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Messrs. Methuen's Catalogue
Biography
S. Baring Gould. THE LIFE OF
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. By
S. Baring Gould. With over 450
Illustrations in the Text and 12
Photogravure Plates. Large quarto.
Gilt top. 36J.
'The best biography of Napoleon in our
tongue, nor have the French as good a
biographer of their hero. A book very
nearly as good as Southey's "Life of
Nelson." ' — Manchester Guardian.
' The main feature of this gorgeous volume
is its great wealth of beautiful photo-
gravures and finely - executed wood
engravings, constituting a complete
pictorial chronicle of Napoleon I.'s
personal history from the days of his
early childhood at Ajaccio to the date
of his second interment.' — Daily Tele-
graph.
P. H. Colomb. MEMOIRS OF AD- MIRAL SIR A. COOPER KEY. By Admiral P. H. COLOMB. With a Portrait. Demy 8vo. i6s. 'An interesting and adequate biography. The whole book is one of the greatest interest.' — Times.
Morris Fuller. THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF JOHN DAVEN- ANT, D.D. (1571-1641), Bishop of Salisbury. By Morris Fuller, B. D. Demy 8vo. los. 6d,
J. M. Eigg. ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY: A Chapter m THE History of Religion. By J. M. RiGG. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d.
r. W. Joyce. THE LIFE OF
SIR FREDERICK GORE OUSE-
LEY. ByF.W. Joyce. M.A. 7s. 6a,
'This book has been undertaken in qnite
the right spirit, and written with sym-
pathy, insight, and considerable literary
skill.' — Times.
W. G. Collingwood. THE LIFE OF JOHN RUSKIN. By W. G. Collingwood, M.A. With Por- traits, and 13 Drawings by Mr. Ruskin. Second Edition. 2 vols. 8vo. 32^. ' No more magnificent volumes have been
published for a long time.' — Times. ' It is long since we had a biography with such delights of substance and of form. Such a book is a pleasure for the day, and a joy for ever.' — Daily Chronicle.
C. Waldstein. JOHN RUSKIN, By Charles Waldstein, M.A. With a Photogravure Portrait, Post 8vo.
' A thoughtful and well-written criticism of Ruskin's teaching.' — Daily Chronicle.
A. M. r. Darmesteter, THE LIFE
OF ERNEST RENAN. By
Madame Darmesteter. With
Portrait. Second Edition, Cr. 8vo.
6s.
' A polished gem of biography, superior in
its kind to any attempt that has been
made of recent years in England,
Madame Darmesteter has indeed written
for English readers " The Life of Ernest
Renan. " ' — A ihenaum.
W. H. Hutton. THE LIFE OF SIR
THOMAS MORE. By W. H.
Hutton, M.A. With Portraits.
Cr. 8vo. 5J.
' The book lays good claim to high rank
among our biographies. 1 1 is excellently
even lovingly, written.' — Scotsman.
Travel, Adventure and Topography
Sven Hedin. THROUGH ASIA. By
SvEN Hedin, Gold Medallist of the
Royal Geographical Society. With
300 Illustrations from Sketches
and Photographs by the Author,
and Maps. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. 7as.net.
'One of the greatest books of the kind issued during the century. It is im- possible to give an adequate idea of the richness of the contents of this book.
