Beside the river, Band 3

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Hurst and Blackett, 1881
 

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Seite 298 - A Book about Doctors," &c. 2 vols. crown 8vo. 21s. "Two volumes of very attractive matter :— letters which illustrate agriculture, commerce, war, love, and social manners, accounts of passing public events, and details which are not to be found in the Gazettes, and which...
Seite 305 - LES MISERABLES. By VICTOR HUGO. AUTHORISED COPYRIGHT ENGLISH TRANSLATION. "The merits of 'Les Miserables' do not merely consist in the conception of it as a whole ; it abounds with details of unequalled beauty. M. Victor Hugo has stamped upon every page the hall-mark of genius." — Quarterly Review. 29. BARBARA'S HISTORY. By AMELIA B. EDWARDS. " It is not often that we light upon a novel of so much merit and interest as
Seite 298 - ... the brother. The letters were privately printed and circulated, and were found to be the source of much comfort, which they cannot fail to afford now to a wide circle. A sweetly-conceived memorial poem, bearing the well-known initials, 'EHP', gives a very faithful outline of the life.
Seite 306 - A BRAVE LADY. BY THE AUTHOR OF " JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN." " A very good novel ; a thoughtful, well-written book, showing a tender sympathy with human nature, and permeated by a pure and noble spirit.'' — Examiner. XLIII. -HANNAH. BY THE AUTHOR OF
Seite 296 - RECOLLECTIONS OF COLONEL DE GONNEVILLE. Edited from the French by CHARLOTTE M. YONGE, Author of the " Heir of Redclyffe," &c. 2 vols. crown 8vo. 21s. " The author of this very interesting memoir was a French gentleman of ancient lineage, who left his home in Normandy to enter the service of Napoleon...
Seite 297 - A LEGACY: Being the Life and Remains of JOHN MARTIN, Schoolmaster and Poet. Written and Edited by the Author of "JOHN HALIFAX." 2 vols. crown 8vo. With Portrait. 21s. " This is, in many respects, a remarkable book. It records the life, work, aspirations, and death of a schoolmaster and poet, of lowly birth but high-strung and ambitions soul.
Seite 294 - Second Edition. Demy 8vo. Price 30s. Completing the Work. " These concluding volumes of Mr. Dixon's ' History of two Queens ' will be perused with keen interest by thousands of readers. Whilst no less valuable to the student, they will be far more enthralling to the general reader than the earlier half of the history.
Seite 294 - EDITION. 1 vol. demy 8vo, with Portrait. 12s. " Mr. Dixon's ' William Penn ' is, perhaps, the best of his books. He has now revised and issued it with the addition of much fresh matter. It is now offered in a sumptuous volume, matching with Mr. Dixon's recent books, to a new generation of readers, who will thank Mr. Dixon for his interesting and instructive memoir of one of the worthies of England."— Examiner.
Seite 299 - MEMOIRS OF QUEEN HORTENSE, MOTHER OF NAPOLEON III. Cheaper Edition, in 1 vol. 6s. " A biography of the beautiful and unhappy Queen, more satisfactory than any we have yet met with."— Daily News.
Seite 303 - THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS. BY ELIOT WARBURTON. "Independent of its value as an original narrative, and its useful and interesting information, this work is remarkable for the colouring power and play of fancy with which its descriptions are enlivened. Among its greatest and must lasting charms is its reverent and serious spirit"— Quarterly Review.

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