VOLUME II.
CONVERSATION AND COLERIDGE.
_WITH OTHER ESSAYS._ Recovered from the Author’s Original MSS., and Edited by ALEXANDER H. JAPP, LL.D., F.R.S.E., &c.
In announcing a collection of unpublished writings of De Quincey, the publisher believes he is presenting to the public an essential addition to every library, as without these volumes the editions of De Quincey’s works now before the public will be incomplete. The additional _Suspiria_ alone would justify this claim for it, some of them being absolutely necessary to complete the significance of the _Suspiria_ already published. In addition to this there are other essays, on history, speculation, criticism, and theology, which will attract and appeal to a varied class of readers. A collection of notes under the heading _Brevia_ are added, which will give the reader closer access to De Quincey in his private life and thoughts than anything that has hitherto been published. By means of these notes the reader is, as it were, introduced to the opium-eater when he was communing with himself by means of his pen.
_In the Press._
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF HEINRICH HEINE.
I. PICTURES OF TRAVEL.
TRANSLATED BY
CHARLES GODFREY LELAND, M.A., F.R.L.S., _ President of the Gypsy Lore Society, &c. &c._
A want has long been felt and often expressed by different writers for a complete English edition of Heine’s works. That this has never been done is the more remarkable, because HEINE is, next to GOETHE, the most universally popular author in Germany, and one who, although he termed himself an unlicked Teutonic savage, wrote in a style and manner which have made him a leading favourite in all countries.
The first volume will be the REISEBILDER, or PICTURES OF TRAVEL, probably the most brilliant and entertaining, while at the same time the most instructive or thought-inspiring work of its kind ever written; to be followed by II., FLORENTINE NIGHTS, SCHNABELEWOPSKI, and THE RABBI OF BACHARACH; and III., THE BOOK OF SONGS. Other volumes will be announced later.
Dr. Garnett is preparing a “Life of Heine,” which will be uniform with this edition of Heine’s works.
_A Large Paper Edition will be printed, limited to one hundred and fifty copies, numbered, and signed by the translator._
_Now Ready._
In Two Volumes 8vo, £3, 13s. 6d.
THE GENESIS OF THE UNITED STATES.
A narrative of the movement in England, 1605-1616, which resulted in the plantation of North America by Englishmen, disclosing the contest between England and Spain for the possession of the soil now occupied by the United States of America; set forth through a series of historical manuscripts now first printed, together with a re-issue of rare contemporaneous tracts, accompanied by bibliographical memoranda, notes, and brief biographies.
COLLECTED, ARRANGED, AND EDITED BY ALEXANDER BROWN, Member of the Virginia Historical Society and of the American Historical Association, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
_With 100 Portraits, Maps, and Plans._
The crucial period of English occupancy of North America was that included between the return of Weymouth to England in July 1605, and closing with the return of Dale to England in July 1616. This period has hitherto been most imperfectly understood, partly because of the misrepresentations made by early authorities who have been followed too implicitly, but chiefly because of the ignorance by later historians, and even by early writers, of the part played by Spain in attempting to thwart the movements of England.
No historical work for many years has attracted such attention as is sure to be given to this. Its peculiar significance consists in the fact that it contains so much important matter never before printed in any language. Mr. Brown’s researches, pursued through many years and at large expense, were rewarded by the discovery, in the secret archives of Spain, of numerous documents throwing light on the contest in Europe for the possession of the American Continent. These documents, with rare tracts of that period (in all 365 papers, of which 294 are now for the first time made public), accompanied by Bibliographical Memoranda, Notes, Maps and Plans, Portraits and Autographs, and a Comprehensive Biographical Index, lend special value and importance to this work.
A prospectus, with specimen pages and full description, will be sent on application. Orders may be sent to Booksellers, or direct to the Publisher.
HEINEMANN’S SCIENTIFIC HANDBOOKS.
_Now Ready._
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MANUAL OF ASSAYING GOLD, SILVER, COPPER, AND LEAD ORES. BY WALTER LEE BROWN, B.SC.
REVISED, CORRECTED, AND CONSIDERABLY ENLARGED, WITH A CHAPTER ON THE ASSAYING OF FUEL, ETC.
BY A. B. GRIFFITHS, Ph.D., F.R.S. (Edin.), F.C.S.
This work gives full details of the assaying and valuation of ores containing gold, silver, copper, and lead. The assaying of gold and silver bullion, fuels, &c., and full descriptions are given of the necessary apparatus, appliances, and re-agents, the whole being fully illustrated by eighty-seven figures in the text.
In One Volume, Crown 8vo, Illustrated, 5s.
THE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GASES. BY ARTHUR L. KIMBALL, OF THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY.
CONTENTS.
Introduction. Diffusion and Occlusion. Pressure and Buoyancy. Thermodynamics of Gases. Elasticity and Expansion with Avogadro’s Land and the Kinetic heat. Theory. Gases and Vapours. Geissler Tubes and Radiant Matter. Air-Pumps and High Vacua. Conclusion.
In One Volume, Crown 8vo, Illustrated, 5s.
HEAT AS A FORM OF ENERGY. BY PROFESSOR R. H. THURSTON, OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
CONTENTS.
The Philosophers’ Ideas of Heat. Air and Gas Engines, their Work and their Promise. The Science of Thermodynamics. The Development of the Steam Engine. Heat Transfer and the World’s Summary and Conclusion. Industries.
_In preparation._
In One Volume, Demy 8vo,
DENMARK: ITS HISTORY, TOPOGRAPHY, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, FINE ARTS, SOCIAL LIFE, AND FINANCE.
EDITED BY H. WEITEMEYER.
With a Coloured Map.
_Dedicated, by Permission, to H.R.H. The Princess of Wales._
In One Volume, 8vo.
THE COMING TERROR.
ESSAYS. BY ROBERT BUCHANAN.
In One Volume, Crown 8vo.
GIRLS AND WOMEN. BY E. CHESTER.
A NEW NOVEL BY OUIDA.
A NEW NOVEL BY FLORENCE WARDEN.
A NEW NOVEL BY HANNAH LYNCH.
HEINEMANN’S INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY.
EDITED BY EDMUND GOSSE.
Each Volume will have an Introduction specially written by the Editor.
_Just Published._
WORK WHILE YE HAVE THE LIGHT.
A TALE OF THE EARLY CHRISTIANS. BY COUNT LYON TOLSTOI.
TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY E. J. DILLON, Ph.D.
_Glasgow Herald._--“Mr. Gosse gives a brief biographical sketch of Tolstoi, and an interesting estimate of his literary productions.”
_Scotsman._--“It is impossible to convey any adequate idea of the simplicity and force with which the work is unfolded; no one who reads the book will dispute its author’s greatness.”
_Liverpool Mercury._--“Marked by all the old power of the great Russian novelist.”
_Manchester Guardian._--“Readable and well translated; full of high and noble feeling.”
_In the Press._
FANTASY. BY MATILDE SERAO.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY HENRY HARLAND AND PAUL SYLVESTER.
FROTH. BY A. P. VALDÈS.
TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH BY CLARA BELL.
THE COMMANDER’S DAUGHTERS. BY JONAS LIE.
TRANSLATED BY A. L. BRAKSTAD.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE. By KARL EMIL FRANZOS. Author of “For the Right,” &c.
TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY MILES CORBET.
_Manchester Guardian._--“Simple, forcible, and intensely tragic. It is a very powerful study, singularly grand in its simplicity.”
_Sunday Times._--“A series of dramatic scenes welded together with a never-failing interest and skill.”
IN GOD’S WAY. By BJÖRNSTJERNE BJÖRNSON.
TRANSLATED FROM THE NORWEGIAN BY ELIZABETH CARMICHAEL.
With Introduction by EDMUND GOSSE.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.; or Paper Covers, 2s. 6d.
_Athenæum._--“Without doubt the most important, and the most interesting work published during the twelve months.... There are descriptions which certainly belong to the best and cleverest things our literature has ever produced. Amongst the many characters, the doctor’s wife is unquestionably the first. It would be difficult to find anything more tender, soft, and refined than this charming personage.”
_Saturday Review._--“The English reader could desire no better introduction to contemporary foreign fiction than this notable novel.”
_Speaker._--“'In God’s Way’ is really a notable book, showing the author’s deep insight into character, giving evidence that his hand has lost none of its cunning in the delineation of Scandinavian character, and proving, too, how the widespread spirit of criticism is affecting Northern Europe as elsewhere.”
PIERRE AND JEAN. By GUY DE MAUPASSANT.
TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH BY CLARA BELL.
With Introduction by EDMUND GOSSE.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.; or Paper Covers, 2s. 6d.
_Pall Mall Gazette._--“So fine and faultless, so perfectly balanced, so steadily progressive, so clear and simple and satisfying. It is admirable from beginning to end.”
_Athenæum._--“Ranks amongst the best gems of modern French fiction.”
_The Books of which the titles follow this have been published during the present year._
THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES
As pleasingly exemplified in many instances, wherein the serious ones of this earth, carefully exasperated, have been prettily spurred on to indiscretions and unseemliness, while overcome by an undue sense of right.
By J. M’NEIL WHISTLER.
In One Volume, pott 4to, 10s. 6d.
_Punch_, _June 21_.--“The book in itself, in its binding, print, and arrangement, is a work of art.”
_Punch_, _June 28_.--“A work of rare humour, a thing of beauty and a joy for now and ever.”
THE PASSION PLAY AT OBERAMMERGAU, 1890. By F. W. FARRAR, D.D., F.R.S., Archdeacon and Canon of Westminster, &c. &c.
In One Volume, small 4to, 2s. 6d.
_Spectator._--“Among the many accounts that have been written this year of 'The Passion Play,’ one of the most picturesque, the most interesting, and the most reasonable, is this sketch of Archdeacon Farrar’s.... This little book will be read with delight by those who have, and by those who have not, visited Oberammergau.”
THE GARDEN’S STORY; or, Pleasures and Trials of an Amateur Gardener.
By G. H. ELLWANGER.
With an Introduction by the Rev. C. WOLLEY DOD.
In One Volume, 12mo, with Illustrations, 5s.
_Scotsman._--“Deserves every recommendation that a pleasant-looking page can give it; for it deals with a charming subject in a charming manner. Mr. Ellwanger talks delightfully, with instruction but without pedantry, of the flowers, the insects, and the birds.... It will give pleasure to every reader who takes the smallest interest in flowers, and ought to find many readers.”
NEW WORKS OF FICTION.
THE BONDMAN. A New Saga. By HALL CAINE.
Fourth Edition (Twelfth Thousand).
In One Volume. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.
_Mr. Gladstone._--“The 'Bondman’ is a work of which I recognise the freshness, vigour, and sustained interest no lese than its integrity of aim.”
_Count Tolstoi._--“A book I have read with deep interest.”
_Standard._--“Its argument is grand, and it is sustained with a power that is almost marvellous.”
IN THE VALLEY. A Novel. By HAROLD FREDERIC, Author of “The Lawton Girl,” “Seth’s Brother’s Wife,” &c. &c.
In Three Volumes. Crown 8vo, with Illustrations.
_Athenæum._--“A romantic story book, graphic and exciting, not merely in the central picture itself, but also in its weird surroundings. This is a novel deserving to be read.”
_Manchester Examiner._--“Certain to win the reader’s admiration. 'In the Valley’ is a novel that deserves to live.”
_Scotsman._--“A work of real ability; it stands apart from the common crowd of three-volume novels.”
A MARKED MAN: Some Episodes in his Life. By ADA CAMBRIDGE, Author of “Two Years’ Time,” “A Mere Chance,” &c. &c.
In Three Volumes, crown 8vo.
_Morning Post._--“A depth of feeling, a knowledge of the human heart, and an amount of tact that one rarely finds. Should take a prominent place among the novels of the season.”
_Illustrated London News._--“The moral tone of this story, rightly considered, is pure and noble, though it deals with the problem of an unhappy marriage.”
_Pall Mall Gazette._--“Contains one of the best written stories of a _mésalliance_ that is to be found in modern fiction.”
THE MOMENT AFTER: A Tale of the Unseen. By ROBERT BUCHANAN.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 10s. 6d.
_Athenæum._--“Should be read--in daylight.”
_Observer._--“A clever _tour de force_.”
_Guardian._--“Particularly impressive, graphic, and powerful.”
_Bristol Mercury._--“Written with the same poetic feeling and power which have given a rare charm to Mr. Buchanan’s previous prose writings.”
COME FORTH! By ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS and HERBERT D. WARD.
In One Volume, imperial 16mo, 7s. 6d.
_Scotsman._--“'Come Forth!’ is the story of the raising of Lazarus, amplified into a dramatic love-story.... It has a simple, forthright dramatic interest such as is seldom attained except in purely imaginative fiction.”
THE MASTER OF THE MAGICIANS. By ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS and HERBERT D. WARD.
In One Volume, imperial 16mo, 7s. 6d.
_The Athenæum._--“A success in Biblical fiction.”
THE DOMINANT SEVENTH: A Musical Story. By KATE ELIZABETH CLARK.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 5s.
_Speaker._--“A very romantic story.”
A VERY STRANGE FAMILY: A Novel. By F. W. ROBINSON, Author of “Grandmother’s Money,” “Lazarus in London,” &c. &c.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.
_Glasgow Herald._--“An ingeniously-devised plot, of which the interest is kept up to the very last page. A judicious blending of humour and pathos further helps to make the book delightful reading from start to finish.”
HAUNTINGS: Fantastic Stories. By VERNON LEE, Author of “Baldwin,” “Miss Brown,” &c. &c.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 6s.
_Pall Mall Gazette._--“Well imagined, cleverly constructed, powerfully executed. 'Dionea’ is a fine and impressive idea, and 'Oke of Okehurst’ a masterly story.”
PASSION THE PLAYTHING. A Novel. By R. MURRAY GILCHRIST.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 6s.
_Athenæum._--“This well-written story must be read to be appreciated.”
_Yorkshire Post._--“A book to lay hold of the reader.”
THE LABOUR MOVEMENT IN AMERICA. By RICHARD T. ELY, Ph.D.,
Associate in Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 5s.
_Weekly Despatch._--“There is much to interest and instruct.”
_Saturday Review._--“Both interesting and valuable.”
_England._--“Full of information and thought.”
_National Reformer._--“Chapter iii. deals with the growth and present condition of labour organisations in America ... this forms a most valuable page of history.”
ARABIC AUTHORS: A Manual of Arabian History and Literature. By F.F. ARBUTHNOT, M.R.A.S., Author of “Early Ideas,” “Persian Portraits,” &c.
In One Volume 8vo, 10s.
_Manchester Examiner._--“The whole work has been carefully indexed, and will prove a handbook of the highest value to the student who wishes to gain a better acquaintance with Arabian letters.”
IDLE MUSINGS: Essays in Social Mosaic. By E. CONDER GRAY, Author of “Wise Words and Loving Deeds,” &c. &c.
In One Volume, crown 8vo, 6s.
_Saturday Review._--“Light, brief, and bright are the 'essays in social mosaic.’ Mr. Gray ranges like a butterfly from high themes to trivial with a good deal of dexterity and a profusion of illustrations.”
_Graphic._--“Pleasantly written, will serve admirably to wile away an idle half-hour or two.” IVY AND PASSION FLOWER: Poems. By GERARD BENDALL, Author of “Estelle,” &c. &c. 12mo, 3s. 6d.
_Scotsman._--“Will be read with pleasure.”
_Woman._--“There is a delicacy of touch and simplicity about the poems which is very attractive.”
_Musical World._--“The poems are delicate specimens of art, graceful and polished.”
VERSES. By GERTRUDE HALL.
12mo, 3s. 6d.
_Musical World._--“Interesting volume of verse.”
_Woman._--“Very sweet and musical.”
_Manchester Guardian._--“Will be welcome to every lover of poetry who takes it up.”
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LONDON: WM. HEINEMANN, 21, BEDFORD STREET, W.C.
TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS--SUNLOCKS, LONDON. _December 1890._