The Works are arranged as far as possible in Chronological Order. They include SEVERAL HITHERTO UNPRINTED CONTRIBUTIONS TO PERIODICALS, TOGETHER WITH TWO NEW POEMS, AND SOME UNPUBLISHED FRAGMENTS OF STORIES.
1. MARY BARTON, and other Tales. 2. CRANFORD, and other Tales. 3. RUTH, and other Tales. 4. NORTH AND SOUTH. 5. MY LADY LUDLOW, and other Tales. 6. SYLVIA’S LOVERS, &c. 7. COUSIN PHILLIS, A DARK NIGHT’S WORK, &c. 8. WIVES AND DAUGHTERS.
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=THE CRUISE OF THE ‘CACHALOT.’= By FRANK T. BULLEN. With 8 Full-page Illustrations and a Chart.
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=THE WHITE COMPANY.= By A. CONAN DOYLE. With 8 Full-page Illustrations.
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=THE LOG OF A SEA WAIF:= Being the Recollections of the First Four Years of my Sea Life. By FRANK T. BULLEN, F.R.G.S. With 8 Full-page Illustrations by ARTHUR TWIDLE.
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=UNCLE BERNAC:= a Memory of the Empire. By A. CONAN DOYLE. With 12 Full-page Illustrations. Third and Cheaper Edition.