Volume Ii.

CONVERSATION AND COLERIDGE.

WITH OTHER ESSAYS.

* * * * *

The Great Educators.

A new series, by writers of wide educational experience, on the leading movers in educational thought from the earliest time to the present day, will be issued under the general title of "The Great Educators."

Much has been written of the great philosophical systems, and of the lives of great thinkers and founders of schools of philosophical speculation, yet nothing has so far been done to give a picture of what is at least of equal importance, the educational effects of these systems in the special periodical ethics of the world. It is not surprising that these ethics, as applied to education, should change with religions, with philosophical systems, even with periodical revolutions, and historical development. But it is surprising that no one has thought the subject sufficiently important to fix from time to time the point of view obtaining as to these educational ethics.

It is now proposed, in a limited number of volumes, devoted more to the systems and to the teachings of the greatest educators of the world than to their lives, to show the different points of view, from which races and times and climatic influences have determined the education of mankind. The volumes will therefore range from Aristotle to Dr. Arnold of Rugby.

Each subject will form a complete volume of about 300 pages, crown 8vo, 5s.

Now ready.

=ARISTOTLE, and the Ancient Educational Ideals.= By THOMAS DAVIDSON, M.A., LL.D.

=LOYOLA, and the Educational System of the Jesuits.= By Rev. THOMAS HUGHES, S.J.

In preparation.

=ALCUIN, and the Rise of the Christian Schools.= By Professor ANDREW F. WEST, Ph.D.

=ABELARD, and the Origin and Early History of Universities.= By JULES GABRIEL COMPAYRE, Professor in the Faculty of Toulouse.

=ROUSSEAU; or, Education according to Nature.=

=HERBART; or, Modern German Education.=

=PESTALOZZI; or, the Friend and Student of Children.=

=FROEBEL.= By H. COURTHOPE BOWEN, M.A.

=HORACE MANN, and Public Education in the United States.= By NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER, Ph.D.

=BELL, LANCASTER, and ARNOLD; or, the English Education of To-Day.= By J. G. FITCH, LL.D., Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools.

Others in preparation.

* * * * * In One Volume, 4to, Illustrated.

THE GREAT WAR OF 1892.

A FORECAST.

BY REAR-ADMIRAL COLOMB, COL. MAURICE, R.A., MAJOR HENDERSON, STAFF COLLEGE, CAPTAIN MAUDE, ARCHIBALD FORBES, CHARLES LOWE, D. CHRISTIE MURRAY, F. SCUDAMORE, AND SIR CHARLES DILKE.

In this narrative, which is reprinted from the pages of Black and White, an attempt is made to forecast the course of events preliminary and incidental to the Great War which, in the opinion of military and political experts, will probably occur in the immediate future.

The writers, who are well-known authorities on international politics and strategy, have striven to derive the conflict from its most likely source, to conceive the most probable campaigns and acts of policy, and generally to give to their work the verisimilitude and actuality of real warfare. The work has been profusely illustrated from sketches by Mr. Frederic Villiers, the well-known war artist.

=THE OLD MAIDS' CLUB.= By I. ZANGWILL, Author of "The Bachelors' Club." Illustrated by F. H. TOWNSEND. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

=WOMAN--THROUGH A MAN'S EYEGLASS.= By MALCOLM C. SALAMAN. With Illustrations by DUDLEY HARDY. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.

Daily Graphic.--"A most amusing book."

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Daily Chronicle.--"It is the very thing for a punt cushion or a garden hammock."

=ADDRESSES.= By HENRY IRVING. Small crown 8vo. With Portrait.

=STRAY MEMORIES.= By ELLEN TERRY. 4to, Illustrated.

=GIRLS AND WOMEN.= By E. CHESTER. Pott 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d., or gilt extra, 3s. 6d.

Literary World.--"We gladly commend this delightful little work to the thoughtful girls of our own country. We hope that many parents and daughters will read and ponder over the little volume."

=THE JEW AT HOME.= Impressions of a Summer and Autumn Spent with Him. By JOSEPH PENNELL. With Illustrations by the Author.

=GOSSIP IN A LIBRARY.= By EDMUND GOSSE, Author of "Northern Studies," &c. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, buckram, gilt top, 7s. 6d.

Athenaeum.--"There is a touch of Leigh Hunt in this picture of the book-lover among his books, and the volume is one that Leigh Hunt would have delighted in."

*.* Large Paper Edition, limited to 100 Numbered Copies, 25s. net.

=THE NEW EXODUS.= The Story of the Jew in Russia. By HAROLD FREDERIC. Demy 8vo, Illustrated.

=THE WORD OF THE LORD UPON THE WATERS.= Sermons read by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Germany, while at Sea on his Voyages to the Land of the Midnight Sun. Composed by Dr. RICHTER, Army Chaplain, and Translated from the German by JOHN R. McILRAITH. 4to, cloth, 2s. 6d.

Times.--"The Sermons are vigorous, simple, and vivid in themselves, and well adapted to the circumstances in which they were delivered."

=THE HOURS OF RAPHAEL, IN OUTLINE.= Together with the Ceiling of the Hall where they were originally painted. By MARY E. WILLIAMS. Folio, cloth, L2 2s. net.

=THE PASSION PLAY AT OBERAMMERGAU, 1890.= By F. W. FARRAR, D.D., F.R.S., Archdeacon and Canon of Westminster, &c. &c. 4to, cloth, 2s. 6d.

Spectator.--"This little book will be read with delight by those who have, and by those who have not, visited Oberammergau."

=DE QUINCEY MEMORIALS.= Being Letters and other Records here first Published, with Communications from COLERIDGE, The WORDSWORTHS, HANNAH MORE, PROFESSOR WILSON and others. Edited, with Introduction, Notes, and Narrative, by ALEXANDER H. JAPP, LL.D., F.R.S.E. In two volumes, demy 8vo, cloth, with portraits, 30s. net.

Daily Telegraph.--"Few works of greater literary interest have of late years issued from the press than the two volumes of 'De Quincey Memorials.' They comprise most valuable materials for the historian of literary and social England at the beginning of the century; but they are not on that account less calculated to amuse, enlighten, and absorb the general reader of biographical memoirs."

=THE SOCIAL LIFE OF MARIE BASHKIRTSEFF.= Letters and Journals. With Drawings and Studies by the youthful Artist.

=PRINCE BISMARCK.= An Historical Biography. By CHARLES LOWE, M.A. With Portraits. In One Volume.

=LIFE OF HEINRICH HEINE.= By RICHARD GARNETT, LL.D. With Portrait. Crown 8vo (uniform with the translation of Heine's Works).

=THE LIFE OF HENRIK IBSEN.= By HENRIK JAEGER. Translated by CLARA BELL. With the Verse done into English from the Norwegian Original by EDMUND GOSSE. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

Academy.--"We welcome it heartily. An unqualified boon to the many English students of Ibsen."

=THE GENTLE ART OF MAKING ENEMIES.= As pleasingly exemplified in many instances, wherein the serious ones of this earth, carefully exasperated, have been prettily spurred on to indiscretions and unseemliness, while overcome by an undue sense of right. By J. MCNEIL WHISTLER. A New Edition. Pott 4to, half cloth, 10s. 6d.

Punch.--"The book in itself, in its binding, print and arrangement, is a work of art.... A work of rare humour, a thing of beauty and a joy for now and ever."

=THE COMING TERROR.= And other Essays and Letters. By ROBERT BUCHANAN. Second Edition. Demy 8vo, cloth, 12s. 6d.

Daily Chronicle.--"This amusing, wrong-headed, audacious, 'cranky' book should be widely read, for there is not a dull line in it."

=ARABIC AUTHORS=: A Manual of Arabian History and Literature. By F. F. ARBUTHNOT, M.R.A.S., Author of "Early Ideas," "Persian Portraits," &c. 8vo, cloth, 10s.

Manchester Examiner.--"The whole work has been carefully indexed, and will prove a handbook of the highest value to the student who wishes to gain a better acquaintance with Arabian letters."

=THE GARDEN'S STORY=; or, Pleasures and Trials of an Amateur Gardener. By G. H. ELLWANGER. With an Introduction by the Rev. C. WOLLEY DOD. 12mo, cloth, with Illustrations, 5s.

Scotsman.--"It deals with a charming subject in a charming manner."

=IDLE MUSINGS=: Essays in Social Mosaic. By E. CONDER GRAY, Author of "Wise Words and Loving Deeds," &c. &c. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

Saturday Review.--"Light, brief, and bright."

=THE LABOUR MOVEMENT IN AMERICA.= By RICHARD T. ELY, Ph.D., Associate in Political Economy, Johns Hopkins University. Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Saturday Review.--"Both interesting and valuable."

=THE LITTLE MANX NATION.= (Lectures delivered at the Royal Institution, 1891.) By HALL CAINE, Author of "The Bondman," "The Scapegoat," &c. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.; paper, 2s. 6d.

World.--"Mr. Hall Caine takes us back to the days of old romance, and, treating tradition and history in the pictorial style of which he is a master, he gives us a monograph of Man especially acceptable."

=NOTES FOR THE NILE.= Together with a Metrical Rendering of the Hymns of Ancient Egypt and of the Precepts of Ptahhotep (the oldest book in the world). By HARDWICKE D. RAWNSLEY, M.A. 16mo, cloth, 5s.

=DENMARK=: Its History, Topography, Language, Literature, Fine Arts, Social Life, and Finance. Edited by H. WEITEMEYER. Demy 8vo, cloth, with Map, 12s. 6d.

*.* Dedicated, by permission, to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales.

Morning Post.--"An excellent account of everything relating to this Northern country."

=IMPERIAL GERMANY.= A Critical Study of Fact and Character. By SIDNEY WHITMAN. New Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Crown 8vo, cloth 2s. 6d.; paper, 2s.

Prince Bismarck.--"I consider the different chapters of this book masterly."

=THE CANADIAN GUIDE-BOOK.= The Tourist's and Sportsman's Guide to Eastern Canada and Newfoundland, including full descriptions of Routes, Cities, Points of Interest, Summer Resorts, Fishing Places, &c., in Eastern Ontario, The Muskoka District, The St. Lawrence Region, The Lake St. John Country, The Maritime Provinces, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. With an Appendix giving Fish and Game Laws, and Official Lists of Trout and Salmon Rivers and their Lessees. By CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS, Professor of English Literature in King's College, Windsor, N.S. With Maps and many Illustrations. Crown 8vo, limp cloth, 6s.

=THE GENESIS OF THE UNITED STATES.= A Narrative of the Movement in England, 1605-1616, which resulted in the Plantation of North America by Englishmen, disclosing the Contest between England and Spain for the Possession of the Soil now occupied by the United States of America; set forth through a series of Historical Manuscripts now first printed, together with a Re-issue of Rare Contemporaneous Tracts, accompanied by Bibliographical Memoranda, Notes, and Brief Biographies. Collected, Arranged, and Edited by ALEXANDER BROWN, F.R.H.S. With 100 Portraits, Maps, and Plans. In two volumes. Roy. 8vo, buckram, L3 13s. 6d.

Times.--"Should prove invaluable to all serious students of the early history of the United States."

Fiction.

=THE NAULAHKA.= A Tale of West and East. By RUDYARD KIPLING and WOLCOTT BALESTIER. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

=THE AVERAGE WOMAN.= By WOLCOTT BALESTIER. With Portrait of the Author, and Biographical Introduction by HENRY JAMES. Small crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.

=NOR WIFE, NOR MAID.= By Mrs. HUNGERFORD, Author of "Molly Bawn," &c. In three volumes. 31s. 6d.

=ORIOLE'S DAUGHTER.= A Novel. By JESSIE FOTHERGILL, Author of "The First Violin," &c. In two volumes.

=THE HEAD OF THE FIRM.= By Mrs. RIDDELL, Author of "George Geith," "Maxwell Drewett," &c.

=THE TOWER OF TADDEO.= A Novel. By OUIDA, Author of "Two Little Wooden Shoes," &c. In volumes.

=WOMAN AND THE MAN.= A Love Story. By ROBERT BUCHANAN, Author of "Come Live with Me and be My Love," "The Moment After," "The Coming Terror," &c. In two volumes.

=LITTLE JOHANNES.= By FREDERICK VAN EEDEN. Translated from the Dutch by CLARA BELL. With an Introduction by ANDREW LANG. Illustrated.

*.* Also a Large Paper Edition.

=THE DOMINANT SEVENTH.= A Musical Story. By KATE ELIZABETH CLARKE. Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Speaker.--"A very romantic story."

=PASSION THE PLAYTHING.= A Novel. By R. MURRAY GILCHRIST. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

Athenaeum.--"This well-written story must be read to be appreciated."

The Crown Copyright Series.

Mr. HEINEMANN has made arrangements with a number of the FIRST AND MOST POPULAR ENGLISH, AMERICAN, and COLONIAL AUTHORS which will enable him to issue a series of NEW AND ORIGINAL WORKS, to be known as THE CROWN COPYRIGHT SERIES, complete in One Volume, at a uniform price of FIVE SHILLINGS EACH. These Novels will not pass through an Expensive Two or Three Volume Edition, but they will be obtainable at the CIRCULATING LIBRARIES, as well as at all Booksellers' and Bookstalls.

=ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN.= By AMELIE RIVES, Author of "The Quick or the Dead."

Scotsman.--"The literary work is highly artistic.... It has beauty and brightness, and a kind of fascination which carries the reader on till he has read to the last page."

=THE PENANCE OF PORTIA JAMES.= By TASMA, Author of "Uncle Piper of Piper's Hill," &c.

Athenaeum.--"A powerful novel."

Daily Chronicle.--"Captivating and yet tantalising, this story is far above the average."

Vanity Fair.--"A very interesting story, morally sound, and flavoured throughout with ease of diction and lack of strain."

=INCONSEQUENT LIVES.= A Village Chronicle, shewing how certain folk set out for El Dorado; what they attempted; and what they attained. By J. H. PEARCE, Author of "Esther Pentreath," &c.

Saturday Review.--"A vivid picture of the life of Cornish fisher-folk. It is unquestionably interesting."

Literary World.--"Powerful and pathetic ... from first to last it is profoundly interesting. It is long since we read a story revealing power of so high an order, marked by such evident carefulness of workmanship, such skill in the powerful and yet temperate presentation of passion, and in the sternly realistic yet delicate treatment of difficult situations."

=A QUESTION OF TASTE.= By MAARTEN MAARTENS, Author of "An Old Maid's Love," &c.

National Observer.--"There is more than cleverness; there is original talent, and a good deal of humanity besides."

=COME LIVE WITH ME AND BE MY LOVE.= By ROBERT BUCHANAN, Author of "The Moment After," "The Coming Terror," &c.

=THE O'CONNORS OF BALLINAHINCH.= By Mrs. HUNGERFORD, Author of "Molly Bawn," &c.

=A BATTLE AND A BOY.= By BLANCHE WILLIS HOWARD, Author of "Guenn," &c.

=VANITAS.= By VERNON LEE, Author of "Hauntings," &c.

Heinemann's International Library.

EDITED BY EDMUND GOSSE.

New Review.--"If you have any pernicious remnants of literary chauvinism I hope it will not survive the series of foreign classics of which Mr. William Heinemann, aided by Mr. Edmund Gosse, is publishing translations to the great contentment of all lovers of literature."

Times.--"A venture which deserves encouragement."

Each Volume has an Introduction specially written by the Editor.

Price, in paper covers, 2s. 6d. each, or cloth, 3s. 6d.

=IN GOD'S WAY.= From the Norwegian of BJOeRNSTJERNE BJOeRNSON.

Athenaeum.--"Without doubt the most important and the most interesting work published during the twelve months.... There are descriptions which certainly belong to the best and cleverest things our literature has ever produced. Amongst the many characters, the doctor's wife is unquestionably the first. It would be difficult to find anything more tender, soft, and refined than this charming personage."

=PIERRE AND JEAN.= From the French of GUY DE MAUPASSANT.

Pall Mall Gazette.--"So fine and faultless, so perfectly balanced, so steadily progressive, so clear and simple and satisfying. It is admirable from beginning to end."

Athenaeum.--"Ranks amongst the best gems of modern French fiction."

=THE CHIEF JUSTICE.= From the German of KARL EMIL FRANZOS, Author of "For the Right," &c.

New Review.--"Few novels of recent times have a more sustained and vivid human interest."

Christian World.--"A story of wonderful power ... as free from any thing objectionable as 'The Heart of Midlothian.'"

=WORK WHILE YE HAVE THE LIGHT.= From the Russian of Count LYOF TOLSTOY.

Liverpool Mercury.--"Marked by all the old power of the great Russian novelist."

Manchester Guardian.--"Readable and well translated; full of high and noble feeling."

=FANTASY.= From the Italian of MATILDE SERAO.

National Observer.--"The strongest work from the hand of a woman that has been published for many a day."

Scottish Leader.--"The book is full of a glowing and living realism.... There is nothing like 'Fantasy' in modern literature.... It is a work of elfish art, a mosaic of light and love, of right and wrong, of human weakness and strength, and purity and wantonness, pieced together in deft and witching precision."

=FROTH.= From the Spanish of Don ARMANDO PALACIO-VALDES.

Daily Telegraph.--"Vigorous and powerful in the highest degree. It abounds in forcible delineation of character, and describes scenes with rare and graphic strength."

=FOOTSTEPS OF FATE.= From the Dutch of LOUIS COUPERUS.

Daily Chronicle.--"A powerfully realistic story which has been excellently translated."

Gentlewoman.--"The consummate art of the writer prevents this tragedy from sinking to melodrama. Not a single situation is forced or a circumstance exaggerated."

=PEPITA JIMENEZ.= From the Spanish of JUAN VALERA.

W. D. Howells.--"An exquisite masterpiece."

New Review (Mr. George Saintsbury):--"There is no doubt at all that it is one of the best stories that have appeared in any country in Europe for the last twenty years."

=THE COMMODORE'S DAUGHTERS.= From the Norwegian of JONAS LIE.

Athenaeum.--"Everything that Jonas Lie writes is attractive and pleasant; the plot of deeply human interest, and the art noble."

=THE HERITAGE OF THE KURTS.= From the Norwegian of BJOeRNSTJERNE BJOeRNSON.

Popular 3s. 6d. Novels.

=THE SCAPEGOAT.= By HALL CAINE, Author of "The Bondman," &c.

Mr. Gladstone writes:--"I congratulate you upon 'The Scapegoat' as a work of art, and especially upon the noble and skilfully drawn character of Israel."

Times.--"In our judgment it excels in dramatic force all his previous efforts. For grace and touching pathos Naomi is a character which any romancist in the world might be proud to have created."

=DAUGHTERS OF MEN.= By HANNAH LYNCH, Author of "The Prince of the Glades," &c.

=THE BONDMAN.= A New Saga. By HALL CAINE. Twentieth Thousand.

Mr. Gladstone.--"'The Bondman' is a work of which I recognise the freshness, vigour, and sustained interest no less than its integrity of aim."

Standard.--"Its argument is grand, and it is sustained with a power that is almost marvellous."

=A MARKED MAN=: Some Episodes in his Life. By ADA CAMBRIDGE, Author of "Two Years' Time," "A Mere Chance," &c.

Morning Post.--"A depth of feeling, a knowledge of the human heart, and an amount of tact that one rarely finds. Should take a prominent place among the novels of the season."

Pall Mall Gazette.--"Contains one of the best written stories of a mesalliance that is to be found in modern fiction."

=THE THREE MISS KINGS.= By ADA CAMBRIDGE, Author of "A Marked Man."

Athenaeum.--"A charming study of character. The love stories are excellent, and the author is happy in tender situations."

British Weekly.--"A novel to be bought and kept for re-reading. From beginning to end pure as the breath of a flower garden in June."

National Observer.--"A pleasanter tale has not been told these many days. The picture of the three maidens is one of the most delightful in recent fiction."

=A ROMANCE OF THE CAPE FRONTIER.= By BERTRAM MITFORD, Author of "Through the Zulu Country," &c.

Academy.--"The love story is a particularly pleasing one."

Pall Mall Gazette.--"A very lively and a very picturesque story."

Observer.--"This is a rattling tale, genial, healthy, and spirited."

=UNCLE PIPER OF PIPER'S HILL.= By TASMA. New Popular Edition.

Guardian.--"Every page of it contains good wholesome food, which demands and repays digestion. The tale itself is thoroughly charming, and all the characters are delightfully drawn. We strongly recommend all lovers of wholesome novels to make acquaintance with it themselves, and are much mistaken if they do not heartily thank us for the introduction."

=IN THE VALLEY.= By HAROLD FREDERIC, Author of "The Lawton Girl," "Seth's Brother's Wife," &c. With Illustrations.

Times.--"The literary value of the book is high; the author's studies of bygone life presenting a life-like picture."

=PRETTY MISS SMITH.= By FLORENCE WARDEN, Author of "The House on the Marsh," "A Witch of the Hills," &c.

Punch.--"Since Miss Florence Warden's 'House on the Marsh,' I have not read a more exciting tale."

=LOS CERRITOS.= A Romance of the Modern Time. By GERTRUDE FRANKLIN ATHERTON, Author of "Hermia Suydam," and "What Dreams may Come."

Athenaeum.--"Full of fresh fancies and suggestions. Told with strength and delicacy. A decidedly charming romance."

=A MODERN MARRIAGE.= By the Marquise CLARA LANZA.

Queen.--"A powerful story, dramatically and consistently carried out."

Black and White.--"A decidedly clever book."

In preparation.

='TWEEN SNOW AND FIRE.= A Tale of the Kafir War of 1877. By BERTRAM MITFORD.

=NOT ALL IN VAIN.= By ADA CAMBRIDGE, Author of "A Marked Man," "The Three Miss Kings," &c.

=MAMMON.= A Novel. By Mrs. ALEXANDER, Author of "The Wooing O't," &c.

Scotsman.--"The present work is not behind any of its predecessors. 'Mammon' is a healthy story, and as it has been thoughtfully written it has the merit of creating thought in its readers."

=HAUNTINGS=: Fantastic Stories. By VERNON LEE, Author of "Baldwin," "Miss Brown," &c. &c.

Pall Mall Gazette.--"Well imagined, cleverly constructed, powerfully executed. 'Dionea' is a fine and impressive idea, and 'Oke of Okehurst' a masterly story."

=MEA CULPA=: A Woman's Last Word. By HENRY HARLAND.

Times.--"There is no denying its cleverness; it is the very reverse of conventional. The author in his social touches reminds us of About, and it would be difficult to say anything more flattering."

Popular Shilling Books.

=MADAME VALERIE.= By F. C. PHILIPS, Author of "As in a Looking-Glass," &c.

=THE MOMENT AFTER=: A Tale of the Unseen. By ROBERT BUCHANAN.

Athenaeum.--"Should be read--in daylight."

Observer.--"A clever tour de force."

Guardian.--"Particularly impressive, graphic, and powerful."

=CLUES=; or, Leaves from a Chief Constable's Note-Book. By WILLIAM HENDERSON, Chief Constable of Edinburgh.

Mr. Gladstone.--"I found the book full of interest."

THE SHILLING LIBRARY.

A New Series of handy Pocket Volumes.

=A VERY STRANGE FAMILY.= By F. W. ROBINSON, Author of "Grandmother's Money," "Lazarus in London," &c.

Glasgow Herald.--"An ingeniously devised plot, of which the interest is kept up to the very last page. A judicious blending of humour and pathos further helps to make the book delightful reading from start to finish."

*.* Others in preparation.

Dramatic Literature.

THE PLAYS OF ARTHUR W. PINERO.

With Introductory Notes by MALCOLM C. SALAMAN. 16mo, Paper Covers, 1s. 6d.; or Cloth, 2s. 6d. each.

=THE TIMES=: A Comedy in Four Acts. With a Preface by the Author. (Vol. I.)

Daily Telegraph.--"'The Times' is the best example yet given of Mr. Pinero's power as a satirist. So clever is his work that it beats down opposition. So fascinating is his style that we cannot help listening to him."

Morning Post.--"Mr. Pinero's latest belongs to a high order of dramatic literature, and the piece will be witnessed again with all the greater zest after the perusal of such admirable dialogue."

=THE PROFLIGATE=: A Play in Four Acts. With Portrait of the Author, after J. MORDECAI. (Vol. II.)

Pall Mall Gazette.--"Will be welcomed by all who have the true interests of the stage at heart."

=THE CABINET MINISTER=: A Farce in Four Acts. (Vol. III.)

Observer.--"It is as amusing to read as it was when played."

=THE HOBBY HORSE=: A Comedy in Three Acts. (Vol. IV.)

=LADY BOUNTIFUL.= A Play in Four Acts. (Vol. V.)

To be followed by The Magistrate, Dandy Dick, The Schoolmistress, The Weaker Sex, Lords and Commons, The Squire, and Sweet Lavender.

=THE PRINCESSE MALEINE=: A Drama in Five Acts (Translated by Gerard Harry), and

=THE INTRUDER=: A Drama in One Act. By MAURICE MAETERLINCK. With an Introduction by HALL CAINE, and a Portrait of the Author. Small 4to, cloth, 5s.

Athenaeum.--"In the creation of the 'atmosphere' of the play M. Maeterlinck shows his skill. It is here that he communicates to us the nouveau frisson, here that he does what no one else has done. In 'The Intruder' the art consists of the subtle gradations of terror, the slow, creeping progress of the nightmare of apprehension. Nothing quite like it has been done before--not even by Poe--not even by Villiers."

=THE FRUITS OF ENLIGHTENMENT=: A Comedy in Four Acts. By Count LYOF TOLSTOY. Translated from the Russian by E. J. DILLON. With Introduction by A. W. PINERO. Small 4to, with Portrait, 5s.

Pall Mall Gazette.--"The whole effect of the play is distinctly Molieresque; it has something of the large humanity of the master. Its satire is genial, almost gay."

=HEDDA GABLER=: A Drama in Four Acts. By HENRIK IBSEN. Translated from the Norwegian by EDMUND GOSSE. Small 4to, cloth, with Portrait, 5s. Vaudeville Edition, paper, 1s. Also a Limited Large Paper Edition, 21s. net.

Times.--"The language in which this play is couched is a model of brevity, decision, and pointedness.... Every line tells, and there is not an incident that does not bear on the action immediate or remote. As a corrective to the vapid and foolish writing with which the stage is deluged 'Hedda Gabler' is perhaps entitled to the place of honour."

=NERO AND ACTEA=: A Tragedy. By ERIC MACKAY, Author of "A Lover's Litanies," and "Love Letters of a Violinist." Crown 8vo, cloth, 5s.

Morning Post.--"Well written, picturesque, and thoroughly dramatic."

=A NEW PLAY.= By HALL CAINE. Small 4to.

=STRAY MEMORIES.= By ELLEN TERRY. In one volume. Illustrated.

=SOME INTERESTING FALLACIES OF THE= Modern Stage. An Address delivered to the Playgoers' Club at St. James's Hall, on Sunday, 6th December, 1891. By HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE. Crown 8vo, sewed, 6d.

=THE LIFE OF HENRIK IBSEN.= By HENRIK JAEGER. Translated by CLARA BELL. With the Verse done into English from the Norwegian Original by EDMUND GOSSE. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.

St. James's Gazette.--"Admirably translated. Deserves a cordial and emphatic welcome."

Guardian.--"Ibsen's dramas at present enjoy a considerable vogue, and their admirers will rejoice to find full descriptions and criticisms in Mr. Jaeger's book."

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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

Side notes have been taken from the page headers and moved to the beginnings of paragraphs or where more appropriate to the beginnings of sentences in the text.

page xi Litle replaced with Little in "Little Darwin learns a new word".

page 5 space added between The and familiar "The familiar voice of his mate".

page 124 freindship replaced with friendship in "which seems to indicate friendship."

page 216 full stop added after "does not continue through the vowel".

page 231 every replaced with very in "Their means of communication are very contracted,".

page 232 sigmata replaced with stigmata in "scratching by means of their stigmata,".

Endpapers:

A full stop was added after Daily Telegraph in the ad for Volumes V and VI GERMANY.

A " was added after "Both interesting and valuable" in the ad for THE LABOUR MOVEMENT IN AMERICA.

ex replaced by Sex in "The Weaker Sex," in the ad for LADY BOUNTIFUL.

In the ad for THE FRUITS OF ENLIGHTENMENT full stop added after 5s.

In the ad for HEDDA GABLER anguage replaced with language in "The language in which this play".