Messrs. Methuen’s ANNOUNCEMENTS

Poetry

GEORGE WYNDHAM

SHAKESPEARE’S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by George Wyndham, M.P. Crown 8vo. 6s.

W. E. HENLEY

ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W. E. Henley. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

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. The volume will be produced with the same care that made ‘Lyra Heroica’ delightful to the hand and eye.

Travel and Adventure

SIR H. H. JOHNSTON, K.C.B.

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

Contents.

(1) The history of Nyasaland and British Central Africa generally, with a detailed account of events during the last seven years. (2) A detailed description of the various races considered anthropologically and ethnologically. (3) The languages of British Central Africa. (4) The European settlers, their mode of life; coffee, cultivation, etc. (5) The Missionaries. (6) The fauna of Nyasaland, with much information concerning its big game. (7) The flora and the minerals. (8) The scenery (copiously illustrated to show the remarkable natural beauty of the country), and (9) A concluding chapter on the future prospects of the country.

CAPTAIN HINDE

THE FALL OF THE CONGO ARABS. By Sidney L. Hinde. With Portraits and Plans. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d.

This volume deals with the recent Belgian Expedition to the Upper Congo, which developed into a war between the State forces and the Arab slave raiders in Central Africa. Two white men only returned alive from the three years’ war—Commandant Dhanis and the writer of this book, Captain Hinde. During the greater part of the time spent by Captain Hinde in the Congo he was amongst cannibal races in little-known regions, and, owing to the peculiar circumstances of his position, was enabled to see a side of native history shown to few Europeans. The war terminated in the complete defeat of the Arabs, seventy thousand of whom perished during the struggle.

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BADEN-POWELL

SCOUTING SKETCHES IN RHODESIA. By Lieut. Colonel Baden-Powell. With numerous Illustrations, Maps, etc. Demy 8vo. Cloth. 15s.

PRINCE HENRI OF ORLEANS

FROM TONKIN TO INDIA. By Prince Henri of Orleans. Translated by Hamley Bent, M.A. With over 100 Illustrations and 4 Maps. Demy 8vo. 21s.

The travels of Prince Henri in 1895 from China to the valley of the Bramaputra covered a distance of 2100 miles, of which 1600 was through absolutely unexplored country. No fewer than seventeen ranges of mountains were crossed at altitudes of from 11,000 to 13,000 feet. The journey was made memorable by the discovery of the sources of the Irrawaddy. To the physical difficulties of the journey were added dangers from the attacks of savage tribes. The book deals with many of the burning political problems of the East, and it will be found a most important contribution to the literature of adventure and discovery.

L. DECLE

THREE YEARS IN SAVAGE AFRICA. By Lionel Decle. With an Introduction by H. M. Stanley, M.P. With 100 Illustrations and 5 Maps. Demy 8vo. 21s.

Few Europeans have had the same opportunity of studying the barbarous parts of Africa as Mr. Decle. Starting from the Cape, he visited in succession Bechuanaland, the Zambesi, Matabeleland and Mashonaland, the Portuguese settlement on the Zambesi, Nyasaland, Ujiji, the headquarters of the Arabs, German East Africa, Uganda (where he saw fighting in company with the late Major ‘Roddy’ Owen), and British East Africa. In his book he relates his experiences, his minute observations of native habits and customs, and his views as to the work done in Africa by the various European Governments, whose operations he was able to study. The whole journey extended over 7000 miles, and occupied exactly three years.

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. 10s. 6d.

The Turkish prohibition against all European travel in their African Pashalics has, during the last seventeen years, rendered impossible both geographical and archæological research. The author, however, was enabled to make two journeys through the hill range of Tripoli in 1895 and 1896, and this volume deals chiefly with a remarkable series of megalithic Temples and Trilithons, which he found to exist there in extraordinary numbers. These ruins have hitherto been quite uninvestigated, and to Englishmen should have an exceptional interest, from the light it is believed they will throw on our own national monument of Stonehenge. In all about one hundred sites were visited and photographed, and the volume will be fully illustrated by maps, plans, and photographs. Chapters will also be devoted to modern Tripoli, the little visited ruins of Leptes Magna, the ancient and modern geography of the district generally, and the author’s personal experiences.

W. CROOKE

THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCES OF INDIA: Their Ethnology and Administration. By W. Crooke. With Maps and Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

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History and Biography

MORRIS FULLER

THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVENANT, D.D. (1571-1641), President of Queen’s College, Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity, Cambridge, Lord Bishop of Salisbury. By the Rev. Morris Fuller, B.D., Vicar of St. Mark’s, Marylebone. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Dr. Davenant, Bishop of Salisbury, the maternal uncle of Dr. Fuller, lived at a very critical time in our history (1571-1641). He was one of the British representatives of the first great Synod of the reformed churches held at Dort, was one of Archbishop Laud’s Suffragans, and assisted him in carrying out his reforms.

Précis is given of some of the Bishop’s writings, and a very celebrated sermon, never before published and supposed to have been lost, is printed in extenso.

EDWARD 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, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. In Seven Volumes. Demy 8vo, gilt top. 8s. 6d. each. Crown 8vo. 6s. each. Vol. III.

J. WELLS

THE CITY AND UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. By J. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Illustrated by E. H. New. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

This is a Guide—chiefly historical—to the Colleges of Oxford. It contains numerous full-page illustrations.

C. H. GRINLING

A HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY, 1845-95. By C. H. Grinling. With Maps and Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A record of Railway enterprise and development in Northern England, containing much matter hitherto unpublished. It appeals both to the general reader and to those specially interested in railway construction and management.

Naval and Military

DAVID HANNAY

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY, From Early Times to the Present Day. By David Hannay. Illustrated. 2 Vols. Demy 8vo. 15s.

This book aims at giving an account not only of the fighting we have done at sea, but of the growth of the service, of the part the Navy has played in the development of the Empire, and of its inner life. The author has endeavoured to avoid the mistake of sacrificing the earlier periods of naval history—the very interesting wars with Holland in the seventeenth century, for instance, or the American War of 1779-1783—to the later struggle with Revolutionary and Imperial France.

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COL. COOPER KING

THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Lieut.-Colonel Cooper King, of the Staff College, Camberley. Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d.

This volume aims at describing the nature of the different armies that have been formed in Great Britain, and how from the early and feudal levies the present standing army came to be. The changes in tactics, uniform, and armament are briefly touched upon, and the campaigns in which the army has shared have been so far followed as to explain the part played by British regiments in them.

Theology

E. C. S. GIBSON

THE XXXIX ARTICLES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Edited with an Introduction by E. C. S. Gibson, D.D., Vicar of Leeds, late Principal of Wells Theological College. In Two Volumes. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. each. Vol. II. Articles IX.-XXXIX.

W. H. BENNETT

A PRIMER OF THE BIBLE. By Prof. W. H. Bennett. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

Devotional Series

C. BIGG

THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. Newly Translated, with an Introduction, by C. Bigg, D.D., late Student of Christ Church. With a Frontispiece. 18mo. 1s. 6d.

This little book is the first volume of a new Devotional Series, the volumes of which will be edited by competent scholars, printed in clear type, and published at a very low price.

This volume contains the nine books of the ‘Confessions,’ which are suitable for devotional purposes. The name of the Editor is a sufficient guarantee of the excellence of the edition.

F. E. BRIGHTMAN

THE DEVOTIONS OF BISHOP ANDREWES. Newly Translated, together with his ‘Manual of the Sick,’ with an Introduction by F. E. Brightman, M.A., of the Pusey House, Oxford. 18mo. 1s. 6d.

The inclusion of Andrewes’ ‘Manual of the Sick’ will greatly increase the value of this edition of the ‘Preces Privatæ.’

Sport

H. MORGAN BROWNE

SPORTING AND ATHLETIC RECORDS. By H. Morgan Browne. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

This book gives, in a clear and complete form, accurate records of the best performances in all important branches of Sport. It is an attempt, never yet made, to present all-important sporting records in a systematic way. In many branches of athletics world’s records will be properly tabulated for the first time. Records at many of the great public schools will be given. While complete lists of the winners of important events in the world of sport (e.g. principal horse races, English Amateur Championships, Oxford and Cambridge Boat-race, etc. etc.) will be found in an Appendix.

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General Literature

ARTHUR SHERWELL

LIFE IN WEST LONDON: A Study and a Contrast. By Arthur Sherwell, M.A. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

H. A. SALMONÉ

THE FALL AND RESURRECTION OF TURKEY. By H. Anthony Salmoné. With Portraits. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

LAURIE MAGNUS

A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH. By Laurie Magnus. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

R. USSHER

NEO-MALTHUSIANISM. By R. Ussher, M.A. Cr. 8vo. 5s. An Enquiry into that System, with regard to its Economy and Morality.

This book deals with a very delicate but most important matter, namely, the voluntary limitation of the family, and how such action affects morality, the individual, and the nation.

Educational

C. STEPHENSON AND F. 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, and numerous designs and diagrams in the text. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d.

The aim of this book is to supply, in a systematic and practical form, information on the subject of Decorative Design as applied to Woven Fabrics, and is primarily intended to meet the requirements of students in Textile and Art Schools, or of designers actively engaged in the weaving industry. Its wealth of illustration is a marked feature of the book.

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R. E. STEEL

MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY. By R. Elliott Steel, M.A., F.C.S. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 4s. 6d.

E. E. WHITFIELD

PRÉCIS WRITING AND OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE. By E. E. Whitfield, M.A. Crown 8vo. 2s.

[Commercial Series.

ESSENTIALS OF COMMERCIAL EDUCATION. By E. E. Whitfield, M.A. Crown 8vo. 1s. 6d.

A guide to Commercial Education and Examinations, which ought to prove most useful as showing what is now being done in this country to promote commercial education, and also as giving valuable information to those who may wish to enter for some of the commercial examinations now held by the London Chamber of Commerce and other bodies.

Methuen’s Classical Texts

GENERAL EDITOR E. C. MARCHANT, M.A. OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD; FELLOW OF PETERHOUSE, CAMBRIDGE; ST. PAUL’s SCHOOL, LONDON.

Messrs. Methuen propose to issue a new series of Classical Texts, edited by eminent scholars, for the use of English-speaking students. The books will be well printed and bound, and will be published at a very low price. The first volume of every author will contain a brief Introduction in English, not exceeding eight pages, in which the necessary information about the MSS. will be given, and the salient features of the author’s style indicated.

The critical notes, which will be at the foot of the page, will exhibit only the important MS. variants and conjectures of special value. They will contain very little argument; and there will be no explanatory notes. Every volume of the series will contain a short Index Rerum et Nominum.

Special attention will be paid to the typography of the series.

The following, among many others, are arranged:—

AUTHOR. EDITOR.

Aeschylus, R. Y. Tyrrell, D.Litt., LL.D.; Regius Professor of Greek in the University of Dublin.

Aristophanes, 2 vols., Professor Tyrrell.

Sophocles, W. J. M. Starkie, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.

Euripides, 3 vols., W. S. Hadley, M.A., Fellow and Bursar of Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Thucydides, 2 vols., E. C. Marchant, M.A., Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge; St. Paul’s School.

Demosthenes, 3 vols., J. E. Sandys, Litt.D., Public Orator in the University of Cambridge.

Cicero—

Speeches, 3 vols., J. S. Reid, Litt.D., Fellow and Tutor of Caius College, Cambridge.

Philosophical Works, J. S. Reid

Letters, 2 vols., L. C. Purser, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Dublin.

Tacitus, 2 vols., G. G. Ramsay, LL.D., Litt.D., Professor of Humanity, in the University of Glasgow.

Terence, W. M. Lindsay, M.A., Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford.

Lucretius, J. S. Duff, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

Vergil, A. S. Wilkins, M.A., Professor of Latin, Owen’s College, Manchester.

Horace, James Gow, Litt.D., Master of Nottingham High School.

Ovid, 3 vols., S. G. Owen, M.A., Senior Student and Censor of Christ Church, Oxford.

Juvenal, S. G. Owen, M.A.

Phaedrus, Robinson Ellis, M.A., Ll.D., Corpus Professor of Latin in the University of Oxford.

Martial, W. M. Lindsay, M.A.

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Methuen’s Byzantine Texts

GENERAL EDITOR J. B. BURY, M.A. FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN, PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN DUBLIN UNIVERSITY.

Messrs. Methuen propose to issue a series of texts of Byzantine Historians, edited by English and foreign scholars. It will consist mainly of Greek texts, but will also include English translations of some Oriental works which are important sources for Byzantine history. The Greek texts, which will be in all cases based on original study of MSS., will be accompanied by brief critical notes, and preceded by short introductions, containing the necessary explanations as to the material which has been used for the determination of the text. A special feature of these volumes will be very full indices Graecitatis, framed with a view to the collection of material for the Lexicon totius Graecitatis of the future. Each volume will of course also be provided with an Index Rerum et Nominum.

The collaboration of a considerable number of eminent foreign scholars has been secured; so that this series can justly claim to be regarded as international.

Chronicle of Morea, John Schmitt, Ph.D.

Constantine Porphyrogennetos, Professor J. B. Bury.

Ecthesis Chronica, Professor Lambros of Athens.

Evagrius, Professor Léon Parmentier of Liège and M. Bidez of Gand.

Genesius, Professor J. B. Bury.

George Pisides, Professor Leo Sternbach of Cracow.

John of Nikin (translated from the Ethiopic), Rev. R. H. Charles.

Psellus (Historia), Monsieur C. Sathas.

Theodore of Cyzicus, Professor Lambros.

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Fiction

MARIE CORELLI’S ROMANCES

New and Uniform Edition. Large Crown 8vo. 6s.

WORMWOOD. Eighth Edition.

THE SOUL OF LILITH. Ninth Edition.

BARABBAS: A DREAM OF THE WORLD’S TRAGEDY. Twenty-ninth Edition.

THE SORROWS OF SATAN. Thirty-fourth Edition.

The above will be issued in the uniform edition of Marie Corelli’s books.

ANTHONY HOPE

PHROSO. By Anthony Hope, Author of ‘The Prisoner of Zenda,’ etc. Illustrated by H. R. Millar. Crown 8vo. 6s.

ROBERT BARR

THE MUTABLE MANY. By Robert Barr, Author of ‘In the Midst of Alarms,’ ‘A Woman Intervenes,’ etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.

EMILY LAWLESS

A NEW BOOK. By The Hon. Emily Lawless, Author of ‘Hurrish,’ ‘Maelcho,’ etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.

S. BARING GOULD

GUAVAS THE TINNER. By S. Baring Gould, Author of ‘The Broom Squire,’ etc. Illustrated by Frank Dadd. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A Historical Romance of the time of Elizabeth.

W. E. NORRIS

CLARISSA FURIOSA. By W. E. Norris, Author of ‘The Rogue,’ etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.

GILBERT PARKER

THE POMP OF THE LAVILLETTES. By Gilbert Parker, Author of ‘The Seats of the Mighty,’ etc. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

J. MACLAREN COBBAN

WILT THOU HAVE THIS WOMAN? By J. M. Cobban, Author of ‘The King of Andaman.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

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H. MORRAH

THE FAITHFUL CITY. By Herbert Morrah, Author of ‘A Serious Comedy.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

J. F. BREWER

THE SPECULATORS. By J. F. Brewer. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A. BALFOUR

BY STROKE OF SWORD. By Andrew Balfour. Illustrated by W. Cubitt Cooke. Crown 8vo. 6s.

JAMES GORDON

THE VILLAGE AND THE DOCTOR. By James Gordon. Crown 8vo. 6s.

IDA HOOPER

THE SINGER OF MARLY. By Ida Hooper. Illustrated by W. Cubitt Cooke. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A romance of adventure.

H. G. WELLS.

THE PLATTNER STORY; and Others. By H. G. Wells, Author of ‘The Stolen Bacillus,’ ‘The Time Machine,’ etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.

MARY GAUNT

KIRKHAM’S FIND. By Mary Gaunt, Author of ‘The Moving Finger.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

L. S. McCHESNEY

UNDER SHADOW OF THE MISSION. By L. S. McChesney. Crown 8vo. 6s.

M. C. BALFOUR

THE FALL OF THE SPARROW. By M. C. Balfour. Crown 8vo. 6s.

S. GORDON

A HANDFUL OF EXOTICS. By S. Gordon. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

A volume of stories of Jewish life in Russia.

P. NEUMANN

THE SUPPLANTER. By P. Neumann. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

H. A. KENNEDY

A MAN WITH BLACK EYELASHES. By H. A. Kennedy. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

HANNAH LYNCH

AN ODD EXPERIMENT. By Hannah Lynch. Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d.

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