Chapter II: Almayer's Folly

_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

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MR. T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P.

"This is a decidedly powerful story of an uncommon type, and breaks
fresh ground in fiction.... All the leading characters in the
book--Almayer, his wife, his daughter, and Dain, the daughter's
native lover--are well drawn, and the parting between father and
daughter has a pathetic naturalness about it, unspoiled by
straining after effect. There are, too, some admirably graphic
passages in the book. The approach of a monsoon is most effectively
described.... The name of Mr. Joseph Conrad is new to us, but it
appears to us as if he might become the Kipling of the Malay
Archipelago."--_Spectator._

THE EBBING OF THE
TIDE BY
LOUIS BECKE
Author of "By Reef and Palm"

_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

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with it the elemental passions of human nature.... It will be seen
that Mr. Becke is somewhat of the fleshly school, but with a pathos
and power not given to the ordinary professors of that school....
Altogether for those who like stirring stories cast in strange
scenes, this is a book to be read."--_National Observer._

PACIFIC TALES
BY
LOUIS BECKE
With a Portrait of the Author

_Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"The appearance of a new book by Mr. Becke has become an event of
note--and very justly. No living author, if we except Mr. Kipling,
has so amazing a command of that unhackneyed vitality of phrase
that most people call by the name of realism. Whether it is scenery
or character or incident that he wishes to depict, the touch is
ever so dramatic and vivid that the reader is conscious of a
picture and impression that has no parallel save in the records of
actual sight and memory."--_Westminster Gazette._

"Another series of sketches of island life in the South Seas, not
inferior to those contained in 'By Reef and Palm.'"--_Speaker._

"The book is well worth reading. The author knows what he is
talking about and has a keen eye for the picturesque."--G. B.
BURGIN in _To-day_.

"A notable contribution to the romance of the South Seas."

T. P. O'CONNOR, M.P., in _The Graphic_.

PADDY'S WOMAN
BY
HUMPHREY JAMES

_Crown 8vo._, 6s.

"Traits of the Celt of humble circumstances are copied with keen appreciation and unsparing accuracy." _Scotsman._

"... They are full of indescribable charm and pathos."--_Bradford Observer._

"The outstanding merit of this series of stories is that they are absolutely true to life ... the photographic accuracy and minuteness displayed are really marvellous."

_Aberdeen Free Press._

"'Paddy's Woman and Other Stories' by Humphrey James; a volume written in the familiar diction of the Ulster people themselves, with PERFECT REALISM AND VERY REMARKABLE ABILITY.... FOR GENUINE HUMAN NATURE AND HUMAN RELATIONS, AND HUMOUR OF AN INDESCRIBABLE KIND, WE ARE UNABLE TO CITE A RIVAL TO THIS VOLUME."

_The World._

"For a fine subtle piece of humour we are inclined to think that 'A GLASS OF WHISKY' takes a lot of beating.... In short Mr. Humphrey James has given us a delightful book, and one which does as much credit to his heart as to his head. We shall look forward with a keen anticipation to the next 'writings' by this shrewd, 'cliver,' and compassionate young author."--_Bookselling._

CLARA HOPGOOD
BY
MARK RUTHERFORD
_EDITED_ BY
REUBEN SHAPCOTT

_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

(_The Third and Cheaper Edition is now ready, Crown 8vo.,
cloth_, 3s. 6d.)

"The writer who goes by the name of Mark Rutherford is not the most popular novelist of his time by any means. There are writers with names which that recluse genius has never heard of, probably, whose stories give palpitations to thousands of gentle souls, while his own are quietly read by no more than as many hundreds. Yet his publisher never announces a new story by the Author of 'Mark Rutherford's Autobiography,' and 'The Revolution in Tanner's Lane,'--which we believe to be one of the most remarkable bits of writing that these times can boast of--without strongly exciting the interest of many who know books as precious stones are known in Hatton Garden.... 'Clara Hopgood' is entirely out of the way of all existing schools of novel-writing.... Had we to select a good illustration of 'Mark's way' as distinguished from the way of modern storytellers in general, we should point to the chapter in which Baruch visits his son Benjamin in this narration. Nothing could be more simple, nothing more perfect."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

A FIRST FLEET FAMILY
BEING A HITHERTO
UNPUBLISHED NARRATIVE
OF CERTAIN REMARKABLE
ADVENTURES COMPILED
FROM THE PAPERS OF
SERGEANT WILLIAM
DEW, OF THE MARINES

BY
LOUIS BECKE and WALTER JEFFERY

_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

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"No maker of plots could work out a better story of its kind, nor balance it more neatly."--_Daily Chronicle._

"A book which describes a set of characters varied and so attractive as the more prominent figures in this romance and a book so full of life, vicissitude, and peril, should be welcomed by every discreet novel reader."--_Yorkshire Post._

"A very interesting tale, written in clear and vigorous English."--_Globe._

"The novel is a happy blend of truth and fiction, with a purpose that will be appreciated by many readers; it has also the most exciting elements of the tale of adventure."

_Morning Post._

THE TALES OF JOHN
OLIVER HOBBES

With a Frontispiece Portrait of the Author

_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"The cleverness of them all is extraordinary."--_Guardian._

"The volume proves how little and how great a thing it is to write a 'Pseudonym.' Four whole 'Pseudonyms' ... are easily contained within its not extravagant limits, and these four little books have given John Oliver Hobbes a recognized position as a master of epigram and narrative comedy."--_St. James's Gazette._

"As her star has been sudden in its rise so may it stay long with us! Some day she may give us something better than these tingling, pulsing, mocking, epigrammatic morsels."--_Times._

"There are several literary ladies, of recent origin, who have tried to come up to the society ideal; but John Oliver Hobbes is by far the best writer of them all, by far the most capable artist in fiction.... She is clever enough for anything."--_Saturday Review._

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THE HERB MOON
BY
JOHN OLIVER HOBBES

_Third Edition, Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"The jaded reader who needs sauce for his literary appetite cannot do better than buy 'The Herb Moon.'"--_Literary World._

"A book to hail with more than common pleasure. The epigrammatic quality, the power of rapid analysis and brilliant presentation are there, and added to these a less definable quality, only to be described as charm.... 'The Herb Moon' is as clever as most of its predecessors, and far less artificial."--_Athenæum._

THE STICKIT MINISTER
AND SOME COMMON
MEN
BY
S. R. CROCKETT

_Eleventh Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"Here is one of the books which are at present coming singly and at long intervals, like early swallows, to herald, it is to be hoped, a larger flight. When the larger flight appears, the winter of our discontent will have passed, and we shall be able to boast that the short story can make a home east as well as west of the Atlantic. There is plenty of human nature--of the Scottish variety, which is a very good variety--in 'The Stickit Minister' and its companion stories; plenty of humour, too, of that dry, pawky kind which is a monopoly of 'Caledonia, stern and wild'; and, most plentiful of all, a quiet perception and reticent rendering of that underlying pathos of life which is to be discovered, not in Scotland alone, but everywhere that a man is found who can see with the heart and the imagination as well as the brain. Mr. Crockett has given us a book that is not merely good, it is what his countrymen would call 'by-ordinar' good,' which, being interpreted into a tongue understanded of the southern herd, means that it is excellent, with a somewhat exceptional kind of excellence."--_Daily Chronicle._

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THE LILAC SUN-BONNET
BY
S. R. CROCKETT

_Sixth Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"Mr. Crockett's 'Lilac Sun-Bonnet' 'needs no bush.' Here is a pretty love tale, and the landscape and rural descriptions carry the exile back into the Kingdom of Galloway. Here, indeed, is the scent of bog-myrtle and peat. After inquiries among the fair, I learn that of all romances, they best love, not 'sociology,' not 'theology,' still less, open manslaughter, for a motive, but, just love's young dream, chapter after chapter. From Mr. Crockett they get what they want, 'hot with,' as Thackeray admits that he liked it."

Mr. ANDREW LANG in _Longman's Magazine_.

THE RAIDERS
BY
S. R. CROCKETT

_Eighth Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"A thoroughly enjoyable novel, full of fresh, original, and accurate pictures of life long gone by."--_Daily News._

"A strikingly realistic romance."--_Morning Post._

"A stirring story.... Mr. Crockett's style is charming. My Baronite never knew how musical and picturesque is Scottish-English till he read this book."--_Punch._

"The youngsters have their Stevenson, their Barrie, and now a third writer has entered the circle, S. R. Crockett, with a lively and jolly book of adventures, which the paterfamilias pretends to buy for his eldest son, but reads greedily himself and won't let go till he has turned over the last page.... Out of such historical elements and numberless local traditions the author has put together an exciting tale of adventures on land and sea." _Frankfurter Zeitung._

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_SOME SCOTCH NOTICES._

"Galloway folk should be proud to rank 'The Raiders' among the classics of the district."--_Scotsman._

"Mr. Crockett's 'The Raiders' is one of the great literary successes of the season."--_Dundee Advertiser._

"Mr. Crockett has achieved the distinction of having produced the book of the season."--_Dumfries and Galloway Standard._

"The story told in it is, as a story, nearly perfect." _Aberdeen Daily Free Press._

"'The Raiders' is one of the most brilliant efforts of recent fiction."--_Kirkcudbrightshire Advertiser._

THE GREY MAN
BY
S. R. CROCKETT

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"All of that vast and increasing host of readers who prefer the novel of action to any other form of fiction should, nay, indeed, must, make a point of reading this exceedingly fine example of its class."--_Daily Chronicle._

"With such passages as these [referring to quotations], glowing with tender passion, or murky with horror, even the most insatiate lover of romance may feel that Mr. Crockett has given him good measure, well pressed down and running over."--_Daily Telegraph._

A DAUGHTER OF THE
FEN
BY
S. R. CROCKETT

_Second Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"It will deserve notice at the hands of such as are interested in the ways and manner of living of a curious race that has ceased to be." _Daily Chronicle._

"For a first book 'A Daughter of the Fen' is full of promise."--_Academy._

"This book deserves to be read for its extremely interesting account of life in the Fens and for its splendid character study of Mme. Dykereave." _Star._

"Deserves high praise."--_Scotsman._

"It is an able, interesting ... an exciting book, and is well worth reading. And when once taken up it will be difficult to lay it down." _Westminster Gazette._

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IN A MAN'S MIND
BY
JOHN REAY WATSON

_Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"We regard the book as well worth the effort of reading."--_British Review._

"The book is clever, very clever."--_Dundee Advertiser._

"The power and pathos of the book are undeniable."--_Liverpool Post._

"It is a book of some promise."--_Newsagent._

"Mr. Watson has hardly a rival among Australian writers, past or present. There is real power in the book--power of insight, power of reflection, power of analysis, power of presentation.... 'Tis a very well made book--not a set of independent episodes strung on the thread of a name or two, but closely interwoven to the climax." _Sydney Bulletin._

"There is behind it all a power of drawing human nature that in time arrests the attention."--_Athenæum._

NANCY NOON
BY
BENJAMIN SWIFT

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Some Reviews on the First Edition.

"'Nancy Noon' is perhaps the strongest book of the year, certainly by far the strongest book which has been published by any new writer.... Mr. Swift contrives to keep his book from end to end real, passionate, even intense.

... If Mr. Meredith had never written, one would have predicted, with the utmost confidence, a great future for Mr. Benjamin Swift, and even as it is I have hopes."--_Sketch._

"Certainly a promising first effort."--_Whitehall Review._

"If 'Nancy Noon' be Mr. Swift's first book, it is a success of an uncommon kind."--_Dundee Advertiser._

"'Nancy Noon' is one of the most remarkable novels of the year, and the author, avowedly a beginner, has succeeded in gaining a high position in the ranks of contemporary writers.... All his characters are delightful. In the heat of sensational incidents or droll scenes we stumble on observations that set us reflecting, and but for an occasional roughness of style--elliptical, Carlyle mannerisms--the whole is admirably written."--_Westminster Gazette._

"Mr. Swift has the creative touch and a spark of genius."--_Manchester Guardian._

"Mr. Swift has held us interested from the first to the last page of his novel."--_World._

"The writer of 'Nancy Noon' has succeeded in presenting a powerfully written and thoroughly interesting story."--_Scotsman._

"We are bound to admit that the story interested us all through, that it absorbed us towards the end, and that not until the last page had been read did we find it possible to lay the book down."--_Daily Chronicle._

"It is a very strong book, very vividly coloured, very fascinating in its style, very compelling in its claim on the attention, and not at all likely to be soon forgotten."--_British Weekly._

"A clever book.... The situations and ensuing complications are dramatic, and are handled with originality and daring throughout."--_Daily News._

"Mr. Benjamin Swift has written a vastly entertaining book."--_Academy._

MR. MAGNUS
BY
F. REGINALD STATHAM

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Some Press Opinions on the First Edition.

"One of the most powerful and vividly written novels of the day."--_Nottingham Guardian._

"A grim, terrible, and convincing picture."--_New Age._

"Very impressive."--_Saturday Review._

"Distinctly readable."--_Speaker._

"A remarkable book." _Standard._

"Full of incident."--_Liverpool Mercury._

"One of the most important and timely books ever written." _Newcastle Daily Mercury._

"A vivid and stirring narrative."--_Globe._

"An exceedingly clever and remarkable production."--_World._

"A book to be read."--_Newsagent._

"A terrible picture."--_Sheffield Independent._

"One of the best stories lately published."--_Echo._

"Worth reading."--_Guardian._ "A sprightly book."--_Punch._

"The story is very much brought up to date."--_Times._

"Vivid and convincing."--_Daily Chronicle._

"The story is good and well told."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

"Ought to be immensely popular."--_Reynolds' Weekly Newspaper._

"A most readable story."--_Glasgow Herald._

"A brilliant piece of work."--_Daily Telegraph._

"The story should make its mark."--_Bookseller._

"Admirably written."--_Sheffield Daily Telegraph._

"The more widely it is read the better."--_Manchester Guardian._

"Will find many appreciative readers."--_Aberdeen Free Press._

"Exciting reading."--_Daily Mail._

"Can be heartily recommended."--_Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper._

"A well-written and capable story."--_People._

"Well written."--_Literary World._

TROOPER PETER HALKET OF MASHONALAND
BY
OLIVE SCHREINER
Author of "Dreams,"
"Real Life and Dream Life," &c.

_Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

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"The story is one that is certain to be widely read, and it is well that it should be so, especially at this moment; it grips the heart and haunts the imagination. To have written such a book is to render a supreme service, for it is as well to know what the rough work means of subjugating inferior races."--_Daily News._

"Some of the imaginative passages are very fine.... The book is powerfully written."--_Scotsman._

"Is well and impressively written."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

MRS. KEITH'S CRIME
BY
MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD

With a Portrait of Mrs. Keith by the
Hon. John Collier.

_Sixth Edition._ _Crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

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"It is charmingly told."--_Literary World._

"A novel of extraordinary dramatic force, and it will doubtless be widely read in its present very cheap and attractive form."--_Star._

"Mrs. Clifford's remarkable tale."--_Athenæum._

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CLARA HOPGOOD. By MARK RUTHERFORD.

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LITTLE NOVELS

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_PRESS NOTICES._

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"Are readable.... They promise well for the success of the series they begin." _Scotsman._

"The 'Little Novels' series starts well with this Australian story ('The World is Round').... Miss Mack's account of Sydney life is vivacious.... The two women she describes are brought before us with ability. Much of the dialogue, and certainly a letter from the Bush, deserves praise."--_Glasgow Herald._

"If Mr. Fisher Unwin's 'Little Novels' series produces many works of the quintessential power of 'No Place for Repentance,' it will outweigh in all but bulk whole shelves of Mudie's fiction."--_Illustrated London News._

"We do not apologise for telling the story of this little book, 'The Bond of Blood,' and giving long extracts from it. It is worth reading even when one knows all that is coming; for it is excellently told, with concentrated force, great simplicity, and a very remarkable attention to illustrative detail."--_Spectator._

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3. STORIES FROM FAIRYLAND. By GEORGES DROSINES. Illustrated by THOS. RILEY.

4. THE STORY OF A PUPPET. By C. CULLODI. Translated from the Italian by M. A. MURRAY. Illustrated by G. MAZZANTI.

5. THE LITTLE PRINCESS. By LINA ECKENSTEIN. Illustrated by DUDLEY HEATH.

6. TALES FROM THE MABINOGIER. By META WILLIAMS.

7. IRISH FAIRY TALES. Edited by W. B. YEATS. Illustrated by JACK B. YEATS.

8. AN ENCHANTED GARDEN. By Mrs. MOLESWORTH. Illustrated by J. W. HENESSEY.

9. LA BELLE NIVERNAISE. By ALPHONSE DAUDET. Illustrated by MONTEGUT.

10. THE FEATHER. By FORD H. HUEFFER. Frontispiece by MADOX BROWN.

11. FINN AND HIS COMPANIONS. By STANDISH O'GRADY, Author of "Red Hugh's Captivity," &c., Illustrated by J. B. YEATS.

12. NUTCRACKER AND MOUSE KING and other Stories. By E. T. A. HOFFMANN. Translated from the German by ASCOTT R. HOPE.

13. ONCE UPON A TIME: Fairy Tales. Translated from the Italian by LUIGI CAPUANA. With Illustrations by C. MAZZANTI.

14. THE PENTAMERONE; or, The Story of Stories. By GIAMBATTISTA BASILE. Translated from the Neapolitan by JOHN EDWARD TAYLOR. New Edition, revised and edited by HELEN ZIMMERN. Illustrated by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK.

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17. THE LITTLE GLASS MAN, and other Stories. Translated from the German of WILHELM HAUFFMAN. Illustrated by JAMES PRYDE.

18. ROBINSON CRUSOE. By DANIEL DEFOE.

19. THE MAGIC OAK TREE, and other Fairy Stories. By KNATCHBULL HUGESSEN (Lord BRABOURNE) Author of "Prince Mangold," "Queer Folk," &c.

20. PAX AND CARLINO. By ERNEST BECKMAN.

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3. BY REEF AND PALM. By LOUIS BECKE. Third Edition.
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6. MISERRIMA. By G. W. T. OMOND.
7. THE TWO STRANGERS. By Mrs. OLIPHANT.
8. ANOTHER WICKED WOMAN. By G. S. GRANT-FORBES.
9. THE SPECTRE OF STRATHANNAN. By W. E. NORRIS.
10. KAFIR STORIES. By W. C. SCULLY.
11. MOLLY DARLING! And other Stories. By Mrs. HUNGERFORD.
12. A GAME OF CONSEQUENCES. By ALBERT KINROSS.
13. SLEEPING FIRES. By GEORGE GISSING.
14. THE RED STAR. By L. MCMANUS.
15. A MARRIAGE BY CAPTURE. By ROBERT BUCHANAN.
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17. AN IMPOSSIBLE PERSON. By CONSTANCE COTTERELL.
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THE STORY OF
THE NATIONS

A SERIES OF POPULAR HISTORIES.

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1. ROME. By ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A.
2. THE JEWS. By Professor J. K. HOSMER.
3. GERMANY. By the Rev. S. BARING-GOULD.
4. CARTHAGE. By Professor ALFRED J. CHURCH.
5. ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE. By Prof. J. P. MAHAFFY.
6. THE MOORS IN SPAIN. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
7. ANCIENT EGYPT. By Prof. GEORGE RAWLINSON.
8. HUNGARY. By Prof. ARMINIUS VAMBERY.
9. THE SARACENS. By ARTHUR GILMAN, M.A.
10. IRELAND. By the Hon. EMILY LAWLESS.
11. CHALDEA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN.
12. THE GOTHS. By HENRY BRADLEY.
13. ASSYRIA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN.
14. TURKEY. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
15. HOLLAND. By Professor J. E. THOROLD ROGERS.
16. MEDIÆVAL FRANCE. By GUSTAVE MASSON.
17. PERSIA. By S. G. W. BENJAMIN.
18. PHOENICIA. By Prof. GEORGE RAWLINSON.
19. MEDIA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN.
20. THE HANSA TOWNS. By HELEN ZIMMERN.
21. EARLY BRITAIN. By Professor ALFRED J. CHURCH.
22. THE BARBARY CORSAIRS. By STANLEY LANE-POOLE.
23. RUSSIA. By W. R. MORFILL.
24. THE JEWS UNDER THE ROMAN EMPIRE. By W. D. MORRISON.
25. SCOTLAND, By JOHN MACKINTOSH, LL.D.
26. SWITZERLAND. By R. STEAD and LINA HUG.
27. MEXICO. By SUSAN HALE.
28. PORTUGAL. By H. MORSE STEPHENS.
29. THE NORMANS. By SARAH ORNE JEWETT.
30. THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE. By C. W. C. OMAN, M.A.
31. SICILY: PHOENICIAN, GREEK AND ROMAN. By the late E. A. FREEMAN.
32. THE TUSCAN AND GENOA REPUBLICS. By BELLA DUFFY.
33. POLAND. By W. R. MORFILL.
34. PARTHIA. By Prof. GEORGE RAWLINSON.
35. THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH. By GREVILLE TREGARTHEN.
36. SPAIN. By H. E. WATTS.
37. JAPAN. By DAVID MURRAY, Ph.D.
38. SOUTH AFRICA. By GEORGE M. THEAL.
39. VENICE. By the Hon. ALETHEA WIEL.
40. THE CRUSADES: The Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. By T. A. ARCHER and
CHARLES L. KINGSFORD.
41. VEDIC INDIA. By ZENAIDE A. RAGOZIN.
42. THE WEST INDIES AND THE SPANISH MAIN. By JAMES RODWAY, F.L.S.
43. BOHEMIA. By C. E. MAURICE.
44. THE BALKANS. By W. MILLER.
45. CANADA. By Dr. BOURINOT.
46. BRITISH INDIA. By R. W. FRAZER, LL.B.
47. MODERN FRANCE. By ANDRÉ LE BON.
THE FRANKS. By LEWIS SERGEANT, B.A.

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| Transcriber's notes: Obvious spelling/typographical and |
| punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison |
| with other occurrences within the text and consultation of |
| external sources. |
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| The text is a compilation of previously published articles. |
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| Inconsistent spelling and inline hyphenation occurs across |
| chapters and is retained. |
| "meal-worm[s]" occurs four times, "mealworm[s]" thirteen times |
| "re-appeared" occurs once and reappeared" occurs three times |
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| Page 3: The signature date 1800 is clear error, 1898 is likely |
| correct. |
| Page 28, 29: "I used still to to", extra "to" removed. |
| Page 158: Small ligature oe transcribed as oe in "Scaraboeus". |
| Last Pub. Page: Last entry "The Franks" unnumbered, retained. |
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