Lives of Mrs. Somerville, Lady Derby, the Princess de Lamballe, &c.
807. Heroes of the Indian Empire. By R. Foster. (Cassell) 2s. 6d.
Lives of our great men in India from Clive to Havelock.
If more historical biographies are desired, there is an excellent series edited by Professor Creighton; also some good ones of S.P.C.K., but those here selected are chiefly those that are modern enough to interest the average library reader, of the sort who does not want either fiction or absolutely religious biography.
It is not easy to choose among the many lives of the Queen that the Jubilee has brought forth. S.P.C.K. and R.T.S. have each a large handsome one and a penny one. ‘The First Lady in the Land’ (Wells Gardner, Darton, & Co.) is cheap and attractive. Tulloch’s ‘Life of Queen Victoria’ (Nisbet) for boys and girls, and Miss Yonge’s ‘Victorian Half Century’ (Macmillan), 1s. or 1s. 6d., have both had the honour of Her Majesty’s correction, and are both for the young; Tulloch’s, perhaps, for the youngest. Another life of Queen Victoria (Nelson), 1s. 6d., is a marvel of cheapness and very prettily told.
CHURCH HISTORY.
808. History of the Early Church. By Miss Sewell. (Longmans) 4s. 6d.