THE ISLE OF MAN. By Agnes Herbert, 

 Author of " Two Dianas in Somaliland " and 

 " Two Dianas in Alaska " (in collaboration 

 with a Shikari). With 32 full-page Illustra- 

 tions in colour by Donald Maxwell. Demy 

 8vo. loi-. dd, net. 



*^* Hitherto our journeys with Diana of Somali- 

 land fame have been to distant lands, where " the great 

 waste places " merge 2vith the far-fu7ig line of zuilderness, 

 but on this travel-tour Miss Herbert takes her readers 

 Oft a?i alluring ramble over her island set in the Irish 

 Sea, the fascinating little world tuhose rocky shore is 

 beloved of so very matiy. In swift baninous aerial 

 phrases, a?id glintitig flashes of nature'' s metaphors, 

 *^ the qualities of the isle ^' are brought to our notice ifi 

 engaging kaleidoscopic array, and this magnetic colour 

 book, touched by remembrance, will appeal to all who 

 have ever seen Manxland, and ?nake those who stand 

 upon the order of their going, go at o?tce. Of the charms 

 and natural beautifs, the ancient and royal history of 

 the small territory of the Phynnodderees and mermaids, 

 custo?ns grave and gay, worthies high and loiv. Miss 

 Herbert writes as one who holds them dear. The inter- 

 mediate something between a thought a?id a thing is 

 provided by Mr. Maxwell. The Immortal One asked 

 ^^ Dost thou love pictures?'''' ^' Here, then, are works 

 of air, earth, sea, and sufi,^' full of picturesque character, 

 and artistic purpose — an idyll of Manx beauty. 



STAINED GLASS TOURS IN ENGLAND. 

 By C. E. Sherrill, Author of '• Stained Glass 

 Tours in France." With 15 full-page Illus- 

 trations. Demy 8vo. 7^. 6d. net. 



*^* There are here set forth a series of delightful 

 excursions in search of stained glass. Although the 

 writer brings to this book thorough kfiowledge of his 

 subject, he suppresses as 7nuch as possible of technical 

 detail, ajid his artistic enthusiasDi is so catholic that 

 afiy one interested in the fascinating remains of the 

 historic past will find delight in rambling with him 

 thfvtigh the cathedrals, churches, universities, guild- 

 halls, etc., visited in the course of the tours here described. 

 It is the first attempt to tell those who love stained glass 

 ruhere they tnay find the best examples iti Englarid a?ui 

 how they may most easily be visited. Many novel bits 

 of history, etc., are introduced, so that the book is not 

 only a useful and valuable companion to the traveller, 

 but is likewise distinctly readable beside the library fire. 



