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Manawatu Herald, 20 August 1895, Page 4

BOOKS TO BUYTO READTO KEEP. To be obif/ned from any Bookseller, or Post l ( 'ree from the Publishers at the Published Price. The Pseudonym Library. Sfrno. Paper, Is Gd ; Cloth, 2s. 11 The ' Pseudomm Library ' deserves the success it has done ro mnch to obtain from the very audacity of its conception. It v.ar' & bold nnd original idea to invite a variety of writers, presumed to be exceptionally gifted, to merge then' personalities in i ha' vi h> ir publishers, and bring any fame ihi-y might gain to a common stock. The result, bo far as the scheme has been carried out, has befn to give us a series of novelettes very decidedly above the avera c"— Times. 1 Madi-nioi?ellc Ixe 2 Story of Eli anor Lambert 3 Mysiery of tin- Campugna 4 ) lie School of Art 5 Amaryllis 6 Hotel d'Ang'eterre 7 A KusMan I'nest 8 Some E-- u'lon* and a Mural 9 Euroin an R< Unions 10 John Sherman 11 Through ilu Ri-d-Litten Window* 12 Grern 'lea 13 Huavy Laden 14 Makar's Dream 15 New England Cactus 16 The Herb of Love 17 The General's Daughter 18 The Saghalien Convict 19 Gentleman Upcott's Daughter 20 A Splendid Cousin 21 Colette 22 < tiilie 23 A Study in Temptation 24 The Cruise of the " Wild Duck ' 25 Squire Hellman 26 A Father of Six 27 The Two Countesses 28 The Sinner's Comedy 29 Cavalleria Rusticaua ' 80 The Passing of a Mood ] 31 God's Will 32 Dream Life and Eeal Life 33 The Home of the Dragon 34 A Bundle of Life 35 Mimi's Marrmge 36 The Bousing of Mrs Potter 37 A Study in Colour 33 The Hon. Slanbury and 39 The Shen's Pigtail 40 Young Sam and Sabin 41 The Silver Cuist 42 A Husband of No Importance 43 Cliff Days 44 Lesser's Daughter 45 Helen 46 Irrevocable Every Volume Post Free at the Publisher's Price. The Autonym Library. SJj-mo., paper Is 6d ; Cloth 2s. The Athenaeum says:— "The volumes promise to be as handy in shape and size as those of the original series ; the printing is excellent, the paper is good, and the external appearance is neat and attractive." The Speaker says :— " If the Autonym Library keeps up the pitch of excellence , attained by the first volume, its success is assured." 1. Ihe Upper Birth. By Marian Crawford 2. Mad Mr Uohtred. By S. R. Crockett 3. By Reef and Palm. By Louis Becke 4. The Bachelor Maid. By Mrs Burton Harrison 5. The Piay Actress. By 8. E. Crockett 6. A New Story. By Mrs Oliphant Every Volume Post Free at the Published Price. The Story of the Nations. The volumes are by the most eminent writers on their respective subjects [e.g., the late Professor Freeman, etc.) and occupy about 400 pages each, and contain respectively, besidisan Index and Coloured Map, from 40 to 50 Illustrations. The size is large crown Bvo, and the hooks may be obtained in ths following bindings .— ORDINARY EDITION. Fancy Cloth, Gold Lettered ... 5s LIBRARY EDITION. Cloth Extra, Gold Lettered on back, burnished red top . . • • 5s LEATHER BINDINGS. This series is also kept in Roxburg Style, Polished Leather Back, Cloth Sides, Gilt Top. Price on application. 1 Rome 2 The Jews 8 Germany 4 Carthage 5 Alexander's Empire 6 The Moors in Spain 7 Ancient Egypt 8 Hungary 9 The Saraoens • 10 Ireland 11 Chaldea 12 The Goths 13 Assyria 14 Turkey 15 Holland 16 Mediaeval France 17 Parsia 18 Phoenicia 19 Media 20 The Hansa Towns 21 Early Britain 22 The Barbary Corsairs 23 Russia 24 The Jews under the Roman Empire 25 Scotland 26 Switzerland 27 Mexico 28 Portugal 29 The Norman? 30 The Byzantine Empire 31 Sicily 32 The Tuscan Republics 33 Poland 34 Parthia 85 The Australian Commonwealth 86 The Recovery of Spain 37 Japan 88 South Africa 39 Venice 40 The Crusadea Every Volume Post Free at the Published Prioe. LIST OF LITERAL REPRODUCTION OF THE OLD TEXT. Post Bvo, each Volume containing about 500 pages, and an etched Frontispiece, cloth 3s. 6d. 1 The Best Plays of Christopher Marlow. Edited, with critical Memoir and Notes, by Havelock Ellis ; and containing a General Introduction to the Series by John Addington Symonds 2 The Best Plays of Thomas Otwag, Introduction *nd Notes by Hon Koden Noel 3 The B ;st Plays of John Ford, Edited by Havelock Ellis 4 & 5 The Best Plays of Phillip Massinger. Wi'h Critical and Biographical Essay and Notes, by Arthur Symonds 6 The Best Plays of Thomas Heywood, Edited by a. W. Verity. With intro- , duction by J. A. Symoods /