A Memoir of Charles Lamb, Prefaced by his Life, and illustrated by several portraits. By BRYAN W. PROCTER, Esq. (BARRY CORNWALL). Crown 8vo, Toned Paper. Athenäis. In small 8vo. By WILLIAM STIGANT. [Shortly. A Biography of William Henry Hunt. By F. G. STEPHENS. Illustrated by Chromo-lithographs and Woodcuts of that Artist's Works. NEW WORKS. In one volume, price 6s. cloth, Lancelot; and other Poems. By W. FULFORD, M.A., Pembroke Coll., Oxford. "The poems contained in the last eight or ten pages of the book are exquisitely beautiful."-Atlas, Dec. 23, 1865. We must give Mr. Fulford our warmest praise for the freedom, clearness, and music of every sonnet he has written."-Public Opinion, December 2, 1865. In one thick volume, foolscap 8vo, price 10s. 6d. Poems by the late Edmund J. Armstrong, Of Trinity College, Dublin. "Mr. Armstrong's posthumous poems, the works of a talented young Irishman who was cut off in the infancy of his success, exhibit in places considerable powers of writing."-John Bull, Dec. 23, 1865. "This posthumous book should be prized as a memorial of the earnest labours of a singularly able thinker and writer."- Public Opinion, Nov. 25, 1865. "Il aura sa place a-part, ce me semble, dans ce groupe immortel et touchant des Kirke White, des Keats, etc., et son jeune astre continuera de briller aux yeux de quiconque étudier la Poësie Anglaise, cette Poësie (autant qu'on puis juger) la plus riche de l'Europe moderne."-Extract from a letter written by Monsieur Sainte Beuve. w Foolscap 8vo, cloth, price 55. Lyrical Fancies. By S. H. BRADBURY. "Mr. Bradbury's verses are those of a true poet."-The Observer, Dec. 17, 1865. In foolscap 8vo, elegant cloth, price 7s. 6d., a new and revised edition of · Frances-Anne Kemble's Poems, Together with some never before published. "For picturesque and pretty writing, never happily too profound to puzzle the comprehension of ordinary readers, this volume is certainly remarkable, and worthy of the perusal of all who love simplicity and modesty of thought."-Public Opinion, Dec. 9, 1865. "She has fairly vindicated her claim to a place among the poets of England."-The Queen, Dec. 16, 1865. "Force-of the impassioned kind-and great fertility in slight but telling variations on any single vein of feeling that takes full hold of her, are Mrs. Kemble's chief powers as a poet."-Spectator, Jan. 6, 1866. In foolscap 8vo, price 5s. Cowl and Cap, and other Poems. By CATHERINE H. MACREADY. "This lady writes with clearness, taste and earnestness, and frequently with the eloquence which earnestness inspires."-The Athenæum, Dec. 16, 1865. 'Surely it will be much to the credit of the main body of our reading public, when such wholesome work as this comes into demand at circulating libraries."-Examiner, Dec. 30, 1865. "There is a beautiful thought in her poem, and it is evolved with exceeding pathos and artistic care."-The Reader. Dec. 9, 1865. In two volumes, post 8vo, price 21s. cloth, See-Saw; a Novel. By FRANCESCO ABATI. ILLUSTRATED WORKS. In foolscap 4to, elegantly printed and bound, price 21s. By ALFRED TENNYSON. Illustrated by 20 drawings on wood by ARTHUR Hughes. "He [Mr. Hughes] has done his work with a tenderness of feeling which does not degenerate into mawkishness; and the volume which he has thus adorned will, no doubt, be a favourite one in many homes this Christmas."-Times, Dec. 14, 1865. ... "Enoch Arden,' by Alfred Tennyson, illustrated by Arthur Hughes, is a book which speaks for itself. This edition of the sweet sad poem is beautifully printed, and the illustrations are made in the spirit that animates the verse. Altogether it is a beautiful book, and one which, we should think, will be largely chosen for presentation at this season of the year. Everything favours it; above all the melancholy charm of the story, about which we need say nothing."-Pall Mall Gazette, Dec. 20, 1865. "Probably no one in Europe is fitter than Mr. Hughes to add the spirit of art to that which the Laureate had produced in the Idyll of 1864."-Athenæum. Shortly, in foolscap 4to, bevelled cloth, Tupper's Proverbial Philosophy. And the Ornamental Initials and Vignettes by HENRY NOEL HUMPHREYS, will contain some entirely new and important illustrations. www In foolscap 8vo, price 10s. 6d. cloth, Ephemera. By HELEN and GABRIELLE CARR. Illustrated by HELEN CARR. "Marked by a peculiarly chastened tone of taste and feeling."Athenæum, July 29, 1865. "Both ladies write with grace, feeling, and address: not a few of the verses have the true poetical ring."-London Review, July 29, 1865. "Awaken respect for their quality, learning, and engaging melody."Public Opinion, July 29, 1865. "Under the above noms de plume two most talented ladies have published a series of Poems which will be read with pleasure by all who can appreciate imagery flowing out of a fine and original fancy."— Lord W. Lennox in the Sporting Magazine, July 29, 1865. "One of the prettiest of the Christmas books." "Mrs Steele's poems have the defects of youth-impatience, crudity, carelessness, but they have also the riches of youth-its graceful ease, its rush of spirits, and its force of expression."-Times, Dec. 14, 1865. MOXON'S MINIATURE POETS. "MOXON'S MINIATURE POETS' is the name under which some admirable selections from our recent poetry are now offered to the world." -Times, June 6, 1865. "A series with which thousands of drawing-room tables are already familiar, and which deserves its success: dainter 'gift books' cannot be mentioned."-Fortnightly Review, Dec. 1, 1865. I. Royal 16mo, toned paper, most elegantly bound and printed, POET LAUREATE. With a Portrait of the Author, from a photograph taken by the Cloth bevelled, 5s. ; ditto, gilt edges, 6s. ; morocco gilt, 10s. 6d. "We can now carry about with us the best pieces of Tennyson in small pocket volume."-Times, June 6, 1865. "Is an interesting volume in many ways."- Fortnightly Review Oct. 1, 1865. "Contains many of Mr. Tennyson's best known, and some of his most splendid efforts."-London Review. II. A Selection from the Works of Robert Browning. With a New Portrait engraved by J. H. Baker, from a photograph by W. Jeffrey. Cloth bevelled, 5s. ; ditto, gilt edges, 6s. ; morocco gilt, ros. 6d. "His erudition is very valuable, and gives rich flavour to his sentiment."-Times, Jan. 11, 1865. "He has qualities such as should be cherished by the age we live in, for it needs them."-Quarterly Review, July, 1865. "We have read this selection with real pleasure, and have no hesitation in saying that the author justly ranks as one of the real great poets, who, perhaps, has but only one living equal in breadth, comprehensiveness, and subtlety."—Public Opinion, October 21, 1865. II. A Selection from the Poems of Frederick Locker. With Portrait by MILLAIS, and 19 Illustrations by RICHARD DOYLE. Price 10s. 6d. elegant cloth. Mr. Frederick Locker, who now follows in the wake of the Laureate and of Mr. Browning, has a genuine poetical gift. Leaves a favourable impression of his powers on the minds of all its readers."-Times, June 6, 1865. "Mr. Locker can write vigorously and affectingly."- Athenæum, June 17, 1865. "A very pretty edition of very pleasant rhymes."-Spectator, July 1, 1865. His epigrams are keen and bright and the jokes good."-Pall Mall Gazette, June 15, 1865. "Mr. Locker writes agreeable vers de société, which are to poetry and its searching accents what the pleasant chat of a 'drum' is to the graver conversation of the fireside."-Fortnightly Review, July 1, 1865. "They are pleasantly cynical, agreeably melancholy, full of quaint reflection, and always admirable in their variety and versatility of rhyme."-Morning Star, June 12, 1865. "No unworthy candidate for public esteem and long remembrance."Public Opinion, July 22, 1865. "He has humour, sprightliness, and elegance."- London Review, June 10, 1865. "One of the prettiest books of the year, both as to get up and otherwise."-Illustrated London News, June 10, 1865. "Mr. Locker's poems have often received in these columns the praise they deserve."-Press, July 8, 1865. Mr. Locker obviously asks with Horace 'ridentem dicere verum Quid vetat?' and masks many a deep thought and much true poetic feeling under the quips and cranks and wreathed smiles of a wearer of motley."-Notes and Queries. IV. 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