4 Books published by William P. Nimmo, 



NIMMO'S UNIVERSAL GIFT BOOKS. 



A Series of excellent Works, profusely Illtistrated with original Engravings 

 by the first Artists, choicely printed on superfine paper, and elegantly 

 bound in cloth and gold, and gilt edges, crown Svo, price Zs. 6d. each. 



1. Tales of Old English Life ; or, Pictures of the Periods. 



By William Francis Collier, LL.D., Author of • History of 

 English Literature,' etc 



2. Mungo Park's Life and Travels. With a Supplementary 



Chapter, detailing the results of recent Discovery in Africa. 



3. Benjamin Pranklin : A Biography. From the celebrated 



•iLife' by Jarkd Sparks, and the more recent and extensive 

 * Life and Times' by James Parton. 



4. Wallace, the Hero of Scotland! A Biography. By 



James Fatbrson. 



5. Men of History. By Eminent Writers. 



%* The object of the Editor in preparing this book for the public is 

 a twofold one : first, to exhibit views of the world's great men; 

 and, second, to present these views in the best words of the best 

 authors. 



6. Women of History. By Eminent Writers. 



*5^* This volume is a further development of the idea which sug- 

 gested the companion volume, ' Men of History.' 



7. Old- World Worthies ; or, Olassical Biography. Selected 



from Plutarch's Lives. 



8. Epoch Men, and the Eesults of their Lives. By Samuel 



Neil. 



9. The Mirror of Character. Selected from the Writings 



of OvERBURT, Earle, and Butler. 



10. The Improvement of the Mind. By Isaac Watts, D.D. 



11. The Man of Business considered in Six Aspects. A 



Book for Young Men. 



»,^* This elegant and useful Series of Books has been specially 

 prepared for School and College Prizes: they are, however, equally 

 suitable for General Presentation. In selecting the works for this 

 Series, the aim of the Publisher has been to produce books of a perma- 

 nent value, interesting in manner and instructive in matter — books that 

 youth will read eagerly and with profit, and which will be found equally 

 attractive in after-life. 



