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us loss to anyone who desires a knowledge of the History of the Church and her advance towards the solution of social problems. * * * * * HUGH OF LINCOLN. By CHARLES MARSON, VICAR OF HAMBRIDGE, TAUNTON. Small crown 8vo., elegantly bound, with Portrait, 3s. 6d. This volume is uniform in design with the preceding, and will, it is hoped, form part of 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. * * * * * 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 mediaeval 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. Mariae 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_. * * * * * 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. Caesar, 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. * * * * * 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
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