EUPHORION: Studies of the Antique and the Mediæval in the Renaissance.
By VERNON LEE, Author of “Ottilie,” &c. In 2 vols. Demy 8vo., cloth
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minuteness, according to the scale of the work. This will be
apparent from a list of articles in the two volumes. After an
introduction comes ‘The Sacrifice,’ ‘The Italy of the Elizabethan
Dramatists,’ ‘The Outdoor Poetry,’ and ‘Symmetria Prisca.’ . . . ‘The
Portrait Art,’ ‘The School of Boiardo.’ . . . Lastly comes the
longest essay of all, ‘Mediæval Love,’ filling nearly one hundred
pages. This is certainly a masterly performance, going over a wide
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ARMINIUS VAMBÉRY; His Life and Adventures. Written by himself. With
Portrait and 14 Illustrations. Fourth and Popular Edition. Square
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THE AMAZON: An Art Novel. By CARL VOSMAER. With Preface by Professor
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GLADYS FANE: The Story of Two Lives. By T. WEMYSS REID. Fourth and
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SUMMER: From the Journal of HENRY D. THOREAU. Edited by H. G. O. BLAKE.
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HENRY IRVING: in England and America, 1838–1884. By FREDERIC DALY. With
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THE FUTURE WORK OF FREE TRADE IN ENGLISH LEGISLATION. I. Free Trade in
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ORIENTAL CARPETS: How they are Made and Conveyed to Europe. With a
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STOPS; or, How to Punctuate. With Instructions for Correcting Proofs,
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