Chapter 21

_SPECTATOR_.--'The Winchester Edition has special claims to gratitude through the delightful quality of its print and paper. The print is of a generous design, and very black and clear, and the paper, while untransparent, not so heavy but that the book can be held comfortably in one hand. Altogether this promises to be one of the most delightful reprints ever given to the public.'

_ATHENÆUM_.--'An exceedingly handsome edition.... This is decidedly a cheap edition as well as an ornamental one.'

_WESTMINSTER GAZETTE_.--'Mr. Grant Richards is to be congratulated on the charming edition of Miss Austen's Novels, which starts with _Sense and Sensibility_ in two volumes. Print, paper, and binding (green and gold, with a charming design) are all that the most fastidious could desire. An edition of this kind is really wanted, and comes at a moment when there is a natural inclination to turn back to the pages of this delightful writer. The younger generation is supposed not to read Miss Austen, which, if true, is hardly creditable to its education and good taste. But latterly there have been signs of a re-discovery, which will be stimulated by the issue of these beautiful volumes.'

'_Most useful companions to the traveller._'--PUNCH.

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GRANT ALLEN'S HISTORICAL GUIDES

Fcap. 8vo (Pocket Size), Limp Cloth, Round Corners, 3s. 6d. net each

_VOLUMES NOW READY._

PARIS. CITIES OF BELGIUM (Bruges, Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp). VENICE. FLORENCE.

_VOLUMES IN PREPARATION._

MUNICH. CITIES OF NORTH ITALY (Milan, Verona, Padua, Bologna, Ravenna). DRESDEN (with Nuremberg, etc). ROME, Pagan and Christian. CITIES OF NORTHERN FRANCE (Rouen, Amiens, Blois, Tours, Orleans).

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Some Opinions of the Press.

_THE TIMES_.--'Such good work in the way of showing students the right manner of approaching the history of a great city.... The execution of the little volumes is, on the whole, admirable.... These useful little volumes.'

_THE GUARDIAN_.--From the point of view of really intelligent sight-seeing, the two little volumes that have already appeared are better than anything that we yet have; and if the holiday-maker will only take them with him to Paris or Florence, he will probably feel that he has learnt more of the real city than in all his former visits.

_THE SPECTATOR_.--'A visitor to Florence could hardly, we imagine, do better than provide himself with this volume. A great amount of matter--and good matter, too--is compressed into a small space, for the book is light, and such as can go into a pocket of moderate capacity. Mr. Grant Allen not only guides his reader's judgment, but disposes of his time for him; he must not only not do much at once, but must arrange his sight-seeing in an economical and intelligent way.'

_MORNING POST_.--'That much-abused class of people, the tourists, have often been taunted with their ignorance and want of culture, and the perfunctory manner in which they hurry through and "do" the art galleries of Europe. There is a large amount of truth, no doubt, in the charge, but they might very well retort on their critics that no one had come forward to meet their wants, or to assist in dispelling their ignorance. No doubt there are guide-books, very excellent ones in their way, but on all matters of art very little better than mere indices; something fuller was required to enable the average man intelligently to appreciate the treasures submitted to his views. Mr. Grant Allen has undertaken to meet their wants, and offers these handbooks to the public at a price which ought to be within the reach of every one who can afford to travel at all. The idea is a good one, and should ensure the success which Mr. Allen deserves.'

GRANT RICHARDS, 9 HENRIETTA ST., COVENT GARDEN, W.C.