MEMOIRS, BIOGRAPHIES, Etc. 
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SOPHIE DAWES, QUEEN OF CHANTILLY. 
By Violette M. Montagu. Author of “The Scottish College in 
Paris,” etc. With a Photogravure Frontispiece and 16 other 
Illustrations and Three Plans. Demy 8vo. 1 2s. 6d. net. 
*.** Amon^ the many queens of France, queens by right of marriage with the 
reigning sovereign, queens of beauty or of intrigue, the name of Sophie Dawes, 
the daughter of humble fisherfolk in the Isle of Wight, better known as “the 
notorious Mme. de Feucheres,” “The Queen of Chantilly” and “The Montespan 
de Saint Leu” in the land which she chose as a suitable sphere in which to 
exercise her talents for money-making and tor getting on in the world, stand 
forth as a proof of what a woman’s will can accomplish when that will is ac- 
companied with an uncommon share of intelligence. 
TRAVELS WITHOUT BAEDEKER. By Ardern 
Beaman. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. net. 
*** An entertaining book of unconventional travel— unconventional as the 
author progressed more on the lines of a tramp than a tourist, from Aden to 
Port Said, afterwards through Cairo and Alexandria, then on to Jaffa and 
Jerusalem, then into Greece and Turkey, and finally on to Venice. He con- 
stantly travelled third class amongst crowds of filthy natives and on at least one 
occasion made a steamer voyage in the steerage, but he had experiences he could 
not have obtained in any other way, and kept a light heart and amused 
countenance through it all. 
MADAME DE BRINVILLIERS AND HER 
TIMES. 1630-1676. By Hugh Stokes. With a Photogravure 
Frontispiece and 16 other Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. net. 
***The name of Marie Marguerite d’Aubray, Marquise de Brinvilliers, is 
famous in the annals ot crime, but the true history of her career is little known. 
A woman of birth and rank, she was also a remorseless poisoner, and her trial 
was one of the most sensational episodes of the early reign of Louis XIV. The 
author was attracted to this curious subject by Charles le Brun’s realistic sketch 
of the unhappy Marquise as she appeared on her way to execution. This chef 
d oeuvre of misery and agony forms the frontispiece to the volume, and strikes a 
fitting keynote to an absorbing story of human passion and wrong-doing. 
GLIMPSES OF INDIAN BIRDS. By Douglas 
Dewar. Demy 8vo. 7s. 6d. net. 
The author of “Jungle Folk” and “Birds of the Plains” has written 
another volume which will be welcomed by all lovers of the subject in which 
Mr. Dewar has specialised so successfully. The book is written in the pleasant 
style which lays stress on all the intimate habits and quaint characteristics of ihe 
birds ot India. The author dedicates his book to ex-President Roosevelt, who 
has always shown a keen appreciation of Mr. Dewar’s research. 
ANNALS OF A YORKSHIRE HOUSE. From 
the Papers of a Macaroni and his kindred. By A. M. W. Stirling, 
author of “Coke of Norfolk and his Friends.” With 33 
Illustrations, including 3 in Colour and 3 in Photogravure. 
Demy 8vo. 2 vols. 32s. net. 
MARGARET OF FRANCE: DUCHESS OF 
SAVOY, 1523-1574. By Winifred Stephens. With a 
Photogravure Frontispiece and 1 6 other Illustrations. Demy 8vo. 
1 2s. 6d. net. 
