— Scottish Independence, 46
— Hundred Years', 79, 99
— Roses, 102
— Civil, 128
— American Independence, 194
— Peninsular, 200
Warwick, E. of, at Poitiers, 76
— E. of, his great power, 103
— at Towton, 107
— quarrels with Edward IV., 109
— at Barnet, 111
— his death, 112
Washington, Gen., 194
Wavre, in Waterloo campaign, 247, 251
Webb, Gen., at Wynendael, 173_n_
Wellesley, M., Gov.-Gen. of India, 299
Wellington, D. of, in Assye campaign, 299
— his plans in Peninsula, 200
— invades Spain up Tagus, 201
— at Talavera, 202
— retreats into Portugal, 205
— makes lines of Torres Vedras, 207
— retreats before Massena, 207
— at Busaco, 208
— follows Massena to Almeida, 210
— on the defensive in 1811, 214
— takes Ciudad Rodrigo, 217
— takes Badajos, 220
— invades Spain by Douro, 223
— at Salamanca, 225
— enters Madrid, 227
— fails to take Burgos, 227
— in Vittoria campaign, 228
— commands in Belgium, 239
— his position behind the frontier, 240
— is slow to concentrate, 243
— at Quatre Bras, 244
— retreats on Waterloo, 247
— in concert with Blucher, 249
— his anxiety about Prussian aid, 252
— supposed night-ride to Wavre, 253
— leaves a large force at Hal, 252
— his position at Waterloo, 253
— omits to occupy La Haye Sainte properly, 255
— in no hurry to use his reserves, 261
Weymouth, Q. Margaret lands at, 112
Whish, Gen., at Mooltan, 311
Whitecoats at Marston Moor, 137
William I., his claim to English crown, 12
— allied with the Church, 14
William I., his preparations, 14
— lands at Pevensey, 17
— his tactics at Hastings, 25
— reigned well, 27
William III. brought England into continental wars, 153
Willoughby, Lt., at Delhi, 317
Wilson, Sir A., at Delhi, 319
Wolfe, Gen., at Quebec, 186
— helped by command of sea, 190
— his death, 193
Worcester, first skirmish of civil war at, 131
— battle of, 150
— Bp. of, at Lewes, 29
— Bp. of, at Evesham, 37
Wynendael, battle of, 173
York, capture of, by Northmen, 15
— siege of, 134
— D. of, killed at Agincourt, 91
— D. of, claims crown against Henry VI., 102
— D. of, killed at Wakefield, 103
Ziethen, Gen., in Waterloo campaign, 242, 261
Richard Clay & Sons, Limited,
London & Bungay.
A LIST OF NEW BOOKS
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF
METHUEN AND COMPANY
PUBLISHERS: LONDON
36 ESSEX STREET
W.C.
CONTENTS
PAGE
FORTHCOMING BOOKS, 2
POETRY, 10
HISTORY, 12
BIOGRAPHY, 13
GENERAL LITERATURE, 15
THEOLOGY, 17
LEADERS OF RELIGION, 18
WORKS BY S. BARING GOULD, 19
FICTION, 21
BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, 28
THE PEACOCK LIBRARY, 29
UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERIES, 29
SOCIAL QUESTIONS OF TO-DAY, 30
CLASSICAL TRANSLATIONS, 31
COMMERCIAL SERIES, 32
JANUARY 1895
January 1895.
MESSRS. METHUEN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Poetry
~Rudyard Kipling.~ BALLADS. By Rudyard Kipling. _Crown 8vo. Buckram.
6s._
The announcement of a new volume of poetry from Mr. Kipling will excite
wide interest. The exceptional success of 'Barrack-Room Ballads,' with
which this volume will be uniform, justifies the hope that the new book
too will obtain a wide popularity.
~W. E. Henley.~ ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W. E. Henley.
_Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s._
Also 30 copies on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo. £1, 1s._
Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. _Demy 8vo. £2, 2s._
Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse than
the one that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the finest
lyrics in our language. Robust and original the book will certainly be,
and it will be produced with the same care that made 'Lyra Heroica'
delightful to the hand and eye.
~"Q"~ THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to
Shirley, arranged by A. T. Quiller Couch. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s._
Also 30 copies on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo. £1, 1s._
Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. _Demy 8vo. £2, 2s._
Mr. Quiller Couch's taste and sympathy mark him out as a born
anthologist, and out of the wealth of Elizabethan poetry he has made a
book of great attraction.
~H. C. Beeching.~ LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited by
H. C. Beeching, M.A. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s._
This book will appeal to a wide public. Few languages are richer in
serious verse than the English, and the Editor has had some difficulty
in confining his material within his limits.
~W. B. Yeats.~ A BOOK OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B. Yeats. _Crown
8vo. 3s. 6d._
An anthology of Irish poetry selected by an editor whose own verse has
won a considerable reputation.
Fiction
Messrs. Methuen call attention to the fact that the following novels
are issued for the first time in one volume instead of in the old two
and three volume form.
~Gilbert Parker.~ THE TRAIL OF THE SWORD. By Gilbert Parker, Author of
'Pierre and his People,' etc. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
A historical romance dealing with the stirring period in the history
of Canada in which France and England were contending for its
possession.
~Anthony Hope.~ A MAN OF MARK. By Anthony Hope, Author of 'The Prisoner
of Zenda,' 'The God in the Car,' etc. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
This is a re-issue of Anthony Hope's first novel. It has been out
of print for some years, and in view of the great popularity of the
author, it has been reprinted. It is a story of political adventure in
South America, and is rather in the style of 'The Prisoner of Zenda.'
~Mrs. Clifford.~ A FLASH OF SUMMER. By Mrs. W. K. Clifford, Author of
'Aunt Anne,' etc. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
This is the first long story which Mrs. Clifford has written since the
remarkably successful 'Aunt Anne.'
~M. M. Dowie.~ GALLIA. By Mene Muriel Dowie. Author of 'A Girl in the
Carpathians.' _Crown 8vo. 6s._
This is a story of modern society by the author of 'A Girl in the
Carpathians,' which was probably one of the most popular books of
travel ever published.
~Mrs. Oliphant.~ SIR ROBERT'S FORTUNE. By Mrs. Oliphant. _Crown 8vo.
6s._
~Mrs. Pinsent.~ CHILDREN OF THIS WORLD. By Ellen F. Pinsent, Author of
'Jenny's Case.' _Crown 8vo. 6s._
A story of modern life and thought, being a study of two opposite
types—the Christian and the Agnostic. Mrs. Pinsent's first book was
very successful, and the leading critics spoke of it as a remarkable
and powerful story, and as one which made them look forward with keen
interest to the author's next book.
~W. E. Norris.~ THE DESPOTIC LADY AND OTHERS. By W. E. Norris, Author
of 'The Rogue,' etc. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
~E. F. Benson.~ LADY MASSINGTON'S RESURRECTION, AND OTHER STORIES. By
E. F. Benson, Author of 'Dodo.' _Crown 8vo. 6s._
~Julian Corbett. A~ BUSINESS IN GREAT WATERS. By Julian Corbett, Author
of 'For God and Gold,' 'Cophetua XIIIth.,' etc. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
This is a historical romance of the time of the French Revolution
by a writer whose previous stories have been much praised for their
'romantic beauty and profound interest and nervous strength of
style.' Many critics noticed their 'wholesome freshness' and 'vivid
reproduction of the past.'
~Gilbert Parker.~ AN ADVENTURER OF THE NORTH. By Gilbert Parker, Author
of 'Pierre and his People,' 'The Translation of a Savage,' etc. _Crown
8vo. 6s._
This book consists of more tales of the Far North, and contains the
last adventures of 'Pretty Pierre.' Mr. Parker's first volume of
Canadian stories was published about two years ago, and was received
with unanimous praise.
~Philipps-Woolley.~ THE QUEENSBERRY CUP. A Tale of Adventure. By Clive
Philipps Woolley, Author of 'Snap,' Part Author of 'Big Game Shooting,'
Illustrated. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
This is a story of amateur pugilism and chivalrous adventure, written
by an author whose books on sport are well known.
~Miss Benson.~ SUBJECT TO VANITY. By Margaret Benson. With numerous
Illustrations. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._
A volume of humorous and sympathetic sketches of animal life and home
pets.
NEW EDITIONS
~Anthony Hope.~ THE GOD IN THE CAR. By Anthony Hope, Author of 'A
Change of Air,' etc. _Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._
'This is, indeed, a very remarkable book, deserving of critical
analysis impossible within our limits; brilliant, but not superficial;
well considered, but not elaborated; constructed with the proverbial
art that conceals, but yet allows itself to be enjoyed by readers to
whom fine literary method is a keen pleasure; true without cynicism,
subtle without affectation, humorous without strain, witty without
offence, inevitably sad, with an unmorose simplicity.'—_World._
'Immeasurably better than anything Mr. Hope has done before. A
novel eminently worth reading, full of brilliance, fire, and
daring.'—_Manchester Guardian._
'Ruston is drawn with extraordinary skill, and Maggie Dennison with
many subtle strokes. The minor characters are clear cut. In short
the book is a brilliant one. "The God in the Car" is one of the most
remarkable works in a year that has given us the handiwork of nearly
all our best living novelists.'—_Standard._
~Baring Gould.~ KITTY ALONE. By S. Baring Gould, Author of 'Mehalah,'
'Cheap Jack Zita,' etc. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._
'If any one wants—and in days when so much fiction is morbid and
depressing it is to the credit of human nature to believe that many
persons must want—a book brisk, clever, keen, healthy, humorous,
and interesting, he can scarcely do better than order "Kitty
Alone."'—_National Observer._
~Norris.~ MATTHEW AUSTIN. By W. E. Norris, Author of 'Mdle. de Mersac,'
etc. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._
'It would be a strangely unsympathetic and cynical person who could
read the life-story of Matthew Austin, the singularly unselfish and
gentle-natured country doctor, without affectionate sympathy....
"Matthew Austin" may safely be pronounced one of the most
intellectually satisfactory and morally bracing novels of the current
year.'—_Daily Telegraph._
~Mrs. Watson.~ THIS MAN'S DOMINION. By the Author of 'A High Little
World.' _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._
'It is not a book to be read and forgotten on a railway journey, but
it is rather a study of the perplexing problems of life, to which the
reflecting mind will frequently return, even though the reader does
not accept the solutions which the author suggests. In these days,
when the output of merely amusing novels is so overpowering, this is
no slight praise. There is an underlying depth in the story which
reminds one, in a lesser degree, of the profundity of George Eliot,
and "This Man's Dominion" is by no means a novel to be thrust aside as
exhausted at one perusal.'—_Dundee Advertiser._
~Richard Pryce.~ WINIFRED MOUNT. By Richard Pryce. _Second Edition.
Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._
The 'Sussex Daily News' called this book '_a delightful story_,'
and said that the writing was '_uniformly bright and graceful_.'
The 'Daily Telegraph' said that the author was a '_deft and elegant
story-teller_,' and that the book was '_an extremely clever story,
utterly untainted by pessimism or vulgarity_.'
History
~Gibbon.~ THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By Edward Gibbon. A
New Edition, edited with Notes and Appendices and Maps by J. B. Bury,
M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. _In Seven Volumes. Crown 8vo._
The time seems to have arrived for a new edition of Gibbon's great
work—furnished with such notes and appendices as may bring it up to
the standard of recent historical research. Edited by a scholar who
has made this period his special study, and issued in a convenient
form and at a moderate price, this edition should fill an obvious void.
~Horsburgh.~ THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO. By E. L. S. Horsburgh, M.A. With
Plans. _Crown 8vo. 5s._
This is a full account of the final struggle of Napoleon, and contains
a careful study from a strategical point of view of the movements of
the French and allied armies.
~George.~ BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By H. B. George, M.A., Fellow of
New College, Oxford. _With numerous Plans. Crown 8vo. 6s._
This book, by a well-known authority on military history, will be
an important contribution to the literature of the subject. All the
great battles of English history are fully described, and connecting
chapters carefully treat of the changes wrought by new discoveries and
developments.
~Oscar Browning.~ THE AGE OF THE CONDOTTIERI: A Short History of Italy
from 1409 to 1530. By Oscar Browning, M.A., Fellow of King's College,
Cambridge. _Crown 8vo. 5s._
This book is a continuation of Mr. Browning's 'Guelphs and
Ghibellines,' and the two works form a complete account of Italian
history from 1250 to 1530.
Biography
~Southey.~ ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake,
Cavendish). By Robert Southey. Edited, with an Introduction, by David
Hannay. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
This is a reprint of some excellent biographies of Elizabethan seamen,
written by Southey and never republished. They are practically
unknown, and they deserve, and will probably obtain, a wide popularity.
~Cutts.~ AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY. By E. L. Cutts, D.D. _Crown 8vo. 3s.
6d._
[_Leaders of Religion._
A biography of the first Archbishop of Canterbury, containing a fairly
full account of the conversion of England.
~Hutton.~ WILLIAM LAUD, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY: A Biography. By W. H.
Hutton, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of St. John's College, Oxford. _Crown
8vo. 3s. 6d._
[_Leaders of Religion._
Mr. Hutton has made a special study of the life and times of Laud, and
as the guardian of the Laudian relics and MSS. at Oxford, has been
able to throw new light on various episodes in his career.
~Mrs. Oliphant.~ THOMAS CHALMERS. By Mrs. Oliphant. _With a Portrait.
Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._
[_Leaders of Religion._
~Lock.~ JOHN KEBLE. By Walter Lock, Sub-Warden of Keble College. _With
a Portrait. Seventh Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._
[_Leaders of Religion._
General Literature
~Flinders Petrie.~ EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART. By W. M. Flinders Petrie,
D.C.L. With 120 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._
A book which deals with a subject which has never yet been seriously
treated.
~Flinders Petrie.~ EGYPTIAN TALES. Edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie.
Illustrated by Tristram Ellis. _Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d._
A selection of the ancient tales of Egypt, edited from original
sources, and of great importance as illustrating the life and society
of ancient Egypt.
~Ouida.~ ESSAYS by Ouida. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
This volume contains the following articles:—
Vulgarity.
O Beati Insipientes!
Cities of Italy.
The Failure of Christianity.
The Sins of Society.
The Passing of Philomel.
The Italy of To-day.
The Blind Guides of Italy.
L'Uomo Fatale.
The New Woman.
Death and Pity.
Conscription.
Shelley.
Some Fallacies of Science.
Female Suffrage.
Gardens.
The State as an Immoral Factor.
The Penalties of a Well-Known Name.
~Oliphant.~ THE FRENCH RIVIERA. By Mrs. Oliphant and F. R. Oliphant.
With Illustrations and Maps. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
A volume dealing with the French Riviera from Toulon to Mentone.
Without falling within the guide-book category, the book will supply
some useful practical information, while occupying itself chiefly
with descriptive and historical matter. A special feature will be the
attention directed to those portions of the Riviera, which, though
full of interest and easily accessible from many well-frequented
spots, are generally left unvisited by English travellers, such as
the Maures Mountains and the St. Tropez district, the country lying
between Cannes, Grasse and the Var, and the magnificent valleys behind
Nice. There will be several original illustrations.
~Shedlock.~ THE PIANOFORTE SONATA: Its Origin and Development. By J. S.
Shedlock. _Crown 8vo. 5s._
This is a practical and not unduly technical account of the Sonata
treated historically. It contains several novel features, and an
account of various works little known to the English public.
~Dixon.~ A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. By W. M. Dixon, M. A., Professor of
English Literature at Mason College. _Fcap. 8vo. 1s. 6d._
This book consists of (1) a succinct but complete biography of
Lord Tennyson; (2) an account of the volumes published by him in
chronological order, dealing with the more important poems separately;
(3) a concise criticism of Tennyson in his various aspects as lyrist,
dramatist, and representative poet of his day; (4) a bibliography.
Such a complete book on such a subject, and at such a moderate price,
should find a host of readers.
THE CHRISTIAN YEAR. By John Keble. With an Introduction and Notes by W
Lock, M.A., Sub-Warden of Keble College, Author of 'The Life of John
Keble.' Illustrated by R. Anning Bell. _Fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d._
A charming edition of a famous book, finely illustrated and printed in
black and red, uniform with the 'Imitation of Christ.'
~Theobald.~ INSECT LIFE. By F. W. Theobald, M.A. _Illustrated. Crown
8vo. 2s. 6d._
[_Univ. Extension Series._
English Classics
Edited by W. E. Henley.
Messrs. Methuen propose to publish, under this title, a series of the
masterpieces of the English tongue, which, while well within the reach
of the average buyer, shall be at once an ornament to the shelf of him
that owns, and a delight to the eye of him that reads.
The series, of which Mr. William Ernest Henley is the general editor,
will confine itself to no single period or department of literature.
Poetry, fiction, drama, biography, autobiography, letters, essays—in
all these fields is the material of many goodly volumes.
The books, which are designed and printed by Messrs. Constable, will
be issued in two editions—(1) A small edition, on the finest Japanese
vellum, demy 8vo, 21_s._ a volume nett; (2) The popular edition on
laid paper, crown 8vo, buckram, 3_s._ 6_d._ a volume.
The following are some notices which have appeared on 'TRISTRAM
SHANDY,' the first volume of the series:—
'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. So far as we know, Sterne's
famous work has never appeared in a guise more attractive to the
connoisseur than this.'—_Globe._
'The book is excellently printed by Messrs. Constable on good paper,
and being divided into two volumes, is light and handy without lacking
the dignity of a classic.'—_Manchester Guardian._
'This new edition of a great classic might make an honourable
appearance in any library in the world. Printed by Constable on laid
paper, bound in most artistic and restful-looking fig-green buckram,
with a frontispiece portrait and an introduction by Mr. Charles
Whibley, the book might well be issued at three times its present
price.'—_Irish Independent._
'Cheap and comely; a very agreeable edition.'—_Saturday Review._
'A real acquisition to the library.'—_Birmingham Post._
THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction by G. S.
Street, and a Portrait. _2 vols._
25 copies on Japanese paper.
THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT, and SANDERSON. By Izaak
Walton. With an Introduction by Vernon Blackburn, and a Portrait.
25 copies on Japanese paper.
THE ADVENTURES OF HADJI BABA OF ISPAHAN. By James Morier. With an
Introduction by E. S. Browne, M.A.
25 copies on Japanese paper.
THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. With an Introduction by W. E. Henley, and a
Portrait. _2 vols._
30 copies on Japanese paper.
THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. By Samuel Johnson, LL.D. With an
Introduction by John Hepburn Millar, and a Portrait. _3 vols._
30 copies on Japanese paper.
Classical Translations
_NEW VOLUMES_
_Crown 8vo. Finely printed and bound in blue buckram._
SOPHOCLES—Electra and Ajax. Translated by E. D. A. Morshead, M.A.,
late Scholar of New College, Oxford; Assistant Master at Winchester.
2_s._ 6_d._
TACITUS—Agricola and Germania. Translated by R. B. Townshend, late
Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge. 2_s._ 6_d._
New and Recent Books
Poetry
~Rudyard Kipling.~ BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. By Rudyard
Kipling. _Seventh Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._
A Special Presentation Edition, bound in white buckram, with extra
gilt ornament. _7s. 6d._
'Mr. Kipling's verse is strong, vivid, full of character....
Unmistakable genius rings in every line.'—_Times._
'The disreputable lingo of Cockayne is henceforth justified before the
world; for a man of genius has taken it in hand, and has shown, beyond
all cavilling, that in its way it also is a medium for literature.
You are grateful, and you say to yourself, half in envy and half in
admiration: "Here is a _book_; here, or one is a Dutchman, is one of
the books of the year."'—_National Observer._
'"Barrack-Room Ballads" contains some of the best work that Mr.
Kipling has ever done, which is saying a good deal. "Fuzzy-Wuzzy,"
"Gunga Din," and "Tommy," are, in our opinion, altogether superior
to anything of the kind that English literature has hitherto
produced.'—_Athenæum._
'These ballads are as wonderful in their descriptive power as they are
vigorous in their dramatic force. There are few ballads in the English
language more stirring than "The Ballad of East and West," worthy to
stand by the Border ballads of Scott.'—_Spectator._
'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._
~Henley.~ LYRA HEROICA: An Anthology selected from the best English
Verse of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. By William Ernest
Henley, Author of 'A Book of Verse,' 'Views and Reviews,' etc. _Crown
8vo. Stamped gilt buckram, gilt top, edges uncut. 6s._
'Mr. Henley has brought to the task of selection an instinct alike for
poetry and for chivalry which seems to us quite wonderfully, and even
unerringly, right.'—_Guardian._
~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._
This is a new version of a famous old fable. Miss Barlow, whose
brilliant volume of 'Irish Idylls' has gained her a wide reputation,
has told the story in spirited flowing verse, and Mr. Bedford's
numerous illustrations and ornaments are as spirited as the verse they
picture.
~Tomson.~ A SUMMER NIGHT, AND OTHER POEMS. By Graham R. Tomson. With
Frontispiece by A. Tomson. _Fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d._
An edition on hand-made paper, limited to 50 copies. _10s. 6d. net._
'Mrs. Tomson holds perhaps the very highest rank among poetesses of
English birth. This selection will help her reputation.'—_Black and
White._
~Ibsen.~ BRAND. A Drama by Henrik Ibsen. Translated by William Wilson.
_Crown 8vo. Second Edition. 3s. 6d._
'The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to "Faust."
"Brand" will have an astonishing interest for Englishmen. It is in the
same set with "Agamemnon," with "Lear," with the literature that we
now instinctively regard as high and holy.'—_Daily Chronicle._
~"Q."~ GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By "Q.," Author of 'Dead Man's
Rock,' etc. _Second Edition. Fcap. 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._
~"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._
~Hosken.~ VERSES BY THE WAY. By J. D. Hosken. _Crown 8vo. 5s._
A small edition on hand-made paper. _Price 12s. 6d. net._
A Volume of Lyrics and Sonnets by J. D. Hosken, the Postman Poet. Q,
the Author of 'The Splendid Spur,' writes a critical and biographical
introduction.
~Gale.~ CRICKET SONGS. By Norman Gale. _Crown 8vo. Linen. 2s. 6d._
Also a limited edition on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net._
'They are wrung out of the excitement of the moment, and palpitate
with the spirit of the game.'—_Star._
'As healthy as they are spirited, and ought to have a great
success.'—_Times._
'Simple, manly, and humorous. Every cricketer should buy the
book.'—_Westminster Gazette._
'Cricket has never known such a singer.'—_Cricket._
~Langbridge.~ BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise,
Courage, and Constancy, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.
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._
English Classics
Edited by W. E. Henley.
Messrs. Methuen are publishing, under this title, a series of the
masterpieces of the English tongue, which, while well within the reach
of the average buyer, shall be at once an ornament to the shelf of him
that owns, and a delight to the eye of him that reads.
The series, of which Mr. William Ernest Henley is the general editor,
will confine itself to no single period or department of literature.
Poetry, fiction, drama, biography, autobiography, letters, essays—in
all these fields is the material of many goodly volumes.
The books, which are designed and printed by Messrs. Constable, are
issued in two editions—(1) A small edition, on the finest Japanese
vellum, demy 8vo, 21_s._ a volume nett; (2) the popular edition on
laid paper, crown 8vo, 3_s._ _6d._ a volume.
THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY.
By Lawrence Sterne. With an Introduction by Charles Whibley, and a
Portrait. _2 vols. 7s._
60 copies on Japanese paper. _42s._
'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. So far as we know, Sterne's
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