University Extension Series. UNDER the above title MESSRS. METHUEN are publishing a series of books on historical, literary, and economic subjects, suitable for extension students and home-reading circles. The volumes are intended to assist the lecturer, and not to usurp his place. Each volume will be complete in itself, and the subjects will be treated by competent writers in a broad and philosophic spirit. Crown 8vo, 2s. 6d. THE INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. By H. DE B. GIBBINS, M.A. With Maps. "A compact and clear story of our industrial development. A study of his concise but luminous book cannot fail to give the reader a clear insight into the principal phenomena of our industrial history. The editor and publishers are to be congratulated on this first volume of their venture, and we shall look with expectant interest for the succeeding volumes of the series. If they maintain the same standard of excellence the series will make a permanent place for itself among the many series which appear from time to time."-University Extension Journal. A SHORT HISTORY OF POLITICAL ECONOMY IN ENGLAND, FROM ADAM SMITH TO ARNOLD TOYNBEE. By L. L. PRICE, M.A. PROBLEMS OF POVERTY: An Inquiry into the Industrial Condition of the Poor. By J. A. HOBSON, M.A. ENGLISH SOCIAL REFORMERS. By H. DE B. GIBBINS, M.A. A. S. HEWINS, M.A. VICTORIAN POETS. By A. SHARP, Newnham College, Cambridge. THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. By G. C. MOORE-SMITH, Μ.Α. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. By J. E. SYMES, M.A. [Shortly. NAPOLEON. By E. L. S. HORSBURGH, Μ.Α. ENGLISH POLITICAL HISTORY. By T. J. LAWRENCE, M.A. PSYCHOLOGY. By F. S. GRANGER, M.A. AN INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY. By J. SOLOMON, M.A. ENGLISH ARCHITECTURE. Illustrated. By ERNEST RADFORD, M.A. THE EVOLUTION OF PLANT LIFE: Lower Forms. Illustrated. By PREFACE. THIS book is intended as a brief introduction to the study of the human mind. In writing it, I have tried to anticipate and to remove some of the difficulties which are usually felt by students on taking up the subject for the first time. The illustrations are largely drawn from everyday experiences and familiar books. The use of technical terms has been avoided as far as possible. Where they occur, they are explained in the text, and referred to in the index by a different type. The index thus, to some extent, serves the purpose of a glossary. Those readers who do not know any logic, may find it advisable to begin the book at the second chapter, and to leave the first until they have read the account of logical processes given in the chapter on Reasoning. I am indebted to Prof. Symes for some useful hints, and to Mr. J. W. Carr, M.A. for revising the proofs from page 65 to the end. University College, Nottingham, F. S. G. |