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Continuation of the History of Europe, from the Fall of

Napoleon to the Accession of Louis Napoleon. By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart., D.C.L. In Nine Vols., £6, 7s. 6d. Uniform with the Library Edition of the Author's "History of Europe, from the Commencement of the French Revolution." People's Edition, Eight Vols. Crown Octavo, 34s.

Epitome of Alison's History of Europe.

Edition, 7s. 6d., bound.

Fifteenth

Atlas to Alison's History of Europe; containing 109

Maps and Plans of Countries, Battles, Sieges, and Sea-Fights. Constructed by A. KEITH JOHNSTON, F.R.S. E. With Vocabulary of Military and Marine Terms. Library Edition, £3, 3s.; People's Edition, £1, 11s. 6d.

Lives of Lord Castlereagh and Sir Charles Stewart,

Second and Third Marquesses of Londonderry. By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart., D.C.L. From the Original Papers of the Family, and other sources. In Three Vols. Octavo. £2, 5s.

Life of John Duke of Marlborough.

With some Account

of his Contemporaries, and of the War of the Succession. By Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart., D.C.L. Third Edition, Two Volumes, Octavo, Portraits and Maps, 30s.

Essays; Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous.

Sir ARCHIBALD ALISON, Bart. Three Vols. Demy Octavo, 45s.

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The Invasion of the Crimea: its Origin, and an Account

OF ITS PROGRESS DOWN TO THE DEATH OF LORD RAGLAN. By ALEXANDER WILLIAM KINGLAKE, M.P. Vols. I. and II., bringing the EVENTS down to the CLOSE of the BATTLE of the ALMA. Fourth Edition, Price 32s.

The Boscobel Tracts; Relating to the Escape of Charles

the Second after the Battle of Worcester, and his subsequent Adventures. Edited by J. HUGHES, Esq., A.M. A New Edition, with additional Notes and Illustrations, including Communications from the Rev. R. H. BARHAM, Author of the "Ingoldsby Legends." In Octavo, with Engravings, 16s.

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History of Scotland from the Revolution to the Extinction

of the last Jacobite Insurrection, 1689-1748. By JOHN HILL BURTON, Esq., Advocate. Two Vols. Octavo, 15s.

PUBLISHED BY W. BLACKWOOD AND SONS,

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

The Autobiography of the Rev. Dr Alexander Carlyle,

Minister of Inveresk. Containing Memorials of the Men and Events of his Time. Edited by JOHN HILL BURTON. In Octavo. Third Edition, with Portrait, 14s.

"This book contains by far the most vivid picture of Scottish life and manners that has been given to the public since the days of Sir Walter Scott. In bestowing upon it this high praise, we make no exception, not even in favour of Lord Cockburn's Memorials-the book which resembles it most, and which ranks next to it in interest."-Edinburgh Review.

"A more delightful and graphic picture of the everyday life of our ancestors it has never been our good fortune to meet with.. We do not often pray for autobiographies-for, as a class of literature, they are of very unequal merit but we shall heartily rejoice to see as many more autobiographies as possible if they are half as well worth reading as Jupiter Carlyle's."-National Review.

"A more racy volume of memoirs was never given to the world-nor one more difficult to set forth-save by the true assertion, that there is scarcely a page which does not contain matter for extract or which would not bear annotation."-Athenæum.

Life of the late Rev. James Robertson, D.D., F.R.S.E.,

Professor of Divinity and Ecclesiastical History in the University of Edinburgh. By the Rev. A. H. CHARTERIS, M.A. With a Portrait. Octavo, price 10s. 6d.

Memoir of the Political Life of the Right Honourable

EDMUND BURKE, with Extracts from his Writings. By the Rev. GEORGE CROLY, D.D., Rector of St Stephen's, Walbrook, London. 2 vols. Post Octavo, 18s.

History of Greece under Foreign Domination. By George

FINLAY, LL.D., Athens. Seven Volumes, Octavo-viz.:

Greece under the Romans. B.C. 146 to A.D. 717. A Historical View of the Condition of the Greek Nation from its Conquest by the Romans until the Extinction of the Roman Power in the East. Second Edition, 16s.

History of the Byzantine Empire. A.D. 716 to 1204; and of the Greek Empire of Nicæa and Constantinople, A.D. 1204 to 1453. Two Volumes, £1, 7s. 6d.

Mediæval Greece and Trebizond.

The History of Greece, from

its Conquest by the Crusaders to its Conquest by the Turks, A.D. 1204 to 1566; and the History of the Empire of Trebizond, A.D. 1204 to 1461. 12s.

Greece under Othoman and Venetian Domination.

to 1821. 10s. 6d.

History of the Greek Revolution.

Two Volumes, Octavo, £1, 4s.

A.D. 1453

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Essays in History and Art. By R. H. Patterson.

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of certain Passages in "Macaulay's History of England" concerning

THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.

THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE.

THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND.

VISCOUNT DUNDEE.
WILLIAM PENN.

By JOHN PAGET, Esq., Barrister-at-Law. In Crown Octavo, 6s.

Curran and his Contemporaries. By Charles Phillips,

Esq., A.B. A New Edition. Crown Octavo, 7s. 6d.

"Certainly one of the most extraordinary pieces of biography ever produced.

library should be without it."-Lord Brougham.

No

"Never, perhaps, was there a more curious collection of portraits crowded before into the same canvass."-Times.

Paris after Waterloo. A Revised Edition of a

"Visit to

With

Flanders and the Field of Waterloo." By JAMES SIMPSON, Advocate.
Two Coloured Plans of the Battle.

Crown Octavo, 5s.

Lives of the Queens of Scotland, and English Princesses

connected with the Regal Succession of Great Britain. By AGNES STRICKLAND. With Portraits and Historical Vignettes. Post Octavo, £4, 4s.

"Every step in Scotland is historical; the shades of the dead arise on every side; the very rocks breathe. Miss Strickland's talents as a writer, and turn of mind as an individual, in a peculiar manner fit her for painting a historical gallery of the most illustrious or dignified female characters in that land of chivalry and song, "-Blackwood's Magazine.

Life of Mary Queen of Scots. By Agnes Strickland.

5 vols. post 8vo, with Portraits and other Illustrations, £2, 12s. 6d.

Studies in Roman Law. With Comparative Views of the Laws of France, England, and Scotland. By LORD MACKENZIE, one of the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland. Second Edition, Octavo, 12s.

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Letters of Eminent Persons, addressed to David Hume.

Edited by JOHN HILL BURTON, Esq., Advocate. Octavo, 5s.

Lectures on the History of the Church of Scotland, from

the Reformation to the Revolution Settlement. By the Very Rev. JOHN LEE, D.D., LL.D., Principal of the University of Edinburgh. Edited by the Rev. WILLIAM LEE. Two Vols. Octavo, 21s.

Works of the Rev. Thomas M'Crie, D.D.

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Life of John Knox.

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Life of Andrew Melville. Containing Illustrations of the Ecclesiastical and Literary History of Scotland in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Crown Octavo, 6s.

History of the Progress and Suppression of the Reformation in Italy in the Sixteenth Century. Crown Octavo, 4s.

History of the Progress and

Suppression of the Reformation

in Spain in the Sixteenth Century. Crown Octavo, 3s. 6d.

Sermons, and Review of the "Tales of my Landlord."

In One Volume, Crown Octavo, 6s.

The Monks of the West, from St Benedict to St Bernard.

By the COUNT DE MONTALEMBERT. Authorised Translation. Two Volumes, Octavo, 21s.

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The Conquest of Scinde. A Commentary.

JAMES OUTRAM, C.B. Octavo, 18s.

By General Sir

An Essay on the National Character of the Athenians.

By JOHN BROWN PATTERSON. Edited from the Author's revision, by Professor PILLANS, of the University of Edinburgh. With a Sketch of his Life. Crown Octavo, 4s. 6d.

The New Revolution; or, the Napoleonic Policy in Europe.

By R. H. PATTERSON. Octavo, 4s.

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Ten Years of Imperialism in France. Impressions of

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Memorials of the Castle of Edinburgh. By James Grant,

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Memoirs and Adventures of Sir William Kirkaldy of

Grange, Governor of the Castle of Edinburgh for Mary Queen of Scots. By JAMES GRANT, Esq. Post Octavo, 10s. 6d.

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Memoirs and Adventures of Sir John Hepburn, Marshal of

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Annals of the Peninsular Campaigns. By Capt. Thomas

HAMILTON. A New Edition. Edited by F. HARDMAN, Esq. Octavo, 16s.; and Atlas of Maps to illustrate the Campaigns, 12s.

The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol. Written in

the Camp. By Lieut.-Col. E. BRUCE HAMLEY. With Illustrations drawn in Camp by the Author. Octavo, 21s.

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Wellington's Career; a Military and Political Summary.

By Lieut.-Col. E. BRUCE HAMLEY, Professor of Military History and Art at the Staff College. Crown Octavo, 2s.

Fleets and Navies. By Captain Charles Hamley, R.M.

Originally published in Blackwood's Magazine. Crown Octavo, 6s.

Memoir of Mrs Hemans. By her Sister.

With a Portrait.

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