Part 1
BEDFORD STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. _September 1874._
_MACMILLAN & CO.'S CATALOGUE of Works in BELLES LETTRES, including Poetry, Fiction, etc._
=Allingham.=--LAURENCE BLOOMFIELD IN IRELAND; or, the New Landlord. By WILLIAM ALLINGHAM. New and Cheaper Issue, with a Preface. Fcap. 8vo. cloth. 4_s._ 6_d._
"_It is vital with the national character.... It has something of Pope's point and Goldsmith's simplicity, touched to a more modern issue._"--ATHENÆUM.
=An Ancient City, and other Poems.=--By A NATIVE OF SURREY. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6_s._
=Archer.=--CHRISTINA NORTH. By E. M. ARCHER. Two vols. Crown 8vo. 21_s._
"_The work of a clever, cultivated person, wielding a practised pen. The characters are drawn with force and precision, the dialogue is easy: the whole book displays powers of pathos and humour, and a shrewd knowledge of men and things._"--SPECTATOR.
=Arnold.=--THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS. Vol. I. NARRATIVE AND ELEGIAC POEMS. Vol. II. DRAMATIC AND LYRIC POEMS. By MATTHEW ARNOLD. Extra fcap. 8vo. Price 6_s._ each.
_The two volumes comprehend the First and Second Series of the Poems, and the New Poems._ "_Thyrsis is a poem of perfect delight, exquisite in grave tenderness of reminiscence, rich in breadth of western light, breathing full the spirit of gray and ancient Oxford._"--SATURDAY REVIEW.
=Atkinson.=--AN ART TOUR TO THE NORTHERN CAPITALS OF EUROPE. By J. BEAVINGTON ATKINSON. 8vo. 12_s._
"_We can highly recommend it; not only for the valuable information it gives on the special subjects to which it is dedicated, but also for the interesting episodes of travel which are interwoven with, and lighten, the weightier matters of judicious and varied criticism on art and artists in northern capitals._"--ART JOURNAL.
=Baker.=--CAST UP BY THE SEA; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF NED GREY. By SIR SAMUEL BAKER, M.A., F.R.G.S. With Illustrations by HUARD. Fifth Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth gilt. 7_s._ 6_d._
"_An admirable tale of adventure, of marvellous incidents, wild exploits, and terrible dénouements._"--DAILY NEWS. "_A story of adventure by sea and land in the good old style._"--PALL MALL GAZETTE.
=Baring-Gould.=--Works by S. BARING-GOULD, M.A.:--
IN EXITU ISRAEL. An Historical Novel. Two Vols. 8vo. 21_s._
"_Full of the most exciting incidents and ably portrayed characters, abounding in beautifully attractive legends, and relieved by descriptions fresh, vivid, and truth-like._"--WESTMINSTER REVIEW.
LEGENDS OF OLD TESTAMENT CHARACTERS, from the Talmud and other sources. Two vols. Crown 8vo. 16_s._ Vol. I. Adam to Abraham. Vol. II. Melchizedek to Zachariah.
"_These volumes contain much that is very strange, and, to the ordinary English reader, very novel._"--DAILY NEWS.
=Barker.=--Works by LADY BARKER:--
"_Lady Barker is an unrivalled story-teller._"--GUARDIAN.
STATION LIFE IN NEW ZEALAND. New and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._
"_We have never read a more truthful or a pleasanter little book._"--ATHENÆUM.
SPRING COMEDIES. STORIES.
CONTENTS:--A Wedding Story--A Stupid Story--A Scotch Story--A Man's Story. Crown 8vo. 7_s._ 6_d._
"_Lady Barker is endowed with a rare and delicate gift for narrating stories,--she has the faculty of throwing even into her printed narrative a soft and pleasant tone, which goes far to make the reader think the subject or the matter immaterial, so long as the author will go on telling stories for his benefit._"--ATHENÆUM.
STORIES ABOUT:--With Six Illustrations. Third Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 4_s._ 6_d._
_This volume contains several entertaining stories about Monkeys, Jamaica, Camp Life, Dogs, Boys, &c. "There is not a tale in the book which can fail to please children as well as their elders._"--PALL MALL GAZETTE.
A CHRISTMAS CAKE IN FOUR QUARTERS. With Illustrations by JELLICOE. Second Edition. Ex. fcap. 8vo. cloth gilt. 4_s._ 6_d._
"_Contains just the stories that children should be told. 'Christmas Cake' is a delightful Christmas book._"--GLOBE.
RIBBON STORIES. With Illustrations by C. O. MURRAY. Second Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth gilt. 4_s._ 6_d._
"_We cannot too highly commend. It is exceedingly happy and original in the plan, and the graceful fancies of its pages, merry and pathetic turns, will be found the best reading by girls of all ages, and by boys too._"--TIMES.
SYBIL'S BOOK. Illustrated by S. E. WALLER. Second Edition. Globe 8vo. gilt. 4_s._ 6_d._
"_Another of Lady Barker's delightful stories, and one of the most thoroughly original books for girls that has been written for many years. Grown-up readers will like it quite as much as young people, and will even better understand the rarity of such simple, natural, and unaffected writing.... That no one can read the story without interest is not its highest praise, for no one ought to be able to lay it down without being the better girl or boy, or man or woman, for the reading of it. Lady Barker has never turned her fertile and fascinating pen to better account, and for the sake of all readers we wish 'Sybil's Book's a wide success._"--TIMES.
=Bell.=--ROMANCES AND MINOR POEMS. By HENRY GLASSFORD BELL. Fcap. 8vo. 6_s._
"_Full of life and genius._"--COURT CIRCULAR.
=Besant.=--STUDIES IN EARLY FRENCH POETRY. By WALTER BESANT, M.A. Crown 8vo. 8_s._ 6_d._
_The present work aims to afford information and direction touching the early efforts of France in poetical literature._ "_In one moderately sized volume he has contrived to introduce us to the very best, if not to all of the early French poets._"--ATHENÆUM.
=Betsy Lee=; A FO'C'S'LE YARN. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._
"_There is great vigour and much pathos in this poem._"--MORNING POST.
"_We can at least say that it is the work of a true poet._"--ATHENÆUM.
=Black (W.)=--Works by W. BLACK, Author of "A Daughter of Heth."
THE STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A PHAETON. Seventh and Cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._ Also, Illustrated by S. E. WALLER, 8vo. cloth gilt. 10_s._ 6_d._
"_The book is a really charming description of a thousand English landscapes and of the emergencies and the fun and the delight of a picnic journey through them by a party determined to enjoy themselves, and as well matched as the pair of horses which drew the phaeton they sat in. The real charm and purpose of the book is its open-air life among hills and dales._"--TIMES. "_The great charm of Mr. Black's book is that there is nothing hackneyed about it, nothing overdrawn,--all is bright and lifelike._"--MORNING POST.
A PRINCESS OF THULE. Three vols. Sixth and cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
The SATURDAY REVIEW says:--"_A novel which is both romantic and natural, which has much feeling, without any touch of mawkishness, which goes deep into character without any suggestion of painful analysis--this is a rare gem to find amongst the debris of current literature, and this, or nearly this, Mr. Black has given us in the 'Princess of Thule.'_" "_It has, for one thing, the great charm of novelty.... There is a picturesqueness in all that Mr. Black writes, but scarcely even in the 'Adventures of a Phaeton' are there the freshness and sweetness and perfect sense of natural beauty we find in this last book._"--PALL MALL GAZETTE. "_A beautiful and nearly perfect story._"--SPECTATOR.
=Borland Hall.=--By the Author of "Olrig Grange." Crown 8vo. 7_s._
=Brooke.=--THE FOOL OF QUALITY; OR, THE HISTORY OF HENRY, EARL OF MORELAND. By HENRY BROOKE. Newly revised, with a Biographical Preface by the Rev. CHARLES KINGSLEY, M.A., Rector of Eversley. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
=Broome.=--THE STRANGER of SERIPHOS. A Dramatic Poem. By FREDERICK NAPIER BROOME. Fcap. 8vo. 5_s._
_Founded on the Greek legend of Danaë and Perseus._ "_Grace and beauty of expression are Mr. Broome's characteristics; and these qualities are displayed in many passages._"--ATHENÆUM. "_The story is rendered with consummate beauty._"--LITERARY CHURCHMAN.
=Buist.=--BIRDS, THEIR CAGES AND THEIR KEEP: Being a Practical Manual of Bird-Keeping and Bird-Rearing. By K. A. BUIST. With Coloured Frontispiece and other Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 5_s._
=Burnand.=--MY TIME, AND WHAT I'VE DONE WITH IT. By F. C. BURNAND. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
=Cabinet Pictures.=--Oblong folio, price 42_s._
CONTENTS:--"_Childe Harold's Pilgrimage_" _and_ "_The Fighting Téméraire_," _by J. M. W. Turner_; "_Crossing the Bridge_," _by Sir W. A. Callcott_; "_The Cornfield_," _by John Constable_; _and_ "_A Landscape_," _by Birket Foster. The_ DAILY NEWS _says of them_, "_They are very beautifully executed, and might be framed and hung up on the wall, as creditable substitutes for the originals._"
CABINET PICTURES. A Second Series.
_Containing_:--"_The Baths of Caligula_" _and_ "_The Golden Bough_," _by J. W. M. Turner_; "_The Little Brigand_," _by T. Uwins_; "_The Lake of Lucerne_," _by Percival Skelton_; "_Evening Rest_," _by E. M. Wimperis._ Oblong folio. 42_s._
=Carroll.=--Works by "LEWIS CARROLL:"--
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. With Forty-two Illustrations by TENNIEL. 46th Thousand. Crown 8vo. cloth. 6_s._
A GERMAN TRANSLATION OF THE SAME. With TENNIEL'S Illustrations. Crown 8vo. gilt. 6_s._
A FRENCH TRANSLATION OF THE SAME. With TENNIEL'S Illustrations. Crown 8vo. gilt. 6_s._
AN ITALIAN TRANSLATION OF THE SAME. By T. P. ROSSETTE. With TENNIEL'S Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
"_Beyond question supreme among modern books for children._"--SPECTATOR. "_One of the choicest and most charming books ever composed for a child's reading._"--PALL MALL GAZETTE. "_A very pretty and highly original book, sure to delight the little world of wondering minds, and which may well please those who have unfortunately passed the years of wondering._"--TIMES.
THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. With Fifty Illustrations by TENNIEL. Crown 8vo. gilt. 6_s._ 35th Thousand.
"_Quite as rich in humorous whims of fantasy, quite as laughable in its queer incidents, as loveable for its pleasant spirit and graceful manner, as the wondrous tale of Alice's former adventures._"--ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. "_If this had been given to the world first it would have enjoyed a success at least equal to 'Alice in Wonderland._'"--STANDARD.
=Children's (The) Garland=, FROM THE BEST POETS. Selected and arranged by COVENTRY PATMORE. New Edition. With Illustrations by J. LAWSON. Crown 8vo. Cloth extra. 6_s._
=Christmas Carol (A).= Printed in Colours from Original Designs by Mr. and Mrs. TREVOR CRISPIN, with Illuminated Borders from MSS. of the 14th and 15th Centuries. Imp. 4to. cloth inlaid, gilt edges, £3 3_s._ Also a Cheaper Edition, 21_s._
"_A most exquisitely got up volume. Legend, carol, and text are preciously enshrined in its emblazoned pages, and the illuminated borders are far and away the best example of their art we have seen this Christmas. The pictures and borders are harmonious in their colouring, the dyes are brilliant without being raw, and the volume is a trophy of colour-printing. The binding by Burn is in the very best taste._"--TIMES.
=Church (A. J.)=--HORÆ TENNYSONIANÆ, Sive Eclogæ e Tennysono Latine redditæ. Cura A. J. CHURCH, A.M. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6_s._
"_Of Mr. Church's ode we may speak in almost unqualified praise, and the same may be said of the contributions generally._"--PALL MALL GAZETTE.
=Clough (Arthur Hugh).=--
THE POEMS AND PROSE REMAINS OF ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH. With a Selection from his Letters and a Memoir. Edited by his Wife. With Portrait. Two Vols. Crown 8vo. 21_s._
"_Taken as a whole_," _the_ SPECTATOR _says_, "_these volumes cannot fail to be a lasting monument of one of the most original men of our age._" "_Full of charming letters from Rome_," _says the_ MORNING STAR, "_from Greece, from America, from Oxford, and from Rugby._"
THE POEMS OF ARTHUR HUGH CLOUGH, sometime Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford. Fourth Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 6_s._
"_From the higher mind of cultivated, all-questioning, but still conservative England, in this our puzzled generation, we do not know of any utterance in literature so characteristic as the poems of Arthur Hugh Clough._"--FRASER'S MAGAZINE.
=Clunes.=--THE STORY OF PAULINE: an Autobiography. By G. C. CLUNES. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
"_Both for vivid delineation of character and fluent lucidity of style, 'The Story of Pauline' is in the first rank of modern fiction._"--GLOBE. "_Told with delightful vivacity, thorough appreciation of life, and a complete knowledge of character._"--MANCHESTER EXAMINER.
=Collects of the Church of England.= With a beautifully Coloured Floral Design to each Collect, and Illuminated Cover. Crown 8vo. 12_s._ Also kept in various styles of morocco.
"_This is beyond question_," _the_ ART JOURNAL _says_, "_the most beautiful book of the season._" _The_ GUARDIAN _thinks it_ "_a successful attempt to associate in a natural and unforced manner the flowers of our fields and gardens with the course of the Christian year._"
=Cox.=--RECOLLECTIONS OF OXFORD. By G. V. COX, M.A., late Esquire Bedel and Coroner in the University of Oxford. Second and cheaper Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
_The_ TIMES _says that it_ "_will pleasantly recall in many a country parsonage the memory of youthful days._"
=Culmshire Folk.=--By IGNOTUS. Three vols. Crown 8vo. 31_s._ 6_d._
"_Its sparkling pleasantness, its drollery, its shrewdness, the charming little bits of character which frequently come in, its easy liveliness, and a certain chattiness which, while it is never vulgar, brings the writer very near, and makes one feel as if the story were being told in lazy confidence in an hour of idleness by a man who, while thoroughly good-natured, is strongly humorous, and has an ever-present perception of the absurdities of people and things._"--SPECTATOR.
=Dante.=--DANTE'S COMEDY, THE HELL. Translated by W. M. ROSSETTI. Fcap. 8vo. cloth. 5_s._
"_The aim of this translation of Dante may be summed up in one word--Literality. To follow Dante sentence for sentence, line for line, word for word--neither more nor less, has been my strenuous endeavour._"--AUTHOR'S PREFACE.
=Days of Old=; STORIES FROM OLD ENGLISH HISTORY. By the Author of "Ruth and her Friends." New Edition. 18mo. cloth, extra. 2_s._ 6_d._
"_Full of truthful and charming historic pictures, is everywhere vital with moral and religious principles, and is written with a brightness of description, and with a dramatic force in the representation of character, that have made, and will always make, it one of the greatest favourites with reading boys._"--NONCONFORMIST.
=Deane.=--MARJORY. By MILLY DEANE. Third Edition. With Frontispiece and Vignette. Crown 8vo. 4_s._ 6_d._
_The_ TIMES _of September 11th says it is_ "_A very touching story, full of promise for the after career of the authoress. It is so tenderly drawn, and so full of life and grace, that any attempt to analyse or describe it falls sadly short of the original. We will venture to say that few readers of any natural feeling or sensibility will take up 'Marjory' without reading it through at a sitting, and we hope we shall see more stories by the same hand._" _The_ MORNING POST _calls it_ "_A deliciously fresh and charming little love story._"
=De Vere.=--THE INFANT BRIDAL, and other Poems. By AUBREY DE VERE. Fcap. 8vo. 7_s._ 6_d._
"_Mr. De Vere has taken his place among the poets of the day. Pure and tender feeling, and that polished restraint of style which is called classical, are the charms of the volume._"--SPECTATOR.
=Doyle (Sir F. H.)=--LECTURES ON POETRY, delivered before the University of Oxford in 1868. By Sir FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE, Professor of Poetry in the University of Oxford. Crown 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._
"_Full of thoughtful discrimination and fine insight: the lecture on 'Provincial Poetry' seems to us singularly true, eloquent, and instructive._"--SPECTATOR.
=Estelle Russell.=--By the Author of "The Private Life of Galileo." New Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
_Full of bright pictures of French life. The English family, whose fortunes form the main drift of the story, reside mostly in France, but there are also many English characters and scenes of great interest. It is certainly the work of a fresh, vigorous, and most interesting writer, with a dash of sarcastic humour which is refreshing and not too bitter._ "_We can send our readers to it with confidence._"--SPECTATOR.
=Evans.=--BROTHER FABIAN'S MANUSCRIPT, AND OTHER POEMS. By SEBASTIAN EVANS. Fcap. 8vo. cloth. 6_s._
"_In this volume we have full assurance that he has 'the vision and the faculty divine.' ... Clever and full of kindly humour._"--GLOBE.
=Evans.=--THE CURSE OF IMMORTALITY. By A. EUBULE EVANS. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
"_Never, probably, has the legend of the Wandering Jew been more ably and poetically handled. The author writes as a true poet, and with the skill of a true artist. The plot of this remarkable drama is not only well contrived, but worked out with a degree of simplicity and truthful vigour altogether unusual in modern poetry. In fact, since the date of Byron's 'Cain,' we can scarcely recall any verse at once so terse, so powerful, and so masterly._"--STANDARD.
=Fairy Book.=--The Best Popular Fairy Stories. Selected and Rendered anew by the Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman." With Coloured Illustrations and Ornamental Borders by J. E. ROGERS, Author of "Ridicula Rediviva." Crown 8vo. cloth, extra gilt. 6_s._ (Golden Treasury Edition. 18mo. 4_s._ 6_d._)
"_A delightful selection, in a delightful external form._"--SPECTATOR. "_A book which will prove delightful to children all the year round._"--PALL MALL GAZETTE.
=Fletcher.=--THOUGHTS FROM A GIRL'S LIFE. By LUCY FLETCHER. Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 4_s._ 6_d._
"_The poems are all graceful; they are marked throughout by an accent of reality; the thoughts and emotions are genuine._"--ATHENÆUM.
=Garnett.=--IDYLLS AND EPIGRAMS. Chiefly from the Greek Anthology. By RICHARD GARNETT. Fcap. 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._
"_A charming little book. For English readers, Mr. Garnett's translations will open a new world of thought._"--WESTMINSTER REVIEW.
=Gilmore.=--STORM WARRIORS; OR, LIFE-BOAT WORK ON THE GOODWIN SANDS. By the Rev. JOHN GILMORE, M.A., Rector of Holy Trinity, Ramsgate, Author of "The Ramsgate Life-Boat," in _Macmillan's Magazine_. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
"_The stories, which are said to be literally exact, are more thrilling than anything in fiction. Mr. Gilmore has done a good work as well as written a good book._"--DAILY NEWS.
=Gladstone.=--JUVENTUS MUNDI. The Gods and Men of the Heroic Age. By the Right Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE, M.P. Crown 8vo. cloth extra. With Map. 10_s._ 6_d._ Second Edition.
"_To read these brilliant details_," _says the_ ATHENÆUM, "_is like standing on the Olympian threshold and gazing at the ineffable brightness within._" _According to the_ WESTMINSTER REVIEW, "_it would be difficult to point out a book that contains so much fulness of knowledge along with so much freshness of perception and clearness of presentation._"
=Gray.=--THE POETICAL WORKS OF DAVID GRAY. New and Enlarged Edition. Edited by HENRY GLASSFORD BELL, late Sheriff of Lanarkshire. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
=Guesses at Truth.=--By TWO BROTHERS. With Vignette Title and Frontispiece. New Edition, with Memoir. Fcap. 8vo. 6_s._ Also see Golden Treasury Series.
=Halifax.=--AFTER LONG YEARS. By M. C. HALIFAX. Crown 8vo. 10_s._ 6_d._
"_A story of very unusual merit. The entire story is well conceived, well written, and well carried out; and the reader will look forward with pleasure to meeting this clever author again._"--DAILY NEWS. "_This is a very pretty, simple love story.... The author possesses a very graceful, womanly pen, and tells the story with a rare tender simplicity which well befits it._"--STANDARD.
=Hamerton.=--A PAINTER'S CAMP. Second Edition, revised. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6_s._
BOOK I. _In England_; BOOK II. _In Scotland_; BOOK III. _In France_.
"_These pages, written with infinite spirit and humour, bring into close rooms, back upon tired heads, the breezy airs of Lancashire moors and Highland lochs, with a freshness which no recent novelist has succeeded in preserving._"--NONCONFORMIST.
=Heaton.=--HAPPY SPRING TIME. Illustrated by OSCAR PLETSCH. With Rhymes for Mothers and Children. By MRS. CHARLES HEATON. Crown 8vo. cloth extra, gilt edges. 3_s._ 6_d._
"_The pictures in this book are capital._"--ATHENÆUM.
=Hervey.=--DUKE ERNEST, a Tragedy; and other Poems. Fcap. 8vo. 6_s._
"_Conceived in pure taste and true historic feeling, and presented with much dramatic force.... Thoroughly original._"--BRITISH QUARTERLY.
=Higginson.=--MALBONE: An Oldport Romance. By T. W. HIGGINSON. Fcap. 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._
_The_ DAILY NEWS _says_: "_Who likes a quiet story, full of mature thought, of clear, humorous surprises, of artistic studious design? 'Malbone' is a rare work, possessing these characteristics, and replete, too, with honest literary effort._"
=Hillside Rhymes.=--Extra fcap. 8vo. 5_s._
=Home.=--BLANCHE LISLE, and other Poems. By CECIL HOME. Fcap. 8vo. 4_s._ 6_d._
=Hood (Tom).=--THE PLEASANT TALE OF PUSS AND ROBIN AND THEIR FRIENDS, KITTY AND BOB. Told in Pictures by L. FRÖLICH, and in Rhymes by TOM HOOD. Crown 8vo. gilt. 3_s._ 6_d._
"_The volume is prettily got up, and is sure to be a favourite in the nursery._"--SCOTSMAN. "_Herr Frölich has outdone himself in his pictures of this dramatic chase._"--MORNING POST.
=Keary (A.)=--Works by Miss A. KEARY:--
JANET'S HOME. New Edition. Globe 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._
"_Never did a more charming family appear upon the canvas; and most skilfully and felicitously have their characters been portrayed. Each individual of the fireside is a finished portrait, distinct and lifelike.... The future before her as a novelist is that of becoming the Miss Austin of her generation._"--SUN.
CLEMENCY FRANKLYN. New Edition. Globe 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._
"_Full of wisdom and goodness, simple, truthful, and artistic.... It is capital as a story; better still in its pure tone and wholesome influence._"--GLOBE.
OLDBURY. Three vols. Crown 8vo. 31_s._ 6_d._