The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents
cunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry,
what is?'--_Pall Mall Gazette_.
HENLEY. LYRA HEROIC A: An Anthology selected from the best English
Verse of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. By WILLIAM ERNEST
HENLEY. _Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s_.
Mr. Henley has brought to the task of selection an instinct alike for
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unerringly, right.'--_Guardian_.
"Q" THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey to
Shirley, arranged by A.T. QUILLER COUCH. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s_.
Also 40 copies on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo. £1, 1s_. net.
Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. _Demy 8vo. £2, 2s_. net
'A delightful volume: a really golden "Pomp."'--SPECTATOR.
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"Q." GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By "Q.," Author of 'Dead Man's
Rock,' etc. _Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d._
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'An anthology of high excellence.'--_Athenaeum_.
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YEATS. AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W.B. YEATS. _Crown 8vo.
3s. 6d_.
'An attractive and catholic selection.'--_Times_.
'It is edited by the most original and most accomplished of modern
Irish poets, and against his editing but a single objection can be
brought, namely, that it excludes from the collection his own delicate
lyrics.'--_Saturday Review_.
MACKAY. A SONG OF THE SEA: MY LADY OF DREAMS, AND OTHER POEMS. By ERIC
MACKAY, Author of 'The Love Letters of a Violinist.' _Second Edition.
Fcap. 8vo, gilt top, 5s._
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'Throughout the book the poetic workmanship is fine.'--_Scotsman_.
JANE BARLOW. THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated by JANE
BARLOW, Author of 'Irish Idylls,' and pictured by F.D. BEDFORD. _Small
4to. 6s. net_.
IBSEN. BRAND. A Drama by HENRIK IBSEN. Translated by WILLIAM WILSON.
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"A.G." VERSES TO ORDER. By "A.G." _Cr. 8vo. 2s. 6d net_.
A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known to
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ENGLISH CLASSICS
Edited by W.E. HENLEY.
Messrs. Methuen are publishing, under this title, a series of the
masterpieces of the English tongue, which, while well within the reach
of the average buyer, shall be at once an ornament to the shelf of him
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THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY. By LAWRENCE STERNE. With an
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THE COMEDIES OF WILLIAM CONGREVE. With an Introduction by G.S. STREET,
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HISTORY
FLINDERS PETRIE. A HISTORY OF EGYPT, FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE
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of Lincoln College. _8vo. 12s. 6d._
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Three Volumes. Vol. I. 8vo. 12s. 6d._
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Biography
COLLINGWOOD. THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. By W.G. COLLINGWOOD, M.A.,
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by Mr. Ruskin. _2 vols. 8vo. 32s. Second Edition_.
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