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SlirTEMBER 1897. MESSRS . METHUEN' S A N N O U N C E M E N T S P o e t r y SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by GEORGE WYNDH AM, M.P. Crown %vo. Buckram. 6s. This_ is a volume of the sonnets and lesser poems of Shakespeare, and is prefaced with an elaborate Introductionby Mr. Wyndham, ENGLISH LYRICS. Selected and Edited by W. E. H ENLEY. Crown Zvo.Buckram, 6s. Also 15 copies on Japanese paper. Demy 8vo. £2, 2s. net. Few announcements willbe more welcome to lovers of English versethan the one that Mr. Henley is bringing together into one book the finest lyrics in our language. NURSERY RHYMES. With many Coloured Pictures. By F. D. BEDFORD. Small ^io. 6s. This book has many beautiful designs in colour to illustrate the old rhymes. THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER. A Translation by J. G. CORDERY. Crown Zvo. IOJ. 6d. Travel and Adventure BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. By Sir H. H. JOHNSTON, K.C.B. With nearly Two Hundred Illustrations, and Six Maps. Crozvn \to. 30J. net. C ONTENTS.—(1) TheHistory of Nyasaland and British Central Africa generally. (2) A detailed description ofthe races and languages of British Central Africa. (3) Chapters on the European settlers and missionaries; the Fauna, the Flora, minerals, and scenery. (4) A chapter on the prospects of the country. WITH THE GREEKS IN THESSALY. By W. K INNAIRD ROSE, Renter's Correspondent. With Plans and 23 Illustrations. Crown Svo,6s. A history of the operations InThessaly by one whosebrilliant despatches from the seat of war attracteduniversal attention. THE MASSACRE IN BENIN. By C APTAIN B OISRAGON. With Maps, etc. Crown Svo. 3s. 6d. This volume is written by one of the two survivors who escaped the terrible massacre in Benin at the beginningof this year. The author relates in detail his adventures andhis extraordinary escape, andadds a descriptionof the country and of the events which led up to the outbreak.