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S. Baring Gould.

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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. The stories have been selected with great ingenuity from various old ballads and folk-tales, and 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.'-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.

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, LL.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. In Seven Volumes. Demy 8vo. Gilt top. 8s. 6d. each. Also crown 8vo. 6s. each. Vols. I., II., III., IV., and V.

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'The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon's great work. . . . fessor 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.

'This edition, 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.

'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 XVITH DYNASTY.

Petrie. Third Edition.

W. M. F.

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. RELIGION AND CONSCIENCE ANCIENT EGYPT. By W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D. Fully Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

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'The lectures will afford a fund of valuable information for students of ancient ethics. -Manchester Guardian.

Flinders Petrie. SYRIA AND EGYPT, FROM THE TELL EL AMARNA TABLETS. By W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE, D.C.L., LL.D.

Crown 8vo.

2s. 6d.

'A marvellous record. The addition made to our knowledge is nothing short of amazing.'-Times.

Flinders Petrie. EGYPTIAN TALES.

Edited by W. M.

FLINDERS PETRIE. Illustrated by TRISTRAM ELLIS. In Two
Volumes. Crown 8vo. 35. 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.
'Invaluable as a picture of life in Palestine and Egypt.'-Daily News.

Flinders Petrie.

EGYPTIAN DECORATIVE ART.

By

W. M. FLINDERS PETRIE. With 120 Illustrations. Cr. 8vo. 35. 6d. In these lectures he displays rare skill in elucidating the development of decorative art in Egypt, and in tracing its influence on the art of other countries.'-Times.

C. W. Oman. A HISTORY OF THE ART OF WAR. Vol. II. The Middle Ages, from the Fourth to the Fourteenth Century. By C. W. OMAN, M.A., Fellow of All Souls', Oxford. Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 21S.

'The book is based throughout upon a thorough study of the original sources, and will be an indispensable aid to all students of medieval history.-Athenæum. 'The whole art of war in its historic evolution has never been treated on such an ample and comprehensive scale, and we question if any recent contribution to the exact history of the world has possessed greater and more enduring value.'-Daily Chronicle.

S. Baring Gould. THE TRAGEDY OF THE CÆSARS. With numerous Illustrations from Busts, Gems, Cameos, etc. By S. BARING GOULD. 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 o research. It is brilliantly written, and the illustrations are supplied on a rofuse magnificence.'-Daily Chronicle.

H. de B. Gibbins. INDUSTRY IN ENGLAND: HISTORICAL OUTLINES. By H. de B. GibbiNS, M.A., D.Litt. With 5 Maps. Second Edition. Demy 8vo.

10s. 6d.

H. E Egerton. A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLONIAL POLICY. By H. E. EGERTON, M.A. Demy 8vo.

12s. 6d.

'It is a good book, distinguished by accuracy in detail, clear arrangement of facts, and a broad grasp of principles.'-Manchester Guardian.

'Able, impartial, clear. À most valuable volume.'-Athenæum.

Albert Sorel. THE EASTERN QUESTION IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. BY ALBERT SOREL, of the French Academy. Translated by F. C. BRAMWELL, M.A., with an Introduction by R. C. L. FLETCHER, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. With a Map. Crown 8vo.

45. 6d.

'The author's insight into the character and motives of the leading actors in the drama gives the work an interest uncommon in books based on similar material.'— Scotsman.

C. H. Grinling. A HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1845-95. By CHARLES H. GRINLING. With Maps and Illustrations. Demy 8vo. IOS. 6d.

'Admirably written, and crammed with interesting facts.'-Daily Mail.

'The only adequate history of a great English railway company that has as yet appeared.'-Times.

'Mr. Grinling has done for the history of the Great Northern what Macaulay did for English History.'-The Engineer.

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.'-Athenæum.

Perrens. THE HISTORY OF FLORENCE FROM 1434 TO 1492. By F. T. PERREns. 8vo. 12s. 6d.

A history of Florence under the domination of Cosimo, Piero, and Lorenzo de Medicis.

J. Wells. A SHORT HISTORY OF ROME.

M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham Coll., Oxford.
Crown 8vo. 35. 6d.

By J. WELLS,

With 4 Maps.

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.

O. Browning. A SHORT HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL 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.

'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

2s. 6d.

O'GRADY, Author of 'Finn and his Companions.' Cr. 8vo. 'Most delightful, most stimulating. Its racy humour, its original imaginings, make it one of the freshest breeziest volumes.'-Methodist Times.

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.'-Daily Telegraph. 'Nearly all the illustrations are real contributions to history.'-Westminster Gazette. Morris Fuller. THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVENANT, D.D. (1571-1641), Bishop of Salisbury. By MORRIS FULLER, B.D. Demy Svo. 10s. 6d.

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 life with scholarly ability, and has 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. 75. 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. With 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. BY CHarles Waldstein, M.A. With a Photogravure Portrait. Post 8vo. 55.

'A thoughtful and well-written criticism of Ruskin's teaching.'-Daily Chronicle. A. M. F. Darmesteter. THE LIFE OF ERNEST RENAN. By MADAME DARMESTETER. With Portrait. Second Edition. Cr. 8vo. 6s. 'A polished gem of biography, superior in its kind to any attempt that has been made of recent years in England. Madame Darmesteter has indeed written for English readers "The Life of Ernest Renan." Athenæum.

'It is a fascinating and biographical and critical study, and an admirably finished work of literary art.'-Scotsman.

'It is interpenetrated with the dignity and charm, the mild, bright, classical grace of form and treatment that Renan himself so loved; and it fulfils to the uttermost the delicate and difficult achievement it sets out to accomplish.'-Academy.

W. H. Hutton. THE LIFE OF SIR THOMAS MORE. By W. H. HUTTON, M.A. 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.

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Travel, Adventure and Topography

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H. H. Johnston. BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By Sir H. H. JOHNSTON, K. C. B. With nearly Two Hundred Illustrations, and Six Maps. Second Edition. Crown 4to. 30s. net.

'A fascinating book, written with equal skill and charm-the work at once of a literary artist and of a man of action who is singularly wise, brave, and experienced. It abounds in admirable sketches from pencil.'-Westminster Gazette. 'A delightful book . . . collecting within the covers of a single volume all that is known of this part of our African domains. The voluminous appendices are of extreme value.'-Manchester Guardian.

'The book takes front rank as a standard work by the one man competent to write it.'-Daily Chronicle.

L. Decle. THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. By LIONEL DECLE. With 100 Illustrations and 5 Maps. Second Edition. Demy 8vo.

21S.

'A fine, full book.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

Abounding in thrilling adventures.'-Daily Telegraph.

'His book is profusely illustrated, and its bright pages give a better general survey of Africa from the Cape to the Equator than any single volume that has yet been published.'-Times.

'A delightful book.'-Academy.

'Astonishingly frank. Every page deserves close attention.'-Literature. Unquestionably one of the most interesting books of travel which have recently appeared.'-Standard.

'The honest impressions of a keen-eyed and intrepid traveller.'-Scotsman. 'Appealing powerfully to the popular imagination.'-Globe.

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Henri of Orleans. FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By PRINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS. Translated by HAMLEY BENT, M.A. 100 Illustrations and a Map. Crown 4to, gilt top. 25s. 'A welcome contribution to our knowledge. The narrative is full and interesting, and the appendices give the work a substantial value.'-Times. 'The Prince's travels are of real importance... his services to geography have been considerable. The volume is beautifully illustrated.'-Athenæum.

R. S. S. Baden-Powell. THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH. A Diary of Life in Ashanti, 1895. By Colonel BADEN-Powell. With 21 Illustrations and a Map. Cheaper Edition. Large Crown 8vo. 6s.

'A compact, faithful, most readable record of the campaign.'-Daily News.

R. S. S. Baden-Powell. THE MATABELE CAMPAIGN, 1896. By Colonel BADEN-POWELL. With nearly 100 Illustrations. Cheaper Edition. Large Crown 8vo. 6s.

'As a straightforward account of a great deal of plucky work unpretentiously done, this book is well worth reading.'-Times.

S. L. Hinde. THE FALL OF THE CONGO ARABS. By S. L. HINDE. With Plans, etc.

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 European rivals." Times.