The Sword Decides! By the Author of “The Viper of Milan,” and “The Glen o’ Weeping.” Marjorie Bowen. Second Impression.

6s.

“This remarkable book is a series of the most vivid Italian illuminations, a collection of word pictures, as detailed and as splendid as the choicest gems from ‘Les trÈs riches heures’.... She has told it with so much power and insight that it lives and convinces the reader without any need of proof. In this third novel the writer has gone back to the source of her first success, ‘The Viper of Milan,’ but she brings to this later story so much more strength of characterisation, so much greater freedom in the handling of the plot, and such a great deepening of emotional power, that the earlier book, praised as it was when it appeared, will seem a pale and amateurish novel beside its wonderful successor.”—The Westminster Gazette.

“A splendid book. Splendid in that it is full-blooded, bold, dashing, flaming-coloured; splendid in that it goes with a tremendous clattering swing; splendid in that it is played under the full glare of blazing sunshine.”—The Daily Graphic.

“It is probable that she will settle down for the next few years upon such reputation as ‘The Sword Decides’ may make for her. If that is so, we do not think she has much to fear.... The breathless spirit of the thing is so well sustained that it is impossible not to be carried away by it.... Her third book we think, secures her reputation.”—The Daily Telegraph.

“For the scene of her new novel Miss Marjorie Bowen has returned to the country with which she won her first success.... This romance, indeed, in many ways, is superior to anything that its author has ever written.... In fact, her remarkable gifts of description, her quick eye for romance and passion and dramatic effect, never seriously falter. The whole story moves with resistless might to a great and awe-inspiring climax, in which a fierce conflict wages.”—The Standard.

Heather. By the Author of “A Pixy in Petticoats,” “Arminel of the West,” and “Furze the Cruel.” John Trevena.

6s.

“Almost everywhere on Dartmoor are furze, heather, and granite. The furze seems to suggest cruelty, the heather endurance, and the granite strength. The furze is destroyed by fire, but grows again; the granite is worn away imperceptibly by the rain. This work is the first of a proposed trilogy, which the author hopes to continue and complete with ‘Heather’ and ‘Granite.’”

So ran Mr. John Trevena’s Introductory Note in “Furze the Cruel,” the brilliant success of which was one of the features of last year’s publishing. Could there exist, it was asked by readers whose information was confined to holiday tours in the West, among those pleasant Devonshire folks men so brutal and so devoid of moral sense? Yes, answered those who knew, it was too true, and no more faithful picture of life among the Dartmoor peasants has ever been presented. But, happily, there are many delightful characters around Dartmoor for Mr. Trevena to portray, and though no Devonshire novel which blinked the depravity and ignorance that prevail could be pronounced really artistic, the title of “Heather,” as being typical of endurance, suggests a singularly attractive story.

A Case for Compromise. By the Author of “The Adventures of Count O’connor.” Henry Stace.

6s.

Mr. Henry Stace’s name is familiar as the author of the rattling “Adventures of Count O’Connor,” which was much appreciated. The author’s delightful sense of humour and his pure literary style are sure to win him a wide popularity in the near future, and “A Case for Compromise” will be found to be even more entertaining than the author’s first work.

The People Downstairs. By the Author of “Mr. Meyer’s Pupil.” Eva Lathbury.

6s.

Few new writers have enjoyed a more satisfactory dÉbut than Miss Eva Lathbury. Her first novel, “Mr. Meyer’s Pupil,” was so extremely intellectual and refined that some publishers might well have hesitated in taking it up. The discernment of the English novel reader, however, was once more vindicated, and the majority of the critics were highly complimentary, one reviewer going so far as to suggest that Miss Lathbury would found a school of her own in fiction. The delicate wit that distinguished “Mr. Meyer’s Pupil” pervades “The People Downstairs,” which is sure to enhance an already enviable reputation.

A Bride on Trust. By the Author of “Tears of Angels,” “An Imperial Love Story,” etc. Capt. Henry Curties.

6s.

“A wonderful royal romance.”—Times. “A veritable feast of romance and sensation of the better type.”—Globe. “A capital book.”—Daily Graphic. “A stirring and original story.”—Birmingham Post. “Capt. Curties has achieved another success.”—Liverpool Post.

Attainment. By the Author of “Kit’s Woman,” and “My Cornish Neighbours.” Mrs. Havelock Ellis.

6s.

Mrs. Havelock Ellis is already responsible for two books, one of which was the delightful volume of Cornish sketches entitled “My Cornish Neighbours”; the other “Kit’s Woman,” a fine story of which the characterisation was much admired. “Attainment,” however, is her first attempt at a long novel, and its appearance is being eagerly awaited by a large circle of novel readers. The story is founded on experiments socialistic, philanthropic and idealistic, and points to the value of a natural life in every respect.

A Melton Monologue. Diana Crossways.

3s. 6d.

“Those who appreciate hunting and hunting sketches will delight in this bright and interesting picture.... Should attain considerable popularity.”—Southport Guardian.

The Disinherited of the Earth. By the Author of “The Tower of Siloam.” Mrs. Henry Graham.

6s.

Mrs. Henry Graham’s previous novel, “The Tower of Siloam,” was a notable success, her thorough knowledge of society being at once recognised. For her second book she has chosen a very different phase of life among the wealthy classes, the bigoted Lady Verrier being a distinct creation, whereas in her first book the author did not attempt to overstep the line of conventionality. In “The Disinherited of the Earth,” moreover, a most commendable restraint is to be noted, while the characterisation is excellent throughout.

Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp. By “Sarel Erasmus” (Douglas Blackburn). A new edition of a South African Classic. Cloth gilt,

2s.

Though on publication nine years or so ago, “Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp” achieved a marked success in South Africa, and in circles well versed in South African affairs, there is no doubt that the little book never met with the general appreciation it deserved. On its merits it is a classic, and, though possibly the Boer and his ways may have altered, as a record of how a white republic could be governed in modern times, the “Tale of Transvaal Officialdom” can never be excelled. Certainly nothing more humorously naive has ever been written than this vindication, ostensibly written by his son-in-law, of the much maligned Piet Prinsloo’s memory; it should occupy a place in the bookshelf of everyone who likes to be intellectually amused.

Leaven: A Black and White Story. Douglas Blackburn.

6s.

The author of “Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp” has more than once proved his ability to write a sustained and serious story, and though certain aspects of life in South Africa are so absurd as to be merely amusing, there is no question that the native problem with which he has chosen to deal in his latest book, is sufficiently grave. So far the Kafir in fiction has either been a farcical chatterbox or an object lesson of futile humanitarianism. Witty and pathetic as Mr. Douglas Blackburn can be on occasion, he indulges in neither low comedy, nor sickly sentimentality in “Leaven.” He traces the young Kafir from leaving his native kraal in guilty haste, to the luxury of a good position in a mining compound. Incidentally young Bulalie is cast into prison and treated with the grossest brutality, and the characters who are concerned in his abasement and rescue are altogether original; the unconventional missionary, the Pietermaritzberg landlady, and the compound manager, are only a few of the admirable sketches which make “Leaven” a novel of remarkable and original merit.

London Dead, and other Verses. C. Kennett Burrow.

1s. net.

The Lost Water, and other Poems. Mrs. I. K. Lloyd.

1s. net.

Two more important additions to The Contemporary Poets Series.

From a Hertfordshire Cottage. W. Beach Thomas.

3s. 6d.

A collection of Essays by this well-known “nature” writer. Should not be missed by the owner of even the most modest library of country life.

With the M.C.C. in Australia. Major Philip Trevor.

1s. net.

When the M.C.C. team left for Australia there were many sanguine people who prophesied that the deplorable withdrawals of well-known players notwithstanding, the Colonials would have to look after their laurels in the Test Matches. Unfortunately, in this case, optimism was misplaced, and the champions of the Northern Country are returning defeated but by no means disgraced. Previously to his departure as manager of the tour, Major Philip Trevor had promised to write an account of all that happened, and Mr. Alston Rivers has now issued the book at a popular price. Major Trevor is not only a consummate judge of all that concerns cricket, but is an exceptionally acute observer of all that goes on outside the actual game and, though it is to be regretted that he has not brilliant victories to record, his account of the Englishmen’s Antipodean experiences are sure to be extremely interesting.

G. K. C. Anon.

5s.

To the uninitiated it must be explained that the title is composed of the three letters with which the Christian names and surname of Mr. Gilbert Chesterton commence, forming a nom de guerre of the first importance in literary circles. Everybody knows how delightful a humour is Mr. Chesterton’s, and probably no one will enjoy the sallies of his anonymous critic more than he himself. Perhaps, however, “critic” is hardly the word for the author of “G. K. C.”; he is rather a jester whose irrepressible hilarity is favoured by a fortunate choice of his subject.

The Spirit of Parliament. Duncan Schwann, M.P.

3s. 6d. net.

“A great deal of the very delightful reading in this little book must, of course, be attributed to the always picturesque and lively style of the writer, who probably has as keen an appreciation of the historical traditions of Parliament as he has of its everyday work of debate and occasional law-making.... A delightful volume, and no one need be politically inclined to thoroughly enjoy it.”—Daily Graphic.

“Not only gives us a picture of the House that is vivid and graphic in itself, but also, and in part unconsciously, a plainly genuine account of its psychological effect upon its own members, especially as experienced by the newcomers in 1906. It is here that Mr. Schwann is at his best.”—Morning Leader.

“Mr. Schwann has written a volume which will enhance a most promising reputation. He has literary grace and charm; he thinks; he is an idealist; he is a choice scholar; and he has a saving grace of humour.”—Manchester City News.

“There is no finer passage in Mr. Schwann’s book than that in which he describes with vivid realistic power, but without mentioning names, the gathering passion engendered by a great debate.”—Liverpool Daily Post.

“What is the spirit of Parliament? That is the question which Mr. Duncan Schwann, M.P., worthy son of a worthy father, sets out to answer in a book of singular grace and charm.... No looker-on can quite realise the actual stress and storm of the struggle itself—the ridiculous vehemence of feeling, the absurd agony of soul, which must often rack the actors in some great Parliamentary debate. Mr. Duncan Schwann gives us some idea of it.”—Daily Chronicle.

“It is a pleasant, talky book, which freshly re-echoes the solemn reverberation of Big Ben.”—Scotsman.

The Search for the Western Sea. Lawrence J. Burpee.

16s. net.

The Scotsman says: “In preparing this volume of six hundred pages he has gone to original sources for his information, and this has entailed much trouble and research. The result is satisfactory. A clear and consecutive picture is afforded of a work of discovery, prosecuted during more than two centuries by men of French and British blood.”

The Daily Mail says: “The story of the long search for the Western Sea, and of the brave and hardy men who conducted it, is well told by Mr. Lawrence J. Burpee in the big book he has written. The volume is of great interest, not only to the geographer, but to anyone who likes to read of true adventures.”

The Publisher’s Circular says: “Original documents form the basis of this remarkable and important work, and in chief those preserved in the Canadian Archives at Ottawa. A satisfactory survey of the exploration of N.W. America has not really existed until the publication of this book. This story is full of human interest.... The illustrations are good, so also the maps, the index, and the valuable bibliography of works dealing with the exploration of N.W. America—altogether the book is a model.”

Psyche. Illustrated.

3s. 6d.

Louis Couperus is a Dutch author, and he has written the most delightful work entitled “Psyche.” Such a literary gem baffles description, for there has never been a book quite like it. The ennobling qualities of “Psyche” should assuredly not be overlooked by clergymen, schoolmasters and others whose concern it is, in a materialistic age, to guide youth into the proper paths; for behind the graceful imagery of “Psyche” is a moral which no sermon which was ever written could convey. Mr. Alston Rivers is publishing the work, translated by the Rev. B. S. Berrington, and illustrated by Dion Clayton Calthrop, towards the end of July.

The Citizen Books. Edited by W. Beach Thomas.

1s. net each.

The first of the Citizen Books series was “To-day in Greater Britain,” and every review that has appeared so far has been enthusiastic in praise of its lucidity and sound sense. Following up this success, a second volume, to be quickly followed by more, has just been published. It is entitled “The Face of England,” and the author, Mr. A. K. Collett, has thoroughly entered into the spirit of the series which is intended to supply “guide-books to the present.” The scope of this useful little book can best be gauged by the titles of the eleven chapters: The Outline of Britain; The Surface of Britain; The Rainfall and the Rocks; Soil and Industries; Agriculture; Moors, Fens and Forests; Climate; Roads, Canals and Railways; Tides and Harbours; Sea Routes and Fisheries; Landscape and Language.

The whole series is planned with a view to use in schools, the information being conveyed in the plainest way possible, and extreme care being taken to make the matter readable; the books themselves are strongly bound in cloth, and the price, one shilling each, is decidedly moderate.

Though, of course, polemical matter could hardly be introduced into “The Face of England” (though it is wonderful how it can insinuate itself), there are other volumes such as “The Civic Life” (to be published shortly) where the greatest care has to be exercised. That no political bias of any kind will be introduced should be vouched for by the editorship of the series being in the experienced hands of Mr. W. Beach Thomas.

The New Transvaal. Miss M. C. Bruce.

Cloth, 1s. 6d. net. Paper, 1s. net.

“One of the best books on South Africa we have had for a long time. It is priced at a shilling only, but it has more stuffing in it than half the pretentious expensive books which have been manufactured about the sub-Continent. The authoress is one who knows. That is apparent on every page. The book is full of common sense ... we congratulate Miss Bruce on her clever work.”

This is what “South Africa” has to say about a little book, which Mr. Alston Rivers has just published, written by Miss M. C. Bruce and entitled “The New Transvaal.” It was high time that the ignorance and apathy of the English at home as to South Africa was dispelled, and only quite recently certain revelations have shed further light on the subject. Without being by any means a partisan, Miss Bruce has much to say about the Chinese Labour question; she speaks from her own personal observation. Her descriptions of the country and methods of life are extraordinarily interesting.

Though “The New Transvaal” is published in paper covers at one shilling net, it is obtainable at eighteenpence, tastefully bound in cloth.

Water: Its Origin and Use. W. Coles-Finch, Engineer of the Chatham Waterworks.

21s. net.

Mr. Coles Finch’s book should prove to be the standard popular work on the element with which it deals. Though written by an expert, “Water: Its Origin and Use,” is not a purely scientific book; it is, as the author remarks in his Preface, “simply an ordinary person’s interpretation of what he sees in Nature and represents his best efforts to describe the same.”

How successful have been these efforts is attested by the warm eulogies of many eminent scientists to whom advance copies have been submitted.

An attractive volume, embellished by many beautiful illustrations, including Alpine scenes from photographs taken by Mrs. Aubrey le Blond, who has achieved wide renown in this branch of art.

France in the Twentieth Century. By the Author of “Engines of Social Progress,” W. L. George.

6s. net.

Mr. George, whose previous work was extremely well received, has undertaken a somewhat ambitious task, but the appearance of a book on modern France is most timely, and, even if less skilfully treated, a work of the kind would attract wide attention. “France in the Twentieth Century,” however, is certain to prove much more than a book of the passing hour, for not only is it intelligently written, but it shows a thorough grasp of the subject. Every chapter is of value, and the fact that the author was educated in France, and actually served his time in the French Army, gives additional interest to a handsome volume.

Goethe’s “Faust” Translated in Verse. Sir George Buchanan, C.B., K.C.V.O.

Post 8vo, cloth, gilt, 2s. 6d. net, Leather, 3s. 6d. net.

The Diplomatic Service, exacting though its duties may be, gives opportunities of a study of European literature that rarely falls to others. Though there have been other translations of “Faust” in prose or verse, Sir George Buchanan’s rendering shows fine insight, and such an appreciation of the German poet’s ideas as few scholars evince. Only the first part of Goethe’s masterpiece is translated, the second part being described in a note by the author.

Mr. Meyer’s Pupil. By Eva Lathbury. Second Impression.

6s.

Ever since the foundation of the publishing house of Alston Rivers, a persistent endeavour has been made to discover new authors, and to appreciate how successful has been the quest a mere glance at the firm’s publications will suffice. In introducing Miss Eva Lathbury to readers of fiction, the publisher can but hope that he is not too sanguine in anticipating that the author’s lively wit and whimsical outlook on the life of the leisured classes will meet with the reception which, in his opinion, it deserves. The author’s style should at least escape the charge of being derivative. The volume is rendered still more attractive by means of a coloured frontispiece by Mr. R. Pannett.

The Adventures of Count O’Connor. By Henry Stace.

6s.

A new novel writer of exceptional promise is always interesting, but when he makes his bow equipped with a story that is absolutely fresh, his chances of success are all the greater. In “The Adventures of Count O’Connor” at the Court of the Great Mogul, the author has found a theme exactly fitted to his delightful humour and vivacity. No historian has ever furnished a more convincing idea of the crafty Aurungzebe and his egregious court. The escapades of the hero, as the self-dubbed Irish “Count” may worthily be styled, are of the most extraordinary description, and are recounted so racily, that the reader can barely pause to question his veracity. The “Count’s” journey from Agra to Surat is packed with incident, and though gruesome events are chronicled, the writer’s innate lightheartedness completely divests them of horror.

The Lord of Latimer Street. By Jane Wardle. Author of “The Artistic Temperament.”

6s.

In the early months of last year Miss Wardle’s first book made a sensation both in the literary circles and with the general public, it being a matter of common wonder how such a young lady, as she was understood to be, could have such a grasp of the artistic, commercial, and suburban worlds. That Miss Wardle would be heard of again was prophesied by more than one critic, and there seems every prospect of “The Lord of Latimer Street” going far to substantiate her claim to recognition as a writer of marked originality. As may be conjectured from the title, Miss Wardle’s new book is concerned with characters of more lofty station than was the type depicted in “The Artistic Temperament.” The same whimsical humour, however, pervades the story, which, it is to be hoped, is sufficiently characteristic of the author to allay any suspicion on the part of critics as to a concealment of identity.

The Meddler. By H. de Vere Stacpoole and W. A. Bryce. With 8 illustrations and frontispiece.

6s.

Those who affect the lighter side of literature have never been in such need of thoroughly amusing books as during the last year or two, and with the host of requests for “something with a laugh on every page,” the bookseller has been powerless to comply. The publication of “The Meddler” is at least one step in the right direction; it is full of fun of the lightest, healthiest sort. The artist, too, has entered thoroughly into the spirit of a book which goes with a merry swing from start to finish.

Furze the Cruel. By John Trevena. Author of “Arminel of the West,” etc. Third Impression.

6s.

Mr. John Trevena’s rise to a high position among West Country novelists has been rapid indeed. If “A Pixy in Petticoats” revealed a talent for romance, combined with the nicest vein of rustic humour, “Arminel of the West” proved that the author was fully equal to the task of writing a really powerful novel. In his latest work he has advanced still farther, for there has been no more artistic representation of the men and women, far from simple in many respects, yet in others primitive to a degree, who dwell in the heart of Devon. When a district possesses chroniclers like Mr. Trevena, it is easy to explain why holiday makers are year by year evincing a disposition to leave the beaten tracks in their rambles.

The Turn of the Balance. By Brand Whitlock.

6s.

Though it is true that many novels that have had a huge vogue in America meet with a comparatively frigid reception on this side of the Atlantic, it is equally true that when once an American book hits the British taste, the impression it leaves is far more lasting than that of the average run of publications. “The Turn of the Balance” is the work of a realist who, perhaps inspired originally by the arch-realist, Mr. Howett, has attained a realism that places him in a position entirely his own. “‘The Turn of the Balance,’” says Mr. Upton Sinclair, author of “The Jungle,” “is an extraordinary piece of work. It is as true as life itself, and yet irresistible in its grip upon the reader. I know nothing with which to compare it, except Tolstoy’s ‘Resurrection.’”

The title gives a ready clue to the purpose of the book. “The Turn of the Balance” is a searching and sweeping arraignment of American modes of administering justice. The indictment is set forth in detail and particularity acquired through years of living at first-hand contact with the sufferers from man’s inhumanity to man. The law itself is put on trial here, and all who reach from under the law’s mantle black hands to crush their fellows with injustice.

The Rainy Day. Tales from the Great City. By the Author of “A London Girl,” etc. Second impression.

3s. 6d.

The anonymous author of Tales from the Great City has already attained to high repute by means of “A London Girl” and “Closed Doors,” in both of which his unrelenting pen exposed the depths of misery that underlie the so-called “Life of Pleasure.” In his latest work, “The Rainy Day,” the author turns his attention to the middle-class suburb as it existed in the eighties of last century, before the local idea was completely absorbed by the spirit of metropolitanism. To the novel reader who demands a good story, and to the student of social phenomena, “The Rainy Day” can be recommended with equal confidence.

The Glen o’ Weeping. By Marjorie Bowen. Fourth impression.

6s.

“Is a great improvement upon ‘The Viper of Milan,’ with which Miss Marjorie Bowen suddenly conquered a position for herself last year. The writer is on firm ground. It is our own history that she is playing with, and it is handled with far more confidence and power of conviction than a seasoned reader found in her Italian feast of bloodshed.”—Outlook.

“Such a novel as this might be placed not very far from those in which the Master of Historical Romance made such admirable use of Scottish history.”—Scotsman.

“Should serve to maintain the popularity, while it increases the reputation, of the author.”—Tribune.

“The only thing to be said about ‘The Viper of Milan’ and its brilliantly successful successor, ‘The Glen o’ Weeping,’ is that they carry one completely away. There is in this second novel every fine quality of its predecessor. It is an entire and complete success.”—Morning Leader.

“As we began by saying, Miss Bowen has an assured future, and is something of a wonder.”—Daily Telegraph.

“The author has a sense of style and a fertile imagination.”—AthenÆum.

Exton Manor. By Archibald Marshall. Author of “Richard Baldock,” etc. Fourth impression.

6s.

“Better than any of its predecessors.... Captain Thomas Turner might well say of it—could he read a story of which he is a delightful part—‘That’s a capital one!’”—Daily Telegraph.

“Few writers of the day have the power of Mr. Marshall to enchain interest and yet to disregard conventional devices.”—Bystander.

“Will be read with pleasure from the first page to the last—and leave the reader still asking for more.”—Tribune.

“By far the best thing he has done. A novel which is not merely entertaining, but sane, wholesome, and excellently observed—qualities by no means invariably found combined in modern fiction.”—Punch.

Privy Seal. By Ford Madox Hueffer. Author of “The Fifth Queen,” etc.

6s.

“‘Privy Seal’ is written with the same happy valiancy of language which made ‘The Fifth Queen’ so admirable, and the plan of the book is masterly. If you do not read Mr. Hueffer’s book you will miss a rare enjoyment.”—Evening News.

“As for the desperate political intrigues, the by-plot, the fighting, the book’s whole body and action, it is admirably done.”—Daily News.

World Without End. By Winifred Graham. Author of “The Vision at the Savoy,” etc.

6s.

“One of those books that haunt! ‘World Without End’ has already attracted interest in high places. The incursion of an intrepid Englishman into the forbidden Shrine of Masbad is one of the most amazing tales which a novelist has had to tell. The Eastern scenes are altogether admirable. ‘World Without End’ is the author’s best work.”—World.

The Amateur Emigrants. By Thos. Cobb.

6s.

“Mr. Cobb has worked a capital idea into his new novel, which is exceptionally bright and amusing.”—Standard.

Arminel of the West. By John Trevena. Author of “A Pixy in Petticoats.”

6s.

“The author made an artistic success of his ‘Pixy in Petticoats,’ but this book is even better.... We cordially wish more power to Mr. Trevena’s elbow, and more books from his pen.”—Field.

“Arminel reminds one of that former pixy in her teasing, affectionate, plaguey ways.”—Daily Mail.

“I have read with great delight the second volume of the author of ‘A Pixy in Petticoats,’ whose name, now divulged, is John Trevena. To be fresh and unconventional, and yet to have Devonshire as your locale, is a notable feat, and in ‘Arminel of the West’ Mr. Trevena does this thing.”—Bystander.

“Mr. Trevena has given us a strong piece of work, marked at once by observation and fancy.”—Daily Telegraph.

“The novel is of great promise, and will delight many readers.”—Tribune.

“Wander with dainty Arminel through Devonshire lanes. You will end by loving her as we did.”—Daily Chronicle.

“The charm of the whole is that it displays the spirit of the moorland.”—AthenÆum.

The Artistic Temperament. By Jane Wardle.

6s.

“Whoever Miss Jane Wardle may be, he or she has given us a really diverting story, the forerunner, we hope, of many others.”—Daily Telegraph.

“It is most mysterious suddenly to find a novel by an unknown woman, which appeals to one instantly as a very faithful picture of the very people one sits next to on the tops of omnibuses, dines with occasionally in suburban drawing-rooms, and meets at one’s own special brand of club or studio.”—Tribune.

“There is much good-natured satire and lively reading at the expense of Suburbia.”—Morning Post.

“It is safe to prophesy that Miss Wardle will be heard of again.”—Daily Mail.

A Bunch of Blue Ribbons. By Geo. Morley.

6s.

“Mr. George Morley has long since established a lasting claim upon all who are lovers of, or dwellers in, Warwickshire.”—Birmingham Daily Mail.

“It is probably safe to say that no other writer could have charged a story so full of the authentic and recognisable atmosphere of Warwickshire village life.”—Birmingham Daily Post.

“We can commend Mr. Morley’s rural story on many counts, and we do.”—Daily Mail.

“This is a capital book to peruse among the woods and fields; the peasants talk very amusingly, and the scenery is well described.”—Globe.

The Viper of Milan. 11th impression. Marjorie Bowen.

6s.

“Miss Bowen is to be congratulated upon entering the ranks of our fictionists with so strong a piece of work; a story for which a wide popularity may confidently be predicted.”—Telegraph.

A Pixy in Petticoats. John Trevena.

6s.

“‘A Pixy in Petticoats’ is as good a story of Dartmoor as has been written these many moons.”—Evening Standard.

“A glance at any chapter is almost as good as a breath of that breeze which charges at you on the top of Hay or Yes Tor.”—Bystander.

Collusion. Thomas Cobb.

6s.

“‘Collusion’ has all the brightness and cleverness which might be expected of the author of ‘Mrs. Erricker’s Reputation.’”—Observer.

Meriel of the Moors. R. E. VernÈde.

6s.

The author’s first essay in fiction, “The Pursuit of Mr. Faviel,” was universally commended for its sparkling wit. Though “Meriel of the Moors” is more in the narrative style and bristling with excitement, the lightness of touch remains. Mr. VernÈde’s career as an author should be assured by his latest novel.

The Ivory Raiders. Walter Dalby.

6s.

“Mr. Dalby’s enthralling pages, of whose lively colour, indubitably the result of a rare combination of first-hand experience and innate literary talent, no adequate notion can be given within the limits of a review.”—Glasgow Herald.

Mrs. Erricker’s Reputation. Thomas Cobb.

6s.

“We can safely predict that Mr. Cobb’s latest novel will be one of the hits of the present season.”—Liverpool Courier.

The Fifth Queen. Ford Madox Hueffer.

6s.

“It is an ambitious theme which Mr. Hueffer has taken, and we have NOTHING BUT CONGRATULATION for him on the resultant achievement; this book further strengthens his position as ONE OF THE ABLEST OF THE YOUNGER WRITERS OF THE DAY.”—Daily Telegraph.

Richard Baldock. Archibald Marshall.

6s.

“Unlike nearly all other novelists who appeal to the many, his work has qualities which commend it no less warmly to the few. The story of little Richard Baldock might almost have been written by the author of ‘David Copperfield.’”—Mr. Hamilton Fyfe in the Evening News.

The House of Merrilees. Archibald Marshall.

6s.

“It is a pleasure to praise a book of this kind, and rare to find one in which a narrative of absorbing interest is combined with so many literary graces.”—Bookman.

“The best mystery novel since Sir A. Conan Doyle’s “‘Sign of Four.’”—Daily Graphic.

“Can recommend cordially and with confidence to those who like a really good story, well constructed and excellently told.”—Punch.

The Pursuit of Mr. Faviel. R. E. VernÈde.

6s.

“Mr. VernÈde is able, by his cleverness and wit, to keep up the interest of this chase from start to finish. He writes with just that light touch that is necessary.... This most amusing, well-written book ends exactly as such a book should end—with a gasp and a laugh and a desire to read another story by Mr. VernÈde.”—Academy.

As Dust in the Balance. Mrs. H. H. Penrose.

6s.

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The Unequal Yoke. Mrs. H. H. Penrose.

6s.

“Mrs. H. H. Penrose, who is one of the women novelists to be taken into serious account, has not written anything better worth reading than ‘The Unequal Yoke.’ ... Mrs. Penrose is a bold thinker and a strong writer.”—World.

The Tower Of Siloam. Mrs. Henry Graham.

6s.

“This extremely readable and well-contrived novel should secure for its authoress a recognised position amongst the pleasantest of our writers of light fiction.”—Daily Telegraph.

Hugh Rendal: A Public School Story. Lionel Portman.

6s.

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In Desert Keeping. Edmund Mitchell.

6s.

“A sincere and successful novel.”—Times.

“Full of exciting incident, but the fine character drawing saves it from the charge of sensationalism.”—Glasgow Herald.

Peace On Earth. Reginald Turner.

6s.

“The thorough originality, both in plot and treatment, of Mr. Turner’s novel is its principal merit.... A thoroughly fresh piece of work and a novel of marked power. It gives Mr. Turner a firm position.”—Vanity Fair.

The Countermine. Arthur Wenlock.

6s.

“Surely few more commendatory things can be said of any novel than may fairly be said of this one—that it makes you read whether you will or no.”—Scotsman.

A Captain of Men. E. Anson More.

6s.

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The Friendships of Veronica. Thomas Cobb.

6s.

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Kit’s Woman. By Mrs. Havelock Ellis.

3s. 6d.

“I cannot speak too highly of Mrs. Havelock Ellis’s latest sketch of Cornish village life, ‘Kit’s Woman.’ In its way, this is a little work of genius.”—Bystander.

“As a character study of interesting types the book is an unqualified success.”—Outlook.

“Mrs. Ellis’s book is one of the finest things we have recently met with.”—Western Daily Mercury.

My Cornish Neighbours. Mrs. Havelock Ellis.

3s. 6d.

“This charming and characteristic volume of stories not only enhances Mrs. Ellis’s already established reputation as a finished artist in the most difficult department of fiction, but it confirms her right to regard Cornwall as peculiarly her own province.”—Glasgow Herald.

Closed Doors. Tales from the Great City. By the Author of “A London Girl.”

3s. 6d.

By his previous work the author at once established a reputation for dealing with the under-side of London life. “Closed Doors” is a social study of a still more subtle type, and the intimate knowledge of men and things which the book reveals cannot fail to increase interest in the series.

A London Girl. Tales from the Great City. Anon.

3s. 6d.

“Certain it is that the author of this pitiless tale is neither ordinary nor inexperienced. ‘Baby’ is a great creation. She leaps from the printed page into lovely merry life, and all through she exercises a spell over one.”—Dundee Advertiser.

In Life’s Byways. C. S. Bradford.

3s. 6d.

“They are tales of stirring incident, well worth relating, and their author has succeeded in the difficult task of keeping them free from all glamour and unreality.”—Bookman.

Sarah the Valiant. By Theodora Wilson Wilson. Author of “The Magic Jujubes,” “A Navvy from King’s,” etc. With 8 illustrations.

3s. 6d.

The Truant Five. By Raymond Jacberns. Author of “The New Pupil,” etc. With 6 illustrations.

3s. 6d.

There is no present that is more acceptable to a girl than a nice book; yet how difficult it is to find exactly the right thing! There are, of course, dozens of books published every autumn that are harmless enough, and will, very possibly, afford a certain amount of pleasure for the moment to the average young lady—but the perfect book for girls must have so many qualities, mostly negative, no doubt, but some positive as well. The perfect girl’s book should not contain any mention of “things” (as Mr. Ford Madox Hueffer would say). Well, there are plenty that do not, but where such books fall short of perfection is that “grown-ups” find them dreadfully tedious to read aloud in the family circle. That is what is wanted; a book that will interest and amuse everybody; if it comes up to that requirement it is certain to interest and amuse girls.

Here are two books that everybody will like: “Sarah the Valiant,” by Theodora Wilson Wilson, is full of entertainment; the characters all live, and though pathos is never obtruded, the story is full of the tenderness of which the author has already shown herself to be possessed in “The Magic Jujubes.” Raymond Jacberns’s “The Truant Five” is equally certain to please. So graphically are the young people’s wanderings described, that the staidest of aunts must feel the vagabond spirit thrill within her, though the common-sense denouement of the story can be relied on as an infallible moral antidote. Both books are beautifully illustrated, and the titles are worth remembering: “Sarah the Valiant” and “The Truant Five.”

The Book of Living Poets. Edited by Walter Jerrold. Crown 8vo.

7s. 6d. net.

It has been the fashion in literary circles of late to aver that modern poetry suffers neglect at the hand of the publisher. That contemporary verse is not altogether unpatronised, however, Mr. Alston Rivers has already proved by the series of little volumes, all the work of living authors, that he has issued recently with success. That effort is now being followed up by a charming volume of upwards of 400 pages, beautifully bound and printed, entitled, “The Book of Living Poets.” Every contemporary poet of distinction, from whose pen verse has been recently published, is represented; to name only a few, Swinburne, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, and Alfred Noyes.

The Spirit of the People. By Ford Madox Hueffer.

5s. net.

Mr. Ford Madox Hueffer has been aptly described by a well-known critic as one of the most interesting figures among present-day writers. Whether as a poet or as a writer of historical romance, he has always commanded respect, and the appearance of a new work in either direction is regarded as a literary event. It was, however, with “The Soul of London” and its companion volume, “The Heart of the Country,” that the critics’ pens were at their busiest, and in his advertisement to the latter book the author made it known that a third “small projection of a view of modern life” might shortly be expected. This promise is now to be redeemed by the imminent publication of “The Spirit of the People.”

To vaunt the new and concluding volume of the series as more charming than its predecessors would be as absurd as it would be disingenuous. It may, however, be mentioned that the value of “The Spirit of the People” is peculiar. England, both as regards life in the metropolis and rural districts, has been subjected to the considerations of writers of almost every nationality. The English spirit has been diagnosed and analysed often enough. What makes Mr. Hueffer’s new book so interesting is that it is written by an Englishman in one sense; yet, in another sense, scarcely an Englishman. The author’s training has not been that of the average youth of the Established Church; yet the book is instinct with reverence and affection for that Church. Unquestionably the reader will find the many pages devoted to the religious aspect of the English spirit highly instructive; though, in lighter vein, when dealing with Englishmen’s sense of the proprieties, of their devotion to sports, and their hundred other peculiarities, the author is no less engaging. From these remarks it will be judged that “The Spirit of the People” makes a wide appeal; its genial bonhomie and tolerance should ensure a favourable hearing.

Thomas Hood: His Life and Times. By Walter Jerrold. Illustrated. Demy 8vo.

16s. net.

Though over sixty years have now elapsed since the death of Thomas Hood, it is not a little strange that only one attempt has been made to tell the story of his life with any fulness. The fate of his contemporaries, and indeed many successors, has not been Thomas Hood’s: he is still regarded as a writer of comic verse that is above all competitors; his share in the history of modern letters cannot be minimised; and his personality was unusually attractive and lovable. Yet the “Memorials of Thomas Hood,” prepared by his son and daughter, and published in 1860, re-issued ten years later with some excisions and with but few new features, is the only sustained chronicle to which hitherto the enquirer has been able to resort. Even in the later edition the first thirty-five years of Hood’s short life were dismissed in sixty-seven pages, as against 400 pages devoted to his last eleven years, while much that is inaccurate is to be noticed throughout those earlier pages. It was, therefore, a duty incumbent upon the Republic of Letters that some one, well equipped, should take up the task of writing a complete biography; that Mr. Walter Jerrold was well qualified for the undertaking has already been made sufficiently evident. The book is beautifully produced, with suitable illustrations, including coloured plates and a photogravure plate.

“That a grandson of Douglas Jerrold should write a ‘Life’ of Thomas Hood is, in the nature of things, eminently fitting and commendable; everyone who is conservative enough to enjoy the perpetuation of old associations will appreciate the propriety. And all those who like to see good sound work properly recognised will be glad that Mr. Walter Jerrold should have been given this opportunity of publishing what will certainly remain to be regarded as the best-informed, most painstaking, and most accurate biography of Hood—the book to be consulted upon all questions of fact and date.”—The Bookman.

The Chase of the Wild Red Deer. By Charles Palk Collyns. With coloured frontispiece.

5s. net.

A new edition of Dr. Collyns’ classic needs no apology, for the time has surely come when the book should be published at a price that enables all lovers of sporting literature to number it among their possessions. The present volume includes a preface by the Hon. L. J. Bathurst, and a coloured frontispiece by Mr. Stuart.

A Guide to the Foxhounds and Staghounds of England. Being a new edition of the original book by “Gelert,” published 1849. Demy 8vo.

3s. 6d.

In these days of directories, there is no branch of sport which has not a complete reference book of its own. In 1849 the hunting world was quite unrepresented in this respect, and the publisher ventures to think that “Gelert’s” attempt to supply the deficiency may be interesting enough to justify the issue of a new edition. The book is accompanied by an introductory chapter containing certain comments on the text, and comparisons with the present conditions of the hunting world.

The Human Harvest. By D. S. Jordan.

2s. net.

As may be gathered from the title, the author in this book examines the question of military selection and its effect on the human race. It is not a long book, but it is so full of shrewd common sense that on laying down the volume the reader will have acquired more food for meditation than many a work of hundreds of closely printed pages could supply.

The Siege of the North Pole. Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. In preparation.

16s. net.

The Contemporary Poets Series. Imp. 16mo.

1s. each net.

A Ballad of Victory, and other Poems. By Dollie Radford.

From Inland, and other Poems. By Ford Madox Hueffer.

Democratic Sonnets. W. M. Rossetti (2 vols.).

Repose, and Other Verses. J. Marjoram.

The Soul’s Destroyer, and Other Poems. William H. Davies.

Sealed Orders, and Other Poems. Walter Herries Pollock.

The theory of the Editor and publishers of this series is that, whilst to-day there exist a large body of excellent poets and a fairly considerable body of intelligent readers of poetry, there has not, of late years, been any very serious attempt made to bring the one into contact with the other. Hence an attempt to bring together a collection of small—as it were—samples of the works of poets of the most varied description, ranging from the simple lyric to the definitely political or the mere vers de sociÉtÉ, published in the cheapest possible manner that is consonant with a dignified appearance and a sufficient amount of advertisement to bring the venture before the notice of the Public.

Ten Years of Locomotive Progress. By George Montagu. Demy 8vo. 50 illustrations.

6s. net.

“Mr. Montagu has happily combined a good deal of useful technical knowledge with his popular treatment of the subject, and we congratulate him on a timely book which will serve to remind the public of what we owe to railway engineers. It has numerous illustrations of all the locomotive types.”—Says The Spectator.

“On such a subject as this it is not easy to write for the general reader without bewildering him in places with technicalities, but the author has achieved his aim of producing a popular semi-technical work describing a remarkable movement.”—

Says Mr. H. G. Archer in The Tribune.

The Soul of London. By Ford Madox Hueffer. Imp. 16mo.

5s. net.

“It is long since we came across a more attractive collection of essays on any subject, and the author is to be heartily congratulated on his success.”—The Morning Post.

“‘The Soul of London,’ published to-day, is the latest and truest image of London, built up out of a series of brilliant negations that together are more hauntingly near to a composite picture of the city than anything we have ever seen before....”—The Daily Mail.

“Londoners should read this book; and even more certainly should countrymen and denizens of provincial cities read it.”—The Standard.

“There have been many books on London, written by literary men, statisticians, reformers. But no one has achieved or attempted what in this book Mr. Hueffer has done with power and fine insight.”—The Daily News.

The New Sketch Book. Being Essays now first collected from the Foreign Quarterly, and edited with an Introduction by Robert S. Garnett. Demy 8vo.

7s. 6d. net.

The undoubted authenticity of “The New Sketch Book” has been conceded by every critic whose expert knowledge makes his judgment of value. Mr. W. L. Courtney, in the Daily Telegraph, says:—“The world is to be heartily congratulated on having obtained the opportunity, which Mr. Garnett’s editorial care has given it, of READING NEW SPECIMENS OF THACKERAY’S LIGHT WIT, RAPIER-LIKE DEXTERITY, AND CURIOUSLY INDIVIDUAL STYLE.” “No true admirer of the larger Thackeray,” says Mr. Walter Jerrold in The Tribune, “but will welcome this book, and wish to turn to it himself and read the essay now identified with the honoured name.” “The publication of the book is beyond all cavil justified” (Daily Chronicle). “Mr. Garnett’s editorial introduction is admirable, and for his labours we have nothing but praise” (Times). “We must congratulate Mr. Robert Garnett on a discovery which it is surprising that no one had made before, and on the sound critical introduction which he prefixes to these delightful essays” (Academy). “Lovers of Thackeray need have no hesitation in placing on their shelves, in company with the master’s other writings of the same fugitive order” (World). “Here is his New Sketch Book gathered together with inspired industry by Mr. R. S. Garnett.... Mr. Punch places it in his archives with reverence.” (Punch).

Spring Blossoms and Summer Fruit. John Byles. Crown 8vo. Cloth, gilt.

1s. 6d. net.

The Legend of St. Mark. John Byles. Crown 8vo. Cloth, gilt.

1s. 6d. net.

“We can scarcely praise too highly the beauty and exquisite simplicity of these talks.”—Literary World.

“Each address is a model of simple excellence, being brief, thoughtful, attractive, and very much to the point.”—Church Sunday School Magazine.

The Heart of the Country. By Ford Madox Hueffer. Imp. 16mo.

5s. net.

“We have had ‘Country’ books of the most varied character, from that of Gilbert White to those of Richard Jefferies; but Mr. Hueffer has taken a new and interesting line of his own, and his really beautiful work will assuredly make him many friends.”—The Daily Telegraph.

“There may be several opinions on the unity of the book; there can only be one, and that ENTHUSIASTICALLY ADMIRING about the parts of which it is composed.”—The World.

“There are not many men writing English just now who have the talent—or will be at the pains—to turn out sentences and paragraphs so pleasing in texture and design as the sentences and paragraphs of Mr. Hueffer ... who is an accomplished artist in the handling of words.”—Sunday Sun.

The Small House: its Architecture and Surroundings. Arthur Martin. Crown 8vo. Illustrated.

2s. net.

“‘The small house’ within the meaning of the title-page is not exactly a workman’s cottage. It is one designed for gentlefolk. How very charming and desirable such a house may be made is shown by some of the illustrations that accompany the volume.”—Glasgow Herald.

The Turk in the Balkans. T. Comyn Platt. Illustrated.

3s. 6d.

Abyssinia: The Ethiopian Railway and the Powers. T. L. Gilmour.

1s. net.

Suggestions for the Better Governing of India. Sir Frederick S. P. Lely, C.S.I., K.C.I.E.

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The Story of Exploration Series. A Complete History of the Discovery of the Globe from the Earliest Records up to the present time. Edited by J. Scott-eltie, LL.D., Sec. R.G.S. Demy 8vo.

Price, per Volume, 7s. 6d. net.

The reception which every item of “The Story of Exploration” has met with at the hands of both the public and press is due to the fact that while each story is told in a manner likely to interest the general reader, it is at the same time sought to provide the student with a serious and trustworthy history of exploration, and with a summary of our knowledge of each region dealt with. A vast amount of information is condensed within a comparatively small compass, voluminous records collated and the results brought together in a concise and readable form.

Each volume of the series is complete and independent in itself, and is sold separately. The books are, however, published in uniform style and binding, and the entire series, when complete, will form what may be called a biographical history of the exploration of the world. Beginning with the earliest journeys of which records exist, and carrying their narratives down to the most recent discoveries, the several authors of the works that have so far appeared have told their allotted stories fully and with the utmost historical accuracy.

“The motto of those responsible for this invaluable series is ‘Thorough.’ How they are produced at this low price is a mystery to us.”—War Office Times.

The Penetration of Arabia. D. G. Hogarth, M.A. With over Fifty Illustrations and Maps; and also two large Maps in Colour by J. G. Bartholomew.

“It is a literary, scientific, and, we may add, a political gain to be placed in possession of a standard work describing the exploration of Arabia.”—The AthenÆum.

“Mr. Hogarth rises to true eloquence, and speaks with freedom and mastery. There is strength and justice, moreover, in his judgments of men. It is the first effective competitor that has appeared to Carl Ritter’s discussion of Arabian geography, now some fifty years old.”—The Times.

“A Summary—luminous and exact—of the literature of travel in that part of the world.... A scholarly survey of adventurous, though tardy, geographical research.”—The Standard.

The Story of Exploration Series:

The Siege of the South Pole. The story of Antarctic Exploration. Dr. H. R. Mill, LL.D., D.Sc. With over Seventy Illustrations from Photographs, Charts and Drawings; and a large Coloured Map by J. G. Bartholomew.

“Dr. Mill writes with spirit as well as erudition; and his book is not only a larger monument of learning, but also a more entertaining composition than the works on the same topic of Herr Fricker and Mr. Balch.”—The Times.

“The author is a man of science who has the rare gift of making difficult things clear to the unscientific mind, and nothing could be better than his explanations of the importance of observations in the Antarctic to a true theory of terrestrial magnetism.... The accounts of most of the earlier voyages are out of print and only to be found in great libraries; and Dr. Mill has done excellent services by relating these voyages in detail, and illustrating them copiously by maps and engravings.”—The AthenÆum.

“The present volume is a triumphant demonstration of his literary insight and skill, for while making no sacrifice of scientific accuracy, he has produced a narrative of Antarctic exploration which will fascinate the intelligent schoolboy as sure as it will instruct the serious student of Polar exploration.”—Morning Post.

Further India. Being the Story of Exploration from the Earliest Times in Burma, Malaya, Siam and Indo-China. Hugh Clifford, C.M.G., Author of “In Court and Kampong,” “Studies in Brown Humanity,” etc., etc. With Forty-eight Illustrations from Drawings, Photographs and Maps; and two large Maps in Colour by J. G. Bartholomew.

“Those who desire to gain a better knowledge of the past and present history of exploration in India cannot do better than read this excellent book.”—The Field.

“All that has been written and published Mr. Clifford has industriously examined and collated, and he has arranged it in consecutive narratives, abounding in dramatic episodes or exciting incidents. The story is as intricate as it is interesting.”—The Westminster Gazette.

“Another volume in this most excellent series. Mr. Clifford has produced a thoroughly readable, trustworthy and fascinating book, well indexed and well illustrated.”—The Academy.

The St. Lawrence Basin and its Borderlands. Dr. S. E. Dawson, Litt.D., F.R.S.C. With Forty-eight Illustrations from Drawings and Photographs; and a large Coloured Map by J. G. Bartholomew.

“In its pages the reader will find a mass of information which he could only collect for himself by years of study; he will also receive great assistance from the reproduction of maps with which the book is furnished; while the illustrations will enable him to form a very good idea of this portion of the Canadian Dominion, both as regards its past and present condition. In conclusion, we would again call the attention of our readers to this valuable series of works. They are all written by men who are undoubted authorities on the different countries they describe, they are all furnished with maps, nicely illustrated, and should find a place on the shelves of every well-regulated library.”—The Field.

“The story of the discovery and exploration of the north-eastern part of the continent of North America, a story peculiarly rich in historical, geographical, and adventurous interest, has been told once more, and told very fully and well by Dr. S. E. Dawson ... whose narrative, as a whole, does complete and careful justice to every aspect of a story of progressive exploration as replete with varied interest and moving adventure as any in the history of the world.”—The World.

“He is writing a geographical rather than a political history, and, incidentally, demonstrates how interesting that can be made.”—The Standard.

The Nile Quest. A Record of the Exploration of the Nile and its Basin, by Sir Harry H. Johnston, G.C.M.G., K.C.B. With over Seventy Illustrations from Drawings and Photographs by the Author and by others. Maps by J. G. Bartholomew.

“The record of the quest could not fail to be a fascinating story. Sir Harry Johnston has done a useful service in setting forth the often tangled results of African exploration in a clear narrative.”—The Spectator.

“Few men are better fitted than Sir Harry Johnston to tell the tale of ‘The Nile Quest.’ He traces the routes of successive travellers, prefacing each narrative with brief biographical sketches.... He holds the balance with judicial impartiality, and vindicates some unjustly discredited reputations.... It is singularly attractive, and some of his descriptions of scenery and the native races may vie with the best of the extracts from the works of eloquent travellers.”—The Times.

“We know of no book in which the whole history of Nile exploration, from the earliest times up to the very latest discoveries in the Sobat and Bahr-el-Ghazel regions, is narrated so fully and accurately as it is here.”—The Manchester Guardian.

Tibet the Mysterious. By Col. Sir Thos. Holdich, K.C.M.G., K.C.I.E, C.B. With Fifty Illustrations from Photographs and Charts, and a large Coloured Map.

“It is a story full of notable and romantic episodes, and it is brilliantly narrated by Sir Thomas Holdich, who gives, moreover, graphic descriptions of the country itself and its people. No more fascinating book on Tibet has appeared.”—Truth.

“Deserving of the warmest recognition.”—Birmingham Post.

“Every page of his book bears witness to the thoroughness of his methods, and there are several maps which will be of great value to geographical students.”—Dundee Courier.

“Most of those who read the volume on the exploration of Tibet, by Sir Thomas Holdich, will agree that it takes the first place for interest of narrative and ability of compilation in the whole series.”—Daily Mail.

“Altogether indispensable to the serious student of Tibet the Mysterious.”—Daily News.

The Pinafore Library. Crown 16mo.

Per Set in Case, 2s. 6d. net.

The time is ripe for a novelty in children’s books, and the “Pinafore Library” is altogether a fresh departure. Here are five delightful little volumes, all written by authors of repute, which, while full of fascination for the youngest child, possess undeniable literary distinction. The bright and attractive appearance given to these little books by the artistic pictorial paper boards, and the delicately executed and fanciful end-papers cannot fail to enhance the merits of this series.

Christina’s Fairy Book. Ford Madox Hueffer.

The Travelling Companions. Lady Margaret Sackville.

Highways and Byways in Fairyland. Arthur Ransome.

The Fairy Doll. Netta Syrett.

Who’s Who in Fairyland. Anne Pyne.

Willie Westinghouse Edison Smith. The Boy Inventor. By Frank Crane.

Little Sammy Sneeze. By Winsor McCay. Two new and amusing flat books in which the pictures tell the story.

Each 3s. 6d. net.

The Zoo: A Scamper. By Walter Emanuel. With Illustrations by John Hassall.

1s. net.

The Magic Jujubes. By Theodora Wilson Wilson, Author of “Our Joshua,” etc. With eight illustrations by J. W. Hammick.

3s. 6d.

The Guide to Fairyland. Written and illustrated by Dion Clayton Calthrop. Crown 4to.

5s. net.

The Faery Year. By G. A. B. Dewar. 336 pp. Demy 8vo, with eight illustrations.

7s. 6d.

Peter Binney, Undergraduate. Archibald Marshall. A ‘Varsity Story’.

6s.

Signs of the Times, or the Hustlers’ Almanac for 1907. By the Authors of “Wisdom while you Wait.” Profusely Illustrated.

1s. net.

Sessional: Big Ben Ballads. By the Authors of “The Great Crusade.” Illustrated.

1s. net.

Change for a Halfpenny. By the Authors of “Signs of the Times.” Profusely Illustrated.

1s. net.

Mixed Maxims, or Proverbs of the Professor. By Monte Carlo. Illustrated.

2s. 6d. net.

More Cricket Songs. Norman Gale. Imp. 16mo.

2s. net.

Home Made History. Hansard Watt. Imp. 16mo. Illustrated.

2s. 6d. net.

The Polo Annual for 1908. Edited by L. V. L. Simmonds.

1s. net.

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