Messrs. Methuen's Catalogue 



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Naval and Military 



G. W. Steevens. NAVAL POLICY : 

 By G. W. Steevens. Demy 8vo. 6s. 



This book is a description of the British and 

 other more important navies of the world, 

 with a sketch of the lines on which our 

 naval policy might possibly be developed. 



'An extremely able and interesting work.' 

 — Daily Chronicle. 



D. Hannay. A SHORT HISTORY 

 OF THE ROYAL NAVY, From 

 Early Times to the Present Day. 

 By David Hannay. Illustrated. 

 2 Vols. Demy 8vo. js. 6d. each. 

 Vol. I., 1200-1688. 



' We read it from cover to cover at a sitting, 

 and those who go to it for a lively and 

 brisk picture of the past, with all its faults 

 and its grandeur, will not be disappointed. 

 The historian is endowed with literary 

 skill and style.' — Standard. 



'We can warmly recommend Mr. Hannay 's 

 volume to any intelligent student of 

 naval history. Great as is the merit of 

 Mr. Hannay's historical narrative, the 

 merit of his strategic exposition is even 

 greater.' — Times. 



C. Cooper King. THE STORY OF 

 THE BRITISH ARMY. By Colonel 

 Cooper King. Illustrated. Demy 

 8vo. ys. 6d. 



'An authoritative and accurate story of 

 England's military progress.' — Daily 

 Mail. 



R. Southey. ENGLISH SEAMEN 

 (Howard, Clifford, Hawkins, Drake, 

 Cavendish). By Robert Southey. 

 Edited, with an Introduction, by 

 David Hannay. Second Edition. 

 Crown 8vo. 6s. 

 'A brave, inspiriting book.' — Black and 

 White. 



W. Clark Russell. THE LIFE OF 

 ADMIRAL LORD COLLING- 

 W'OOD. By W. Clark Russell. 

 With Illustrations by F. Brangwyn. 



Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. 

 ' A book which we should like to see in the 

 hands of every boy in the country.' — 

 St. James's Gazette. 

 ' A really good book.' — Saturday fieview. 



E. L. S. Horsburgh. THE CAM- 

 PAIGN OF WATERLOO. By 

 E. L. S. Horsburgh, B.A. With 

 Plans. Crowti 8vo. y. 

 'A brilliant essay — simple, sound, and 

 thorough.' — Daily Chronicle. 



H. B. George. BATTLES OF 

 ENGLISH HISTORY. By H. B. 

 George, M.A., Fellow of New 

 College, Oxford. With numerous 

 Plans. Third Edition. Cr. 8vo. 6s. 

 ' Mr. George has undertaken a very useful 

 task — that of making military affairs in- 

 telligible and instructive to non-military 

 readers — and has executed it with a 

 large measure of success.' — Times. 



General Literature 



S. Baring Gould. OLD COUNTRY 

 LIFE. ByS. Baring Gould. With 

 Sixty-seven Illustrations. Large Cr. 

 8vo. Eifth Edition. 6s. 

 ' " Old Country Life, "as healthy wholesome 

 reading, full of breezy life and move- 

 ment, full of quaint stories vigorously 

 told, will not be excelled by any book to 

 be published throughout the year. 

 Sound, hearty, and English to the core.' 

 — World. 



S. Baring Gould. AN OLD ENGLISH 

 HOME. By S. Baring Gould. 

 With numerous Plans and Illustra- 

 tions. Crown 8vo. 6s. 

 ' The chapters are delightfully fresh, very 

 informing, and lightened by many a good 

 story. A delightful fireside companion.' 

 — St. James's Gazette. 



S. Baring Gould. HISTORIC 

 ODDITIES AND STRANGE 



