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Richardson.— THE ILIAD of the east, a Sdectionof
Legends drawn from Valmiki's Sanskrit Poem, " The Ramayana."
B7 Frxdexika Richardson. Crown 8to. js, 6d,
It is impossible to read it without recognizing tie value and interest
of ike Eastern Mat. It is as fascinating as a fairy tale^ this
romantic poem oflndiA," — Globb. " A charming voiume, which
at once enmeshes the reader in its snares,*^ — ^ATHENiSUM. ■
Rim mer.— ANCIENT streets and homesteads of
ENGLAND. By Alfred Rimmer. With Introduction* by the Very Rev. J. S. HowsoN, D.D., Dean of Chester. Royal 8to. with 150 Illustrations by the Author. Cloth elegant, 2ix. All the illustrations are clear and good^ and they are eminently
truthful, , , , A book which gladdens the eye while it instructs
- and improves the mind" — Standard. ** One of the most
interesting and beautiful books we have seen this season. . . .
It is full of knowledge, the result of exact and faithful study, most
readable and interesting ; the illustrations are simply exquisiteJ^
— Nonconformist.
Robinson.— GEORGE LINTON ; OR, THE FIRST YEARS OF AN ENGLISH COLONY. By John Robinson, F.R.G.S. Crown 8vo. yj. 6d,
^^ If one may speak confidently on such a matter from onds awn experience J it must be a rare thing for a critic to put down a novel, having read every word of it, and find himself at the end asking for more. Yet this is what happened to us with George Linton, — Spectator*
Roby.— STORY OF A HOUSEHOLD, AND OTHER POEMS. By Mary K. Roby. Fcap. 8vo. 5^.
Rossetti. — Works by Christina Rossetti :— POEMS. Complete Edition, containing " Goblin Market," ** The Prince's Progress," &a With Four Illustrations. Eztnt fcap. 8vo. 6f.
SPEAKING LIKENESSES. Illustrated by Arthur Hughes. Crown 8vo. gilt edges. 4r. 6d,
" Certain to be a delight to many a juvenile fireside circle.^ — Morning Post.
Runaway (The), a Stoiy for the Young. By the Author of " Mrs. Jemingham's Journal." With Illustrations by J. Lawson. Globe 8vo. gilt 4s, 6d,
•* This is one of the best, if not indeed the very best, of all the stories that has come before us this Christmas, The heroines are both charming, and^ unlike heroines, they are etsfull of fun as of charms. It is an admirable book to recul aloud to the young folk when they are all gathered round the fire, and nurses and other apparitions aresiill/arawar."—SArvMJ>AY Rsvixw.
