Little Journeys to the Homes of American Authors.
The papers below specified were, with the exception of that contributed
by the editor, Mr. Hubbard, originally issued by the late G. P. Putnam,
in 1853, in a book entitled _Homes of American Authors_. It is now
nearly half a century since this series (which won for itself at the
time a very noteworthy prestige) was brought before the public; and the
present publishers feel that no apology is needed in presenting to a new
generation of American readers papers of such distinctive biographical
interest and literary value.
No. 1, Emerson, by Geo. W. Curtis.
” 2, Bryant, by Caroline M. Kirkland.
” 3, Prescott, by Geo. S. Hillard.
” 4, Lowell, by Charles F. Briggs.
” 5, Simms, by Wm. Cullen Bryant.
” 6, Walt Whitman, by Elbert Hubbard.
” 7, Hawthorne, by Geo. Wm. Curtis.
” 8, Audubon, by Parke Godwin.
” 9, Irving, by H. T. Tuckerman.
” 10, Longfellow, by Geo. Wm. Curtis.
” 11, Everett, by Geo. S. Hillard.
” 12, Bancroft, by Geo. W. Greene.
The above papers will form the series of _Little Journeys_ for the year
1896.
They will be issued monthly, beginning January, 1896, in the same general
style as the series of 1895, at 50 cents a year, and single copies will
be sold for 5 cents, postage paid.
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS,
NEW YORK AND LONDON
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best variety in the country. Fine Hand-made Papers in great variety.
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A MOUNTAIN WOMAN. By ELIA W. PEATTIE. With cover design by Mr. Bruce
Rogers. 16mo, cloth, gilt top, $1.25.
The author of “A Mountain Woman” is an editorial writer on the Omaha
_World-Herald_, and is widely known in the Middle West as a writer of a
number of tales of Western life that are characterized by much finish and
charm.
THE LAMP OF GOLD. By FLORENCE L. SNOW, President of the Kansas Academy
of Language and Literature. Printed at the De Vinne Press on French
hand-made paper. With title-page and cover designs by Mr. Edmund H.
Garrett. 16mo, cloth, gilt top, $1.25.
PURCELL ODE AND OTHER POEMS. By ROBERT BRIDGES. 16mo, cloth, gilt top,
$1.25 net.
Two hundred copies printed on Van Gelder hand-made paper for sale in
America.
HAND AND SOUL. By DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI. Printed by Mr. William Morris
at the Kelmscott Press.
This book is printed in the “Golden” type, with a specially designed
title-page and border, and in special binding. “Hand and Soul” first
appeared in “The Germ,” the short-lived magazine of the Pre-Raphælite
Brotherhood. A few copies remain for sale at $3.50. Vellum copies all
sold.
_For sale by all booksellers, or mailed postpaid by the publishers, on
receipt of price._
WAY & WILLIAMS,
Monadnock Block. Chicago.
_1. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM._
_RENDERED INTO ENGLISH VERSE BY EDWARD FITZGERALD._
This is not a mere reprint of “The Bibelot” edition, but has been edited
with a view to making FitzGerald’s wonderful version indispensable in its
present OLD WORLD shape.
The following are special features that as a whole can only be found in
THE OLD WORLD edition:
I. An entirely new biographical sketch of Edward FitzGerald by
Mr. W. Irving Way of Chicago.
II. Parallel texts of the First and Fourth editions, printed
the one in Italic and the other in Roman type on opposite
pages, the better to distinguish them.
III. Variorum readings giving all textual changes occurring in
the Second, Third and Fourth editions.
IV. The omitted quatrains of the rare Second Edition of 1868.
To the student of literature these cancelled readings are of
the greatest interest and value.
V. A bibliography of all English versions and editions revised
to date.
VI. Finally, three poems upon Omar and FitzGerald, not
generally known, are here given, just as in The Bibelot
Edition, two poems were there reprinted as fitting foreword and
finale.
_925 copies on Van Gelder’s hand-made paper at_ _$1.00 net._
_100 ” ” Japan Vellum (numbered) at_ _2.50 ”_
Address THOMAS B. MOSHER,
Portland, Maine.