A CATALOGUE OF Messrs. Methuen's PUBLICATIONS

Poetry

Rudyard Kipling. BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS. By Rudyard Kipling. 68th Thousand. Crown 8vo. 6s. Leather, 6s. net.

'Mr. Kipling's verse is strong, vivid, full of character.... Unmistakable genius rings in every line.'—Times.

'The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry, what is?'—Pall Mall Gazette.

Rudyard Kipling. THE SEVEN SEAS.

By Rudyard Kipling. 57th Thousand. Cr. 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s. Leather, 6s. net.

'The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of them.'—Manchester Guardian.

'Animated through and through with indubitable genius.'—Daily Telegraph.

"Q." POEMS AND BALLADS.

By "Q." Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

"Q." GREEN BAYS:

Verses and Parodies. By "Q." Second Edition, Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

E. Mackay. A SONG OF THE SEA.

By Eric Mackay. Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.

H. Ibsen. BRAND.

A Drama by Henrik Ibsen. Translated by William Wilson. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

A. D. Godley. LYRA FRIVOLA.

By A. D. Godley, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Third Edition. Pott 8vo. 2s. 6d.

'Combines a pretty wit with remarkably neat versification.... Every one will wish there was more of it.'—Times.

A. D. Godley. VERSES TO ORDER.

By A. D. Godley. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. net.

'A capital specimen of light academic poetry.'—St. James's Gazette.

J. G. Cordery. THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER.

A Translation by J. G. Cordery. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.

R. L. Stevenson. VAILIMA LETTERS.

By Robert Louis Stevenson. With an Etched Portrait by William Strang. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

'A fascinating book.'—Standard.

'Unique in Literature.'—Daily Chronicle.

G. Wyndham. THE POEMS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.

Edited with an Introduction and Notes by George Wyndham, M.P. Demy 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 10s. 6d.

This edition contains the 'Venus,' 'Lucrece,' and Sonnets, and is prefaced with an elaborate introduction of over 140 pp.

'We have no hesitation in describing Mr. George Wyndham's introduction as a masterly piece of criticism, and all who love our Elizabethan literature will find a very garden of delight in it.'—Spectator.

W. E. Henley. ENGLISH LYRICS.

Selected and Edited by W. E. Henley. Crown 8vo. Gilt top. 3s. 6d.

'It is a body of choice and lovely poetry.'—Birmingham Gazette.

Henley and Whibley. A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE.

Collected by W. E. Henley and Charles Whibley. Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s.

H. C. Beeching. LYRA SACRA:

An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited by H. C. Beeching, M.A. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

'A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of excellence.'—Times.

"Q." THE GOLDEN POMP.

A Procession of English Lyrics. Arranged by A. T. Quiller Couch. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

W. B. Yeats. AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE.

Edited by W. B. Yeats. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

'An attractive and catholic selection.'—Times.

G. W. Steevens. MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD.

By G. W. Steevens. Foolscap 8vo. 3s. 6d.

W. M. Dixon. A PRIMER OF TENNYSON.

By W. M. Dixon, M.A. Cr. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

'Much sound and well-expressed criticism. The bibliography is a boon.'—Speaker.

W. A. Craigie. A PRIMER OF BURNS.

By W. A. Craigie. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

'A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.'—Times.

L. Magnus. A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH.

By Laurie Magnus. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

'A valuable contribution to Wordsworthian literature.'—Literature.

Sterne. THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY.

By Lawrence Sterne. With an Introduction by Charles Whibley, and a Portrait. 2 vols. 7s.

Congreve. THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE.

With an Introduction by G. S. Street, and a Portrait. 2 vols. 7s.

Morier. THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN.

By James Morier. With an Introduction by E. G. Browne, M.A. and a Portrait. 2 vols. 7s.

Walton. THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT and SANDERSON.

By Izaak Walton. With an Introduction by Vernon Blackburn, and a Portrait. 3s. 6d.

Johnson. THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS.

By Samuel Johnson, LL.D. With an Introduction by J. H. Millar, and a Portrait. 3 vols. 10s. 6d.

Burns. THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS.

Edited by Andrew Lang and W. A. Craigie. With Portrait. Second Edition. Demy 8vo, gilt top. 6s.

'Among editions in one volume, this will take the place of authority.'—Times.

F. Langbridge. BALLADS OF THE BRAVE;

Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and Constancy. Edited by Rev. F. Langbridge. Second Edition. Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d. School Edition. 2s. 6d.

'The book is full of splendid things.'—World.

Methuen's Standard Library

Dante. LA COMMEDIA DI DANTE ALIGHIERI.

The Italian Text edited by Paget Toynbee, M.A. Crown 8vo. 6s.

'A carefully-revised text, printed with beautiful clearness.'—Glasgow Herald.

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 Cr. 8vo. 6s. each.

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

'At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best edition the nineteenth century could produce.'—Manchester Guardian.

'A great piece of editing.'—Academy.

'The greatest of English, perhaps of all, historians has never been presented to the public in a more convenient and attractive form. No higher praise can be bestowed upon Professor Bury than to say, as may be said with truth, that he is worthy of being ranked with Guizot and Milman.'—Daily News.

C. G. Crump. THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF THOMAS ELLWOOD.

Edited by C. G. Crump, M.A. Crown 8vo. 6s.

This edition is the only one which contains the complete book as originally published. It contains a long Introduction and many Footnotes.

'"The History of Thomas Ellwood" holds a high place among the masterpieces of autobiography, and we know few books that better deserve reprinting. Moreover, Mr. C. G. Crump's new edition is accurate and convenient, and we commend it ungrudgingly to all those who love sound and vigorous English.'—Daily Mail.

Tennyson. THE EARLY POEMS OF ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON,

Edited, with Notes and an Introduction by J. Churton Collins, M.A. Crown 8vo. 6s.

An elaborate edition of the celebrated volume which was published in its final and definitive form in 1853. This edition contains a long Introduction and copious Notes, textual and explanatory. It also contains in an Appendix all the Poems which Tennyson afterwards omitted.

'Mr. Collins is almost an ideal editor of Tennyson. His qualities as a critic are an exact and accurate scholarship, and a literary judgment, which has been trained and polished by the closest study of classics both ancient and modern. Mr. Collins' introduction is a thoroughly sound and sane appreciation of the merits and demerits of Tennyson.'—Literature.

The Works of Shakespeare

General Editor, Edward Dowden, Litt.D.

Messrs. Methuen have in preparation an Edition of Shakespeare in single Plays. Each play will be edited with a full Introduction, Textual Notes, and a Commentary at the foot of the page.

The first volume is:

HAMLET.

Edited by Edward Dowden. Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d.

'An admirable edition.... A comely volume, admirably printed and produced, and containing all that a student of "Hamlet" need require.'--Speaker.

'Fully up to the level of recent scholarship, both English and German.'—Academy.

The Novels of Charles Dickens

Crown 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 3s. net; leather 4s. 6d. net.

Messrs. Methuen have in preparation an edition of those novels of Charles Dickens which have now passed out of copyright. Mr. George Gissing, whose critical study of Dickens is both sympathetic and acute, has written an Introduction to each of the books, and a very attractive feature of this edition will be the illustrations of the old houses, inns, and buildings, which Dickens described, and which have now in many instances disappeared under the touch of modern civilisation. Another valuable feature will be a series of topographical and general notes to each book by Mr. F. G. Kitton. The books will be produced with the greatest care as to printing, paper and binding.

The first volumes are:

THE PICKWICK PAPERS.

With Illustrations by E. H. New. Two Volumes.

'As pleasant a copy as any one could desire. The notes add much to the value of the edition, and Mr. New's illustrations are also historical. The volumes promise well for the success of the edition.'—Scotsman.

The Little Library

'The volumes are compact in size, printed on thin but good paper in clear type, prettily and at the same time strongly bound, and altogether good to look upon and handle.'—Outlook.

Pott 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 1s. 6d. net, leather 2s. 6d. net.

Messrs. Methuen intend to produce a series of small books under the above title, containing some of the famous books in English and other literatures, in the domains of fiction, poetry, and belles lettres. The series will also contain several volumes of selections in prose and verse.

The books will be edited with the most sympathetic and scholarly care. Each one will contain an Introduction which will give (1) a short biography of the author, (2) a critical estimate of the book. Where they are necessary, short notes will be added at the foot of the page.

Each book will have a portrait or frontispiece in photogravure, and the volumes will be produced with great care in a style uniform with that of 'The Library of Devotion.'

The first volumes are:

VANITY FAIR.

By W. M. Thackeray. With an Introduction by S. Gwynn. Illustrated by G. P. Jacomb Hood. Three Volumes.

'Delightful little volumes.'—Publishers' Circular.

THE PRINCESS.

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited by Elizabeth Wordsworth. Illustrated by W. E. F. Britten.

'Just what a pocket edition should be. Miss Wordsworth contributes an acceptable introduction, as well as notes which one is equally glad to get.'—Guardian.

IN MEMORIAM.

By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by H. C. Beeching, M.A.

'An exquisite little volume, which will be gladly welcomed.'—Glasgow Herald.

'The introduction, analysis, and notes by the Rev. H. C. Beeching are all of the sound literary quality that was to be expected.'—Guardian.

'The footnotes are scholarly, interesting, and not super-abundant.'—Standard.

'It is difficult to conceive a more attractive edition.'—St. James's Gazette.

The Little Guides

Pott 8vo, cloth 3s.; leather, 3s. 6d. net.

OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES.

By J. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Illustrated by E. H. New. Third Edition.

'An admirable and accurate little treatise, attractively illustrated.'—World.

'A luminous and tasteful little volume.'—Daily Chronicle.

CAMBRIDGE AND ITS COLLEGES.

By A. Hamilton Thompson. Illustrated by E. H. New.

'It is brightly written and learned, and is just such a book as a cultured visitor needs.'—Scotsman.

SHAKESPEARE'S COUNTRY.

By B. C. Windle, F.R.S., M.A. Illustrated by E. H. New. Second Edition.

'Mr. Windle is thoroughly conversant with his subject, and the work is exceedingly well done. The drawings, by Mr. Edmund H. New, add much to the attractiveness of the volume.'—Scotsman.

'One of the most charming guide books. Both for the library and as a travelling companion the book is equally choice and serviceable.'—Academy.

'A guide book of the best kind, which takes rank as literature.'—Guardian.