THE WORKS OF ANATOLE FRANCE 



unexpected aspect." Still, it is believed that the day has 

 come for giving f^nglish versions of all his imaginative 

 works ;is well as of his monumental study JOAN OF 

 ARC, which is undoubtedly the most discussed book in the 

 world of letters to-day. 



H MR. JOHN LANE has pleasure in announcing that 

 the following volumes are either already published or are 

 passing through the press. 



THE RED LILY 



MOTHER OF PEARL 



THE GARDEN OF EPICURUS 



THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD 



BALTHASAR 



THE WELL OF ST. CLARE 



THAIS 



THE WHITE STONE 



PENGUIN ISLAND 



THE MERRIE TALES OF JACQUES TOURNE 



BROCHE 

 JOCASTA AND THE FAMISHED CAT 

 THE ELM TREE ON THE MALL 

 THE WICKER-WORK WOMAN 

 AT THE SIGN OF THE REINE PEDAUQUE 

 THE OPINIONS OF JEROME COIGNARD 

 MY FRIEND'S BOOK 

 THE ASPIRATIONS OF JEAN SERVIEN 

 LIFE AND LETTERS (4 vols.) 

 JOAN OF ARC (2 vols.) 



f All the books will be published at 6/- each with the 

 exception of JOAN OF ARC, which will be 25/- net 

 the two volumes, with eight Illustrations. 



H The format of the volumes leaves little ro be desired. 

 The size is Demy 8vo (9 x 5^), and they arc printed from 

 Caslon type upon a paper light in weight and strong of 

 texture, with a cover design in crimson and gold, a gilt top, 

 end-papers from designs by Aubrey Beardsley and initials by 

 Henry Ospovat. In short, these are volumes for the biblio- 

 phile as well as the lover of fiction, and form perhaps the 

 cheapest library edition of copyright novels ever published, 

 for the price is only that of an ordinary novel. 



11 The translation of these books has been entrusted to 

 such competent French scholars as mr. Alfred allinson, 



