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Messrs. Saunders, Otley, & Co.'s

LIST OF NEW BOOKS AND

NEW EDITIONS.

In 2 vols. post 8vo, with Portrait, 21s.

Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison.

Written by HERSELF.

With an INTRODUCTION by a FRIEND OF THE SOUTH.

In 2 vols. post 8vo. with an Introduction and Appendix.

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Secret History of a Polish Insurrection.

By H. SUTHERLAND EDWARDS,
Late Correspondent of the Times in Poland.

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In 3 vols. post 8vo.

The Uttermost Farthing.

A NOVEL.

By CECIL GRIFFITH.

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In 1 vol., post 8vo, 10s. 6d.

Tangles and Tales.

Being the RECORD OF A TWELVEMONTH'S IMBROGLIO. By E. C. MOGRIDGE.

In 1 vol. Foolscap 8vo.

Jersey Legends;

In VERSE.

By THOMAS WILLIAMS.

In 3 vols. post 8vo.

Aubrey Court.

A NOVEL.

By FRANK LYFIELD. "There are the makings of a good story in Aubrey Court.""-John Bull.

'Whoever wishes to pass an agreeable hour or two, under the influence of light reading, free from violent spasmodic situations, may gratify his taste very largely by taking up Mr. Lyfield's clever specimen of fiction. Not only will pleasant writing be met with, but a plot will be discovered which preserves its unities throughout and terminates, as it had proceeded, very naturally. We know not whether Aubrey Court' is a first specimen of authorship; but if it be so, it gives not a few indications of intelligence and cleverness which may speedily be turned to considerable advantage."-Bell's Messenger.

"Too much praise cannot be awarded to the author of Aubrey Court' for the excessive care and attention he has shown in working out his plot. The story never flags from beginning to end; and if this be

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the first novel from Mr. Lyfield's pen, the public may look forward to even a greater treat when next he comes before them." -Morning Post.

"We have read every page of it with pleasure. It is a healthy, pure, interesting novel, conveying pleasant scenes of life at home and abroad, in good, plain, idiomatic English; and to say thus much is to raise Aubrey Court' to a height immeasurably above that occupied by the large majority of English works of fiction." -Sunday Times.

"The moral tone of the book is unimpeachable. Aubrey Court' is of more than average merit."-Churchman.

"The characters are so skilfully drawn, and the style is at once so lively and so genial, that the tale cannot fail to be read with pleasure by such as possess healthy literary taste, and recognise the conscientiousness with which the author strives to copy nature."-Dispatch.

In 1 vol. post 8vo, 10s. 6d.

The Notting Hill Mystery.

Compiled by CHARLES FELIX,
Author of "Velvet Lawn," &c.

"Much ingenuity is displayed in frameing such of the circumstances as may credibly be supposed to have actually existed."-Reader.

"The chain of evidence is traced throughout with great minuteness, and the whole narrative is well calculated to awaken and sustain the interest of the reader."-Observer.

"This book is a singular and not wholly unsuccessful attempt to enlist the attention of the reader by the simple yet subtle analysis of crime.. In doing so Mr. Felix reminds us, not unfavourably, of some of

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the prose writings of Edgar Poe. It is a strange story strangelytold."-Churchman.

"We have seldom read anything more ingenious than the manner in which the circumstantial detail of the crime or crimes supposed to form the Notting Hill Mystery are narrated. Few more thoroughly mysterious, remarkable, and, we may add, more tantalising works have ever issued from the press."-Sunday Times.

"Among narratives of the mysterious, but circumstantial order, this is entitled to high rank."—Dispatch.

In 1 vol. post 8vo, 10s. 6d.

Donnington Hall.

A NOVEL:

By the Rev. F. TALBOT O'DONOGHUE,
Author of "St. Knighton's Keive," &c.

"This volume contains a very pleasing story, thoroughly natural in its style and admirably written. The characters are well defined, and present a very charming homely group to the reader's notice."Observer.

"A highly entertaining work, and one in which the reader's interest will seldom if ever flag. The material itself of which the story is composed is not rich, but the

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embroidery with which it is overlaid is tasteful. Many of the characters are hit off with much skill and effect, and the picture of the little child wife is singularly pleasing."-Sunday Times.

"The construction of the tale is simple; but its pleasant, unaffected style of narration makes it extremely readeable."Dispatch.

COMPLETION OF MR. ARNOLD'S DALHOUSIE ADMINISTRATION.

In 2 vols. 8vo, 15s. each.

The Marquis of Dalhousie's Administration of British India.

By EDWIN ARNOLD, M.A., University College, Oxford. Late Principal, Poonah College; and Fellow of the University of

Bombay.

Contents of Vol. I.

The Acquisition and Administration of the Punjaub.
Contents of Vol. II.

The Annexation of Pegu, Nagpore, and Oude, and a General
Review of Lord Dalhousie's Rule in India. [Ready.

"To those who look with interest on Indian affairs this work will doubtless afford considerable gratification. Undoubtedly the period of Lord Dalhousie's administration in India was a brilliant O..e."-Morning Advertiser.

"Of the work as a whole it would be impossible to express any judgment which was not highly favourable. It is full of information; it is almost everywhere guided by the calm and impartial spirit of a true historian; its style is always vigorous and sometimes brilliant.

It is indeed a timely and a valuable contribution to the History of British India." -Morning Star.

"Mr. Arnold does ample justice to the grasp of Lord Dalhousie's mind, the dignity of his character, and the generosity of his heart; and the History' which tells this strange conversion of scattered barbarous, corrupt, and oppressed heathen principalities into a British Empire, stands forth with all the splendid vividness of an historical epic."-Daily Telegraph.

In 1 vol. 8vo, post 8vo, 6s. 6d.

Modern Scepticism in relation to Modern

Science;

IN REFERENCE TO THE DOCTRINES OF COLENSO, HUXLEY, LYELL, DARWIN, &c.

By J. R. YOUNG, Author of "Science Elucidative of Scripture, &c.

"Mr. Young brings to the discussion of his subject a clear and elegant style-no small advantage to the reader, when the subject itself is recondite or little known. The author argues like a philosopher and

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writes like a gentleman." -Literary Gazette.

The book is well worthy the perusal of those interested in the discussion of these questions.”—Press.

In Foolscap 8vo, eloth, Second Edition, 5s.

The History of a Bit of Bread.

Being Letters to a Child, on the Life of Man and of Animals. By Jean Macé.

Translated from the French and edited by Mrs. ALFRED GATTY, Author of "Parables from Nature," &c.

PART I.

"Mrs. Gatty has here favoured the public with a volume weighty in its matter, fascinating in its form, and in its moral and religious tone above all praise."London Review.

"This work, especially intended for the use of the young, explains in a manner both intelligible and interesting, the history of life as sustained and supported in the human race. "-Dispatch.

"Written in a reverent spirit deserving of commendation-a fact that the name of the translator alone would guarantee."John Bull.

"To Mrs. Gatty great praise is due. * * *** The translation seems excellent. A charming little book."-Church Review.

"Let us commend this pleasant little book to parents and guardians throughout

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the length and breadth of the British dominions, since it is one of the very best of its class that we have met with."-Bell's Messenger.

"It exhibits the honest pains, the desire to please, the unmistakeable labour, which characterise all Mrs. Gatty undertakes for the acceptance of the public."-Press.

"This little book has reached its eighth edition on the other side of the Channel, having been adopted by the University Commission of Paris among their prize books."-Athenæum.

"Written for children, grown up people will read it with profit and pleasure. Eight editions have made the French public familiar with the original, and Mrs. Gatty has conferred no slight boon on the English by a translation which faithfully preserves its best features."-Spectator.

Also,

In Foolscap 8vo, cloth, 4s. 6d.
PART II. ANIMALS.
Completing the Work.

noticing the
We can only
The fact is
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"We had the pleasure of first part some months ago. repeat our words of praise. we cannot praise it enough. which can contribute to a most charming and instructive book is here to be found. Exquisite humour, a highly moral tone, most useful instruction-what more can be wanted to make up an acceptable book? The translator has done her work so felicitously that the book reads like an original production."-Church Review.

"A charming guide to many important scientific subjects, necessary to be known by all persons aspiring to be considered well-educated."-Clerical Journal.

"As in the first part of this work the translator and editress, Mrs. Gatty has

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now and then slightly altered the original, with a view to rendering the illustrations more intelligible and interesting to the mind of an English child. We reiterate the opinion we have already expressed with regard to the first part of the present work-that it is a valuable little treatise, containing much that is interesting and instructive not only to children but to adults."-London Review.

"Though especially meant for children, and adapted to their capacity, it may nevertheless be read by their elders with profit; and its compactness, lucidity of arrangement, and absence of confusing detail, combined with humorous illustration, makes it extremely readable."Dispatch.

In 1 vol. post 8vo, bevelled edges, 6s.

Arno's Waters;

AND OTHER POEMS.
By FRANCES JANE FORSAYTH.

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In 1 vol. post 8vo, 5s.

The Davenport Brothers:

A BIOGRAPHY OF IRA ERASTUS DAVENPORT AND WILLIAM HENRY DAVENPORT, commonly known as the "BROTHERS DAVENPORT."

With an Account of Eleven Years of Preternatural Phenomena and Extraordinary Physical and Psychical

Manifestations.

By T. L. NICHOLS, M.D.,

Author of "Forty Years in America," &c. [Ready.

"The book is replete with adventures calculated, we have no doubt, to produce in England effects similar to those experienced in America."- Observer.

"We commend this volume to our readers. Dr. Nichols had a difficult task, but it could not have been performed better."-Herald.

"The book which Dr. Nichols has

published is precisely what is wanted. Short, simple, and clear; not pretending to explain, hardly, indeed, discussing the question as to whether explanation is possible; as fair a narrative written by a believer could possibly be-this volume commends itself to all. None can possibly find it dull."-Standard.

In 1 vol. small 8vo, 3s. 6d.

Life's Paths.

A TALE OF OUR OWN DAY.

By the Author of "Gentle Influence," "Amy's Trials," &c.
With Frontispiece.

"We seldom remember coming across a story with less "sensation" in it, and yet so really interesting. Some very valuable lessons are taught in an eminently natural manner. The different characters are very well drawn. We suspect several are studies from real life."-Church Review.

"Life's Paths' may be safely recom

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mended, and that which it professes to aim at it successfully works out, and that is no slight thing to say of any book in these days."-Churchman.

"A well intentioned, conscientiously written book, wherein it is impossible to find anything objectionable."-Mrng. Post. "The tale is pleasing and refined."Globe.

In 3 vols. post 8vo.

Rington Priory.

A NOVEL. By ETHEL HONE.

"The moral is unobjectionable."-Athe

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"Rington Priory' is an interesting story, with an 'air of truthfulness. authoress is felicitous in her description of the village of Rington, with its various sets and cliques, its dissenting interest,' its trivial quarrels, and jealousies. The book is pleasantly written."-Press.

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