THE HUMOUR OF JAPAN. Translated, with an Introduction by A. M. With Illustrations by George Bigot (from drawings made in Japan). [In preparation.
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A NEW SERIES OF CRITICAL BIOGRAPHIES.
Edited by ERIC ROBERTSON and FRANK T. MARZIALS.
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LIFE OF LONGFELLOW. By Professor Eric S. Robertson.
LIFE OF COLERIDGE. By Hall Caine.
LIFE OF DICKENS. By Frank T. Marzials.
LIFE OF DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI. By J. Knight.
LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON. By Colonel F. Grant.
LIFE OF DARWIN. By G. T. Bettany.
LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË. By A. Birrell.
LIFE OF THOMAS CARLYLE. By R. Garnett, LL.D.
LIFE OF ADAM SMITH. By R. B. Haldane, M.P.
LIFE OF KEATS. By W. M. Rossetti.
LIFE OF SHELLEY. By William Sharp.
LIFE OF SMOLLETT. By David Hannay.
LIFE OF GOLDSMITH. By Austin Dobson.
LIFE OF SCOTT. By Professor Yonge.
LIFE OF BURNS. By Professor Blackie.
LIFE OF VICTOR HUGO. By Frank T. Marzials.
LIFE OF EMERSON. By Richard Garnett, LL.D.
LIFE OF GOETHE. By James Sime.
LIFE OF CONGREVE. By Edmund Gosse.
LIFE OF BUNYAN. By Canon Venables.
LIFE OF CRABBE. By T. E. Kebbel.
LIFE OF HEINE. By William Sharp.
LIFE OF MILL. By W. L. Courtney.
LIFE OF SCHILLER. By Henry W. Nevinson.
LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARRYAT. By David Hannay.
LIFE OF LESSING. By T. W. Rolleston.
LIFE OF MILTON. By R. Garnett, LL.D.
LIFE OF BALZAC. By Frederick Wedmore.
LIFE OF GEORGE ELIOT. By Oscar Browning.
LIFE OF JANE AUSTEN. By Goldwin Smith.
LIFE OF BROWNING. By William Sharp.
LIFE OF BYRON. By Hon. Roden Noel.
LIFE OF HAWTHORNE. By Moncure D. Conway.
LIFE OF SCHOPENHAUER. By Professor Wallace.
LIFE OF SHERIDAN. By Lloyd Sanders.
LIFE OF THACKERAY. By Herman Merivale and Frank T. Marzials.
LIFE OF CERVANTES. By H. E. Watts.
LIFE OF VOLTAIRE. By Francis Espinasse.
LIFE OF LEIGH HUNT. By Cosmo Monkhouse.
LIFE OF WHITTIER By W. J. Linton.
LIFE OF RENAN. By Francis Espinasse.
LIFE OF THOREAU. By H. S. Salt.
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THE
CULT OF BEAUTY:
A MANUAL OF PERSONAL HYGIENE.
By C. J. S. THOMPSON.
[Extract from Preface.]
Too much care cannot be taken of the exterior of the human body, on which the general health so largely depends. The most recent discoveries in science go to prove that cleanliness, with proper attention to bodily exercise, is the greatest enemy to disease and decay. Quackery has never been more rampant than it is to-day, and advertised secret preparations for beautifying the person meet us at every turn. It is with the object of showing how Beauty may be preserved and aided on purely hygienic principles, that this work has been written, the greatest secret of Beauty being Health.