October 1900
Messrs. Methuen's
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Travel, Adventure and Topography
THE INDIAN BORDERLAND:
Being a Personal Record of Twenty Years. By Sir T. H. Holdich, K.C.I.E. Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.
This book is a personal record of the author's connection with those military and political expeditions which, during the last twenty years, have led to the consolidation of our present position in the North-West frontier of India. It is a personal history of trans-frontier surveys and boundary demarcations, commencing with Penjdeh and ending with the Pamirs, Chitral, and Tirah.
MODERN ABYSSYNIA.
By A. B. Wylde. With a Map and a Portrait. Demy 8vo. 15s. net.
An important and comprehensive account of Abyssinia by a traveller who knows the country intimately, and has had the privilege of the friendship of King Menelik.
Revised by Commanding Officers.
THE HISTORY OF THE BOER WAR.
By F. H. E. Cunliffe, Fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford. With many Illustrations, Plans, and Portraits. Vol. I. Quarto. 15s. Also in Fortnightly Parts, 1s. each.
The first volume of this important work is nearly ready. When complete, this book will give an elaborate and connected account of the military operations in South Africa from the declaration to the end of the present war. It must remain for some years the standard History of the War. Messrs. Methuen have been fortunate enough to secure the co-operation of many commanding officers in the revision of the various chapters.
The History is finely illustrated.
A PRISONER OF WAR.
By Colonel A. Schiel. Crown 8vo. 6s.
This remarkable book contains the experiences of a well-known foreign officer of the Boer Army—from 1896 to 1900—both as a Boer officer and as a prisoner in British hands. Colonel Schiel, who was captured at Elandslaagte, was a confidential military adviser of the Transvaal Government, and his story will cause a sensation.
DARTMOOR:
A Descriptive and Historical Sketch. By S. Baring Gould. With Plans and Numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.
This book attempts to give to the visitor a descriptive history of the antiquities and natural features of this district. It is profusely illustrated from paintings and from photographs. Plans are also given of the chief antiquities. The book is uniform with the author's well-known Book of the West.
THE SIEGE OF MAFEKING.
By Angus Hamilton. With many Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.
This is a vivid, accurate, and humorous narrative of the great siege by the well-known Correspondent of the Times. Mr. Hamilton is not only an admirable writer, but an excellent fighter, and he took an active part in the defence of the town. His narrative of the siege is acknowledged to be far superior to any other account.
THE PEOPLE OF CHINA.
By J. W. Robertson-Scott. With a Map. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
This book of 200 pages contains a complete account of the history, races, government, religion, social life, army, commerce, and attitude to foreigners of the Chinese.
THE RELIEF OF MAFEKING.
By Filson Young. With Maps and Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.
This book gives a spirited and vigorous account of the work accomplished by Mahon's flying column and its relief of Mafeking. It also relates the defeat of Colonel Villebois and his death. The book deals in the main with episodes in the war which have not yet been described in any work.
WITH THE BOER FORCES.
By Howard C. Hillegas. With 16 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.
This highly interesting book is a narrative of the episodes of the Boer war by a correspondent with the Boer army. Mr. Hillegas was present at many of the most exciting and most dramatic episodes of the war. He was with the force which attempted to relieve Cronje at Paardeberg, was present during a considerable part of the siege of Ladysmith, at the battle of Colenso, at the surprise of Sanna's Post. His book, written with dramatic vigour, is a spirited description of the Boer methods, of their military strength, and contains vivid character sketches of most of the Boer leaders with whom Mr. Hillegas was on terms of fairly intimate friendship. This book, though written by one who sympathises with the Boers, is permeated by a spirit of chivalry, and it contains little that can offend the most sensitive of Englishmen. It throws a flood of light on many of the episodes which have been mysterious, and explains the secrets of the many successes which the Boers have won.
History and Biography
THE LETTERS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TO HIS FAMILY
AND FRIENDS.
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Sidney Colvin. Fourth Edition. Two volumes. Crown 8vo. 12s.
This is a completely new edition of the famous Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson, published in 1899.
THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF SIR JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS,
President of the Royal Academy.
By his son J. G. Millais. With over 300 Illustrations, of which 9 are in Photogravure. Cheaper Edition, Revised. Two volumes. Royal 8vo. 20s. net.
THE WALKERS OF SOUTHGATE: Being the Chronicles of a Cricketing Family.
By W. A. Bettesworth. Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 15s.
A HISTORY OF EGYPT, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.
Edited by W. M. Flinders Petrie, D.C.L., LL.D., Professor of Egyptology at University College. Fully Illustrated. In Six Volumes. Crown 8vo. 6s. each.
Vol. VI. Egypt under the Saracens. By Stanley Lane-Poole.
Illustrated and Gift Books
THE LIVELY CITY OF LIGG.
By Gelett Burgess. With 53 Illustrations, 8 of which are coloured. Small 4to. 6s.
GOOP BABIES.
By Gelett Burgess.
With numerous Illustrations. Small 4to. 6s.
THE EARLY POEMS OF ALFRED LORD TENNYSON.
Edited, with Notes and an Introduction by J. Churton Collins, M. A. With 10 Illustrations in Photogravure by W. E. F. Britten. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.
This beautiful edition contains ten charming sketches by Mr. Britten, reproduced in the highest style of Photogravure.
NURSERY RHYMES.
With many Coloured Pictures by F. D. Bedford. Super Royal 8vo. 2s. 6d.
'An excellent selection of the best known rhymes, with beautifully coloured pictures exquisitely printed.'—Pall Mall Gazette.
Theology
THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION IN ENGLAND.
By Alfred Caldecott, D.D. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.
[Handbooks of Theology.
A complete history and description of the various philosophies of religion which have been formulated during the last few centuries in England and America.
ST. PAUL'S SECOND AND THIRD EPISTLES TO THE CORINTHIANS.
With Introduction, Dissertations, and Notes by James Houghton Kennedy, D.D., Assistant Lecturer in Divinity in the University of Dublin. Crown 8vo. 6s.
THE SOUL OF A CHRISTIAN.
By F. S. Granger, M.A., Litt. D. Crown 8vo. 6s.
Professor Granger abandons the conventional method of psychology by which the individual is taken alone, and instead, he regards him as sharing in and contributing to the catholic tradition. Hence the book deals not only with the average religious life, but also with the less familiar experiences of the mystic, the visionary, and the symbolist. These experiences furnish a clue to poetic creation in its various kinds, and further, to the miracles which occur during times of religious enthusiasm.
Oxford Commentaries.
THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.
Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by R. B. Rackham, M.A. Demy 8vo.
The Library of Devotion
Pott 8vo. Cloth 2s.; leather 2s. 6d. net.
NEW VOLUMES.
A GUIDE TO ETERNITY.
By Cardinal Bona. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by J. W. Stanbridge, B.D., late Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford.
THE PSALMS OF DAVID.
With an Introduction and Notes by B. W. Randolph, D.D., Principal of the Theological College, Ely.
A devotional and practical edition of the Prayer Book version of the Psalms.
LYRA APOSTOLICA.
With an Introduction by Canon Scott Holland, and Notes by H. C. Beeching, M.A.
Belles Lettres
The Little Guides
Pott 8vo. Cloth, 3s.; leather, 3s. 6d. net.
NEW VOLUMES.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
By G. E. Troutbeck. Illustrated by F. D. Bedford.
SUSSEX.
By F. G. Brabant, M.A. Illustrated by E. H. New.
Little Biographies
Fcap. 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 3s. 6d.; leather, 4s. net.
Messrs. Methuen will publish shortly the first two volumes of a new series bearing the above title. Each book will contain the biography of a character famous in war, art, literature or science, and will be written by an acknowledged expert. The books will be charmingly produced and will be well illustrated. They will make delightful gift books.
THE LIFE OF DANTE ALIGHIERI.
By Paget Toynbee. With 10 Illustrations.
THE LIFE OF SAVONAROLA.
By E. L. Horsburgh, M.A.. With Portraits and Illustrations.
The Works of Shakespeare
New volumes uniform with Professor Dowden's Hamlet.
ROMEO AND JULIET.
Edited by Edward Dowden, Litt.D.
Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d.
KING LEAR.
Edited by W. J. Craig.
Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d.
Methuen's Standard Library
MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS.
By Edward Gibbon. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by G. Birkbeck Hill, LL.D. Crown 8vo. Gilt top. 6s.
THE LETTERS OF LORD CHESTERFIELD TO HIS SON.
Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by C. Strachey and A. Calthrop. Two volumes. Crown 8vo. Gilt top. 6s. each.
The Novels of Charles Dickens
With Introductions by George Gissing, Notes by F. G. Kitton,
and Illustrations.
Crown 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 3s. net, leather 4s. 6d. net.
The first volumes are:
THE PICKWICK PAPERS.
With Illustrations by E. H. New.
Two Volumes. [Ready.
NICHOLAS NICKLEBY.
With Illustrations by R. J. Williams.
Two Volumes. [Ready.
BLEAK HOUSE.
With Illustrations by Beatrice Alcock.
Two Volumes.
OLIVER TWIST.
With Illustrations by E. H. New.
One Volume.
The Little Library
With Introductions, Notes, and Photogravure Frontispieces. Pott 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 1s. 6d. net.; leather 2s. 6d. net. NEW VOLUMES.
THE EARLY POEMS OF ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON.
Edited by J. C. Collins, M.A.
MAUD.
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited by Elizabeth Wordsworth.
A LITTLE BOOK OF ENGLISH LYRICS.
With Notes.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.
By Jane Austen. Edited by E. V. Lucas. Two Volumes.
PENDENNIS.
By W. M. Thackeray. Edited by S. Gwynn. Three volumes.
EOTHEN.
By A. W. Kinglake. With an Introduction and Notes.
LAVENGRO.
By George Borrow. Edited by F. Hindes Groome. 2 Volumes.
CRANFORD.
By Mrs. Gaskell. Edited by E. V. Lucas.
THE INFERNO OF DANTE.
Translated by H. F. Cary. Edited by Paget Toynbee.
JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.
By Mrs. Craik. Edited by Annie Matheson. Two volumes.
A LITTLE BOOK OF SCOTTISH VERSE.
Arranged and Edited by T. F. Henderson.
A LITTLE BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE.
Arranged and Edited by Mrs. P. A. Barnett.
Poetry
WRIT IN BARRACKS.
By Edgar Wallace. Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d.
Mr. Edgar Wallace, a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, is a follower of Mr. Kipling, and his ballads of soldier life and sufferings are well-known in South Africa. They are spirited, pathetic, and true, and at the present time they should enjoy a considerable popularity.
THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM.
Translated by Edward FitzGerald, with a Commentary by H. M. Batson, and a Biography of Omar by E. D. Ross. 6s.
This edition of the famous book, the text of which is printed by permission of Messrs. Macmillan, is the most complete in existence. It contains FitzGerald's last text, and a very full commentary on each stanza. Professor Ross, who is an admirable Persian scholar, contributes a biography, containing many new, valuable, and interesting facts.
Scientific and Educational
THE CAPTIVI OF PLAUTUS.
Edited, with an Introduction, Textual Notes, and a Commentary, by W. M. Lindsay, Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net.
For this edition all the important MSS. have been re-collated. An appendix deals with the accentual element in early Latin verse. The Commentary is very full.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF LARGE INDUCTION COILS.
By A. T. Hare, M.A. With numerous Diagrams. Demy 8vo. 6s.
THE SCIENCE OF HYGIENE.
By W. C. C. Pakes, Guy's Hospital. With many illustrations. Demy 8vo. 15s.
THE PRINCIPLES OF MAGNETISM AND ELECTRICITY:
An Elementary Text-Book. By P. L. Gray, B.Sc., formerly Lecturer on Physics in Mason University College, Birmingham. With numerous diagrams. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
LACE-MAKING IN THE MIDLANDS, PAST AND PRESENT.
By C. C. Channer and M. E. Roberts. With 16 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.
AGRICULTURAL ZOOLOGY.
By Dr. J. Ritzema Bos. Translated by J. R. Ainsworth Davis, M.A. With an Introduction by Eleanor A. Ormerod, F.E.S. With 155 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
A SOUTH AFRICAN ARITHMETIC.
By Henry Hill, B.A., Assistant Master at Worcester School, Cape Colony. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
This book has been specially written for use in South African schools.
A GERMAN COMMERCIAL READER.
By S. Bally, M.A. Crown 8vo. 2s.
[Methuen's Commercial Series.
Fiction
THE MASTER CHRISTIAN.
By Marie Corelli. Crown 8vo. 6s.
QUISANTE.
By Anthony Hope. Crown 8vo. 6s.
A MASTER OF CRAFT.
By W. W. Jacobs, Author of 'Many Cargoes.' With 12 Illustrations by W. Owen. Crown 8vo. 6s.
THE GATELESS BARRIER.
By Lucas Malet, Author 'The Wages of Sin.' Crown 8vo. 6s.
CUNNING MURRELL.
By Arthur Morrison, Author of 'A Child of the Jago,' etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.
FOR BRITAIN'S SOLDIERS:
Stories for the War Fund. By Rudyard Kipling and Others. Edited by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne. Crown 8vo. 6s.
A volume of stories, the proceeds of which will be given to the War Fund. Among the contributors are:—Rudyard Kipling, Sir W. Besant, S. R. Crockett, A. E. W. Mason, Max Pemberton, H. G. Wells, C. J. C. Hyne, Mrs. Croker.
THE FOOTSTEPS OF A THRONE.
By Max Pemberton. Crown 8vo. 6s.
SONS OF THE MORNING.
By Eden Phillpotts, Author of 'The Children of the Mist.' With a frontispiece. Crown 8vo. 6s.
THE SOFT SIDE.
By Henry James, Author of 'What Maisie Knew.' Crown 8vo. 6s.
TONGUES OF CONSCIENCE.
By Robert Hitchens, Author of 'Flames.' Crown 8vo. 6s.
THE CONQUEST OF LONDON.
By Dorothea Gerard, Author of 'Lady Baby.' Crown 8vo. 6s.
WOUNDS IN THE RAIN:
A Collection of Stories relating to the Spanish-American War of 1898. By Stephen Crane, Author of 'The Red Badge of Courage.' Crown 8vo. 6s.
WINEFRED.
By S. Baring Gould, Author of 'Mehalah.' With 8 Illustrations by Edgar Bundy. Crown 8vo. 6s.
THE STRONG ARM.
By Robert Barr, Author of 'The Countess Tekla.' Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.
THE SEEN AND THE UNSEEN.
By Richard Marsh. Author of 'The Beetle,' 'Marvels and Mysteries,' etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.
SERVANTS OF SIN.
By J. Bloundelle Burton, Author 'The Clash of Arms.' Crown 8vo. 6s.
PATH AND GOAL.
By Ada Cambridge. Crown 8vo. 6s.
ELMSLIE'S DRAG-NET.
By E. H. Strain. Crown 8vo. 6s.
A FOREST OFFICER.
By Mrs. Penny. Crown 8vo. 6s. A story of jungle life in India.
FITZJAMES.
By Lilian Street. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
The Novelist
A monthly series of novels by popular authors at Sixpence. Each Number is as long as the average Six Shilling Novel. Numbers I. to XII. are now ready:—
| XIII. | THE POMP OF THE LAVILETTES. | Gilbert Parker. |
| XIV. | A MAN OF MARK. | Anthony Hope. |
| XV. | THE CARISSIMA. | Lucas Malet. |
| XVI. | THE LADY'S WALK. | Mrs. Oliphant. [October. |
| XVII. | DERRICK VAUGHAN. | Edna Lyall. [November. |
Methuen's Sixpenny Library
A New Series of Copyright Books.
| I. | THE MATABELE CAMPAIGN. | Maj.-General Baden-Powell. |
| II. | THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH. | Do. |
| III. | MY DANISH SWEETHEART. | W. Clark Russell. |
| IV. | IN THE ROAR OF THE SEA. | S. Baring Gould. |
| V. | PEGGY OF THE BARTONS. | B. M. Croker. |
| VI. | BADEN-POWELL OF MAFEKING: a Biography. | J. S. Fletcher. |
| VII. | ROBERTS OF PRETORIA. | J. S. Fletcher. |
A CATALOGUE OF
Messrs. Methuen's
PUBLICATIONS
Poetry
Rudyard Kipling. BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS.
By Rudyard Kipling.
68th Thousand. Crown 8vo. 6s.
Leather, 6s. net.
'Mr. Kipling's verse is strong, vivid, full of character.... Unmistakable genius rings in every line.'—Times.
'The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. We read them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, the cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry, what is?'—Pall Mall Gazette.
Rudyard Kipling. THE SEVEN SEAS.
By Rudyard Kipling. 57th Thousand. Cr. 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s. Leather, 6s. net.
'The Empire has found a singer; it is no depreciation of the songs to say that statesmen may have, one way or other, to take account of them.'—Manchester Guardian.
'Animated through and through with indubitable genius.'—Daily Telegraph.
"Q." POEMS AND BALLADS.
By "Q." Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
"Q." GREEN BAYS:
Verses and Parodies. By "Q." Second Edition, Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
E. Mackay. A SONG OF THE SEA.
By Eric Mackay. Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.
H. Ibsen. BRAND.
A Drama by Henrik Ibsen. Translated by William Wilson. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
A. D. Godley. LYRA FRIVOLA.
By A. D. Godley, M.A., Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Third Edition. Pott 8vo. 2s. 6d.
'Combines a pretty wit with remarkably neat versification.... Every one will wish there was more of it.'—Times.
A. D. Godley. VERSES TO ORDER.
By A. D. Godley. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. net.
'A capital specimen of light academic poetry.'—St. James's Gazette.
J. G. Cordery. THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER.
A Translation by J. G. Cordery. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.
Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.
R. L. Stevenson. VAILIMA LETTERS.
By Robert Louis Stevenson. With an Etched Portrait by William Strang. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.
'A fascinating book.'—Standard.
'Unique in Literature.'—Daily Chronicle.
G. Wyndham. THE POEMS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by George Wyndham, M.P. Demy 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 10s. 6d.
This edition contains the 'Venus,' 'Lucrece,' and Sonnets, and is prefaced with an elaborate introduction of over 140 pp.
'We have no hesitation in describing Mr. George Wyndham's introduction as a masterly piece of criticism, and all who love our Elizabethan literature will find a very garden of delight in it.'—Spectator.
W. E. Henley. ENGLISH LYRICS.
Selected and Edited by W. E. Henley. Crown 8vo. Gilt top. 3s. 6d.
'It is a body of choice and lovely poetry.'—Birmingham Gazette.
Henley and Whibley. A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE.
Collected by W. E. Henley and Charles Whibley. Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s.
H. C. Beeching. LYRA SACRA:
An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited by H. C. Beeching, M.A. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.
'A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of excellence.'—Times.
"Q." THE GOLDEN POMP.
A Procession of English Lyrics. Arranged by A. T. Quiller Couch. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.
W. B. Yeats. AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE.
Edited by W. B. Yeats. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
'An attractive and catholic selection.'—Times.
G. W. Steevens. MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD.
By G. W. Steevens. Foolscap 8vo. 3s. 6d.
W. M. Dixon. A PRIMER OF TENNYSON.
By W. M. Dixon, M.A. Cr. 8vo. 2s. 6d.
'Much sound and well-expressed criticism. The bibliography is a boon.'—Speaker.
W. A. Craigie. A PRIMER OF BURNS.
By W. A. Craigie. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.
'A valuable addition to the literature of the poet.'—Times.
L. Magnus. A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH.
By Laurie Magnus. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.
'A valuable contribution to Wordsworthian literature.'—Literature.
Sterne. THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY.
By Lawrence Sterne. With an Introduction by Charles Whibley, and a Portrait. 2 vols. 7s.
Congreve. THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE.
With an Introduction by G. S. Street, and a Portrait. 2 vols. 7s.
Morier. THE ADVENTURES OF HAJJI BABA OF ISPAHAN.
By James Morier. With an Introduction by E. G. Browne, M.A. and a Portrait. 2 vols. 7s.
Walton. THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT and SANDERSON.
By Izaak Walton. With an Introduction by Vernon Blackburn, and a Portrait. 3s. 6d.
Johnson. THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS.
By Samuel Johnson, LL.D. With an Introduction by J. H. Millar, and a Portrait. 3 vols. 10s. 6d.
Burns. THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS.
Edited by Andrew Lang and W. A. Craigie. With Portrait. Second Edition. Demy 8vo, gilt top. 6s.
'Among editions in one volume, this will take the place of authority.'—Times.
F. Langbridge. BALLADS OF THE BRAVE;
Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise, Courage, and Constancy. Edited by Rev. F. Langbridge. Second Edition. Cr. 8vo. 3s. 6d. School Edition. 2s. 6d.
'The book is full of splendid things.'—World.
Methuen's Standard Library
Dante. LA COMMEDIA DI DANTE ALIGHIERI.
The Italian Text edited by Paget Toynbee, M.A. Crown 8vo. 6s.
'A carefully-revised text, printed with beautiful clearness.'—Glasgow Herald.
Gibbon. THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
By Edward Gibbon. A New Edition, Edited with Notes, Appendices, and Maps, by J. B. Bury, LL.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. In Seven Volumes. Demy 8vo. Gilt top. 8s. 6d. each. Also Cr. 8vo. 6s. each.
'The time has certainly arrived for a new edition of Gibbon's great work.... Professor Bury is the right man to undertake this task. His learning is amazing, both in extent and accuracy. The book is issued in a handy form, and at a moderate price, and it is admirably printed.'—Times.
'At last there is an adequate modern edition of Gibbon.... The best edition the nineteenth century could produce.'—Manchester Guardian.
'A great piece of editing.'—Academy.
'The greatest of English, perhaps of all, historians has never been presented to the public in a more convenient and attractive form. No higher praise can be bestowed upon Professor Bury than to say, as may be said with truth, that he is worthy of being ranked with Guizot and Milman.'—Daily News.
C. G. Crump. THE HISTORY OF THE LIFE OF THOMAS ELLWOOD.
Edited by C. G. Crump, M.A. Crown 8vo. 6s.
This edition is the only one which contains the complete book as originally published. It contains a long Introduction and many Footnotes.
'"The History of Thomas Ellwood" holds a high place among the masterpieces of autobiography, and we know few books that better deserve reprinting. Moreover, Mr. C. G. Crump's new edition is accurate and convenient, and we commend it ungrudgingly to all those who love sound and vigorous English.'—Daily Mail.
Tennyson. THE EARLY POEMS OF ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON,
Edited, with Notes and an Introduction by J. Churton Collins, M.A. Crown 8vo. 6s.
An elaborate edition of the celebrated volume which was published in its final and definitive form in 1853. This edition contains a long Introduction and copious Notes, textual and explanatory. It also contains in an Appendix all the Poems which Tennyson afterwards omitted.
'Mr. Collins is almost an ideal editor of Tennyson. His qualities as a critic are an exact and accurate scholarship, and a literary judgment, which has been trained and polished by the closest study of classics both ancient and modern. Mr. Collins' introduction is a thoroughly sound and sane appreciation of the merits and demerits of Tennyson.'—Literature.
The Works of Shakespeare
General Editor, Edward Dowden, Litt.D.
Messrs. Methuen have in preparation an Edition of Shakespeare in single Plays. Each play will be edited with a full Introduction, Textual Notes, and a Commentary at the foot of the page.
The first volume is:
HAMLET.
Edited by Edward Dowden. Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d.
'An admirable edition.... A comely volume, admirably printed and produced, and containing all that a student of "Hamlet" need require.'--Speaker.
'Fully up to the level of recent scholarship, both English and German.'—Academy.
The Novels of Charles Dickens
Crown 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 3s. net; leather 4s. 6d. net.