by H. G. Wells
A LIST OF
MESSRS. METHUEN'S
PUBLICATIONS
POETRY
RUDYARD KIPLING. BARRACK-ROOM BALLADS; And Other Verses. By RUDYARDKIPLING. _Eighth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s_.
A Special Presentation Edition, bound in white buckram, with extragilt ornament. _7s. 6d_.
'Mr. Kipling's verse is strong, vivid, full of character ...Unmistakable genius rings in every line.'--_Times_.
'The disreputable lingo of Cockayne is henceforth justified before theworld; for a man of genius has taken it in hand, and has shown, beyondall cavilling, that in its way it also is a medium for literature.You are grateful, and you say to yourself, half in envy and half inadmiration: "Here is a _book_; here, or one is a Dutchman, is one ofthe books of the year." '_--National Observer_.
'"Barrack-Room Ballads" contains some of the best work that Mr.Kipling has ever done, which is saying a good deal. "Fuzzy-Wuzzy,""Gunga Din," and "Tommy," are, in our opinion, altogether superiorto anything of the kind that English literature has hithertoproduced.'--_Athenaeum_.
'The ballads teem with imagination, they palpitate with emotion. Weread them with laughter and tears; the metres throb in our pulses, thecunningly ordered words tingle with life; and if this be not poetry,what is?'--_Pall Mall Gazette_.
HENLEY. LYRA HEROIC A: An Anthology selected from the best EnglishVerse of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. By WILLIAM ERNESTHENLEY. _Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt top. 6s_.
Mr. Henley has brought to the task of selection an instinct alike forpoetry and for chivalry which seems to us quite wonderfully, and evenunerringly, right.'--_Guardian_.
"Q" THE GOLDEN POMP: A Procession of English Lyrics from Surrey toShirley, arranged by A.T. QUILLER COUCH. _Crown 8vo. Buckram. 6s_.
Also 40 copies on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo. L1, 1s_. net.
Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. _Demy 8vo. L2, 2s_. net
'A delightful volume: a really golden "Pomp."'--SPECTATOR.
'Of the many anthologies of 'old rhyme' recently made, Mr. Couch'sseems the richest in its materials, and the most artistic in itsarrangement. Mr. Couch's notes are admirable; and Messrs. Methuen areto be congratulated on the format of the sumptuous volume.'--_Realm_.
"Q." GREEN BAYS: Verses and Parodies. By "Q.," Author of 'Dead Man'sRock,' etc. _Second Edition. Fcap. 8vo. 3s. 6d._
'The verses display a rare and versatile gift of parody, great commandof metre, and a very pretty turn of humour.'--_Times_.
H.O. BEECHING. LYRA SACRA: An Anthology of Sacred Verse. Edited byH.C. BEECHING, M.A. _Crown 8vo. Buckram, gilt-top. 6s._
'An anthology of high excellence.'--_Athenaeum_.
'A charming selection, which maintains a lofty standard ofexcellence.'--_Times_.
YEATS. AN ANTHOLOGY OF IRISH VERSE. Edited by W.B. YEATS. _Crown 8vo.3s. 6d_.
'An attractive and catholic selection.'--_Times_.
'It is edited by the most original and most accomplished of modernIrish poets, and against his editing but a single objection can bebrought, namely, that it excludes from the collection his own delicatelyrics.'--_Saturday Review_.
MACKAY. A SONG OF THE SEA: MY LADY OF DREAMS, AND OTHER POEMS. By ERICMACKAY, Author of 'The Love Letters of a Violinist.' _Second Edition.Fcap. 8vo, gilt top, 5s._
'Everywhere Mr. Mackay displays himself the master of a style markedby all the characteristics of the best rhetoric. He has a keen senseof rhythm and of general balance; his verse is excellently sonorous,and would lend itself admirably to elocutionary art.... Its main meritis its "long resounding march and energy divine." Mr. Mackay is fullof enthusiasm, and for the right things. His new book is as healthfulas it is eloquent.'--_Globe_.
'Throughout the book the poetic workmanship is fine.'--_Scotsman_.
JANE BARLOW. THE BATTLE OF THE FROGS AND MICE, translated by JANEBARLOW, Author of 'Irish Idylls,' and pictured by F.D. BEDFORD. _Small4to. 6s. net_.
IBSEN. BRAND. A Drama by HENRIK IBSEN. Translated by WILLIAM WILSON._Crown 8vo. Second Edition. 3s. 6d._
'The greatest world-poem of the nineteenth century next to "Faust.""Brand" will have an astonishing interest for Englishmen. It is in thesame set with "Agamemnon," with "Lear," with the literature that wenow instinctively regard as high and holy.'--_Daily Chronicle_.
"A.G." VERSES TO ORDER. By "A.G." _Cr. 8vo. 2s. 6d net_.
A small volume of verse by a writer whose initials are well known toOxford men.
'A capital specimen of light academic poetry. These verses are verybright and engaging, easy and sufficiently witty.--_St. James'sGazette_.
Hosken. VERSES BY THE WAY. By J.D. HOSKEN. _Crown 8vo. 5s._
Gale. CRICKET SONGS. By NORMAN GALE. _Crown 8vo. Linen. 2s. 6d_.
Also a limited edition on hand-made paper. _Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net._
'As healthy as they are spirited, and ought to have a greatsuccess.'--_Times._
'Simple, manly, and humorous. Every cricketer should buy thebook.'--_Westminster Gazette._
'Cricket has never known such a singer.'--_Cricket_.
Langbridge. BALLADS OF THE BRAVE: Poems of Chivalry, Enterprise,Courage, and Constancy, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day.Edited, with Notes, by Rev. F. LANGBRIDGE. _Crown 8vo. Buckram 3s.6d_. School Edition, _2s. 6d._
'A very happy conception happily carried out. These "Ballads of theBrave" are intended to suit the real tastes of boys, and will suit thetaste of the great majority.--_Spectator_.
'The book is full of splendid things.'--_World_.