  SPRING 1901 THE SIEGE OF KUMASSI By Lady Hodgson, wife of Sir Frederick M. Hodgson, Governor of the Gold Coast. Demy 8vo. Profusely Illustrated. Price 21s. Lady Hodgson has in a high degree the gift of vivid and realistic description. The reader shares with her the privations of the siege, the tense excitement of her marvellous escape, and the peril of the bush. The account is written with an unusual power of description and facility of style. ABYSSINIA Through the Lion Land to the Court of the Lion of Judah. By Herbert Vivian, Author of "Tunisia," "Servia." Demy 8vo. With 2 Maps and 80 Illustrations. Price 15s. The Land of the Lion offers much that is of great interest to the student of ethnology and geography. Mr. Vivian has made a valuable addition to the library of travel. His observations show a keen appreciation of surroundings, whether social, religious, or political. His style is bright, and holds the reader's interest to the last page. CYPRUS TO ZANZIBAR BY THE EGYPTIAN DELTA. The Adventures of a Journalist in the Isle of Love, the Home of Miracles, and the Land of Cloves. By Edward Vizetelly. With many Illustrations. Demy 8vo. Price 15s. Few have had better opportunities of studying the vicissitudes through which the little island of Cyprus has passed than Mr. Vizetelly. From Cyprus he leads the reader through the stirring times of the occupation of Egypt, and thence to Zanzibar. He has clothed the dry bones of political history with the living flesh of graphic description and humorous incident. AT PRETORIA The Capture of the Boer Capitals, and the Hoisting of the Flag at Pretoria. A Companion Volume to "Towards Pretoria." By Julian Ralph, Author of "Towards Pretoria." Extra crown 8vo. Price 6s. A SACK OF SHAKINGS: Essays from The Spectator, &c. By Frank T. Bullen, Author of "The Cruise of the 'Cachalot,'" &c. &c. Extra crown 8vo. Price 6s. Mr. Frank Bullen has taken advantage to the full of the opportunities which are granted only to those who go down to the deep waters, and has embodied his experiences in a collection of delightful essays. These show the writer to be possessed of deep sympathies, quick perception, and vivid power of narration. The style shows distinction of thought and expression, and the book may be summed up as "fascinating." THE SPANISH PEOPLE By Martin A. S. Hume, Author of "The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth," &c. Vol. I. The Great Peoples Series. Edited by F. York Powell, M.A., Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford. Crown 8vo. Price 6s. THE GAME OF BILLIARDS AND HOW TO PLAY IT By John Roberts. With about 400 Diagrams, including complete sets of some famous breaks. Demy 8vo. Price 6s. The latest book on the game, and one for novice and skilled player alike. Almost every imaginable stroke on the table is explained in the clearest possible manner, and the explanation is assisted by well-drawn diagrams. WAR'S BRIGHTER SIDE By Julian Ralph. Crown 8vo, cloth. Price 6s. This consists of the History and Contents of the Unique Newspaper published at Bloemfontein at the special request of Lord Roberts, and during his occupation. It contains many contributions by Rudyard Kipling, Dr. Conan Doyle, Lord Stanley, and many Officers and other eminent men, and was edited by Rudyard Kipling, Julian Ralph (Special War Correspondent to the Daily Mail), Mr. Landon (Special War Correspondent to The Times), Mr. Gwynne (Reuter's Special War Correspondent). Most of Rudyard Kipling's contributions to this paper are now published in this country for the first time, and the contents of the book make one of the most interesting and entertaining books of the war. |
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