as a chapter of the constitutional history of England or as the life of a great Englishman.”—Spectator.

CABINET PORTRAITS. Biographical Sketches of Living Statesmen. By T. Wemyss Reid. 1 vol. crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“We have never met with a work which we can more unreservedly praise. The sketches are absolutely impartial.”—Athenæum.

“We can heartily commend his work.”—Standard.

“The ‘Sketches of Statesmen’ are drawn with a master hand.”—Yorkshire Post.

VOYAGES AND TRAVEL.

ROUGH NOTES OF A VISIT TO BELGIUM, SEDAN, AND PARIS, In September, 1870-71. By John Ashton. Crown 8vo, bevelled boards. Price 3s. 6d.

This little volume derives its chief interest from the accurate descriptions of the scenes visited during the recent struggle on the Continent.

THE ALPS OF ARABIA; or, Travels through Egypt, Sinai, Arabia, and the Holy Land. By William Charles Maughan. 1 vol. Demy 8vo, with Map. Price 10s. 6d.

A volume of simple “impressions de voyage”—but written in pleasant and interesting style.

THE MISHMEE HILLS: an Account of a Journey made in an Attempt to Penetrate Tibet from Assam, to open New Routes for Commerce. By T. T. Cooper, author of “The Travels of a Pioneer of Commerce.” Demy 8vo. Illustrated.

THE PEARL OF THE ANTILLES; The Artist in Cuba. By Walter Goodman. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“A good-sized volume, delightfully vivid and picturesque.... Several chapters devoted to the characteristics of the people are exceedingly interesting and remarkable.... The whole book deserves the heartiest commendation ... sparkling and amusing from beginning to end. Reading it is like rambling about with a companion who is content to loiter, observing everything, commenting upon everything, turning everything into a picture, with a cheerful flow of spirits, full of fun, but far above frivolity.”—Spectator.

“He writes very lightly and pleasantly, and brightens his pages with a good deal of humour. His experiences were varied enough, and his book contains a series of vivid and miscellaneous sketches. We can recommend his whole volume as very amusing reading.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

FIELD AND FOREST RAMBLES OF A NATURALIST IN NEW BRUNSWICK. With Notes and Observations on the Natural History of Eastern Canada. By A. Leith Adams, M.A., &c., Author of “Wanderings of a Naturalist in India,” &c., &c. In 8vo, cloth. Illustrated. 14s.

“Will be found interesting by those who take a pleasure either in sport or natural history.”—Athenæum.

“The descriptions are clear and full of interest, while the book is prevented from degenerating into a mere scientific catalogue by many graphic sketches of the rambles.”—John Bull.

“To the naturalist the book will be most valuable.... To the general reader the book will prove most interesting, for the style is pleasant and chatty, and the information given is so graphic and full, that those who care nothing for natural history as a pursuit will yet read these descriptions with great interest.”—Evening Standard.

“Both sportsmen and naturalists will find this work replete with anecdote and carefully-recorded observation, which will entertain them.”—Nature.

TENT LIFE WITH ENGLISH GIPSIES IN NORWAY. By Hubert Smith. In 8vo, cloth. Five full-page Engravings, and 31 smaller Illustrations, with Map of the Country showing Routes. Price 21s.

“If any of our readers think of scraping an acquaintance with Norway, let them read this book. The gypsies, always an interesting study, become doubly interesting, when we are, as in these pages, introduced to them in their daily walk and conversation.”—Examiner.

“Written in a very lively style, and has throughout a smack of dry humour and satiric reflection which shows the writer to be a keen observer of men and things. We hope that many will read it and find in it the same amusement as ourselves.”—Times.

FAYOUM; or, Artists in Egypt. A Tour with M. Gérôme and others. By J. Lenoir. Crown 8vo, cloth. Illustrated. 7s. 6d.

“A pleasantly written and very readable book.”—Examiner.

“The book is very amusing.... Whoever may take it up will find he has with him a bright and pleasant companion.”—Spectator.

SPITZBERGEN THE GATEWAY TO THE POLYNIA; or, a Voyage to Spitzbergen. By Captain John C. Wells, R.N. In 8vo, cloth. Profusely Illustrated. Price 21s.

“Straightforward and clear in style, securing our confidence by its unaffected simplicity and good sense.”—Saturday Review.

“A charming book, remarkably well written and well illustrated.”—Standard.

“Blends pleasantly science with adventure, picturesque sketches of a summer cruise among the wild sports and fantastic scenery of Spitzbergen, with earnest advocacy of Arctic Exploration.”—Graphic.

AN AUTUMN TOUR IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. By Lieut.-Colonel Julius George Medley. Crown 8vo. Price 5s.

“Colonel Medley’s little volume is a pleasantly written account of a two-months’ visit to America.”—Hour.

“May be recommended as manly, sensible, and pleasantly written.”—Globe.

THE NILE WITHOUT A DRAGOMAN. By Frederic Eden. Second Edition. In one vol. Crown 8vo, cloth. 7s. 6d.

“Should any of our readers care to imitate Mr. Eden’s example, and wish to see things with their own eyes, and shift for themselves, next winter in Upper Egypt, they will find this book a very agreeable guide.”—Times.

“It is a book to read during an autumn holiday.”—Spectator.

“Gives, within moderate compass, a suggestive description of the charms, curiosities, dangers, and discomforts of the Nile voyage.”—Saturday Review.

ROUND THE WORLD IN 1870. A Volume of Travels, with Maps. By A. D. Carlisle, B.A., Trin. Coll., Camb. Demy 8vo. 16s.

“Makes one understand how going round the world is to be done in the quickest and pleasantest manner.”—Spectator.

“We can only commend, which we do very heartily, an eminently sensible and readable book.”—British Quarterly Review.

IRELAND IN 1872. A Tour of Observation, with Remarks on Irish Public Questions. By Dr. James Macaulay. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“A careful and instructive book. Full of facts, full of information, and full of interest.”—Literary Churchman.

“We have rarely met a book on Ireland which for impartiality of criticism and general accuracy of information could be so well recommended to the fair-minded Irish reader.”—Evening Standard.

“A deeply interesting account of what is called a tour of observation, and some noteworthy remarks on Irish public questions.”—Illustrated London News.

OVER THE DOVREFJELDS. By J. S. Shepard, Author of “A Ramble through Norway,” &c. Crown 8vo. Illustrated. Price 4s. 6d.

“We have read many books of Norwegian travel, but ... we have seen none so pleasantly narrative in its style, and so varied in its subject.”—Spectator.

“Is a well-timed book.”—Echo.

“As interesting a little volume as could be written on the subject. So interesting and shortly written that it will commend itself to all intending tourists.”—Examiner.

A WINTER IN MOROCCO. By Amelia Perrier. Large crown 8vo. Illustrated. Price 10s. 6d.

“Well worth reading, and contains several excellent illustrations.”—Hour.

“Miss Perrier is a very amusing writer. She has a good deal of humour, sees the oddity and quaintness of Oriental life with a quick observant eye, and evidently turned her opportunities of sarcastic examination to account.”—Daily News.

SCIENCE.

PRINCIPLES OF MENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. With their Applications to the Training and Discipline of the Mind, and the Study of its Morbid Conditions. By W. B. Carpenter, LL.D., M.D., F.R.S., &c. 8vo. Illustrated. [Immediately.

THE EXPANSE OF HEAVEN. A Series of Essays on the Wonders of the Firmament. By R. A. Proctor, B.A., author of “Other Worlds,” &c. Small Crown 8vo. [Shortly.

STUDIES OF BLAST FURNACE PHENOMENA. By M. L. Gruner, President of the General Council of Mines of France. Translated by L. D. B. Gordon, F.R.S.E., F.G.S., &c. Demy 8vo. Price 7s. 6d.

These are some important practical studies by one of the most eminent metallurgical authorities of the Continent.

A LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR ARCHITECTS. By Edward Jenkins and John Raymond, Esqrs., Barristers-at-Law. In 1 vol. Price 6s.

The Publishers are assured that this book will constitute an invaluable and necessary companion for every architect’s and builder’s table, as well as a useful introduction for architects’ pupils to the practical law of their profession.

Dedicated by special permission to the Royal Institution of British Architects.

CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH PSYCHOLOGY. From the French of Professor Th. Ribot. An Analysis of the Views and Opinions of the following Metaphysicians, as expressed in their writings:—

James Mill, A. Bain, John Stuart Mill, George H. Lewes, Herbert Spencer, Samuel Bailey.

Large post 8vo.

PHYSIOLOGY FOR PRACTICAL USE. By various Eminent writers. Edited by James Hinton. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. With 50 illustrations.

These Papers have been prepared at great pains, and their endeavour is to familiarize the popular mind with those physiological truths which are needful to all who desire to keep the body in a state of health. [In the Press.

THE PLACE OF THE PHYSICIAN. The Introductory Lecture at Guy’s Hospital, 1873-4; to which is added

Essays on the Law of Human Life and on the Relation between Organic and Inorganic Worlds.

By James Hinton, Author of “Man and His Dwelling-Place.” Crown 8vo. Limp cloth.

THE HISTORY OF THE NATURAL CREATION, Being a Series of Popular Scientific Lectures on the General Theory of Progression of Species; with a Dissertation on the Theories of Darwin and Goethe; more especially applying them to the Origin of Man, and to other Fundamental Questions of Natural Science connected therewith. By Professor Ernst Hæckel, of the University of Jena. 8vo. With Woodcuts and Plates. [In the Press.

Second Edition.

CHANGE OF AIR AND SCENE. A Physician’s Hints about Doctors, Patients, Hygiene, and Society; with Notes of Excursions for health in the Pyrenees, and amongst the Watering-places of France (Inland and Seaward), Switzerland, Corsica, and the Mediterranean. By Dr. Alphonse Donné. Large post 8vo. Price 9s.

“A very readable and serviceable book.... The real value of it is to be found in the accurate and minute information given with regard to a large number of places which have gained a reputation on the continent for their mineral waters.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“A singularly pleasant and chatty as well as instructive book about health.”—Guardian.

MISS YOUMANS’ FIRST BOOK OF BOTANY. Designed to cultivate the observing powers of Children. From the Author’s latest Stereotyped Edition. New and Enlarged Edition, with 300 Engravings. Crown 8vo. 5s.

“It is but rarely that a school-book appears which is at once so novel in plan, so successful in execution, and so suited to the general want, as to command universal and unqualified approbation, but such has been the case with Miss Youmans’ First Book of Botany.... It has been everywhere welcomed as a timely and invaluable contribution to the improvement of primary education.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

AN ARABIC AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF THE KORAN. By Major J. Penrice, B.A. 4to. Price 21s.

MODERN GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE. By T. G. Jackson. Crown 8vo. Price 5s.

“The reader will find some of the most important doctrines of eminent art teachers practically applied in this little book, which is well written and popular in style.”—Manchester Examiner.

“Much clearness, force, wealth of illustration, and in style of composition, which tends to commend his views.”—Edinburgh Daily Review.

“This thoughtful little book is worthy of the perusal of all interested in art or architecture.”—Standard.

A TREATISE ON RELAPSING FEVER. By R. T. Lyons, Assistant-Surgeon, Bengal Army. Small post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“A practical work thoroughly supported in its views by a series of remarkable cases.”—Standard.

FOUR WORKS BY DR. EDWARD SMITH.

I.HEALTH AND DISEASE, as influenced by the Daily, Seasonal and other Cyclical Changes in the Human System. A New Edit. 7s. 6d.
II.FOODS. Second Edition, Profusely Illustrated. Price 5s.
III.PRACTICAL DIETARY FOR FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, AND THE LABOURING CLASSES. A New Edit. Price 3s. 6d.
IV.CONSUMPTION IN ITS EARLY AND REMEDIABLE STAGES. A New Edit. 7s. 6d.

THE PORT OF REFUGE; or, Counsel and Aid to Shipmasters in Difficulty, Doubt, or Distress. By Manley Hopkins, Author of “A Handbook of Average,” “A Manual of Insurance,” &c. Cr. 8vo. Price 6s.

Subjects:—The Shipmaster’s Position and Duties.—Agents and Agency.—Average.—Bottomry, and other Means of Raising Money.—The Charter-Party, and Bill-of-Lading. Stoppage in Transitu; and the Shipowner’s Lien.—Collision.

“Combines in quite a marvellous manner a fullness of information which will make it perfectly indispensable in the captain’s bookcase, and equally suitable to the gentleman’s library. This synopsis of the law of shipping in all its multifarious ramifications and the hints he gives on a variety of topics must be invaluable to the master mariner whenever he is in doubt, difficulty, and danger.”—Mercantile Marine Magazine.

“A truly excellent contribution to the literature of our marine commerce.”—Echo.

“Those immediately concerned will find it well worth while to avail themselves of its teachings.”—Colburn’s U.S. Magazine.

LOMBARD STREET. A Description of the Money Market. By Walter Bagehot. Large crown 8vo. Third Edition. 7s. 6d.

“An acceptable addition to the literature of finance.”—Stock Exchange Review.

“Mr. Bagehot touches incidentally a hundred points connected with his subject, and pours serene white light upon them all.”—Spectator.

“Anybody who wishes to have a clear idea of the workings of what is called the Money Market should procure a little volume which Mr. Bagehot has just published, and he will there find the whole thing in a nut-shell.... The subject is one, it is almost needless to say, on which Mr. Bagehot writes with the authority of a man who combines practical experience with scientific study.”—Saturday Review.

“Besides its main topic, the management of the reserve of the Bank of England, it is full of the most interesting economic history.”—Athenæum.

CHOLERA: HOW TO AVOID AND TREAT IT. Popular and Practical Notes by Henry Blanc, M.D. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d.