INFINITE RICHES IN A LITTLE ROOM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 194, 31 August 1901, Page 2

INFINITE RICHES IN A LITTLE ROOM.

The " Library of Literatnre," particulars of which will be found in "ur advertinin" cnlnms t.o-d<y, is being issued m thi sn me plan of monthly! payments 'hat proved fo fuccessful with tho issue nf the Fncydopoedia Britannica by 7he Times. The offrr pre ents an opporHinity to secure, for a shoit time only, and upon the preliminary paym nt of fc»n (shillings, the complete set of 20 large volumes. The°e volumes contain 10,000 royal octavo pages, and make a c lleetion, unparalleled in extent, of the greater literature of the world, from the dawn o f letters, through ancient and midi«val times, to the work of living authors like Tolstoi, Momamen, Hardy, Her-1 bert Spencer, and Mark Twain. Ttj includes over 300 of the finest poems, over 400 of the , best stories, together with the best of travel and adventure, philosophy and science, art, wit and humour, religious meditation, criticism, and essays from the literature of the world. It has been editei by Dr. Richa-d Garnett, 0.8., hta of the British Museum, one of the foremost of English scholars, and who has had the assistance of many qualified for<"ij:n writers and professor*. Other notab'e features of the Library are the many illus'ratioos and coloured plates, which have been gather d from rare sourcs, and comprise some of the most exquisi'e specimens of the antique art of book illumination. It need only be added that the present opportunity should not be missed of obtaining thi* great collection at a considerably reduced price. It will remain op-n for but a short time.