Jack Derringer : $b A tale of deep waterLubbock, Basil
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Jack Derringer : $b A tale of deep water
Lubbock, Basil
Seafaring life -- Fiction
THE CONFESSIONS OF LORD BYRON. A Collection of his Private Opinions
of Men and of Matters, taken from the new and enlarged edition of
his "Letters and Journals." Arranged by W.A. Lewis Bettany. With two
Portraits in Photogravure. Square demy 8vo. 10_s._ 6_d._ net.
"Here in this handy volume is the cream of the correspondence
skimmed by a skilful and appreciative hand. It presents a portrait,
done by himself for the Uffizi Gallery of Literature, of one of the
strongest, most remarkable personalities ever born into a world it
occasionally shocked."--"The Baron de Book Worms," in _Punch_.
THE POETICAL WORKS OF LORD BYRON. The only complete and copyright text
in one volume. Edited, with Introduction, by Ernest Hartley Coleridge.
Dedicated by gracious permission to His Majesty the King of the
Hellenes. With Photogravure Portrait. Crown 8vo. 6_s._ net.
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF GEORGE CRABBE, 1754-1832. Edited by his Son.
With 3 Steel Plates including Portrait. Royal 8vo, cloth, 6_s._ net;
also bound in full leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ net.
This is the only complete edition of Crabbe's Poetry and Letters, as
published by Mr. Murray in 1847.
THE SAILING OF THE LONG-SHIPS, and Other Poems. By Henry Newbolt.
Author of "Admirals All," "The Island Race," etc. Third Impression.
Small crown 8vo. 2_s._ 6_d._ net.
"This volume will be acquired and valued by all who care for vigorous
and tender verse."--_Globe._
"Admirable verses ... themes of patriotism expressed in lines of true
poetry."--_St. James Gazette._
A SHORT DAY'S WORK. Original Verses, Translations from Heine, and
Prose Essays. By Monica Peveril Turnbull. New and Enlarged Edition.
With Additional Pieces and a Portrait in Photogravure of the Author.
Crown 8vo. 5_s._
"She possessed mental gifts which made her death a loss to English
literature.... The book contains 30 translations from Heine which
come as near to the spirit of the original, and in some cases to its
rhythm, as it is possible to come."--_Times._
"A book which may be read through in an hour, but is not likely to be
forgotten in a lifetime."--_Spectator._
OUR NAVAL HEROES. A Series of Biographies, by Various Writers. Edited
by G.E. Marindin, with a Preface by Lord Charles Beresford. Cheap
Edition, with Portraits. Demy 8vo. 5_s._ net.
RIVER, ROAD AND RAIL. Some Engineering Reminiscences. By Francis Fox,
Memb. Inst. Civil Engineers. With Illustrations. Large crown 8vo.
8_s._ net.
"A really charming dissertation on the lighter side of
engineering.... The book is full of entertainment."--_Morning Post._
SIXTEEN YEARS IN SIBERIA. The Experiences of a Russian Revolutionist.
By Leo Deutsch. Translated and Edited by Helen Chisholm. With a new
preface, and the correspondence of Prince Bismarck and Count von Bulow
on the extradition of the author and others. With Portraits and other
Illustrations. Cheap Edition. Demy 8vo. 6_s._ net.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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