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CONSTANTINOPLE.

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City of the Sultans. By

C. E. Clement. Demy 8vo., with 20 Photogravures of Views and Objects of Interest, handsomely bound in cloth, richly gilt, with cloth slip wrapper, enclosed in cloth box, price 12s. 6d. net.

The Times-"The City of the Sultans' is a pleasantly-written and well-illustrated account of Constantinople, its scenery and buildings, its history, its antiquities, its institutions and its social life, by the lady who has already treated Naples and Venice in a popular and attractive fashion."

The Publishers' Circular:-"One of the handsomest books of the year."

VENICE. The Queen of the Adriatic, or Venice, Mediaval and Modern. By C. E. Clement. Demy 8vo. Twenty photogravures, bound uniformly with the above, 12s. 6d. net.

Scotsman:-"A beautiful book.. excellent reading.. sumptuously illustrated." British Weekly:-"In typography, illustration, and binding, it is one of the most sumptuous and tasteful books of the season. The illustrations are quite faultless. . . . The letterpress is excellent."

NAPLES AND ITS ENVIRONS. By C. E. Clement. Demy 8vo., 20 photogravures bound uniformly with the above, 12s. 6d. net. Times:-"Copiously and very attractively illustrated."

Glasgow Herald:-"Few cities have so picturesque a history as Naples. . .

in her pages will be found most of the information which a general reader can desire. . . . The Illustrations are beautiful, and there is a good index."

FLORENCE. The Lily of the Arno, or Florence Past and PRESENT. By Virginia W. Johnson. Demy 8vo., 25 Photogravures, bound uniformly with the above, 12s. 6d. net.

Spectator.-"This handsome volume is a triumph-it undoubtedly is a triumphof illustration and typography, quite as much as of literature." Queen:-"A sumptuous volume this...... It is enriched by photogravures -really enriched, for most of these are admirable.”

GENOA, THE SUPERB. The City of Columbus.

By

Virginia W. Johnson. Demy 8vo., 20 photogravures bound uniformly with the above, 12s. 6d. net.

Times:-"Genoa the Superb' is a beautiful volume."

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JERUSALEM ILLUSTRATED. By G. Robinson Lees,

F.R.G.S., Author of "Bible Scenes from the Holy Land.' With a preface by The Right Rev. Bishop Blyth, of Jerusalem and an appendix illustrating the models of Herr Baurath von Schick Ritter, with descriptive letterpress translated by the Rev. J. E. Hanauer. Demy 8vo., copiously illustrated from negatives taken by the Author during a residence of several years in Jerusalem. Cloth gilt, 68.

Author of "A

A PURITAN PAGAN. By Julien Gordon. Diplomat's Diary," "Mdle. Reseda," "Marionettes," etc. cloth extra, 58.

Crown 8vo.,

Morning Post:-"A graceful and original heroine, and her experiences are extremely varied.”

Sun:-"A novel that should be a great success."

Daily Telegraph:-" An ingenious and eventful story of a man's sin and repentance' brightly written throughout, and abounds in

clever word-sketches of American character and social observances."

EROTICA. By Arthur Clark Kennedy. Fcap. 8vo., frontispiece, cloth extra, 33. 6d. net.

Scotsman:-"Shows considerable accomplishment in the art of making sweet

verses.

ADRIATICA. By Percy Pinkerton.

8vo., frontispiece, cloth extra, 2s. 6d. net.

Second Edition. Fcap.

A charming Volume of Poems, chiefly about Venice, with an Original Poem by J. ADDINGTON SYMONDS to the Author.

SIDNEY LANIER'S POEMS.

Edited by his Wife.

With

a Memorial by William Hayes Ward. 8vo., Portrait, tastefully bound in cloth gilt, gilt top, 7s. 6d. net.

Spectator:-"We have in Lanier an original poet-one more original, we

think, than the United States has ever yet produced; more original than any poet whom England has produced during the last thirty years at least."

Review of Reviews :-"Than the short series. 'Hymns of the Marshes,' we know of nothing in any poetry more beautiful or more quivering with the spirit of nature."

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THE ART OF TAKING A WIFE. By Paolo Mantegazzi.
Third Edition. Fcap 8vo., neatly bound, 3s. 6d.

CONTENTS:-Prologue.-I. Marriage in Modern Society.-II. Sexual
Choice in Marriage-The art of choosing well.-III. Age and
Health.-IV. Physical Sympathy-Race and Nationality.-V. The
Harmony of Feelings.-VI. Harmony of Thoughts.-VII. The
Financial Question in Marriage.-VIII. The Incidents and Acci-
dents of Marriage.-IX. Hell.-X. Purgatory.-XI. Paradise.

Sun:-"The whole work is alive with literary taste, and the English publishers are to be sincerely congratulated and thanked for introducing so healthy an exposition to English readers. It cannot be questioned that the number of those readers will be legion."

Yorkshire Post:-"Deals boldly with the dark side of married life.

The

volume is very tastefully got up, and deserves to be widely read, but. as we have said, it is not a book for young people."

SUNSET PASS: or, Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land. By Captain Charles King. Illustrated. Author of "The Deserter," "A War-time Wooing." Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d. Athenæum :-"A well-told story of adventure, with all the freshness of American wild life in the West."

Review of Reviews :-"Sensational and pleasing enough in all conscience." Scottish Leader:-"The tale is one of thrilling interest, and once begun there is no laying it down till the last page is reached."

A QUESTION OF TIME. By Gertrude Franklin Atherton,
Author of "The Doomswoman," "Hermia Suydam," "Los Cerritos,"
etc., etc. Crown Svo., Cloth, 3s. 6d.
Athenæum :-"Shows distinct power..

The hero and heroine win the reader's sympathies almost from the first, while the scandal they create in the prim New England town of Dunforth is effectively sketched."

Scottish Leader:-"As novel in conception as it is admirable in execution."

MARIONETTES. By Julien Gordon, Author of " A Diplomat's Diary," "Puritan Pagan," &c. Crown 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.

Athenæum:-"The book is so excellent. . . . . The minor Characters are admirably done. The dramatic abruptness and clearness are

beyond praise."

Scottish Leader:-"The character sketching is exquisite, and the style is brilA novel of remarkable power and brilliancy"

liant.

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EGYPT. Three Essays on the History, Religion, and Art of Ancient Egypt. By Martin Brimmer. English edition limited to 50 numbered copies. Royal 8vo., printed on hand-made paper, and illustrated with 32 photogravures and coloured map, handsomely bound in vellum, gilt, 30s. net.

SATCHEL GUIDE. For the Vacation Tourist in Europe. The most popular Condensed European Guide published. 12mo., maps, limp leather, 6s. net. Revised each year.

ADAMS CABLE CODEX. Paper Is. Net, cloth 25. Net.

This little Code covers every possible contingency, whether it be pleasure or business, and once tried will always be recommended.

SCANDINAVIAN AND RUSS: or, by Way of the Baltic.

By John Albert Manton, M.R.C.S., Eng., L.R.C.P., Lond., etc.
Being an account of the Cruise of the Steam Yacht "St.
Sunniva " to the Northern Capitals. May-June, 1895. Crown,
8vo. Profusely Illustrated with Maps, Photographs (taken en route),
Portraits, Sketches and Facetime. Sewed 2s.

THE INDEX GUIDE TO TRAVEL AND ART STUDY IN EUROPE. By L. C. Loomis. New and Enlarged Edition. 12mo., leather, 158.

This Work is an Index to everything worth seeing in Europe. Besides containing Plans, Maps, and 160 Illustrations of Pictures in the best Galleries, it contains Catalogues of the Chief Collections, and every information useful to the Tourist.

THE BORDERLAND OF CZAR AND KAISER. Notes from both sides of the Russian Frontier. By Poultney Bigelow. Crown 8vo.,60 charming illustrations, being reproductions of drawings and photographs taken on the spot by F. Remington, tastefully bound, 78. 6d. net. Times.-"Lively sketches, military, social and political,

well-informed and very skilfully illustrated."

shrewd and

Field.-"We cannot conclude this [long] notice without a word of praise for the excellent illustrations by Mr. Remington. They add considerably to the value of the book."

Pall Mall Gazette: -" His book is always the best possible reading.

Graphic:-" And when the great war does come, Mr. Bigelow's fascinating book will be of the greatest value to all students of the game."

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A Popular Work on Evolution.

FALLEN ANGELS: A Disquisition upon Human Existence -an Attempt to Elucidate some of its Mysteries, especially those of Evil and Suffering. By One of Them. Third and Popular Edition, revised and Index added, demy 8vo., cloth, 2s. 6d.

A better Edition is done at 5s.

This work has been the cause of much discussion and comment and many interesting letters have been received by the Author from Eminent Men in all branches of Thought.

Extract from a letter to the Author from the eminent Philologist, the Rev. Prof. W. W. SKEAT, which is of considerable interest. May 30th, 1894.-"I can well see that your book is the outcome of a good deal of long and patient thought. The subject is necessarily speculative, and incapable of exact proof; but it is very suggestive and interesting; and contains by the way, much that is curious and instructive. I am not myself gifted with any vividness of imagination, and am accustomed to deal only with the most obvious facts and experiences of daily life: nevertheless, I can appreciate much of it. And I may say that I am in full agreement with the general tone of the work, being naturally an 'optimist' of a most pronounced type, fully accepting the belief in continual progress and advancement. I must therefore heartily congratulate you on the completion of a work which is instinct with a spirit of trust and cheerfulness."

A very high dignitary of the Church of England writes as follows:-"I have been reading "Fallen Angels" with interest. Its tone of reverence and sympathy with all that is highest and best give great value to its suggestiveness."

From another eminent Authority in the Church:-"Your book treats a most interesting and a most mysterious subject, upon which, few even amongst theologians have bestowed anything like adequate attention. I have seen recently in German writers strong expressions of regret for the neglect to which it has been doomed."

A Peer, formerly a Minister of Her Majesty's Government, referring to “Fallen Angels" writes as follows:-"It is a time when we cannot afford to neglect any reasonable hypothesis or solution of the many pressing questions that are arising

on all sides.'

Popular Medical Monthly:-"This is a charming book."

Church Review:-"There is a good deal of curious learning in it, and many valuable quotations are given from mystical authors bearing on the subject. The advocate also pleads his difficult cause with eloquence and brilliancy. Whatever we may think of its mysticism and bold theorising, the morality urged at the conclusion is good, and the final chapter Cui Bono?' one of the best of all.”

Tablet:-"A thoughtful and very solemn attempt to solve the problem of human existence, and the mystery of good and evil.”

Catholic Times: "The style is bright, vigorous and clear, with an occasional spice of wit."

Critical Review:-The extent to which literature, of all ages and departments has been laid under requisition is most extraordinary."

Liverpool Mercury:-"The book is written in a highly reverent and devotional spirit, and with an abundance of learning."

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