2 Mr. Edward Arnold'% Autumn Announcements. 



THE REMINISCENCES OF ADMIRAL 

 MONTAGU. 



With Illustrations. One Volume. Demy Svo., cloth. 15s. net. 



The Author of this entertaining book, Admiral the Hon. Victor 

 Montagu, has passed a long life divided between the amusements 

 of aristocratic society in this country and the duties of naval 

 service afloat in many parts of the world. His memory recalls 

 many anecdotes of well-known men — among them the famous 

 ' Waterloo ' Marquis of Anglesey, who was his grandfather, Lord 

 Sydney, Sir Harry Keppel, Sir Edmund Lyons, Hobart Pasha, 

 and others. Admiral Montagu is a distinguished yachtsman, 

 and a well-known figure at Cowes, which forms the scene of some 

 extremely interesting episodes. He was honoured with the 

 personal friendship of the late King Edward VH. and of the 

 German Emperor, by whom his seamanship, as well as his social 

 qualities, was highly esteemed. As a sportsman he has some- 

 thing to say about shooting, fishing, hunting, and cricket, and his 

 stories of life in the great country houses where he was a frequent 

 guest have a flavour of their own. The Admiral had no love for 

 'the Cit}',' and his denunciation of the pitfalls that await amateur 

 'children in finance' will have many sympathizers. He is a type 

 of the real British sailor, and is at his best in recording naval 

 exploits and adventures, of which a goodly number fell to his lot. 



CLARA NOVELLO'S REMINISCENCES. 



With an Introductory IVIemoir by 

 ARTHUR DUKE COLERIDGE. 



Illustrated. One Volume. Demy Svo. los. 6d. net. 



The forthcoming Reminiscences of Clara No\ello were compiled by 

 her daughter, Contessa Valeria Gigliucci, from the great singer's manu- 

 script notes. They give charmingly vivid pictures of her early life, when 

 Charles Lamb and all manner of distinguished literary and musical 

 people were frequent guests at her father's house. After her mar- 

 riage with Count Gigliucci she lived in Italy, and there are various 

 interesting side-lights on the stirring times of the Risorgimento and 

 the unification of the kingdom of Italy. 



The reminiscences are written in a pleasant, talkative style, with- 

 out any great literary pretensions, and are marked by singular 

 modesty and refinement. As the writer takes it for granted that the 

 surroundings of music in her day are familiar to all her readers, it 



