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Ringan Gilhaize. A Romance of the Covenanters. By John Galt. Edited, with an Introduction, by Sir George Douglas. Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
St James’s Gazette.—“The splendid panorama it gives of some of the most stirring and far-reaching events in Scottish history, and the skill shown by the author in so arranging his materials that the historic is always subordinated to the human interest, render the book in every way worthy of revival.”
Rasselas. A Romance of Abyssinia. By Dr Johnson. Edited, with an Introduction, by Justin Hannaford. Illustrated by W. S. Rogers. Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
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Vathek. An Eastern Romance. By William Beckford. Edited, with an Introduction, by Justin Hannaford. Illustrated by W. S. Rogers. Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt edges, 3s 6d.
Saturday Review.—“A work of vivid and picturesque imagination, great power, and no small originality. It is saturated with the fragrance and voluptuousness of the East.”
Outlook.—“In the way of Eastern romances ‘Vathek’ has always easily stood first. The present edition is handsomely got up, and contains several well-executed illustrations.”