THE WORKS OF G. P. R. JAMES, ESQ.
Now publishing in Quarterly Volumes, medium 8vo. cloth, with engraved Frontispieces, each volume containing a complete novel, price 8s.
This handsome series of Mr. James’s Works has been carefully revised by the Author; and is “got up in that superior style, and agreeable size of type, which renders it fit for every age and every library.”
| Contents: | —Vol. | 1. | The Gipsy. | — | 5. | Philip Augustus. | ||
| — | 2. | Mary of Burgundy. | — | 6. | Henry of Guise. | |||
| — | 3. | The Huguenots. | — | 7. | Morley Ernstein. | |||
| — | 4. | One in a Thousand. | — | 8. | The Robber. |
Vol. 9, containing Darnley; or, The Field of Cloth of Gold, on the 1st of July.
Vol. 10, containing Corse de Leon, on the 1st of October.
“Messrs. Smith, Elder and Co., of Cornhill, have just published the first volume of a New Edition of the Works of this gentleman, which has the advantage of the latest revisions and corrections of the author. The writings of James are so well known to the readers of fiction, that it is unnecessary to call their attention to them, or to say anything which previous criticism may have left unsaid. The present edition is well got up, the type is clear, sharp, and legible, and the size of the volume convenient for the reader, and appropriate for the shelves of a bookcase. The book, as it is, will form a pleasing addition to the collections of readers of modern literature, of the class to which it belongs.”—Times.
“We are glad to see our prognostication respecting the New Edition of Mr. James’s Works, more than fulfilled by the rapid absorption of a very large first edition, and a second in the course of speedy disappearance. This is as it should be, with a writer whose vraisemblance is always so perfect; and even what he invents so like truth, that we can never fancy we are reading fiction: nor, indeed, are we, in the historical portions of his publications,—and these form the far greater division,—which are all drawn from diligent research, deep study, and elaborate comparison.”—Literary Gazette.
“Mr. James is a pure and pleasing writer, and we are glad to see that his Works are now to be thrown into a handy, handsome, and accessible shape.”—Scotsman.
“This is a most admirable edition of the Works of this popular author, convenient in size, and handsome in appearance. It, moreover, possesses the advantage of being revised and corrected by the author,—no small recommendations, since, the generality of Mr. James’s Works being connected with history, a careful perusal of his productions increases their value, and renders them a source of amusement, through the medium of instruction.”—Atlas.