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THE FAYOUM; OR, ARTISTS IN EGYPT. A Tour with M.
Gerome and others. By J. LENOIR. Translated by Mrs. CASHEL HOEY.
Crown 8vo. cloth. Thirteen Illustrations.
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TENT LIFE WITH ENGLISH GYPSIES IN NORWAY. By HUBERT SMITH. In 8vo cloth. Five full-page Engravings and thirty-one smaller Illustrations: with map of the Country, showing Routes. Price 21s.

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THE GATEWAY TO THE POLYNIA; or,
Spitzbergen. By Captain JOHN C. WELLS, R.N.
Profusely illustrated.

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A WINTER IN MOROCCO. By AMELIA PERRIER. crown 8vo. Illustrated. 10s. 6d.

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BOKHARA: ITS HISTORY AND CONQUEST. By Professor ARMINIUS VAMBÉRY, of the University of Pesth. Author of Travels in Central Asia' &c. Demy 8vo. price 188.

'We conclude with a cordial recommendation of this valuable book. In former years Mr. Vámbéry gave ample proofs of his powers as an observant, easy, and vivid writer. In the present work his moderation, scholarship, insight, and occasionally very impressive style, have raised him to the dignity of an historian.'Saturday Review.

'Almost every page abounds with composition of peculiar merit, as well as with an account of some thrilling event more exciting than any to be found in an ordinary work of fiction.'-Morning Post.

• A work compiled from many rare, private, and unavailable manuscripts and records, which consequently cannot fail to prove a mine of delightful Eastern lore to the Oriental scholar.'-Liverpool Albion.

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ECHOES OF A FAMOUS YEAR. By HARRIET PARR, Author` of The Life of Jeanne d'Arc,' 'In the Silver Age,' &c. Crown 8vo. 88. 6d.

A graceful and touching, as well as truthful account of the Franco-Prussian War. Those who are in the habit of reading books to children will find this at once instructive and delightful.'-Public Opinion.

'Miss Parr has the great gift of charming simplicity of style, and if children are not interested in her book, many of their seniors will be.'-British Quarterly Review.

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OVER VOLCANOES; OR, THROUGH FRANCE AND SPAIN IN 1871. By A. KINGSMAN. Crown 8vo. 108. 6d.

'The writer's tone is so pleasant, his language is so good, and his spirits are so fresh, buoyant, and exhilarating, that you find yourself inveigled into reading, for the thousand-and-first time, a description of a Spanish bull-fight.'— Illustrated London News.

'The adventures of our tourists are related with a good deal of pleasantry and humorous dash, which make the narrative agreeable reading.'-Public Opinion.

'A work which we cordially recommend to such readers as desire to know something of Spain as she is to-day. Indeed, so fresh and original is it, that we could have wished that it had been a bigger book than it is.'-Literary World.

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ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE. Correspondence and Conversations with NASSAU W. SENIOR from 1833 to 1859. Edited by Mrs. M. C. M. SIMPSON. 2 vols. large post 8vo. 21s.

'Another of those interesting journals in which Mr. Senior has, as it were, crystallised the sayings of some of those many remarkable men with whom he came in contact.'-Morning Post.

A book replete with knowledge and thought.'-Quarterly Review.

'An extremely interesting book, and a singularly good illustration of the value which, even in an age of newspapers and magazines, memoirs have and will always continue to have for the purposes of history.'-Saturday Review.

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A MEMOIR OF NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, with Stories now first Published in this Country. By H. A. PAGE. Large post 8vo. 78. 6d.

'The Memoir is followed by a criticism of Hawthorne as a writer; and the criticism, though we should be inclined to dissent from particular sentiments, is, on the whole, very well written, and exhibits a discriminating enthusiasm for one of the most fascinating of novelists.'-Saturday Review.

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'Seldom has it been our lot to meet with a more appreciative delineation of character than this Memoir of Hawthorne. Mr. Page deserves the best thanks of every admirer of Hawthorne for the way in which he has gathered together these relics, and given them to the world, as well as for his admirable portraiture of their author's life and character.'-Morning Post.

We sympathise very heartily with an effort of Mr. H. A. Page to make English readers better acquainted with the life and character of Nathaniel Hawthorne. He has done full justice to the fine character of the author of "The Scarlet Letter."-Standard.

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'He has produced a well-written and complete Memoir. A model of literary work of art.'-Edinburgh Courant.

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JOURNALS KEPT IN FRANCE AND ITALY, FROM 1848 TO 1852. With a Sketch of the Revolution of 1848. By the late NASSAU WILLIAM SENIOR. Edited by his Daughter, M. C. M. SIMPSON. In 2 vols. post 8vo. 24s.

"The present volume gives us conversations with some of the most prominent men in the political history of France and Italy. as well as with others whose names are not so familiar or are hidden under initials. Mr. Senior has the art of inspiring all men with frankness, and of persuading them to put themselves unreservedly in his hands without fear of private circulation."Athenæum.

The book has a genuine historical value.'-Saturday Review.

'No better, more honest, and more readable view of the state of political society during the existence of the second Republic could well be looked for.'Examiner.

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MEMOIRS OF LEONORA CHRISTINA, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark. Written during her imprisonment in the Blue Tower of the Royal Palace at Copenhagen, 1663-1685. Translated by F. E. BUNNETT (Translator of Grimm's 'Life of Michael Angelo' &c.). With an Autotype Portrait of the Princess. Medium 8vo. 12s. 6d. 'A valuable addition to history.'-Daily News.

This remarkable autobiography, in which we gratefully recognise a valuable addition to the tragic romance of history.'-Spectator.

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LIVES OF ENGLISH POPULAR LEADERS. No. 1. Stephen Langton. By C. EDMUND MAURICE. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

'Mr. Maurice has written a very interesting book, which may be read wit equal pleasure and profit.'-Morning Post.

The volume contains many interesting details, including some important documents. It will amply repay those who read it, whether as a chapter of the constitutional history of England or as the life of a great Englishman.'Spectator.

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NORMAN MACLEOD, D.D.: a Contribution towards his Biography. By ALEXANDER STRAHAN. Crown 8vo. sewed. 1s. ** Reprinted, with numerous Additions and many Illustrations from Sketches by Dr. Macleod, from the Contemporary Review.

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CABINET PORTRAITS. Biographical Sketches of Living
Statesmen. By T. WEMYSS REID. One vol. crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.
'We have never met with a work which we can more unreservedly praise.
The sketches are absolutely impartial.'-Athenæum.

'We can heartily commend his work.'-Standard.

"The" Sketches of Statesmen " are drawn with a master hand.'- Yorkshire Post.

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THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION.

By WALTER BAGEHOT.

A New Edition, revised and corrected, with an Introductory Dissertation on recent changes and events. Crown 8vo. 78. 6d.

A pleasing and clever study on the department of higher politics.'-Guardian. 'No writer before him had set out so clearly what the efficient part of the English Constitution really is.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

'Clear and practical.'-Globe.

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REPUBLICAN SUPERSTITIONS. Illustrated by the Political History of the United States. Including a Correspondence with M. Louis Blanc. By MONCLURE D. CONWAY. Crown 8vo. 5s.

Au moment où j'écris ceci, je reçois d'un écrivain très-distingué d'Amérique, M. Conway, une brochure qui est un frappant tableau des maux et des dangers qui résultent aux Etats-Unis de l'institution présidentielle.'—M. Lours Blanc. A very able exposure of the most plausible fallacies of Republicanism, by a writer of remarkable vigour and purity of style.'-Standard.

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THE GENIUS OF CHRISTIANITY UNVEILED. Essays by WILLIAM GODWIN, Author of 'Political Justice' &c. Never before published. One vol. crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

Interesting as the frankly expressed thoughts of a remarkable man, and as a contribution to the history of scepticism.'-Extract from the Editor's Preface.

The deliberate thoughts of Godwin deserve to be put before the world for reading and consideration.'-Athenæum.

Few have thought more clearly and directly than William Godwin, or expressed their reflections with more simplicity and unreserve.'—Examiner.

THE PELICAN PAPERS.

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Reminiscences and Remains of

a Dweller in the Wilderness. By JAMES A. NOBLE. Crown 8vo. 6s. 'Written somewhat after the fashion of Mr. Helps' Friends in Council.'-Examiner.

Will well repay perusal by all thoughtful and intelligent readers.'—Liverpool Leader.

The "Pelican Papers" make a very readable volume.'-Civilian.

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SOLDIERING AND SCRIBBLING.

By ARCHIBALD FORBES,

of the Daily News, Author of 'My Experience of the War between France and Germany.' Crown 8vo. 78. 6d.

All who open it will be inclined to read through, for the varied entertainment it affords.'-Daily News.

'There is a good deal of instruction to outsiders touching military life in this volume.'-Evening Standard.

'There is not a paper in the book which is not thoroughly readable and worth reading.'-Scotsman.

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BRIEFS AND PAPERS. Being Sketches of the Bar and the Press. By Two Idle Apprentices. Crown 8vo. 78. 6d.

'They are written with spirit and knowledge, and give some curious glimpses into what the majority will regard as strange and unknown territories.-Daily News.

"This is one of the best books to while away an hour and cause a generous laugh that we have come across for a long time.'-John Bull.

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The International Scientific Series.

MESSRS. HENRY S. KING & Co. have the pleasure to announce that under this title they are issuing a SERIES of POPULAR TREATISES, embodying the results of the latest investigations in the various departments of Science at present most prominently before the world.

Although these Works are not specially designed for the instruction of beginners, still, as they are intended to address the non-scientific public, they will be, as far as possible, explanatory in character, and free from technicalities. The object of each author will be to bring his subject as near as he can to the general reader.

The volumes will all be crown 8vo. size, well printed on good paper, strongly and elegantly bound, and will sell in this country at a price not exceeding Five Shillings.

Prospectuses of the Series may be had of the Publishers.

Already Published,

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THE FORMS OF WATER IN RAIN AND RIVERS, ICE AND GLACIERS. By J. TYNDALL, LL.D., F.R.S. With 26 Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 5s.

'One of Professor Tyndall's best scientific treatises.'-Standard. 'The most recent findings of science and experiment respecting the nature and properties of water in every possible form, are discussed with remarkable brevity, clearness, and fulness of exposition.'-Graphic.

With the clearness and brilliancy of language which have won for him his fame, he considers the subject of ice, snow, and the glaciers.'-Morning Post. 'Before starting for Switzerland next summer every one should study "The forms of water."—Globe.

'Eloquent and instructive in an eminent degree.'-British Quarterly.

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PHYSICS AND POLITICS; or, Thoughts on the Application of the Principles of Natural Selection' and Inheritance' to Political Society. By WALTER BAGEHOт. Crown 8vo. 48.

'On the whole we can recommend the book as well deserving to be read by thoughtful students of politics.'-Saturday Review.

Able and ingenious.'-Spectator.

The book has been well thought out, and the writer speaks without fear.'National Reformer.

Contains many points of interest, both to the scientific man and to the mere politician.'-Birmingham Daily Gazette.

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The Volumes now preparing are

MIND AND BODY: THE
THEORIES OF THEIR RELATIONS. By
ALEXANDER BAIN, LL.D., Professor
of Logic at the University of Aberdeen:
Illustrated.

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PRINCIPLES OF MENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. With their applications to the Training and Discip line of the Mind, and the Study of its Morbid Conditions. By W. B. CARPENTER, LL.D., M.D., F.R.S., &c. Illustrated.

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ON FOOD. By Dr. EDWARD
SMITH, F.R.S. Profusely Illustrated.

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THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF
THE EXACT SCIENCES
EXPLAINED TO THE NON-MATHE-
MATICAL. By Professor W. KINGDOM
CLIFFORD, M.A.

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ANIMAL MECHANICS; or, WALK-
ING, SWIMMING, and FLYING. By
Dr. BELL PETTIGREW, M.D., F.R.S.
125 Illustrations.

65 Cornhill, and 12 Paternoster Row, London.

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