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A. St. H. Gibbons. EXPLORATION AND HUNTING IN CENTRAL AFRICA. By Major A. ST. H. GIBBONS, F.R.G.S. With 8 full-page Illustrations by C. Whymper, 25 Photographs and Maps. Demy 8vo. 15s.

'His book is a grand record of quiet, unassuming, tactful resolution. His adventures were as various as his sporting exploits were exciting.'-Times.

E. H. Alderson. WITH THE MOUNTED INFANTRY AND MASHONALAND FIELD FORCE, 1896. By Lieut.-Colonel ALDERSON. With numerous Illustrations and Plans. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. 'An interesting contribution to the story of the British Empire's growth.'-Daily News. 'A clear, vigorous, and soldier-like narrative.'-Scotsman.

Seymour Vandeleur. CAMPAIGNING ON THE UPPER NILE AND NIGER. By Lieut. SEYMOur VandeleUR. With an Introduction by Sir G. GOLDIE, K.C.M.G. With 4 Maps, Illustrations, and Plans. Large Crown 8vo. IOS. 6d.

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Upon the African question there is no book procurable which contains so much of value as this one.'-Guardian.

Lord Fincastle. A FRONTIER CAMPAIGN. By the Viscount FINCASTLE, V.C., and Lieut. P. C. ELLIOTT-LOCKHART. With a Map and 16 Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo.

6s.

'An admirable book, combining in a volume a piece of pleasant reading for the general reader, and a really valuable treatise on frontier war.'-Athenæum.

J. K. Trotter. THE NIGER SOURCES. By Colonel J. K. TROTTER, R.A. With a Map and Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 5s. 'A most interesting as well as a lucidly and modestly written book.'-Spectator. Michael Davitt. LIFE AND PROGRESS IN AUSTRALASIA. By MICHAEL DAVITT, M.P. With 2 Maps. Crown 8vo. 65. 500 pp.

An interesting and suggestive work.'-Daily Chronicle.

'Contains an astonishing amount of practical information.'-Daily Mail.

'One of the most valuable contributions to our store of Imperial literature that has been published for a very long time.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

By W.

IOS. 6d.

W. Crooke. THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES OF INDIA: THEIR ETHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION. CROOKE. With Maps and Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 'A carefully and well-written account of one of the most important provinces of the Empire. Mr. Crooke deals with the land in its physical aspect, the province under Hindoo and Mussulman rule, under British rule, its ethnology and sociology, its religious and social life, the land and its settlement, and the native peasant. The illustrations are good, and the map is excellent.'-Manchester Guardian.

A. Boisragon. THE BENIN MASSACRE. By CAPTAIN BOISRAGON. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

'If the story had been written four hundred years ago it would be read to-day as an English classic.'-Scotsman.

'If anything could enhance the horror and the pathos of this remarkable book it is the simple style of the author, who writes as he would talk, unconscious of his own heroism, with an artlessness which is the highest art.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

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H. S. Cowper. THE HILL OF THE GRACES: OR, THE GREAT STONE TEMPLES OF TRIPOLI. By H. S. COWPER, F.S.A. With Maps, Plans, and 75 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. IOS. 6d.

'Forms a valuable chapter of what has now become quite a large and important branch of antiquarian research.'—Times.

W. Kinnaird Rose. WITH THE GREEKS IN THESSALY. By W. KINNAIRD ROSE, Reuter's Correspondent. With Plans and 23 Illustrations. Crown 8vo.

6s.

W. B. Worsfold. SOUTH AFRICA.

By W. B. Worsfold,

M.A. With a Map. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 65. 'A monumental work compressed into a very moderate compass.'-World.

Naval and Military

G. W. Steevens.
Demy 8vo. 65.

NAVAL POLICY: By. G. W. STEEVENS.

This book is a description of the British and other more important navies of the world, with a sketch of the lines on which our naval policy might possibly be developed. An extremely able and interesting work.'-Daily Chronicle.

D. Hannay. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY, FROM EARLY TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY. BY DAVID HANNAY. Illustrated. 2 Vols. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. each. Vol. I., 1200-1688. 'We read it from cover to cover at a sitting, and those who go to it for a lively and brisk picture of the past, with all its faults and its grandeur, will not be disappointed. The historian is endowed with literary skill and style.'-Standard. 'We can warmly recommend Mr. Hannay's volume to any intelligent student of naval history. Great as is the merit of Mr. Hannay's historical narrative, the merit of his strategic exposition is even greater.'-Times.

C. Cooper King. THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Colonel COOPER KING, Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d.

'An authoritative and accurate story of England's military progress.'-Daily Mail. 'This handy volume contains, in a compendious form, a brief but adequate sketch of the story of the British army.'-Daily News.

R. Southey. ENGLISH SEAMEN (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake, Cavendish). By ROBERT SOUTHEY. Edited, with an Introduction, by DAVID HANNAY. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. 'Admirable and well-told stories of our naval history.'-Army and Navy Gazette. 'A brave, inspiriting book.'-Black and White.

W. Clark Russell. THE LIFE OF ADMIRAL LORD COLLINGWOOD. By W. CLARK RUSSELL, With Illustrations by

F. BRANGWYN. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

'A book which we should like to see in the hands of every boy in the country.'St. James's Gazette. 'A really good book.'-Saturday Review.

E. L. S. Horsburgh. THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLO0. By E. L. S. HORSBURGH, B.A. With Plans. Crown 8vo. 55.

'A brilliant essay-simple, sound, and thorough.'-Daily Chronicle.

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H. B. George. BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By H. B. GEORGE, M.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford. With numerous Plans. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

'Mr. George has undertaken a very useful task-that of making military affairs intelligible and instructive to non-military readers-and has executed it with laudable intelligence and industry, and with a large measure of success.'-Times.

General Literature

S. Baring Gould. OLD COUNTRY LIFE. By S. BARING GOULD. With Sixty-seven Illustrations. Large Crown 8vo. Fifth Edition. 6s.

"Old Country Life," as healthy wholesome reading, full of breezy life and move. ment, full of quaint stories vigorously told, will not be excelled by any book to be published throughout the year. Sound, hearty, and English to the core.'-World.

S. Baring Gould. HISTORIC ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. By S. BARING GOULD. Fourth Edition. Crown Svo. 6s. 'A collection of exciting and entertaining chapters. The whole volume is delightful reading.'-Times.

S. Baring Gould. FREAKS OF FANATICISM. By S. BARING GOULD. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 65.

'A perfectly fascinating book.'-Scottish Leader.

S. Baring Gould. A GARLAND OF COUNTRY SONG: English Folk Songs with their Traditional Melodies. Collected and arranged by S. BARING GOULD and H. F. SHEPPARD. Demy 4to. 6s. S. Baring Gould. SONGS OF THE WEST: Traditional Ballads and Songs of the West of England, with their Melodies. Collected by S. BARING GOULD, M.A., and H. F. SHEPPARD, M.A. In 4 Parts. Parts I., II., III., 3s. each. Part IV., 5s. In one Vol., French morocco, 15s.

'A rich collection of humour, pathos, grace, and poetic fancy.'-Saturday Review. S. Baring Gould. YORKSHIRE ODDITIES AND STRANGE EVENTS. By S. BARING GOULD. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo.

65.

S. Baring Gould.

STRANGE SURVIVALS AND SUPERSTITIONS. By S. BARING GOULD. Crown 8vo. Second Edition.

6s.

2 vols.

Demy 8vo. 325.

S. Baring Gould. THE DESERTS OF SOUTHERN
FRANCE. By S. BARING.Gould.
Cotton Minchin. OLD HARROW DAYS.
MINCHIN. Crown 8vo. Second Edition. 5s.
'This book is an admirable record.'-Daily Chronicle.

By J. G. COTTON

MESSRS. METHUEN'S LIST

W. E. Gladstone.

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THE SPEECHES OF THE RT. HON. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P. Edited by A. W. HUTTON, M.A., and H. J. COHEN, M.A. With Portraits. Demy 8vo. Vols. IX. and X. 12s. 6d. each.

E. V. Zenker.

7s. 6d.

ANARCHISM. By E. V. ZENKER. Demy 8vo.

'Well-written, and full of shrewd comments.'-The Speaker.

'Herr Zenker has succeeded in producing a careful and critical history of the growth of Anarchist theory. He is to be congratulated upon a really interesting work.'Literature.

H. G. Hutchinson. THE GOLFING PILGRIM. By HORACE G. HUTCHINSON. Crown 8vo. 6s.

Full of useful information with plenty of good stories.'-Truth.

Without this book the golfer's library will be incomplete.'-Pall Mall Gazette.
'We can recommend few books as better company.'-St. James's Gazette.
'It will charm all golfers.'-Times.

'Decidedly pleasant reading.'-Athenæum.

J. Wells. OXFORD AND OXFORD LIFE. By Members of the University. Edited by J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Second Edition. Crown 8vo.

3s. 6d. 'We congratulate Mr. Wells on the production of a readable and intelligent account of Oxford as it is at the present time, written by persons who are possessed of a close acquaintance with the system and life of the University.'-Athenæum. J. Wells. OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES. By J. WELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Illustrated by E. H. NEW. Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 35. Leather. 4s.

An admirable and accurate little treatise, attractively illustrated.'-World.
'A luminous and tasteful little volume.'-Daily Chronicle.
'Exactly what the intelligent visitor wants.'-Glasgow Herald.

C. G. Robertson. VOCES ACADEMICÆ.
ROBERTSON, M.A., Fellow of All Souls', Oxford.
piece. Pott. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

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Decidedly clever and amusing.'-Athenæum.

'A clever and entertaining little book.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

By C. GRANT
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L. Whibley. GREEK OLIGARCHIES: THEIR ORGANISATION AND CHARACTER. By L. WHIBLEY, M.A., Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Crown 8vo. 65.

'An exceedingly useful handbook: a careful and well-arranged study.'-Times. L. L. Price. ECONOMIC SCIENCE AND PRACTICE. By L. L. PRICE, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. Crown 8vo. 6s.

55.

J. S. Shedlock. THE PIANOFORTE SONATA: Its Origin and Development. By J. S. SHEDLOCK. Crown 8vo. 'This work should be in the possession of every musician and amateur. and lucid history and a very valuable work for reference.'-Athenæum.

A concise

E. M. Bowden. THE EXAMPLE OF BUDDHA: Being Quotations from Buddhist Literature for each Day in the Year. Compiled by E. M. BOWDEN. Third Edition. 16mo.

2s. 6d.

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Science and Technology

Freudenreich. DAIRY BACTERIOLOGY. A Short Manual for the Use of Students. By Dr. ED. VON FREUDEnreich. Translated by J. R. AINSWORTH DAVIS, B.A. Crown Svo.

2s. 6d. By P.

Chalmers Mitchell. OUTLINES OF BIOLOGY.
CHALMERS MITCHELL, M.A., Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.
A text-book designed to cover the new Schedule issued by the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons.

G. Massee. A MONOGRAPH OF THE MYXOGASTRES. By
GEORGE MASSEE. With 12 Coloured Plates. Royal 8vo. 18s. net.
'A work much in advance of any book in the language treating of this group of
organisms. Indispensable to every student of the Myxogastres.'-Nature.
Stephenson and Suddards. ORNAMENTAL DESIGN FOR
WOVEN FABRICS. By C. STEPHENSON, of The Technical
College, Bradford, and F. SUDDARDS, of The Yorkshire College,
Leeds. With 65 full-page plates. Demy 8vo. 75. 6d.

'The book is very ably done, displaying an intimate knowledge of principles, good taste, and the faculty of clear exposition.'-Yorkshire Post.

HANDBOOKS OF TECHNOLOGY.

Edited by PROFESSORS GARNETT and WERTHEIMER.

HOW TO MAKE A

DRESS.

Illustrated. Crown 8vo. Is. 6d.

By J. A. E. WOOD.

A text-book for students preparing for the City and Guilds examination, based on the syllabus. The diagrams are numerous.

'Though primarily intended for students, Miss Wood's dainty little manual may be consulted with advantage by any girls who want to make their own frocks. The directions are simple and clear, and the diagrams very helpful.'-Literature. 'A splendid little book.'-Evening News.

Philosophy

215.

L. T. Hobhouse. THE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE. By
L. T. HOBHOUSE, Fellow of C.C. C, Oxford. Demy 8vo.
'The most important contribution to English philosophy since the publication of Mr.
Bradley's "Appearance and Reality."-Glasgow Herald.

'A brilliantly written volume.'-Times.

W. H. Fairbrother. THE PHILOSOPHY OF T. H. GREEN. By W. H. FAIRBROTHER, M. A.

'In every way an admirable book.'-Glasgow Herald.

Crown 8vo.

3s. 6d.

By F. W.

F. W. Bussell. THE SCHOOL OF PLATO.

BUSSELL, D.D., Fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford. Demy 8vo.
IOS. 6d.

A highly valuable contribution to the history of ancient thought.'-Glasgow Herald. 'A clever and stimulating book,—Manchester Guardian.

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