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A Book of Example and Anecdote for Young People.
By the EDITOR of " Men who have Risen."

With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. [In the press. Josiah Wedgwood-the Man of Energy. Granville Sharpthe Negro's earliest Friend. Richard Cobden-the International Man. Dr. William Smith-the Father of English Geology. Andrew Reed-the Stay of the Hopeless. Michael Faraday -the Refined Philosopher. Thomas Wright-the Prison Philanthropist. Joseph Paxton-the Gardener Architect. The Early Life of the late Prince Consort, etc., etc.

X.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ROBERT DUDLEY, EARL OF LEICESTER, THE FAMOUS FAVOURITE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH.

From the Private Correspondence of the great Earl of Leicester. By THOMAS WRIGHT, M.A., F.S.A., etc. [Shortly.

XI.

CABINET PORTRAITS.

Sketches of Statesmen..

By T. WEMYSS REID.

'One Vol., Crown 8vo.

[Shortly.

Mr. Gladstone.-Mr. Disraeli.-The Earl of Derby.-Mr. Lowe.— Mr. Hardy. Mr. Bright.-Earl Granville.-Lord Cairns.-Marquis of Hartington. Mr. Wilson-Patten.-The Earl of Carnarvon.-Earl Russell.-Lord John Manners.-Mr. Cardwell.-Lord Hatherley.— Mr. Henley. The Duke of Argyll.-Sir_Stafford Northcote.-Earl Grey. The Marquis of Salisbury.-The Duke of Richmond.—Lord Westbury. Mr. Forster.-Mr. Newdegate.-Sir Roundell Palmer.— Lord Lytton.-The Late Earl of Derby.-Late Earl of Clarendon.

65, Cornhill, London.

XII.

BOKHARA: ITS HISTORY AND CONQUEST.

By Professor ARMINIUS VAMBERY, of the University of Pesth Author of "Travels in Central Asia," etc.

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Our Leading Columns.-Our Special Correspondent.-Our Own Reporter.-In the Gallery.-Our Special Wire.-The Story of the Fogborough Englishman.-In the Temple.-Westminster Hall.-On Circuit. Scissors and Paste.-A Rising Junior.-Country Sessions.-An Eminent Leader.-Lincoln's Inn.-At the Old Bailey.

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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." A Penny a Day.-The Christmas Cattle Market.-Soldiers' Wives.The Story of the Megæra.-In a Military Prison.-German War Prayers.-Flogged.—Sunday Afternoon at Guy's.-Butcher Jack's Story. -Bummarees.-A Deserter's Story.-Lions and Lion-Tamers. -Our March on Brighton.--Catsmeat.-Army Crimes and Punishments.-Whisky.-Furs.-Some Christmases.

XV.

HOME-WORDS FOR WANDERERS.

Sermons by ARTHUR S. THOMPSON, B.D.,

British Chaplain at St. Petersburg.

65, Cornhill, London.

IMPORTANT GERMAN OFFICIAL WORKS ON THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR.

I.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE GERMAN ARMIES IN
FRANCE, FROM SEDAN TO THE END OF THE
WAR OF 1870-1. With large Official Map. From the
Journals of the Head-Quarters Staff. By Major WILLIAM
BLUME. Translated by E. M. JONES, Captain 20th Foot,
late Professor of Military History, Sandhurst. Demy 8vo,
Price 95.
[Just out.

II.

TACTICAL DEDUCTIONS FROM THE WAR OF 1870-1. By Capt. A. v. BOGUSLAWSKI. Translated by Col. LUMLEY · GRAHAM, Late 18th (Royal Irish) Regiment. Demy 8vo. Uniform with the above. Price 75. [Just out. "Above all should every infantry officer make these tactical conclusions the object of his serious studies, about which there must be great controversy. Out of these deductions alone can we get the lessons in infantry operations for war, and for training during peace. In all essential things, according to our conviction, the author has rightly apprehended the lessons of the late war, and his views are a guide and criterion that will be of service to every officer."-Militair Wochenblatt.

III.

THE OPERATIONS OF THE SOUTH ARMY IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1871. By COUNT WARTENSLEBEN, of the Prussian General Staff. Translated by Colonel WRIGHT. Demy 8vo. Uniform with the above. [Just out.

IV.

STUDIES IN TROOP-MARCHING. By Col. Von VerDY DU VERNOIS. Translated by Lieut. H. J. T. HILDYARD, 71st Foot. Demy 8vo. Uniform with the above.

[Parts I. and II. are in the press.

V.

THE ARMY OF THE NORTH-GERMAN CONFEDERATION. A brief description of its organization, of the different branches of the Service and their rôle in war, of its mode of fighting, etc. By a Prussian General. Translated from the German by Col. EDWARD NEWDIGATE. Demy 8vo. Uniform with the above. [In the press.

65, Cornhill, London.

THE CORNHILL LIBRARY OF FICTION.

It is intended in this Series to produce books of such merit that readers will care to preserve them on their shelves. They are well printed on good paper, handsomely bound, with a Frontispiece, and are sold at the moderate price of 3s. 6d. each.

I.

ROBIN GRAY. BY CHARLES GIBBON. With a Frontispiece by Hennessy.

II.

KITTY. By Miss M. BETHAM-EDWARDS.

III.

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HIRELL. By JOHN SAUNDERS, Author of "Abel Drake's Wife."

IV.

[Ready.

ABEL DRAKE'S WIFE. By JOHN SAUNDERS, Author of "Hirell."

V.

[Shortly.

FOR LACK OF GOLD. By CHARLES GIBBON, Author of "Robin Gray."

VI.

ONE OF TWO. By J. HAIN FRISWELL, Author of "The Gentle Life," etc.

VII.

GOD'S PROVIDENCE HOUSE. By Mrs. G. LINNÆUS BANKS.

VIII.

THE HOUSE OF RABY. By Mrs. HOOPER.
Other Standard Novels to follow.

PANDURANG HARI.

A Tale of Mahratta Life, sixty years ago.
Edited, from the edition of 1826.

By Sir HENRY BARTLE E. FRERE, G.C.S.I., K.C.B.

[Shortly.

AN ARABIC AND ENGLISH DICTIONARY OF THE

KORAN.

By Major J. PENRICE. Post 4to. [In the press. MEMOIRS OF VILLIERSTOWN.

By C. S. J. Crown 8vo. With Frontispiece.

65, Cornhill, London.

[In the press.

FORTHCOMING NOVELS.

I.

HONOR BLAKE; THE STORY OF A PLAIN WOMAN.
By Mrs. KEATINGE, Author of "English Homes in India.”
Two vols., crown 8vo.
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THE DOCTOR'S

II.

DILEMMA. By HESBA STRETTON, Author of "Little Meg," etc., etc.

III.

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HESTER MORLEY'S PROMISE. BY HESBA STRETTON, Author of "Little Meg," Alone in London," "David Lloyd's Will." Three vols., crown 8vo. [In the press.

IV.

ISRAEL MORT, OVERMAN.

THE STORY OF THE MINE. BY JOHN SAUNDERS, Author of "Hirell," "Abel Drake's Wife," etc. Three vols., crown 8vo.

V.

[In the press.

A NEW STORY. BY ALICE FISHER, Author of "Too Bright to Last." Three vols., crown 8vo.

VI.

THE SPINSTERS OF BLATCHINGTON.

By MAR.

TRAVERS. 2 vols.

VII.

A NEW WORK. By Col. MEADOWS TAYLOR, Author of 66 Tara," etc. In three vols.

VIII.

A LITTLE WORLD. BY GEO. MANVILLE FENN, Author of "The Sapphire Cross," "Mad," etc.

IX.

THE HIGH MILLS. BY KATHERINE SAUNDERS, Author of "Gideon's Rock," ""The Haunted Crust," etc.

65, Cornhill, London.

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