NIMMO'S PRESENTATION SERIES OF STANDARD WORKS. |
In small Crown 8vo, printed on toned paper, bound in cloth extra, gilt edges, bevelled boards, with Portrait engraved on Steel, price 3s. 6d. each. | I. | WISDOM, WIT, AND ALLEGORY.
Selected from 'The Spectator.' | | II. | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:
A Biography. | | III. | THE WORLD'S WAY:
Lays of Life and Labour. | | IV. | TRAVELS IN AFRICA.
The LIFE and TRAVELS of
MUNGO PARK. | | V. | WALLACE, THE HERO OF SCOTLAND:
A Biography. | | VI. | EPOCH MEN,
And the Results of their Lives. | | VII. | THE MIRROR OF CHARACTER.
SELECTED FROM THE WRITINGS OF
OVERBURY, EARLE, AND BUTLER. | | VIII. | MEN OF HISTORY.
By Eminent Writers. | | IX. | OLD WORLD WORTHIES;
Or, Classical Biography.
SELECTED FROM PLUTARCH'S LIVES. | | X. | THE MAN OF BUSINESS
Considered in Six Aspects.
A Book for Young Men. | | XI. | WOMEN OF HISTORY.
By Eminent Writers. | | XII. | THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND.
By Isaac Watts. | | XIII. | TALES OF OLD ENGLISH LIFE;
Or, Pictures of the Periods.
By W. F. Collier, LL.D. | This elegant and useful Series of Books has been specially prepared for School and College Prizes: they are, however, equally suitable for General Presentation. In selecting the works for this Series, the aim of the publisher has been to produce books of a permanent value, interesting in manner and instructive in matter—books that youth will read eagerly and with profit, and which will be found equally attractive in after life.
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