List Net Price. Price. .$1.00 .40 1. Carlyle, Thomas. (1795-1881.) a*.The French Revolution. (Burt.) A History. 12mo. (Post. 11c.)... A magnificent "prose epic," in which, despite Carlyle's verbal eccentricities, he gives us an intensesly realistic picture of the wild delirium of a tragic time. The characters stand out in lurid light, and are depicted with marvellous force and intensity of feeling. As had been said of the work, "It is history read by lightning," *.Past and Present. In Four Books. I. The Proem; II. The Ancient Monk; III. The Modern Worker; IV. Horoscope. 12mo. (Post. 11c.)....... The author's deification of force and uncurbable vigour of utterance lead him in this, as as in his other works, to make an extravagaat arraignment of society. But as Lowell observes, that "though not the safest of guides in politics or practical philosophy, Carlyle's value as an inspirer and awakener cannot be overestimated." 1.Green, John Richard. (1837-1883.) a*.History of the English People. (Allison.) 12mo. 4 vols. Per set.. The Annals of the English people told by a schorlaly and original investigator, possessed of the highest gifts of narrative writing and of a charming and fresh style. The work was first published in 1875, and has since become the most approved textbook on English history, to the close of the Napoleonic wars, for the use of schools, colleges, and the general reader. (See also under "History of England.") 1.Boswell, James. (1740-1795.) a*.Life of Samuel Johnson. (Crowell.) Thick 12mo. (Post. 18c.)..... A masterly biography and most entertaining of personal chronicles. It has taken its place as a classic in the language, and bids fair to have perennial life. Macaulay speaks of it as one of the best works in the world," and ranks Boswell "as the first of biographers." No man, of whatever time or country, has been more graphically or interestingly portrayed than Dr. Johnson by his admiring, if sometimes sycophantic, biographer. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes A work which lies at the foundatiou of our 1.MIII, John Stuart. (1806-1873.) 12mo. 640 1.25 pages. A standard work on Political Economy, of the classical or academic school, which advocates the laissez-faire or let-alone policy. As has been said of his work, "it is more remarkable for power of statement than for novelty of view." The following are the divisions of the book: I. On Production; II. On Distribution; III. On Exchange: IV. On the Influence of the progress of Society on Production and Distribution; and V. On the Influence of Government. .98 .88 12mo. (Post. 14c.).....$1.40 .99 A work evidently destined for literary immortality, written by the curate of an English country parish, who possessed, with the enthusiasm of a naturalist, the faculty of interesting, indeed of entrancing, the reader in his subject. It abounds with information on the habits of birds and animal life generally, related in the most delightful manner. 1.Darwin, Charles. (1809-1882.) 383 a. Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries visited during the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle round the World. (Routledge.) With Index. pages. 12mo. (Post. 11c.)...... The "Journal" of this great naturalist is of fascinating interest, as the result of observations made during a five years' voyage, from 1831 to 1836, in H. M. S. Beagle, in the survey of the coast of South America. 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In the "Origin of Species" the eminent naturalist argues that the different species of plants and animals were not each a special creation; but "that each undergoes alterations in the course of time, whereby it is adapted to different conditions of life; that those variations of species which are best fitted for the struggle of life survive, and the others perish. This process, which is known as the survival of the flittest,' Mr. Darwin believes to have always prevailed; hence he concludes that all existing species have developed, or have been evolved, from a few low forms of life." 1.Humboldt, Baron Alex. (1769-1859.) A translation of the narratives of the varied .40 6.00 4.15 Cook, Captain James. (1728-1799.) Three Voyages Round the World. (Coates.) Edited with a Sketch of the Navigator's Life, by Lieutenant Charles R. Low. (Post. 13c.)....... 1.00 Full of fascinating and informing interest. Cook was an ideal navigator, and had the enthusiasm and the physical and intellectual energies of the Elizabethan sea-dogs; though, as befitted a latter day, he did more for discovery and incalculably more for commerce. Alas, that such a life had su tragic a close! 55 448 pages. 12mo. (Burt.) .55 (Post. 10c.).... 1.00 .40 1.Taylor, Jeremy. (1618-1667.) "A divine pastoral," says Hazlitt, in which *** 1.Keble, John, (1792-1866.) 1.00 .55 a*.The Christian Year. (Crowell.) Characterized by earnest religious feeling and A Kempis, Thomas. (1380-1471.) 318 .60 An excellent translation of the famous "De Imitatione Christi," one on the most notable manuals of devotion in the world. It was written by a German monk in the fifteenth century, a man of deep piety and great industry as a scholar, and, next to the Bible itself, has been of the highest service in stimulating the religious life and upholding the faith in myriads of wearied and perplexed minȧs. .35 .35 1.Pascal, Blaise. (1623-1662.) a*.Thoughts on Religion and Other Subjects. (Routledge.) Translated from the French by Principal Basil Kent, D.D., Oxford. 320 pages. 12mo. (Post. 12c.). A translation of the famous "Pensees de Pascal," the devout aphorisms and reflections of a French moralist and notable mathematician of the seventeenth century. The "Thoughts" form part of a great projected work on Christian apologetics, which Pascal intended to write, but was able to produce only this fragmentary portion. They are the work of a soul stirred to its depths by the need of a strong religious faith, and feeling keenly the intellectual and worldly difficulties in the way of its attainment. 1.Epictetus. (A. D. 60-120. P) a*.The Teaching of the Encheiridion, with Selections from the Dissertations and Fragments. Translated from the Greek, with Notes. 222 pages. 12mo. (Post. 11c.)... List Net Price. 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Admittedly a faithfully executed translation, by an early Archbishop of Canterbury, of the much valued writings, known to be genuine, of the great fathers of the Christian church-Clement of Rome; Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch: Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna; Hermas; and Papias of Hierapolis. In the preliminary discourse the editor enters fargely into the question of the authenticity and integrity of the documents, and contends strongly that they are all of primitive and apostolic antiquity." The Holy Bible. Bagster Teacher's Edition, (No. 8706.) With Bagster Comprehensive Teacher's Helps, Long Primer Type, Imported Seal Binding, Leather Lined, with Index. (Post. 25c.)....... 1* Schiller, J. C. Friedrich von.(1759-1805.) William Tell. (Routledge.) Translated from the German. 180 pages. 12mo. (Post. 8c.)... The last creative work of the great German poet and dramatist, who also wrote "Mary Stuart," the "Maid of Orleans," and "Wallenstein." It relates, with fine dramatic instinct, the well-known story of the boldest of the Swiss mountaineers, upon whom was imposed the daring task of shooting an apple from his son's head. The translation is admirably done. 1.Moliere, Jean Baptiste P. (1622-1673.) 1*.Plays From. Translated by English Dramatists, with Introduction by Prof. Henry Morley. (Routledge.) 320 pages. .60 .42 12mo. (Post. 9c.)..... .80 .55 The plays of Moliere, in an English version, as follows: "Sir Martin Mar-all" (Etourdi), by Dryden; "The Mistake (le Depit Amoureux), by Vanbrugh; "The Plain Dealer" (le Misanthrope), by Wycherley; "The Mock Doctor" (le Medicin Malgre Lui), by Fielding; "The Miser" (L'Avare) by Fielding; the "Non-Juror (le Tartuffe), by Colley Cibber. Romances. (Eckler.) Translated from the French. Complete in one volume. Including Zadig; or, Fate. An Oriental Story. Micromegas. A Satire on Mankind. a. The Man of Forty Crowns, Etc., Etc. 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"Never," says Macaulay, "has the English language been written with such sweetness, grace, and facility." The delicious flavor of Addison's prose is no less marked than are his genial humor and elegant wit. "Whoever wishes," writes Dr. Johnson, "to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must give his days and nights to the study of Addison." The essays, which form an epoch in literary history, first appeared in The Spectator, a periodical miscellany, conducted by Addison, Steele, and other writers, between the years 1711 and 1714. The immortal Sir Roger de Coverley is one of the character creations of The Spectator. 1*.Emerson, Ralph Waldo. (1803-1882.) Though the philosophy underlying these 1*.Macaulay, Lord. (1800-1859.) 12mo. The most pictorial prose writer in English literature. His power of graphic narration has rarely been equaled and never surpassed." His power of reproducing the past is great, and the impression he leaves on the mind is vivid and lasting. This is specially the case with his historical essays, which are enriched by wide and accurate knowledge and the faculty of readily bringing it to his aid. The characteristics of his (Continued.) 1.00 .68 *.Macaulay, Lord.-Continued. List Net Price. Price. style are strength and clearness. It is said that he never wrote but one obscure sentence in his life. With equal truth it may be affirmed that he never penned a weak one. His fondness for antithetical writing sometimes leads him to praise one man by defaming another, and this detracts from his sense of justice. But, despite this and his occasional Whig partisanship, Macaulay is a great and attractive writer. Perhaps the most notable of his essays are those on Milton, Clive, Warren Hastings, Bacon, Chatham, and Frederick the Great. 1.Burke, Edmund. (1730-1797.) Selections from the Speeches and Writings of. (Routledge.) 416 pages. 12mo. (Post. 14c.)..... .$1.40 .98 Statesman and orator, and the greatest prose * Bacon, Lord. (1561-1626.) .) 1.Smiles, Samuel. (1816a* Self-Help. (Burt.) With Illustrations of Conduct and Perseverance. 12mo. (Post. 11c.)..... The expansion of an address to an evening class composed of young men desirous of improving themselves by exchanging knowledge with each other. The volume has deservedly enjoyed great popularity, and has been the means of inspiring many young men to achieve great things in life. Its chief subjects are: Self-Help, National and Individual; Energy and Courage; Business Qualities; Self-Culture; Money, its Use and Abuse; Leaders of Industry; Workers in Art: Helps and Opportunities; Application and Perseverance, etc. 7. MENTAL AND 1.00 MORAL SCIENCE. 1.Aristotle. (B. C. 384-322.) a.Ethics of. (Routledge.) Comprising his Practical Philosophy. Translated from the Greek, with Introductions, Critical History of his Life, and an Analysis of his Speculative Works, by John Gillies, LL. D. 383 pages. 12mo. (Post. 15c.). The A great philosopher, tutor of Alexander the a.Politics; A Treatise on Government. Translated from the Greek, by Wm. Ellis, M. A. With Introduction by Prof. Henry Morley, LL. D. 284 pages. 12mo. (Post. 8c.)..... Despite its incompleteness, this is a masterly work, treating of the aims and elements of a state, the various forms of government, the ideal of a state and of education. It has an intimate connection with the work on Ethics. .40 .40 List Net Price. Price. $1.40 .98 .60 .42 1.Spinoza, Benedict de. (1632-1677.) Tractatus Theologico-Politicus. Tracta tus Politicus. (Routledge.) Trauslated from the Latin, with Introductions by R. H. M. Elves. 387 pages. 12mo. (Post. 16c.). A Jewish metaphysician, a native of Holland, whose treatise "constitutes the first documeut in modern science of Biblical criticism." The basis of his philosophy is that matter is eternal, and that the universe is God. 1.Descartes, Rene. (1596-1650.) List Net Price. Price. $2.00 1.38 133 Discours de la Methode (In French.) 1.Bacon, Lord. (1561-1626.) This great work, first published in Latin in 1620, will give the reader an idea of the nature and significance of the so-called Baconian-that is, the inductive or experimental philosophy, first enunciated by Lord Bacon. His own explanation of his philosophy is this: "Man, who is the serv ant and interpreter of nature, can act and understand no further than he has, either in operation or in contemplation, observed the method or order of nature." One can safely reason, he affirms, only from observation and experience; only by the use of these can we arrive at a knowledge of the laws which govern the material world; and he further urges but one step at a time and no hasty generalizing. "No book," says Macaulay, "ever made so great a revolution in the mode of thinking, overthrew so many prejudices, introduced so many new opinions." 1.Berkeley, Bishop George. (1684-1753.) The Principles of Human Knowledge. (Routledge.) Being Bishop Berkeley's Treatise on the Material Substance (and its relation to the Absolute); with Introduction and Explanation, by Collyns Simon, LL. D. 220 pages, 12mo. (Post. 11c.)... A great textbook in metaphysical science, on the lines of the "Berkeleian Philosophy," namely, a denial of the reality of matter, according to the commonly received conception of it, and an argument to prove that "sensible objects are nothing more than impressions made internally upon the mind, according to certain rules, which are termed laws of nature." The influence of Berkeley's ingenious arguments in defense of revelation has been great; though since his day it has acquired a fuller and profounder significance when studied in connection with later speculations. 1.Locke, John. (1632-1704). The first of English metaphysicians, and (Continued.) .98 1.Locke, John.-Continued. tion and reflection; "treats at large of the nature of ideas, simple and complex, of the operation of the human understanding in forming, distinguishing, compounding, and associating them; of the manner in which words are applied as representations of ideas, and of the nature, reality, and necessary limits of human knowledge." 1.Hume, David. (1711-1776.) a.Essays, Literary, Moral, and Political. (Routledge.) With an Exposition of the Author's Philosophic Sentiments and Principles. 590 pages. 12mo. (Post. 14c.).... The miscellaneous writings of the distinguished essayist, historian, and skeptical philosopher; originally published in 1741-2. The anti-Christian tone of Hume's writings excluded their author from the chair of moral philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, to which he aspired; but becoming librarian of the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh, he took advantage of its resources to write his "History of England." His greatest work is the "Treatise of Human Nature," but the most popular by far are his "Essays" and his English History. 1.Mill, John Stuart. (1806-1873.) a. A System of Logic, Ratiocinative and Inductive. (Longmans.) Being a Connected View of the Principles of Evidence and the Methods of Scientific Investigation. (Post. 12c.).. 570 pages. 12mo. List Net Price. Price. $1.40 A justly celebrated treatise on the Ratiocinative and Inductive Logic, by an utilitarian philosopher, in the front rank of English thinkers. Its claim to attention, as an investigation of the laws of the mind in pursuit of truth, is modestly set forth by the author when he says that his work presents no new theory of the intellectual operations -that it is an attempt not to supersede, but to embody and systematize, the best ideas which have been either promulgated on its subject by speculative writers, or conformed to by accurate thinkers in their scientific inquiries." 1.Lewes, George Henry. (1817-1878.) A Biographical History of Philosophy. (Routledge.) 656 pages. 12mo. (Post. 14c.). The work of an able and versatile writer on scientific and philosophic subjects, author of the best life of Goethe, and the intimate associate of George Eliot. The "History of Philosophy," first published in 1847, covers the ground from Thales to Comte, and is an attempt to depict the work of philosohers as so much futile labor, in seeking to solve problems that are by their nature insolvable. The work, however, has exercised a marked influence on the thinking of scientific men, turning them from fields of labour and study that are fraught with barren results. 1.25 8. THE SACRED BOOKS ...AND... 1.40 • POETRY OF THE EAST. . Trans .98 .86 .98 List Net 1.The Koran. (Burt.) Commonly called Price. Price the Alkoran of Mohammed. lated from the Arabic, with Explanatory Notes from the Approved Commentators, to which is prefixed a preliminary discourse by Geo. Sale. 470 pages. 12mo. (Post. 11c.).....$1.00 A translation, by an eminent English Oriental scholar, of the sacred book of Islam, "the earliest surviving monument of Arabic prose." It is transcript, made in the seventh century, of Mohammed's religious precepts, discourses, and prophetic utter .40 1.Koran, The.-Continued. ances, and contains passages of high ethical value, and sometimes remarkable eloquence. Aside from its rather fanciful ceremonial matter, it inculcates as incumbent on the faithful, the moral life, the duties of prayer and almsgiving, and the virtues of honesty, temperance, chastity, and forgiveness, kindness to widows orphans, etc. As a reformer and considering his age, Mohammed's work is to be venerated, while his influence was, and is, morally elevating. 1.The Shah Nameh; or, The Persian Poet Firdausi. Translated and Abridged, in Prose and Verse, by James Atkinson, and Edited by the Rev. J. A. Atkinson, M. A. 412 pages. 12mo. (Post. 14c.). List Net Price. Price The Shah Nameh, or Book of Kings, is the great epic of Persian literature. It was written about the tenth century by Firdausi, the national poet, and designed to commemorate the achievements of the Persian kings from early mythical times down to the Mohammedan Conquest, A. D. 641. The poem is really a rhyming chronicle, partly fabulous, but with a large admixture of valuable history, and containing many stirring episodes, enriched by Öriental imagery aud warm colouring. 1.The Great Indian Epics. The Stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. (Routledge.) By Professor J. C. Owen; with Notes, Appendices, and Illustrations. 231 pages. (Post. 12c.)...... $1.40 .93 An English popularization of the two great national epics of the Hindoos, the poems relating the heroic deeds of Rama and Bharata, sons of Dasaratha, king of Kosala, situate in the midlands of the Ganges. The Ramayana is a legendary narrative, reciting incidents in the romantic career of Rama in the native forests, and is supposed to be symbolic of the spread of Aryan civilization to the southwest. The Mahabharata is a collection of epic verse, historical, mythological, and in some parts metaphysical, dealing, like the Iliad, with tales of battles and their heroes. In spite of much that is grotesque and fanciful, both poems are distinguished by many passages of a religious and didactic character. 2.00 1.38 1.Sakoontala; or, The Lost Ring. An Indian Drama. (Routledge.) Translated into English prose and verse from the Sanskrit of Kalidasa, by Sir W. Monier. Williams, K. C. I., D. C. L., etc. 260 pages. 12mo........ 2.00 1.38 A work by the most notable of Hindoo poets, in high favor among European as well as Oriental scholars. Kalidasa, its author, is indeed termed the "Shakespeare of India." Sakoontala is the daughter of a nymph by a mortal father. Her lover, who becomes her husband, is King Dashyanta. He first deserts his bride, then forgets her; publicly repudiates her: miraculously loses her: wonderfully recovers and happily remarries her; all of which is related with an exuberance of fancy, a love of beauty, a sympathy with outward nature, and a knowledge of the human heart which unite to make a deep impression. 1.The Shi King. 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