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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ! ' tele: i " 1 FROM THE DAWN OF LETTERS •• v v^ w \ THE COMPLETE WORK ' thbocgh WW I #^ . /& H j I • I J J^ ! (CO Rotal Octavo VoLUMts, lO.OCO Pages) J ANCIENT AHO MEDIEVAL TIMES I ¥% IP*&lp\J &\Y l^ylfYt^i'lC I 1i" fitt Vk Til P^ WILL BE SENT FOR j TO THE BEST WORK *Vll/l Cdi J %J A AiX 1111/ U W -S-^i IVI U HJ-1. W TEN .% SHILLINGS,; OF • I'IRST PAYMFXT /* autua Issued in London by the Standard, is now offered to the New Zealand Public on specially favour" LIVING AUTHORS. able terms, including Free DeUvery as far as Wellington. FREE DELIVERY IN WELLIHGTCN. SPECIALi OFFER BY THE FROM THE DAWN OF LETTERS I I JLS TT fy iLj a\Sl4 l\L 1 lJr A ilTll-^4^/C the complete work . THKOUGH (20 RoYAL OCTATO VOLDMES, 10,0C0 PAGES) AN6IEHT AND MED! AVAL TIMES _ J ___ MM - M __ =M _-*»™ MM __ ro »____«_ l _»^^ w, U . BE SENT FOR - . TO THE BEST WORK The -announcement made on this page is one that will appeal to all lovers of literature in New Zealand. For the TEN .'. 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Cheques and Money Orders should be The Libbaet of Famous Litbeao'lTßE gathers together more than a thousand masterpieces from the dr * Wtt *° the * **" Bwik <* *** Switn Wal «, and sent with the Order Form, gnat writers of all agea ; it provides an endless store of good reading — the" most interesting portions of aU that has bean written since civilisation began f and, arranged in chronological order, it affords a fascinating view of — the world's literature from the earliest times to onr own day. - In addition to all this, the Lzbbabt comprises a series of delightful essays on the literature of different TO THE MANAGER, Publication- Department epochs and different races, written especially for the Library by the most distinguished of living men of letters. TF?F NFW 71? at atvt» tttltttc w^ t The following list will suffice to indicate the character and scope of these charming studies : • lflJl ALA^ D 11MES, Wellington. 1901. Mb HENRY JAMES— The Rise of the Novel. PROF. 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