BY CAP AND BELLS.
_Crown 8vo., One Shilling._
"'Folly Land' is the title of a neatly-produced shilling volume of
humorous verse by a writer who--if we are not misinformed--veils a
well-known name under the nom de guerre of 'Cap and Bells.' Some of the
comic poems, 'A Wicked Story' and 'Just my Luck,' for instance, are funny.
A humorous and unhackneyed recitation is always a welcome addition to the
not varied repertoire of the professional or amateur reciter, and some of
the contents of 'Folly Land' are likely to become popular."--_The Star._
Biblical and Shakespearian Characters Compared.
BY THE REV. JAMES BELL.
_Crown 8vo., 3s. 6d._
Between the Hebrew Bible and Shakespeare there exists some interesting and
instructive points of resemblance, especially in respect of their ways of
life and character. No doubt certain inevitable differences also exist
between them, but these do not hide the resemblance; rather they serve to
set it, so to speak, in bolder relief.
The author in this volume treats or this striking resemblance, under
certain phases, between Hebrew Prophecy and Shakespearian Drama.
The following are the chief "Studies" which find a place in the
work:--Hebrew Prophecy and Shakespeare: a Comparison--Eli and Hamlet--Saul
and Macbeth--Jonathan and Horatio--David and Henry V.--Epilogue.
"One of the most suggestive volumes we have met with for a long
time."--_Birmingham Daily Gazette._
"A deeply interesting book."--_The Methodist Times._
"A highly interesting and ingenious work."--_British Weekly._
The New Fairy Book.
Edited by WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.
_Price 4s. 6d. Demy 8vo._
This volume contains Fifteen New Fairy Stories by Popular Authors. Many
charming original illustrations are included.
It is beautifully printed in bold clear type, and bound in a most
attractive style.
"A very delightful volume, and eminently qualified for a gift book....
The stories are bright and interesting."--_Glasgow Herald._
"We hope the book will get into many children's hands."--_Review of
Reviews._
"We can recommend the stories for their originality, and the volume
for its elegant and tasteful appearance."--_Westminster Gazette._
Famous Frosts and Frost Fairs in Great Britain.
Chronicled from the Earliest to the Present Time.
BY WILLIAM ANDREWS, F.R.H.S.
_Fcap. 4to. Bevelled boards, gilt tops. Price 4s._
This work furnishes a carefully prepared account of all the great Frosts
occurring in this country from A.D. 134 to 1887. The numerous Frost Fairs
on the Thames are fully described, and illustrated with quaint woodcuts,
and several old ballads relating to the subject are reproduced. It is
tastefully printed and elegantly bound.
"A very interesting volume."--_Northern Daily Telegraph._
"A great deal of curious and valuable information is contained in
these pages.... A comely volume."--_Literary World._
"An interesting and valuable work."--_West Middlesex Times._
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