Poetry and Belles Lettres
RUDYARD KIPLING
BALLADS. By RUDYARD KIPLING. _Crown 8vo. Buckram_. 6_s._
Also 200 copies on hand-made paper. 21s.
Also 35 copies on Japanese vellum. 42s.
The exceptional success of 'Barrack-Room Ballads,' with which thisvolume will be uniform, justifies the hope that the new book too willobtain a wide popularity.
W.E. HENLEY
ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W.E. HENLEY. _Crown 8vo.Buckram_. 6_s_.
Also 30 copies on hand-made paper _Demy 8vo_. 21_s._
Few announcements will be more welcome to lovers of English verse thanthe one that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the finestlyrics in our language. The book will be produced with the same carethat made 'Lyra Heroica' delightful to the hand and eye.
ANDREW LANG
THE POEMS OF ROBERT BURNS. Edited, with Introduction, etc., by ANDREWLANG. With Portraits. _Crown 8vo_. 6_s._
Also 75 copies on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo_. 21s.
This edition will contain a carefully collated Text and Notes on theText, a critical and Biographical Introduction, Introductory Notes tothe Poems, and a Glossary.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON
VAILIMA LETTERS. By ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. With an Etched Portrait byWILLIAM STRANG, and other Illustrations. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 7s. 6d_.
Also 125 copies on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo. 25s._
A series of long journal letters written from Samoa to Mr. SidneyColvin during the last five years. They form an autobiography of Mr.Stevenson during this period, giving a full account of his daily lifeand literary work and ambitions. Mr. Colvin has written a Prologue andEpilogue, and has added numerous notes.
ENGLISH CLASSICS
Edited by W.E. HENLEY.
The books, which are designed and printed by Messrs. Constable, areissued in two editions--(1) A small edition, on the finest Japanesevellum, limited in most cases to 25 copies, demy 8vo, 21s. a volumenett; (2) The popular edition on laid paper, crown 8vo, buckram, 3s.6d. a volume.
NEW VOLUMES.
THE LIVES OF DONNE, WOTTON, HOOKER, HERBERT, AND SANDERSON. By IZAAKWALTON. With an Introduction by VERNON BLACKBURN, and a Portrait.
THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH POETS. By SAMUEL JOHNSON, LL.D. With anIntroduction by JOHN HEPBURN MILLAR, and a Portrait. 3 _vols_.
W.M. DIXON
A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. By W.M. DIXON, M.A., Professor of EnglishLiterature at Mason College. _Cr. 8vo. 2s. 6d._
This book consists of (1) a succinct but complete biography ofLord Tennyson; (2) an account of the volumes published by him inchronological order, dealing with the more important poems separately;(3) a concise criticism of Tennyson in his various aspects as lyrist,dramatist, and representative poet of his day; (4) a bibliography.Such a complete book on such a subject, and at such a moderate price,should find a host of readers.