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Tenth Edition.
THE 19th CENTURY: a History. The Times of Queen Victoria, &c. By Robert MacKenzie. Crown 8vo. 472 pages, cloth extra, price 5s.
The issue of the Tenth Edition of this Popular History has been taken advantage of in order to make considerable additions to the work, bringing it down to the Present Day. It is now a Complete History of the Century down to the Jubilee Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria.
New Work by John Gibson.
GREAT WATERFALLS, CATARACTS, AND GEYSERS. Described and Illustrated. By John Gibson, Natural History Department, Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art; Author of “Chips from the Earth’s Crust,” “Science Gleanings in Many Fields,” &c. With Thirty-two Illustrations. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 2s. 6d.
A Popular History of Ireland.
HISTORY OF IRELAND. By G. M. Towle. Post 8vo. cloth extra, 315 pages, price 2s. 6d.
Step by step the Author has traced the History of Ireland down to the Present Time, and we can now see how our cousins across the Atlantic view our great question of the day.
With Illustrations by Birket Foster.
THE SHIPWRECK. A Poem. By William Falconer. Illustrated by Birket Foster. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 3s.; or gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
This Edition contains a Facsimile of Falconer’s Log-Book, or Journal, of his Voyage from Philadelphia to Jamaica; also Chart, &c., now for the first time published.
OUR SEA COAST HEROES; or, Tales of Wreck and of Rescue by the Lifeboat and Rocket. By Achilles Daunt, Author of “Frank Redcliffe,” “With Pack and Rifle in the Far South-West,” &c. With numerous Illustrations. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 2s. 6d.
A Book for Young Men.
MASTERS OF THE SITUATION; or, Some Secrets of Success and Power. By William James Tilley, B.D. Post 8vo. cloth extra, 313 pages, 2s. 6d.
An excellent book to put in the hands of a youth starting in life.
New Work by Rev. E. N. Hoare, M.A., Rector of Acrise, Kent, Author of “Roe Carson’s Enemy,” &c.
NOTABLE WORKERS IN HUMBLE LIFE, containing Biographies of John Pound, John Duncan, Robert Dick, Thomas Edward, John Ashworth, Thomas Cooper, Robert Flockhart, and George Smith of Coalville. With Frontispiece. Post 8vo. cloth extra, 219 pages, price 2s.
With Six Finely-Coloured Plates, one being a Portrait of Her Majesty, and several Engravings.
LIFE OF QUEEN VICTORIA. A Book for Young People. Square 16mo. cloth extra, 146 pages, price 1s. 6d.
This Life of Queen Victoria gives a simple and connected account of her Personal History. The Story of the Queen’s own Life has been kept in the front all through, and in such a way as to allow her Character to reveal itself in her Actions and her Words.
With Eight Full-Page Illustrations.
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY, WILLIAM I.: a Life Sketch. By Athol Mayhew. With Illustrations by R. Caton Woodville. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 1s. 6d.
With numerous Illustrations from the “History of Peter the Great,” by Professor Bruckner, of Dorpat.
PETER THE GREAT. By John Lothrop Motley. Large fcp. 8vo. cloth extra, 1s.
The Striking and Beautiful Illustrations which, in this volume, appear for the first time in an English work, have been reproduced with the utmost care and fidelity from the Originals.
FOR BOYS.
EARLY ENGLISH VOYAGERS; or, The Adventures and Discoveries of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier. Numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, gilt edges, price 5s.
JACK HOOPER. His Adventures at Sea and in South Africa. By Verney Lovett Cameron, C.B., D.C.L., Commander Royal Navy; Author of “Across Africa,” “Our Future Highway,” &c. With Twenty-three Full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, gilt edges, price 5s.
WITH PACK AND RIFLE IN THE FAR SOUTH-WEST. Adventures in New Mexico, Arizona, and Central America. By Achilles Daunt, Author of “Frank Redcliffe,” “In the Land of the Moose, the Bear, and the Beaver,” “The Three Trappers,” &c. With 30 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, gilt edges, price 5s.
BEYOND THE HIMALAYAS. A Book for Boys. By John Geddie, F.R.G.S., Author of “The Lake Regions of Central Africa,” &c. With Nine Engravings. Post 8vo. price 3s. 6d.
FRANK REDCLIFFE. A Story of Travel and Adventure in the Forests of Venezuela. A Book for Boys. By Achilles Daunt, Author of “The Three Trappers,” &c. With numerous Illustrations. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 3s. 6d.
ADVENTUROUS BOAT VOYAGES. By Robert Richardson, Author of “Ralph’s Year in Russia,” “Almost a Hero,” &c. With Fifteen Illustrations. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 3s.
FOR GIRLS.
NOBLE WOMEN OF OUR TIME. By Joseph Johnson, Author of “Living in Earnest,” &c. With Accounts of the Work of Misses De Broën, Whately, Carpenter, F. R. Havergal, Macpherson, Sister Dora, &c. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 3s. 6d.
ADA AND GERTY; or, Hand in Hand Heavenward. A Story of School Life. By Louisa M. Gray. Post 8vo. cloth extra, gilt edges, price 3s. 6d.
A touching story of two girls, giving an interesting account of their education and school experiences.
CHANGED SCENES; or, The Castle and the Cottage. By Lady Hope, Author of “Our Coffee House,” “A Maiden’s Work,” “Sunny Footsteps,” &c. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 2s. 6d.
SALOME; or, “Let Patience have her Perfect Work.” By Mrs. Emma Marshall, Author of “Mrs. Haycock’s Chronicles,” &c. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 2s. 6d.
GEORGIE MERTON; or, Only a Girl. By Florence Harrington. With Illustrations. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 2s.
WILLING TO BE USEFUL; or, Principle and Duty Illustrated in the Story of Edith Allison. With Plates. Post 8vo. cloth extra, price 2s.
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