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MYTHS OF THE NORSEMEN.

From the Eddas and Sagas. By H. A. GUERBER. With 64 Plates.

The Guardian says:—"A well-written series of the fine tales from the Eddas and Sagas, which, as William Morris said of Volsunga Saga, 'should be to all our race what the tale of Troy was to the Greeks.' A striking feature of the collection is the number of excellent illustrations after pictures by German and Norse artists, which express the spirit of the ancient myths in a wonderful way."

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE MIDDLE AGES.

By H. A. GUERBER. With 64 Exquisite Full-page Illustrations from important works of great Artists.

The object of this work is to familiarise students with the myths and legends which form the principal subjects of mediaeval literature, and whose influence is everywhere apparent in the subsequent history of literature and art.

HERO-MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE BRITISH RACE.

By M. I. EBBUTT, M.A. With 64 Plates.

Following the plan of the earlier volumes in this Series, this work gives in succinct form all the folk-tales and legends which are the heritage of our race.

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE CELTIC RACE.

By T. W. ROLLESTON. With 64 Original Full-page Illustrations by STEPHEN REID.

This volume follows the plan of the earlier volumes, which have met with so great a success. The Editor's important Introduction is the result of original research, and is expected to throw new light on the subject.

THE MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF JAPAN.

By F. HADLAND DAVIS. With 32 Plates in Colour by EVELYN PAUL. 416 pages. Demy 8vo.

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The Romance Series

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This new Series owes its inception to the widespread interest now been manifested in the stories from mythology and history which illustrate, as nothing else can, the character and individuality of each of the great races which in turn have played an important part in the development of civilization.

The books comprising "The Romance Series" have been written by authors who are in deep sympathy with the growing number of those cultured men and women who desire to reclaim and conserve all that is precious of the ancient tales of the different races. They have sought to reproduce the stories in such a manner as to preserve the alluring charm which attaches to that which is antique.

The Illustrations are worthy of the stories. With two exceptions they are reproduced in full colours. The illustrations for "The Story of Hereward" and "Harald," however, are reproduced by collotype, an expensive process similar to photogravure. Each volume contains sixteen plates, and in every case only artists of proved capacity have been employed.

Each volume contains at least 256 pages and 16 Illustrations in Colour or Collotype by the best Artists of the day. Size, 8-1/2 x 5-7/8 in.

Bindings—Cloth extra, gilt top, 5s. net. Half Morocco, 7s. 6d. net. Full Morocco, 10s. 6d. net. Velvet Persian Yapp, 10s. 6d. net.

1. THE STORY OF HEREWARD. Retold by DOUGLAS C. STEDMAN, B.A.

2. STORIES FROM THE FAERIE QUEENE. Retold by LAWRENCE H. DAWSON.

3. CUCHULAIN: THE HOUND OF ULSTER. Retold from Celtic MSS. by ELEANOR HULL.

4. THE HIGH DEEDS OF FINN. Retold by T. W. ROLLESTON. With Introduction by the Rev. STOPFORD A. BROOKE, M.A.

5. STORIES FROM DANTE. By SUSAN CUNNINGTON.

6. STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE. Retold by Dr THOMAS CARTER.

7. FOLK TALES FROM MANY LANDS. Retold by LILIAN GASK.

8. HARALD, FIRST OF THE VIKINGS. By Capt. CHARLES YOUNG.

9. STORIES OF INDIAN GODS AND HEROES. Retold by W. D. MONRO.

10. SHAKESPEARE'S STORIES of the ENGLISH KINGS. Retold by Dr T. CARTER, Author of "Stories from Shakespeare."

11. THE BOYS' FROISSART. Retold by M. G. EDGAR, M.A.

12. STORIES TO TELL TO CHILDREN. By SARA CONE BRYANT.

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Heroes of the Ages

3s. 6d. net

This Series aims to bring before the imagination of boys and girls the outstanding heroic figures of the past. All children, young and old, love a hero, and in this respect human nature has not changed since the remote times when nothing was more certain of applause in the feast-hall than the song of a hero's deeds.

Some of the heroes told about in these volumes are historic, and their deeds are, more or less, matters of exact knowledge; others, and they are no less dear to us, stand partly in the mist, and their valour and achievements have probably lost nothing during the passage of years.

In the preparation of these books no opportunity is lost of bringing forward those aspects of the stories which are calculated to be helpful in suggesting that which is worthy and of good repute, but there is, of course, no attempt at moralizing, and the narrative is left to inculcate its own moral lessons.

The illustrations are all artistic, and they are of the kind to appeal to boys and girls.

Demy 8vo, 8-1/4 in. by 6 in.

Each volume contains 16 Plates and a Full Index.

Cloth Extra, 3s. 6d. net. Also bound in Full Leather, 6s. net.

1. The Story of Napoleon. By HAROLD F. B. WHEELER. F.R.Hist.S. 320 pages.

2. Famous Voyages of the Great Discoverers. From Henry the Navigator to Raleigh. By ERIC WOOD. 272 pages.

3. The Story of the Crusades. Retold by E. M. WILMOT-BUXTON. 288 pages.

4. Stories of the Scottish Border. Retold by Mr and Mrs WILLIAM PLATT. 256 pages.

5. The Story of Nelson. By H. F. B. WHEELER, F.R.Hist.S., Author of "The Story of Napoleon." 256 pages.

6. Heroes of the Middle Ages. From Alaric to Columbus By E. M. TAPPAN, Ph.D. 256 pages.

7. The Conquest of Peru. Retold from Prescott by HENRY GILBERT.

8. The Story of Wellington. By H. F. B. WHEELER, Author of "The Story of Napoleon." 320 pages.

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Told Through the Ages

A series of books of entrancing interest for young readers which has become thoroughly established in favour. Designed to include those epics and stories of the past, which have survived the chances of time, reflecting, as they do, the genius of the nations which gave them birth.

Each volume contains 256 pages of letterpress and 16 full-page Illustrations, including reproductions from the best works of Lord Leighton, Sir E. Burne-Jones, G. F. Watts, D. G. Rossetti, Sir John Gilbert, Sir W. B. Richmond, Hon. John Collier, and other famous English and Continental artists.

Large crown 8vo. 256 pages. 16 Plates.

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Special Edition, printed on rag paper, Half Calf or Half Morocco, 5s. net.

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1. LEGENDS OF GREECE AND ROME. 2. FAVOURITE GREEK MYTHS. 3. STORIES OF ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY OUTLAWS. 4. STORIES OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS. 5. STORIES FROM HERODOTUS. 6. STORIES FROM WAGNER. 7. BRITAIN LONG AGO. Stories from Old English and Celtic Sources. 8. STORIES FROM SCOTTISH HISTORY. 9. STORIES FROM GREEK TRAGEDY. 10. STORIES FROM DICKENS. 11. STORIES FROM THE EARTHLY PARADISE. 12. STORIES FROM THE ÆNEID. Retold from Virgil. 13. THE BOOK OF RUSTEM. Stories of Persian Heroes. 14. STORIES FROM CHAUCER. 15. STORIES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT. 16. STORIES FROM THE ODYSSEY. 17. STORIES FROM THE ILIAD. 18. TOLD BY THE NORTHMEN. 19. STORIES FROM DON QUIXOTE. 20. THE STORY OF ROLAND AND THE PEERS OF CHARLEMAGNE. 21. STORIES FROM THUCYDIDES. 22. THE STORY OF HEREWARD. 23. STORIES FROM THE FAERIE QUEENE. 24. CUCHULAIN: THE HOUND OF ULSTER. 25. STORIES FROM XENOPHON. 26. OLD GREEK NATURE STORIES. 27 to 30. In preparation. 31. STORIES OF PENDENNIS AND THE CHARTERHOUSE. 32. SIR GUY OF WARWICK.

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INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY SERIES

By KATHARINE ELIZABETH DOPP, PH.D.

Announcement

The purpose of this series is to render available for general use, the subject-matter which readily lends itself to those forms of practical activity which are seeking expression in the child, and which at the same time represents social experience of a fundamental character. This subject-matter, which includes the most significant steps in the early development of our industrial and social institutions, is not only so closely related to the child's experience as to be readily appreciated and controlled by him, but it is of profound significance as a means of interpreting the complex life of the present.

I. The Tree-Dwellers The Age of Fear

Illustrated with a map, 15 full-page and 60 text drawings in half-tone by HOWARD V. BROWN. Limp cloth, large crown 8vo, 128 pages.

This volume makes clear to the child how people lived before they had fire, how and why they conquered it, and the changes wrought in society by its use. The simple activities of gathering food, of weaving, building, taming fire, making use of the body for tools and weapons and wearing trophies, are here shown to be the simple forms of processes which still minister to our daily needs.

II. The Early Cave-Men The Age of Combat

Illustrated with 75 drawings in half-tone by HOWARD V. BROWN.

Limp cloth, large crown 8vo, 160 pages, 1s. 3d.

In this volume the child is helped to realise that it is not only necessary to know how to use fire, but to know how to make it. Protection from the cold winters, which characterise the age described, is sought first in caves; but fire is a necessary means of defending the caves.

III. The Later Cave-Men The Age of the Chase

Illustrated with 110 drawings in half-tone by HOWARD V. BROWN. Limp cloth, large crown 8vo, 180 pages, 1s. 3d.

Here is portrayed the influence of man's presence upon wild animals. Man's fear which, with the conquest of fire, gave way to courage, has resulted in his mastery of many mechanical appliances and in the development of social co-operation, which so increases his power as to make him an object of fear to the animals. Since the wild animals now try to escape from man's presence, there is a greater demand made upon man's ingenuity than ever before in supplying his daily food.

Suggestions to Teachers

Upon the Use of the three Books in the Industrial and History Series. Crown 8vo, 128 pages. Price 1s. 6d. net.

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HARRAP'S DRAMATIC HISTORY READERS

(IN FIVE BOOKS)

Edited by FRED E. MELTON. Fully Illustrated

This Series is designed to make English History a living thing, and to utilise the dramatic instinct which all children possess. The author is an enthusiastic teacher, and the scenes in these volumes have all been tested in the class-room.

NOW READY

Book I.—The Tree People to the end of the Roman Occupation. 128 pages. Illustrated, cloth limp, 6d.

Book II.—The Coming of the Saxons to Hereward the Wake. 128 pages. Illustrated, cloth limp, 6d.

Book III.—The Reign of William the Conqueror to the Decay of Feudalism (Crecy). 160 pages. Illustrated, cloth limp, 10d.

Book IV.—Edward III. to the end of the Tudors. 192 pages. Illustrated, cloth boards, 1s.

Book V.—James I. to the Reign of Queen Victoria. 224 pages. Illustrated, cloth boards, 1s. 3d.

In Preparation.—A Teachers' Guide to Dramatic History.

A Special Prospectus, including Specimen Pages, etc., of the above, will be sent to any address.

BIOGRAPHY

In Tudor Times

By EDITH L. ELIAS, M.A. With 16 Full-page Portraits. 256 pp. with Index, 1s. 6d. Prize Edition, 2s. 6d. net.

A Series of short biographies containing graphic sketches of the leading characters of the Tudor period. The book is divided into five phases—(1) The Kingship; (2) The Church; (3) The Sea; (4) The Court; (5) The Renaissance.

In Stewart Times

By EDITH L. ELIAS, M.A. With 16 Full-page Portraits. 260 pages, with Index, 1s. 6d. Prize Edition, 2s. 6d. net.

The book is divided into five phases—(1) The Kingship and the Protectorate, (2) The State; (3) The Army; (4) The Church; (5) Science and the Fine Arts.

In Georgian Times

By EDITH L. ELIAS, M.A. Uniform with the above in style and price.

Ancient Peoples and their Heroes

Modern Nations and their Famous Men

By H. B. NIVER. Each volume uniform in style and price. Fully Illustrated. 192 pages each volume. Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 1s. each. Prize Edition, 1s. 6d. net each.

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INTRODUCTORY VOLUMES TO HARRAP'S STORY OF ENGLAND SERIES

THE CAVE BOY

Of the Age of Stone. By MARGARET A. M'INTYRE.

Profusely Illustrated. 160 pp. Crown 8vo, 1s.

"The story is written simply, but it teaches a most interesting lesson in a naturally presented series of adventures which will hold the attention of a boy or girl. A short appendix explains how the ways of primitive man have been read from existing evidence; and there are practical suggestions for teachers who wish to make the most of this capital book as an introduction to a subject so suggestive along the lines, not only of social life, but of history, geography and nature study."—Education.

DAYS BEFORE HISTORY

By H. R. HALL. With numerous full-page and other Illustrations, carefully drawn from Models in the British Museum and elsewhere. 160 pp. Crown 8vo, 1s.

Professor J. J. FlNDLAY, M.A., writes in the preface:—"This story transplants the child to an epoch where men and women are themselves children—where the problems of life are the simple tasks of economic existence—food, shelter, clothing. It gives him a practical problem to achieve, to make pots for the food, to weave cloth for the tent: it gives him ideas for play, ideas that underlie all the great games in which mankind finds recreation. I heartily welcome 'Days Before History' on our children's behalf."

Professor W. BOYD DAWKINS, D.Sc., F.R.S., author of "Early Man in Britain," writes:—"The story is excellent and true to the facts. The book fills a gap in the history of Britain."

Mr J. L. PATON, M.A., High Master of the Manchester Grammar School, writes:—"I was very much pleased with it; read it every word; have already adopted it at Preparatory Schools, and it comes on next year in my own Preparatory Form at the Big School."

CAVE, LAKE, AND MOUND DWELLERS

By FLORENCE HOLBROOK, author of "The Hiawatha Primer," and "A Book of Nature Myths." With nearly 100 Illustrations. 140 pp. Crown 8vo, 1s.

This little book covers briefly the whole field of pre-historic life, and, while not written in story form, like "Days Before History," and "The Cave Boy," forms an interesting introduction to the subject for young readers.

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HARRAP'S NEW ILLUSTRATED STORY OF ENGLAND SERIES

In 8 Volumes. Each containing some 256 pages and about 150 Original Illustrations drawn from the museums, old MSS. and other sources. The volumes are attractively printed and bound, and the aim has been to interest as well as to instruct.

Whilst devoting considerable attention to political history, a far greater space than is usual is given to the social life of the people. Chapters are devoted to life in a monastery, life in a castle, life in the towns, and sports and pastimes are adequately treated. Costume and architecture also receive considerable attention. Whenever possible old records are quoted in the original words. and family memoirs are often drawn upon in order to make the narrative more vivid.

LIST OF THE VOLUMES

THE DAWN OF BRITISH HISTORY (350 B.C.-A.D. 450). By ALICE CORKRAN.

THE BIRTH OF ENGLAND (450-1066). By ESTELLE ROSS.

FROM CONQUEST TO CHARTER (1066-1215). BY ESTELLE ROSS.

BARONS AND KINGS (1216-1488). By ESTELLE ROSS.

TUDOR ENGLAND (1488-1603). By ADA RUSSELL.

THE STRUGGLE WITH THE CROWN (1603-1714). By E. M. WILMOT-BUXTON, F.R.Hist.S.

GEORGIAN ENGLAND (1714-1830). By SUSAN CUNNINGTON.

VICTORIAN ENGLAND (1830-1901). By ESTELLE ROSS.

For Volumes introductory to this Series see page 7.

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