Songs, Ballads, and A Garden Play. By A. MARY F. ROBINSON, Author of “An Italian Garden.” With Frontispiece of Dürer’s “Melancolia.” Small crown 8vo., half-bound, vellum, 5s.
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Essays towards a Critical Method. Studies in English Literature. By JOHN M. ROBERTSON. Cr. 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.
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The Lazy Minstrel. By J. ASHBY-STERRY, Author of “Boudoir Ballads.” Fourth and Popular Edition. Frontispiece by E. A. ABBEY. Fcap. 8vo., cloth, 2s. 6d.
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Caroline Schlegel, and Her Friends. By Mrs. ALFRED SIDGWICK. With Steel Portrait. Crown 8vo., cloth, 7s. 6d.
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Amos Kilbright: His Adscititious Adventures. With other Stories. By FRANK R. STOCKTON. 8vo., cloth, 3s. 6d.
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Battles and Leaders of the American Civil War. An Authoritative History, written by Distinguished Participants on both sides. Edited by ROBERT U. JOHNSON and CLARENCE C. BUEL, of the Editorial Staff of “The Century Magazine.” Four Volumes, Royal 8vo., elegantly bound, £5 5s.
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Diary of the Parnell Commission. Revised with Additions, from _The Daily News_. By JOHN MACDONALD, M.A. Large crown 8vo.
The End of the Middle Ages: Essay and Questions in History. By A. MARY F. ROBINSON (Madame Darmesteter). Demy 8vo., cloth, 10s. 6d.