In course of preparation.

I. CLASSICS.

1. Sophocles. By the Rev. LEWIS CAMPBELL, M.A., Professor of Greek at St. Andrews, formerly Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.

2. Homer, Iliad I-XII.

By D. B. MONRO, M.A.,

Fellow and Tutor of Oriel College, Oxford.

3.

XIII-XXIV.

4. Homer, Odyssey I-XII. By the Rev. W. W. MERRY, M.A., Fellow and Lecturer of Lincoln College, Oxford; and the late Rev. J. RIDDELL, M.A., Fellow of Balliol College.

5.

XIII-XXIV.

M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.

By ROBINSON ELLIS,

6. A Golden Treasury of Greek Prose, being a col

lection of the finest passages in the principal Greek Prose Writers, with Introductory Notices and Notes. By R. S. WRIGHT, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, and J. E. L. SHADWELL, B. A., Student of Christ Church.

7. Horace.

With English Notes and Introduction. By the Rev. E. WICKHAM, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of New College, Oxford. Also a small edition for Schools.

8. Livy I-X. By J. R. SEELEY, M.A., Fellow of

Christ's College, Cambridge; Professor of Latin, University College,
London. Also a small edition for Schools.

9. Cicero. Select Letters. By the Rev. A. WATSON, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Brasenose College, Oxford.

10. Cicero. The Philippic Orations. By the Rev. J. R.

KING, M.A., formerly Fellow and Tutor of Merton College, Oxford.

II. A Silver Treasury of Latin Poetry, being a collection of passages from the less known Latin Poets. By the Rev. NORTH PINDER, M.A., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford. [In the Press. 12. Selections from Xenophon (for Schools). With English Notes and Maps. By J. S. PHILLPOTTS, B.C.L., Fellow of New College, Oxford; Assistant Master in Rugby School.

13. The Commentaries of C. Jul. Caesar (for Schools).

Part I. The Gallic War, with English Notes, &c., by CHARLES E. MOBERLY, M.A., Assistant Master in Rugby School; formerly Scholar of Balliol College.

Also, to follow: Part II. The Civil War: by the same Editor.

14. Select Epistles of Cicero and Pliny (for Schools). With English Notes, by the Rev. C. E. PRICHARD, MA, formerly Fellow of Balliol College.

15. Selections from Plato (for Schools). With English Notes, by the Rev. B. JOWETT, M.A, Regius Professor of Greek, and J. PURVES, B.A., Fellow and Lecturer of Balliol College.

16. The Elements of Greek Accentuation (for Schools): abridged from his larger work by H. W. CHANDLER, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Pembroke College, Oxford. [In the Press. 17. Cornelius Nepos (for Schools). With English Notes, by OSCAR BROWNING, M.A, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Assistant Master at Eton College.

18. Theocritus (for Schools). With English Notes, by the Rev. H. SNow. M.A., Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Assistant Master at Eton College.

19. Aristotle's Politics. By W. L. NEWMAN, M.A., Fellow and Lecturer of Balliol College, Oxford.

20. Thucydides. By H. NETTLESHIP, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College, Oxford.

21. Ovid. Selections for the use of Schools. Being a new edition of a work by the late Professor Ramsay. Edited by G. G. RAMSAY, M.A., The College, Glasgow.

II. MENTAL AND MORAL PHILOSOPHY.

[In the Press.

1. The Elements of Deductive Logic, designed mainly for the use of Junior Students in the Universities. By the Rev. I. FOWLER, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Lincoln College, Oxford. (Crown 8vo., cloth, price 3s. 6d.) [Just published.

III. MATHEMATICS.

1. An Elementary Treatise on Quaternions. By P. G. TAIT, M.A., Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh; formerly Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge.

2. A Course of Lectures on Pure Geometry.

In the Press.

By H. J. STEPHEN SMITH, M.A., F.R.S., Fellow of Balliol College, and
Savilian Professor of Geometry in the University of Oxford.

IV. HISTORY.

1. A History of Germany and of the Empire, down to the close of the Middle Ages. By J. BRYCE, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford.

2. A History of British India. By S. OWEN, M.A., Lee's Reader in Law and History, Christ Church; and Reader in Indian Law in the University of Oxford.

3. A History of Greece. By E. A. FREEMAN, M.A., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.

4. A Constitutional History of England.

By the

Rev. W. STUBBS, M.A., formerly Fellow of Trinity College, and Regius
Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford.

5. A History of Germany, from the Reformation. By

ADOLPHUS W. WARD, M.A., Fellow of St. Peter's College, Cambridge;
Professor of History, Owen's College, Manchester.

V. LAW.

1. The Institutes of Justinian, with Notes and an English Translation. By J. BRYCE, M.A., Fellow of Oriel College,

Oxford.

2. Commentaries on Roman Law; from the original

and the best modern sources. In Two Volumes, demy 8vo. By H. J. ROBY, M.A., formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge; Professor of Law at University College, London.

VI. PHYSICAL SCIENCE.

1. Natural Philosophy. In Four Volumes. By Sir W. THOMSON, LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.S., Professor of Natural Philosophy, Glasgow, and P. G. TAIT, M.A., Professor of Natural Philosophy, Edinburgh; formerly Fellows of St. Peter's College, Cambridge. [Vol. I. nearly ready. 2. By the same Authors, a smaller Work on the

same subject, forming a complete Introduction to it, so far as it can be carried out with Elementary Geometry and Algebra.

3. Forms of Animal Life. By G ROLLESTON, M.D.,

F.R.S., Linacre Professor of Physiology, Oxford. Illustrated by Descriptions and Drawings of Dissections.

[In the Press. 4. On Laboratory Practice. By A. VERNON HARCOURT, M.A., Lee's Reader in Chemistry at Christ Church, and H. G. MADAN, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.

5. Geology. By J. PHILLIPS, M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S., Professor of Geology, Oxford.

6. Mechanics. By the Rev. B. PRICE, M.A., F.R.S.,

F.R.A.S., Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, and Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy.

7. Acoustics. By W. F. DONKIN, M.A., F.R.S., Savilian Professor of Astronomy, Oxford.

8. Optics. By R. B. CLIFTON, M.A., F.R.A.S., Professor of Experimental Philosophy, Oxford; formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge.

9. Electricity. By W. ESSON, M.A., Fellow and

Mathematical Lecturer of Merton College, Oxford.

10. Crystallography. By M. H. N. STORY-MASKELYNE, MA. Professor of Minera g. Oxford; and Deputy-Keeper, British MI

11. Mineralogy. By the same Author.

12. Physiological Physics. By G. GRIFFITH, M.A., the Brisa Association, and Natural Science Master, Harrow Schoo

13. Magnetism.

VIL ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. L. On the Principles of Grammar. By the Rev. E. TERING, M.A., Had Master of Uppingham School.

Also, by the same Author, a Gradual, designed to serve as an Exercise and Composition Book in the English Language. 2. The Philology of the English Tongue. By the Rev. J. EARLE, MA.. formerly Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, and Professor of Angio-Saxon.

3. Specimens of the Scottish Language; being a Series

of Annotated Extracts llustrative of the Literature and Philology of the Lowland Tongue from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century. With Introduction and Glossary. By A. H. BURGESS, A.M.

4. Reading Books.

[In the Press.

By the Author of Mademoiselle Mori."

Part i. For Little Children, in bold type.

Part . For Junior Classes in Schools.

Part iii.

Part iv. For the Higher Classes in Schools.

5. Typical Selections from the best English Authors

from the Sixteenth to the Nineteenth Century, (to serve as a higher Reading Book,) with Introductory Notices and Notes, being a Contribution towards a History of English Literature.

VIII. FRENCH. By Mons. JULES BUÉ,

Honorary M.A. of Oxford; Taylorian Teacher of French, Oxford;
Examiner in the Oxford Local Examinations from 1858.

1. A French Grammar. A complete Theory of the French Language, with the rules in French and English, and numerous Examples to serve as first Exercises in the Language.

2. A French Grammar Test. A Book of Exercises on French Grammar; each Exercise being preceded by Grammatical Questions.

3. Exercises in Translation No. 1, from French into English, with general rules on Translation; and containing Notes, Hints, and Cautions, founded on a comparison of the Grammar and Genius of the two Languages.

4. Exercises in Translation No. 2, from English

into French, on the same plan as the preceding book.

FRENCH CLASSICS. BY GUSTAVE MASSON, B.A.,

Univ. Gallic., Assistant Master in Harrow School.

1. Vol. I. Corneille : Cinna. Molière: Les Femmes Savantes. With Fontenelle's Life of Corneille and Notes.

[In the Press. 2. Vol. II. Racine: Athalie. Corneille: Le Menteur,

With Louis Racine's Life of his Father.

3. Vol. III. Molière: Les Fourberies de Scapin.

Racine: : Andromaque. With Voltaire's Life of Molière.

4. Selections from the Correspondence of Madame

de Sévigné. (Intended more especially for girls' schools.) 5. Selections from modern French Authors.

IX. ART.

1. A Treatise on Harmony. By the Rev. Sir F. A.

GORE OUSELEY, Bart., M.A., Mus. Doc., Professor of Music, Oxford. [In the Press. 2. A Handbook of Pictorial Art. With numerous Illustrations and Practical Advice. By the Rev. R. ST. JOHN TYRWHITT, M.A., formerly Student and Tutor of Christ Church.

X. ENGLISH CLASSICS.

Designed to meet the wants of Students in English Literature: under the superintendence of the Rev. J. S. BREWER, M.A., of Queen's College, Oxford, and Professor of English Literature at King's College, London.

THERE are two dangers to which the student of English literature is exposed at the outset of his task ;-his reading is apt to be too narrow or too diffuse.

Out of the vast number of authors set before him in books professing to deal with this subject he knows not which to select; he thinks he must read a little of all; he soon abandons so hopeless an attempt; he ends by contenting himself with second-hand information; and professing to study English literature, he fails to master a single English author.

On the other hand, by confining his attention to one or two writers, or to one special period of English literature, the student narrows his view of it; he fails to grasp the subject as a whole; and in so doing misses one of the chief objects of his study.