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SECOND EDITION.

STYLE.

By WALTER RALEIGH,

Professor of English Literature at University College, Liverpool;
Author of Robert Louis Stevenson,' etc.

One vol., crown 8vo., 5s.

'Professor Raleigh has produced a finished masterpiece, where the men before him, masters as they were, gave us brilliant sketches or clever studies. His ingenuity of thought, restraint of expression, austerity of judgment, his prudent counsel and wise suggestion are worthy of all praise. A model treatise on a most difficult and important theme.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

'In our judgment Mr. Raleigh's volume on "Style" is an amazingly good and pre-eminently interesting and suggestive book. His whole treatment of his subject is vigorous, manly, and most sensible.-Speaker.

'As brimful of discerning criticism and fruitful suggestion as it is throughout lively and inspiriting.'-St. James's Gazette.

"Mr. Raleigh's volume is the fruit of much reading and more thinking. It is informed by the true literary spirit; it is full of wisdom, inclining now and then to paradox; and it is gay with quaintnesses and unexpected epigrams.'-Times.

'A fascinating little volume.'-Spectator.

BALLADS OF THE FLEET.

By RENNELL RODD, C.B., C.M.G.

One vol., crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.

'Mr. Rodd's ballads as a whole reach a high level of achievement. They have much of Macaulay's "go," and something better than Macaulay's rhetoric.'--Pall Mall Gazette. 'The verse is full of colour and animation and fine feeling; simple withal, and vigorous without noise or brag.'-Daily Chronicle.

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Many-sided in its charm, no less than it its appeal.'-Standard.

MORE BEASTS

(FOR WORSE CHILDREN).

By H. B. and B. T. B.,

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'The authors of this book have discovered a new continent in the world of nonsense. Their second book, which sings and illustrates this new world, is to the full as original and delightful as the first.'-Spectator.

'It has created a furore.'-Daily Mail.

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Even better and wittier than the first volume.'-Westminster Budget.

Books of Travel, Sport, and Adventure.

The Sportsman's Library.

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Edited by the RT. HON. SIR HERBERT MAXWELL, BART., M.P. TWO RECENT VOLUMES.

REMINISCENCES OF A HUNTSMAN. By the HON. GRANTLEY F. BERKELEY.

With a Coloured Frontispiece and the original Illustrations by JOHN LEECH, and several Coloured Plates and other Illustrations by G. H.

JALLAND.

Large 8vo., handsomely bound, 15s. Also a Large-Paper Edition, limited to 200 copies, Two Guineas net.

'The latest addition to the sumptuous "Sportsman's Library" is here reproduced with all possible aid from the printer and binder, with illustrations from the pencils of Leech and G. H. Jalland.'-Globe.

The Hon. Grantley F. Berkeley had one great quality of the raconteur. His selfrevelations and displays of vanity are delightful.'--Times.

THE ART OF DEER-STALKING.
By WILLIAM SCROPE.

With Frontispiece by EDWIN LANDSEER, and 9 Photogravure Plates of the original Illustrations.

Large 8vo., handsomely bound, 15s. Also a Large-Paper Edition, limited to 200 copies, Two Guineas net.

'With the fine illustrations by the Landseers and Scrope himself, this forms a most worthy number of a splendid series.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

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Among the works published in connection with field sports in Scotland, none probably have been more sought after than those of William Scrope, and although published more than fifty years ago, they are still as fresh as ever, full of pleasant anecdote, and valuable for the many practical hints which they convey to inexperienced sportsmen.'-Field.

'Judged by the standard of lasting popularity, and by certain subtle qualities that make its pages interesting to those who have read them often, William Scrope's entertaining narrative of deer-stalking in the forest of Atholl must take high rank among works on sport.'-Daily News.

Volumes of Sport, Travel and Adventure.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

BENIN, THE CITY OF BLOOD.
En account of the Benin Expedition.
By R. H. BACON, Commander R.N.
Illustrated by W. H. OVEREND.

In one volume, demy 8vo., 7s. 6d.

'Commander Bacon was intelligence officer to the expedition, and his personal record of the advance on Ologbo, of the fighting in the bush and at the crossroads and Agagi, of the capture of Benin, and of the horrors of human sacrifice, and the practice of Ju-Ju, is as fascinating as it evidently is comp.ete and accurate.'-Daily Mail.

'Should be read not only by those who care for adventure, but also by those who care for history. It is difficult in a short space to give any idea of the striking way Commander Bacon brings the horrors and trials of the campaign vividly before the reader, or to give even a vague notion of the loathsome practice of Ju-Ju, or the terrible picture of slaughter and sacrifice Benin presented when it was at last reached.'-Saturday Review.

WILD NORWAY:

With Chapters on the Swedish Highlands, Jutland, and Spitzbergen.
By ABEL CHAPMAN, Author of 'Wild Spain,' etc.

With seventeen full-page Illustrations and numerous smaller ones by the
Author and CHARLES WHYMPER.
Demy 8vo., 16s.

'There is not a chapter in this book which would not be missed.'-Spectator.

'A very good,

trated Sporting an accurate, and deeply interesting book of wild life and natural history.'-Ilius

Dramatic News.

'Will be read with keen interest by the angler, the hunter of wild game, and the student of bird life.'-Scotsman.

'It will be found not only an invaluable but a delightful companion by the sportsman, the angler, and the ornithologist.'-Times.

FIRE AND SWORD IN THE SUDAN.

By SLATIN PASHA.

Translated and Edited by COLONEL WINGATE, C.B.,
Chief of the Intelligence Department Egyptian Army.

A new, revised, and cheaper edition of this famous work.

Illustrated. Price 6s.

In this edition the book has been thoroughly revised by the authors, omitting certain matters of temporary interest, and making it as far as possible a standard work of permanent value for young and old. The striking illustrations by Mr. Talbot Kelly have been retained.

Also the complete work, demy 8vo., One Guinea.

Books of Travel, Sport, and Adventure.

THROUGH UNKNOWN AFRICAN COUNTRIES.
The First Expedition from Somaliland to Lake
Rudolf and Lamu.

A Narrative of Scientific Exploration and Sporting Adventures.

By A. DONALDSON SMITH, M.D., F.R.G.S.

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With nearly thirty full-page Plates and numerous smaller Illustrations by A. D. MCCORMICK, CHARLES WHYMPER, etc., and detailed Maps of the countries traversed.

Super royal 8vo., One Guinea net.

'Will be of the greatest interest to sportsman, traveller, and man of science.'-Pall Mall Gazette. Since the publication of Stanley's "Across the Dark Continent," there has been no work of African travel equal, in scientific importance and thrilling interest, to Dr. Donaldson Smith's book. As a book of exciting sport, apart from its geographical and ethnological usefulness, it deserves to stand alongside the best experiences of the toughest Anglo-Indian shikaris.'--Daily Telegraph. 'While to the large class of people interested in African exploration this book is indispensable, sportsmen will find in its pages a wealth of exciting incidents rarely equalled in similar works.'-St. James's Gazette.

SOLDIERING AND SURVEYING IN BRITISH EAST

AFRICA, 1891-1894.

An Account of the Survey for the Uganda Railway, and the various
Campaigns in the British Protectorate during the last few years.
By Major J. R. MACDONALD, R.E.

Illustrated from Sketches and Photographs by the Author and numerous
Plans and a Map.

Demy 8vo., 16s.

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'No country in the world has had greater need of an impartial historian than Uganda, and, strange to say, though the bitter feelings engendered by the struggles of the past ten years have not had time to cool, one has been found among the actors in these stormy scenes-Major Macdonald. . . . No one who leads this exciting book of adventure can regret that we are spending £3,000,000 on the railway. Major Macdonald writes with considerable literary and historical skill, and his sketches and maps are all excellent.'-Pall Mall Gazette.

"The illustrations from photographs and sketches are better than any we have seen of this part of the Dark Continent, and the maps are distinctly good.'-Daily Chronicle. A well written and useful addition to our knowledge of Uganda.'-Literature.

MEMORIES OF THE MONTHS.

Leaves from a Field Naturalist's Note-book.

By the Right Hon. Sir HERBERT MAXWELL, Bart., M.P.
Crown 8vo., with four Photogravure Illustrations, 6s.

'It is a very long time since we have read so pleasant a book as this.'-Daily Chronicle.
'Most agreeably and freshly written.'-Field.

'The easy style, the graphic descriptions of bird-life, and of the ways of beasts and fishes, the clever sketches of sport, the happy introductions of plant-lore and of fragments of myth and legend, will ensure a warm welcome for this delightful volume.'-Daily News.

'Charming in language, and at the same time so varied in character that they never become tedious.'-Athenæum.

Volumes of Travel, Sport, and Adventure.

Bacon-THE CITY OF BLOOD. (See page 14.)

Balfour-TWELVE HUNDRED MILES IN A WAGGON. A Nar

rative of a Journey in Cape Colony, the Transvaal, and the Chartered Company's Territories. By ALICE BLANCHE BALFOUR With nearly forty original Illustrations from Sketches by the Author, and a Map. Demy 8vo. cloth, 16s.

Beynon-WITH KELLY TO CHITRAL. By Lieutenant W. G. L. BEYNON, D.S.O., 3rd Goorkha Rifles, Staff Officer to Colonel Kelly with the Relief Force. With Maps, Plans, and Illustrations. Demy 8vo., 7s. 6d.

Bottome-A SUNSHINE TRIP: Glimpses of the Orient. Extracts from Letters written by MARGARET BOTTOME. With Portrait, elegantly bound, 4s. 6d.

Bull-THE CRUISE OF THE ANTARCTIC.'

To the South Polar Regions. By H. J. BULL, a member of the Expedition. With frontispiece by W. L. WYLLIE, A.R.A., and numerous full-page illustrations by W. G. BURN-MURDOCH. Demy 8vo., 15s.

Chapman-WILD NORWAY. (See page 14.)
Colvile-THE LAND OF THE NILE SPRINGS. By Colonel Sir
HENRY COLVILE, K. C.M.G., C.B., recently British Commissioner in Uganda. With
Photogravure Frontispiece, 16 full-page Illustrations and 2 Maps. Demy 8vo., 16s.
Custance-RIDING RECOLLECTIONS AND TURF STORIES. By
HENRY CUSTANCE, three times winner of the Derby. One vol., crown 8vo., cloth,
2s. 6d.

Freshfield -THE EXPLORATION OF THE CAUCASUS.

By

DOUGLAS W. FRESHFIELD, lately President of the Alpine Club and Honorary Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society. With Contributions by H. W. HOLDER, J. G. COCKIN, H. WOOLLEY, M. DE DECHY, and Prof. BONNEY, D.Sc., F.R.S. Illustrated by 3 Panoramas, 74 full-page Photogravures, about 140 Illustrations in the text, chiefly from Photographs by VITTORIO SELLA, and 4 Original Maps, including the first authentic map of the Caucasus specially prepared from unpublished sources by Mr. FRESHFIELD. In two volumes, large 4to., 600 pp., Three Guineas net. Gordon-PERSIA REVISITED. With Remarks on H.I.M. Mozuffered-Din Shah, and the Present Situation in Persia (1896). By General Sir T. E. GORDON, K.C.I.E., C. B., C.S.I. Formerly Military Attaché and Oriental Secretary to the British Legation at Teheran, Author of 'The Roof of the World,' etc. Demy 8vo., with full-page illustrations, Ios. 6d.

Hall-FISH TAILS AND SOME TRUE ONES. By BRADNOCK HALL, Author of 'Rough Mischance.' With an original Etching by the Author and twelve full-page Illustrations by T. H. MCLACHLAN. Crown 8vo., 6s.

Hole-A LITTLE TOUR IN AMERICA. By the Very Rev. S.
REYNOLDS HOLE, Dean of Rochester, Author of 'The Memories of Dean Hole'
'A Book about Roses,' etc. With numerous Illustrations. Demy 8vo., 16s.
Hole-A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND. By 'OXONIAN' (the Very
Rev. S. REYNOLDS HOLE). With nearly forty Illustrations by JOHN LEECH.
Large crown 8vo., 6s.

Knight-Bruce-MEMORIES OF MASHONALAND.

By the late

Right Rev. Bishop KNIGHT-BRUCE, formerly Bishop of Mashonaland. 8vo., 10s. 6d. Macdonald-SOLDIERING AND SURVEYING IN BRITISH

EAST AFRICA. (See page 15.)

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