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CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 1901

November 1901

Messrs. Methuen’s
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Belles Lettres

DANTE STUDIES AND RESEARCHES. By Paget Toynbee, D. Litt., M.A. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

Among the subjects dealt with are ‘Dante’s Latin Dictionary,’ ‘Dante and the Lancelot Romance,’ Dante’s references to Pythagoras, Dante’s obligations to Alfraganus, to Orosius, to Albertus Magnus; Dante’s theories as to the spots on the moon, the seven examples of munificence in the Convivio, the Commentary of Benvenutoda Imola on the Divina Commedia, etc., etc.

Methuen’s Standard Library

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. By Thomas Carlyle. Edited by C. R. L. Fletcher, Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. Three Volumes. Crown 8vo. 6s. each.

This edition is magnificently equipped with notes by a scholar who has given three years to its preparation.

THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF OLIVER CROMWELL. By Thomas Carlyle. With an Introduction by C. H. Firth, M.A., and Notes and Appendices by Mrs. Lomas. Three Volumes. 6s. each.

This edition is brought up to the standard of modern scholarship by the addition of numerous new letters of Cromwell, and by the correction of many errors which recent research has discovered.

CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS. By Lord Macaulay. Edited by F. C. Montague, M.A. Three Volumes. Crown 8vo. 6s. each.

The only edition of this book completely annotated.

Little Biographies

Fcap. 8vo. Each Volume, cloth, 3s. 6d.; leather, 4s. net.

Messrs. Methuen are publishing a new series bearing the above title. Each book contains the biography of a character famous in war, art, literature or science, and is written by an acknowledged expert. The books are charmingly produced and well illustrated. They form delightful gift books.

THE LIFE OF JOHN HOWARD. By E. C. S. Gibson, D.D., Vicar of Leeds. With 12 Illustrations.

The Works of Shakespeare

Messrs. Methuen are publishing an Edition of Shakespeare in single Plays. Each play is edited with a full Introduction, Textual Notes, and a Commentary at the foot of the page.

KING LEAR. Edited by W. J. Craig. Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d.

The Little Library

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Messrs. Methuen are producing a series of small books under the above title, containing some of the famous books in English and other literatures, in the domains of fiction, poetry, and belles lettres. The series contains several volumes of selections in prose and verse.

The books are edited with the most sympathetic and scholarly care. Each one contains an Introduction which gives (1) a short biography of the author, (2) a critical estimate of the book. Where they are necessary, short notes are added at the foot of the page.

Each book has a portrait or frontispiece in photogravure, and the volumes are produced with great care in a style uniform with that of ‘The Library of Devotion.’

CHRISTMAS BOOKS. By W. M. Thackeray. Edited by S. Gwynn.

ESMOND. By W. M. Thackeray. Edited by S. Gwynn. Two volumes.

CHRISTMAS BOOKS. By Charles Dickens. Edited by George Gissing. Two volumes.

THE COMPLEAT ANGLER. By Isaac Walton. Edited by J. Buchan.

THE ESSAYS OF ELIA; First and Second Series. By Charles Lamb. Edited by E. V. Lucas.

THE ENGLISH POEMS OF RICHARD CRASHAW. Edited by Edward Hutton.

A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY. By Laurence Sterne. Edited by H. W. Paul.

THE PARADISO OF DANTE. Translated by H. F. Cary. Edited by Paget Toynbee.

CALIPH VATHEK. By William Beckford. Edited by E. D. Ross.

Illustrated Books and Books for Children

THE BROTHERS DALZIEL: being a Record of Fifty Years of their Work, 1840-1890. With 150 Illustrations after Pictures by Lord Leighton, P.R.A., Sir J. E. Millais, Bart., P.R.A., Sir E. J. Poynter, P.R.A., Holman Hunt, Dante G. Rossetti, Sir John Tenniel, John Ruskin, and many others. Quarto. 21s. net.

THE ESSAYS OF ELIA. By Charles Lamb. With over 100 Illustrations by A. Garth Jones, and an Introduction by E. V. Lucas. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

This is probably the most beautiful edition of Lamb’s Essays that has ever been published. The illustrations display the most remarkable sympathy, insight, and skill, and the introduction is by a critic whose knowledge of Lamb is unrivalled.

THE VISIT TO LONDON. Described in verse by E. V. Lucas, and in coloured pictures by F. D. Bedford. Small 4to. 6s.

This charming book describes the introduction of a country child to the delights and sights of London. It is the result of a well-known partnership between author and artist.

The Little Blue Books for Children

Edited by E. V. Lucas

Illustrated. Square Fcap, 8vo. 2s. 6d.

Messrs. Methuen have in preparation a series of children’s books under the above general title. The aim of the editor is to get entertaining or exciting stories about normal children, the moral of which is implied rather than expressed. The books will be reproduced in a somewhat unusual form, which will have a certain charm of its own. The first three volumes arranged are:

1. THE CASTAWAYS OF MEADOW BANK. By T. Cobb.

2. THE BEECHNUT BOOK. By Jacob Abbott. Edited by E. V. Lucas.

3. THE AIR GUN: or, How the Mastermans and Dobson Major nearly lost their Holidays. By T. Hilbert.

History

CROMWELL’S ARMY: A History of the English Soldier during the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth, and the Protectorate. By C. H. Firth, M.A. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

An elaborate study and description of Cromwell’s army by which the victory of the Parliament was secured. The ‘New Model’ is described in minute detail, and the author, who is one of the most distinguished historians of the day, has made great use of unpublished MSS.

ANNALS OF CHRIST’S HOSPITAL. By E. H. Pearce, M.A. With numerous illustrations. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d.

A HISTORY OF RUSSIA FROM PETER THE GREAT TO ALEXANDER II. By W. R. Morfill, Jesus College, Oxford. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

This history, by the most distinguished authority in England, is founded on a study of original documents, and though necessarily brief, is the most comprehensive narrative in existence. Considerable attention has been paid to the social and literary development of the country, and the recent expansion of Russia in Asia.

A HISTORY OF THE POLICE IN ENGLAND. By Captain Melville Lee. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

This highly interesting book is the first history of the police force from its first beginning to its present development. Written as it is by an author of competent historical and legal qualifications, it will be indispensable to every magistrate and to all who are indirectly interested in the police force.

A HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE: From its Beginning to Tennyson. By L. Engel. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d.

A HISTORY OF THE BRITISH IN INDIA. By A. D. Innes, M.A. With Maps and Plans. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Biography

THE LIFE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. By Graham Balfour. Two Volumes. Demy 8vo. 25s. net.

This highly interesting biography has been entrusted by Mr. Stevenson’s family to his cousin, Mr. Balfour, and all available materials have been placed at his disposal. The book is rich in unpublished MSS. and letters, diaries of travel, reminiscences of friends, and a valuable fragment of autobiography. It also contains a complete bibliography of all Stevenson’s work. This biography of one of the most attractive and sympathetic personalities in English literature should possess a most fascinating interest. The book will be uniform with The Edinburgh Edition.

THE LIFE OF FRANÇOIS DE FENELON. By Viscount St. Cyres. With 8 Portraits. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

This biography has engaged the author for many years, and the book is not only the study of an interesting personality, but an important contribution to the history of the period.

THE CONVERSATIONS OF JAMES NORTHCOTE, R.A. and JAMES WARD. Edited by Ernest Fletcher. With many Portraits. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d.

This highly interesting, racy, and stimulating book, contains hitherto unpublished utterances of Northcote during a period of twenty-one years. There are many reminiscences of Sir Joshua Reynolds, much advice to young painters, and many references to the great artists and great figures of the day.

Travel, Adventure and Topography

HEAD-HUNTERS, BLACK, WHITE, AND BROWN. By A. C. Haddon, Sc.D., F.R.S. With many Illustrations and a Map. Demy 8vo. 15s.

A narrative of adventure and exploration in Northern Borneo. It contains much matter of the highest scientific interest.

A BOOK OF BRITTANY. By S. Baring Gould. With numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.

Uniform in scope and size with Mr. Baring Gould’s well-known books on Devon, Cornwall, and Dartmoor.

General Literature

WOMEN AND THEIR WORK. By the Hon. Mrs. Lyttelton. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d.

A discussion of the present position of women in view of the various occupations and interests which are or may be open to them. There will be an introduction dealing with the general question, followed by chapters on the family, the household, philanthropic work, professions, recreation, and friendship.

ENGLISH VILLAGES. By P. H. Ditchfield, M.A., F.S.A. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A popular and interesting account of the history of a typical village, and of village life in general in England.

SPORTING MEMORIES. By J. Otho Paget. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d.

This volume of reminiscences by a well-known sportsman and Master of Hounds deals chiefly with fox-hunting experiences.

Science

DRAGONS OF THE AIR. By H. G. Seeley, F.R.S., With many Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A popular history of the most remarkable flying animals which ever lived. Their relations to mammals, birds, and reptiles, living and extinct, are shown by an original series of illustrations. The scattered remains preserved in Europe and the United States have been put together accurately to show the varied forms of the animals. The book is a natural history of these extinct animals, which flew by means of a single finger.

Theology

REGNUM DEI. The Bampton Lectures of 1901. By A. Robertson, D.D., Principal of King’s College, London. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net.

This book is an endeavour to ascertain the meaning of the ‘Kingdom of God’ in its original prominence in the teaching of Christ. It reviews historically the main interpretations of this central idea in the successive phases of Christian tradition and life. Special attention is given to the sense in which St. Augustine identified the Church with the Kingdom of God. The later lectures follow out the alternative ideas of the Church, and of its relation to civil society which the Middle Ages and more recent types of Christian thought have founded upon alternative conceptions of the Kingdom of God.

OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY. By G. W. Wade, D.D. With Maps. Crown 8vo. 6s.

This book presents a connected account of the Hebrew people during the period covered by the Old Testament; and has been drawn up from the Scripture records in accordance with the methods of historical criticism. The text of the Bible has been studied in the light thrown upon it by the best modern commentators; but the reasons for the conclusions stated are not left to be sought for in the commentaries, but are discussed in the course of the narrative. Much attention has been devoted to tracing the progress of religion amongst the Hebrews, and the book, which is furnished with maps, is further adapted to the needs of theological students by the addition of geographical notes, tables, and a full index.

THE AGAPE AND THE EUCHARIST. By J. F. Keating, D.D. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

THE IMITATION OF CHRIST. A Revised Translation, with an Introduction, by C. Bigg, D.D., Canon of Christ Church. With Frontispiece. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

A new edition, carefully revised and set in large type, of Dr. Bigg’s well-known version.

Oxford Commentaries

General Editor, Walter Lock, D.D., Warden of Keble College, Dean Ireland’s Professor of Exegesis in the University of Oxford.

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES: With Introduction and Notes by R. B. Rackham, M.A. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d.

The Churchman’s Library

General Editor, J. H. BURN, B.D., Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Aberdeen.

THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW SCHOLARSHIP. By J. W. Peters, D.D. Crown 8vo. 6s.

COMPARATIVE RELIGION. By J. A. MacCullock.

THE CHURCH OF CHRIST. By E. T. Green. Crown 8vo.

THE CHURCHMAN’S INTRODUCTION TO THE OLD TESTAMENT. Edited by Angus M. Mackay, B.A. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

The Churchman’s Bible

General Editor, J. H. BURN, B.D.

Messrs. Methuen are issuing a series of expositions upon most of the books of the Bible. The volumes will be practical and devotional, and the text of the authorised version is explained in sections, which will correspond as far as possible with the Church Lectionary.

ISAIAH. Edited by W. E. Barnes, D.D., Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Two Volumes. 2s. net each.

THE EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE EPHESIANS. Edited by G. H. Whitaker. 1s. 6d. net.

The Library of Devotion

Pott 8vo, cloth, 2s.; leather, 2s. 6d. net.

‘This series is excellent.’—The Bishop of London.

‘Very delightful.’—The Bishop of Bath and Wells.

‘Well worth the attention of the Clergy.’—The Bishop of Lichfield.

‘The new “Library of Devotion” is excellent.’—The Bishop of Peterborough.

‘Charming.’—Record.

‘Delightful.’—Church Bells.

THE THOUGHTS OF PASCAL. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by C. S. Jerram, M.A.

ON THE LOVE OF GOD. By St. Francis de Sales. Edited by W. J. Knox-Little, M.A.

A MANUAL OF CONSOLATION FROM THE SAINTS AND FATHERS. Edited by J. H. Burn, B.D.

THE SONG OF SONGS. Being Selections from St. Bernard. Edited by B. Blaxland, M.A.

Leaders of Religion

Edited by H. C. Beeching, M.A. With Portraits. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

A series of short biographies of the most prominent leaders of religious life and thought of all ages and countries.

BISHOP BUTLER. By W. A. Spooner, M.A., Fellow of New College, Oxford.

Educational Books

COMMERCIAL EDUCATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE. By E. E. Whitfield, M.A. Crown 8vo. 5s.

An introduction to Methuen’s Commercial Series treating the question of Commercial Education fully from both the point of view of the teacher and of the parent.

EASY GREEK EXERCISES. By C. G. Botting, M.A. Crown 8vo. 2s.

GERMAN VOCABULARIES FOR REPETITION. By Sophie Wright. Fcap. 8vo. 1s. 6d.

A COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY OF FOREIGN NATIONS. By F. C. Boon, B.A. Crown 8vo. 2s.

JUNIOR EXAMINATION SERIES. Edited by A. M. M. Stedman, M.A. Fcap. 8vo. 1s.

French Examination Papers. By F. Jacob, B.A.

Latin Examination Papers. By C. G. Botting, M.A.

Algebra Examination Papers. By Austen S. Lester, M.A.

English Grammar Examination Papers. By W. Williamson, B.A.

Fiction

THE HISTORY OF SIR RICHARD CALMADY: A Romance. By Lucas Malet, Author of ‘The Wages of Sin.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

This is the first long and elaborate book by Lucas Malet since ‘The Wages of Sin.’ It is a romance on realistic lines, and will certainly be one of the most important novels of the last ten years.

This novel, the scene of which is laid in the moorland country of the northern part of Hampshire, in London, and in Naples, opens in the year of grace 1842. The action covers a period of about three and thirty years; and deals with the experiences and adventures of an English country gentleman of an essentially normal type of character, subjected—owing to somewhat distressing antecedent circumstances—to very abnormal conditions of life. The book is frankly a romance; but it is also frankly a realistic and modern one.

THE SERIOUS WOOING: A Heart’s History. By Mrs. Craigie (John Oliver Hobbes), Author of ‘Robert Orange.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

LIGHT FREIGHTS. By W. W. Jacobs, Author of ‘Many Cargoes.’ Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

A volume of stories by Mr. Jacobs uniform in character and appearance with ‘Many Cargoes.’

CLEMENTINA. By A. E. W. Mason, Author of ‘The Courtship of Morrice Buckler,’ ‘Miranda of the Balcony,’ etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A spirited romance of the Jacobites somewhat after the manner of ‘Morrice Buckler.’ The Old Pretender is introduced as one of the chief characters.

A WOMAN ALONE. By Mrs. W. K. Clifford, Author of ‘Aunt Anne.’ Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

A volume of stories.

THE STRIKING HOURS. By Eden Phillpotts, Author of ‘Children of the Mist,’ ‘Sons of the Morning,’ etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.

The annals of a Devon village, containing much matter of humorous and pathetic interest.

FANCY FREE. By Eden Phillpotts, Author of ‘Children of the Mist.’ Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A humorous book. Uniform with ‘The Human Boy.’

TALES OF DUNSTABLE WEIR. By Gwendoline Keats (Zack). Author of ‘Life is Life.’ With Photogravure Frontispiece by E. W. Hartrick. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A volume of stories after the style of ‘Zack’s’ well-known first book ‘Life is Life.’

ANGEL. By Mrs. B. M. Croker. Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE PROPHET OF BERKELEY SQUARE. By Robert Hichens, Author of ‘Flames,’ ‘Tongues of Conscience,’ etc. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A new long novel.

THE ALIEN. By F. F. Montresor, Author of ‘Into the Highways and Hedges.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE EMBARRASSING ORPHAN. By W. E. Norris. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.

ROYAL GEORGIE. By S. Baring Gould, Author of ‘Mehalah.’ With eight Illustrations by D. Murray Smith. Crown 8vo. 6s.

FORTUNE’S DARLING. By Walter Raymond, Author of ‘Love and Quiet Life.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE MILLION. By Dorothea Gerard, Author of ‘Lady Baby.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

FROM THE LAND OF THE SHAMROCK. By Jane Barlow, Author of ‘Irish Idylls.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE WOOING OF SHEILA. By Grace Rhys. Crown 8vo. 6s.

RICKERBY’S FOLLY. By Tom Gallon, Author of ‘Kiddy.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

A GREAT LADY. By Adeline Sergeant, Author of ‘The Story of a Penitent Soul.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

MARY HAMILTON. By Lord Ernest Hamilton. Crown 8vo. 6s.

MASTER OF MEN. By E. Phillips Oppenheim. Crown 8vo. 6s.

BOTH SIDES OF THE VEIL. By Richard Marsh, Author of ‘The Seen and the Unseen.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

A GALLANT QUAKER. By Mrs. Roberton. Illustrated by A. H. Buckland. Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE THIRTEEN EVENINGS. By George Bartram, Author of ‘The People of Clopton.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE SKIRTS OF HAPPY CHANCE. By H. B. Marriott Watson. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.

A FOOL’S YEAR. By E. H. Cooper, Author of ‘Mr. Blake of Newmarket.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

This book, like most of Mr. Cooper’s novels, is chiefly concerned with sport and racing.

THE YEAR ONE: A Page of the French Revolution. By J. Bloundelle Burton, Author of ‘The Clash of Arms.’ Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE DEVASTATORS. By Ada Cambridge, Author of ‘Path and Goal.’ Crown 8vo. 6s.

THE FORTUNE OF CHRISTINA M’NAB. By S. MacNaughtan. Crown 8vo. 6s.

JOHN TOPP: Pirate. By Weatherby Chesney. Crown 8vo. 6s.

The Novelist

Messrs. Methuen are issuing under the above general title a Monthly Series of Novels by popular authors at the price of Sixpence. Each Number is as long as the average Six Shilling Novel.

XXIII. THE HUMAN BOY. Eden Phillpotts.

XXIV. THE CHRONICLES OF COUNT ANTONIO. Anthony Hope.

XXV. BY STROKE OF SWORD. Andrew Balfour.

XXVI. KITTY ALONE. S. Baring Gould. [October.

Methuen’s Sixpenny Library

A New Series of Copyright Books.

THE CONQUEST OF LONDON. Dorothea Gerard.

A VOYAGE OF CONSOLATION. Sara J. Duncan.

THE MUTABLE MANY. Robert Barr.

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.... Unmistakeable 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.

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.

J. G. Cordery. THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation by J. G. Cordery. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Herbert Trench. DEIRDRE WED: and Other Poems. By Herbert Trench. Crown 8vo. 5s.

Edgar Wallace. WRIT IN BARRACKS. By Edgar Wallace. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.

R. L. Stevenson. VAILIMA LETTERS. By Robert Louis Stevenson. With an Etched Portrait by William Strang. Third 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.

Edward FitzGerald. 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. Also an Edition on large paper limited to 50 copies.

‘One of the most desirable of the many reprints of Omar.’—Glasgow Herald.

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.

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.

G. W. Steevens. MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. By G. W. Steevens. Foolscap 8vo. 3s. 6d.

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.

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

Gibbon. MEMOIRS OF MY LIFE AND WRITINGS. By Edward Gibbon. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by G. Birkbeck Hill, LL.D. Crown 8vo. 6s.

‘An admirable edition of one of the most interesting personal records of a literary life. Its notes and its numerous appendices are a repertory of almost all that can be known about Gibbon.’—Manchester Guardian.

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.

‘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.

Gilbert White. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. By Gilbert White. Edited by L. C. Miall, F.R.S., assisted by W. Warde Fowler, M.A. Crown 8vo. 6s.

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.

Dante. LA COMMEDIA DI DANTE ALIGHIERI. The Italian Text edited by Paget Toynbee, M.A. Demy 8vo. Gilt top. 8s. 6d. Also Crown 8vo. 6s.

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.

Jonathan Swift. THE JOURNAL TO STELLA. By Jonathan Swift. Edited by G. A. Aitken. Crown 8vo. 6s.

Chesterfield. THE LETTERS OF LORD CHESTERFIELD TO HIS SON. Edited, with an Introduction by C. Strachey, and Notes by A. Calthrop. Two Volumes. Crown 8vo. 6s. each.

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 volumes are:

HAMLET. Edited by Edward Dowden. Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d.

‘Fully up to the level of recent scholarship, both English and German.’—Academy.

ROMEO AND JULIET. Edited by Edward Dowden, Litt. D. Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d.

‘No edition of Shakespeare is likely to prove more attractive and satisfactory than this one. It is beautifully printed and paged and handsomely and simply bound.’—St. James’s Gazette.

The Novels of Charles Dickens

Crown 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 3s. net; leather 4s. 6d. net.

With Introductions by Mr. George Gissing, Notes by Mr. F. G. Kitton, and Topographical Illustrations.

THE PICKWICK PAPERS. With Illustrations by E. H. New. Two Volumes.

‘As pleasant a copy as any one could desire. The notes add much to the value of the edition, and Mr. New’s illustrations are also historical. The volumes promise well for the success of the edition.’—Scotsman.

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. With Illustrations by R. J. Williams. Two Volumes.

BLEAK HOUSE. With Illustrations by Beatrice Alcock. Two Volumes.

OLIVER TWIST. With Illustrations by G. H. New.

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP. With Illustrations by G. M. Brimelow. Two Volumes.

BARNABY RUDGE. With Illustrations by Beatrice Alcock. Two Volumes.

Little Biographies

Fcap. 8vo. Each volume, cloth, 3s. 6d.

THE LIFE OF DANTE ALIGHIERI. By Paget Toynbee. With 12 Illustrations. Second Edition.

‘This excellent little volume is a clear, compact, and convenient summary of the whole subject.’—Academy.

THE LIFE OF SAVONAROLA. By E. L. S. Horsburgh, M.A. With Portraits and Illustrations.

The Little Library

With Introductions, Notes, and Photogravure Frontispieces.

Pott 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 1s. 6d. net, leather 2s. 6d. net.

‘Altogether good to look upon, and to handle.’—Outlook.

‘In printing, binding, lightness, etc., this is a perfect series.’—Pilot.

‘It is difficult to conceive more attractive volumes.’—St. James’s Gazette.

‘Very delicious little books.’—Literature.

‘Delightful editions.’—Record.

‘Exceedingly tastefully produced.’—Morning Leader.

VANITY FAIR. By W. M. Thackeray. With an Introduction by S. Gwynn. Three Volumes.

THE PRINCESS. By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited by Elizabeth Wordsworth.

IN MEMORIAM. By Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by H. C. Beeching, M.A.

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.

EOTHEN. By A. W. Kinglake. With an Introduction and Notes.

CRANFORD. By Mrs. Gaskell. Edited by E. V. Lucas.

THE INFERNO OF DANTE. Translated by H. F. Cary. Edited by Paget Toynbee.

THE PURGATORIO OF DANTE. Translated by H. F. Cary. Edited by Paget Toynbee, M.A.

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.

SELECTIONS FROM WORDSWORTH. Edited by Nowell C. Smith, Fellow of New College, Oxford.

SELECTIONS FROM WILLIAM BLAKE. Edited by M. Perugini.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE. By Jane Austen. Edited by E. V. Lucas. Two Volumes.

PENDENNIS. By W. M. Thackeray. Edited by S. Gwynn. Three Volumes.

LAVENGRO. By George Borrow. Edited by F. Hindes Groome. Two Volumes.

The Little Guides

Pott 8vo, cloth 3s.; leather, 3s. 6d. net.

OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES. By J. Wells, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Illustrated by E. H. New. Fourth Edition.

‘An admirable and accurate little treatise, attractively illustrated.’—World.

CAMBRIDGE AND ITS COLLEGES. By A. Hamilton Thompson. Illustrated by E. H. New.

‘It is brightly written and learned, and is just such a book as a cultured visitor needs.’—Scotsman.

THE MALVERN COUNTRY. By B. C. A. Windle, D.Sc., F.R.S. Illustrated by E. H. New.

SHAKESPEARE’S COUNTRY. By B. C. A. Windle, F.R.S., M.A. Illustrated by E. H. New. Second Edition.

‘One of the most charming guide books. Both for the library and as a travelling companion the book is equally choice and serviceable.’—Academy.

SUSSEX. By F. G. Brabant, M.A. Illustrated by E. H. New.

‘A charming little book; as full of sound information as it is practical in conception.’—Athenæum.

‘Accurate, complete, and agreeably written.’—Literature.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY. By G. E. Troutbeck. Illustrated by F. D. Bedford.

‘A delightful miniature hand-book.’—Glasgow Herald.

‘In comeliness, and perhaps in completeness, this work must take the first place.’—Academy.

‘A really first-rate guide-book.’—Literature.

Illustrated and Gift Books

Tennyson. 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.

Gelett Burgess. GOOPS AND HOW TO BE THEM. By Gelett Burgess. With numerous Illustrations. Small 4to. 6s.

Gelett Burgess. THE LIVELY CITY OF LIGG. By Gelett Burgess. With 53 Illustrations, 8 of which are coloured. Small 4to. 6s.

Phil May. THE PHIL MAY ALBUM. 4to. 6s.

‘There is a laugh in each drawing.’—Standard.

A. H. Milne. ULYSSES; OR, DE ROUGEMONT OF TROY. Described and depicted by A. H. Milne. Small quarto. 3s. 6d.

‘Clever, droll, smart.’—Guardian.

Edmund Selous. TOMMY SMITH’S ANIMALS. By Edmund Selous. Illustrated by G. W. Ord. Fcap. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

A little book designed to teach children respect and reverence for animals.

‘A quaint, fascinating little book: a nursery classic.’—Athenæum.

S. Baring Gould. THE CROCK OF GOLD. Fairy Stories told by S. Baring Gould. Crown 8vo. 6s.

‘Twelve delightful fairy tales.’—Punch.

M. L. Gwynn. A BIRTHDAY BOOK. Arranged and Edited by M. L. Gwynn. Royal 8vo. 12s.

This is a birthday-book of exceptional dignity, and the extracts have been chosen with particular care.

John Bunyan. THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS. By John Bunyan. Edited, with an Introduction, by C. H. Firth, M.A. With 39 Illustrations by R. Anning Bell. Crown 8vo. 6s.

‘The best “Pilgrim’s Progress.”’—Educational Times.

F. D. Bedford. NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures by F. D. Bedford. Super Royal 8vo. 2s. 6d.

S. Baring Gould. A BOOK OF FAIRY TALES retold by S. Baring Gould. With numerous Illustrations and Initial Letters by Arthur J. Gaskin. Second Edition. Cr. 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

S. Baring Gould. OLD ENGLISH FAIRY TALES. Collected and edited by S. Baring Gould. With Numerous Illustrations by F. D. Bedford. Second Edition. Cr. 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

‘A charming volume.’—Guardian.

S. Baring Gould. A BOOK OF NURSERY SONGS AND RHYMES. Edited by S. Baring Gould, and Illustrated by the Birmingham Art School. Buckram, gilt top. Crown 8vo. 6s.

H. C. Beeching. A BOOK OF CHRISTMAS VERSE. Edited by H. C. Beeching, M.A., and Illustrated by Walter Crane. Cr. 8vo, gilt top. 3s. 6d.

History

Flinders Petrie. 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. Cr. 8vo. 6s. each.