d gist of his work, as well as the steps by
which he reached his results, shall be set forth in a clear,
readable style.

The following is a condensed list of some of the earlier volumes.--

AUTHOR. TITLE.

STEPHEN PAGET _John Hunter_
D'ARCY POWER _William Harvey_
H. LAING GORDON _Sir James Simpson_
JOHN G. MCKENDRICK _Hermann von Helmholtz_
SIR WILLIAM STOKES _William Stokes_
MICHAEL FOSTER _Claude Bernard_
TIMOTHY HOLMES _Sir Benjamin Brodie_
J. F. PAYNE _Thomas Sydenham_
C. L. TAYLOR _Vesalius_

WORKS BY MARTIN A. S. HUME F.R.H.S., Editor of the "Calendar of Spanish
State Papers of Elizabeth" (Public Record Office).

THE COURTSHIPS OF QUEEN ELIZABETH
With Portraits

_Fourth Edition. Large crown 8vo., cloth_, 6s.

"It is undeniably an important addition to the history of the
Elizabethan period, and it will rank as the foremost authority on the
most interesting aspect of the character of the Tudor Queen."--_Pall
Mall Gazette._

"A clear and very interesting account. An excellent book."--_Times._

"A connected and consistent, though assuredly a most extraordinary,
story.... A fascinating picture."--_Standard._

"A delightful book."--_Daily Telegraph._

THE YEAR AFTER THE ARMADA AND OTHER HISTORICAL STUDIES

_Second Edition. Illustrated. Demy 8vo., cloth gilt_, 12s.

"A most valuable and conscientiously written historical
work."--_Spectator._

"The whole book is extremely interesting, and at once instructive and
amusing."--_Speaker._

"Deserves a wide circulation, and we trust that a proper reward will
follow close upon its merits."--_Literary World._

"Major Hume has thrown the most curious and valuable light on the Armada
period. Full of delightful sketches of men and things."--W. L. COURTNEY
in _The Daily Telegraph_.

"A work which adds many a fresh page to English, and one may say to
European history.... From first to last the volume is excellent reading,
while the entertaining style in which the matter is presented and the
undeniable authority of the writer ... render the book of special
interest and permanent value."--_The Morning Post._

"Quite as good as a novel--and a good deal better, too. The book is so
bright and vivid that readers with t