So with his finger dipp'd in blood, He scrabbled on the stones: "This is my will, God it fulfil, And buried be my bones. Whoe'er he be that findeth me, And brings me to a grave, The lands that now to me belong In Plymstock he shall have." The story goes on to say that while the men of Plymstock were preparing to transport the body thither, the monks of Tavistock whipped it off, threw a bridge of planks, since called Guile Bridge, over the Tavy, and interred the hunter in their cemetery, thereby obtaining possession of his lands. END OF VOL I. PLYMOUTH WILLIAM BRENDON AND SON PRINTERS A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OF METHUEN AND COMPANY PUBLISHERS : LONDON 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. CONTENTS PAGE FORTHCOMING BOOKS, 3 POETRY, 9 BELLES LETTRES, ANTHOLOGIES, ETC., 10 ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, 11 HISTORY, 11 BIOGRAPHY, 14 TRAVEL, ADVENTURE AND TOPOGRAPHY, 15 NAVAL AND MILITARY, 17 GENERAL LITERATURE, 18 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 20 PHILOSOPHY, 20 THEOLOGY, 21 FICTION, 24 BOOKS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS, 33 THE PEACOCK LIBRARY, 33 UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERIES, 34 SOCIAL QUESTIONS OF TO-DAY, 35 CLASSICAL TRANSLATIONS, 35 EDUCATIONAL BOOKS, 36 FEBRUARY 1899 FEBRUARY 1899. MESSRS. METHUEN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS Travel and Adventure THE HIGHEST ANDES. By E. A. FITZGERALD. With 40 Illustrations, 10 of which are Photogravures, and a Large Map. _Royal 8vo. 30s. net._ Also, a Small Edition on Handmade Paper, limited to 50 Copies, _4to. £5, 5s._ A narrative of the highest climb yet accomplished. The illustrations have been reproduced with the greatest care, and the book, in addition to its adventurous interest, contains appendices of great scientific value. ROUND THE WORLD ON A WHEEL. By JOHN FOSTER FRASER. With 100 Illustrations. _Crown 8vo. 6s._ The narrative of a bicycle ride right round the world, which covered over 19,000 miles and occupied 774 days. The book is full of adventure and incident, and contains as much matter as the ordinary book of travel published at six times the price. THE HEART OF ASIA. By F. H. SKRINE and E. D. ROSS. With Maps and many Illustrations. _Large crown 8vo. 10s. 6d._