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Large post 8vo. 7s. 6d. net.

Leaves of the Tree: Studies in Biography.

By Arthur C. Benson,

Author of 'The Upton Letters,' 'From a College Window,' &c.

CONTENTS:—Introductory.Bishop Westcott.Henry Sidgwick.J. K. Stephen.Bishop Wilkinson.Professor Newton.Frederic Myers.Bishop Lightfoot.Henry Bradshaw.Matthew Arnold.Charles Kingsley.Bishop Wordsworth of Lincoln.Epilogue.

Daily Telegraph.—'This may be accounted among the most valuable of all Mr. Benson's books.'


With 9 Portraits (1 in Photogravure). Demy 8vo. 14s. net.

Hannah More: A Biographical Study.

By Annette M. B. Meakin,

Author of 'A Ribbon of Iron,' 'What America is Doing,' &c.

Aberdeen Journal.—'Miss Meakin writes with profound knowledge of her subject. We have read the volume with deep interest and appreciation, and cordially recommend it to our readers as a treasure of good things, as well as an admirable account of Hannah More.'


With 6 Portraits. Small demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. net.

The Annals of the Irish Harpers.

By Charlotte Milligan Fox.

Standard.—'This fascinating volume, Mrs. Milligan Fox writes excellently well concerning the traditions of the harp in Ireland, and incidentally throws a flood of light not merely on the bards of ancient Ireland but on historic harps which have been preserved until the present time.'


With 4 Photogravure Portraits. Large demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.

Memoirs and Memories. 2nd Impression.

By Mrs. C. W. Earle,

Author of 'Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden,' &c.

Daily News.—'There will always be a welcome among a multitude of readers for a new book from the author of "Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden" ... book lovers will find a good deal to their taste in her latest volume.'


Chawton Manor and its Owners:

A Family History.

With Portraits in Photogravure and numerous Illustrations.

Crown 4to. 21s. net.

By William Austen Leigh, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Montagu George Knight, of Chawton.

Times.—'Mr. Austen Leigh gives to his researches of the Old Hampshire Manor a literary touch which lightens his extracts from the original documents. The personal interest for the public centres mostly about Jane Austen, her home and her family.'


London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15 Waterloo Place, S.W.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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