BIOGRAPHICAL WORKS

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THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF QUEEN VICTORIA. Told for Boys and Girls all over the World. By W. W. Tulloch, B.D. With Two Portraits. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.; with gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

“This memoir is marked by two features which give it especial distinction. It is written in the simplest language for boys and girls; and, with the exception of the last chapter, the work has been personally and carefully revised by Her Majesty. We thus have what must be accepted as an authoritative account of the circumstances under which Princess Victoria was first made acquainted with her nearness to the Throne, and are also enabled to decide several other points of interest which have been variously related by different writers.”—Daily Chronicle.

“We very warmly recommend this charming book, which, from first to last, is profoundly interesting.”—Queen.

Revised by the Queen.

THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF THE PRINCE CONSORT. Told for Boys and Girls all over the World. By W. W. Tulloch, B.D. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.; with gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

“It is a moral certainty that young people in every quarter of the globe will read this story, especially when it is known that it has been ‘revised by Her Majesty the Queen.’ It will be a merit also, in the eyes of most who peruse it, that the best portion of it is told by the Prince himself in his own letters, and by the Queen in extracts from memoranda and correspondence.”—Daily Telegraph.

THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF THE EMPEROR WILLIAM. Told for Boys and Girls all over the World. By W. W. Tulloch, B.D. With Portrait. Crown Svo, 2s. 6d.; with gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

“A book that may suitably be used as a school prize, the perusal of which is certain to be of good service to boys.”—Literary World.

“A volume which will be widely read and highly appreciated.”—Fireside News.

OUR SOVEREIGN LADY. A Book for her People. By Miss Marsh, Author of “English Hearts and English Hands.” Small crown 8vo, 1s. cloth limp; cloth boards, gilt edges, 2s. Popular Edition, small crown 8vo, paper cover, 4d.

“It is feelingly written, and breathes a vein of loyalty and piety combined, which will make it acceptable to many.”—Saturday Review.

MARY JANE, LADY KINNAIRD. By Donald Fraser, M.A., D.D. With Two Portraits. Extra crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

IN MEMORIAM: HORATIUS BONAR, D.D. Being the Sermons Preached in Chalmers’ Memorial Church, Edinburgh, with reference to his Death, by Rev. R. H. Lundie, M.A., Rev. A. N. Somerville, D.D., and Rev. J. M. Sloan, M.A.; Dr. Bonar’s First and Last Sermons, and Fragment of a Speech intended for his Jubilee Celebration. With List of his Writings and a Portrait. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF MRS. SEWELL, Author of “Mother’s Last Words,” “Our Father’s Care,” &c. Edited by Mrs. Bayly, Author of “Ragged Homes, and How to Mend Them,” &c. With Portraits of Mrs. Sewell and Miss Anna Sewell. Extra crown 8vo, 6s.

“The charm of the book consists in the self-revelations which it contains. An autobiographical letter serves as introduction to the memorials, which is so pleasant as to make us wish it were longer.”—Queen.

“The quiet, gentle woman, who never began to write verses till more than sixty years of age, and then achieved a triumph, is no doubt a fascinating subject, but not every one could have treated it so effectively as Mrs. Bayly has done.”—Record.

ALEXANDER BALFOUR. A Memoir by the Rev. R. H. Lundie, M.A., Liverpool. With Portrait. Fourth Edition. Small crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.

“Mr. Lundie succeeds in conveying to the reader a distinct and living impression of the overpowering and irresistible earnestness which was the basis of Mr. Balfour’s character.”—Liverpool Daily Post.

“The book contains a record of deeds which speak more eloquently than the warmest panegyric.”—Scotsman.

“We never remember to have read the story of a man who more habitually carried his convictions into the conduct of every-day life. His Christianity was eminently and invariably practical.”—Times.

W. L. ALEXANDER, D.D.: His Life and Work. By the Rev. J. Ross. With Portrait. Extra crown 8vo, 7s. 6d.

“A very good account of an interesting and scholarly man. Mr. Ross gives, in passing, glimpses of many of the principal figures in Scotland during the last half century, and of some of the phases of the religious life of the country.”—Contemporary Review.

Dedicated to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

TOLD FOR A MEMORIAL: The Story of Mary Ann. With a Preface by Canon Mason. A Portrait and other Illustrations. Second Edition. Small crown 8vo, 1s. 6d.

“This little book is unusually edifying—quite above the line of those pious records we know so well.”—Literary Churchman.

“A very interesting biography.”—Church Quarterly Review.

“A simple but charming story of a Cornish widow. The present Primate took a warm interest in Mary Ann Davie, and valued her intercessions for himself.”—Church Bells.

BIOGRAPHY OF THE REV. HENRY A. STERN, D.D., for more than Forty Years a Missionary of the London Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews. By the Rev. Albert A. Isaacs, M.A. With Illustrations. Demy 8vo, 9s.

“Mr. Isaacs has laid the Church under an obligation for the loving care with which he has gathered up this most interesting record of the life and work of one of her Saints. A nobler portraiture of a true Christian hero has not crossed our path in the annals of the early or mediæval Church.”—Church Missionary Intelligencer.

ST. AUGUSTIN, MELANCTHON, NEANDER: Three Biographies. By Philip Schaff, D.D., Author of “Through Bible Lands,” “Christ and Christianity,” &c. Crown 8vo, 4s. 6d.

“Dr. Schaff writes in good, honest, straightforward English, with no attempt at rhetoric, but with a style so laden with information that the perusal of his pages is a pleasure. He has given what must be owned to be three very graphic and informing sketches of three of the greatest men the Church has produced.”—Scottish Review.

“We do not know of one life of St. Augustin that gives a more graphic and living portrait of the Saint, or embraces so much detail.”—Literary Churchman.

“The briefer biographies of the Great German Reformer and the illustrious Church Historian are sketched with care and truthfulness.”—Church Times.

MEMORIALS OF THE LATE FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL. By her Sister, Maria V. G. Havergal. With Portrait and other Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 6s. Cheap Edition crown 8vo, 1s. 6d.; roan, 3s.; paper cover, 6d.

MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS OF FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL. Hitherto Unpublished. Edited by her Sister, Maria V. G. Havergal. Crown 8vo, 5s.

“It is a boon to the public to be permitted to enter into the inner life of this true poetess. Many who turn over this volume will get a message pregnant with light, and go on their way instructed and rejoicing. Its naturalness and fulness of sympathy give a wonderful insight into the daily life of one who was specially gifted, both to stimulate and refresh.”—Academy.

OUTLINES OF A GENTLE LIFE: Memorials of Ellen P. Shaw. By Maria V. G. Havergal. With Frontispiece. Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s. 6d.; paper cover, 1s.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARIA V. G. HAVERGAL. With Journals and Letters. Portrait. Crown 8vo, 6s.

“We heartily commend this book. It is the narrative of a devoted life full of spirituality and abounding in illustrations of the blessedness of doing good.”—London Quarterly Review.

LIFE AND LETTERS OF THE LATE REV. ADOLPHE MONOD, Pastor of the Reformed Church of France. By one of his Daughters. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 6s.

“An admirable monument of a noble and memorable life.”—Churchman.

“Everybody should read this beautiful and most edifying book. We are delighted that this exquisite tribute to M. Monod’s revered memory has been translated.”—Methodist Times.

“The life of M. Monod will, in a most instructive manner, explain how the death-like trance of the French Protestant Church was gradually dispelled. It will be exceedingly valuable for, we trust, the awakening and edification of many English Christians. We feel assured that those who consult it will rejoice that it has been brought pointedly under their notice, and will thank us for it.”—Record.

EMINENT WORKERS: Some Distinguished Workers for Christ. By the Rev. A. W. Murray, Author of “Missions in Western Polynesia.” Crown 8vo, 5s.

“Given in succinct and sometimes highly picturesque form, we have here some vivid biographical sketches of eight workers in vital Christianity. The book is well produced, and is thoroughly interesting.”—Public Opinion.

“A most interesting and edifying record of Brainard, S. Pearce, Henry Martyn E. Payson, M‘Cheyne, Richard Knill, Fidelia Fisk, and Huaisline.”—Christian Leader.

THREE FRIENDS OF GOD: Records from the Lives of John Tauler, Nicholas of Basle, and Henry Suso. By Frances Bevan. Crown 8vo, 5s.

“Fascinating glimpses of the strange religions life of mediæval Europe. No student of history and human nature can fail to be interested by this book, while to pious minds it will bring stimulus and edification.”—Scotsman.

“These records read like a page of sunshine and blessing out of the old Apostolic days. The volume is an alabaster box of precious ointment, and those who open it will find in it rich odours of holy truth and heavenly grace.”—Christian.

SAMUEL GOBAT, Bishop of Jerusalem: His Life and Work. A Biographical Sketch, drawn chiefly from his own Journals. Translated and Edited by Mrs. Pereira. With Portrait and Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 7s. 6d.

“A pattern memoir; short, compact, and full. It throws much light on Scripture by its vivid description of places, persons, customs, &c., and is otherwise very valuable for its amount of interesting and useful information. A standard work on Missions to the Holy Land.”—Christian World.

THE LIFE OF JOHN GORDON OF PARKHILL AND PITLURG. By his Widow. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

“The perusal of this Memoir will show that few have ever been more earnest in welldoing than John Gordon. The nature and extent of his public and private work will best be learnt through the pages of Mrs. Gordon’s well-written Memoir.”—Morning Post.

ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL TAIT. A Sketch of the Public Life of the late Archbishop of Canterbury. By A. C. Bickley. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.

MEMOIR OF CAPTAIN P. W. STEPHENS, R.N., late of H.M.S. Thetis. By B. A. Heywood, M.A., Cambridge. With Portrait and other Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 3s.

“The subject of this memoir was a ‘worthy’ indeed. Mr. Heywood has fulfilled his task admirably, and the memoir has much to recommend it to the general reader; while it will be of especial interest to those who like to study the history of souls in their relations with God.”—Spectator.

“This is a thoroughly good and readable book. Open the book where one may, some passage of bright, manly, affectionate enterprise is sure to catch the eye.”—Churchman.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE REV. WILLIAM ARNOT. And a Memoir by his Daughter, Mrs. A. Fleming. Post 8vo, 9s.

THE LIFE OF THE LATE JAMES HAMILTON, D.D., F.L.S. By the Rev. William Arnot. With Portrait. Post 8vo, 7s. 6d.

A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SIR HENRY HAVELOCK, K.C.B. By the Rev. William Brock, D.D. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. Cheaper Edition, 1s. 6d.

THE FIRST EARL CAIRNS: Brief Memories of Hugh M‘Calmont, First Earl Cairns. By Miss Marsh. Crown 8vo, 1s.

“Miss Marsh is enabled to draw for us some delightful pictures of Lord Cairns’ home and family life.”—Record.

By the same Author.

MEMOIRS OF CAPTAIN HEDLEY VICARS, late 97th Regiment. With Portrait. Small crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. Cheaper Edition, 1s. 6d.; paper cover, 6d.

LIFE OF THE REV. DR. MARSH, late Rector of Beddington. With Portrait and other Illustrations. Post 8vo, 10s. Cheaper Edition, crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

THE LIFE OF ARTHUR VANDELEUR, late Major, Royal Artillery. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

THE VICTORY WON: A Brief Memorial of the Last Days of G. R. Crown 8vo, 1s. 6d.; paper cover, 6d.

A MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. W. H. HEWITSON, of Dirleton. By the Rev. John Baillie, D.D. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 5s. Cheaper Edition, 1s. 6d.

A MEMOIR OF ADELAIDE L. NEWTON. By the Rev. John Baillie, D.D. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 5s. Cheaper Edition, 2s.

MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. WILLIAM C. BURNS, M.A., Missionary to China. By the late Professor Islay Burns, D.D., Glasgow. With Portrait. Small crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

“William Burns is one of the few men of modern times who have carried the Christian idea into such active revelation in the life, as would compel, even from the most sceptical, a reluctant consent to the Divine origin of the truths he taught and lived by; and his memoir, written with rare sincerity and simplicity, must long live as a bright specimen of true Christian biography.”—Contemporary Review.

SELECT REMAINS OF ISLAY BURNS, D.D., of the Free Church College, Glasgow. Edited by the Rev. James C. Burns. With a Memoir by the Rev. W. G. Blaikie, D.D., New College, Edinburgh. Post 8vo, 7s. 6d.

THE STORY OF COMMANDER ALLEN GARDINER, R.N. With Sketches of Missionary Work in South America. By John W. Marsh, M.A., and the Right Rev. the Bishop of the Falkland Islands. With Portrait and Maps. Crown 8vo, 2s.

MEMORIALS OF JAMES HENDERSON, M.D., F.R.C.S., Edinburgh, Medical Missionary to China. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. Cheap Abridged Edition, 16mo, 1s.

MEMOIR OF THE LATE REV. J. J. WEITBRECHT, late Missionary of the C.M.S. in Bengal. Compiled by his Widow from his Journal and his Letters. With a Preface by the late Rev. H. Venn, M.A. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

SEED-TIME IN KASHMIR: A Memoir of William J. Elmslie, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., late Medical Missionary of the C.M.S. in Kashmir. By his Widow and Dr. W. Burns Thomson, Medical Missionary. Crown 8vo, 4s. 6d. Cheaper Edition, 1s.

MEMORIALS OF LITTLE NONY: A Biography of Nony Heywood, who was the First Collector for the Bruey Branch of the Irish Society. By her Mother. With Preface by Miss Havergal, and a Portrait. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.

“The great charm of the book is its unmistakable reality.”—Churchman.

MEMORIALS OF A QUIET MINISTRY: Being the Life and Letters of the Rev. Andrew Milroy. By his Son, the Rev. Andrew Wallace Milroy, M.A. Oxon. With Portrait and other Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

MEMOIR OF THE REV. G. T. DODDS, of Paris. By Rev. Horatius Bonar, D.D. Crown 8vo, 6s.

MEMORIALS OF A. CONSECRATED LIFE. By the Rev. William Landels, D.D. Small crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

MEMORIALS OF AGNES ELIZABETH JONES. By her Sister. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

JOYFUL SERVICE: A Sketch of the Life and Work of Emily Streatfield. By her Sister. Crown 8vo, 1s.

A MISSIONARY OF THE APOSTOLIC SCHOOL: Being the Life of Dr. Judson, Missionary to Burmah. Revised and Edited by Horatius Bonar, D.D. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

THE LITTLE BUGLER OF KASSASSIN. By Mrs. Ballard. Square 16mo, 2s. Cheap Edition, paper cover, 1d.

MEMOIR OF ELIZABETH FRY. Abridged from the Larger Work. By her Daughter, Mrs. Cresswell. With Portrait. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

MEMOIRS OF CHARLES A. CHASTEL DE BOINVILLE. Compiled from his Journal and Letters. By the late Thomas Constable, Author of “Archibald Constable and his Literary Correspondents.” Crown 8vo, 6s.

A LIFE OF CONSECRATION. Memorials of Mrs. Mary Legge. By one of her Sons. Crown 8vo, 8s. 6d.

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF ELIZABETH, LAST DUCHESS OF GORDON. By the Rev. A. Moody Stuart, D.D., Author of “The Bible True to Itself,” &c. With Portrait. Small crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

LETTERS OF RUTH BRYAN. Edited by the Author of “Handfuls of Purpose.” With a Preface by the Rev. A. Moody Stuart, D.D. Crown 8vo, 5s.

A SERVANT OF THE KING. Incidents in the Life of the Rev. George Ainslie. By Anna Warner. Demy 16mo, 1s.

“We are sure it will not fail to awaken interest in the reader who, interested in missionary zeal, knew that Mr. Ainslie was one of the purest, most zealous, and most self-denying of that noble army of martyrs who have carried their Master’s message to all nations. Miss Warner has done her brief task well.”—John Bull.

CONFLICT AND VICTORY. The Autobiography of the Author of “The Sinner’s Friend.” Edited by the Rev. Newman Hall, LL.B. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d.

A BRIGHT LIFE. By Mrs. Mackenzie. Paper cover. Crown 8vo, 1s.

A NARRATIVE OF SOME OF THE LORD’S DEALINGS WITH GEORGE MULLER. Written by Himself. Parts I., II., and III., price 3s. 6d. each. Part IV., 2s. 6d. Part V., 3s. 6d.

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