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SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & CO.'S

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Birds and their haunts

Birds in nature, the text by R.
BOWDLER SHARPE, F.L.S., F.Z.S.,
Zoological Department, British
Museum, &c. With 39 superb
coloured plates of birds and other
illustrations by P. Robert, as seen
wild in nature, and the surroundings
in which they are found. In 1 vol.
4to. cloth extra, £3. 3s.

'A handsome quarto of very beautiful designs in colour. The drawings are generally faithful and spirited; are admirably reproduced.'-SATURDAY REVIEW.

Cycling the world

Around the world on a bicycle. Vol.
II. By THOMAS STEVENS. The
Second Volume carries the plucky
rider through Persia, India, China,
and Japan. With numerous illus-
trations. Demy 8vo. 16s.

BOOK S.

• Vol. I. (describing the journey from San

Jules Verne's new book

The Flight to France; or, the memoirs of a dragoon. A tale of the days of Dumouriez. By JULES VERNE, author of The Clipper of the Clouds' &c. Crown 8vo. with 34 full-page illustrations, 7s. 6d.

Miles Standish illust.

The Courtship of Miles Standish. By HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. With illustrations from designs by Boughton, Merrill, Reinhart, Perkins, and others. Imperial 4to. cloth gilt, 21s.

'This is a handsome volume, printed from beautiful type on one side only of the paper, and illustrated with equal spirit and sympathy.'-SATURDAY REVIEW.

Francisco, through Europe, to Persia) can still be Naturalists' walks

obtained, with over 200 illustrations (price 168.)

'Mr. Stevens has a ready pen, he writes brightly, and has kept his eyes open, as was indeed essential during his long ride. His book, with its admirable illustrations, is far more entertaining and "informing " than the majority of travellers' tales, and its sketches of the ways and manners of Orientals of many varieties are drawn and coloured with intelligence.'-MORNING POST.

'We have read this volume with a keen zest and pleasure. It is deeply interesting, add tells us much about countries little known; much, indeed, that has not been told before. The daring wheeler records his experiences and adventures with such simple, straightforward, and unaffected manliness, that it is not until the reader stops to think that he perceives the courage displayed, the extent of the undertaking, and the alarming nature of the dangers encountered.' LAND AND WATER.

Hunting in India

Tent life in tiger land: twelve years'
sporting reminiscences of a pioneer
planter in an Indian frontier district.
By the Hon. JAMES INGLIS, Minister
for Public Instruction, Sydney,
N.S.W. (MAORI '), author of 'Our
New Zealand Cousins' &c. With
numerous coloured illustrations.
Royal 8vo. 18s.

"Tent Life" &c., is the best book of hunting adventure we have seen for many a long day. Imagine Allan Quartermain in real life, and you have Mr. Inglis. His stories of what )e and his friends actually rid in the jungles of an Indian frontier district out-ro in graphic power and exciting adventure anything that Mr. Rider Haggard has imagined. The book......will come very near being the favourite gift book for boys this Christmas.'

PALL MALL GAZETTE,

The Walks abroad of two young naturalists. From the French of CHARLES BEAUGRAND. By DAVID SHARP, M.B., F.L.S., F.Z.S., President of the Entomological Society of London, &c. Numerous illustrations. Demy 8vo. gilt binding, 7s. 6d.

"For boys who enjoy a country life we can warmly commend this Lock. The style of the author is easy, perspicuous, and not too scientific. The woodcuts illustrative of submarine life and insect development are exceedingly good.' SATURDAY REVIEW.

New Zealand flowers

The Native flowers of New Zealand, from drawings after nature, by Mrs. CHARLES HETLEY, thirty-six chromolithographic plates in facsimile of water colour, with text, imp. 4to. very handsomely bound, with a choice and novel design, bevelled boards, £3. 13s. 6d.

'Lovers of flowers will be delighted with this charming portfolio of admirably executed and coloured illustrations of the flowers of New Zealand. They are really works of art, and will win a place upon the drawing-room table of many besides those addicted to the collection of books on floral subjects.'-EVENING STANDARD.

DEDICATED BY PERMISSION TO HER MAJESTY
THE QUEEN.

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Plays for Christmas

Drawing-room plays, selected and

Story of robber barons

Story of

Otto of the silver hand, written and illustrated by HOWARD PYLE, author

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of Pepper and Salt' &c. Small 4to. 8s. 6d.

Readers of 'LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY' will find this to be a charming companion to that work.

The Land of the mountain kingdom: a narrative of adventure in the unknown mountains of Thibet. By D. LAWSON JOHNSTONE. With numerous illustrations. Crown 8vo. 5s.

adapted from the French by Lady Thibetan adventure
ADELAIDE CADOGAN, author of
'Games of Patience' &c., with
numerous illustrations drawn by
E. L. SHUTE. (Seven plays in all.)
Dedicated by permission to Her
Royal Highness Princess Christian
of Schleswig-Holstein, Princess of
Great Britain and Ireland. Crown
4to. cloth, 10s. 6d.

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Women of Georgia

The Kingdom of Georgia: notes of travel in a land of women, wine, and song; to which are appended historical, literary, and political sketches, specimens of the national music, and a compendious bibliography. By OLIVER WARDROP. With numerous illustrations and map. Demy 8vo.

14s.

London: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE & RIVINGTON, LIMITED, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C.

WILL BE PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 20, 1888.

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CONTENTS.

MASS: A STORY.

BY WALTER BESANT.

WITH NINE ILLUSTRATIONS, DRAWN BY CHARLES GREEN.

The Viking's Daughter. From a Painting by F. S. CHURCH; owned by Mr. JOHN GELLATLY. (Frontispiece.)

A Likely Story: a Farce. By WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS. With Two Illustrations, by
HARPER PENNINGTON. Engraved by LINDSAY.

At a Reading: a Poem. By THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.
Sosrus Dismal: a Story. By WILLIAM W. ARCHER.

With Three Illustrations, by

A. B. FROST. Engraved by LINDSAY, WILLIAMS, and PUTNAM. F. S. Church, N.A. By GEORGE W. SHELDON. With Six Illustrations. From a, Sketch by C. Y. TURNER, and Original Paintings and Drawings by F. S. CHURCH. Engraved by

ANDERSON.

A Christmas Mystery in the Fifteenth Century. By THEODORE CHILD. With Twelve Illustrations, by L. O. MERSON. Engraved by WITTE and HEARD.

Fragile: an Outdoor Sketch. By GEORGE H. BOUGHTON, A.R.A. With Six Illustrations, by GEORGE H. BOUGHTON, R.A. Engraved by ANDERSON, CLOSSON, KING, and WELLINGTON.

A Soul Drama: a Poem. By ANNA D. LUDLOW. With Three Illustrations, by J. ALDEN WEIR and ELIHU VEDDER. Engraved by KRUELL.

The Christmas Story of a Little Church. By GRACE KING.

The Men of the Alamo: a Poem. By JAMES JEFFRIES ROCHE.

Morgan: a Ballad. By EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN. With Full-page (Plate) Illustration, by HowARD PYLE.

The Front Yard: a Story. By CONSTANCE FENIMORE WOOLSON. With Four Illustrations, by C. S. REINHART and H. FENN.

A Midnight Ramble. By WILLIAM HAMILTON GIBSON. With Twelve Illustrations, by WILLIAM HAMILTON GIBSON. Engraved by LINDSAY, TINKEY, AIKMAN, WELLINGTON, HEARD, LEWIS, HELLAWELL, and FRENCH.

Editor's Easy Chair. By GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS.

Editor's Study. By WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS.

Editor's Drawer. Conducted by CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER.

'Nous avons changé tout cela.' Full-page Illustration, drawn by GEORGE DU MAURIER.

Booksellers are requested to send their orders as soon as possible, as a great demand is expected for this Christmas Number (i.e. the ordinary December Number) of Harper's Magazine.' London: SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE & RIVINGTON, LIMITED, St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, E.C.

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IN FAR LOCHABER. By WILLIAM BLACK, Author of The Strange Adventures of a House Boat,'' A Daughter of Heth,' &c. Second Edition. 3 vols. crown 8vo. 318. 6d.

'Those who love the Highlands and the Highland people will read Mr. Black's new book with interest born of their appreciation of the delicate touches of description, alike of scenes and persons, which make the author so popular as a delineator of Highland character......This is a good little book. ATHENAUM.

• Mr. Black has seldom told "the course of true love" more effectively.'-BOOKSELLER.

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FROM THE DEAD: a Romance. By DENZIL VANE, Author

of Like Lucifer' &c. 2 vols. crown 8vo. 218.

'There is some human passion in the story...... The two volumes are full of excellent work.'—ATHENÆUM.

HER GREAT IDEA, and other Stories. By Mrs. L. B. WALFORD, Author of Mr. Smith,' Troublesome Daughters,' &c. Crown 8vo. cloth, 10s. 6d. The sketches and stories grouped together under the heading " Her Great Idea" are easy enough to read. These indeed, and not the old railway novel, are the kind of literature for a journey.'-ATHENÆUM.

THE OLD ADAM: a Tale of an Army Crammer. By HUGH

COLEMAN DAVIDSON, Author of Cast on the Waters &c. 3 vols. crown 8vo. 313. 6d.

THE BEE-MAN OF ORN, and other Fanciful Tales. By

F. R. STOCKTON, Author of The Late Mrs. Null,' 'The Hundredth Man,' &c. 1 vol. crown 8vo. 58.

HALF-WAY: an Anglo-French Romance. By Miss BETHAM
EDWARDS, Author of The White House by the Sea' &c. New and Cheaper Edition.
Crown 8vo. 68. (Low's Standard Novels Series.)
[In a few days.

JOHN WESTACOTT. By JAMES BAKER. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 448 pages, cloth, 68.

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'Exquisite literary work.'--SCOTSMAN.

'A book to read and re-read with unflagging interest.'-DEVON GAZETTE.

'Charming pictures.'-MORNING POST.

'Effective pictures of life.'-SPECTATOR.

THE SPELL OF ASHTAROTH. By DUFFIELD OSBORNE. A Story in the style of Ben Hur.' 1 vol. crown 8vo. 58.

REAL PEOPLE. By MARION WILCOX. (Second Thousand.)

Small post 8vo. cloth, 38. 6d.

SENORA VILLENA, and GRAY: an Oldhaven Romance. By MARION WILCOX. 2 vols. in one, crown 8vo. cloth, 68.

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Very clever and very interesting......Told with so much humour and taste and skill that one can hardly refrain from loving these childish Spaniards and their circle.'-GLASGOW HERALD.

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