MESSRS. METHUEN have in preparation an Edition of Shakespeare in single Plays. Each play will be edited with a full Introduction, Textual Notes, and a Commentary at the foot of the page. The first volume is: HAMLET. Edited by EDWARD DOWDEN. _Demy 8vo. 3s. 6d._ 'An admirable edition.... A comely volume, admirably printed and produced, and containing all that a student of "Hamlet" need require.'-_-Speaker._ 'Fully up to the level of recent scholarship, both English and German.'—_Academy._ The Novels of Charles Dickens _Crown 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 3s. net; leather 4s. 6d. net._ Messrs. METHUEN have in preparation an edition of those novels of Charles Dickens which have now passed out of copyright. Mr. George Gissing, whose critical study of Dickens is both sympathetic and acute, has written an Introduction to each of the books, and a very attractive feature of this edition will be the illustrations of the old houses, inns, and buildings, which Dickens described, and which have now in many instances disappeared under the touch of modern civilisation. Another valuable feature will be a series of topographical and general notes to each book by Mr. F. G. Kitton. The books will be produced with the greatest care as to printing, paper and binding. The first volumes are: THE PICKWICK PAPERS. With Illustrations by E. H. NEW. _Two Volumes._ 'As pleasant a copy as any one could desire. The notes add much to the value of the edition, and Mr. New's illustrations are also historical. The volumes promise well for the success of the edition.'—_Scotsman._ The Little Library 'The volumes are compact in size, printed on thin but good paper in clear type, prettily and at the same time strongly bound, and altogether good to look upon and handle.'—_Outlook._ _Pott 8vo. Each Volume, cloth 1s. 6d. net, leather 2s. 6d. net._ Messrs. METHUEN intend to produce a series of small books under the above title, containing some of the famous books in English and other literatures, in the domains of fiction, poetry, and belles lettres. The series will also contain several volumes of selections in prose and verse. The books will be edited with the most sympathetic and scholarly care. Each one will contain an Introduction which will give (1) a short biography of the author, (2) a critical estimate of the book. Where they are necessary, short notes will be added at the foot of the page. Each book will have a portrait or frontispiece in photogravure, and the volumes will be produced with great care in a style uniform with that of 'The Library of Devotion.' The first volumes are: VANITY FAIR. By W. M. THACKERAY. With an Introduction by S. GWYNN. Illustrated by G. P. JACOMB HOOD. _Three Volumes._ 'Delightful little volumes.'—_Publishers' Circular._ THE PRINCESS. By ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON. Edited by ELIZABETH WORDSWORTH. Illustrated by W. E. F. BRITTEN.