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literature and art; delighting, each of them, in the epigrammatic terseness which is the charm of the Pensées' of Pascal, and the Caractères' of La Bruyère-agreed to utter themselves in this form, and the book appeared, anonymously, in two volumes, in 1827."-MEMOIR.

Hamerton.-A PAINTER'S CAMP.

HAMERTON.

By PHILIP GILBERT

Second Edition, revised. Extra fcap. 8vo. 65.

BOOK I. In England; Book II. In Scotland; Book III. In France. This is the story of an Artist's encampments and adventures. The headings of a few chapters may serve to convey a notion of the character of the book: A Walk on the Lancashire Moors; the Author his own Housekeeper and Cook; Tents and Boats for the Highlands; The Author encamps on an uninhabited Island; A Lake Voyage; A Gipsy Journey to Glen Coe; Concerning Moonlight and Old Castles; A little French City; A Farm in the Autunois, &c. &c.

"His pages sparkle with happy turns of expression, not a few well-told anecdotes, and many observations which are the fruit of attentive study and wise reflection on the complicated phenomena of human life, as well as of unconscious nature."-WESTMINSTER REVIEW.

ETCHING AND ETCHERS. A Treatise Critical and Practical. By P. G. HAMERTON. With Original Plates by REMBRANDT, CALLOT, DUJARDIN, PAUL POTTER, &c. Royal 8vo. Half 31s. 6d.

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"It is a work of which author, printer, and publisher may alike feel proud. It is a work, too, of which none but a genuine artist could by possibility have been the author."-SATURDAY REVIEW.

Helps.-REALMAH.

By ARTHUR HELPS.

Cheap Edition.

Crown 8vo. 65.

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Herschel.-THE ILIAD OF HOMER. Translated into English Hexameters. By Sir JOHN HERSCHEL, Bart. 8vo. 18s.

A version of the Iliad in English Hexameters. The question of Homeric translation is fully discussed in the Preface.

"It is admirable, not only for many intrinsic merits, but as a great man's tribute to Genius."-ILLUSTRATED LONDON News.

HIATUS: the Void in Modern Education. Its Cause and Antidote. By OUTIS. 8vo. 8s. 6d.

The main object of this Essay is to point out how the emotional element which underlies the Fine Arts is disregarded and undeveloped at this time so far as (despite a pretence at filling it up) to constitute an Educational Hiatus.

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Kennedy. - LEGENDARY FICTIONS OF THE IRISH CELTS. Collected and Narrated by PATRICK KENNEDY. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

“A very admirable popular selection of the Irish fairy stories and legends, in which those who are familiar with Mr. Croker's, and other selections of the same kind, will find much that is fresh, and full of the peculiar vivacity and humour, and sometimes even of the ideal beauty, of the true Celtic Legend."-SPECTATOR.

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ANDROMEDA, AND OTHER POEMS. Third Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 5s.

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PHAETHON; or, Loose Thoughts for Loose Thinkers.
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Lowell.-UNDER THE WILLOWS, AND OTHER POEMS. By JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. Fcap. 8vo. 6s.

"Under the Willows is one of the most admirable bits of idyllic work, short as it is, or perhaps because it is short, that have been done in our generation."-SATURDAY REVIEW.

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Distinguished by a remarkable power of analysis, a clear statement of the actual facts on which speculation is based, and an appropriate beauty of Language. These essays should be popular with serious men. ATHENÆUM.

BRITISH NOVELISTS AND THEIR STYLES. Being a Critical Sketch of the History of British Prose Fiction. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

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Valuable for its lucid analysis of fundamental principles, its breadth of view, and sustained animation of style."-SPECTATOR.

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"One quality in the piece, sufficient of itself to claim a moment's allention, is that it is unique original, indeed, is not too strong a word-in the manner of its conception and execution."-PALL MALL GAZETTE.

Mistral (F.).—MIRELLE: a Pastoral Epic of Provence. Translated by H. CRICHTON. Extra fcap. 8vo. 65.

"This is a capital translation of the elegant and richly-coloured pastoral epic poem of M. Mistral which, in 1859, he dedicated in enthusiastic terms to Lamartine. It would be hard to overpraise the sweetness and pleasing freshness of this charming epic."-ATHENÆUM.

Myers (Ernest).—THE PURITANS. BY ERNEST MYERS. Extra fcap. 8vo. cloth. 2s. 6d.

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It is not too much to call it a really grand poem, stately and dignified, and showing not only a high poetic mind, but also great power over poetic expression."-LITERARY CHURCHMAN.

Myers (F. W. H.)-ST. PAUL. A Poem. By F. W. H. MYERS. Second Edition. Extra fcap. 8vo. 2s. 6d.

"It breathes throughout the spirit of St. Paul, and with a singular stately melody of verse."-FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW.

Nettleship. ESSAYS ON ROBERT BROWNING'S POETRY. By JOHN T. NETTLESHIP. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s. 6d.

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“Beatrice is in many respects a noble poem; it displays a splendour of landscape painting, a strong definite precision of highly-coloured description, which has not often been surpassed."-PALL MALL GAZETTE.

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"There is no lack of vigour, no faltering of power, plenty of passion, much bright description, much musical verse. Full of thoughts wellexpressed, and may be classed among her best works."-TIMES.

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"Pure taste and faultless precision of language, the fruits of deep thought, insight into human nature, and lively sympathy."--NONCONFORMIST.

Palgrave (Francis T.).-ESSAYS ON ART. By FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE, M.A., late Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. Extra fcap. 8vo. 6s.

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Patmore. Works by COVENTRY PATMORE :

THE ANGEL IN THE HOUSE.

BOOK I. The Betrothal; BOOK II. The Espousals; Book III. Faithful for Ever. With Tamerton Church Tower. Two vols. fcap.

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THE VICTORIES OF LOVE. Fcap. 8vo. 4s. 6d.

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