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THE GROUNDWORK OF BRITISH HISTORY

By GEORGE TOWNSEND WARNER, M.A., Sometime Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge; Late Master of the Modern Side in Harrow School; Author of WA Brief Survey of British History," &c., and C. H. K. MARTEN, M.A., Balliol College, Oxford; Assistant Master at Eton College.

With Maps, Time-charts, and Full Index.
In Two Parts, 5s. each net.

764 pp. super crown 8vo, 8s. net. Complete in One Volume.
Part I, B.C. 55-1603 A.D.; Part II, 1603-1921.

In Three Sections, 3s. 6d. each net; Section I, B.C. 55-1485 A.D.; Section II, 1485-1714; Section III, 1714–1921.

TILLAGE, TRADE & INVENTION

An Outline of Industrial History.

By GEORGE TOWNSEND WARNER, M.A.,
Late Master of the Modern Side in Harrow School.
New Edition, revised to date and entirely reset.
With sixteen full-page Illustrations and Test Questions
for Individual Study. Cloth boards. Price 3s.

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ENGLISH VERSE

In Large Type. With Notes and Questions
Arranged by FRANK JONES, B.A.

Just Published. In Two Books. Book I, Is. Book II, Is. 3d.

LANDMARKS IN ENGLISH
INDUSTRIAL HISTORY

By G. TOWNSEND WARNER, M.A.
New Edition, revised and extended by
T. H. MARSHALL, M.A.
Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge.
Price 7s. 6d. net.

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Arranged by FRANK JONES, B.A.
King Edward's School, Aston, Birmingham.
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BRITAIN AND HER NEIGHBOURS

CORRELATING HOME AND FOREIGN

HISTORY

With Pictorial Time-charts in Red and Black. Illustrated in Colour and in Black and White.
General Editors-DAVID FREW, B.A., AND LAURENCE HOGG

The aim of this series is to provide, in addition to the facts of British history, some broad outlines of the European
history of which our own forms a part. When this larger background is sketched in, the great events of British history
are seen in their true relation and assume a new significance.
In seven books

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ADVISORY AND TUTORIAL AGENCY

FOR SCIENCE GROUP SUBJECTS

Miss L. MARTIN LEAKE and Mrs. MCKILLOP are continuing the Advisory and Tutorial Work hitherto performed by the Association for the Provision of Science and Specialist Teaching.

The following work can be undertaken. (1) Advisory Visits; (2) Selection of Teachers; (3) Supervision of Teaching in Schools; (4) Coaching in Advanced Work; for all Science Subjects, Mathematics, and Geography

The Tutorial Staff of the Association is still available. Miss Martin Leake also conducts General Advisory Visits helpful for the maintenance of efficiency of a school. Address: 65 Belgrave Road, S.W.1.

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REMEMBER THAT THE BEST FRENCH IS SPOKEN IN TOURS

Apply to the DIRECTOR OF INSTITUT DE TOURAINE,Tours (Indre-et-Loire), France

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Principal: GEORGE SENTER, D.Sc., Ph.D., F.I.C.

EVENING COURSES

specially adapted for Teachers and others engaged during the day who desire to study for the degrees of the UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

in the Faculties of Arts and Science and for the Geography Diploma.

Facilities are also provided for Post-Graduate and Research Work. Studentships to the value of over £800 are awarded annually to students of the College.

Calendar, Is.; by post, Is. 4d. Prospectus free. For full particulars apply to THE SECRETARY,

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A.D. 1798-1837. Chosen and edited by H. S. Milford. In blue cloth with gilt lettering, 8s. 6d. net, On Oxford India paper. 108. net. Also in leather bindings at various prices. THE OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH PROSE

Chosen and edited by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. In blue cloth with gilt lettering, 8s. 6d. net. On Oxford India paper, 10s. net. Also in leather bindings at various prices.

A DICTIONARY OF MODERN

ENGLISH USAGE

By H. W. Fowler. In blue cloth with gilt lettering, 78. 6d. net. On Oxford India paper, 108. net. Also in leather bindings at various prices.

This book discusses in an entertaining way, and gives advice on, the difficulties of style, grammar, and pronunciation that trouble speakers and writers of English.

HISTORY

THE CORRIDORS OF TIME

By H. J. E. Peake and H. J. Fleure. Profusely illustrated. In blue cloth with gilt lettering. In eight volumes. 58. net each

1. Apes and Men. 2. Hunters and Artists. 3. Peasants and Potters. 4. Priests and Kings. 5. The Steppe and the Sown.

These are the first five volumes of a series which will trace the history of man, from his origin among the anthropoid apes, up to the dawn of modern civilization in the Iron Age. The authors have sought to bring together the numerous important discoveries recently made by scientists, not only in archaeology, but also in anthropological, ethnographical, and geological research, and have shown how all these sciences can throw light upon Prehistory, and the conditions under which primitive man lived.

ENGLISH MEN AND MANNERS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY By A. S. Turberville. With 302 illustrations. In blue cloth with gilt lettering. 10s. net.

An account of the eighteenth century as it is reflected in the lives of the chief characters of the period.

AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE WORLD

By H. A. Davies. With 151 illustrations and maps. In blue cloth with gilt lettering. 7s. 6d. net. Also in Two Parts: Part I. The Ancient World, 3s. 6d.

Part II. The Medieval and Modern World, 4s.

The Times Educational Supplement ::-'It can be recommended as a thoroughly competent performance of an extremely difficult task.'

GEOGRAPHY

THE OXFORD ADVANCED ATLAS Revised edition, 1928. Edited by J. Bartholomew. Physical and Political Geography. With 96 pp. of coloured maps, and 32 pp. of letterpress and index. 108. 6d.

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THE LEGACY OF ROME

Essays by distinguished scholars, edited by C. Bailey. With 76 illustrations. In blue cloth with gilt lettering, 8s. 6d. net. Contents: The Transmission of the Legacy; The Conception_of Empire; Administration; Communications and Commerce; The Science of Law; Family and Social Life; Religion and Philosophy; Science; Literature; Language; Architecture and Art; Building and Engineering; Agriculture.

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Essays by distinguished scholars, edited by R. W. Livingstone. With 36 illustrations. In blue cloth with gilt lettering, 8s. 6d.

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Contents: The Value of Greece to the Future of the World; Religion; Philosophy; Mathematics and Astronomy; Natural Science; Biology; Medicine; Literature; History; Political Thought; The Lamps of Greek Art; Architecture.

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A Guide to the Study of Animal Biology, Correlating Function with Structure. By W. J. Dakin. With 252 illustrations. In blue cloth with gilt lettering, 12s. 6d. net.

This book describes the physiological characteristics, such as circulation, respiration, and nutrition, as they vary in members of the animal kingdom. This method enables the reader to appreciate differences between the classes and orders, not by the mere broad outlines, but by small structural peculiarities, which differentiate animals and assist them in their particular mode of living.

ANIMAL BIOLOGY

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The authors have described the various phenomena which constitute and perpetuate life in the members of the animal kingdom, special attention being paid to the functions performed in man, and to the most recent theories about evolutionary processes.

STARS AND ATOMS

By A. S. Eddington. With 11 illustrations. In blue cloth with gilt lettering. 7s. 6d. net.

Nature:- The modern theory of the stars and the way it fits in with and makes use of the modern theory of the atom is a fascinating story, however told. But Prof. Eddington tells it with the full vigour of a powerful and gifted imagination. "Stars and Atoms" is sheer enjoyment in the reading. It is difficult to do justice to the liveliness of his style.. The professional astronomer will profit from this work as much as the general reader.'

A BIRD BOOK FOR THE POCKET By Edmund Sandars. Containing descriptions of over 200 British Birds with 114 pages of colour reproductions and an illustrated chapter on eggs. 7s. 6d. net.

The aim of the book is to give in the smallest possible compass the greatest number of facts about each of our birds and a just picture of their forms and colouring. The descriptions of the birds (voice, flight, gait, food, manners, &c.) are printed opposite the illustrations.

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