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=Katherine and Gilbert Macquoid.= IN PARIS. By KATHERINE and GILBERT
MACQUOID. Illustrated by THOMAS R. MACQUOID, R.I. With 2 maps. _Crown
8vo. 1s._
'A useful little guide, judiciously supplied with
information.'—_Athenæum._
=A. H. Keane.= THE BOER STATES: A History and Description of the
Transvaal and the Orange Free State. By A. H. KEANE, M.A. With Map.
_Crown 8vo. 6s._
'A work of clear aims and thorough execution.'—_Academy._
'A compact and very trustworthy account of the Boers and their
surroundings.'—_Morning Post._
Naval and Military
=G. S. Robertson.= CHITRAL: The Story of a Minor Siege. By Sir G.
S. ROBERTSON, K.C.S.I. With numerous Illustrations, Map and Plans.
_Second Edition. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d._
'It is difficult to imagine the kind of person who could read this
brilliant book without emotion. The story remains immortal—a
testimony imperishable. We are face to face with a great
book.'—_Illustrated London News._
'A book which the Elizabethans would have thought wonderful. More
thrilling, more piquant, and more human than any novel.'—_Newcastle
Chronicle._
'As fascinating as Sir Walter Scott's best fiction.'—_Daily
Telegraph._
=R. S. S. Baden-Powell.= THE DOWNFALL OF PREMPEH. A Diary of Life in
Ashanti, 1895. By Maj.-Gen. BADEN-POWELL. With 21 Illustrations and a
Map. _Cheaper Edition. Large Crown 8vo. 6s._
=R. S. S. Baden-Powell.= THE MATABELE CAMPAIGN, 1896. By Maj.-Gen.
BADEN-POWELL. With nearly 100 Illustrations. _Cheaper Edition. Large
Crown 8vo. 6s._
=J. B. Atkins.= THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH. By JOHN BLACK ATKINS. With 16
Plans and Illustrations. _Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s._
This book contains a full narrative by an eye-witness of General
Buller's attempts, and of his final success. The story is of
absorbing interest, and is the only complete account which has
appeared.
'The mantle of Archibald Forbes and G. W. Steevens has assuredly
fallen upon Mr. Atkins, who unites a singularly graphic style to an
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which they set before us.'—_World._
'Mr. Atkins has a genius for the painting of war which entitles
him already to be ranked with Forbes and Steevens, and encourages
us to hope that he may one day rise to the level of Napier and
Kinglake.'—_Pall Mall Gazette._
'It is the record told with insight and sympathy of a great
conflict. It is as readable as a novel, and it bears the imprint of
truth.'—_Morning Leader._
=H. W. Nevinson.= LADYSMITH: The Diary of a Siege. By H. W. NEVINSON.
With 16 Illustrations and a Plan. _Crown 8vo. 6s._
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