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Rossetti --------

Works by CHRISTINA ROSSETTI:--

GOBLIN MARKET, AND OTHER POEMS. With two Designs by _D.G. Rossetti_. Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5_s_.

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THE PRINCE'S PROGRESS, AND OTHER POEMS. With two Designs by _D.G. Rossetti_. Fcap. 8vo. 6_s_.

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Rossetti (W.M.). ----------------

--DANTE'S HELL. _See_ "_Dante_."

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Roby ----

STORY OF A HOUSEHOLD, AND OTHER POEMS. By _Mary K. Roby_. Fcap. 8vo. 5_s_.

Shairp (Principal). -------------------

--KILMAHOE, a Highland Pastoral, with other Poems. By _John Campbell Shairp_. Fcap. 8vo. 5_s_.

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Smith -----

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CITY POEMS. Fcap. 8vo. 5_s_.

EDWIN OF DEIRA. Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5_s_.

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Smith -----

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Smith (Rev. Walter). --------------------

--HYMNS OF CHRIST AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. By the Rev. _Walter C. Smith_, M.A. Fcap. 8vo. 6_s_.

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Stratford de Redcliffe (Viscount). ----------------------------------

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Trench ------

Works by R. CHENEVIX TRENCH, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin. See also Sections "_Philosophy_," "_Theology_," &c.

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CALDERON'S LIFE'S A DREAM: The Great Theatre of the World. With an Essay on his Life and Genius. Fcap. 8vo. 4_s_. 6_d_.

HOUSEHOLD BOOK OF ENGLISH POETRY. Selected and arranged, with Notes, by _R.C. Trench_, D.D., Archbishop of Dublin. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5_s_. 6_d_.

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SACRED LATIN POETRY, Chiefly Lyrical. Selected and arranged for Use. Second Edition, Corrected and Improved. Fcap. 8vo. 7_s_.

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Turner ------

SONNETS. By the Rev. _Charles Tennyson Turner_. Dedicated to his brother, the Poet Laureate. Fcap. 8vo. 4_s_. 6_d_.

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SMALL TABLEAUX. Fcap. 8vo. 4_s. 6d_.

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Vittoria Colonna ----------------

LIFE AND POEMS. By Mrs. _Henry Roscoe_. Crown 8vo. 9_s_.

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Webster -------

Works by AUGUSTA WEBSTER:--

DRAMATIC STUDIES. Extra fcap. 8vo. 5_s_.

"_A volume as strongly marked by perfect taste as by poetic power_." _Nonconformist_.

PROMETHEUS BOUND OF AESCHYLUS. Literally translated into English Verse. Extra fcap. 8vo. 3_s. 6d_.

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A WOMAN SOLD, AND OTHER POEMS. Crown 8vo. 7_s. 6d_.

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Woolner -------

MY BEAUTIFUL LADY. By THOMAS WOOLNER. With a Vignette by _Arthur Hughes_. _Third Edition_. Fcap. 8vo. 5_s_.

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Shakespeare -----------

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Morte D'Arthur --------------

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Scott -----

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Burns -----

THE POETICAL WORKS AND LETTERS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited, with Life, by _Alexander Smith_. Globe 8vo. 4_s. 6d_.

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Robinson Crusoe ---------------

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Goldsmith ---------

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Pope ----

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Spenser -------

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THE GOLDEN TREASURY OF THE BEST SONGS AND LYRICAL POEMS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. ---------

Selected and arranged, with Notes, by _Francis Turner Palgrave_.

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THE CHILDREN'S GARLAND FROM THE BEST POETS. -------------------------------------------

Selected and arranged by _Coventry Patmore_.

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THE BOOK OF PRAISE. -------------------

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THE FAIRY BOOK; ---------------

the Best Popular Fairy Stories. Selected and rendered anew by the Author of "_John Halifax, Gentleman_."

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THE BALLAD BOOK. ----------------

A Selection of the Choicest British Ballads. Edited by _William Allingham_.

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THE JEST BOOK. --------------

The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings. Selected and arranged by _Mark Lemon_.

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BACON'S ESSAYS AND COLOURS OF GOOD AND EVIL. --------------------------------------------

With Notes and Glossarial Index. By _W. Aldis Wright_, M.A.

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THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS ----------------------

from this World to that which is to come. By _John Bunyan_.

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THE SUNDAY BOOK OF POETRY FOR THE YOUNG. ----------------------------------------

Selected and arranged by _C.F. Alexander_.

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A BOOK OF GOLDEN DEEDS ----------------------

of all Times and all Countries. Gathered and narrated anew. By the Author of "_The Heir Of Redclyffe_."

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THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS. -----------------------------------

Edited, with Biographical Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, by _Alexander Smith_. Two Vols.

"_Beyond all question this is the most beautiful edition of Burns yet out_."--_Edinburgh Daily Review_.

THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. ----------------------------------

Edited from the Original Edition by _J.W. Clark_, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.

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THE REPUBLIC OF PLATO. TRANSLATED ---------------------------------

into _English_, with Notes, by _J. Li. Davies_, M.A. and _D.J. Vaughan_, M.A.

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THE SONG BOOK. --------------

Words and Tunes from the best Poets and Musicians. Selected and arranged by _John Hullah_, Professor of Vocal Music in King's College, London.

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LA LYRE FRANCAISE. ------------------

Selected and arranged, with Notes, by _Gustave Masson_, French Master in Harrow School.

_A selection of the best French songs and lyrical pieces._

TOM BROWN'S SCHOOL DAYS. ------------------------

By an _Old Boy_.

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