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MILITARY WORKS-continued.

CAVALRY FIELD DUTY.

By Major-General von Mirus. Translated by Captain Frank S. Russell, 14th (King's) Hussars. Cr. 8vo, cloth limp. 7s. 6d.

"We have no book on cavalry duties that at all approaches to this, either for completeness in details, clearness in description, or for manifest utility. In its pages will be found plain instructions for every portion of duty before the enemy that a combatant horseman will be called upon to perform, and if a dragoon but studies it well and

intelligently, his value to the army, we are confident, must be increased one hundredfold. Skirmishing, scouting, patrolling, and vedetting are now the chief duties dragoons in peace should be practised at, and how to perform these duties effectively is what the book teaches."-United Service Magazine.

INDIA AND THE EAST.

THE THREATENED FAMINE IN BENGAL; How IT MAY BE MET, AND THe RecurrencE OF FAMINES IN INDIA PREVENTED. Being No. 1 of "Occasional Notes on Indian Affairs." By Sir H. Bartle E. Frere, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., &c. &c. Crown 8vo. With 3 Maps. Price 5s.

THE ORIENTAL SPORTING MAGAZINE. A Reprint of the first 5 Volumes, in 2 Volumes, demy 8vo. Price 28s. "Lovers of sport will find ample amusement in the varied contents of these two volumes."-Allen's Indian Mail.

"Full of interest for the sportsman and naturalist. Full of thrilling adventures of sportsmen who have attacked the fiercest and most gigantic

specimens of the animal world in their native jungle. It is seldom we get so many exciting incidents in a similar amount of space... Well suited to the libraries of country gentlemen and all those who are interested in sporting matters."-Civil Service Gazette.

Second Edition, Revised and Corrected.

THE EUROPEAN IN INDIA. A Hand-book of Practical Information for those proceeding to, or residing in, the East Indies, relating to Outfits, Routes, Time for Departure, Indian Climate, &c. By Edmund C. P. Hull.' With a MEDICAL GUIDE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS. Being a Compendium of Advice to Europeans in India, relating to the Preservation and Regulation of their Health. To which is added a Supplement on the Management of Children in India. By R. S. Mair, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., late Deputy Coroner of Madras. In 1 vol. Post 8vo. Price 6s.

"Full of all sorts of useful information to the
English settler or traveller in India."-Standard.
"One of the most valuable books ever published
in India-valuable for its sound information, its
careful array of pertinent facts, and its sterling

common sense. It supplies a want which few persons may have discovered, but which everybody will at once recognise when once the contents of the book have been mastered. The medical part of the work is invaluable."-Calcutta Guardian.

MEDICAL GUIDE FOR ANGLO-INDIANS.

Being a Compendium

of Advice to Europeans in India, relating to the Preservation and Regulation of their Health. With a Supplement on the Management of Children in India. By R. S. Mair, M.D., F.R.C.S.E., late Deputy Coroner of Madras. Post 8vo, limp cloth. Price 3s. 6d. TAS-HĪL UL KALĀM; OR, HINDUSTANI MADE EASY, By Captain W. R. M. Holroyd, Bengal Staff Corps, Director of Public Instruction, Punjab. Crown 8vo.

Price 55.

"As clear and as instructive as possible."Standard.

"Contains a great deal of most necessary infor

mation, that is not to be found in any other work on the subject that has crossed our path."-Homeward Mail.

EASTERN EXPERIENCES. By L. Bowring, C.S.I., Lord Canning's Private Secretary, and for many years Chief Commissioner of Mysore and Coorg. Illustrated with Maps and Diagrams. Demy 8vo. Price 16s.

"An admirable and exhaustive geographical, political, and industrial survey."-Athenæum.

"Interesting even to the general reader, but especially so to those who may have a special concern in that portion of our Indian Empire."-Post.

"This compact and methodical summary of the most authentic information relating to countries whose welfare is intimately connected with our own."-Daily News.

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INDIA AND THE EAST-continued.

EDUCATIONAL COURSE OF SECULAR SCHOOL BOOKS FOR INDIA. Edited by J. S. Laurie, of the Inner Temple, Barrister-at-Law; formerly H.M. Inspector of Schools, England; Assistant Royal Commissioner, Ireland ; Special Commissioner, African Settlement; Director of Public Instruction, Ceylon. "These valuable little works will prove of real who intend entering the Civil Service of India."service to many of our readers, especially to those Civil Service Gazette.

The following Works are now ready:

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ELEMENTARY
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GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA, with
Maps and Historical Appendix,

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tracing the growth of the British Empire in Hindustan. 128 pp. cloth 1 6

In the Press.

GEOGRAPHY OF FACTS AND FEATURES OF INDIAN

HISTORY, in a series of alternating
Reading Lessons and Memory Exercises.

Second Edition.

WESTERN INDIA BEFORE and DURING THE MUTINIES. Pictures drawn from life. By Major-Gen. Sir George Le Grand Jacob, K.C.S.I., C.B. In 1 vol. Crown 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. "The most important contribution to the history of Western India during the Mutinies which has yet, in a popular form, been made public."Athenæum.

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BOOKS for the YOUNG and for LENDING LIBRARIES.

NEW WORKS BY HESBA STRETTON.

THE WONDERFUL LIFE. Fcap. 8vo. With a Map and Illuminated Frontispiece. 2s. 6d.

[Just out. This slight and brief sketch is merely the story of the life and death of our Lord. It has been written for those who have not the leisure, or the books, needed for threading together the frag mentary and scattered incidents recorded in the four Gospels. Of late years these records have been searched diligently for the smallest links which might serve to complete the chain of those years of a life passed amongst us as Jesus of Nazareth, the Carpenter, the Prophet, and the Messiah. This little book is intended only to present the result of these close investigations made by many learned men, in a plain continuous narrative, suitable for unlearned readers.

CASSY. Twentieth Thousand. With Six Illustrations.

THE

KING'S SERVANTS.

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Twenty-eighth Thousand. With Eight

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LOCKED OUT; A Tale of the Strike.
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By Ellen Barlee. With a

PRETTY LESSONS IN VERSE FOR GOOD CHILDREN, with some Lessons in Latin, in Easy Rhyme. By Sara Coleridge. A New Edition. With Six Illustrations. Cloth, 3s. 6d.

AUNT MARY'S BRAN PIE. By the Author of "St. Olave's," "When I was a Little Girl," &c. Small crown 8vo. With Five Illustrations. 35. 6d.

Second Edition.

SEEKING HIS FORTUNE, AND OTHER STORIES. Crown 8vo. With Four Illustrations. Price 3s. 6d.

CONTENTS.-Seeking his Fortune.-Oluf and Stephanoff.-What's in a Name?— Contrast.-Onesta,

"These are plain, straightforward stories, told in the precise, detailed manner which we are sure young people like."-Spectator.

"They are romantic, entertaining, and decidedly inculcate a sound and generous moral..

We can answer for it that this volume will find favour with those for whom it is written, and that the sisters will like it quite as well as the brothers." -Athenæum.

THREE WORKS BY MARTHA FARQUHARSON.

I. ELSIE DINSMORE. Cr. 8vo. Price 3s. 6d. | III. ELSIE'S HOLIDAYS AT ROSELANDS.
II. ELSIE'S GIRLHOOD. Cr. 8vo. Price 3s. 6d.
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THE LITTLE WONDER-HORN.

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"Elsie Dinsmore is a familiar name to a world of young readers. In the above three pretty volumes her story is complete, and it is one full of youthful experiences, winning a general interest." -Athenæum.

By Jean Ingelow.

A Second

Series of "Stories told to a Child." With Fifteen Illustrations. Cloth, gilt. Price 35. 6d.

"We like all the contents of the 'Little WonderHorn' very much."-Athenæum.

"We recommend it with confidence."-Pall Mall Gazette.

"Full of fresh and vigorous fancy: it is worthy of the author of some of the best of our modern verse."-Standard.

Second Edition.

THE AFRICAN CRUISER. A Midshipman's Adventures on the West Coast of Africa. A Book for Boys. By S. Whitchurch Sadler, R.N., Author of "Marshall Vavasour." With Three Illustrations. Crown 8vo. Price 3s. 6d.

"A capital story of youthful adventure.... Sealoving boys will find few pleasanter gift books this season than The African Cruiser.'"-Hour.

"Sea yarns have always been in favour with boys, but this, written in a brisk style by a thorough sailor, is crammed full of adventures."-Times.

Third Edition.

BRAVE MEN'S FOOTSTEPS. A Book of Example and Anecdote for Young People. By the Editor of "Men who have Risen." With Four Illustrations, by C. Doyle. Crown 8vo. Price 3s. 6d.

"A readable and instructive volume."- Exa- | win the favour of those who, in choosing a gift for a boy, would consult his moral development as well as his temporary pleasure."-Daily Telegraph.

miner.

"The little volume is precisely of the stamp to

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BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG AND FOR LENDING LIBRARIES-continued.

PLUCKY FELLOWS.

Second Edition.

35. 6d.

A Book for Boys. By Stephen J. Mac Kenna. With Six Illustrations. Crown 8vo. Price "This is one of the very best Books for Boys' which have been issued this year."-Morning

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"A thorough book for boys... written through. out in a manly, straightforward manner that is sure to win the hearts of the children."-London Society.

Second Edition.

GUTTA-PERCHA WILLIE, THE WORKING GENIUS. By George MacDonald. With 9 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Cr. 8vo. 35. 6d.

"The cleverest child we know assures us she has read this story through five times. Mr. Macdonald

will, we are convinced, accept that verdict upon his little work as final."-Spectator.

THE TRAVELLING MENAGERIE.

By Charles Camden, Author of "Hoity Toity." With Ten Illustrations by J. Mahoney. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d. "A capital little book. ... deserves a wide "A very attractive story."-Public Opinion. circulation among our boys and girls."-Hour.

THE DESERT PASTOR, JEAN JAROUSSEAU. Translated from the French of Eugene Pelletan. By Colonel E. P. De L'Hoste. In fcap. 8vo, with an Engraved Frontispiece. New Edition. Price 3s. 6d.

"A touching record of the struggles in the cause of religious liberty of a real man."-Graphic. There is a poetical simplicity and picturesquethe noblest heroism; unpretentious religion;

ness;

pure love, and the spectacle of a household brought up in the fear of the Lord....."-Illustrated London News.

THE DESERTED SHIP. A Real Story of the Atlantic. By Cupples Howe, Master Mariner. Illustrated by Townley Green. Cr. 8vo. Price: 6d.

"Curious adventures with bears, seals, and other Arctic animals, and with scarcely more human Esquimaux, form the mass of material with which

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the story deals, and will much interest boys who have a spice of romance in their composition."Courant.

By Charles

HOITY TOITY, THE GOOD LITTLE FELLOW. Camden. With Eleven Illustrations. Crown 8vo. Price 3s. 6d. "Relates very pleasantly the history of a charm them to do right. There are many shrewd lessons ing little fellow who meddles always with a kindly to be picked up in this clever little story."-Publit disposition with other people's affairs and helps Opinion.

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David Ker, Author of "On the Road to Khiva," &c. Crown 8vo, with
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SLAVONIC FAIRY TALES. From Russian, Servian, Polish, and Bohemian Sources. Translated by John T. Naaké, of the British Museum. Crown 8vo. With Four Illustrations. Price 5s. "A most choice and charming selection The tales have an original national ring in them, and will be pleasant reading to thousands besides children. Yet children will eagerly open the pages, and not willingly close them, of the pretty volume."-Standard. "English readers now have an opportunity of becoming acquainted with eleven Polish and eight Bohemian stories, as well as with eight Russian

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and thirteen Servian, in Mr. Naaké's modest but serviceable collection of Slavonic Fairy Tales. Its contents are, as a general rule, well chosen, and they are translated with a fidelity which deserves cordial praise... Before taking leave of his prettily got up volume, we ought to mention that its contents fully come up to the promise held out in its preface."-Academy.

OR, FROM GIRLHOOD TO WOMANHOOD. By Mrs. G. S. Reaney. Cr. 8vo. With a Frontispiece. 55.

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BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG AND FOR LENDING LIBRARIES-continued. AT SCHOOL WITH AN OLD DRAGOON. By Stephen J. Mac Kenna. Crown 8vo. With Six Illustrations. Price 5s.

"Consisting almost entirely of startling stories of military adventure. . . Boys will find them sufficiently exciting reading."-Times.

"These yarns give some very spirited and interesting descriptions of soldiering in various parts of the world."-Spectator.

FANTASTIC STORIES.

Translated Leander, by Paulina B. Granville. tions, by M. E. Fraser-Tytler. Price "Short, quaint, and, as they are fitly called, fantastic, they deal with all manner of subjects."Guardian.

STORIES IN

"Mr. Mac Kenna's former work, 'Plucky Fellows,' is already a general favourite, and those who read the stories of the Old Dragoon will find that he has still plenty of materials at hand for pleasant tales, and has lost none of his power in telling them well." -Standard.

from the German of Richard Crown 8vo. With Eight full-page Illustra5s.

"Fantastic' is certainly the right epithet to apply to some of these strange tales."—Examiner. Third Edition.

PRECIOUS STONES. By Helen Zimmern.

Six Illustrations. Crown 8vo.

Price 5s.

"A series of pretty tales which are half fantastic, half natural, and pleasantly quaint, as befits stories intended for the young." "-Daily Telegraph.

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sons will appreciate, and which will remind its readers of many a legend, and many an imaginary virtue attached to the gems they are so fond of "A pretty little book which fanciful young per-wearing."-Post.

Fourth Edition.

THE GREAT DUTCH ADMIRALS. By Jacob de Liefde. 8vo. With Eleven Illustrations by Townley Green and others. Price 5s.

"May be recommended as a wholesome present for boys. They will find in it numerous tales of adventure."-Athenæum.

"A really good book."-Standard.
"A really excellent book."--Spectator.

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ceived, and are full of those touches which give them a natural appearance."-Public Opinion.

OF VAN DIEMEN'S With a Frontispiece. Price 5s. are, to say the least, exquisite, and his representations of character are very marked.”—Edinburgh Courant.

BUSHRANGER LAND. By James Bonwick. Crown 8vo. "He illustrates the career of the bushranger half a century ago; and this he does in a highly creditable manner; his delineations of life in the bush

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A Fairy Romance. Introductory Preface by the Right Hon. Lord Coleridge of Ottery S. Mary. A new Edition. In 1 vol. Crown 8vo. Price 7s. 6d. "The readers of this fairy tale will find themselves dwelling for a time in a veritable region of romance, breathing an atmosphere of unreality, and surrounded by supernatural beings."-Post. "This delightful work... We would gladly have

read it were it twice the length, closing the book with a feeling of regret that the repast was at an end."-Vanity Fair.

"A beautiful conception of a rarely-gifted mind.” -Examiner.

LAYS OF A KNIGHT-ERRANT IN MANY LANDS. By MajorGeneral Sir Vincent Eyre, C.B., K.C.S.I., &c. Square crown 8vo. With Six Illustrations. Price 75. 6d.

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BEATRICE AYLMER AND OTHER TALES. By Mary M. Howard,

Author of "Brampton Rectory." I vol. Crown 8vo. Price 6s.

"These tales possess considerable merit."- I "A neat and chatty little volume."-Hour. Court Fournal.

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