  Pott 8vo. Each Vol., cloth, 1s. 6d. net; leather, 2s. 6d. net Messrs Methuen intend to produce a series of small books under the above title, containing some of the famous works in English and other literatures, in the domains of fiction, poetry, and belles lettres. The series will also contain several volumes of selections in prose and verse. The books will be edited with the most sympathetic and scholarly care. Each one, where it seems desirable, will contain an introduction which will give (1) a short biography of the author, (2) a critical estimate of the book. Where they are necessary, short notes will be added at the foot of the page. The Little Library will ultimately contain complete sets of the novels of W. M. Thackeray, Jane Austen, the sisters BrontË, Mrs Gaskell, and others. It will also contain the best work of many other novelists whose names are household words. Each volume will have a photogravure frontispiece, and the books will be produced with great care in a style uniform with that of The Library of Devotion. On the opposite page is printed a first list of books, and many others are in preparation. The First Volumes will be— Vanity Fair. By W. M. Thackeray. Edited by Stephen Gwynn. Three Volumes. Pendennis. By W. M. Thackeray. Edited by Stephen Gwynn. Three Volumes. Pride and Prejudice. By Jane Austen. Edited by E. V. Lucas. Two Volumes. Cranford. By Mrs Gaskell. Edited by V. Lucas. John Halifax, Gentleman. By Mrs Craik. Edited by Annie Matheson. Two Volumes. Lavengro. By George Borrow. Edited by H. Groome. Two Volumes. Eothen. By A. W. Kinglake. Edited by D. A Little Book of English Lyrics. A Little Book of Scottish Verse. Edited by T. F. Henderson. The Inferno of Dante. Translated by H. F. Cary. With an Introduction and Notes by Paget Toynbee. The Early Poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited by J. Churton Collins, M.A. The Princess, and other Poems. By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited by Elizabeth Wordsworth. Maud, and other Poems. By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited by Elizabeth Wordsworth. In Memoriam. By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited by H. C. Beeching. |
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