DAMPIER. By Mr. W. CLARK RUSSELL.
_ATHENÆUM._--"Mr. Clark Russell's practical knowledge of the sea
enables him to discuss the seafaring life of two centuries ago with
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MONK. By Mr. JULIAN CORBETT.
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STRAFFORD. By Mr. H. D. TRAILL.
_ATHENÆUM._--"A clear and accurate summary of Strafford's life,
especially as regards his Irish government."
WARREN HASTINGS. By Sir ALFRED LYALL.
_DAILY NEWS._--"May be pronounced without hesitation as the final and
decisive verdict of history on the conduct and career of Hastings."
PETERBOROUGH. By Mr. W. STEBBING.
_SATURDAY REVIEW._--"An excellent piece of work."
CAPTAIN COOK. By Mr. WALTER BESANT.
_SCOTTISH LEADER._--"It is simply the best and most readable account
of the great navigator yet published."
SIR HENRY HAVELOCK. By Mr. ARCHIBALD FORBES.
_SPEAKER._--"There is no lack of good writing in this book, and the
narrative is sympathetic as well as spirited."
CLIVE. By Colonel Sir CHARLES WILSON.
_TIMES._--"Sir Charles Wilson, whose literary skill is
unquestionable, does ample justice to a great and congenial theme."
SIR CHARLES NAPIER. By Colonel Sir WILLIAM BUTLER.
_DAILY NEWS._--"The 'English Men of Action' series contains no volume
more fascinating, both in matter and in style."
WARWICK, THE KING-MAKER. By Mr. C. W. OMAN.
_GLASGOW HERALD._--"One of the best and most discerning word-pictures
of the Wars of the Two Roses to be found in the whole range of
English literature."
DRAKE. By Mr. JULIAN CORBETT.
_SCOTTISH LEADER._--"Perhaps the most fascinating of all the fifteen
that have so far appeared.... Written really with excellent judgment,
in a breezy and buoyant style."
RODNEY. By Mr. DAVID G. HANNAY.
_TIMES._--"A vivid sketch of one of our great naval heroes."
_SPECTATOR._--"An admirable contribution to an admirable series."
MONTROSE. By Mr. MOWBRAY MORRIS.
_TIMES._--"A singularly vivid, and careful picture of one of the most
romantic figures in Scottish history."
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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.
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