Volume 1 — NEW AND POPULAR WORKS.
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RAVENSHOE.
By HENRY KINGSLEY, Author of ‘Geoffry Hamlyn.’
3 Vols. crown 8vo. cloth, £1 11s. 6d.
‘Admirable descriptions, which place “Ravenshoe” almost in the first rank of novels. Of the story itself it would really be difficult to speak too highly. The author stems to possess every essential for a writer of fiction.’ —London Review.
SECOND EDITION.
RECOLLECTIONS OF GEOFFRY HAMLYN.
By HENRY KINGSLEY. Crown 8vo. cloth, 6s.
‘Mr. Henry Kingsley has written a work that keeps up its interest from the first page to the last—it is full of vigorous stirring life. The descriptions of Australian life in the early colonial days are marked by an unmistakable touch of reality and personal experience. A book which the public will be more inclined to read than to criticise, and we commend, them to each other.’ —Athenæum.
SECOND EDITION.
TOM BROWN AT OXFORD.
3 Vols. £1 11s. 6d.
‘A book that will live. In no other work that we can call to mind are the finer qualities of the English gentleman more happily portrayed.’ —Daily News.
‘The extracts we have given can give no adequate expression to the literary vividness and noble ethical atmosphere which pervade the whole book.’ —Spectator.
TWENTY-EIGHTH THOUSAND.
TOM BROWN’S SCHOOL DAYS.
By AN OLD BOY. Fcp. 8vo. 5s.
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EIGHTH THOUSAND.
SCOURING OF THE WHITE HORSE.
By the Author of ‘Tom’s Brown’s School Days.’
With numerous Illustrations by Richard Doyle. Imperial 16mo. Printed on toned paper, gilt leaves, 8s. 6d.
‘The execution is excellent.... Like “Tom Brown’s School Days,” the “White Horse” gives the reader a feeling of gratitude and personal esteem towards the author. The author could not have a better style, nor a better temper, nor a more excellent artist than Mr. Doyle to adorn his book.’ —Saturday Review.
WORKS BY THE REV. CHARLES KINGSLEY.
CHAPLAIN IN ORDINARY TO THE QUEEN, RECTOR OF EVERSLEY, AND PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
HYPATIA.
New Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth, 6s.
WESTWARD HO!
New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth, 6s.
TWO YEARS AGO.
New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth, 6s.
ALTON LOCKE, TAILOR AND POET.
New Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 4s. 6d. With New Preface.
This Edition is printed in crown 8vo. uniform with ‘Westward Ho!’ &c., and contains New Preface.
THE HEROES.
GREEK FAIRY TALES FOR THE YOUNG.
Second Edition, with Illustrations. Royal 16mo. cloth, 3s. 6d.
ALEXANDRIA AND HER SCHOOLS.
Crown 8vo. cloth, 5s.
THE LIMITS OF EXACT SCIENCE
AS APPLIED TO HISTORY.
Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge. Crown 8vo. 2s.
PHAETHON:
LOOSE THOUGHTS FOR LOOSE THINKERS.
Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 2s.
NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION (SIXTH THOUSAND).
Handsomely printed on toned paper and bound in extra cloth. With Vignette and Frontispiece from Designs by the author. Engraved on Steel by C. H. Jeens. 4s. 6d.
THE LADY OF LA GARAYE.
By the Hon. Mrs. NORTON. Dedicated to the Marquis of Lansdowne.
‘The poem is a pure, tender, touching tale of pain, sorrow, love, duty, piety, and death.’ —Edinburgh Review.
‘A true poem, noble in subject and aim, natural in flow, worthy in expression, with the common soul of humanity throbbing in every page through wholesome words.’ —Examiner.
GOBLIN MARKET AND OTHER POEMS.
By CHRISTINA G. ROSSETTI. With Two Illustrations from Designs by D. G. Rossetti. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 5s.
BEHIND THE VEIL AND OTHER POEMS.
By the Hon. RODEN NOEL. Fcp. 8vo. cloth.
LEAVES FROM OUR CYPRESS AND OUR OAK.
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SECOND EDITION.
EDWIN OF DEIRA.
By ALEXANDER SMITH. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 5s.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
A LIFE DRAMA AND OTHER POEMS.
4th Edition, 2s. 6d.
CITY POEMS.
Price 5s.
BLANCHE LISLE AND OTHER POEMS.
By CECIL HOME. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 4s. 6d.
‘The writer has music and meaning in his lines and stanzas, which, in the selection of diction and gracefulness of cadence, have seldom been excelled.’ —Leader.
‘Full of a true poet’s imagination.’ —John Bull.
THE POEMS OF ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH,
SOMETIME FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE, OXFORD.
With a Memoir by F. T. PALGRAVE. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 6s.
‘Few, if any, literary men of larger, deeper, and more massive mind have lived in this generation than the author of these few poems, and of this the volume before us bears ample evidence ... There is nothing in it that is not in some sense rich either in thought or beauty, or both.’ —Spectator.
Uniform with ‘Westward Ho!’ ‘Geoffry Hamlyn,’ &c.
THE MOOR COTTAGE:
A TALE OF HOME LIFE.
By MAY BEVERLEY, author of ‘Little Estella, and other Fairy Tales for the Young.’ Crown 8vo. cloth, price 6s.
‘This charming tale is told with such excellent art, that it reads like an episode from real life.’ —Atlas.
‘The whole plot of the story is conceived and executed in an admirable manner: a work which, when once taken up, it is difficult to put down.’ —John Bull.
Uniform with ‘Westward Ho!’ ‘Geoffry Hamlyn,’ &c.
ARTIST AND CRAFTSMAN.
Crown 8vo. cloth, price 6s.
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Uniform with ‘Westward Ho!’ ‘Geoffry Hamlyn,’ &c.
A LADY IN HER OWN RIGHT.
By WESTLAND MARSTON. Crown 8vo. cloth, price 6s.
‘Since “The Mill on the Floss” was noticed, we have read no work of fiction which we can so heartily recommend to our readers as “A Lady in her Own Right:” the plot, incidents, and characters are all good: the style is simple and graceful: it abounds in thoughts judiciously introduced and well expressed, and throughout a kind, liberal, and gentle spirit.’ —Church of England Monthly Review.
THE BROKEN TROTH:
A TALE OF TUSCAN LIFE FROM THE ITALIAN.
By PHILIP IRETON. 2 vols. fcp. 8vo. cloth, 12s.
‘The style is so easy and natural ... The story is well told from beginning to end.’ —Press.
‘A genuine Italian tale—a true picture of the Tuscan peasant population, with all their virtues, faults, weaknesses, follies, and even vices ... The best Italian tale that has been published since the appearance of the ‘Promessi Sposi’ of Manzoni ... The ‘Broken Troth’ is one of those that cannot be read but with pleasure.’ —London Review.
THE GREAT STONE BOOK.
By D. T. ANSTED, M.A., F.R.S., late Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge.
With Illustrations. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 5s
FOOTNOTES FROM THE PAGE OF NATURE:
OR, FIRST FORMS OF VEGETATION
A popular work on Algæ, Fungi, Mosses, and Lichens.
By the Rev. HUGH MACMILLAN, F.R.S.E. With numerous Illustrations and a Coloured Frontispiece. Fcp. 8vo. 5s.
REDUCED IN PRICE TO FIVE SHILLINGS.
GLAUCUS;
OR, WONDERS OF THE SEA SHORE.
By CHARLES KINGSLEY, M.A. Rector of Eversley, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. Containing beautifully Coloured Illustrations of the Objects mentioned in the work. Royal 16mo. elegantly bound in cloth, gilt leaves, 5s.
STRAY NOTES ON FISHING AND NATURAL HISTORY.
By CORNWALL SIMEON. With Illustrations, 7s. 6d.
THE
HUMAN HAND AND THE HUMAN FOOT.
By G. M. HUMPHRY, M.D. F.R.S., Lecturer on Surgery and Anatomy in the University of Cambridge.
With numerous Illustrations. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 4s. 6d.
TYPICAL FORMS AND SPECIAL ENDS IN CREATION.
By JAMES McCOSH, LL.D., and GEORGE DICKIE, M.D., Professor in the Queen’s University, Ireland.
Second Edition. Crown 8vo. with Illustrations, 6s.
THE STORY OF A BOULDER;
OR, GLEANINGS BY A FIELD GEOLOGIST.
By ARCHIBALD GEIKIE. Illustrated. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 6s.
‘We do not know a more readable book on a scientific subject, and it will be invaluable to young people, as well as interesting to those who are already acquainted with the subject it treats of.’ —Clerical Journal.
LIFE AND CORRESPONDENCE OF M. DE TOCQUEVILLE.
Translated from the French. By the Translator of ‘Napoleon Correspondence with King Joseph.’ With numerous additions. 2 vols. crown 8vo. 21s.
‘The appearance of this work will be welcomed by every politician and every Englishman capable of appreciating exhaustive and solid thought.’ —Spectator.
‘Few men of the nineteenth century have attained a more remarkable influence.... Charming as specimens of style, they are of infinitely greater value as showing the inner life of a man who was as simple as a child, and yet as gifted as any of the many learned writers and scholars whom France has produced.’ —Bell’s Messenger.
PICTURES OF OLD ENGLAND.
By Dr. REINHOLD PAULI. Translated, with the author’s revision, by E. C. Otté. With a Map of London in the Thirteenth Century.
Crown 8vo. extra cloth, 8s. 6d.
CONTENTS:
I. CANTERBURY AND THE WORSHIP OF ST. THOMAS À BECKET.
II. MONKS AND MENDICANT FRIARS.
III. PARLIAMENT IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY.
IV. ENGLAND’S EARLIEST RELATIONS TO AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA.
V. THE EMPEROR LOUIS IV. AND KING EDWARD III.
VI. THE HANSEATIC STEEL YARD IN LONDON.
VII. TWO POETS, GOWER AND CHAUCER.
VIII. JOHN WICLIF.
‘There are some books so admirable, that merely general criticism subsides into “Read, it will satisfy you.” Dr. Pauli’s work is of this kind.’ —Nonconformist.
GARIBALDI AT CAPRERA.
By COLONEL VECCHJ. With Preface by Mrs. Gaskell, and a View of Caprera.
Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 3s. Cd.
‘After all has been told, there was something wanting to the full and true impression of the Patriot’s character and mode of life; as every one who reads this artless and enthusiastic narration will certainly admit. Mrs. Gaskell says she knows that “every particular” of this full and minute account may be relied upon; and it has an air of truth that commends it even when it is most extravagant in its admiration.’ —Nonconformist.
ROME IN 1860.
By EDWARD DICEY, author of ‘Life of Cavour.’ Crown 8vo. cloth, 6s. 6d.
‘So striking and apparently so faithful a portrait. It is the Rome of real life he has depicted.’ —Spectator.
THE ITALIAN WAR OF 1848-9,
And the last Italian Poet. By the late HENRY LUSHINGTON, Chief Secretary to the Government of Malta. With a Biographical Preface by G. Stovin Venables. Crown 8vo. cloth, 6s. 6d.
‘Perhaps the most difficult of all literary tasks—the task of giving historical unity, dignity, and interest to events so recent as to be still encumbered with all the details with which newspapers invest them—has never been more successfully discharged ... Mr. Lushington, in a very short compass, shows the true nature and sequence of the event, and gives to the whole story of the struggle and defeat of Italy a decree of unity and dramatic interest which not one newspaper reader in ten thousand ever supposed it to possess.’ —Saturday Review.
EARLY EGYPTIAN HISTORY.
FOR THE YOUNG,
WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TOMBS AND MONUMENTS.
By the Author of ‘Sidney Grey,’ &c. and her Sister.
Second Edition. With Frontispiece. Fcp. 8vo. cloth, 5s.
‘Full of information without being dull, and full of humour without being frivolous; stating in the most popular form the main results of modern research.... We have said enough to take our readers to the book itself, where they will learn more of Ancient Egypt than in any other popular work on the subject.’ —London Review.
SECOND EDITION.
GEORGE BRIMLEY’S ESSAYS.
Edited by WILLIAM GEORGE CLARK. M.A. Public Orator in the University of Cambridge. With Portrait. Crown 8vo. cloth, 5s.
Contents:—I. Tennyson’s Poems; II. Wordsworth’s Poems; III. Poetry and Criticism; IV. Angel in the House; V. Carlyle’s Life of Sterling; VI. Esmond; VII. My Novel; VIII. Bleak House; IX. Westward Ho! X. Wilson’s Noctes; XI. Comte’s Positive Philosophy.
‘One of the most delightful and precious volumes of criticism that has appeared in these days ... To every cultivated reader they will disclose the wonderful clearness of perception, the delicacy of feeling, the pure taste, and the remarkably firm and decisive judgment which are the characteristics of all Mr. Brimley’s writings on subjects that really penetrated and fully possessed his nature.’ —Nonconformist.
BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG.
A SERIES OF WORKS (uniformly printed and bound) by Professor Kingsley, the Author of ‘John Halifax. Gentleman,’ Mrs. Oliphant, and other Popular Writers. Handsomely printed in royal 16mo. extra gilt cloth, gilt leaves, at 3s. 6d. each.
DAYS OF OLD:
Stories from Old English History. By the Author of ‘Ruth and Her Friends.’
With Frontispiece.
THE HEROES:
Greek Fairy Tales for the Young. By CHARLES KINGSLEY, M.A., Vicar of Eversley, and Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen.
Second Edition. With Illustrations.
DAVID, KING OF ISRAEL:
A History for the Young. By JOSIAH WRIGHT, Head Master of Sutton Coldfield Grammar School. With Illustrations.
‘An excellent book ... well conceived, and well worked out.’ —Literary Churchman.
RUTH AND HER FRIENDS:
A Story for Girls. Third Edition. With Frontispiece.
‘A book which girls will read with avidity, and cannot fail to profit by.’ —Literary Churchman.