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MEssrs. METHUEN’S LIST 9 Belles Lettres, Anthologies, etc.

RB. L. Stevenson. VAILIMA LETTERS. By RoBErtT Lovis STEVENSON. With an Etched Portrait by WILLIAM STRANG, and other Illustrations. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

‘ A fascinating book.’—Standard. ‘ Full of charm and brightness.’—Sfectator. ‘A gift almost priceless.’—Speaker. * Unique in literature.’—Dazly Chronicle. George Wyndham. THE POEMS OF WILLIAM SHAKE-SPEARE. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by GEORGE WynpHaM, M.P. Demy 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 10s. 6d. This edition contains the ‘ Venus,’ ‘ Lucrece,’ and Sonnets, and is prefaced with an elaborate introduction of over 140 pp. ‘One of the most serious contributions to Shakespearian criticism that has been published for some time.’—Z7 mes. , ‘One of the best pieces of editing in the language.’—Ostlook. ‘This is a scholarly and interesting contribution to Shakespearian literature.’— Literature. ‘We have no hesitation in describing Mr. George Wyndham’s introduction as a masterly piece of criticism, and all who love our Elizabethan literature will find a very garden of delight in it.’—Sgectator. ‘Mr. Wyndham’s notes are admirable, even indispensable.’— Westminster Gazette. ‘The standard edition of Shakespeare’s poems.’— World. * The book is written with critical insight and literary felicity.'—Standard. W. E. Henley. ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W. E. HENLEY. Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s. ‘It is a body of choice and lovely poetry.’—Birmingham Gasette. Henley and Whibley. A BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE. Collected by W. E. HENLEY and CHARLES WHIBLEY. Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s. ‘Quite delightful. A greater treat for those not well acquainted with pre- Restoration prose could not be imagined. ’—A thenaeusn. H. 0. Beeching. LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse.

Edited by H. C. Brecuinc, M.A. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s.

‘ A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard of excellence.’— Times. *Q.” THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics. Arranged by A. T. QUILLER CoucH. Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s. ‘A delightful volume: a really golden ‘‘ Pomp.” ’—Sfectator. W. B. Yeats). AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W. B. YEATS. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d.

‘ An attractive and catholic selection.’—7imes. G. W. Steevens. MONOLOGUES OF THE DEAD. By G. W. STEEVENS. Foolscap 8v0. 35. 6d. ‘The effect is sometimes splendid, sometimes bizarre, but always amazingly clever.’

—Pali Mall Gasette. W. M. Dixon. A PRIMER OF TENNYSON. By W. M. Dixon, M.A., Professor of English Literature at Mason College.

Crown 8vo. 2:5. 6d. | ‘Much sound and well-expressed criticism. The bibliography is a boon.’—Sseaker. A 2

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