The True Story of the Vatican Council/Books of Travel

by Henry Edward Manning

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BOOKS OF TRAVEL.

Royal 4to, bevelled boards,

Travels in the Footsteps of Bruce in Algiers and Tunis. By Lieut-Col. R. L. Playfair. With numerous Facsimile Illustrations in Photogravure, from Drawings by Bruce, now first published.

New and Revised Edition, in 2 vols.,

Walks in Florence. By the Misses Horner.
Volume  I.—Churches, Streets, and Palaces. Price 10s. 6d.
Volume II.—Public Galleries and Museums. Price 5s.

Second Edition.

The Inner Life of Syria, Palestine, and the Holy Land. By Mrs Richard Burton. With Photographic Portraits of Captain Burton, and the Author, and with Coloured Illustrations and Map. 2 vols. Demy 8vo, cloth, price 24s.

This volume is intended to present a sketch of the vie intime of the Holy Land in general, and of Damascus in particular, and to convey an idea of the life which an Englishwoman may make for herself in the East.

"Vivid pictures of the outer as well as the inner life of Syria."—Pall Mall Gazette.

"Her account of the harem life is one of the best and most truthful that has yet appeared."—Academy.

Eastern Experiences. By Lewin Bowring, C.S.I., Lord Canning's Private Secretary, and for many years Chief Commissioner of Mysore and Coorg. Illustrated with Maps and Diagrams. Demy 8vo, cloth, price 16s.

The sketches contained in this volume are based upon Notes made during the course of several tours through the provinces of Mysore and Coorg. Information has been added from published official reports and such other sources as could be comprised within moderate limits.

"An admirable and exhaustive geographical, political, and industrial survey."—Athenæum.

"This compact and methodical summary of the most authentic information relating to countries whose welfare is intimately connected with our own."—Daily News.

Second and Cheaper Edition.

The Alps of Arabia; or, Travels through Egypt, Sinai, Arabia, and the Holy Land. By William Charles Maughan. With Map. Demy 8vo, cloth, price 5s,

"He writes freshly and with competent knowledge."—Standard.

"Very readable and instructive … Far above the average of such publications."—John Bull.

Second Edition.

The Nile without a Dragoman. By Frederick Eden. Crown 8vo, cloth, price 7s. 6d.

"Should any of our readers care to imitate Mr Eden's example, and wish to see things with their own eyes, and shift for themselves next winter in Upper Egypt, they will find this book a very agreeable guide."—Times.

"It is a book to read during an autumn holiday."—Spectator.

 

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Henry S. King & Co., London.