NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE AT THE COURT OF MEER ALI MOORAD; with Wild Sports in the Valley of the Indus. By Capt. Langley, late Madras Cavalry. 2 vols., 8vo., with Illustrations, 30s.
“A valuable work, containing much useful information.”—Literary Gazette.
“Captain Langley’s interesting volumes will doubtless attract all the attention they deserve on account of their political and commercial importance; and as they are full of incident connected with the sports of British India, they will be as agreeable to the sportsman and general reader as to the politician.”—Messenger.
HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF HENRY IV., KING OF FRANCE AND NAVARRE. By Miss Freer, Author of The Lives of Marguerite D’Angouleme, Elizabeth de Valois, Henry III., &c. 2 vols., with Portraits, 21s.
“We know no works of this kind, with the exception, perhaps, of Macaulay’s History, which are more pleasant reading than the histories of Miss Freer. The charm of the style and manner and the accuracy of the details combine to render her works a valuable addition to our literary treasures.”—John Bull.
TRAITS OF CHARACTER; BEING TWENTY-FIVE YEARS’ LITERARY AND PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS. By a Contemporary. 2 vols., 21s.
Contents:—Lord Melbourne—L. E. Landon—The Earl of Carnarvon—The Duke of Wellington—Edward Irving—Mrs. Shelley-Thomas Campbell—Robert Liston—William Lawrence—Thomas Moore—Dr. Kitchener—Edmund Kean—Mr Justice Crowder—The Rev. J. M. Bellew—The Rev. F. W. Robertson—Lord Macaulay—Lady Blessington—The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon—Sheridan Knowles—Tyrone Power—Viscount Dillon—Thomas Pringle—A. J. Valpy—The Hon. Mrs. Norton.
“We feel assured that these ‘Traits of Character’ will meet with a large and admiring circle of readers. We have rarely risen from the perusal of any work which has more interested us. It possesses so much genuine interest, so much to please and even to instruct, that we part from it with reluctance.”—Lancet.
A SUMMER RAMBLE IN THE HIMALAYAS; with Sporting Adventures in the Vale of Cashmere. Edited by “Mountaineer.” 15s.
“This volume is altogether a pleasant one. It is written with zest, and edited with care. The incidents and adventures of the journey are most fascinating to a sportsman and very interesting to a traveller.”—Athenæum.