THE EXPANSE OF HEAVEN. A Series of Essays on the Wonders of the Firmament. By Richard A. Proctor, B.A. With a Frontispiece. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.
‘A very charming work; cannot fail to lift the reader’s mind up “through nature’s work to nature’s God.”’—Standard.
‘Full of thought, readable, and popular.’—Brighton Gazette.
PHANTASMION. A Fairy Romance. By Sara Coleridge. With an Introductory Preface by the Right Hon. Lord Coleridge, of Ottery S. Mary. A new Edition. In 1 vol. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.
This book, of which the first edition was limited to 250 copies, was long out of print, and as now revived appeals to a larger audience and a new generation. They will find in this delicate imagination, melody of verse, clear and picturesque language, and virginal purity of conception.
‘The readers of this fairy tale will find themselves dwelling for a time in a veritable region of romance, breathing an atmosphere of unreality, and surrounded by supernatural beings.’—Morning Post.
‘This delightful work.... We would gladly have read it were it twice the length, closing the book with a feeling of regret that the repast was at an end.’—Vanity Fair.
‘A beautiful conception of a rarely gifted mind.’—Examiner.
ECHOES OF A FAMOUS YEAR. By Harriett Parr. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d.
The story of the Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71, told mainly for the young, but, it is hoped, possessing permanent interest as a record of the great struggle.