LA TE L Y PUBLISHED,
I.
WHAT T.F.T) TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE
SOURCE OF THE NILE.
By JOHN HANNING SPEKE, Captain H.M. Indian Army.
Octavo, with Maps, &c., 14s.
“ Every paragraph, to those specially interested in geographical discoveries,
will prove eminently attractive, and will tend, no doubt, to lay the foundation of
accurate information concerning a country which, under its natural aspects, is
so beautiful and so prolifio in its productions, and demands, on many grounds,
the attention of the European. Joln Bull. ,
“ Will be read with peculiar interest, as it mates the record of ms travels complete,
and, at the same time, heightens, if possible, our admiration of his indomitable
perseverance as well as tact.”—Ditpatch.
n.
J OURNAL
CW THE
DISCOVERY OF THE SOURCE OF THE NILE.
By JOHN HANNING SPEKE, Captain H.M. Indian Army. With a
Map of Eastern Equatorial Africa by Captain Sp e k e ; Numerous
Illustrations, chiefly from Drawings by Captain Gr a n t ; and Portraits,
Engraved on Steel, of Captains Speke and Grant.
Octavo, price 21s.
“ The volume which Captain Speke has presented to the world possesses more
than a geographical interest. It is a monument of perseverance, courage and
temper displayed under difficulties which have perhaps never been equalled. —
^ “ Captain Speke has not written a noble book so much as he has done a noble
deed. The volume which records his vast achievement is but the minor fact the
history of his discovery, not the discovery itself; yet even as a literary performance
it is worthy of very high praise. I t is wholly free from the traces of book-
manufacture. . . . It is, however, a great story that is thus plainly told; a story
of which nearly all the interest lies in the strange facts related, and, more than
all in the crowning fact that it frees us, in a large degree, from a geographical
puzzle which had excited the curiosity of mankind—of the most illustrious emperors
and communities—from very early times.”—Aliausum.,
“ This volume of Captain Speke’s, in which he establishes beyond dispute his
right to the honour of a discovery which had engaged the attention and curiosity
of men from the earliest ages, is not only a record of that discovery—it is
a monument of heroic persistency under circumstances the most appalling, and
a treasury of new and surprising knowledge of many kinds. More enchanting
than a fairytale, more exciting than a novel, its greatest charm is yet that
every word of it is true, and its thrilling revelations are recounted with a modesty
which is, we suppose, as characteristic of true genius as it is of real bravery.
Daily News. _____________
MESSRS BLACKWOOD & SONS’
R E C E N T P U B L IC A T IO N S .
—— *——
CORNELIUS O’DOWU UPON MEN
AND WOMEN,
AND OTHER THINGS IN GENERAL. Originally published in ‘Blackwood’s
Magazine.’ One Volume, Crown Octavo. 10s. 6d.
“ The flashes of the author’s wit must not blind us to the ripeness of his wisdom,
nor the general playfulness of his O’Dowderies allow us to forget the ample evidence
that underneath them lurks one of the most earnest and observaut spirits of the
present time.”—Daily Review. *
“ In truth one of tfib most delightful volumes of personal reminiscence it has ever
been our fortune to peruse.”—The Globe.
“ One of the pleasantest companions we know. I t would be difficult to find his fellow
among the writers of ^the day for the combination of richness of humour, variety
of information, and experience of life.”—The Reader.
PROEESSOR AYTOUN’S
LAYS OP TEE SCOTTISH CAVALIERS.
' ILLUSTRATED BY J . NOEL PATON, R.S.A.
S m a ll Quarto, printed on Toned Paper, bound in gilt cloth, 21s.
“ The artists have excelled themselves in the engravings which they have furnished.
Seizing the spirit of Mr Aytoun’s ‘Ballads,’ as, perhaps none but Scotchmen
could have seized it, they have thrown their whole strength into the work with a
heartiness which others would do well to imitate. Whoever there may be that
does not already know these I Lays,’ we recommend at once to make their acquaintance
in this edition, wherein author and artist illustrate each other as kindred spirits
should.”—Standard. ' .,.
“ Of all our illustrated books there has been none so magnificent as this. . . .
This is a beautiful book. There was never a Christmas book like i t ; and we lay it
down with a reluctance which is not the most common feeling of the reviewer. —
This is on the whole, one of the very best of the -Christmas books, and certainly
one which puts forth high artistic claims.”—Saturday Review.
ESSAYS ON SOCIAL SUBJECTS.
From t h e ‘ Saturday R ev iew . ’ Crown Octavo. 7s. 6d. Second Edition.
« In their own way of simple, straightforward reflection upon life; the present
century has produced no essays better than these.” Examiner.
“ We shall welcome the author again if he has more to say on topics which he
treats “ Wseo hwaevleL ”n—oGt huaadrd iaasn .p leasant a .bo.ok. fo r somet.i.m e. The felicity of the styl.e,
the purity of the English in which it happens to be written, would alone justify
the fulness of our extracts.”—Daily Review.