2 NEW BOOKS 



THE HISTORICAL TALES AND LEGENDS OF 

 A YRSHIRE. By WILLIAM ROBERTSON. Post 8vo. 

 Price 53. 



The County of Ayr is especially rich in story and tradition. In 

 the centuries when feudal strife was rampant, the great county 

 families maintc^ted ct^seless activity in their warrings with one 

 another. And the result of their plots, raids, enmities, machina- 

 tions, and contests are to be seen in the existing social life in Ayr- 

 shire. The volume presents a series of historical tales and legends 

 illustrative of the feudal and early social history of the shire. In 

 every instance the author deals with facts of an intensely interesting 

 nature. 



EARLY SCOTTISH METRICAL TALES. Edited 

 by DAVID L&*NG, LL.D. Post 8vo. Price 6s. 



Extremely interesting early metrical tales in the original spelling, 

 with valuable notes by the distinguished antiquary who collected the 

 tales and issued the first edition of the book. The tales are thirteen 

 in number, and comprise such as "TAe History of Sir Gray Steill" 

 " The 1 'ales of the Priests of Peblis," " The History of a Lord and 

 his Three Sons" etc., etc. 



BRITISH TRADE; or, CERTAIN CONDITIONS 

 OF OUR NATIONAL PROSPERITY. By 

 PROFESSOR JOHN KIRK. Crown 8vo. Price 45. 6d 



A companion volume to " Social Politics," by the same author, 

 and now out of print. Regarding the latter volume, Ruskin says : 

 ' ' / had no notion mj"'lf, till the other day, what the facts were in 

 this matter. Get if you can, Professor Kirtts 'Social Politics? 

 and read for a begi\t.?ing his zist Chapter on Land and Liquor, 

 and then as you havs leisure all the book carefully." FORS 

 CLAVIGERA, March, 1873. 



SPOR TING A NECL: TES. Being Anecdotal Annals, 

 Description,., and Incidents relating to Sport and 

 Gambling. Edited by " ELLANGOWAN." Post 8vo. 

 Price 55. 



An entirely new and most interesting collection of anecdotes, 

 relating to all sections of sporting life and character, such as horse- 

 racing, boxing, golfing, jockeys, cover-shooting, gambling, betting, 

 cock-fighting, pedestrianism, fiat-racing, coursing, fox-hunting, 

 angling, card-playing, billiards, etc., etc. 



THE LIFE OF JOHN KNOX. By THOMAS 

 M'CRIE, D.D. Demy 8vo. Stiff Paper Boards. 

 Price is. 6d. 



A cheap edition of this important work. The life of Knox com- 

 prises a history of Scotland at one of the most critical petiods, 

 namely that of the Reformation. 



