Macmillan & Co.'s Catalogue

SELECTED POEMS OF MATTHEW ARNOLD. With Vignette engraved by C. H. Jeens (Golden Treasury Series). 18mo. 4s. 6d.

Large Paper Edition. Crown 8vo. 12s. 6d.

"If the whole series but continue as it has been begun—if the volumes yet to be rival these two initial—it will be beyond price as a library of household art."—Examiner.

A PLEA FOR ART IN THE HOUSE. With especial reference to the Economy of Collecting Works of Art, and the importance of Taste in Education and Morals. By W. J. Loftie, B.A., F.S.A. With Illustrations. Fifth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

SUGGESTIONS FOR HOUSE DECORATION IN PAINTING, WOODWORK, AND FURNITURE. By Rhoda and Agnes Garrett. With Illustrations. Sixth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

MUSIC IN THE HOUSE. By John Hullah. With Illustrations. Fourth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

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THE DRAWING ROOM; ITS DECORATIONS AND FURNITURE. By Mrs. Orrinsmith. Illustrated. Fifth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

THE DINING ROOM. By Mrs. Loftie. Illustrated. Fourth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

THE BED ROOM AND BOUDOIR. By Lady Barker. Illustrated. Fourth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

DRESS. By Mrs. Oliphant. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

PRIVATE THEATRICALS. By Lady Pollock. Illustrated.

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"We can highly recommend it; not only for the valuable information it gives on the special subjects to which it is dedicated, but also for the interesting episodes of travel which are interwoven with, and lighten, the weightier matters of judicious and varied criticism on art and artists in northern capitals."—Art Journal.

"An admirable tale of adventure, of marvellous incidents, wild exploits, and terrible dénouements."—Daily News. "A story of adventure by sea and land in the good old style."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"We doubt whether in any of her previous books she has written more pleasantly than in this.... The great charm of these letters is that she is always natural, and tells of what she sees and hears in a strange country, just as if she were quietly chatting to her friends by their own fireside."—Standard.

"A little book for which every cultivated and intelligent mother will be grateful."—Examiner.

"We can at least say that it is the work of a true poet."—Athenæum.

THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON. Eleventh Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"The book is a really charming description of a thousand English landscapes and of the emergencies and the fun and the delight of a picnic journey through them by a party determined to enjoy themselves, and as well matched as the pair of horses which drew the phaeton they sat in."—Times.

A PRINCESS OF THULE. Thirteenth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 6s.

The Saturday Review says:—"A novel which is both romantic and natural, which has much feeling, without any touch of mawkishness, which goes deep into character without any suggestion of painful analysis—this is a rare gem to find amongst the débris of current literature, and this, or nearly this, Mr. Black has given us in the 'Princess of Thule.'" "A beautiful and nearly perfect story."—Spectator.

THE MAID OF KILLEENA, and other Stories. Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"A collection of pretty stories told in the easiest and pleasantest manner imaginable."—Times. "It was with something akin to joy that we drew our chair closer to the fire as the weary work of the novel critic gave place to the smile of satisfaction and pleasure, when, in the very first page of our book, we discovered that we had come again to those Western Isles in the quiet summer sea in the far North, and to those simple people amidst whose loving allegiance the Princess of Thule—Sheila—held her modest Court.... We shall not be satisfied till 'The Maid of Killeena' rests on our shelves."—Spectator.

MADCAP VIOLET. Eighth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"In the very first rank of Mr. Black's heroines; proud as Sheila, and sweet as Coquette, stands Madcap Violet. The true, proud, tender nature of her, her beauty, her mischief, her self-sacrifice, endear her to the reader."—Daily News.

GREEN PASTURES AND PICCADILLY. Cheaper Edition. Sixth Thousand. Crown 8vo. 6s.

MACLEOD OF DARE. With Illustrations by Eminent Artists. 3 vols. Crown 8vo. 31s. 6d.

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With Forty-two Illustrations by Tenniel. 55th Thousand. Crown 8vo. cloth. 6s.

"An excellent piece of nonsense."—Times. "Elegant and delicious nonsense."—Guardian. "That most delightful of children's stories."—Saturday Review.

A GERMAN TRANSLATION OF THE SAME. With Tenniel's Illustrations. Crown 8vo. gilt. 6s.

A FRENCH TRANSLATION OF THE SAME. With Tenniel's Illustrations. Crown 8vo. gilt. 6s.

AN ITALIAN TRANSLATION OF THE SAME. By T. P. Rossette. With Tenniel's Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.

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THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. With Fifty Illustrations by Tenniel. Crown 8vo. gilt. 6s. 44th Thousand.

"Will fairly rank with the tale of her previous experiences."—Daily Telegraph. "Many of Mr. Tenniel's designs are masterpieces of wise absurdity."—Athenæum.

THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK. An Agony in Eight Fits. With Nine Illustrations by H. Holiday. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, Gilt edges. 4s. 6d. 17th Thousand.

"This glorious piece of nonsense.... Everybody ought to read it—nearly everybody will—and all who deserve the treat will scream with laughter."—Graphic.

"A most exquisitely got-up volume."—Times.

"Taken as a whole," the Spectator says, "these volumes cannot fail to be a lasting monument of one of the most original men of our age."

THE POEMS OF ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH, sometime Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. Fifth Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.

"From the higher mind of cultivated, all-questioning, but still conservative England, in this our puzzled generation, we do not know of any utterance in literature so characteristic as the poems of Arthur Hugh Clough."—Fraser's Magazine.

"We have read it with more than average interest."—Saturday Review. "We can heartily commend this very charming book."—Standard.

"This is beyond question," the Art Journal says, "the most beautiful book of the season." The Guardian thinks it "a successful attempt to associate in a natural and unforced manner the flowers of our fields and gardens with the course of the Christian year."

"The book presents a careful, minute, and well-drawn picture of Hindoo peasant life."—Daily News.

"Full of truthful and charming historic pictures, is everywhere vital with moral and religious principles, and is written with a brightness of description, and with a dramatic force in the representation of character, that have made, and will always make, it one of the greatest favourites with reading boys."—Nonconformist.

Full of bright pictures of French life. The English family, whose fortunes form the main drift of the story, reside mostly in France, but there are also many English characters and scenes of great interest. It is certainly the work of a fresh, vigorous, and most interesting writer, with a dash of sarcastic humour which is refreshing and not too bitter. "We can send our readers to it with confidence."—Spectator.

BROTHER FABIAN'S MANUSCRIPT, AND OTHER POEMS. Fcap. 8vo. cloth. 6s.

"In this volume we have full assurance that he has 'the vision and the faculty divine.' ... Clever and full of kindly humour."—Globe.

IN THE STUDIO: A DECADE OF POEMS. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.

"The finest thing in the book is 'Dudman in Paradise,' a wonderfully vigorous and beautiful story. The poem is a most remarkable one, full of beauty, humour, and pointed satire."—Academy.

"The idea is a good one, and it is quite wonderful what a mass of economic teaching the author manages to compress into a small space.... The true doctrines of international trade, currency, and the ratio between production and population, are set before us and illustrated in a masterly manner."—Athenæum.

A NILE NOVEL. Third and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo.

MIRAGE. A Novel. Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"Those who know Italy well will retrace their steps with delight in Mr. Freeman's company, and find him a most interesting guide and instructor."—Examiner.

"A charming little book. For English readers, Mr. Garnett's translations will open a new world of thought."—Westminster Review.

"The stories, which are said to be literally exact, are more thrilling than anything in fiction. Mr. Gilmore has done a good work as well as written a good book."—Daily News.

"These pages, written with infinite spirit and humour, bring into close rooms, back upon tired heads, the breezy airs of Lancashire moors and Highland lochs, with a freshness which no recent novelist has succeeded in preserving."—Nonconformist.

"A sensible and useful little book."—Athenæum.

"The volume is prettily got up, and is sure to be a favourite in the nursery."—Scotsman. "Herr Frölich has outdone himself in his pictures of this dramatic chase."—Morning Post.

"It is one of the most complete, and beyond all comparison, the handiest volume of the kind."—Athenæum.

"Rose Turquand is a noble heroine, and the story of her sufferings and of her sacrifice is most touching. A tale of rare excellence."—Standard.

"They are singularly racy and suggestive."—Pall Mall Gazette.

OLD CHRISTMAS. From the Sketch Book. With upwards of 100 Illustrations by Randolph Caldecott, engraved by J. D. Cooper. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth elegant. 6s.

"This little volume is indeed a gem."—Daily News. "One of the best and prettiest volumes we have seen this year.... All the illustrations are equally charming and equally worthy of the immortal words to which they are wedded."—Saturday Review.

BRACEBRIDGE HALL. With 120 illustrations by R. Caldecott. Crown 8vo. cloth gilt. 6s.

"No one who has seen 'Old Christmas,' issued last year with charming illustrations by Mr. Caldecott, is likely to forget the pleasure he derived from turning over its pages. Text and illustrations, both having a flavour of quaint, old-fashioned humour, fit into each other to perfection, and leave an impression absolutely unique.... This work is in no respect behind its predecessor."—Globe.

FRENCH POETS and NOVELISTS. Crown 8vo. 8s. 6d.

Contents:—Alfred de Musset—Théophile Gautier—Baudelaire—Honoré de Balzac—George Sand—Turgénieff, etc.

"There has of late years appeared nothing upon French literature so intelligent as this book—so acute, so full of good sense, so free from affectation and pretence."—Athenæum.

THE EUROPEANS. A Novel. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. 21s.

CASTLE DALY: THE STORY OF AN IRISH HOME THIRTY YEARS AGO. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"Extremely touching, and at the same time thoroughly amusing."—Morning Post.

JANET'S HOME. New Edition. Globe 8vo. 2s. 6d.

CLEMENCY FRANKLYN. New Edition. Globe 8vo. 2s. 6d.

"Full of wisdom and goodness, simple, truthful, and artistic.... It is capital as a story; better still in its pure tone and wholesome influence."—Globe.

OLDBURY. New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"This is a very powerfully written story."—Globe. "This is a really excellent novel."—Illustrated London News. "The sketches of society in Oldbury are excellent. The pictures of child life are full of truth."—Westminster Review.

A YORK AND A LANCASTER ROSE. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"A very pleasant and thoroughly interesting book."—John Bull.

"A very pretty, tender, quaint little tale."—Times.

THE LITTLE WANDERLIN, and other Fairy Tales. 18mo. 2s. 6d.

"The tales are fanciful and well written, and they are sure to win favour amongst little readers."—Athenæum.

THE HEROES OF ASGARD. Tales from Scandinavian Mythology. New and Revised Edition, Illustrated by Huard. Extra fcap. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

"Told in a light and amusing style, which, in its drollery and quaintness, reminds us of our old favourite Grimm."—Times.

WESTWARD HO! or, THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF SIR AMYAS LEIGH. Forty-first Thousand. Crown 8vo. 6s.

TWO YEARS AGO. Ninth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

HYPATIA; or, NEW FOES WITH AN OLD FACE. Ninth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

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HEREWARD THE WAKE—LAST OF THE ENGLISH. Fifth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

YEAST: A Problem. Tenth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

ALTON LOCKE. New Edition. With a Prefatory Memoir by Thomas Hughes, Q.C., and Portrait of the Author. Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE WATER BABIES. A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. With Illustrations by Sir Noel Paton, R.S.A., and P. Skelton. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"In fun, in humour, and in innocent imagination, as a child's book we do not know its equal."—London Review. "Mr. Kingsley must have the credit of revealing to us a new order of life.... There is in the 'Water Babies' an abundance of wit, fun, good humour, geniality, élan, go."—Times.

THE HEROES; or, Greek Fairy Tales for my Children. With Illustrations. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"We do not think these heroic stories have ever been more attractively told.... There is a deep under-current of religious feeling traceable throughout its pages which is sure to influence young readers powerfully."—London Review. "One of the children's books that will surely become a classic."—Nonconformist.

PHAETHON; or, LOOSE THOUGHTS FOR LOOSE THINKERS. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 2s.

"The dialogue of 'Phaethon' has striking beauties, and its suggestions may meet half-way many a latent doubt, and, like a light breeze, lift from the soul clouds that are gathering heavily, and threatening to settle down in misty gloom on the summer of many a fair and promising young life."—Spectator.

POEMS; including The Saint's Tragedy, Andromeda, Songs, Ballads, etc. Complete Collected Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.

The Spectator calls "Andromeda" "the finest piece of English hexameter verse that has ever been written. It is a volume which many readers will be glad to possess."

PROSE IDYLLS. NEW AND OLD. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

Contents:—A Charm of Birds; Chalk-Stream Studies; The Fens; My Winter-Garden; From Ocean to Sea; North Devon.

"Altogether a delightful book.... It exhibits the author's best traits, and cannot fail to infect the reader with a love of nature and of out-door life and its enjoyments. It is well calculated to bring a gleam of summer with its pleasant associations, into the bleak winter-time; while a better companion for a summer ramble could hardly be found."—British Quarterly Review.

GLAUCUS; or, THE WONDERS OF THE SEA-SHORE. With Coloured Illustrations. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

TALES OF OLD TRAVEL. Re-narrated. With Eight full-page Illustrations by Huard. Fifth Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth, extra gilt. 5s.

"We know no better book for those who want knowledge or seek to refresh it. As for the 'sensational,' most novels are tame compared with these narratives."—Athenæum. "Exactly the book to interest and to do good to intelligent and high-spirited boys."—Literary Churchman.

THE LOST CHILD. With Eight Illustrations by Frölich. Crown 4to. cloth gilt. 3s. 6d.

"A pathetic story, and told so as to give children an interest in Australian ways and scenery."—Globe. "Very charmingly and very touchingly told."—Saturday Review.

Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen has won for himself a reputation as a teller of fairy-tales. "His powers," says the Times, "are of a very high order; light and brilliant narrative flows from his pen, and is fed by an invention as graceful as it is inexhaustible." "Children reading his stories," the Scotsman says, "or hearing them read, will have their minds refreshed and invigorated as much as their bodies would be by abundance of fresh air and exercise."

STORIES FOR MY CHILDREN. With Illustrations. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo. 5s.

"The stories are charming, and full of life and fun."—Standard. "The author has an imagination as fanciful as Grimm himself, while some of his stories are superior to anything that Hans Christian Andersen has written."—Nonconformist.

CRACKERS FOR CHRISTMAS. More Stories. With Illustrations by Jellicoe and Elwes. Fifth Edition. Crown 8vo. 5s.

"A fascinating little volume, which will make him friends in every household in which there are children."—Daily News.

MOONSHINE: Fairy Tales. With Illustrations by W. Brunton. Seventh Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth gilt. 5s.

"A volume of fairy tales, written not only for ungrown children, but for bigger, and if you are nearly worn out, or sick, or sorry, you will find it good reading."—Graphic. "The most charming volume of fairy tales which we have ever read.... We cannot quit this very pleasant book without a word of praise to its illustrator. Mr. Brunton from first to last has done admirably."—Times.

TALES AT TEA-TIME. Fairy Stories. With Seven Illustrations by W. Brunton. Fifth Edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth gilt. 5s.

"Capitally illustrated by W. Brunton.... In frolic and fancy they are quite equal to his other books. The author knows how to write fairy stories as they should be written. The whole book is full of the most delightful drolleries."—Times.

QUEER FOLK. FAIRY STORIES. Illustrated by S. E. Waller. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth gilt. 5s.

"Decidedly the author's happiest effort.... One of the best story books of the year."—Hour.

"A grand and exciting fairy tale."—Morning Post. "A delicious piece of fairy nonsense."—Illustrated London News.

"The verses are truly sweet; there is in them not only much genuine poetic quality, but an ardent, flowing devotedness, and a peculiar skill in propounding theological tenets in the most graceful way, which any divine might envy."—Scotsman.

"The versifier of these 'Leading Cases' has been most successful. He has surrounded his legal distinctions with a halo of mock passion which is in itself in the highest degree entertaining, especially when the style of the different modern poets is so admirably hit off that the cloud of associations which hangs round one of Mr. Swinburne's, or Mr. Rossetti's, or Mr. Browning's, or Mr. Clough's, or Mr. Tennyson's poems, is summoned up to set off the mock tenderness or mock patriotism of the strain itself."—Spectator.

"Mr. Leland is rich in fantastic conception and full of rollicking fun, and youngsters will amazingly enjoy his book."—British Quarterly Review.

"Having commenced on the first page, we were compelled to go on to the conclusion, and this we predict will be the case with every one who opens the book."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"This is a fine story, and we thank heaven for not being too wise to enjoy it."—Daily News.

"Many of these essays are bright and pleasant, and extremely sensible remarks are scattered about the book."—Athenæum.

GUIDO AND LITA: A TALE OF THE RIVIERA. A Poem. Third Edition. Small 4to. cloth elegant, with Illustrations. 7s. 6d.

"Lord Lorne has the gifts of expression as well as the feelings of a poet."—Times. "A volume of graceful and harmonious verse."—Standard. "We may congratulate the Marquis on something more than a mere succès d'estime."—Graphic. "Lucidity of thought and gracefulness of expression abound in this attractive poem."—Morning Post.

THE BOOK OF THE PSALMS, LITERALLY RENDERED IN VERSE. With Three Illustrations. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

"His version is such a great improvement upon Rous that it will be surprising should it not supplant the old version in the Scottish churches ... on the whole, it would not be rash, to call Lord Lorne's the best rhymed Psalter we have."—Athenæum.

"All readers who are able to recognise and appreciate genuine verse will give a glad welcome to this beautiful little volume."—Pall Mall Gazette.

THE "COMUS" OF MILTON, rendered into Greek Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5s.

THE "SAMSON AGONISTES" OF MILTON, rendered into Greek Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s. 6d.

"A book to be read."—Standard. "A powerful and fascinating story."—Daily Telegraph.

"The author has evidently studied the ways and tastes of children and got at the secret of amusing them; and has succeeded in what is not so easy a task as it may seem—in producing a really good children's book."—Daily Telegraph.

SOCIAL LIFE IN GREECE FROM HOMER TO MENANDER. Third Edition, enlarged, with New Chapter on Greek Art. Crown 8vo. 9s.

"Should be in the hands of all who desire thoroughly to understand and to enjoy Greek literature, and to get an intelligent idea of the old Greek life."—Guardian.

RAMBLES AND STUDIES IN GREECE. Illustrated. Second Edition, revised and enlarged, with Map. Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d.

"A singularly instructive and agreeable volume."—Athenæum.

"This charmingly picturesque and lively volume."—Examiner.

"Most excellently done. The selections are made with good taste and discrimination. The notes, too, are to the point. We can most strongly recommend the book."—Westminster Review.

WORDSWORTH, SHELLEY, KEATS, AND OTHER ESSAYS. Crown 8vo. 5s.

CHATTERTON: A Story of the Year 1770. Crown 8vo. 5s.

THE THREE DEVILS: LUTHER'S, MILTON'S, and GOETHE'S; and other Essays. Crown 8vo. 5s.

"As beautiful and bright and fresh as the scenes to which it wafts us over the blue Mediterranean, and as pure and innocent, but piquant and sprightly as the little girl who plays the part of its heroine, is this admirable little book."—Illustrated London News.

"An edition of Milton which is certain to be the standard edition for many years to come, and which is as complete and satisfactory as can be conceived."—Examiner.

Golden Treasury Edition. By the same Editor. With Two Portraits. 2 vols. 18mo. 9s.

"They will always be interesting as memorials of a most exceptional society; while, regarded simply as tales, they are sparkling, sensational, and dramatic, and the originality of their ideas and the quaintness of their language give them a most captivating piquancy. The illustrations are extremely interesting, and for the curious in such matters have a special and particular value."—Pall Mall Gazette.

GRANDMOTHER DEAR. Illustrated by Walter Crane. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth gilt. 4s. 6d.

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TELL ME A STORY. Illustrated by Walter Crane. Globe 8vo. gilt. 4s. 6d. Second Edition.

"So delightful that we are inclined to join in the petition, and we hope she may soon tell us more stories."—Athenæum.

"CARROTS": JUST A LITTLE BOY. Illustrated by Walter Crane. Eighth Thousand. Globe 8vo. gilt. 4s. 6d.

"One of the cleverest and most pleasing stories it has been our good fortune to meet with for some time. 'Carrots' and his sister are delightful little beings, whom to read about is at once to be become very fond of."—Examiner.

THE CUCKOO CLOCK. Illustrated by Walter Crane. Eighth Thousand. Globe 8vo. gilt. 4s. 6d.

"A beautiful little story.... It will be read with delight by every child into whose hands it is placed.... Ennis Graham deserves all the praise that has been, is, and will be, bestowed on 'The Cuckoo Clock.' Children's stories are plentiful, but one like this is not to be met with every day."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"The prettiest collection of stories we have seen for a long time. One and all are graceful and dreamy little prose-poems with something of the bewitching pathos of Hans Christian Andersen's 'Little Mermaid,' and 'Eleven Swans.'"—Examiner.

The Athenæum says:—"Mrs. Moulton has a real claim to attention. It is not too much to say of these poems that they exhibit delicate and rare beauty, marked originality, and perfection of style. What is still better, they impress us with a sense of vivid and subtle imagination, and that spontaneous feeling which is the essence of lyrical poetry."

Vol. I. MY BROTHER'S GRAVE, DREAM OF LIFE, &c. With Memoir by the Rev. Prebendary Coleridge.

Vol. II. LAYS OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH, and other Poems. With notices of the Rectors of Rugby, by M. H. Bloxham, F.R.A.S.

"It is nearly a perfect gem. We have had nothing so good for a long time, and those who neglect to read it are neglecting one of the jewels of contemporary history."—Edinburgh Daily Review. "One quality in the piece, sufficient of itself to claim a moment's attention, is that it is unique—original, indeed, is not too strong a word—in the manner of its conception and execution."—Pall Mall Gazette.

This little volume consists of a number of poems, mostly of a genuinely devotional character. "They are for the most part so exquisitely sweet and delicate as to be quite a marvel of composition. They are worthy of being laid up in the recesses of the heart, and recalled to memory from time to time."—Illustrated London News.

"A most amusing series of articles."—Athenæum.

THE PURITANS. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth. 2s. 6d.

POEMS. Extra fcap. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

"The diction is excellent, the rhythm falls pleasantly on the ear, there is a classical flavour in the verse which is eminently grateful, the thought and imagery are poetical in character."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"It is rare to find a writer who combines to such an extent the faculty of communicating feelings with the faculty of euphonious expression."—Spectator.

It is believed that this story, by the favourably known author of "St. Olave's," will be found both highly interesting and instructive to the young. The volume contains eight graphic illustrations by Mr. L. Frölich. The Examiner says: "Whether the readers are nine years old, or twice, or seven times as old, they must enjoy this pretty volume."

THE LADY OF LA GARAYE. With Vignette and Frontispiece. Eighth Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

"Full of thought well expressed, and may be classed among her best efforts."—Times.

OLD SIR DOUGLAS. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"This varied and lively novel—this clever novel so full of character, and of fine incidental remark."—Scotsman. "One of the pleasantest and healthiest stories of modern fiction."—Globe.

AGNES HOPETOUN'S SCHOOLS AND HOLIDAYS. New Edition with Illustrations. Royal 16mo. gilt leaves. 4s. 6d.

"There are few books of late years more fitted to touch the heart, purify the feeling, and quicken and sustain right principles."—Nonconformist. "A more gracefully written story it is impossible to desire."—Daily News.

A SON OF THE SOIL. New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"It is a very different work from the ordinary run of novels. The whole life of a man is portrayed in it, worked out with subtlety and insight."—Athenæum.

THE CURATE IN CHARGE. Crown 8vo. 6s. Sixth Edition.

"We can pronounce it one of the happiest of her recent efforts."—Times.

THE MAKERS OF FLORENCE: Dante, Giotto, Savonarola, and their City. With Illustrations from Drawings by Professor Delamotte, and a Steel Portrait of Savonarola, engraved by C. H. Jeens. Second Edition with Preface. Medium 8vo. Cloth extra. 21s.

The Edinburgh Review says "We cannot leave this subject without expressing our admiration for the beautiful volume which Mrs. Oliphant has devoted to the 'Makers of Florence'—one of the most elegant and interesting books which has been inspired in our time by the arts and annals of that celebrated Republic."

YOUNG MUSGRAVE. Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"It is just the book we could wish to see in the hands of every child."—English Churchman.

THE FIVE DAYS' ENTERTAINMENTS AT WENTWORTH GRANGE. A Book for Children. With Illustrations by Arthur Hughes, and Engraved Title-page by Jeens. Small 4to. cloth extra. 6s.

"If you want a really good book for both sexes and all ages, buy this, as handsome a volume of tales as you'll find in all the market."—Athenæum. "Exquisite both in form and substance."—Guardian.

LYRICAL POEMS. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.

"A volume of pure quiet verse, sparkling with tender melodies, and alive with thoughts of genuine poetry.... Turn where we will throughout the volume, we find traces of beauty, tenderness, and truth; true poet's work, touched and refined by the master-hand of a real artist, who shows his genius even in trifles."—Standard.

ORIGINAL HYMNS. Third Edition, enlarged, 18mo. 1s. 6d.

"So choice, so perfect, and so refined, so tender in feeling, and so scholarly in expression, that we look with special interest to everything that he gives us."—Literary Churchman.

GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICS. Edited by F. T. Palgrave. 18mo. 4s. 6d.

SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS AND SONGS. Edited by F. T. Palgrave. Gem Edition. With Vignette Title by Jeens. 3s. 6d.

"For minute elegance no volume could possibly excel the 'Gem Edition.'"—Scotsman.

THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY OF LYRICAL POETRY. Selected and arranged with Notes by F. T. Palgrave. 18mo. 2s. 6d., and in Two Parts, 1s. each.

HERRICK: SELECTIONS FROM THE LYRICAL POEMS. With Notes. 18mo. 4s. 6d.

THE RENAISSANCE. Studies in Art and Poetry. Second Edition, Revised, with Vignette, engraved by C. H. Jeens. Crown 8vo. 10s. 6d.

"Mr. Pater's Studies in the history of the Renaissance, constitute the most remarkable example of this younger movement towards a fresh and inner criticism, and they are in themselves a singular and interesting addition to literature. The subjects are of the very kind in which we need instruction and guidance, and there is a moral in the very choice of them. From the point of view of form and literary composition they are striking in the highest degree. They introduce to English readers a new and distinguished master in the great and difficult art of writing prose. Their style is[Pg 21] marked by a flavour at once full and exquisite, by a quality that mixes richness with delicacy and a firm coherency with infinite subtlety."—Fortnightly Review.

DIONYSUS; and other Studies. Crown 8vo.

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"The charming illustrations added to many of the poems will add greatly to their value in the eyes of children."—Daily News.

Founded upon the story of Sappho. "He tells his story with dramatic force, and in language that often rises almost to grandeur."—Athenæum.

"A whimsical and charming little book."—Athenæum.

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