4.  CLEARNESS OF TYPE.  The type will be a very legible one.

5.  SIMPLICITY.  There will be no editorial matter except a short biographical and bibliographical note by Mr. Sidney Lee at the beginning of each volume.

The volumes may also be obtained in cloth at One Shilling net, or in the case of a Double Volume at One and Sixpence net.  Thus TOM JONES may be bought in a Double paper volume at One Shilling net, or in one cloth volume at 1s. 6d. net.

The Library will be issued at regular intervals after the publication of the first six books, all of which will be published together.  Due notice will be given of succeeding issues.  The orders of publication will be arranged to give as much variety of subject as possible, and the volume composing the complete works of an author will be issued at convenient intervals.

These are the early Books, all of which are in the Press.

THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.  In 10 volumes.

VOL.  I.—­The Tempest; The Two Gentlemen of Verona; The Merry Wives of
Windsor; Measure for Measure; The Comedy of Errors.

VOL.  II.—­Much Ado About Nothing; Love’s Labour’s Lost; A Midsummer
Nights’ Dream; The Merchant of Venice; As You Like It.

VOL.  III.—­The Taming of the Shrew; All’s Well that Ends Well; Twelfth
Night; The Winter’s Tale.

THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS.  By John Bunyan.

THE NOVELS OF JANE AUSTEN.  In 5 volumes.  VOL.  I.—­Sense and
Sensibility.

THE ENGLISH WORKS OF FRANCIS BACON, LORD VERULAM.  Vol.  I.—­Essays and
Counsels and the New Atlantis.

THE POEMS AND PLAYS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH.

ON THE IMITATION OF CHRIST. By Thomas a Kempis.

THE WORKS OF BEN JOHNSON.  In about 12 volumes.  VOL.  I.—­The Case is
Altered; Every Man in His Humour; Every Man out of His Humour.

THE PROSE WORKS OF JOHN MILTON. 
  VOL.  I.—­Eikonoklastes and The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates.

SELECT WORKS OF EDMUND BURKE. 
  Vol.  I.—­Reflections on the French Revolution
  Vol.  II.—­Speeches on America.

THE WORKS OF HENRY FIELDING. 
  Vol.  I.—­Tom Jones. (Double Volume.)
  Vol.  II.—­Amelia. (Double Volume.)

THE POEMS OF THOMAS CHATTERTON.  In 2 volumes. 
  Vol.  I.—­Miscellaneous Poems. 
  Vol.  II.—­The Rowley Poems.

THE MEDITATIONS OF MARCUS AURELIUS.  Translated by R. Graves.

THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.  By Edward
Gibbon.  In 7 volumes.  The Notes have been revised by J.B.  Bury, Litt.D.

THE PLAYS OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE. 
  Vol.  I.—­Tamburlane the Great; The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus. 
  Vol.  II.—­The Jew of Malta:  Edward the Second; The Massacre at Paris;
  The Tragedy of Dido.

THE NATURAL HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES OF SELBORNE.  By Gilbert White.

THE COMPLETE ANGLER.  In 2 volumes. 
  Vol.  I.—­By Izaak Walton. 
  Vol.  II.—­Part 2, by Cotton, and Part 3 by Venables.