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6 MESSRS. METHUEN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS A SHORT HISTORY OF THE ROYAL NAVY, F ROM E ARLY T IMES TO THE P RESENT D AY. By D AVID H ANNAY. Illustrated. 2 Vols. Demy Zvo. >js. 61/. each. Vol. I. This book aimsat giving an account not only of the fighting wehave done at sea, but of the growth of the service, of the part the Navy hasplayed in the develop­ ment of the Empire, and of its inner life. THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY. By Lieut-Colonel C OOPER K ING, of the Staff College, Camberley. Illustrated. Demy 8vo. 7j. 6d. This volume aims at describing the nature of the different armies that have been formed in Great Britain, and how from the early and feudal levies the present standing army cameto be. The changes in tactics, uniform,and armament are briefly touched upon, and the campaigns in which the army has shared have been so far followed as to explain the part played by British regiments in them. General Literature THE OLD ENGLISH HOME. By S. B ARING -G OULD. With numerous Plans and Illustrations. Crown Svo. Js. 6d. This book,like Mr. Baring-Gould's well-known'Old CountryLife," describes the life and environment of an old English family. OXFORD AND ITS COLLEGES. By J. W ELLS, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Wadham College. Illustrated by E. II. N EW. Fcap. Svo. 2 s - Leather, 4.9. This is a guide—chiefly historical—to the Colleges of Oxford. It contains numerous illustrations. VOCES ACADEMICS. By C. G RANT R OBERTSON , M.A., Fellow of All Souls', Oxford. With a Frontispiece, Fcap. Svo. 3 J - 6 ^ This is a volume of light satirical dialogues and should be read by all who are inter­ ested in the life of Oxford. A PRIMER OF WORDSWORTH. By L AURIE M AGNUS. Crown Svo. 2s. 6d. This volume is uniform with the Primers of Tennyson and Burns, and contains a concise biography ofthe poet, a critical appreciation of his work in detail,and a bibliography. NEO-MALTHUSIANISM. By R. USSHER, M.A. Cr. Svo. 6s. This book deals with a very delicatebut most important matter, namely, the volun­ tary limitation ofthe family, andhow such action affectsmorality, the individual, and the nation. PRIMAEVAL SCENES. By H. N. H UTCHINSON, B.A., F.G.S., Author of 'Extinct Monsters,' 'Creatures of Other Days,' 'Pre­ historic Man and Beast,' etc. With numerous Illustrations drawn by J OHN II ASSALL and F RED. V. B URRIDGE. 4to. 6s. A set of twenty drawings, with short text to each, to illustrate the humorous aspects of pre-historic times. They are carefully planned by the author so as to be scientifically and archasologically correct and at the same timeamusing.