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A CLASSIFIED CATALOGUE OF HENRY S. KING & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS.

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THE NORMAN PEOPLE, AND THEIR EXISTING DESCENDANTS IN THE BRITISH DOMINIONS AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. One handsome vol. 8vo. Price 21s.

This work is the result of many years of research into the history of the Norman race in England. It is generally supposed to have become extinct; but careful study has shown that it exists and forms a large part of the English people. In the course

[In the Press.

of the work the early history of the whole aristocracy is revised, reconstructed, and very many thousands of families are shown to be Norman which have never before been accounted for.

A MEMOIR OF THE LATE REVEREND

DR. ROWLAND WILLIAMS, With selections from his Note-books and Correspondence. Edited by Mrs. Rowland Williams. With a Photographic Portrait. [In the Press.

THE RUSSIANS IN CENTRAL ASIA. A Critical Examination, down to the present time, of the Geography and History of Central Asia. By Baron F. Von Hellwald, Member of the Geographical Societies of Paris, Geneva, Vienna, &c., &c. Translated by Lieut.-Col. Theodore Wirgman, LL.B., late 6th Inniskilling Dragoons; formerly of the Austrian Service; Translator into English verse of Schiller's "Wallenstein's Camp." [Nearly ready.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY-continued.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL DEFENCE. From the 30th June to the 31st October, 1870. The Plain Statement of a Member. By Mons. Jules Favre. I vol. Demy 8vo.

IOS. 6d.

BOKHARA: ITS HISTORY AND CONQUEST. By Professor Arminius Vàmbèry, of the University of Pesth, Author of “Travels

in Central Asia," &c. Demy 8vo.

"We conclude with a cordial recommendation of this valuable book. In the present work his moderation, scholarship, insight, and occasionally very impressive style, have raised him to the dignity of an historian."-Saturday Review.

Price 18s.

"Almost every page abounds with composition of peculiar merit, as well as with an account of some thrilling event more exciting than any to be found in an ordinary work of fiction."-Morning Post.

THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF IRELAND: PRIMITIVE, PAPAL, AND PROTESTANT; including the Evangelical Missions, Catholic Agitations, and Church Progress of the last half century. By James Godkin, Author of "Ireland, her Churches," &c.

I vol.

"For those who shun blue books, and yet desire some of the information they contain, these latter chapters on the statistics of the various religious denominations will be welcomed."-Evening Standard.

8vo. Price 12s.

"Mr. Godkin writes with evident honesty, and the topic on which he writes is one about which an honest book is greatly wanted."-Examiner.

'ILÂM EN NAS. Historical Tales and Anecdotes of the Times of the Early Khalifahs. Translated from the Arabic Originals. By Mrs. Godfrey Clerk, Author of "The Antipodes and Round the World." Crown 8vo. Price 75.

"But there is a high tone about them, a love of justice, of truth and integrity, a sense of honour and manliness, and a simple devotion to religious duty, which however mistaken according to our lights, is deserving of every respect. The translation is the work of a lady, and a very excellent and scholar-like translation it is, clearly and pleasantly written, and

ECHOES OF A FAMOUS YEAR.

illustrated and explained by copious notes, indicating considerable learning and research."-Saturday Review.

"Those who like stories full of the genuine colour and fragrance of the East, should by all means read Mrs. Godfrey Clerk's volume."-Spectator.

"As full of valuable information as it is. of amusing incident."—Evening Standard.

By Harriet Parr, Author of

"The Life of Jeanne d'Arc," "In the Silver Age," &c. Crown 8vo.

8s. 6d.

"A graceful and touching, as well as truthful account of the Franco-Prussian War. Those who are in the habit of reading books to children will find this at once instructive and delightful."-Public Opinion.

"Miss Parr has the great gift of charming simplicity of style; and if children are not interested in her book, many of their seniors will be."-British Quarterly Review.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY-continued.

ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE. Correspondence and Conversations with NASSAU W. SENIOR from 1833 to 1859. Edited by Mrs. M. C. M. Simpson. In 2 vols., large post 8vo.

"Another of those interesting journals in which Mr. Senior has, as it were, crystallized the sayings of some of those many remarkable men with whom he came in contact."-Morning Post.

21S.

"A book replete with knowledge and thought."-Quarterly Review,

"An extremely interesting book."Saturday Review.

ITALY. From 1848 to 1852.
By the late Nassau William

JOURNALS KEPT IN France and
With a Sketch of the Revolution of 1848.
Senior. Edited by his Daughter, M. C. M. Simpson. In 2 vols.,
post 8vo. 24s.

"The book has a genuine historical value."-Saturday Review.

"The present volume gives us conversations with some of the most prominent men in the political history of France and Italy... Mr. Senior has the art of inspiring all men with frankness, and of persuading

them to put themselves unreservedly in his hands without fear of private circulation."-Athenæum.

"No better, more honest, and more readable view of the state of political society during the existence of the second Republic could well be looked for."-Examiner.

POLITICAL WOMEN. By Sutherland Menzies.

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Price 24s.

"Has all the information of history, with all the interest that attaches to biography." -Scotsman.

"A graceful contribution to the lighter record of history."-English Churchman.

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"No author could have stated the case more temperately than he has done, and few could have placed before the reader so graphically the story which had to be told." -Leeds Mercury.

COLERIDGE, MEMOIR AND by her Daughters. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. Second Edition, Revised and Corrected.

"We have read these two volumes with genuine gratification."-Hour.

"We could have wished to give specimens of her very just, subtle, and concise criticisms on authors of every sort and time -poets, moralists, historians, and philosophers. Sara Coleridge, as she is revealed, or rather reveals herself, in the correspondence, makes a brilliant addition to a brilliant family reputation."-Saturday Review.

LETTERS OF. Edited
With 2 Portraits. Price 24s.

"These charming volumes are attractive in two ways: first, as a memorial of a most amiable woman of high intellectual mark; and secondly, as rekindling recollections, and adding a little to our information regarding the life of Sara Coleridge's father, the poet and philosopher."-Athenæum.

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An acceptable record, and present an adequate image of a mind of singular beauty and no inconsiderable power."Examiner.

PHANTASMION. A Fairy Romance. By Sara Coleridge.

[In preparation.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY-continued.

LEONORA CHRISTINA, MEMOIRS OF, Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark: Written during her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower of the Royal Palace at Copenhagen, 1663-1685. Translated by F. E. Bunnett, Translator of Grimm's "Life of Michael Angelo," &c. With an Autotype Portrait of the Princess. Medium 8vo.

"A valuable addition to history."— Daily News.

"This remarkable autobiography, in

12s. 6d.

which we gratefully recognize a valuable addition to the tragic romance of history." -Spectator.

THE LATE REV. F. W. ROBERTSON, M.A., LIFE AND LETTERS OF. Edited by Stopford Brooke, M.A., Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen. In 2 vols., uniform with the Sermons. Price 75. 6d. Library Edition, in demy 8vo, with Two Steel Portraits. 12s. A Popular Edition, in 1 vol. Price 6s.

NATHANIEL HAWTHORne, a memOIR OF, with Stories now first published in this country. By H. A. Page. Large post 8vo. 7s. 6d.

"The Memoir is followed by a criticism of Hawthorne as a writer; and the criticism is, on the whole, very well written, and exhibits a discriminating enthusiasm for one of the most fascinating of novelists."Saturday Review.

"Seldom has it been our lot to meet with a more appreciative delineation of character

than this Memoir of Hawthorne."-Morn-
ing Post.
He has done full justice to the fine
character of the author of The Scarlet
Letter.""-Standard.

A model of literary work of art.”—
Edinburgh Courant.

No. I.- -STEPHEN Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

LIVES OF ENGLISH POPULAR LEADERS.
LANGTON. BY C. Edmund Maurice.

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CABINET PORTRAITS. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF LIVING STATESMEN. By T. Wemyss Reid. I vol. crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

"We have never met with a work which we can more unreservedly praise. The sketches are absolutely impartial."Athenæum.

"We can heartily commend his work." -Standard.

"The 'Sketches of Statesmen' are drawn with a master hand."-Yorkshire Post.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

VOYAGES AND TRAVEL,

ROUGH NOTES OF A VISIT TO BELGIUM, SEDAN, AND PARIS, In September, 1870-71. By John Ashton. Crown 8vo, bevelled boards.

Price 3s. 6d.

This little volume derives its chief interest from the accurate descriptions of the scenes visited during the recent struggle on the Continent.

THE ALPS OF ARABIA; or, Travels through Egypt, Sinai, Arabia, and the Holy Land. By William Charles Maughan. I vol. Demy 8vo, with Map.

Price 10s. 6d.

A volume of simple "impressions de voyage "--but written in pleasant and interesting style. THE MISHMEE HILLS: an Account of a Journey made in an Attempt to Penetrate Tibet from Assam, to open New Routes for Commerce. By T. T. Cooper, author of "The Travels of a Pioneer of Commerce." Demy 8vo. Illustrated.

THE PEARL OF THE ANTILLES; THE ARTIST IN CUBA. By Walter Goodman. Crown 8vo. 7s. 6d.

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A good-sized volume, delightfully vivid and picturesque. Several chapters devoted to the characteristics of the people are exceedingly interesting and remarkable. ... The whole book deserves the heartiest commendation . . . sparkling and amusing from beginning to end. Reading it is like rambling about with a companion who is content to loiter, observing everything, commenting upon everything, turning FIELD AND FOREST RAMBLES

everything into a picture, with a cheerful flow of spirits, full of fun, but far above frivolity."-Spectator.

"He writes very lightly and pleasantly, and brightens his pages with a good deal of humour. His experiences were varied enough, and his book contains a series of vivid and miscellaneous sketches. We can recommend his whole volume as very amusing reading."-Pall Mall Gazette. OF A NATURALIST IN NEW BRUNSWICK. With Notes and Observations on the Natural History of Eastern Canada. By A. Leith Adams, M.A., &c., Author of " Wanderings of a Naturalist in India," &c., &c. In 8vo, cloth. Illustrated.

145.

"Will be found interesting by those who take a pleasure either in sport or natural history."-Athenæum.

"The descriptions are clear and full of interest, while the book is prevented from degenerating into a mere scientific catalogue by many graphic sketches of the rambles."-John Bull.

"To the naturalist the book will be most valuable. . . . To the general reader the TENT LIFE WITH ENGLISH Hubert Smith. In 8vo, cloth. smaller Illustrations, with Map of the

"If any of our readers think of scraping an acquaintance with Norway, let them read this book. The gypsies. always an interesting study, become doubly interesting, when we are, as in these pages, introduced to them in their daily walk and conversation."—Examiner.

book will prove most interesting, for the style is pleasant and chatty, and the information given is so graphic and full, that those who care nothing for natural history as a pursuit will yet read these descriptions with great interest."-Evening Standard.

"Both sportsmen and naturalists will find this work replete with anecdote and carefully-recorded observation, which will entertain them."-Nature. GIPSIES IN NORWAY. Five full-page Engravings, and 31 Country showing Routes. Price 215.

By

"Written in a very lively style, and has throughout a smack of dry humour and satiric reflection which shows the writer to be a keen observer of men and things. We hope that many will read it and find in it the same amusement as ourselves."Times.

65, Cornhill; & 12, Paternoster Row, London.

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