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UNWIN BROTHERS, THE GRESHAM PRESS, CHILWORTH AND LONDON.


Select Books PUBLISHED BY Mr. T. Fisher Unwin London: Paternoster Square. MDCCCXCII.

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

Belles Lettres.

Pablo de Ségovie. By Francesco de Quevedo. Illustrated with Sixty Drawings by Daniel Vierge. With an Introduction on Vierge and his Art by Joseph Pennell, and a Critical Essay on Quevedo and his Writings by W. E. Watts. Limited Edition only. Three Guineas nett. 1892.

A French Ambassador at the Court of Charles II. (Le Comte de Cominges, 1662-1665). With many Portraits. By J. J. Jusserand. Demy 8vo., cloth gilt. 1892.

Jules Bastien Lepage and his Art. A Memoir, by André Theuriet. With which is included Bastien Lepage as Artist, by George Clausen, A.R.W.S.; An Essay on Modern Realism in Painting, by Walter Sickert, N.E.A.C.; and a Study of Marie Bashkirtseff, by Mathilde Blind. Illustrated by Reproductions of Bastien Lepage’s Works. Royal 8vo., cloth, gilt tops, 10s. 6d.

The Women of the French Salons. A Series of Articles on the French Salons of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. By Amelia G. Mason. Profusely Illustrated. Foolscap folio, cloth, 25s.

These papers treat of the literary, political, and social influence of the women in France, during the two centuries following the foundation of the salons; including pen-portraits of many noted leaders of famous coteries, and giving numerous glimpses of the Society of this brilliant period.

The Real Japan. Studies of Contemporary Japanese Manners, Morals, Administrations, and Politics. By Henry Norman. Illustrated with about 50 Photographs taken by the Author. Crown 8vo., cloth, 10s. 6d.

Extract from Preface.—These essays constitute an attempt, faute de mieux, to place before the readers of the countries whence Japan is deriving her incentives and her ideas, an account of some of the chief aspects and institutions of Japanese life as it really is to-day.

The Stream of Pleasure. A Narrative of a Journey on the Thames from Oxford to London. By Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell. Profusely Illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Small Crown 4to., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“Mrs. Pennell is bright and amusing. Mr. Pennell’s sketches of river-side bits and nooks are charming; and a useful practical chapter has been written by Mr. J. G. Legge. The book is an artistic treat.”—Scotsman.

Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling. Illustrated by numerous Incantations, Specimens of Medical Magic, Anecdotes and Tales, by Charles Godfrey Leland (“Hans Breitmann”). Illustrations by the Author. Small 4to., cloth, 16s. Limited Edition of 150 Copies, price £1 11s. 6d. nett.

“The student of folk-lore will welcome it as one of the most valuable additions recently made to the literature of popular beliefs.”—Scotsman.

Esther Pentreath, the Miller’s Daughter: A Cornish Romance. By J. H. Pearce, Author of “Bernice,” &c. 6s.

Mr. Leonard Courtney, M.P., in the Nineteenth Century for May, says it is “an idyll that captivates us by its tenderness, its grace, and its beauty … In truth, the special distinction of ‘Esther Pentreath’ may be said to lie in the poetic gift of its author.”

Main-travelled Roads. Six Mississippi-Valley Stories. By Hamlin Garland. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“Main-travelled Roads” depicts the hard life of the average American Farmer and the farm hands. The author has lived the life he tells of, and he may be called a true realist in his art.

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. Demy 8vo., cloth, 21s.

“M. Jusserand’s fascinating volume.”—Quarterly Review.

English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (XIVth Century). By J. J. Jusserand. Translated from the French by Lucy A. Toulmin Smith. Illustrated. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“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.

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

“They can be compared only with the painted allegories of Mr. Watts … The book is like nothing else in English. Probably it will have no successors as it has had no forerunners.”—Athenæum.

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.

“The English reader could not have a more representative collection of Keller’s admirable stories.”—Saturday Review.

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.

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. Third and Cheaper Edition. Square imperial 16mo., cloth, 3s. 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. Second Edition. 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.

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 fac-simile 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.

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.