This volume follows the plan of the earlier volumes, which have met with so great a success. The Editor's important Introduction is the result of original research, and is expected to throw new light on the subject.
THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF JAPAN.
By F. HADLAND DAVIS. With 32 Plates in Colour by EVELYN PAUL. 416 pages. Demy 8vo.
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The Romance Series
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This new Series owes its inception to the widespread interest now been manifested in the stories from mythology and history which illustrate, as nothing else can, the character and individuality of each of the great races which in turn have played an important part in the development of civilization.
The books comprising "The Romance Series" have been written by authors who are in deep sympathy with the growing number of those cultured men and women who desire to reclaim and conserve all that is precious of the ancient tales of the different races. They have sought to reproduce the stories in such a manner as to preserve the alluring charm which attaches to that which is antique.
The Illustrations are worthy of the stories. With two exceptions they are reproduced in full colours. The illustrations for "The Story of Hereward" and "Harald," however, are reproduced by collotype, an expensive process similar to photogravure. Each volume contains sixteen plates, and in every case only artists of proved capacity have been employed.
Each volume contains at least 256 pages and 16 Illustrations in Colour or Collotype by the best Artists of the day. Size, 8-1/2 x 5-7/8 in.