_ACADEMY._--"Mr. Creighton's 'History of Rome' reminds us once more that, in the matter of historical handbooks at least, we boast to be much better than our fathers. At the outset he touches the right chord by pointing out that the explanation of many important facts in modern Europe is to be sought in the history of old Rome, and he proceeds by a judicious selection of facts to bring into relief those social and political changes which are the true subjects of history. But Mr. Creighton takes care not to fall into the mistake of omitting the tales which have been enjoyed by so many generations, and in spite of his cramped space he finds room for Cincinnatus at the Plough and the Schoolmaster of Falerii." _SCHOOL BOARD CHRONICLE._--"The author has been curiously successful in telling in this intelligent way the story of Rome from first to last in a rudimentary shilling book of little more than a hundred and twenty pages, with maps, tables, and a brief chronology." =Twelve English Statesmen.= EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY. _Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. each._ WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. By EDWARD A. FREEMAN, D.C.L., LL.D. _TIMES._--"Gives with great picturesqueness ... the dramatic incidents of a memorable career far removed from our times and our manner of thinking." HENRY II. By Mrs. J. R. GREEN. _TIMES._--"It is delightfully real and readable, and in spite of severe compression has the charm of a mediæval romance." EDWARD I. By T. F. TOUT, M.A., Professor of History, The Owens College, Manchester. _SPEAKER._--"A truer or more life-like picture of the king, the conqueror, the overlord, the duke, has never yet been drawn." HENRY VII. By JAMES GAIRDNER. _ATHENÆUM._--"The best account of Henry VII. that has yet appeared." CARDINAL WOLSEY. By Bishop CREIGHTON, D.D. _SATURDAY REVIEW._--"Is exactly what one of a series of short biographies of English Statesmen ought to be." ELIZABETH. By E. S. BEESLY, M.A. _MANCHESTER GUARDIAN._--"It may be recommended as the best and briefest and most trustworthy of the many books that in this generation have dealt with the life and deeds of that 'bright Occidental Star, Queen Elizabeth of happy memory.'" OLIVER CROMWELL. By FREDERIC HARRISON. _TIMES._--"Gives a wonderfully vivid picture of events." WILLIAM III. By H. D. TRAILL. _SPECTATOR._--"Mr. Traill has done his work well in the limited space at his command. The narrative portion is clear and vivacious, and his criticisms, although sometimes trenchant, are substantially just." WALPOLE. By JOHN MORLEY. _ST. JAMES'S GAZETTE._--"It deserves to be read, not only as the work of one of the most prominent politicians of the day, but for its intrinsic merits. It is a clever, thoughtful, and interesting biography." PITT. By Lord ROSEBERY.