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hunting songs of Cheshire and other counties have long earned him the title of the 'poet-leureate' of the hunting field."—Sporting Gazette.

—— Poems and Epigrams. Crown 8vo. only 250 printed, 7s. 6d.

—— Twenty-Two Sonnets. Small 4to. 11 full-page illustrations, 12s. 6d.

WARWICK, ARTHUR. Spare Minutes; or, Resolved Meditations and Premeditated Resolutions. Edited by the Rev. W. J. Loftie. 18mo, uniform with "Divine Breathings." 1s. 6d.

"This is a delightful little book, printed at the Chiswick Press, elegantly attired, rivalling the conciseness of its literary style in its typography and binding; so that he who has not too many spare minutes may well carry these about with him in his waistcoat-pocket.—St. James's Gazette.

WILBERFORCE, R. T. The Five Empires; an Outline of Ancient History. Fifteenth Edition. 12mo. maps and plates, 3s. 6d.

"When a book has reached its fifteenth edition it passes beyond the limits of criticism and can speak for itself. The work before us is well known, and of its usefulness there can be no question."—Church and State.

"It is unnecessary to make many comments on a volume which has been so widely successful as Mr. Wilberforce's 'Five Empires.'"—Pall Mall Gazette.

WINSCOM, CAVE. Tsoé, and other Poems. 12mo. 3s. 6d.

—— Waves and Caves, and other Poems. 12mo. 3s. 6d.

—— Camden, and other Poems. 12mo. 3s. 6d.

—— Wild Oats. Square 12mo. 2s. 6d.

YACHTSMAN'S HOLIDAYS, A; or, Cruising in the West Highlands. By the "Governor." Second Edition. Crown 8vo. cloth, with illustrations on wood, 5s.

"Although the 'Governor,' in his brief preface, modestly affects to apologize for the nationel absence of humour, in reality he shows a quick perception of comic sides of character; and, as he can tell a capitel story, he makes his narrative very amusing. He takes off the islanders and their broken Anglo-Saxon vernacular in a manner that would do credit to Mr. William Black. . . . . Altogether, the little volume is greatly to be recommended to any adventurer in those