Elizabeth Fry (Pitman 1884)/Adverts
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George Eliot. By Mathilde Blind.
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Mary Lamb. By Anne Gilchrist.
Maria Edgeworth. By Helen Zimmern.
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Elizabeth Fry. By Mrs. E. R. Pitman.
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Countess of Albany. By Vernon Lee.
Harriet Martineau. By Mrs. F. Miller.
Susannah Wesley. By Mrs. Eliza Clarke.
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"No page of this interesting monograph should be skipped."—Graphic.
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"A life of George Sand written carefully and with adequate knowledge, must, and doubtless will, be of interest to many readers, and this little book shows both care and knowledge."—Vanity Fair.
"Mrs. Gilchrist's 'Mary Lamb' is a painstaking cultivated sketch, written with knowledge and feeling."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"To her task of recording this life, Mrs. Gilchrist has evidently brought wide reading and accurate knowledge. She is to be congratulated on the clearness and interest of her narrative, on the success with which she has placed before us one of the gentlest and most pathetic figures of English literature."—Academy.
"A thoroughly delightful volume, lovingly sympathetic in its portraiture, and charged with much new and interesting matter."—Harpers' Magazine.
"To all persons who enjoy a narrative of private life, and to all who desire a greater intimacy than they have hitherto enjoyed with Elia and Bridget, we cordially recommend Mrs. Gilchrist's 'Mary Lamb.'"—Vanity Fair.
"A very pleasing resume of the life and works of our gifted countrywoman."—Freeman's Journal.
"An interesting biography."—Echo.
"Miss Zimmern is the first to tell the story as a whole for English readers, and the way in which she describes the Irish home, the literary partnership of eccentric father and obedient daughter, the visit to France, and Miss Edgeworth's sight of certain French celebrities including Madame de Genlis, is full of liveliness."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"A very fresh and engaging piece of biography, and a worthy addition to Mr. Ingram's carefully-selected and well-edited series."—Freeman's Jonrnal.
"Well worthy of association with its popular predecessors, and among the new books that should be read."—Derby Mercury.
Just Published.Price 7s. 6d.
TROPICAL TRIALS.
A Hand-book for Women in the Tropics.
BY
MAJOR S. LEIGH HUNT,
Madras Army,
AND
ALEXANDER S. KENNY, M.R.C.S.E., A.K.C.,
Demonstrator of Anatomy at King's College, London,
Author of "The Tissues and their Structure," and Joint Author with Major S. Leigh Hunt of "On Duty under a Tropical Sun."
CONTENTS.
Introductory: Clothing and Outfit.—Hints on Travelling by Land and by Water.—General Remarks on Diet.—Hints on Domestic Economy; on the Maintenance of Health and the Treatment of Simple Maladies; on the Management and Rearing of Children.
"Every page contains sound common-sense and useful information and all that is laid before the reader is introduced in simple, unaffected language, free from sentiment and trivial padding."—Homeward Mail.
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"A very useful volume to any lady about to visit any tropical country."—Vanity Fair.
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"After a very careful examination of the volume, we have no hesitation in recommending it as one which will be found thoroughly useful and trustworthy."—Calcutta Englishman.