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The Parson's Pleasance. By p. H. DITCHFIELD. 



M.A., F.S.A., F.R.S.L., F.R.Hist.S., Author of " The Old- 

 time Parson," etc. With 27 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 

 ios. 6d. net. 



Daily Telegraph. " All lovers of the leisurely essay will here 

 find a book after their own hearts." 



Wagner at Home. Fully translated from the French 

 of Judith Gautier by EFFIE DUNREITH MASSIE. With 

 9 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. IDS. 6d. net. 

 Tatler. " The whole book is very interesting indeed." 



Yvette Guilbert : Struggles and Victories. 



By YVETTE GUILBERT and HAROLD SIMPSON. Pro- 

 fusely illustrated with Caricatures, Portraits, Facsimiles of 

 Letters, etc. Demy 8vo. 105. 6d. net. 

 Daily Telegraph. " The volume is a real delight all through." 



A Century of Great Actors (17501850). 



By CECIL FERARD ARMSTRONG, Author of "The 

 Dramatic Author's Companion," etc. With 16 Illustra- 

 tions. Demy 8vo< ios. 6d. net. 



Standard. " An interesting series of pithy biographies 

 concise and entertaining." 



World. " An interesting and useful book." 



A Century of Famous Actresses (1750-1850). 



By HAROLD SIMPSON, Author of "Yvette Guilbert." 



"A Century of Ballads," etc., and MRS. CHARLES 



BRAUN. With 18 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. ios. 6d. net. 



Illustrated London News. " We have seen no book of bygone 



actors giving a better idea of their acting." 



A Century of Ballads (18101910), Their 

 Composers and Singers. By HAROLD SIMPSON. 



With 49 Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 105. 6d. net. Popular 

 Edition. Large Crown 8vo. 6s. 



Daily Express. " Deals brightly with a most fascinating 

 subject." 



Home Life in Hellas : Greece and the Greeks. 



By Z. DUCKETT FERRIMAN. With 19 Illustrations. 



Demy 8vo. 85. net. 



Morning Post. " Possesses the great merit of being written by 

 an author who not only knows but also sympathises with the 

 people whose life he describes." 



