HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY.

THE NORMAN PEOPLE, And their existing descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America. One handsome vol. 8vo. Price 21s. [In the Press.

This work is the result of many years of research into the history of the Norman race in England. It is generally supposed to have become extinct; but careful study has shown that it exists and forms a large part of the English people. In the course of the work the early history of the whole aristocracy is revised, reconstructed, and very many thousands of families are shown to be Norman which have never before been accounted for.

A MEMOIR OF THE LATE REVEREND DR. ROWLAND WILLIAMS, With selections from his Note-books and Correspondence. Edited by Mrs. Rowland Williams. With a Photographic Portrait. [In the Press.

THE RUSSIANS IN CENTRAL ASIA. A Critical Examination, down to the present time, of the Geography and History of Central Asia. By Baron F. Von Hellwald, Member of the Geographical Societies of Paris, Geneva, Vienna, &c., &c. Translated by Lieut.-Col. Theodore Wirgman, LL.B., late 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; formerly of the Austrian Service; Translator into English verse of Schiller’s “Wallenstein’s Camp.” [Nearly ready.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL DEFENCE. From the 30th June to the 31st October, 1870. The Plain Statement of a Member. By Mons. Jules Favre. 1 vol. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

BOKHARA: ITS HISTORY AND CONQUEST. By Professor Arminius Vàmbèry, of the University of Pesth, Author of “Travels in Central Asia,” &c. Demy 8vo. Price 18s.

“We conclude with a cordial recommendation of this valuable book. In the present work his moderation, scholarship, insight, and occasionally very impressive style, have raised him to the dignity of an historian”—Saturday Review.

“Almost every page abounds with composition of peculiar merit, as well as with an account of some thrilling event more exciting than any to be found in an ordinary work of fiction.”—Morning Post.

THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF IRELAND: Primitive, Papal, and Protestant; including the Evangelical Missions, Catholic Agitations, and Church Progress of the last half century. By James Godkin, Author of “Ireland, her Churches,” &c. 1 vol. 8vo. Price 12s.

“For those who shun blue books, and yet desire some of the information they contain, these latter chapters on the statistics of the various religious denominations will be welcomed.”—Evening Standard.

“Mr. Godkin writes with evident honesty, and the topic on which he writes is one about which an honest book is greatly wanted.”—Examiner.

’ILÂM ĔN NÂS. Historical Tales and Anecdotes of the Times of the Early Khalifahs. Translated from the Arabic Originals. By Mrs. Godfrey Clerk, Author of “The Antipodes and Round the World.” Crown 8vo. Price 7s.

“But there is a high tone about them, a love of justice, of truth and integrity, a sense of honour and manliness, and a simple devotion to religious duty, which however mistaken according to our lights, is deserving of every respect. The translation is the work of a lady, and a very excellent and scholar-like translation it is, clearly and pleasantly written, and illustrated and explained by copious notes, indicating considerable learning and research.”—Saturday Review.

“Those who like stories full of the genuine colour and fragrance of the East, should by all means read Mrs. Godfrey Clerk’s volume.”—Spectator.

“As full of valuable information as it is of amusing incident.”—Evening Standard.

ECHOES OF A FAMOUS YEAR. By Harriet Parr, Author of “The Life of Jeanne d’Arc,” “In the Silver Age,” &c. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d.

“A graceful and touching, as well as truthful account of the Franco-Prussian War. Those who are in the habit of reading books to children will find this at once instructive and delightful.”—Public Opinion.

“Miss Parr has the great gift of charming simplicity of style; and if children are not interested in her book, many of their seniors will be.”—British Quarterly Review.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE. Correspondence and Conversations with Nassau W. Senior from 1833 to 1859. Edited by Mrs. M. C. M. Simpson. In 2 vols., large post 8vo. 21s.

“Another of those interesting journals in which Mr. Senior has, as it were, crystallized the sayings of some of those many remarkable men with whom he came in contact.”—Morning Post.

“A book replete with knowledge and thought.”—Quarterly Review.

“An extremely interesting book.”—Saturday Review.

JOURNALS KEPT IN FRANCE AND ITALY. From 1848 to 1852. With a Sketch of the Revolution of 1848. By the late Nassau William Senior. Edited by his Daughter, M. C. M. Simpson. In 2 vols., post 8vo. 24s.

“The book has a genuine historical value.”—Saturday Review.

“The present volume gives us conversations with some of the most prominent men in the political history of France and Italy.... Mr. Senior has the art of inspiring all men with frankness, and of persuading them to put themselves unreservedly in his hands without fear of private circulation.”—Athenæum.

“No better, more honest, and more readable view of the state of political society during the existence of the second Republic could well be looked for.”—Examiner.

POLITICAL WOMEN. By Sutherland Menzies. 2 vols. Post 8vo Price 24s.

“Has all the information of history, with all the interest that attaches to biography.”—Scotsman.

“A graceful contribution to the lighter record of history.”—English Churchman.

“No author could have stated the case more temperately than he has done, and few could have placed before the reader so graphically the story which had to be told.”—Leeds Mercury.

SARA COLERIDGE, MEMOIR AND LETTERS OF. Edited by her Daughters. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. With 2 Portraits. Price 24s. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected.

“We have read these two volumes with genuine gratification.”—Hour.

“We could have wished to give specimens of her very just, subtle, and concise criticisms on authors of every sort and time—poets, moralists, historians, and philosophers. Sara Coleridge, as she is revealed, or rather reveals herself, in the correspondence, makes a brilliant addition to a brilliant family reputation.”—Saturday Review.

“These charming volumes are attractive in two ways: first, as a memorial of a most amiable woman of high intellectual mark; and secondly, as rekindling recollections, and adding a little to our information regarding the life of Sara Coleridge’s father, the poet and philosopher.”—Athenæum.

“An acceptable record, and present an adequate image of a mind of singular beauty and no inconsiderable power.”—Examiner.

PHANTASMION. A Fairy Romance. By Sara Coleridge. [In preparation.

LEONORA CHRISTINA, MEMOIRS OF, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark: Written during her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower of the Royal Palace at Copenhagen, 1663-1685. Translated by F. E. Bunnett, Translator of Grimm’s “Life of Michael Angelo,” &c. With an Autotype Portrait of the Princess. Medium 8vo. 12s. 6d.

“A valuable addition to history.”—Daily News.

“This remarkable autobiography, in which we gratefully recognize a valuable addition to the tragic romance of history.”—Spectator.

THE LATE REV. F. W. ROBERTSON, M.A., LIFE AND LETTERS OF. Edited by Stopford Brooke, M.A., Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. In 2 vols., uniform with the Sermons. Price 7s. 6d. Library Edition, in demy 8vo, with Two Steel Portraits. 12s. A Popular Edition, in 1 vol. Price 6s.

NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, A MEMOIR OF, with Stories now first published in this country. By H. A. Page. Large post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“The Memoir is followed by a criticism of Hawthorne as a writer; and the criticism is, on the whole, very well written, and exhibits a discriminating enthusiasm for one of the most fascinating of novelists.”—Saturday Review.

“Seldom has it been our lot to meet with a more appreciative delineation of character than this Memoir of Hawthorne.”—Morning Post.

“He has done full justice to the fine character of the author of ‘The Scarlet Letter.’”—Standard.

“A model of literary work of art.”—Edinburgh Courant.

LIVES OF ENGLISH POPULAR LEADERS. No. 1.—Stephen Langton. By C. Edmund Maurice. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“Mr. Maurice has written a very interesting book, which may be read with equal pleasure and profit.”—Morning Post.

“The volume contains many interesting details, including some important documents. It will amply repay those who read it, whether as a chapter of the constitutional history of England or as the life of a great Englishman.”—Spectator.

CABINET PORTRAITS. Biographical Sketches of Living Statesmen. By T. Wemyss Reid. 1 vol. crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“We have never met with a work which we can more unreservedly praise. The sketches are absolutely impartial.”—Athenæum.

“We can heartily commend his work.”—Standard.

“The ‘Sketches of Statesmen’ are drawn with a master hand.”—Yorkshire Post.