“The Egyptian fiasco has found in Mr. Royle a most painstaking, accurate, and judicious historian. From a literary point of view his volumes may be thought to contain too many unimportant incidents, yet their presence was necessary perhaps, in a complete record, and the most fastidious reader will unhesitatingly acquit Mr. Royle of filling his pages with anything that can be called padding.”—St. James’s Gazette.
THE PALACE AND THE HOSPITAL; or, Chronicles of Greenwich. By the Rev. A. G. L’Estrange, Author of ‘The Village of Palaces,’ ‘The Friendships of Mary Russell Mitford,’ &c. 2 vols. crown 8vo. With Illustrations. 21s.
“Mr. L’Estrange has provided for those who have a taste for topography, or rather for the historical and biographical annals of a locality famous in history, two volumes which are rich in romantic interest, and his pages abound in curious and interesting glimpses of old manners.”—Daily News.
THE REAL SHELLEY: New Views of the Poet’s Life. By John Cordy Jeaffreson, Author of “The Real Lord Byron,” “A Book about Doctors,” “A Book about Lawyers,” &c. 2 vols. demy 8vo. 30s.
“Those who have read Mr. Jeaffreson’s account of Byron will be prepared to find that impartiality is the distinguishing feature of his endeavour to clear away the fancies and misconceptions which have been given to the world in some of the biographies of Shelley, and they will not be disappointed. The author has striven to ascertain, fairly and fully, the truth concerning a poet whose influence, while it has been greatly exaggerated by his most enthusiastic admirers, is still a living factor in the life of many.”—Morning Post.
THE FRIENDSHIPS OF MARY RUSSELL MITFORD: As Recorded in Letters from her Literary Correspondents. Edited by the Rev. A. G. L’Estrange, Editor of “The Life of Mary Russell Mitford,” &c. 2 vols. 21s.
“These letters are all written as to one whom the writers love and revere. Miss Barrett is one of Miss Mitford’s correspondents, all of whom seem to be inspired with a sense of excellence in the mind they are invoking. Their letters are extremely interesting, and they strike out recollections, opinions, criticisms, which will hold the reader’s delighted and serious attention.”—Daily Telegraph.
THE BRONTË FAMILY, With Special Reference to Patrick Branwell Bronte. By Francis A. Leyland. 2 vols. 21s.
“This book is so full of interesting information that as a contribution to literary biography it may be considered a real success.”—Academy.
“Mr. Leyland’s book is earnest and accurate, and he has spared no pains to master his subject and present it with clearness; the book is valuable, and should be read by all who are familiar with the previous works on the family.”—Graphic.