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W. Kent & Co's Annual Catalogue, October 1858
W. Kent and Co.
Publishers' catalogs -- England -- London; W. Kent and Co. -- Catalogs
=Men of the Time=: or, Biographical Sketches of Eminent Living
Characters--Authors, Architects, Artists, Composers, Capitalists,
Dramatists, Divines, Discoverers, Engineers, Journalists, Men of
Science, Ministers, Monarchs, Novelists, Painters, Philanthropists,
Poets, Politicians, Savans, Sculptors, Statesmen, Travellers,
Voyagers, Warriors. With Biographies of Celebrated Women. Greatly
Enlarged Edition. With Several Hundred additional Memoirs, small
8vo, 12s. 6d. cloth.
=The Heroes of England=; or, England's Warriors by Sea and Land.
Being Stories of the Lives of the most celebrated Soldiers and
Sailors from Edward the Black Prince to the present time; with
Illustrations by JOHN GILBERT, and Portraits of Nelson and
Havelock. Fcp. 8vo, 6s., cloth.
=Memorable Women=; the Story of their Lives. By Mrs. NEWTON
CROSLAND. Illustrated by B. FOSTER. Fcp. 8vo, 6s.
"One of those works about women which a woman only can write. We
cannot imagine a more delightful, strengthening, and elevating
exercise for a youthful female, than the perusal of such a volume
as this of 'Memorable Women.'"--_Morning Advertiser._
=Southey's Life of Nelson.= Illustrated with numerous Engravings on
Wood, from designs by DUNCAN, BIRKET FOSTER, RICHARD WESTALL, &c.
Crown 8vo, 6s. cloth; morocco, 10s. 6d.
=The Boyhood of Great Men as an Example to Youth.= By JOHN G.
EDGAR. With Cuts by B. FOSTER. Fourth Edition, 3s. 6d. cloth; 4s.
gilt edges.
"It would have been a matter of regret to see such a book badly
executed. That regret we are spared, for this little volume is
simply and well done. The biographies are numerous and brief,
but not too short to be amusing; and as thousands of boys thirst
for greatness, which is acquired by ones and tens, there will be
thousands glad to read a book like this."--_Examiner._
=Footprints of Famous Men=; or, Biography for Boys. By J. G. EDGAR.
Cuts by FOSTER. Fourth Edition, 3s. 6d. cloth; 4s. gilt edges.
"A very useful and agreeable volume. It is useful, as biography
is always an important ally to history; and it is useful, because
it gives another blow to the waning idea, that any eminence has
ever been attained without severe labour."--_Standard._
=Boy Princes=; or, Scions of Royalty Cut off in Youth. By JOHN G.
EDGAR. With Illustrations by GEORGE THOMAS. Fcp. 8vo, 5s. cloth.
=History for Boys=; or, Annals of the Nations of Modern Europe. By
JOHN G. EDGAR. With Eight Illustrations. Fcp. 8vo, 5s. cloth.
=The Boat and the Caravan=: A Family Tour in Egypt and Syria. With
Engravings on Steel from Original Drawings. Fourth Edition. Fcp.
8vo, cloth, 7s.; morocco, 10s. 6d.
=A Ramble through Normandy=; or, Scenes, Characters, and Incidents
in a Sketching Excursion through Calvados. By GEORGE M. MUSGRAVE,
M.A. Post 8vo, with numerous Illustrations, 10s. 6d. cloth.
=The Wonders of Travel=; containing Choice Extracts from the best
Books of Travel. Fcp. 8vo, Plates, 3s. 6d.
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