Mr. Edward Arnolds New and Popular Books, December, 1901 | Page 2

a little series of the Lives of Holy Men, which may

be helpful to Churchmen of the present day. The portrait in the
frontispiece is based upon a statue surmounting a pinnacle of Lincoln
Cathedral, specially photographed for the purpose.
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FRANCIS:
The Little Poor Man of Assisi.
A SHORT STORY OF THE FOUNDER OF THE BROTHERS
MINOR.
By JAMES ADDERLEY.
Second Edition, with photogravure Portrait of St. Francis, crown 8vo.,
3s. 6d.
'Mr. Adderley has written a pleasant, sympathetic, graphic account of
the most fascinating of mediæval saints. We can heartily recommend
Mr. Adderley's book. It is thoroughly up to modern knowledge, and
contains references to works as recent as M. Sabatier's publication of
the "Tractatus de Indulgentia S. Mariæ in Portiuncula." A useful
abridged translation of the Franciscan rule is appended.'--Guardian.
'Admirers of St. Francis will gladly welcome this little book. The story
of his life is told clearly and in beautiful language.'--Ave Maria.
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SEVEN ROMAN STATESMEN.
By C.W. OMAN, DEPUTY CHICHELE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. AUTHOR OF 'THE ART OF
WAR,' 'A HISTORY OF ENGLAND,' ETC.
Crown 8vo., with Portraits, 6s.
This work contains a detailed study of some of the great Romans whose
fame is eternal. Cæsar, Pompey, Sulla and the Gracchi were the men
who made Roman History, and their characters and actions are of living
interest to-day. Professor Oman's volume is based upon a series of
lectures given in Oxford, thoroughly revised for publication, and he has
selected the portraits with great care.
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IMPERIUM ET LIBERTAS.
By BERNARD HOLLAND.
One volume, octavo, 12s. 6d. net.
'The book is one which it will be the desire, we may perhaps say the
necessity, of every student of the higher politics of the Empire to read

carefully. The development of the Empire ... and the character and
ideals of the collective organization as a whole, as these stand before
the world at the beginning of the twentieth century, are discussed by
Mr. Holland in a vein of modest conviction, and withal of illuminating
criticism, supported by apt quotation and example, which is very
instructive.'--Spectator.
'Mr. Bernard Holland has written a good book upon a great subject. He
writes with sobriety and force, backed by wide reading and
considerable knowledge of affairs. His book ought to be widely read
and seriously considered.'--Times.
'A very remarkable book; eminently instructive. The newest political
thought is addressed to the beginnings and the desirability of a
complete transformation of the British Empire. They are not all
dreamers and faddists who commend the change and would hasten it.
Of such is Mr. Bernard Holland, a man whose studies, whose sagacity,
whose freedom from the limitations of partizanship and the heats of
controversy, entitle him to a respectful hearing whenever he
speaks.'--Pall Mall Gazette.
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RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF THE TRANSVAAL WAR.
By E.T. COOK, Recently Editor of the Daily News.
THIRD IMPRESSION. One volume, demy 8vo., 12s. 6d. net.
'We must congratulate Mr. Cook most warmly on his achievement.
Whatever else may be read about the diplomacy that preceded the war,
his book must certainly be read. It will immensely increase a reputation
that already stood very high. No recent book on any political question
has been so good, and we are inclined to think it marks out Mr. Cook as
the ablest political journalist of the day. The writing is of a masterly
lucidity.'--Literature.
'Mr. Cook has produced a handbook of the political history of the War,
the practical utility and instructive value of which it would be difficult
to exaggerate.'--World.
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FINLAND:
Its Public and Private Economy.
By N.C. FREDERIKSEN, FORMERLY PROFESSOR OF
POLITICAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF

COPENHAGEN.
Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s.
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS: I. Peculiarities of Finnish Civilization.
II. The Agricultural Classes. III. The Land Laws of Finland. IV.
Methods and Conditions of Agriculture. V. Forestry. VI. Mining and
Manufacturing Industries. VII. Commerce, Navigation, and Fisheries.
VIII. Money and Banking. IX. Means of Communication. X. The
Exchequer, and Civic Duties. XI. The Government of Finland and its
Future.
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TROOPER 8,008 I.Y.
By the Hon. SIDNEY PEEL, BARRISTER-AT-LAW.
With 16 Illustrations from Photographs, and a Map, demy 8vo., 7s. 6d.
SIXTH IMPRESSION.
'We congratulate Mr. Peel most heartily on his frank and manly book.
That it will obtain a very large number of readers we do not doubt, for
it is a fascinating record of service in perhaps the most interesting body
of troops that took part in the war. In his book we get war as seen from
the ranks, recorded not only by a singularly able and cultivated man,
but by one who had plenty of