NELSON'S
SHILLING LIBRARY
Of Notable Copyright Books
In History, Biography, Travel, and General Literature. Not reprints of "classics," the copyright of which has lapsed, but new editions of recent books of high merit and of great general interest, made accessible for the first time at a popular price, and issued by arrangement with leading publishers. Handsome BLUE cloth, gilt top, coloured picture wrapper.
The twelve volumes below could not formerly have been purchased for less than £5, 10s.
SCRAMBLES AMONGST THE ALPS. Edward Whymper.
Holds in mountaineering literature the same place as the "Compleat Angler" in the library of the fisherman.
COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS. G. W. E. Russell.
The present volume is G. W. E. Russell's best-known work, and no such miscellany of good stories and witty sayings is to be found in modern literature,
THE GREAT BOER WAR. A. Conan Doyle.
By far the most popular and picturesque account of the South African War.
LIFE OF JOHN NICHOLSON. Captain Trotter.
The man of destiny of our Indian Empire. The tale of his deeds in the Mutiny is perhaps the most stirring of all the tales of Britain's wars.
