Messrs. METHUEN announce the issue of a series of elementary books
dealing with the science subjects mentioned in the Directory of the
Department of Science and Art. They will be suitable for use in Grammar
Schools, Schools of Science, and Technical Institutions, and for
candidates preparing for the examinations of the Department.
=General Elementary Science.= By J. T. DUNN, D.Sc., and V. A. MUNDELLA,
M.A. With 114 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.
Specially intended for London Matriculation General Elementary Science
Examination.
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German.
=A Companion German Grammar.= By H. DE B. GIBBINS, Litt.D., M.A.,
Headmaster at Kidderminster Grammar School. Crown 8vo, 1s. 6d.
=German Passages for Unseen Translation.= By E. M‘QUEEN GRAY. Crown
8vo, 2s. 6d.
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Historical.
=A Constitutional and Political History of Rome.= By T. M. TAYLOR,
M.A., Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, Senior
Chancellor’s Medallist for Classics, Porson University Scholar, etc.
etc. Crown 8vo, 7s. 6d.
An account of the origin and growth of the Roman institutions, and a
discussion of the various political movements in Rome from the earliest
times to the death of Augustus.
“We fully recognise the value of this carefully written work, and
admire especially the fairness and sobriety of the author’s judgment,
and the human interest with which he has inspired a subject which in
some hands becomes a mere series of cold abstractions. It is a work
that will be stimulating to the student of Roman history.”—_Athenæum._
=A Short History of Rome.= By J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of
Wadham College, Oxford. With 3 Maps. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, 3s.
6d.
“An original work, written on an original plan and with uncommon
freshness and vigour.”—_Speaker._
“The schoolmasters who have felt the want of a fifth-form handbook of
Roman history may congratulate themselves on persuading Mr. Wells to
respond to it. His book is excellently planned and executed. Broken up
into short paragraphs, with headings to arrest the attention, his
manual does equal justice to the personal and the constitutional
aspects of the story. Special credit is due to an author who, in the
compilation of an elementary work of this kind, faces the difficulties
of his subject with conscientious skill, neither ignoring them nor
eluding them with a loose phrase, but striving to explain them in the
simplest and briefest statements.”—_Journal of Education._
=Annals of Eton College.= By W. STERRY, M.A. With numerous
Illustrations. Demy 8vo, 7s. 6d.
“A treasury of quaint and interesting reading. Mr. Sterry has by his
skill and vivacity given these records new life.”—_Academy._
=Annals of Shrewsbury School.= By G. W. FISHER, M.A., late Assistant
Master. With numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo, 10s. 6d.
“This careful, erudite book.”—_Daily Chronicle._
“A book of which Old Salopians are sure to be proud.”—_Globe._
=Annals of Westminster School.= By J. SARGEAUNT, M.A., Assistant
Master. With numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo, 7s. 6d.
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General.
=Educational Reform.= By FABIAN WARE, M.A. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.
An attempt by an expert to forecast the action and influence of the New
Secondary Education Act, with suggestions for useful developments.
=Ballads of the Brave.= Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and
Constancy. Edited by Rev. F. LANGBRIDGE. Second Edition. Crown 8vo,
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._
=The Rights and Duties of the English Citizen.= By H. E. MALDEN, M.A.
1s. 6d.
“There are few people better qualified to write on Citizenship than Mr.
Malden, who of course gives the historical development of all our
rights and privileges. It is an eminently readable little book—not the
less so because its author fearlessly states his personal convictions
on most matters.”—_Educational Review._
=English Records.= A Companion to the History of England. By H. E.
MALDEN, M.A. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.
A book which aims at concentrating information upon dates, genealogy,
officials, constitutional documents, etc., which is usually found
scattered in different volumes.
=A Digest of Deductive Logic.= By JOHNSON BARKER, B.A. Crown 8vo, 2s.
6d.
A note book intended to be used side by side with the ordinary Manual.
It offers an outline of the subject and a fuller discussion of the
points likely to be overlooked or omitted.
=A Class-Book of Dictation Passages.= By W. WILLIAMSON, M.A. Second
Edition. Crown 8vo, 1s. 6d.
=The Metric System.= By LEON DELBOS. Crown 8vo, 2s.
A theoretical and practical guide, for use in elementary schools and by
the general reader. Containing a number of graduated problems with
answers.
=A Primer of the Bible.= By W. H. BENNETT, M.A. Second Edition. Crown
8vo, 2s. 6d.
This Primer sketches the history of the books which make up the Bible,
in the light of recent criticism. It gives an account of their
character, origin, and composition, as far as possible in chronological
order.
=A Primer of Wordsworth.= By LAURIE MAGNUS. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.
This volume contains a concise biography of the poet, a critical
appreciation of his work in detail, and a bibliography.
=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._
=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._
=A Short Story of English Literature.= By EMMA S. MELLOWS. Crown 8vo,
3s. 6d.
The history of English literature told in a simple style for young
students. It is particularly rich in biographical detail, and contains
a considerable number of illustrative extracts.
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University Extension Series.
A series of books on historical, literary, and scientific subjects,
suitable for extension students and home-reading circles. Each volume
is complete in itself, and the subjects are treated by competent
writers in a broad and philosophic spirit.