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THE ALDINE EDITION OF THE BRITISH POETS.

SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES.

THE fifty-two volumes which have hitherto formed the well-known Aldine Series, embody the works of nearly all the more popular English poetical writers, whether lyric, epic, or satiric, up to the end of the eighteenth century. But since that time the wonderful fertility of English literature has produced many writers equal, and in some cases far superior, to the majority of their predecessors; and the widely augmented roll of acknowledged English poets now contains many names not represented in the series of "Aldine Poets."

With a view of providing for this want, and of making a series which has long held a high place in public estimation a more adequate representation of the whole body of English poetry, the Publishers have determined to issue a second series, which will contain some of the older poets, and the works of recent writers, so far as may be practicable by arrangement with the representatives of the poets whose works are still copyright.

One volume, or more, at a time will be issued at short intervals; they will be uniform in binding and style with the last fine paper edition of the Aldine Poets, in fcap. 8vo. size, printed at the Chiswick Press. Price 58. per volume.

Each volume will be edited with notes where necessary for elucidation of the text; a memoir will be prefixed, and a portrait, where an authentic one is accessible.

The following are ready, or in preparation.

THE POEMS OF WILLIAM BLAKE. With Memoir by W. M. Rossetti, and portrait by Jeens.

THE POEMS OF SAMUEL ROGERS. With Memoir by Edward Bell, and portrait by Jeens.

THE POEMS OF THOMAS CHATTERTON. 2 vols. Edited by the Rev. W. Skeat, with Memoir by Edward Bell.

THE POEMS OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH, SIR HUGH COTTON, and Selections from other Courtly Poets. With Introduction by the Rev. Dr. Hannah, and portrait of Sir W. Raleigh.

THE POEMS OF THOMAS CAMPBELL. With Memoir by W. Allingham, and portrait by Jeens.

THE POEMS OF GEORGE HERBERT. (Complete Edition.) With Memoir by the Rev. A. B. Grosart, and portrait.

THE POEMS OF JOHN KEATS. With Memoir by Lord Houghton, and portrait by Jeens.

LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

In Ten Volumes, price 2s. 6d. each; in half-morocco, £2 10s.

the set.

CHEAP ALDINE EDITION OF
SHAKESPEARE'S DRAMATIC WORKS.
EDITED BY S. W. SINGER.

Uniform with the Cheap Edition of the Aldine Poets.

THE formation of numerous Shakespeare Reading Societies has created
a demand for a cheap portable edition, with LEGIBLE TYPE, that shall pro-
vide a sound text with such notes as may help to elucidate the meaning
and assist in the better understanding of the author. The Publishers
therefore determined to reprint Mr. Singer's well-known Edition, published
in 10 vols., small 8vo., for some time out of print, and issue it in a cheap
form, uniform with the well-known Aldine Edition of British Poets.

CONTENTS.

Vol. I. The Life of Shakespeare. The Tempest. The Two Gentlemen
of Verona. The Merry Wives of Windsor. Measure for
Measure.

Vol. II. Comedy of Errors. Much Ado about Nothing. Love's Labour
Lost. Midsummer Night's Dream. Merchant of Venice.
Vol. III. As You Like It. Taming of the Shrew. All's Well that
Ends Well. Twelfth Night, or What You Will.

Vol. IV. Winter's Tale.

Pericles. King John. King Richard II.

Vol. V. King Henry IV., Parts I. and II. King Henry V.

Vol. VI. King Henry VI., Parts I. II. and III. King Richard III.

Vol. VII. King Henry VIII.
Vol. VIII. Titus Andronicus.

Julius Cæsar.

Vol. IX. Macbeth. Hamlet.

Troilus and Cressida. Coriolanus.

Romeo and Juliet. Timon of Athens.

King Lear.

Vol. X. Othello. Antony and Cleopatra. Cymbeline.

Uniform with the above, price 2s. 6d; in half-morocco, 58.
CRITICAL ESSAYS ON THE PLAYS OF SHAKESPEARE,

BY WILLIAM WATKISS LLOYD ;

Giving a succinct account of the origin and source of each play, where
ascertainable, and careful criticisms on the subject-matter of each.

LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

POCKET VOLUMES.

A SERIES of Select Works of Favourite Authors, adapted for general reading, moderate in price, compact and elegant in form, and executed in a style fitting them to be permanently preserved. Imperial 32mo., cloth, gilt top.

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Shakspeare's Plays. KEIGHTLEY'S Edition. Thirteen Volumes in cloth case, 21s.

ELZEVIR SERIES.

Small fcap. 8vo.

THESE Volumes are issued under the general title of "ELZEVIR SERIES," to distinguish them from other collections. This general title has been adopted to indicate the spirit in which they are prepared; that is to say, with the greatest possible accuracy as regards text, and the highest degree of beauty that can be attained in the workmanship.

They are printed at the Chiswick Press, on fine paper, with wide margins, and issued in a neat cloth binding.

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LONDON: GEORGE BELL & SONS, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

HISTORY AND TRAVELS.

Rome and the Campagna.

A Historical and Topographical Description of the Site, Buildings, and Neighbourhood of ancient Rome. By the Rev. ROBERT BURN, late Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Cambridge. With eighty engravings by JEWITT, and numerous Maps and Plans. Demy 4to. £3 38.

Ancient Athens; its History, Topography, and ReMAINS. BY THOMAS HENRY DYER, LL.D., Author of "The History of the Kings of Rome." Super-royal 8vo. Illustrated, cloth. £1 5s.

The History of the Kings of Rome.

By Dr. T. H. DYER, Author of the "History of the City of Rome;" "Pompeii: its History, Antiquities," &c., with a Prefatory Dissertation on the Sources and Evidence of Early Roman History. 8vo. 168.

The Decline of the Roman Republic. By GEORGE LONG,

M.A., Editor of "Caesar's Commentaries," "Cicero's Orations," &c. 8vo.

Vol. I. From the Destruction of Carthage to the End of the Jugurthine War. 14s.
Vol. II. To the Death of Sertorius.

148.

Vol. III. Including the third Mithridatic War, the Catiline Conspiracy, and the Con-
sulship of C. Julius Cæsar. 148.

Vol. IV. History of Cæsar's Gallic Campaigns and of contemporaneous events. 14s.
Vol. V. From the Invasion of Italy by Julius Cæsar to his Death. 14s.

A History of England during the Early and Middle

AGES. By C. H. PEARSON, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and late Lecturer in History at Trinity College, Cambridge. Second Edition, revised and enlarged. 8vo, Vol. I. to the Death of Coeur de Lion. 168. Vol. II. to the Death of Edward I. 148.

Historical Maps of England.

Folio. Second Edition, revised. 31s. 6d.

By C. H. PEARSON, M.A.

An Atlas containing Five Maps of England at different periods during the Early and Middle Ages.

The Footsteps of our Lord and His Apostles in PALESTINE, SYRIA, GREECE, AND ITALY. By W. H. BARTLETT. Seventh Edition, with numerous Engravings. In one 4to. volume. Handsomely bound in walnut, 188. Cloth gilt, 10s. 6d.

Forty Days in the Desert on the Track of the ISRAELITES; or, a Journey from Cairo to Mount Sinai and Petra. By W. H. BARTLETT. 4to. With 25 Steel Engravings. Handsome walnut binding, 18s. Cloth gilt, 10s. 6d.

The Nile Boat; or, Glimpses in the Land of Egypt. By W. H. BARTLETT. New Edition, with 33 Steel Engravings. 4to. Walnut, 18s. Cloth gilt, 10s. 6d.

The Desert of the Exodus. Journeys on Foot in the

Wilderness of the Forty Years' Wanderings, undertaken in connection with the
Ordnance Survey of Sinai and the Palestine Exploration Fund. By E. H. PALMER, M.A,
Lord Almoner's Professor of Arabic and Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge,
Member of the Asiatic Society, and of the Société de Paris. With Maps, and numerous
Illustrations from Photographs and Drawings taken on the spot by the Sinai Survey
Expedition and C. F. TYRWHITT DRAKE. 2 vols. 8vo. 28s.

The History of Egypt. Conquest by the Arabs, A.D. 640. enlarged. 2 vols. Large post 8vo.

From the Earliest Times till its By SAMUEL SHARPE. New Edition, revised and With numerous Illustrations, Maps, &c. Cloth, 18s.

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STANDARD WORKS.

Corpus Poetarum Latinorum. Edited by E. WALKER.

One thick vol. 8vo. Cloth, 188.

Containing :-Catullus, Lucretius, Virgilius, Tibullus, Propertius, Ovidius, Horatius, Phaedrus, Lucanus, Persius, Juvenalis, Martialis, Sulpicia, Statius, Silius Italicus, Valerius Flaccus, Calpurnius Siculus, Ausonius, and Claudianus.

Cruden's Concordance to the Old and New Testament,

or an Alphabetical and Classified Index to the Holy Bible, specially adapted for Sunday School Teachers, containing nearly 54,000 references. Thoroughly revised and condensed by G. H. HANNAY. Fcap. 2s.

Perowne (Canon). The Book of Psalms. A New Translation, with Introductions and Notes, Critical and Explanatory. By the Rev. J. J. STEWART PEROWNE, B.D., Canon Residentiary of Llandaff, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. 8vo. Vol. I., Third Edition, 18s.; Vol. II., Third Edition, 16s.

Adams (Dr. E.). The Elements of the English Lan

GUAGE. BY ERNEST ADAMS, Ph.D. Fourteenth Edition. Post 8vo. 48. 6d. Whewell (Dr.). Elements of Morality, including Polity.

By W. WHEWELL, D.D., formerly Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Fourth
Edition. In 1 vol. 8vo. 15s.

Gilbart (J. W.). The Principles and Practice of

BANKING. By the late J. W. GILBART. New Edition, revised and adapted to the
present day (1871). 8vo. 168.

BIOGRAPHIES BY THE LATE SIR ARTHUR HELPS, K.C.B.
The Life of Hernando Cortes, and the Conquest of
MEXICO. Dedicated to Thomas Carlyle. 2 vols. Crown 8vo. 15s.
The Life of Christopher Columbus, the Discoverer of

AMERICA. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

The Life of Pizarro.

ciates in the Conquest of Peru.

With Some Account of his Asso-
Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

The Life of Las Casas, the Apostle of the Indies.

Second Edition. Crown 8vo.

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The Life and Epistles of St. Paul. By THOMAS LEWIN,

Esq., M.A., F.S.A., Trinity College, Oxford, Barrister-at-Law, Author of "Fasti
Sacri,"
," "Siege of Jerusalem," "Cæsar's Invasion," "Treatise on Trusts," &c. Third
Edition, revised. With upwards of 350 Illustrations finely engraved on Wood, Maps,
Plans, &c. In 2 vols., demy 4to. £2 2s.

"This is one of those works which demand from critics and from the public, before attempting to estimate its merits in detail, an unqualified tribute of admiration. The first glance tells us that the book is one on which the leisure of a busy lifetime and the whole resources of an enthusiastic author have been lavished without stint. This work is a

kind of British Museum for this period and subject in small compass. It is a series of galleries of statues, gems, coins, documents, letters, books, and relics, through which the reader may wander at leisure, and which he may animate with his own musings and reflections. It must be remembered throughout that this delightful and instructive collection is the result of the devotion of a lifetime, and deserves as much honour and recognition as many a museum or picture-gallery which has preserved its donor's name for generations." -Times.

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