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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

  1. HERODOTUS. Literally Translated from the Text of Baehr, by Henry Cary, M.A. 3s. 6d.
  2. DARWIN'S VOYAGE OF A NATURALIST IN H.M.S. "BEAGLE." 2s. 6d.
  3. THE MEDITATIONS OF MARCUS AURELIUS. Translated from the Greek by Jeremy Collier. 1s. 6d.
  4. THE TEACHING OF EPICTETUS. Translated from the Greek, with Introduction and Notes, by W. T. Rolleston. 1s. 6d.
  5. BACON'S ESSAYS, 1s. 6d.
  6. MILL'S POLITICAL ECONOMY. 3s. 6d.
  7. CARLYLE'S FRENCH REVOLUTION. 3s. 6d.
  8. SELF-HELP. By Samuel Smiles. 6s.
  9. WHITE'S NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. Edited by Sir William Jardine, Bart. With Illustrations. 3s. 6d.
  10. THE PICKWICK PAPERS. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations by "Phiz." 3s. 6d.
  11. THE SHI KING: the Old "Poetry Classic" of the Chinese. Translated by William Jennings, M.A. 3s. 6d.
  12. HOMER'S ILIAD AND ODYSSEY. Translated by Alexander Pope. 3s. 6d.
  13. VIRGIL'S ÆNEID. Translated by John Dryden. 1s. 6d.
  14. MONTAIGNE'S ESSAYS. 3s. 6d.
  15. MILL'S SYSTEM OF LOGIC. 3s. 6d.
  16. LEWES'S BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY. 3s. 6d.
  17. THACKERAY'S VANITY FAIR. 3s. 6d.
  18. THE SHÁH NÁMEH OF THE PERSIAN POET FIRDAUSI. 3s. 6d.
  19. CAPTAIN COOK'S THREE VOYAGES ROUND THE WORLD. 3s. 6d.
  20. GOLDSMITH'S VICAR OF WAKEFIELD. 1/6.
  21. SCHILLER'S WILLIAM TELL. 1s. 6d.
  22. SALE'S KORAN. 3s. 6d.
  23. CHARLES KNIGHT'S SHAKSPERE. 3s. 6d.
  24. BOSWELL'S LIFE OF DR. JOHNSON. 3s. 6d.
  25. SCOTT'S IVANHOE. With Steel Plates. 3s. 6d.
  26. THACKERAY'S PENDENNIS. 5s.
  27. THUCYDIDES. Translated by W. Smith, D.D. 3/6
  28. DAVID COPPERFIELD. By Charles Dickens. With Illustrations and Portrait 3s. 6d.
  29. BYRON'S CHILDE HAROLD. 2s.
  30. THE PLAYS OF ÆSCHYLUS. Translated by Robert Potter. 2s.
  31. ADAM SMITH'S WEALTH OF NATIONS; 3s. 6d.
  32. CHAUCER'S CANTERBURY TALES. 3s. 6d.
  33. GIBBON'S DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. 2 vols. 7s.
  34. DIALOGUES OF PLATO: The Apology of Socrates, Crito, Phaedo, Protagoras. Henry Cary, M.A. 2s.
  35. DON QUIXOTE. By Miguel de Cervantes. With Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, R.A. 3s. 6d.
  36. SHERIDAN'S PLAYS. 2s.
  37. ROBINSON CRUSOE. Illustrated by J. D. Watson. 3s. 6d.
  38. DRYDEN'S POETICAL WORKS. 3s. 6d.
  39. PLUTARCH'S LIVES. Translated by John Langhorne, M.D., and William Langhorne, A.M. 3s. 6d.
  40. THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII. 3s. 6d.
  41. BUNYAN'S PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 3s. 6d.
  42. CARLYLE'S PAST AND PRESENT. 2s.
  43. ARISTOTLE'S ETHICS. 3s. 6d.
  44. WAKE'S APOSTOLICAL FATHERS. 3s. 6d.
  45. BACON'S NOVUM ORGANUM. 2s. 6d.
  46. DEMOSTHENES ON THE CROWN. 2s. 6d.
  47. PASCAL'S THOUGHTS ON RELIGION. 3/6
  48. BERKELEY'S HUMAN KNOWLEDGE. 2/6
  49. MALORY'S MORT D'ARTHURE. 5s.
  50. EMERSON'S ESSAYS. 3s. 6d.

London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited.

Transcriber's Note:

  • Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.
  • Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
  • Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
  • Mid-paragraph illustrations have been moved between paragraphs and some illustrations have been moved closer to the text that references them. The Index to Engravings paginations were not corrected.
  • The links for some incorrect index entries have been remedied, but others may remain, as the index was not checked for accuracy.
  • VARIANTS UNCHANGED:
    • Pages xiii and 201: Colebrook and Colebroke.
    • Page 51: Tchang-tchin and Tchang-tching.
    • Pages 108, 390 and others: Southwark and Southwarke.
    • Pages 498 and 571: Mahomed, Mahommed and Mahomet.
    • Pages 298, 306 and others: Hindostan and Hindoostan.
    • Pages 322 and 452: Rossellina, Rosselini and Rossellini.
    • Pages 370 and 371: ivil and ivel.
    • Pages 432, 537 and others: Brama and Brahma.
    • Pages 416 and 422: Bolinbroke and Bollinbroke.
    • Pages 634 and 635: Clothseck and clothsek; Gambaldyn and gambaldynge.
    • Page 635: Krees and Kreez.
    • Multiple pages: Shakespere/Shakspeare/Shakspere.
  • OTHER NOTES:
    • Pages v and xi: Removed entry "Architecture for Earthquakes" as no such engraving or description could be found.
    • Page 85: bÉnÉficiare changed to bÉnÉficiaire.
    • Page 128: Hatherly changed to Hatherley.
    • Page 246: Sackvile changed to Sackville.
    • Page 250: Clarencieux changed to Clarenceux.
    • Page 330: Shaftsbury to Shaftesbury.
    • Page 339: Hasselquiet changed to Hasselquist.
    • Page 346: + IONA + IHOAT + IONA + HELOI + YSSARAY + 11 +
      MEPHENOLPHETON + AGLA + ACHEDION + YANA +
      BACHIONODONAVALI M ILIOR + 11 BACHIONODONAVLI M ACH +
      changed to
      + IONA + IHOAT + LONA + HELOI + YSSARAY + "" +
      MEPHENOLPHETON + AGLA + ACHEDION + YANA +
      BACHIONODONAVALI [M*] ILIOR + "" BACHIONODONAVALI [M**] ACH +
      [M*] denotes counter-clockwise rotated M and [M**] clockwise rotated M. Also rendered in other texts as the letter Z or the number 3. Sources: Thomas R. Forbes, "Verbal Charms in British Folk Medicine." Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vo. 115, August 20, 1971, p. 308. And Frederick W. Fairholt, Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Remains in the Possession of Lord Londesborough. Drawn, Engraved and Described by Frederick W. Fairholt. London: Chapman and Hall, 1857, p. 83.
    • Page 451: Strasburgh changed to Strasburg.
    • Page 502: "drake coloured satin, and [illegible word] coloured satin." Changed to "drake coloured satin, and [...] coloured satin."
    • Page 546: "into his elar;" changed to "into his celar.
    • Pages 549-550: "the slaughtered sun hulls become...." "hulls" changed to "bulls."
    • Page 550: "according the the indication" changed to "according to the indication."
    • Page 558: "as with the [illegible word]" changed to "as with the [...]."
    • Page 630: "It said to have been made...." changed to "It was said to have been made...."




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