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32 32 BOOKS PUBLISHED BY Two Vols. 8vo, cloth extra, with Illustrations, ios. 6d. Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men. Translated from the Greek, with Notes Critical and Historical, and a Life of Plutarch, by JOHN and WILLIAM LANGHORNR. New Edition, with Medallion Portraits. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, with Portrait and Illustrations, 7*. 6</. Poe' s Choice Prose and Poetical Works. With BAUDELAIRE'S "Essay." " Poe stands as much alone among verse-writers as Salvator Rosa among painters. "SPECTATOR. Crown Svo, cloth extra, Illustrated, 7^. 6d. The Life of Edgar Allan Poe. By WILLIAM F. GILL. With numerous Illustrations and Facsimiles. Demy Svo, cloth extra, 12s. 6d. Proctor's Myths and Marvels of Astro- nomy. By RICHARD A. PROCTOR, Author of "Other Worlds than Ours," &c. " ]Ir. Proctor, ivho is "well and ividcly known for his faculty of Popularising the latest results of the science of which he is a master, has brought together in these fascinating chapters a curious collection of popular beliefs concerning divination bv the stars, the influences of t/ie moon, the destination of the comets, the constellation figures, and the habitation of other -worlds than ours." DAILY NEWS. Crown Svo, cloth extra, 5-r. Prometheus the Fire-Giver ; An attempted Restoration of the Lost First Part of the Trilogy of yEschylus. " Another illustration of that classical revival which is due in no small degree to the influence of Mr. Swinburne. . . . Much really fine writing, and much appreciation of the sEschylean spirit." HOME NEWS. " Well written in parts soft, spirited, and vigorous, according to requirement." TI.I.I-STRATED LONDON NEWS. In Two Series, small 4to, blue and gold, gilt edges, 6s. each. Puniana ; or, Thoughts Wise and Other- Why's. A New Collection of Riddles, Conundrums, Jokes, Sells, &c. In Two Series, each containing 3000 of the best Riddles, 10,000 most outrageous Puns, and upwards of Fifty beautifully executed Drawings by the Editor, the Hon. HUGH ROWLEY. Each Series is Complete in itself. "A witty, droll) and most amusing work, profusely and elegantly illustrated" STANDARD.