The Real Japan. Studies of Contemporary Japanese Manners, Morals, Administrations, and Politics. By Henry Norman. Illustrated with about 50 Photographs taken by the Author. Crown 8vo., cloth, 10s. 6d.
Extract from Preface.—These essays constitute an attempt, faute de mieux, to place before the readers of the countries whence Japan is deriving her incentives and her ideas, an account of some of the chief aspects and institutions of Japanese life as it really is to-day.
The Stream of Pleasure. A Narrative of a Journey on the Thames from Oxford to London. By Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell. Profusely Illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Small Crown 4to., cloth, 7s. 6d.
“Mrs. Pennell is bright and amusing. Mr. Pennell’s sketches of river-side bits and nooks are charming; and a useful practical chapter has been written by Mr. J. G. Legge. The book is an artistic treat.”—Scotsman.
Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling. Illustrated by numerous Incantations, Specimens of Medical Magic, Anecdotes and Tales, by Charles Godfrey Leland (“Hans Breitmann”). Illustrations by the Author. Small 4to., cloth, 16s. Limited Edition of 150 Copies, price £1 11s. 6d. nett.
“The student of folk-lore will welcome it as one of the most valuable additions recently made to the literature of popular beliefs.”—Scotsman.
Esther Pentreath, the Miller’s Daughter: A Cornish Romance. By J. H. Pearce, Author of “Bernice,” &c. 6s.
Mr. Leonard Courtney, M.P., in the Nineteenth Century for May, says it is “an idyll that captivates us by its tenderness, its grace, and its beauty … In truth, the special distinction of ‘Esther Pentreath’ may be said to lie in the poetic gift of its author.”
Main-travelled Roads. Six Mississippi-Valley Stories. By Hamlin Garland. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.
“Main-travelled Roads” depicts the hard life of the average American Farmer and the farm hands. The author has lived the life he tells of, and he may be called a true realist in his art.