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English Wayfaring Life in the Middle Ages (XIVth Century). By J. J. Jusserand. Translated from the French by Lucy A. Toulmin Smith. Illustrated. Demy 8vo., cloth, 21s.

The Author has supervised the translation, and has added fresh matter, so that the volume differs in some degree from “La Vie Nomade.” Many of the illustrations are taken from illuminated manuscripts, and have never been published before.

Old Chelsea. A Summer-Day’s Stroll. By Dr. Benjamin Ellis Martin. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

The stroll described in these pages may be imagined to be taken during the summer of 1888; all the dates, descriptions, and references herein having been brought down to the present day.

The Twilight of the Gods. “The Purple Head,” “Madame Lucifer,” “The Demon Pope,” “The City of Philosophers,” “The Cup-bearer,” “Ananda the Miracle-Worker,” “The Bell of St. Euschemon,” and other Stories. By Richard Garnett. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

The Coming of the Friars, And other MediÆval Sketches. By the Rev. Augustus Jessopp, D.D., Author of “Arcady: For Better, For Worse,” &c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

Contents.—I. The Coming of the Friars.—II. Village Life in Norfolk Six Hundred Years ago.—III. Daily Life in a MediÆval Monastery.—IV. and V. The Black Death in East Anglia.—VI. The Building-up of a University.—VII. The Prophet of Walnut-tree Walk.

Arcady: For Better, For Worse. By Augustus Jessopp, D.D., Author of “One Generation of a Norfolk House.” Portrait. Popular Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

“A volume which is, to our minds, one of the most delightful ever published in English.”—Spectator.

“A capital book, abounding in true wisdom and humour.... Excellent and amusing.”—Melbourne Argus.

The Romance of a Shop. By Amy Levy, Author of “The New School of American Fiction,” &c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

The Paradox Club. By Edward Garnett. With Portrait of Nina Lindon. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“Mr. Garnett’s dialogue is often quite as good as his description, and in description he is singularly happy. The mystery of London streets by night is powerfully suggested, and the realistic force of his night-pieces is enhanced by the vague and Schumann-like sentiment that pervades them.”—Saturday Review.

Euphorion: Studies of the Antique and the MediÆval in the Renaissance. By Vernon Lee. Cheap Edition, in one volume. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“It is the fruit, as every page testifies, of singularly wide reading and independent thought, and the style combines with much picturesqueness a certain largeness of volume, that reminds us more of our earlier writers than those of our own time.”—Contemporary Review.

Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy. By Vernon Lee. Demy 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.

“These studies show a wide range of knowledge of the subject, precise investigation, abundant power of illustration, and hearty enthusiasm.... The style of writing is cultivated, neatly adjusted, and markedly clever.”—Saturday Review.

Belcaro: Being Essays on Sundry Æsthetical Questions. By Vernon Lee, Author of “Euphorion,” “Baldwin,” &c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

“This way of conveying ideas is very fascinating, and has an effect of creating activity in the reader’s mind which no other mode can equal. From first to last here is a continuous and delightful stimulation of thought.”—Academy.

Juvenilia: A Second Series of Essays on Sundry Æsthetical Questions. By Vernon Lee. Two vols. Small crown 8vo., cloth, 12s.

“To discuss it properly would require more space than a single number of ‘The Academy’ could afford.—Academy.

“Est agrÉable À lire et fait penser.”—Revue des deux Mondes.

Baldwin: Dialogues on Views and Aspirations. By Vernon Lee. Demy 8vo., cloth, 12s.

“The dialogues are written with ... an intellectual courage which shrinks from no logical conclusion.”—Scotsman.

Ottilie: An Eighteenth Century Idyl. By Vernon Lee. Square 8vo., cloth extra, 3s. 6d.

“A graceful little sketch.... Drawn with full insight into the period described.”—Spectator.

The Fleet: Its River, Prison, and Marriages. By John Ashton, Author of “Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne,” &c. With 70 Drawings by the Author from Original Pictures. Demy 8vo., cloth elegant, 21s. Cheaper Edition, 7s. 6d.

Romances of Chivalry: Told and Illustrated in Fac-simile by John Ashton. Forty-six Illustrations. Demy 8vo., cloth elegant, gilt tops, 18s.

“The result (of the reproduction of the wood blocks) is as creditable to his artistic, as the text is to his literary, ability.”—Guardian.

The Dawn of the Nineteenth Century in England: A Social Sketch of the Times. By John Ashton. Cheaper Edition, in one vol. Illustrated. Large crown 8vo., 10s. 6d.

“The book is one continued source of pleasure and interest, and opens up a wide field for speculation and comment, and many of us will look upon it as an important contribution to contemporary history, not easily available to others than close students.”—Antiquary.

Legends and Popular Tales of the Basque People. By Mariana Monteiro. With Illustrations by Harold Copping. Popular Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, gilt edges, 6s.

“In every respect this comely volume is a notable addition to the shelf devoted to folk-lore ... and the pictures in photogravure nobly interpret the text.”—Critic.

Heroic Tales. Retold from Firdusi the Persian. By Helen Zimmern. With Etchings by L. Alma Tadema. Popular Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth extra, 5s.

“Charming from beginning to end.... Miss Zimmern deserves all credit for her courage in attempting the task, and for her marvellous success in carrying it out.”—Saturday Review.

Pilgrim Sorrow. By Carmen Sylva (The Queen of Roumania). Translated by Helen Zimmern. Portrait-etching by Lalauze. Square crown 8vo., cloth extra, 5s.

“A strain of sadness runs through the delicate thought and fancy of the Queen of Roumania. Her popularity as an author is already great in Germany, and this little work will win her a place in many English hearts.”—Standard.

The Poison Tree: A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal. By B. Chandra Chatterjee. Introduction by Sir Edwin Arnold, M.A., K.C.S.I. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“This is a work of real genius.... As a picture of the social life of the Hindus it cannot but be regarded as masterly.”—British Quarterly Review.

The Touchstone of Peril: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny. By Dudley Hardress Thomas. Second edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“‘The Touchstone of Peril’ is the best Anglo-Indian novel that has appeared for some years.”—Times of India.

The Amazon: An Art Novel. By Carl Vosmaer. Preface by Prof. Georg Ebers, and Frontispiece specially drawn by L. Alma Tadema, R.A. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

“It is a work full of deep, suggestive thought.”—Academy.

The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations. By Mr. George Herbert. New and fourth edition, with Introductory Essay by J. Henry Shorthouse. Small crown, sheep, 5s. A fac-simile reprint of the Original Edition of 1633.

“This charming reprint has a fresh value added to it by the Introductory Essay of the Author of ‘John Inglesant.’”—Academy.

Songs, Ballads, and A Garden Play. By A. Mary F. Robinson, Author of “An Italian Garden.” With Frontispiece of DÜrer’s “Melencolia.” Small crown 8vo., half bound, vellum, 5s.

“The romantic ballads have grace, movement, passion and strength.—Spectator.

“Marked by sweetness of melody and truth of colour.”—Academy.

An Italian Garden: A Book of Songs. By A. Mary F. Robinson. Fcap. 8vo., parchment, 3s. 6d.

“They are most of them exquisite in form.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“Full of elegance and even tenderness.”—Spectator.

The Sentence: A Drama. By Augusta Webster, Author of “In a Day,” &c. Small crown 8vo., cloth, 4s. 6d.

“The working-out of this tragical theme is nothing less than masterly.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

The Lazy Minstrel. By J. Ashby-Sterry, Author of “Boudoir Ballads.” Fourth and Popular Edition. Frontispiece by E. A. Abbey. Fcap. 8vo., cloth, 2s. 6d.

“One of the lightest and brightest writers of vers de sociÉtÉ.”—St. James’s Gazette.

The New Purgatory, and other Poems. By Elizabeth Rachel Chapman, Author of “A Comtist Lover,” &c. Square imperial 16mo., cloth, 4s. 6d.

“There is not one of the poems that does not bear the sign manual of genius.”—Inquirer.

Introductory Studies in Greek Art. Delivered in the British Museum by Jane E. Harrison. With Illustrations. Square imperial 16mo., 7s. 6d.

“The best work of its kind in English.”—Oxford Magazine.

Jewish Portraits. By Lady Magnus. With Frontispiece by Harry Furniss. Small crown 8vo., cloth, 5s.

“We owe much gratitude to the author for a very delightful book.”—Manchester Examiner.

Gladys Fane. By T. Wemyss Reid. Fifth edition. (Unwin’s Novel Series.) Small crown 8vo., 2s.

“The author of the delightful monograph on ‘Charlotte BrontË’ has given us in this volume a story as beautiful as life and as sad as death.”—Standard.

Mrs. Keith’s Crime. By Mrs. W. Kingdon Clifford. (Unwin’s Novel Series.) Second edition. Small crown 8vo., 2s.

Concerning Oliver Knox. By G. Colmore. (Unwin’s Novel Series.) Small crown 8vo., 2s.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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