THE DEPARTURE
We remained at Folkestone till the latter part of September, and then
returned to London just about the time that the first number of _The
Wallypug's Own_ made its appearance.
It caused quite a sensation in literary circles, and was mentioned by
most of the papers; but it did _not_ turn out a monetary success, and
so the Doctor-in-Law declared that he must devise some other means of
making money.
We had been once or twice to the circus, and I fancy that it must
have been his intention to start something of the sort himself, for I
caught him one day trying to teach his Majesty to walk the tight-rope;
but as he had only tied the rope between two very light chairs the
result was not very satisfactory, particularly to the poor Wallypug,
who came to the ground with a terrific crash.
A. Fish, Esq., dressed as a clown, and certainly looked very funny;
but his bad cold prevented him from speaking his jokes distinctly, and
so the idea was given up.
[Illustration: THE RESULT WAS NOT SATISFACTORY]
In fact it was not till November that the Doctor-in-Law hit upon a
plan which seemed to give him any great satisfaction. We had been
talking a great deal about Guy Fawkes' day and the fireworks at the
Crystal Palace, which we intended going to see in the evening, and
the Doctor-in-Law had been particularly curious to know all about the
day and its customs. He did not say much about his plans, but I felt
sure that he was up to some of his tricks, for I caught him several
times whispering mysteriously to the Rhymester and A. Fish, Esq., and
I noticed that they were all particularly kind and respectful to his
Majesty, as though they wished to keep him in a good humour.
On the morning of the fifth, when I came down to breakfast, I was
greatly surprised to find that the whole party had gone out about an
hour previous, after borrowing from Mrs. Putchy a kitchen chair, four
broomsticks, and a long piece of clothes-line. Whatever were they up
to?
I asked Mrs. Putchy if they had left any message, but no--they had
said nothing as to where they were going, what they were going to do,
or when they would be back; and the only thing that had struck Mrs.
Putchy as being at all remarkable about their appearance, was the fact
that the Rhymester had added little bows of coloured ribbon to his
costume, and wore a tall pointed cap gaily decorated with streamers,
and a deep white frill around his neck--the others were dressed as
usual.
I felt sure that some mischief was brewing, and could not settle down
to my work for thinking of them. About eleven o'clock I went out to
see if I could find any traces of my guests. I had been walking about
unsuccessfully for about an hour, when I heard some boys shouting, and
turning to look in their direction, I beheld his Majesty calmly seated
in a chair which, by means of long poles attached to it, was being
carried along by the Rhymester and A. Fish, Esq.
They were followed by a crowd of people who were cheering lustily, and
the Doctor-in-Law was rushing about collecting money in his hat, and
entreating the people "not to forget the fifth of November," and
repeating some doggerel verse about:
"Guy Fawkes guy,
Stick him up high;
Stick him on a lamp-post,
And there let him die,"
while several little boys were dancing about in great excitement, and
shouting, "Holler, boys! holler! here's another guy."
[Illustration: A TRIUMPHAL PROCESSION]
His Majesty evidently regarded it as a great compliment to himself,
and complacently bowed right and left with considerable dignity. And I
found out that the Doctor-in-Law had persuaded him into believing that
this triumphal procession had been arranged solely in his Majesty's
honour.
I was naturally very vexed at the poor Wallypug being imposed upon in
this manner, and spoke very plainly to the Doctor-in-Law about it on
our way home, and I think the little man must have taken it very much
to heart, for he seemed quite subdued, and actually himself suggested
sharing the proceeds of the collection with the others.
We went to see the fireworks in the evening, and I don't ever remember
seeing the party in such excellent spirits as they were that night.
Mrs. Putchy had prepared a capital supper for us on our return, and I
love to remember my friends as they appeared sitting around the supper
table talking over the adventures and excitements of the day. I can
see them now whenever I close my eyes--the dear old Wallypug at the
head of the table, with One-and-Nine in attendance, and the others
all talking at once about the jolly time they had had at the Skating
Rink in the afternoon, when A. Fish, Esq., had vainly tried to get
along with roller-skates fastened on to his tail.
[Illustration: A CAPITAL STORY]
I say I love to remember them thus, for it was the last occasion upon
which we were all together. Early the next morning Mrs. Putchy came to
my room, and in a very agitated voice said, "Please sir, I'm afraid
that there is something wrong; I have knocked at his Majesty's door
and can get no answer, and the Doctor-in-Law's room is empty too."
I hurried down, and on the breakfast table I found a letter addressed
to me, in which his Majesty, on behalf of the others, thanked me very
heartily for my hospitality, and explained that State matters of the
utmost importance had necessitated their immediate return to Why. How
they went I have never been able to discover.
The outer door of my flat was found to be locked on the inside as
usual, and the windows were all fastened; besides which, as they were
some distance from the ground, the Royal party could scarcely have got
out that way.
Altogether the whole affair was involved in a mystery which I have
never been able to solve to this day. Of course I miss my strange,
but withal lovable visitors, very much, and I value very highly the
several little mementoes of their visit which remained behind. Amongst
others is a cheque of the Doctor-in-Law's for a considerable amount;
which, however, I shall never be able to cash, as it is drawn upon the
bank of, "Don't-you-wish-you-may-get-it," at Why.
General Mary Jane was inconsolable for some time after the departure
of her soldier hero, but eventually married our milkman, a very
steady and respectable man in the neighbourhood. Girlie and Boy and
many other friends of the Wallypug greatly regretted that they were
unable to say good-bye to his Majesty before he left; and often and
often, as I sit alone in my study, I think about the simple-natured,
good-hearted little fellow, and his remarkable followers, and wonder
if I shall ever see them again. Who knows?
[Illustration: I OFTEN THINK OF THEM]
THE END
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THEOLOGY, 22
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BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, 34
THE PEACOCK LIBRARY, 35
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERIES, 35
SOCIAL QUESTIONS OF TO-DAY, 36
CLASSICAL TRANSLATIONS, 37
EDUCATIONAL BOOKS, 38
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#Poetry#
SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes,
by GEORGE WYNDHAM, M.P. _Crown 8vo._ _Buckram. 6s._
This is a volume of the sonnets and lesser poems of Shakespeare,
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ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W. E. HENLEY.
_Crown 8vo._ _Buckram. 6s._
Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. _Demy 8vo._ _L2, 2s. net._
Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse
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NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures. By F. D. BEDFORD.
_Small 4to._ _5s._
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THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation by J. G. CORDERY.
_Crown 8vo._ _7s. 6d._
#Travel and Adventure#
BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By Sir H. H. JOHNSTON, K.C.B. With nearly
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CONTENTS.--(1) The History of Nyasaland and British Central Africa
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British Central Africa. (3) Chapters on the European settlers and
missionaries; the Fauna, the Flora, minerals, and scenery. (4) A
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THE BENIN MASSACRE. By CAPTAIN BOISRAGON. With Portrait and Map.
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FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By PRINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS. Translated by HAMLEY
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The travels of Prince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the
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dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of
the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a
most important contribution to the literature of adventure and
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THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. By LIONEL DECLE. With an Introduction by
H. M. STANLEY, M.P. With 100 Illustrations and 5 Maps.
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Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous
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miles, and occupied exactly three years.
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This is an account of the military operations in Mashonaland by the
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THE HILL OF THE GRACES: OR, THE GREAT STONE TEMPLES OF TRIPOLI. By
H. S. COWPER, F.S.A. With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations.
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A record of two journeys through Tripoli in 1895 and 1896. The book
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#History and Biography#
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1835-72.
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The book will deal mainly with tactics and strategy, fortifications
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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY, FROM EARLY TIMES TO THE PRESENT
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An extravaganza for children, written with great charm and vivacity.
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#Sport#
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Relic.
#Educational#
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'Full of passionate patriotism and the Imperial spirit.'--_Yorkshire
Post._
'The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to
say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of
them.'--_Manchester Guardian._
'Animated through and through with indubitable genius.'--_Daily
Telegraph._
'Packed with inspiration, with humour, with pathos.'--_Daily
Chronicle._
'All the pride of empire, all the intoxication of power, all the
ardour, the energy, the masterful strength and the wonderful endurance
and death-scorning pluck which are the very bone and fibre and marrow
of the British character are here.'--_Daily Mail._
#Rudyard Kipling.# BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. By RUDYARD
KIPLING. _Twelfth Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'Mr. Kipling's verse is strong, vivid, full of character....
Unmistakable genius rings in every line.'--_Times._
'The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We
read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the
cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry,
what is?'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
#"Q."# POEMS AND BALLADS. By "Q.," Author of 'Green Bays,' etc.
_Crown 8vo._ _Buckram._ _3s. 6d._
'This work has just the faint, ineffable touch and glow that make
poetry. 'Q.' has the true romantic spirit.'--_Speaker._
#"Q."# GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By "Q.," Author of 'Dead Man's
Rock,' etc. _Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _3s. 6d._
'The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great command
of metre, and a very pretty turn of humour.'--_Times._
#E. Mackay.# A SONG OF THE SEA. By ERIC MACKAY, Author of 'The Love
Letters of a Violinist.' _Second Edition._ _Fcap. 8vo._ _5s._
'Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style marked
by all the characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen sense
of rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently
sonorous.'--_Globe._
#Ibsen.# BRAND. A Drama by HENRIK IBSEN. Translated by William Wilson.
_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _3s. 6d._
'The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to "Faust." It
is in the same set with "Agamemnon," with "Lear," with the literature
that we now instinctively regard as high and holy.'--_Daily
Chronicle._
#"A. G."# VERSES TO ORDER. By "A. G." _Cr. 8vo._ _2s. 6d. net._
A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to
Oxford men.
'A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are very
bright and engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.'--_St. James's
Gazette._
#Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.#
#R. L. Stevenson.# VAILIMA LETTERS. By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. With an
Etched Portrait by WILLIAM STRANG, and other Illustrations. _Second
Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _Buckram._ _7s. 6d._
'Few publications have in our time been more eagerly awaited than
these "Vailima Letters," giving the first fruits of the correspondence
of Robert Louis Stevenson. But, high as the tide of expectation has
run, no reader can possibly be disappointed in the result.'--_St.
James's Gazette._
#Henley and Whibley.# A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE. Collected by W. E.
HENLEY and CHARLES WHIBLEY. _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'A unique volume of extracts--an art gallery of early
prose.'--_Birmingham Post._
'An admirable companion to Mr. Henley's "Lyra Heroica."'--_Saturday
Review._
'Quite delightful. A greater treat for those not well acquainted with
pre-Restoration prose could not be imagined.'--_Athenaeum._
#H. C. Beeching.# LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited by
H. C. BEECHING, M.A. _Crown 8vo._ _Buckram._ _6s._
'A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of
excellence.'--_Times._
#"Q."# THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to
Shirley, arranged by A. T. QUILLER COUCH. _Crown 8vo._ _Buckram._
_6s._
'A delightful volume: a really golden "Pomp."'--_Spectator._
#W. B. Yeats.# AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B. YEATS.
_Crown 8vo._ _3s. 6d._
'An attractive and catholic selection.'--Times.
#G. W. Steevens.# MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. By G. W. STEEVENS. _Foolscap
8vo._ _3s. 6d._
A series of Soliloquies in which famous men of antiquity--Julius
Caesar, Nero, Alcibiades, etc., attempt to express themselves in the
modes of thought and language of to-day.
The effect is sometimes splendid, sometimes bizarre, but always
amazingly clever.--_Pall Mall Gazette._
#Victor Hugo.# THE LETTERS OF VICTOR HUGO. Translated from the French
by F. CLARKE, M.A. _In Two Volumes._ _Demy 8vo._ _10s. 6d. each._
_Vol. I._ 1815-35.
This is the first volume of one of the most interesting and important
collection of letters ever published in France. The correspondence
dates from Victor Hugo's boyhood to his death, and none of the letters
have been published before. The arrangement is chiefly chronological,
but where there is an interesting set of letters to one person these
are arranged together. The first volume contains, among others, (1)
Letters to his father; (2) to his young wife; (3) to his confessor,
Lamennais; (4) a very important set of about fifty letters to
Sainte-Beauve; (5) letters about his early books and plays.
'A charming and vivid picture of a man whose egotism never marred his
natural kindness, and whose vanity did not impair his
greatness.'--_Standard._
#C. H. Pearson.# ESSAYS AND CRITICAL REVIEWS. By C. H. PEARSON, M.A.,
Author of 'National Life and Character.' Edited, with a Biographical
Sketch, by H. A. STRONG, M.A., LL.D. With a Portrait. _Demy 8vo._
_10s. 6d._
'Remarkable for careful handling, breadth of view, and
knowledge.'--_Scotsman._
'Charming essays.'--_Spectator._
#W. M. Dixon.# A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. By W. M. DIXON, M.A., Professor
of English Literature at Mason College. _Crown 8vo._ _2s. 6d._
'Much sound and well-expressed criticism and acute literary judgments.
The bibliography is a boon.'--_Speaker._
#W. A. Craigie.# A PRIMER OF BURNS. By W. A. CRAIGIE. _Crown 8vo._
_2s. 6d._
This book is planned on a method similar to the 'Primer of Tennyson.'
It has also a glossary.
'A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.'--_Times._
'An excellent short account.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._
'An admirable introduction.'--_Globe._
#Sterne.# THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY. By LAWRENCE
STERNE. With an Introduction by CHARLES WHIBLEY, and a Portrait.
_2 vols._ _7s._
'Very dainty volumes are these; the paper, type, and light-green
binding are all very agreeable to the eye. _Simplex munditiis_ is the
phrase that might be applied to them.'--_Globe._
#Congreve.# THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction by
G. S. STREET, and a Portrait. _2 vols._ _7s._
'The volumes are strongly bound in green buckram, are of a convenient
size, and pleasant to look upon, so that whether on the shelf, or on
the table, or in the hand the possessor is thoroughly content with
them.'--_Guardian._
#Morier.# THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN. By JAMES MORIER.
With an Introduction by E. G. BROWNE, M.A., and a Portrait. _2 vols._
_7s._
#Walton.# THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT, AND SANDERSON.
By IZAAK WALTON. With an Introduction by VERNON BLACKBURN, and a
Portrait. _3s. 6d._
#Johnson.# THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. By SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D.
With an Introduction by J. H. MILLAR, and a Portrait. _3 vols._
_10s. 6d._
#Burns.# THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited by ANDREW LANG and W. A.
CRAIGIE. With Portrait. _Demy 8vo, gilt top._ _6s._
This edition contains a carefully collated Text, numerous Notes,
critical and textual, a critical and biographical Introduction, and a
Glossary.
'Among the editions in one volume, Mr. Andrew Lang's will take the
place of authority.'--_Times._
#F. Langbridge.# BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise,
Courage, and Constancy. Edited, with Notes, by Rev. F. LANGBRIDGE.
_Crown 8vo._ _Buckram._ _3s. 6d._ _School Edition._ _2s. 6d._
'A very happy conception happily carried out. These "Ballads of the
Brave" are intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit the
taste of the great majority.'--_Spectator._
'The book is full of splendid things.'--_World._
#Illustrated Books#
#Jane Barlow.# THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated by JANE
BARLOW, Author of 'Irish Idylls,' and pictured by F. D. BEDFORD.
_Small 4to._ _6s. net._
#S. Baring Gould.# A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S. BARING GOULD.
With numerous illustrations and initial letters by ARTHUR J. GASKIN.
_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _Buckram._ _6s._
'Mr. Baring Gould is deserving of gratitude, in re-writing in honest,
simple style the old stories that delighted the childhood of "our
fathers and grandfathers." As to the form of the book, and the
printing, which is by Messrs. Constable, it were difficult to commend
overmuch.'--_Saturday Review._
#S. Baring Gould.# OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected and edited by S.
BARING GOULD. With Numerous Illustrations by F. D. BEDFORD. _Second
Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _Buckram._ _6s._
'A charming volume, which children will be sure to appreciate. The
stories have been selected with great ingenuity from various old
ballads and folk-tales, and, having been somewhat altered and
readjusted, now stand forth, clothed in Mr. Baring Gould's delightful
English, to enchant youthful readers.'--_Guardian._
#S. Baring Gould.# A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES. Edited by S.
BARING GOULD, and Illustrated by the Birmingham Art School. _Buckram,
gilt top._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'The volume is very complete in its way, as it contains nursery songs
to the number of 77, game-rhymes, and jingles. To the student we
commend the sensible introduction, and the explanatory notes. The
volume is superbly printed on soft, thick paper, which it is a
pleasure to touch; and the borders and pictures are among the very
best specimens we have seen of the Gaskin school.'--_Birmingham
Gazette._
#H. C. Beeching.# A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited by H. C. BEECHING,
M.A., and Illustrated by WALTER CRANE. _Crown 8vo, gilt top._ _5s._
A collection of the best verse inspired by the birth of Christ from
the Middle Ages to the present day. A distinction of the book is the
large number of poems it contains by modern authors, a few of which
are here printed for the first time.
'An anthology which, from its unity of aim and high poetic excellence,
has a better right to exist than most of its fellows.'--_Guardian._
#History#
#Gibbon.# THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By EDWARD GIBBON.
A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, by J. B. BURY,
M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes._ _Demy 8vo._
_Gilt top._ _8s. 6d. each._ _Also crown 8vo._ _6s. each._
_Vols. I., II., and III._
'The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon's great
work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His
learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued
in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably
printed.'--_Times._
'The edition is edited as a classic should be edited, removing
nothing, yet indicating the value of the text, and bringing it up to
date. It promises to be of the utmost value, and will be a welcome
addition to many libraries.'--_Scotsman._
'This edition, so far as one may judge from the first instalment, is a
marvel of erudition and critical skill, and it is the very minimum of
praise to predict that the seven volumes of it will supersede Dean
Milman's as the standard edition of our great historical
classic.'--_Glasgow Herald._
'The beau-ideal Gibbon has arrived at last.'--_Sketch._
'At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best
edition the nineteenth century could produce.'--_Manchester Guardian._
#Flinders Petrie.# A HISTORY OF EGYPT, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE
PRESENT DAY. Edited by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor
of Egyptology at University College. _Fully Illustrated._ _In Six
Volumes._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s. each._
Vol. I. PREHISTORIC TIMES TO XVI. DYNASTY. W. M. F. Petrie. _Third
Edition._
Vol. II. THE XVIITH AND XVIIITH DYNASTIES. W. M. F. Petrie. _Second
Edition._
'A history written in the spirit of scientific precision so worthily
represented by Dr. Petrie and his school cannot but promote sound and
accurate study, and supply a vacant place in the English literature of
Egyptology.'--_Times._
#Flinders Petrie.# EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited by W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE.
Illustrated by TRISTRAM ELLIS. _In Two Volumes._ _Crown 8vo._
_3s. 6d. each._
'A valuable addition to the literature of comparative folk-lore. The
drawings are really illustrations in the literal sense of the
word.'--_Globe._
'It has a scientific value to the student of history and
archaeology.'--_Scotsman._
'Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.'--_Daily
News._
#Flinders Petrie.# EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. By W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE,
D.C.L. With 120 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._ _3s. 6d._
'Professor Flinders Petrie is not only a profound Egyptologist, but an
accomplished student of comparative archaeology. In these lectures,
delivered at the Royal Institution, he displays both qualifications
with rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in
Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the art of other
countries.'--_Times._
#S. Baring Gould.# THE TRAGEDY OF THE CAESARS. The Emperors of the
Julian and Claudian Lines. With numerous Illustrations from Busts,
Gems, Cameos, etc. By S. BARING GOULD, Author of 'Mehalah,' etc.
_Fourth Edition._ _Royal 8vo._ _15s._
'A most splendid and fascinating book on a subject of undying
interest. The great feature of the book is the use the author has made
of the existing portraits of the Caesars, and the admirable critical
subtlety he has exhibited in dealing with this line of research. It is
brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a scale of
profuse magnificence.'--_Daily Chronicle._
'The volumes will in no sense disappoint the general reader. Indeed,
in their way, there is nothing in any sense so good in English.... Mr.
Baring Gould has presented his narrative in such a way as not to make
one dull page.'--_Athenaeum._
#H. de B. Gibbons.# INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL OUTLINES. By H. DE
B. GIBBINS, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps. _Second Edition._ _Demy 8vo._
_10s. 6d._
This book is written with the view of affording a clear view of the
main facts of English Social and Industrial History placed in due
perspective. Beginning with prehistoric times, it passes in review the
growth and advance of industry up to the nineteenth century, showing
its gradual development and progress. The book is illustrated by Maps,
Diagrams, and Tables.
#A. Clark.# THE COLLEGES OF OXFORD: Their History and their
Traditions. By Members of the University. Edited by A. CLARK, M.A.,
Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College. _8vo._ _12s. 6d._
'A work which will certainly be appealed to for many years as the
standard book on the Colleges of Oxford.'--_Athenaeum._
#Perrens.# THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. By F. T.
PERRENS. Translated by HANNAH LYNCH. _8vo._ _12s. 6d._
A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and
Lorenzo de Medicis.
'This is a standard book by an honest and intelligent historian, who
has deserved well of all who are interested in Italian
history.'--_Manchester Guardian._
#J. Wells.# A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME. By $1, Fellow and Tutor of Wadham
Coll., Oxford. With 4 Maps. _Crown 8vo._ _3s. 6d._
This book is intended for the Middle and Upper Forms of Public Schools
and for Pass Students at the Universities. It contains copious Tables,
etc.
'An original work written on an original plan, and with uncommon
freshness and vigour.'--_Speaker._
#E. L. S. Horsburgh.# THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO. By E. L. S. HORSBURGH,
B.A. _With Plans._ _Crown 8vo._ _5s._
'A brilliant essay--simple, sound, and thorough.'--_Daily Chronicle._
'A study, the most concise, the most lucid, the most critical that has
been produced.'--_Birmingham Mercury._
#H. B. George.# BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By H. B. GEORGE, M.A.,
Fellow of New College, Oxford. _With numerous Plans._ _Third Edition._
_Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task--that of making military
affairs intelligible and instructive to non-military readers--and has
executed it with laudable intelligence and industry, and with a large
measure of success.'--_Times._
#O. Browning.# A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDIAEVAL ITALY, A.D. 1250-1530. By
OSCAR BROWNING, Fellow and Tutor of King's College, Cambridge. _Second
Edition._ _In Two Volumes._ _Crown 8vo._ _5s. each._
Vol. I. 1250-1409.--Guelphs and Ghibellines. Vol. II. 1409-1530.--The
Age of the Condottieri.
'A vivid picture of mediaeval Italy.'--_Standard._
'Mr. Browning is to be congratulated on the production of a work of
immense labour and learning.'--_Westminster Gazette._
#O'Grady.# THE STORY OF IRELAND. By STANDISH O'GRADY, Author of 'Finn
and his Companions.' _Cr. 8vo._ _2s. 6d._
'Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original
imaginings, make it one of the freshest, breeziest
volumes.'--_Methodist Times._
#Biography#
#S. Baring Gould.# THE LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. By S. BARING GOULD.
With over 450 Illustrations in the Text and 12 Photogravure Plates.
_Large quarto._ _Gilt top._ _36s._
'The best biography of Napoleon in our tongue, nor have the French as
good a biographer of their hero. A book very nearly as good as
Southey's "Life of Nelson."'--_Manchester Guardian._
'The main feature of this gorgeous volume is its great wealth of
beautiful photogravures and finely-executed wood engravings,
constituting a complete pictorial chronicle of Napoleon I.'s personal
history from the days of his early childhood at Ajaccio to the date of
his second interment under the dome of the Invalides in
Paris.'--_Daily Telegraph._
'The most elaborate account of Napoleon ever produced by an English
writer.'--_Daily Chronicle._
'A brilliant and attractive volume. Never before have so many pictures
relating to Napoleon been brought within the limits of an English
book.'--_Globe._
'Particular notice is due to the vast collection of contemporary
illustrations.'--_Guardian._
'Nearly all the illustrations are real contributions to
history.'--_Westminster Gazette._
'The illustrations are of supreme interest.'--_Standard._
#Morris Fuller.# THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVENANT, D.D.
(1571-1641), President of Queen's College, Lady Margaret Professor of
Divinity, Bishop of Salisbury. By MORRIS FULLER, B.D. _Demy 8vo._
_10s. 6d._
'A valuable contribution to ecclesiastical history.'--_Birmingham
Gazette._
#J. M. Rigg.# ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY: A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF
RELIGION. By J. M. RIGG. _Demy 8vo._ _7s. 6d._
'Mr. Rigg has told the story of the great Primate's life with
scholarly ability, and has thereby contributed an interesting chapter
to the history of the Norman period.'--_Daily Chronicle._
#F. W. Joyce.# THE LIFE OF SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSELEY. By F. W. JOYCE,
M.A. With Portraits and Illustrations. _Crown 8vo._ _7s. 6d._
'This book has been undertaken in quite the right spirit, and written
with sympathy, insight, and considerable literary skill.'--_Times._
#W. G. Collingwood.# THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. By W. G. COLLINGWOOD,
M.A., Editor of Mr. Ruskin's Poems. With numerous Portraits, and 13
Drawings by Mr. Ruskin. _Second Edition._ _2 vols._ _8vo._ _32s._
'No more magnificent volumes have been published for a long
time.'--_Times._
'It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance
and of form. Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for
ever.'--_Daily Chronicle._
#C. Waldstein.# JOHN RUSKIN: a Study. By CHARLES WALDSTEIN, M.A.,
Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. With a Photogravure Portrait
after Professor Herkomer. _Post 8vo._ _5s._
'A thoughtful, impartial, well-written criticism of Ruskin's teaching,
intended to separate what the author regards as valuable and permanent
from what is transient and erroneous in the great master's
writing.'--_Daily Chronicle._
#W. H. Hutton.# THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. By W. H. HUTTON, M.A.,
Author of 'William Laud.' _With Portraits._ _Crown 8vo._ _5s._
'The book lays good claim to high rank among our biographies. It is
excellently, even lovingly, written.'--_Scotsman._
'An excellent monograph.'--_Times._
#Clark Russell.# THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD. By W. CLARK
RUSSELL, Author of 'The Wreck of the Grosvenor.' With Illustrations by
F. BRANGWYN. _Third Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the
country.'--_St. James's Gazette._
'A really good book.'--_Saturday Review._
#Southey.# ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake,
Cavendish). By ROBERT SOUTHEY. Edited, with an Introduction, by DAVID
HANNAY. _Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.'--_Army and
Navy Gazette._
'A brave, inspiriting book.'--_Black and White._
#Travel, Adventure and Topography#
#R. S. S. Baden-Powell.# THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH. A Diary of Life with
the Native Levy in Ashanti, 1895. By Colonel BADEN-POWELL. With 21
Illustrations and a Map. _Demy 8vo._ _10s. 6d._
'A compact, faithful, most readable record of the campaign.'--_Daily
News._
'A bluff and vigorous narrative.'--_Glasgow Herald._
#R. S. S. Baden-Powell.# THE MATEBELE CAMPAIGN 1896. By Colonel R. S.
S. BADEN-POWELL. With nearly 100 Illustrations. _Second Edition._
_Demy 8vo._ _15s._
'Written in an unaffectedly light and humorous style.'--_The World._
'A very racy and eminently readable book.'--_St. James's Gazette._
'As a straightforward account of a great deal of plucky work
unpretentiously done, this book is well worth reading. The simplicity
of the narrative is all in its favour, and accords in a peculiarly
English fashion with the nature of the subject.'--_Times._
#Captain Hinde.# THE FALL OF THE CONGO ARABS. By SIDNEY L. HINDE. With
Portraits and Plans. _Demy 8vo._ _12s. 6d._
'The book is full of good things, and of sustained interest.'--_St.
James's Gazette._
'A graphic sketch of one of the most exciting and important episodes
in the struggle for supremacy in Central Africa between the Arabs and
their Europeon rivals. Apart from the story of the campaign, Captain
Hinde's book is mainly remarkable for the fulness with which he
discusses the question of cannibalism. It is, indeed, the only
connected narrative--in English, at any rate--which has been published
of this particular episode in African history.'--_Times._
'Captain Hinde's book is one of the most interesting and valuable
contributions yet made to the literature of modern Africa.'--_Daily
News._
#W. Crooke.# THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES OF INDIA: THEIR ETHNOLOGY AND
ADMINISTRATION. By W. CROOKE. With Maps and Illustrations. _Demy 8vo._
_10s. 6d._
'A carefully and well-written account of one of the most important
provinces of the Empire. In seven chapters Mr. Crooke deals
successively with the land in its physical aspect, the province under
Hindoo and Mussulman rule, the province under British rule, the
ethnology and sociology of the province, the religious and social life
of the people, the land and its settlement, and the native peasant in
his relation to the land. The illustrations are good and well
selected, and the map is excellent.'--_Manchester Guardian._
#W. B. Worsfold.# SOUTH AFRICA: Its History and its Future. By W.
BASIL WORSFOLD, M.A. _With a Map._ _Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo._
_6s._
'An intensely interesting book.'--_Daily Chronicle._
'A monumental work compressed into a very moderate compass.'--_World._
#General Literature#
#S. Baring Gould.# OLD COUNTRY LIFE. By S. BARING GOULD, Author of
'Mehalah,' etc. With Sixty-seven Illustrations by W. PARKINSON, F. D.
BEDFORD, and F. MASEY. _Large Crown 8vo._ _10s. 6d._ _Fifth and
Cheaper Edition._ _6s._
'"Old Country Life," as healthy wholesome reading, full of breezy life
and movement, full of quaint stories vigorously told, will not be
excelled by any book to be published throughout the year. Sound,
hearty, and English to the core.'--_World._
#S. Baring Gould.# HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. By S. BARING
GOULD. _Third Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume
is delightful reading.'--_Times._
#S. Baring Gould.# FREAKS OF FANATICISM. By S. BARING GOULD. _Third
Edition._ _Crown 8vo._ _6s._
'Mr. Baring Gould has a keen eye for colour and effect, and the
subjects he has chosen give ample scope to his descriptive and
analytic faculties. A perfectly fascinating book.'--_Scottish Leader._
#S. Baring Gould.# A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG: English Folk Songs with
their Traditional Melodies. Collected and arranged by S. BARING GOULD
and H. FLEETWOOD SHEPPARD. _Demy 4to._ _6s._
#S. Baring Gould.# SONGS OF THE WEST: Traditional Ballads and Songs of
the West of England, with their Traditional Melodies. Collected by S.
BARING GOULD, M.A., and H. FLEETWOOD SHEPPARD, M.A. Arranged for Voice
and Piano. In 4 Parts (containing 25 Songs each), _Parts I., II., III.,_
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