Macmillan & Co.'s Catalogue. November 1878: Of Works in Belles Lettres, Including Poetry, Fiction, Etc. — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Macmillan & Co.'s Catalogue. November 1878: Of Works in Belles Lettres, Including Poetry, Fiction, Etc.
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"_The beautiful little edition of Bacon's Essays, now
before us, does credit to the taste and scholarship of Mr.
Aldis Wright.... It puts the reader in possession of all
the essential literary facts and chronology necessary for
reading the Essays in connection with Bacon's life and
times._"--SPECTATOR.
=The Pilgrim's Progress= from this World to that which is to come.
By JOHN BUNYAN.
"_A beautiful and scholarly reprint._"--SPECTATOR.
=The Sunday Book of Poetry for the Young.= Selected and arranged
by C. F. ALEXANDER.
"_A well-selected volume of Sacred
Poetry._"--SPECTATOR.
=A Book Of Golden Deeds= of All Times and All Countries Gathered
and narrated anew. By the Author of "THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE."
"... _To the young, for whom it is especially intended, as
a most interesting collection of thrilling tales well told;
and to their elders, as a useful handbook of reference, and
a pleasant one to take up when their wish is to while away
a weary half-hour. We have seen no prettier gift-book for a
long time._"--ATHENÆUM.
=The Poetical Works of Robert Burns.= Edited, with Biographical
Memoir, Notes, and Glossary, by ALEXANDER SMITH. Two Vols.
"_Beyond all question this is the most beautiful edition of
Burns yet out._"--EDINBURGH DAILY REVIEW.
=The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe.= Edited from the Original Edition
by J. W. CLARK, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
"_Mutilated and modified editions of this English classic
are so much the rule, that a cheap and pretty copy of it,
rigidly exact to the original, will be a prize to many
book-buyers._"--EXAMINER.
=The Republic of Plato.= TRANSLATED into ENGLISH, with Notes by
J. Ll. DAVIES, M.A. and D. J. VAUGHAN, M.A.
"_A dainty and cheap little edition._"--EXAMINER.
=The Song Book.= Words and Tunes from the best Poets and Musicians.
Selected and arranged by JOHN HULLAH, Professor of Vocal Music
in King's College, London.
"_A choice collection of the sterling songs of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, with the music of each prefixed to
the Words. How much true wholesome pleasure such a book can
diffuse, and will diffuse, we trust through many thousand
families._"--EXAMINER.
=La Lyre Française.= Selected and arranged, with Notes, by
GUSTAVE MASSON, French Master in Harrow School.
_A selection of the best French songs and lyrical pieces._
=Tom Brown's School Days.= By AN OLD BOY.
"_A perfect gem of a book. The best and most
healthy book about boys for boys that ever was
written._"--ILLUSTRATED TIMES.
=A Book Of Worthies.= Gathered from the Old Histories and written
anew by the Author of "THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE." With Vignette.
"_An admirable addition to an admirable
series._"--WESTMINSTER REVIEW.