Biography
Moltke's Letters to His Wife
The only Complete Edition published in any language. With an Introduction by SIDNEY WHITMAN, author of "Imperial Germany." Portraits of Moltke and his wife never before published. An Account of Countess von Moltke's Family, supplied by the Family. And a genealogical tree, in fac-simile of the Field-Marshal's handwriting. Two volumes. Demy 8vo, cloth, $10.00; 3/4 calf, $20.00; 3/4 levant, $22.50.
Beginning in 1841, the year before his marriage, these letters extend to within a short time of his death. Travels on the Continent, three visits to England and one to Russia, military manoeuvres, and three campaigns are covered by this period, during which Captain Von Moltke, known only as the author of the "Letters from the East," grew into the greatest director of war since Napoleon. These most interesting volumes contain the record of a life singularly pure and noble, unspoiled by dazzling successes.—The Times (London).
This book will be chiefly valued on account of the insight it affords into the real disposition of Moltke. Indeed, it will surprise many, for it shows that the eminent soldier was very different from what he was ordinarily conceived to be. He is supposed to have been dry and stern, reticent, almost devoid of human sympathies, and little better than a strategical machine. As a matter of fact, such an estimate is somewhat of a caricature. To the public and strangers Moltke was cold and silent, but to his family and friends he was affectionate, open, and full of kindly forethought... As he was a keen and minute observer, his opinion of the people, countries, and sights which in the course of his life he saw, is of interest and value.—The Athenaeum (London).
Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson
An Historical Biography based on letters and other documents in the Morrison collection. By JOHN CORDY JEAFFRESON, author of "The Real Lord Byron," etc. New and Revised Edition, containing additional facts, letters, and other material. Large crown 8vo, cloth, $2.25; 3/4 calf, $5.00; 3/4 levant,$6.50.
Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign
A Book of Appreciations. By MRS. OLIPHANT, MRS. LYNN LINTON, MRS. ALEXANDER, MRS. MACQUOID, MRS. PARR, MRS. MARSHALL, CHARLOTTE M. YONGE, ADELINE SERGEANT, AND EDNA LYALL. Square 4to, cloth, $3,50.
Contents: The Sisters Bronte, George Eliot, Mrs. Gaskell, Mrs. Crowe, Mrs. Archer Clive, Mrs. Henry Wood, Lady Georgiana Fullerton, Mrs. Stretton, Anne Manning, Dinah Mulock (Mrs. Craik), Julia Kavanagh, Amelia Blandford Edwards, Mrs Norton, "A.L.O.E." (Miss Tucker), and Mrs. Ewing.