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MEMOIRS, BIOGRAPHIES, ETC, n NEW LETTERS OF THOMAS CARLYLE. Edited and Annotated by ALEXANDER CARLYLE, with Notes and an Introduction and numerous Illustrations. In Two Volumes. Demy 8vo. 251. net. Pall Mall Gazette." To the portrait of the man, Thomas, these letters do really add value ; we can learn to respect and to like him the more for the genuine goodness of his personality." Mtrning Leader. "These volumes open the very heart of Carlyle." Literary World." It is then Carlyle, the nobly filial son, we see in these letters ; Carlyle, the generous and affectionate brother, the loyal and warm-hearted friend, . . . and above all, Carlyle as the tender and faithful lover of his wife." Daily Telegraph. "The letters are characteristic enough of the Carlyle we know : very picturesque and entertaining, full of extravagant emphasis, written, as a rule, at fever heat, eloquently rabid and emotional." THE NEMESIS OF FROUDE : a Rejoinder to " My Relations with Carlyle." By SIR JAMES CRICHTON BROWNE and ALEXANDER CARLYLE. Demy 8vo. $s. 6d. net. Glasgow Herald. ". . . The book practically accomplishes its task of reinstating Carlyle ; as an attack on Froude it is overwhelming." Public Opinion. "The main object of the book is to prove that Froude believed a myth and betrayed his trust. That aim has been achieved." NEW LETTERS AND MEMORIALS OF JANE WELSH CARLYLE. A Collection of hitherto Unpublished Letters. Annotated by THOMAS CARLYLE, and Edited by ALEXANDER CARLYLE, with an Introduction by Sir JAMES CRICHTON BROWNE, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., numerous Illustrations drawn in Litho- graphy by T. R. WAY, and Photogravure Portraits from hitherto unreproduced Originals. In Two Volumes. Demy 8vo. 251. net. Westminster Gazette. " Few letters in the language have in such perfection the qualities which good letters should possess. Frank, gay, brilliant, indiscreet, immensely clever, whimsical, and audacio_us, they reveal a character which, with whatever alloy of human infirmity, must endear itself to any reader of understanding." World. "Throws a deal of new light on the domestic relations of the Sage of Chelsea. They also contain the full text of Mrs. Carlyle's fascinating journal, and her own ' humorous and quaintly candid ' narrative of her first love-affair." Daily News. " Every page . . . scintillates with keen thoughts, biting criticisms, flashing phrases, and touches of bright comedy." EMILE ZOLA : NOVELIST AND REFORMER. An Account of his Life, Work, and Influence. By E. A. VIZETELLY. With numerous Illustrations, Portraits, etc. Demy 8vo. 2 is. net. Morning- Post. "Mr. Ernest Vizetelly has given . . . a very true insight into the aims, character, and life of the novelist." Athenaum. ". . . Exhaustive and interesting." M.A.P. ". . . will stand as the classic biography of Zola." Star. " This ' Life' of Zola is a very fascinating book." Acade-my. " It was inevitable that the authoritative life of Emile Zola should be from the pen of E. A. Vizetelly. No one probably has the same qualifications, and this bulky volume of nearly six hundred pages is a worthy tribute to the genius of the master." Mr. T. P. O'CONNOR in T.P.'s Weekly. "It is a story of fascinating interest, and is told admirably by Mr. Vizetelly. I can promise any one who takes it up that he will find it very difficult to lay it down again."