“A famous and valuable book by one of the best Oriental Scholars of the century. It is, indeed, the fact that the present work is, as has been said, the most remarkable description of a people ever written.”—Glasgow Herald.
Volume XIV.
TORRENS’ LIFE OF MELBOURNE: Memoirs of William Lamb, Second Viscount Melbourne. By W. M. Torrens. With Introduction by the Editor, and Portrait of Lord Melbourne.
“It is, indeed, one of the best and most interesting biographies ever written . . . For ourselves, we must admit we have read the book from cover to cover with avidity, and we hope it will reach the hands of tens of thousands of our middle and working classes.”—Daily Chronicle.
Volume XV.—Fourth Edition.
THACKERAY’S VANITY FAIR. Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero. By William Makepeace Thackeray. With Biographical Introduction by the Editor, Portrait of the Author, and full-page Illustrations.
“The masterpiece of Thackeray’s satire is here placed within reach of the slenderest purse, and yet in a form that leaves nothing to be desired in the way of clear printing, and neat, serviceable binding.”—Manchester Examiner.
Volume XVI.
BARTH’S TRAVELS IN AFRICA: Travels and Discoveries in North and Central Africa. Including Accounts of Tripoli, the Sahara, the Remarkable Kingdom of Bornu, and the Countries round Lake Chad. By Henry Barth, Ph.D., D.C.L. With Biographical Introduction by the Editor, Full-page Plates, and Illustrations in the Text.
“Barth’s journey through Tripoli to Central Africa is full of instruction and entertainment. He had a fine feeling for the remote, the unknown, the mysterious . . . Altogether, his is one of the most inspiring of records.”—Saturday Review.