Tales of Daring and Danger
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Blackie & Son's Books for Young People]
_By the Author of "John Herring," "Mehalah," &c._
=Grettir the Outlaw:= A Story of Iceland. By S. Baring-Gould.With 10 full-page Illustrations by M. Zeno Diemer and aColoured Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
A work of special interest, not only because of the high rank which Mr. Baring-Gould has of late years acquired by his brilliant series of novels, _Mehalah_, _John Herring_, _Court Royal_, &c., but because of his earlier won reputation as a historian and explorer of folk-legends and popular beliefs. In the story of Grettir, both the art of the novelist and the lore of the archaeologist have had full scope, with the result that we have a narrative of adventure of the most romantic kind, and at the same time an interesting and minutely accurate account of the old Icelandic families, their homes, their mode of life, their superstitions, their songs and stories, their bear-serk fury, and their heroism by land and sea. The story is told throughout with a simplicity which will make it attractive even to the very young, and no boy will be able to withstand the magic of such scenes as the fight of Grettir with the twelve bear-serks, the wrestle with Karr the Old in the chamber of the dead, the combat with the spirit of Glam the thrall, and the defence of the dying Grettir by his younger brother.
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BY G.A. HENTY.
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=With Lee in Virginia:= A Story of the American Civil War. By G.A.Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
The great war between the Northern and Southern States of America has the special interest for English boys of having been a struggle between two sections of a people akin to us in race and language--a struggle fought out by each side with unusual intensity of conviction in the rightness of its cause, and abounding in heroic incidents. Of these points Mr. Henty has made admirable use in this story of a young Virginian planter, who, after bravely proving his sympathy with the slaves, serves with no less courage and enthusiasm under Lee and Jackson through the most exciting events of the struggle. He has many hairbreadth escapes, is several times wounded and twice taken prisoner; but his courage and readiness bring him safely through all difficulties.
BY G.A. HENTY.
"Mr. Henty is one of the best of story tellers for youngpeople."--_Spectator._
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=By Pike and Dyke:= A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. ByG.A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations by MaynardBrown and 4 Maps. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
A story covering the period which forms the thrilling subject of Motley's _Rise of the Dutch Republic_, when the Netherlands, under the guidance of William of Orange, revolted against the attempts of Alva and the Spaniards to force upon them the Catholic religion. To a story already of the keenest interest, Mr. Henty has added a special attractiveness for boys in tracing through the historic conflict the adventures and brave deeds of an English boy in the household of the ablest man of his age--William the Silent. Edward Martin; the son of an English sea-captain, after sharing in the excitement of an escape from the Spaniards and a sea-fight, enters the service of the Prince as a volunteer, and is employed by him in many dangerous and responsible missions, in the discharge of which he passes through the great sieges and more than one naval engagement of the time. He is subsequently employed in Holland by Queen Elizabeth, to whom he is recommended by Orange; and ultimately settles down as Sir Edward Martin and the husband of the lady to whom he owes his life, and whom he in turn has saved from the Council of Blood.
=The Lion Of St. Mark:= A Tale of Venice in the Fourteenth Century. ByG.A. Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations by GordonBrowne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"Every boy should read _The Lion of St. Mark_. Mr. Henty has never produced any story more delightful, more wholesome, or more vivacious. From first to last it will be read with keen enjoyment."--_The Saturday Review._
"Mr. Henty has probably not published a more interesting story than _The Lion of St. Mark_. He has certainly not published one in which he has been at such pains to rise to the dignity of his subject. Mr. Henty's battle-pieces are admirable."--_The Academy._
"The young hero has shrewdness, courage, enterprise, principle, all the qualities that help the young in the race and battle of life."--_Literary Churchman._
=Captain Bailey's Heir:= A Tale of the Gold Fields of California. ByG.A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by H.M.Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"A Westminster boy who, like all this author's heroes, makes his way in the world by hard work, good temper, and unfailing courage. The descriptions given of life are just what a healthy intelligent lad should delight in."--_St. James's Gazette._
"The portraits of Captain Bayley, and the head-master of Westminster school, are admirably drawn; and the adventures in California are told with that vigour which is peculiar to Mr. Henty."--_The Academy._
"Mr. Henty is careful to mingle solid instruction with entertainment; and the humorous touches, especially in the sketch of John Holl, the Westminster dustman, Dickens himself could hardly have excelled."--_Christian Leader._
BY G.A. HENTY.
"Surely Mr. Henty should understand boys' tastes better than any manliving."--_The Times._
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=Bonnie Prince Charlie:= A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. By G.A.Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"Ronald, the hero, is very like the hero of _Quentin Durward_. The lad's journey across France with his faithful attendant Malcolm, and his hairbreadth escapes from the machinations of his father's enemies, make up as good a narrative of the kind as we have ever read. For freshness of treatment and variety of incident, Mr. Henty has here surpassed himself."--_Spectator._
"A historical romance of the best quality. Mr. Henty has written many more sensational stories, but never a more artistic one."--_Academy._
=For the Temple:= A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. By G.A.Henty. With 10 full-page Illustrations by Solomon J.Solomon: and a coloured Map. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivineedges, _6s_.
"Mr. Henty is ever one of the foremost writers of historical tales, and his graphic prose pictures of the hopeless Jewish resistance to Roman sway adds another leaf to his record of the famous wars of the world. The book is one of Mr. Henty's cleverest efforts."--_Graphic._
"The story is told with all the force of descriptive power which has made the author's war stories so famous, and many an 'old boy' as well as the younger ones will delight in this narrative of that awful page of history."--_Church Times._
=The Lion Of the North:= A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus and the Wars ofReligion. By G.A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations byJohn Schoenberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"As we might expect from Mr. Henty the tale is a clever and instructive piece of history, and as boys may be trusted to read it conscientiously, they can hardly fail to be profited as well as pleased."--_The Times._
"A praiseworthy attempt to interest British youth in the great deeds of the Scotch Brigade in the wars of Gustavus Adolphus. Mackay, Hepburn, and Munro live again in Mr. Henty's pages, as those deserve to live whose disciplined bands formed really the germ of the modern British army."--_Athenaeum._
"A stirring story of stirring times. This book should hold a place among the classics of youthful fiction."--_United Service Gazette._
=The Young Cartha
ginian:= A story of the Times of Hannibal. By G.A.Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by C.J. Staniland,R.I. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"The effect of an interesting story, well constructed and vividly told, is enhanced by the picturesque quality of the scenic background. From first to last nothing stays the interest of the narrative. It bears us along as on a stream, whose current varies in direction, but never loses its force."--_Saturday Review._
"Ought to be popular with boys who are not too ill instructed or too dandified to be affected by a graphic picture of the days and deeds of Hannibal."--_Athenaeum._
BY G.A. HENTY.
"Among writers of stories of adventure for boys Mr. Henty stands in thevery first rank."--_Academy._
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=With Wolfe in Canada:= Or, The Winning of a Continent. By G.A.Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"A model of what a boys' story-book should be. Mr. Henty has a great power of infusing into the dead facts of history new life, and as no pains are spared by him to ensure accuracy in historic details, his books supply useful aids to study as well as amusement."--_School Guardian._
"It is not only a lesson in history as instructively as it is graphically told, but also a deeply interesting and often thrilling tale of adventure and peril by flood and field."--_Illustrated London News._
"This is a narrative which will bear retelling, and to which Mr. Henty, whose careful study of details is worthy of all praise, does full justice.... His adventures are told with much spirit; the escape when the birch canoes have been damaged by an enemy is especially well described."--_Spectator._
=With Clive in India:= Or, The Beginnings of an Empire. By G.A.Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"In this book Mr. Henty has contrived to exceed himself in stirring adventures and thrilling situations. The pictures add greatly to the interest of the book."--_Saturday Review._
"Among writers of stories of adventure for boys Mr. Henty stands in the very first rank. Those who know something about India will be the most ready to thank Mr. Henty for giving them this instructive volume to place in the hands of their children."--_Academy._
=True to the Old Flag:= A Tale of the American War of Independence. ByG.A. Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by GordonBrowne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"Does justice to the pluck and determination of the British soldiers. The son of an American loyalist, who remains true to our flag, falls among the hostile redskins in that very Huron country which has been endeared to us by the exploits of Hawkeye and Chingachgook."--_The Times._
"Mr. Henty's extensive personal experience of adventures and moving incidents by flood and field, combined with a gift of picturesque narrative, make his books always welcome visitors in the home circle."--_Daily News._
=In Freedom's Cause:= A Story of Wallace and Bruce. By G.A.Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s_.
"Mr. Henty has broken new ground as an historical novelist. His tale of the days of Wallace and Bruce is full of stirring action, and will commend itself to boys."--_Athenaeum._
"Written in the author's best style. Full of the most remarkable achievements, it is a tale of great interest, which a boy, once he has begun it, will not willingly put on one side."--_Schoolmaster._
"Scarcely anywhere have we seen in prose a more lucid and spirit-stirring description of Bannockburn than the one with which the author fittingly closes his volume."--_Dumfries Standard._
BY G.A. HENTY.
"Mr. Henty is one of our most successful writers of historicaltales."--_Scotsman._
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=Through the Fray:= A Story of the Luddite Riots. By G.A.Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by H.M. Paget.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"Mr. Henty inspires a love and admiration for straightforwardness, truth, and courage. This is one of the best of the many good books Mr. Henty has produced, and deserves to be classed with his _Facing Death_."--_Standard._
"The interest of the story never flags. Were we to propose a competition for the best list of novel writers for boys we have little doubt that Mr. Henty's name would stand first."--_Journal of Education._
"This story is told in Mr. Henty's own easy and often graphic style. There is no 'padding' in the book, and its teaching is, that we have enemies within as well as without, and therefore the power of self-control is a quality that should be striven after by every 'true' boy."--_Educational Times._
=Under Drake's Flag:= A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G.A.Henty. Illustrated by 12 full-page Pictures by GordonBrowne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"There is not a dull chapter, nor, indeed, a dull page in the hook; but the author has so carefully worked up his subject that the exciting deeds of his heroes are never incongruous or absurd."--_Observer._
"Just such a book, indeed, as the youth of this maritime country are likely to prize highly."--_Daily Telegraph._
"A book of adventure, where the hero meets with experience enough one would think to turn his hair gray."--_Harper's Monthly Magazine._
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BY PROFESSOR A.J. CHURCH.
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=Two Thousand Years Ago:= Or, The Adventures of a Roman Boy. ByProfessor A.J. Church. With 12 full-page Illustrations byAdrien Marie. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"Adventures well worth the telling. The book is extremely entertaining as well as useful, and there is a wonderful freshness in the Roman scenes and characters."--_The Times._
"Entertaining in the highest degree from beginning to end, and full of adventure which is all the livelier for its close connection with history."--_Spectator._
"We know of no book which will do more to make the Romans of that day live again for the English reader."--_Guardian._
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=Robinson Crusoe.= By Daniel Defoe. Illustrated by above 100Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivineedges, _6s._
"One of the best issues, if not absolutely the best, of Defoe's work which has ever appeared."--_The Standard._
"The best edition I have come across for years. If you know a boy who has not a 'Robinson Crusoe,' just glance at any one of these hundred illustrations, and you will go no further afield in search of a present for him."--_Truth._
BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.
"Mr. Fenn is in the front rank of writers of stories forboys."--_Liverpool Mercury._
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=Quicksilver:= Or a Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. By GeorgeManville Fenn. With 10 full-page Illustrations by FrankDadd. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"_Quicksilver_ is little short of an inspiration. In it that prince of story-writers for boys--George Manville Fenn--has surpassed himself. It is an ideal book for a boy's library."--_Practical Teacher._
"The story is capitally told, it abounds in graphic and well-described scenes, and it has an excellent and manly tone throughout."--_The Guardian._
"This is one of Mr. Fenn's happiest efforts, and deserves to be read and re-read by every school-boy in the land. We are not exaggerating when we say that _Quicksilver_ has nothing to equal it this season."--_Teacher's Aid._
=Dick o' the Fens:= A Romance of the Great East Swamp. By G.Manville Fenn. With 12 full-pag
e Illustrations by FrankDadd. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"We conscientiously believe that boys will find it capital reading. It is full of incident and mystery, and the mystery is kept up to the last moment. It is rich in effective local colouring; and it has a historical interest."--_Times._
"We have not of late come across a historical fiction, whether intended for boys or for men, which deserves to be so heartily and unreservedly praised as regards plot, incidents, and spirit as _Dick o' the Fens_. It is its author's masterpiece as yet."--_Spectator._
=Devon Boys:= A Tale of the North Shore. By G. Manville Fenn.With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"An admirable story, as remarkable for the individuality of its young heroes as for the excellent descriptions of coast scenery and life in North Devon. It is one of the best books we have seen this season."--_Athenaeum._
"We do not know that Mr. Fenn has ever reached a higher level than he has in _Devon Boys_. It must be put in the very front rank of Christmas books."--_Spectator._
=Brownsmith's Boy:= A Romance in a Garden. By G. Manville Fenn.With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"Mr. Fenn's books are among the best, if not altogether the best, of the stories for boys. Mr. Fenn is at his best in _Brownsmith's Boy_."--_Pictorial World._
"_Brownsmith's Boy_ must rank among the few undeniably good boys' books. He will be a very dull boy indeed who lays it down without wishing that it had gone on for at least 100 pages more."--_North British Mail._
=In the King's Name:= Or the Cruise of the _Kestrel_. By G. ManvilleFenn. Illustrated by 12 full-page Pictures by GordonBrowne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"A capital boys' story, full of incident and adventure, and told in the lively style in which Mr. Fenn is such an adept."--_Globe._
"The best of all Mr. Fenn's productions in this field. It has the great quality of always 'moving on,' adventure following adventure in constant succession."--_Daily News._
BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.
"Our boys know Mr. Fenn well, his stories having won for him a foremostplace in their estimation."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
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=Bunyip Land:= The Story of a Wild Journey in New Guinea. By G.Manville Fenn. With 12 full-page Illustrations by GordonBrowne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"Mr. Fenn deserves the thanks of everybody for _Bunyip Land_, and we may venture to promise that a quiet week may be reckoned on whilst the youngsters have such fascinating literature provided for their evenings' amusement."--_Spectator._
"One of the best tales of adventure produced by any living writer, combining the inventiveness of Jules Verne, and the solidity of character and earnestness of spirit which have made the English victorious in so many fields."--_Daily Chronicle._
=The Golden Magnet:= A Tale of the Land of the Incas. By G.Manville Fenn. Illustrated by 12 full-page Pictures by GordonBrowne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _6s._
"This is, we think, the best boys' book Mr. Fenn has produced.... The Illustrations are perfect in their way."--_Globe._
"There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull page in the book, and many will be read with breathless interest. 'The Golden Magnet' is, of course, the same one that attracted Raleigh and the heroes of _Westward Ho!_"--_Journal of Education._
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BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
=The Log Of the "Flying Fish:"= A Story of Aerial and Submarine Periland Adventure. By Harry Collingwood. With 12 full-pageIllustrations by Gordon Browne, Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,olivine edges, _6s._
"The _Flying Fish_ actually surpasses all Jules Verne's creations; with incredible speed she flies through the air, skims over the surface of the water, and darts along the ocean bed. We strongly recommend our school-boy friends to possess themselves of her log."--_Athenaeum._
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BY SARAH DOUDNEY.
=Under False Colours.= By Sarah Doudney. With 12 full-pageIllustrations by G.G. Kilburne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,olivine edges, _6s._
"This is a charming story, abounding in delicate touches of sentiment and pathos. Its plot is skilfully contrived. It will be read with a warm interest by every girl who takes it up."--_Scotsman._
"Sarah Doudney has no superior as a writer of high-toned stories--pure in style, original in conception, and with skilfully wrought-out plots; but we have seen nothing from this lady's pen equal in dramatic energy to her latest work--_Under False Colours_."--_Christian Leader._
BY G.A. HENTY.
"The brightest of all the living writers whose office it is to enchantthe boys."--_Christian Leader._
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=One Of the 28th:= A Tale of Waterloo. By G.A. Henty. With 8full-page Illustrations by W.H. Overend, and 2 Maps. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, _5s._
Herbert Penfold, being desirous of benefiting the daughter of an intimate friend, and Ralph Conway, the son of a lady to whom he had once been engaged, draws up a will dividing his property between them, and places it in a hiding-place only known to members of his own family. At his death his two sisters determine to keep silence, and the authorized search for the will, though apparently thorough, fails to bring it to light. The mother of Ralph, however, succeeds in entering the house as a servant, and after an arduous and exciting search secures the will. In the meantime, her son has himself passed through a series of adventures. The boat in which he is fishing is run down by a French privateer, and Ralph, scrambling on board, is forced to serve until the harbour of refuge is entered by a British frigate. On his return he enters the army, and after some rough service in Ireland, takes part in the Waterloo campaign, from which he returns with the loss of an arm, but with a substantial fortune, which is still further increased by his marriage with his co-heir.
=The Cat Of Bubastes:= A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G.A. Henty.With 8 full-page Illustrations by J.R. Weguelin. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"The story is highly enjoyable. We have pictures of Egyptian domestic life, of sport, of religious ceremonial, and of other things which may still be seen vividly portrayed by the brush of Egyptian artists."--_The Spectator._
"The story, from the critical moment of the killing of the sacred cat to the perilous exodus into Asia with which it closes, is very skilfully constructed and full of exciting adventures. It is admirably illustrated."--_Saturday Review._
"Mr. Henty has fairly excelled himself in this admirable story of romance and adventure. We have never examined a story-book that we can recommend with more confidence as a boy's reward."--_Teachers' Aid._
=The Dragon and the Raven:= Or, The Days of King Alfred. By G.A.Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by C.J. Staniland,R.I. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"Perhaps the best story of the early days of England which has yet been told."--_Court Journal._
"We know of no popular book in which the stirring incidents of Alfred's reign are made accessible to young readers as they are here."--_Scotsman._
=St. George for England:= A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G.A.Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne, inblack and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"Mr. Henty has done his work well, producing a strong story at once instructive and entertaining."--_Glasgow Herald._
"Mr. Henty's historical novels for boys bid fair to supplement, on their behalf, the historical labours of S
ir Walter Scott in the land of fiction."--_Standard._
BY G.A. HENTY.
"Mr. Henty is the king of story-tellers for boys."--_Sword and Trowel._
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=The Bravest Of the Brave:= With Peterborough in Spain. By G.A.Henty. With 8 full-page Pictures by H.M. Paget. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, _5s._
"Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work--to enforce the doctrine of courage and truth, mercy and loving kindness, as indispensable to the making of an English gentleman. British lads will read _The Bravest of the Brave_ with pleasure and profit; of that we are quite sure."--_Daily Telegraph._
=For Name and Fame:= Or, Through Afghan Passes. By G.A. Henty.With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne, in black andtint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"The best feature of the book, apart from its scenes of adventure, is its honest effort to do justice to the patriotism of the Afghan people."--_Daily News._
"Not only a rousing story, replete with all the varied forms of excitement of a campaign, but, what is still more useful, an account of a territory and its inhabitants which must for a long time possess a supreme interest for Englishmen, as being the key to our Indian Empire."--_Glasgow Herald._
=In the Reign Of Terror:= The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. ByG.A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by J.Schoenberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s_.
"Harry Sandwith, the Westminster boy, may fairly be said to beat Mr. Henty's record. His adventures will delight boys by the audacity and peril they depict. The story is one of Mr. Henty's best."--_Saturday Review._
=Orange and Green:= A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. By G.A.Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"An extremely spirited story, based on the struggle in Ireland, rendered memorable by the defence of 'Derry and the siege of Limerick."--_Sat. Review._
"The narrative is free from the vice of prejudice, and ripples with life as vivacious as if what is being described were really passing before the eye.... _Orange and Green_ should be in the hands of every young student of Irish history without delay."--_Belfast Morning News._
=By Sheer Pluck:= A Tale of the Ashanti War. By G.A. Henty.With 8 full-page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, clothelegant, _5s._
"_By Sheer Pluck_ will be eagerly read. The author's personal knowledge of the west coast has been turned to full advantage."--_Athenaeum._
"Morally, the book is everything that could be desired, setting before the boys a bright and bracing ideal of the English gentleman."--_Christian Leader._
BY G.A. HENTY.
"Mr. G.A. Henty's fame as a writer of boys' stories is deserved andsecure."--_Cork Herald._
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=A Final Reckoning:= A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. By G.A.Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations by W.B. Wollen.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"Exhibits Mr. Henty's talent as a story-teller at his best.... The drawings possess the uncommon merit of really illustrating the text."--_Saturday Review._
"All boys will read this story with eager and unflagging interest. The episodes are in Mr. Henty's very best vein--graphic, exciting, realistic; and, as in all Mr. Henty's books, the tendency is to the formation of an honourable, manly, and even heroic character."--_Birmingham Post._
=Facing Death:= Or the Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the CoalMines. By G.A. Henty. With 8 full-page Illustrations byGordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"If any father, godfather, clergyman, or schoolmaster is on the look-out for a good book to give as a present to a boy who is worth his salt, this is the book we would recommend."--_Standard._
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BY F. FRANKFORT MOORE.
=Highways and High Seas:= Cyril Harley's Adventures on both. By F.Frankfort Moore. With 8 full-page Illustrations by AlfredPearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
The story belongs to a period when highways meant post-chaises, coaches, and highwaymen, and when high seas meant post-captains, frigates, privateers, and smugglers; and the hero--a boy who has some remarkable experiences upon both--tells his story with no less humour than vividness. He shows incidentally how little real courage and romance there frequently was about the favourite law-breakers of fiction, but how they might give rise to the need of the highest courage in others and lead to romantic adventures of an exceedingly exciting kind. A certain piquancy is given to the story by a slight trace of nineteenth century malice in the picturing of eighteenth century life and manners.
=Under Hatches:= Or Ned Woodthorpe's Adventures. By F. FrankfortMoore. With 8 full-page Illustrations by A. Forestier.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"Mr. Moore has never shown himself so thoroughly qualified to write books for boys as he has done in _Under Hatches_."--_The Academy._
"A first-rate sea story, full of stirring incidents, and, from a literary point of view, far better written than the majority of books for boys."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
"The story as a story is one that will just suit boys all the world over. The characters are well drawn and consistent; Patsy, the Irish steward, will be found especially amusing."--_Schoolmaster._
BY GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.
"No one can find his way to the hearts of lads more readily than Mr.Fenn."--_Nottingham Guardian._
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=Yussuf the Guide:= Being the Strange Story of the Travels in Asia Minorof Burne the Lawyer, Preston the Professor, and Lawrence the Sick. ByG. Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Illustrations by JohnSchoenberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"The narrative will take its readers into scenes that will have great novelty and attraction for them, and the experiences with the brigands will be especially delightful to boys."--_Scotsman._
=Menhardoc:= A Story of Cornish Nets and Mines. By G. ManvilleFenn. With 8 full-page Illustrations by C.J. Staniland.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"They are real living boys, with their virtues and faults. The Cornish fishermen are drawn from life, they are racy of the soil, salt with the sea-water, and they stand out from the pages in their jerseys and sea-boots all sprinkled with silvery pilchard scales."--_Spectator._
"A description of Will Marion's descent into a flooded mine is excellent. Josh is a delightfully amusing character. We may cordially praise the illustrations."--_Saturday Review._
=Mother Carey's Chicken:= Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle. By G.Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Illustrations by A.Forestier. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"Jules Verne himself never constructed a more marvellous tale. It contains the strongly marked English features that are always conspicuous in Mr. Fenn's stories--a humour racy of the British soil, the manly vigour of his sentiment, and wholesome moral lessons. For anything to match his realistic touch we must go to Daniel Defoe."--_Christian Leader._
"When we get to the 'Unknown Isle,' the story becomes exciting. Mr. Fenn keeps his readers in a suspense that is not intermitted for a moment, and the _denouement_ is a surprise which is as probable as it is startling."--_Spectator._
=Patience Wins:= Or, War in the Works. By G. Manville Fenn.With 8 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, _5s._
"An excellent story, the interest being sustained from first to last. One of the best books of its kind which has come before us this year."--_Saturday Review._
"Mr. Fenn is at his best in _Patience Wins_. It is sure to prove acceptable to youthful readers, and will give a good id
ea of that which was the real state of one of our largest manufacturing towns not many years ago."--_Guardian._
=Nat the Naturalist:= A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas. By G.Manville Fenn. With 8 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,_5s._
"Among the best of the many good books for boys that have come out this season."--_Times._
"This sort of book encourages independence of character, develops resource, and teaches a boy to keep his eyes open."--_Saturday Review._
BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
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=The Missing Merchantman.= By Harry Collingwood. With 8full-page Illustrations by W.H. Overend. Crown 8vo, clothelegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"Mr. Collingwood is _facile princeps_ as a teller of sea stories for boys, and the present is one of the best productions of his pen."--_Standard._
"This is one of the author's best sea stories. The hero is as heroic as any boy could desire, and the ending is extremely happy."--_British Weekly._
=The Rover's Secret:= A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba. ByHarry Collingwood. With 8 full-page Illustrations by W.C.Symons. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"_The Rover's Secret_ is by far the best sea story we have read for years, and is certain to give unalloyed pleasure to boys. The illustrations are fresh and vigorous."--_Saturday Review._
=The Pirate Island:= A Story of the South Pacific. By HarryCollingwood. Illustrated by 8 full-page Pictures by C.J.Staniland and J.R. Wells. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"A capital story of the sea; indeed in our opinion the author is superior in some respects as a marine novelist to the better known Mr. Clarke Russell."--_The Times._
"Told in the most vivid and graphic language. It would be difficult to find a more thoroughly delightful gift-book."--_Guardian._
=The Congo Rovers:= A Story of the Slave Squadron. By HarryCollingwood. With 8 full-page Illustrations by J.Schoenberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"No better sea story has lately been written than the _Congo Rovers_. It is as original as any boy could desire."--_Morning Post._
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BY ASCOTT R. HOPE.
=The Seven Wise Scholars.= By Ascott R. Hope. With nearly OneHundred Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Square 8vo, clothelegant, gilt edges, _5s._
"As full of fun as a volume of _Punch_; with illustrations, more laughter-provoking than most we have seen since Leech died."--_Sheffield Independent._
"A capital story, full of fun and happy comic fancies. The tale would put the sourest-tempered _boy_ into a good humour, and to an imaginative child would be a source of keen delight."--_Scotsman._
=The Wigwam and the War-path:= stories of the Red Indians. By AscottR. Hope. With 8 full-page Pictures by Gordon Browne. Crown8vo, cloth elegant, _5s._
"All the stories are told well, in simple spirited language and with a fulness of detail that make them instructive as well as interesting."--_Journal of Education._
BY G. NORWAY.
The Loss of John Humble: What Led to It, and what Came of It. By G.Norway. With 8 full-page Illustrations by John Schoenberg.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
John Humble, an orphan, is sent to sea with his Uncle Rolf, the captain of the _Erl King_, but in the course of certain adventures off the English coast, in which Rolf shows both skill and courage, the boy is left behind at Portsmouth. He escapes from an English gun-brig to a Norwegian vessel, the _Thor_, which is driven from her course in a voyage to Hammerfest, and wrecked on a desolate shore. The survivors experience the miseries of a long sojourn in the Arctic circle, with inadequate means of supporting life, but ultimately, with the aid of some friendly but thievish Lapps, they succeed in making their way to a reindeer station and so southward to Tornea and home again. The story throughout is singularly vivid and truthful in its details, the individual characters are fresh and well marked, and a pleasant vein of humour relieves the stress of the more tragic incidents in the story.
BY ROSA MULHOLLAND.
Giannetta: A Girl's Story of Herself. By Rosa Mulholland. With8 full-page Illustrations by Lockhart Bogle. Crown 8vo, clothelegant, _5s._
"Giannetta is a true heroine--warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women nowadays are, largely touched with the enthusiasm of humanity. The illustrations are unusually good, and combine with the binding and printing to make this one of the most attractive gift-books of the season."--_The Academy._
"No better book could be selected for a young girl's reading, as its object is evidently to hold up a mirror, in which are seen some of the brightest and noblest traits in the female character."--_Schoolmistress._
Perseverance Island: Or the Robinson Crusoe of the 19th Century. ByDouglas Frazar. With 12 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, _5s._
"This second Robinson Crusoe is certainly a marvellous man. His determination to overcome all difficulties, and his subsequent success, should alone make this a capital book for boys. It is altogether a worthy successor to the ancient Robinson Crusoe."--_Glasgow Herald._
Gulliver's Travels. Illustrated by more than 100 Pictures by GordonBrowne. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"By help of the admirable illustrations, and a little judicious skipping, it has enchanted a family party of ages varying from six to sixty. Which of the other Christmas books could stand this test?"--Journal of Education.
"Mr. Gordon Browne is, to my thinking, incomparably the most artistic, spirited, and brilliant of our illustrators of books for boys, and one of the most humorous also, as his illustrations of 'Gulliver' amply testify."--Truth.
NEW EDITION OF THE UNIVERSE.
=The Universe:= Or the Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little. ASketch of Contrasts in Creation, and Marvels revealed and explained byNatural Science. By F.A. Pouchet, M.D. With 272 Engravings onwood, of which 55 are full-page size, and a Coloured Frontispiece. TenthEdition, medium 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, _7s. 6d._; also moroccoantique, _16s._
"We can honestly commend Professor Pouchet's book, which _is_ admirably, as it is copiously illustrated."--_The Times._
"This book is as interesting as the most exciting romance, and a great deal more likely to be remembered to good purpose."--_Standard._
"Scarcely any book in French or in English is so likely to stimulate in the young an interest in the physical phenomena."--_Fortnightly Review._
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BY GEORGE MAC DONALD.
=At the Back of the North Wind.= By George Mac Donald, LL.D.With 75 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. Crown 8vo, clothelegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"In _At the Back of the North Wind_ we stand with one foot in fairyland and one on common earth. The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy and pathos, and underlaid with earnest but not too obtrusive teaching."--_The Times._
=Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood.= By George Mac Donald, LL.D. With36 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. New Edition. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"The sympathy with boy-nature in _Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood_ is perfect. It is a beautiful picture of childhood, teaching by its impressions and suggestions all noble things."--_British Quarterly Review._
=The Princess and the Goblin.= By George Mac Donald, LL.D. With30 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes, and 2 full-page Pictures byH. Petherick. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"Little of what is written for children has the lightness of touch and play of fancy which are characteristic of George Mac Donald's fairy tales. Mr. Arthur Hughes's illustrations are all that illustrations should be."--_Man
chester Guardian._
"A model of what a child's book ought to be--interesting, instructive, and poetical. We cordially recommend it as one of the very best gift-books we have yet come across."--_Elgin Courant._
=The Princess and Curdie.= By George Mac Donald, LL.D. With 8full-page Illustrations by James Allen. Crown 8vo, cloth extra,_3s. 6d._
"There is the finest and rarest genius in this brilliant story. Upgrown people would do wisely occasionally to lay aside their newspapers and magazines to spend an hour with Curdie and the Princess."--_Sheffield Independent._
=Girl Neighbours:= Or, The Old Fashion and the New. By SarahTytler. With 8 full-page Illustrations by C.T. Garland.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _5s._
"One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss Sarah Tytler's stories.... Very healthy, very agreeable, and very well written."--_Spectator._
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BY MARY C. ROWSELL.
=Thorndyke Manor:= A Tale of Jacobite Times. By Mary C.Rowsell. With 6 full-page Illustrations by L. LeslieBrooke. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
Thorndyke Manor is an old house, near the mouth of the Thames, which is convenient, on account of its secret vaults and situation, as the base of operations in a Jacobite conspiracy. In consequence its owner, a kindly, quiet, book-loving squire, who lives happily with his sister, bright Mistress Amoril, finds himself suddenly involved by a treacherous steward in the closest meshes of the plot. He is conveyed to the Tower, but all difficulties are ultimately overcome, and his innocence is triumphantly proved by his sister.
=Traitor or Patriot?= A Tale of the Rye-House Plot. By Mary C.Rowsell. With 6 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s.6d._
"A romantic love episode, whose true characters are lifelike beings, not dry sticks as in many historical tales."--_Graphic._
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BY ALICE CORKRAN.
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=Meg's Friend.= By Alice Corkran. With 6 full-pageIllustrations by Robert Fowler. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s.6d._
"Another of Miss Corkran's charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first amongst writers for young people."--_The Spectator._
=Margery Merton's Girlhood.= By Alice Corkran. With 6 full-pageIllustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s.6d._
"Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a delightful piquancy in the experiences and trials of a young English girl who studies painting in Paris."--_Saturday Review._
=Down the Snow Stairs:= Or, From Good-night to Good-morning. ByAlice Corkran. With 60 character Illustrations by GordonBrowne. New Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, _3s.6d._
"A fascinating wonder-book for children."--_Athenaeum._
"A gem of the first water, bearing upon every page the signet mark of genius. All is told with such simplicity and perfect naturalness that the dream appears to be a solid reality. It is indeed a Little Pilgrim's Progress."--_Christian Leader._
BY JOHN C. HUTCHESON.
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=Afloat at Last:= A Sailor Boy's Log of his Life at Sea. By John C.Hutcheson. With 6 full-page Illustrations by W.H. Overend.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
Mr. Hutcheson's reputation for the realistic treatment of life at sea will be fully sustained by the present volume--the narrative of a boy's experiences on board ship during his first voyage. From the stowing of the vessel in the Thames to her recovery from the Pratas Reef on which she is stranded, everything is described with the accuracy of perfect practical knowledge of ships and sailors; and the incidents of the story range from the broad humours of the fo'c's'le to the perils of flight from and fight with the pirates of the China Seas. The captain, the mate, the Irish boatswain, the Portuguese steward, and the Chinese cook, are fresh and cleverly-drawn characters, and the reader throughout has the sense that he is on a real voyage with living men.
=The White Squall:= A Story of the Sargasso Sea. By John C.Hutcheson. With 6 full-page Illustrations by JohnSchoenberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
"Few writers have made such rapid improvement in the course of a few years as has the author of this capital story.... Boys will find it difficult to lay down the book till they have got to the end."--_Standard._
"The sketches of tropical life are so good as sometimes to remind us of _Tom Cringle_ and the _Cruise of the Midge_."--_Times._
=The Wreck of the Nancy Bell:= Or Cast Away on Kerguelen Land. ByJohn C. Hutcheson. Illustrated by 6 full-page Pictures. Crown8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"A full circumstantial narrative such as boys delight in. The ship so sadly destined to wreck on Kerguelen Land is manned by a very lifelike party, passengers and crew. The life in the Antarctic Iceland is well treated."--_Athenaeum._
=Picked Up at Sea:= Or the Gold Miners of Minturne Creek. By John C.Hutcheson. With 6 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s.6d._
"The author's success with this book is so marked that it may well encourage him to further efforts. The description of mining life in the Far-west is true and accurate."--_Standard._
=Sir Walter's Ward:= A Tale of the Crusades. By WilliamEverard. With 6 full-page Illustrations by Walter Paget.Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"This book will prove a very acceptable present either to boys or girls. Both alike will take an interest in the career of Dodo, in spite of his unheroic name, and follow him through his numerous and exciting adventures."--_Academy._
=Stories Of Old Renown:= Tales of Knights and Heroes. By Ascott R.Hope. With 100 Illustrations by Gordon Browne. NewEdition. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
"A really fascinating book worthy of its telling title. There is, we venture to say, not a dull page in the book, not a story which will not bear a second reading."--_Guardian._
BY CAROLINE AUSTIN.
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=Cousin Geoffrey and I.= By Caroline Austin. With 6 full-pageIllustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s.6d._
The only daughter of a country gentleman finds herself unprovided for at her father's death, and for some time lives as a dependant upon the kinsman who has inherited the property. Life is kept from being entirely unbearable to her by her young cousin Geoffrey, who at length meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible. She is then passed on to other relatives, who prove even more objectionable, and at length, in despair, she runs away and makes a brave attempt to earn her own livelihood. Being a splendid rider, she succeeds in doing this, until the startling event which brings her cousin Geoffrey and herself together again, and solves the problem of the missing will.
=Hugh Herbert's Inheritance.= By Caroline Austin. With 6full-page Illustrations by C.T. Garland. Crown 8vo, clothelegant, _3s. 6d._
"Will please by its simplicity, its tenderness, and its healthy interesting motive. It is admirably written."--_Scotsman._
"Well and gracefully written, full of interest, and excellent in tone."--_School Guardian._
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BY E.S. BROOKS.
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=Storied Holidays:= A Cycle of Red-letter Days. By E.S. Brooks.With 12 full-page Illustrations by Howard Pyle. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
"It is a downright good book for a senior boy, and is eminently readable from first to last."--_Schoolmaster._
"Replete with interest from Chapter I. to _finis_, and can be confidently recommended as one of the gems of Messrs. Bl
ackie's collection."--_Teachers' Aid._
=Chivalric Days:= Stories of Courtesy and Courage in the Olden Times. ByE.S. Brooks. With 20 Illustrations by Gordon Browneand other Artists. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"We have seldom come across a prettier collection of tales. These charming stories of boys and girls of olden days are no mere fictitious or imaginary sketches, but are real and actual records of their sayings and doings. The illustrations are in Gordon Browne's happiest style."--_Literary World._
=Historic Boys:= Their Endeavours, their Achievements, and their Times.By E.S. Brooks. With 12 full-page Illustrations by R.B.Birch and John Schoenberg. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s.6d._
"A wholesome book, manly in tone, its character sketches enlivened by brisk dialogue. We advise schoolmasters to put it on their list of prizes."--_Knowledge._
BY MRS. E.R. PITMAN.
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=Garnered Sheaves.= A Tale for Boys. By Mrs. E.R. Pitman. With4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"This is a story of the best sort ... a noble-looking book, illustrating faith in God, and commending to young minds all that is pure and true."--Rev. C.H. Spurgeon's _Sword and Trowel_.
=Life's Daily Ministry:= A Story of Everyday Service for others. By Mrs.E.R. Pitman. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, clothextra, _3s. 6d._
"Shows exquisite touches of a master hand. She has not only made a close study of human nature in all its phases, but she has acquired the artist's skill in depicting in graphic outline the characteristics of the beautiful and the good in life."--_Christian Union._
=My Governess Life:= Or Earning my Living. By Mrs. E.R. Pitman.With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"Full of sound teaching and bright examples of character."--_Sunday-school Chronicle._
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BY MRS. R.H. READ.
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=Silver Mill:= A Tale of the Don Valley. By Mrs. R.H. Read.With 6 full-page Illustrations by John Schoenberg. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
"A good girl's story-book. The plot is interesting, and the heroine, Ruth, a lady by birth, though brought up in a humble station, well deserves the more elevated position in which the end of the book leaves her. The pictures are very spirited."--_Saturday Review._
=Dora:= Or a Girl without a Home. By Mrs. R.H. Read. With 6full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
"It is no slight thing, in an age of rubbish, to get a story so pure and healthy as this."--_The Academy._
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BY ELIZABETH J. LYSAGHT.
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=Brother and Sister:= Or the Trials of the Moore Family. ByElizabeth J. Lysaght. With 6 full-page Illustrations. Crown8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"A pretty story, and well told. The plot is cleverly constructed, and the moral is excellent."--_Athenaeum._
=Laugh and Learn:= A Home-book of Instruction and Amusement for theLittle Ones. By Jennett Humphreys. Charmingly Illustrated.Square crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
_Laugh and Learn_, a most comprehensive book for the nursery, supplies, what has long been wanted, a means whereby the mother or the governess may, in a series of pleasing lessons, commence and carry on systematic home instruction of the little ones. The various chapters of the _Learn_ section carry the child through the "three R's" to easy stories for reading, and stories which the mother may read aloud, or which more advanced children may read to themselves. The Laugh section comprises simple drawing lessons, home amusements of every kind, innumerable pleasant games and occupations, rhymes to be learnt, songs for the very little ones, action songs, and music drill.
=The Search for the Talisman:= A Story of Labrador. By HenryFrith. With 6 full-page Illustrations by J. Schoenberg.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
"Mr. Frith's volume will be among those most read and highest valued. The adventures among seals, whales, and icebergs in Labrador will delight many a young reader, and at the same time give him an opportunity to widen his knowledge of the Esquimaux, the heroes of many tales."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
=Self-Exiled:= A Story of the High Seas and East Africa. By J.A.Steuart. With 6 full-page Illustrations by J. Schoenberg.Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s. 6d._
"It is cram full of thrilling situations. The number of miraculous escapes from death in all its shapes which the hero experiences in the course of a few months must be sufficient to satisfy the most voracious appetite."--_Schoolmaster._
=Reefer and Rifleman:= A Tale of the Two Services. By J.Percy-Groves, late 27th Inniskillings. With 6 full-pageIllustrations by John Schoenberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s.6d._
"A good, old-fashioned, amphibious story of our fighting with the Frenchmen in the beginning of our century, with a fair sprinkling of fun and frolic."--_Times._
=The Bubbling Teapot.= A Wonder Story. By Mrs. L.W. Champney.With 12 full-page Pictures by Walter Satterlee. Crown 8vo,cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"Very literally a 'wonder story,' and a wild and fanciful one. Nevertheless it is made realistic enough, and there is a good deal of information to be gained from it. The steam from the magic teapot bubbles up into a girl, and the little girl, when the fancy takes her, can cry herself back into a teapot. Transformed and enchanted she makes the tour of the globe."--_The Times._
=Dr. Jolliffe's Boys:= A Tale of Weston School. By Lewis Hough.With 6 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s. 6d._
"Young people who appreciate _Tom Brown's School-days_ will find this story a worthy companion to that fascinating book. There is the same manliness of tone, truthfulness of outline, avoidance of exaggeration and caricature, and healthy morality as characterized the masterpiece of Mr. Hughes."--_Newcastle Journal._
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New Volumes.
=The Hermit Hunter of the Wilds.= By Gordon Stables, C.M.,M.D., R.N.
A dreamy boy, who likes to picture himself as the Hermit Hunter of the Wilds, receives an original but excellent kind of training from a sailor-naturalist uncle, and at length goes to sea with the hope of one day finding the lost son of his uncle's close friend, Captain Herbert. He succeeds in tracing him through the forests of Ecuador, where the abducted boy has become an Indian chief. Afterwards he is discovered on an island which had been used as a treasure store by the buccaneers. The hero is accompanied through his many adventures by the very king of cats, who deserves a place amongst the most famous animals in fiction.
=Miriam's Ambition:= A Story for Children. By EvelynEverett-Green.
Miriam's ambition is to make some one happy, and her endeavour to carry it out in the case of an invalid boy, carries with it a pleasant train of romantic incident, solving a mystery which had thrown a shadow over several lives. A charming foil to her grave and earnest elder sister is to be found in Miss Babs, a small coquette of five, whose humorous child-talk is one of the most attractive features of an excellent story.
=White Lilac:= Or The Queen of the May. By Amy Walton.
When the vicar's wife proposed to call Mrs. White's daughter by the heathen name of Lilac, all the villagers shook their heads; and they continued to shake them sagely when Lilac's father was shot dead by poachers just before the christening, and when, years after, her mother died on the very day Lilac was crowned Queen of the May. And yet White Lilac proved a fortune to the relatives to whose charge she fell-
-a veritable good brownie, who brought luck wherever she went. The story of her life forms a most readable and admirable rustic idyl, and is told with a fine sense of rustic character.
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=Little Lady Clare.= By Evelyn Everett-Green.
"Certainly one of the prettiest, reminding us in its quaintness and tender pathos of Mrs. Ewing's delightful tales. This is quite one of the best stories Miss Green's clever pen has yet given us."--_Literary World._
"We would particularly bring it under the notice of those in charge of girls' schools. The story is admirably told."--_Schoolmaster._
=The Eversley Secrets.= By Evelyn Everett-Green.
"Is one of the best children's stories of the year."--_Academy._
"A clever and well-told story. Roy Eversley is a very touching picture of high principle and unshrinking self-devotion in a good purpose."--_Guardian._
=The Brig "Audacious."= By Alan Cole.
"This is a real boys' book. We have great pleasure in recommending it."--_English Teacher._
"Bright and vivacious in style, and fresh and wholesome as a breath of sea air in tone."--_Court Journal._
=The Saucy May.= By H. Frith.
"The book is certainly both interesting and exciting."--_Spectator._
"Mr. Frith gives a new picture of life on the ocean wave which will be acceptable to all young people."--_Sheffield Independent._
=Jasper's Conquest.= By Elizabeth J. Lysaght.
"One of the best boys' books of the season. It is full of stirring adventure and startling episodes, and yet conveys a splendid moral throughout."--_Schoolmaster._
=Sturdy and Strong:= Or, How George Andrews made his Way. By G.A.Henty.
"The history of a hero of everyday life, whose love of truth, clothing of modesty, and innate pluck carry him, naturally, from poverty to affluence. He stands as a good instance of chivalry in domestic life."--_The Empire._
=Gutta-Percha Willie=, The Working Genius. By George MacDonald, LL.D.
"Had we space we would fain quote page after page. All we have room to say is, get it for your boys and girls to read for themselves, and if they can't do that read it to them."--_Practical Teacher._
=The War of the Axe:= Or Adventures in South Africa. By J.Percy-Groves.
"The story of their final escape from the Caffres is a marvellous bit of writing.... The story is well and brilliantly told, and the illustrations are especially good and effective."--_Literary World._
=The Lads of Little Clayton:= Stories of Village Boy Life. By R.Stead.
"A capital book for boys. They will learn from its pages what true boy courage is. They will learn further to avoid all that is petty and mean if they read the tales aright. They may be read to a class with great profit."--_Schoolmaster._
=Ten Boys= who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now. By JaneAndrews. With 20 Illustrations.
"The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out. We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure. Teachers should find it particularly interesting and suggestive."--_Practical Teacher._
=Insect Ways on Summer Days= in Garden, Forest, Field, and Stream. ByJennett Humphreys. With 70 Illustrations.
"The book will prove not only instructive but delightful to every child whose mind is beginning to inquire and reflect upon the wonders of nature. It is capitally illustrated and very tastefully bound."--_Academy._
=A Waif of the Sea:= Or the Lost Found. By Kate Wood.
"A very touching and pretty tale of town and country, full of pathos and interest, told in a style which deserves the highest praise."--_Edinburgh Courant._
=Winnie's Secret:= A Story of Faith and Patience. By KateWood.
"One of the best story-books we have read. Girls will be charmed with the tale, and delighted that everything turns out so well."--_Schoolmaster._
=Miss Willowburn's Offer.= By Sarah Doudney.
"Patience Willowburn is one of Miss Doudney's best creations, and is the one personality in the story which can be said to give it the character of a book not for young ladies but for girls."--_Spectator._
=A Garland for Girls.= By Louisa M. Alcott.
"The _Garland_ will delight our girls, and show them how to make their lives fragrant with good deeds."--_British Weekly._
"These little tales are the beau ideal of girls' stories."--_Christian World._
=Hetty Gray:= Or Nobody's Bairn. By Rosa Mulholland.
"A charming story for young folks. Hetty is a delightful creature--piquant, tender, and true--and her varying fortunes are perfectly realistic."--_World._'
=Brothers in Arms:= A Story of the Crusades. By F. BayfordHarrison.
"Full of striking incident, is very fairly illustrated, and may safely be chosen as sure to prove interesting to young people of both sexes."--_Guardian._
=The Ball Of Fortune:= Or Ned Somerset's Inheritance. By CharlesPearce.
"A capital story for boys. It is simply and brightly written. There is plenty of incident, and the interest is sustained throughout."--_Journal of Education._
=Miss Fenwick's Failures:= Or "Peggy Pepper-Pot." By EsmeStuart.
"Esme Stuart may be commended for producing a girl true to real life, who will put no nonsense into young heads."--_Graphic._
=Gytha's Message:= A Tale of Saxon England. By Emma Leslie.
"This is a charmingly told story. It is the sort of book that all girls and some boys like, and can only get good from."--_Journal of Education._
=My Mistress the Queen:= A Tale of the 17th Century. By M.A.Paull.
"The style is pure and graceful, the presentation of manners and character has been well studied, and the story is full of interest."--_Scotsman._
"This is a charming book. The old-time sentiment which pervades the volume renders it all the more alluring."--_Western Mercury._
=The Stories of Wasa and Menzikoff:= The Deliverer of Sweden, and theFavourite of Czar Peter.
"Both are stories worth telling more than once, and it is a happy thought to have put them side by side. Plutarch himself has no more suggestive comparison."--_Spectator._
=Stories of the Sea in Former Days:= Narratives of Wreck and Rescue.
"Next to an original sea-tale of sustained interest come well-sketched collections of maritime peril and suffering which awaken the sympathies by the realism of fact. 'Stories of the Sea' are a very good specimen of the kind."--_The Times._
=Tales of Captivity and Exile.=
"It would be difficult to place in the hands of young people a book which combines interest and instruction in a higher degree."--_Manchester Courier._
=Famous Discoveries by Sea and Land.=
"Such a volume may providentially stir up some youths by the divine fire kindled by these 'great of old' to lay open other lands, and show their vast resources."--_Perthshire Advertiser._
=Stirring Events of History.=
"The volume will fairly hold its place among those which make the smaller ways of history pleasant and attractive. It is a gift-book in which the interest will not be exhausted with one reading."--_Guardian._
=Adventures in Field, Flood, and Forest.= Stories of Danger and Daring.
"One of the series of books for young people which Messrs. Blackie' excel in producing. The editor has beyond all question succeeded admirably. The present book cannot fail to be read with interest and advantage."--_Academy._
=Jack o' Lanthorn:= A Tale of Adventure. By Henry Frith.
"The narrative is crushed full of stirring incident, and _is_ sure to be a prime favouri
te with our boys, who will be assisted by it in mastering a sufficiently exciting chapter in the history of England."--_Christian Leader._
=The Family Failing.= By Darley Dale.
"At once an amusing and an interesting story, and a capital lesson on the value of contentedness to young and old alike."--_Aberdeen Journal._
=The Joyous Story of Toto.= By Laura E. Richards. With 30humorous and fanciful Illustrations by E.H. Garrett.
"An excellent book for children who are old enough to appreciate a little delicate humour. It should take its place beside Lewis Carroll's unique works, and find a special place in the affections of boys and girls."--_Birmingham Gazette._
=BLACKIE'S TWO-SHILLING SERIES.=
With Illustrations in Colour and black and tint. In crown 8vo, clothelegant.
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New Volumes.
=Sam Silvan'S Sacrifice:= The Story of Two Fatherless Boys. By JesseColman.
The story of two brothers--the elder a lad of good and steady disposition; the younger nervous and finely-strung, but weaker and more selfish. The death of their grandparents, by whom they are being brought up, leads to their passing through a number of adventures in uncomfortable homes and among strange people. In the end the elder brother's generous care results in his sacrificing his own life to save that of his brother, who realizes when it is too late the full measure of his indebtedness.
=A Warrior King:= The Story of a Boy's Adventures in Africa. By J.Evelyn.
A story full of adventure and romantic interest. Adrian Englefield, an English boy of sixteen, accompanies his father on a journey of exploration inland from the West Coast. He falls into the hands of the Berinaquas, and becomes the friend of their prince, Moryosi, but is on the point of being sacrificed when he is saved by the capture of the kraelah by a neighbouring hostile tribe. He is soon after retaken by the Berinaquas, and saves the life of Moryosi. The two tribes are ultimately united, and Adrian and his friends are set at liberty.
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=Susan.= By Amy Walton.
"A clever little story, written with some humour. The authoress shows a great deal of insight into children's feelings and motives."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
="A Pair of Clogs:"= And other Stories. By Amy Walton.
"These stories are decidedly interesting, and unusually true to nature. For children between nine and fourteen this book can be thoroughly commended."--_Academy._
=The Hawthorns.= By Amy Walton.
"A remarkably vivid and clever study of child-life. At this species of work Amy Walton has no superior."--_Christian Leader._
=Dorothy's Dilemma:= A Tale of the Time of Charles I. By CarolineAustin.
"An exceptionally well-told story, and will be warmly welcomed by children. The little heroine, Dorothy, is a charming creation."--_Court Journal._
=Marie's Home:= Or, A Glimpse of the Past. By Caroline Austin.
"An exquisitely told story. The heroine is as fine a type of girlhood as one could wish to set before our little British damsels of to-day."--_Christian Leader._
=Warner's Chase:= Or the Gentle Heart. By Annie S. Swan.
"In Milly Warren, the heroine, who softens the hard heart of her rich uncle and thus unwittingly restores the family fortunes, we have a fine ideal of real womanly goodness."--_Schoolmaster._
"A good book for boys and girls. There is no sickly goodyism in it, but a tone of quiet and true religion that keeps its own place."--_Perthshire Advertiser._
=Aboard the "Atalanta:"= The Story of a Truant. By Henry Frith.
"The story is very interesting and the descriptions most graphic. We doubt if any boy after reading it would be tempted to the great mistake of running away from school under almost any pretext whatever."--_Practical Teacher._
=The Penang Pirate= and The Lost Pinnace. By John C.Hutcheson.
"A book which boys will thoroughly enjoy: rattling, adventurous, and romantic, and the stories are thoroughly healthy in tone."--_Aberdeen Journal._
=Teddy:= The Story of a "Little Pickle." By John C. Hutcheson.
"He is an amusing little fellow with a rich fund of animal spirits, and when at length he goes to sea with Uncle Jack he speedily sobers down under the discipline of life."--_Saturday Review._
=Linda and the Boys.= By Cecilia Selby Lowndes.
"The book is essentially a child's book, and will be heartily appreciated by the young folk."--_The Academy._
"Is not only told in an artless, simple way, but is full of the kind of humour that children love."--_Liverpool Mercury._
=Swiss Stories for Children and those who Love Children.= From theGerman of Madam Johanna Spyri. By Lucy Wheelock.
"Charming stories. They are rich in local colouring, and, what is better, in genuine pathos."--_The Times._
"These most delightful children's tales are essentially for children, but would fascinate older and less enthusiastic minds with their delicate romance and the admirable portraiture of the hard life of the Swiss peasantry."--_Spectator._
=The Squire's Grandson:= A Devonshire Story. By J.M. Callwell.
"A healthy tone pervades this story, and the lessons of courage, filial affection, and devotion to duty on the part of the young hero cannot fail to favourably impress all young readers."--_Schoolmaster._
=Magna Charta Stories:= Or Struggles for Freedom in the Olden Time.Edited by Arthur Gilman, A.M. With 12 full-page Illustrations.
"A book of special excellence, which ought to be in the hands of all boys."--_Educational News._
=The Wings Of Courage:= And The Cloud-Spinner. Translated fromthe French of George Sand, by Mrs. Corkran.
"Mrs. Corkran has earned our gratitude by translating into readable English these two charming little stories."--_Athenaeum._
=Chirp and Chatter:= Or, Lessons from Field and Tree. ByAlice Banks. With 54 Illustrations by Gordon Browne.
"We see the humbling influence of love on the haughty harvest-mouse, we are touched by the sensibility of the tender-hearted ant, and may profit by the moral of 'the disobedient maggot.' The drawings are spirited and funny."--_The Times._
=Four Little Mischiefs.= By Rosa Mulholland.
"Graphically written, and abounds in touches of genuine humour and innocent fun."--_Freeman._ "A charming bright story about real children."--_Watchman._
=New Light through Old Windows.= A Series of Stories illustrating Fablesof AEsop. By Gregson Gow.
"The most delightfully-written little stories one can easily find in the literature of the season. Well constructed and brightly told."--_Glasgow Herald._
=Little Tottie=, and Two Other Stories. By Thomas Archer.
"We can warmly commend all three stories; the book is a most alluring prize for the younger ones."--_Schoolmaster._
=Naughty Miss Bunny:= Her Tricks and Troubles. By ClaraMulholland.
"This naughty child is positively delightful. Papas should not omit _Naughty Miss Bunny_ from their list of juvenile presents."--_Land and Water._
=Adventures of Mrs. Wishing-to-be=, and other Stories. By AliceCorkran.
"Simply a charming book for little girls."--_Saturday Review._
"Just in the style and spirit to win the hearts of children."--_Daily News._
=Our Dolly:= Her Words and Ways. By Mrs. R.H. Read. With manyWoodcuts, and a Frontispiece in colours.
"Prettily told and prettily illustrated."--_Guardian._
"Sure to be a great favourite with young children."--_School Guardian._
=Fairy Fancy:= What she Heard and Saw. By Mrs. R.H. Read. Withmany Woodcuts and a Coloured Fronti
spiece.
"All is pleasant, nice reading, with a little knowledge of natural history and other matters gently introduced and divested of dryness."--_Practical Teacher._
=BLACKIE'S EIGHTEENPENNY SERIES.=
With Illustrations in Colour, and black and tint. In crown 8vo, clothelegant.
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New Volumes.
=Tales of Daring and Danger.= By G.A. Henty.
A selection of five of Mr. Henty's short stories of adventure by land and sea. The volume contains the narrative of an officer's bear-shooting expedition, and his subsequent captivity among the Dacoits; a strange tale of an Indian fakir and two British officers; a tale of the gold-diggings at Pine-tree Gulch, in which a boy saves, at the cost of his own life, a miner who had befriended him, and two others.
=The Seven Golden Keys.= By James E. Arnold.
Hilda gains entrance into fairy-land, and is there shown a golden casket with seven locks. To obtain the treasure it contains, it is necessary that she should make seven journeys to find the keys, and in her travels she passes through a number of adventures and learns seven important lessons--to speak the truth, to be kind, not to trust to appearances, to hold fast to all that is good, &c. It is one of the most interesting of recent fairy-books, as well as one of the most instructive.
=The Story of a Queen.= By Mary C. Rowsell.
A pleasant version for young people of the romantic story of Marie of Brabant, the young queen of Philip the Bold of France. Though the interest centres in a heroine rather than in a hero, the book has no lack of adventure, and will be read with no less eagerness by boys than by girls. To the latter it will give a fine example of patient, strong and noble woman-hood, to the former it will teach many lessons in truthfulness and chivalry.
=Joan's Adventures=, At the North Pole and Elsewhere. By AliceCorkran.
"This is a most delightful fairy story. The charming style and easy prose narrative makes its resemblance striking to Hans Andersen's."--_Spectator._
=Edwy:= Or, Was he a Coward? By Annette Lyster.
"This is a charming story, and sufficiently varied to suit children of all ages."--_The Academy._
=Filled with Gold.= By Jennie Perrett.
"The tale is interesting, and gracefully told. Miss Perrett's description of life on the quiet Jersey farm will have a great charm."--_Spectator._
=The Battlefield Treasure.= By F. Bayford Harrison.
"Jack Warren is a lad of the Tom Brown type, and his search for treasure and the sequel are sure to prove interesting to boys."--_English Teacher._
=By Order of Queen Maude:= A Story of Home Life. By LouisaCrow.
"The tale is brightly and cleverly told, and forms one of the best children's books which the season has produced."--_Academy._
=Our General:= A Story for Girls. By Elizabeth J. Lysaght.
"A young girl of indomitable spirit, to whom all instinctively turn for guidance--a noble pattern for girls."--_Guardian._
=Aunt Hesba's Charge.= By Elizabeth J. Lysaght.
"This well-written book tells how a maiden aunt is softened by the influence of two Indian children who are unexpectedly left upon her hands. Mrs. Lysaght's style is bright and pleasant."--_Academy._
=Into the Haven.= By Annie S. Swan.
"No story more attractive, by reason of its breezy freshness, as well as for the practical lessons it conveys."--_Christian Leader._
=Our Frank:= And other Stories. By Amy Walton.
"These stories are of the sort that children of the clever kind are sure to like."--_Academy._
=The Late Miss Hollingford.= By Rosa Mulholland.
"No book for girls published this season approaches this in the charm of its telling, which will be equally appreciated by persons of all ages."--_Standard._
=The Pedlar and His Dog.= By Mary C. Rowsell.
"The opening chapter, with its description of Necton Fair, will forcibly remind many readers of George Eliot. Taken altogether it is a delightful story."--_Western Morning News._
=Yarns on the Beach.= By G.A. Henty.
"This little book should find special favour among boys. The yarns are full of romance and adventure, and are admirably calculated to foster a manly spirit."--_The Echo._
=A Terrible Coward.= By G. Manville Fenn.
"Just such a tale as boys will delight to read, and as they are certain to profit by."--_Aberdeen Journal._
=Tom Finch's Monkey:= And other Yarns. By J.C. Hutcheson.
"Stories of an altogether unexceptionable character, with adventures sufficient for a dozen books of its size."--_U. Service Gazette._
=Miss Grantley's Girls=, And the Stories She Told Them. By ThomasArcher.
"For fireside reading more wholesome and highly entertaining reading for young people could not be found."--_Northern Chronicle._
=Down and Up Again:= Being some Account of the Felton Family, and theOdd People they Met. By Gregson Gow.
"The story is very neatly told, with some fairly dramatic incidents, and calculated altogether to please young people."--_Scotsman._
=The Troubles and Triumphs of Little Tim.= A City Story. By GregsonGow.
"An undercurrent of sympathy with the struggles of the poor, and an ability to describe their feelings, eminently characteristic of Dickens, are marked features in Mr. Gow's story."--_N.B. Mail._
=The Happy Lad:= A Story of Peasant Life in Norway. From the Norwegianof Bjoernson.
"This pretty story has natural eloquence which seems to carry us back to some of the love stories of the Bible."--_Aberdeen Free Press._
=The Patriot Martyr:= And other Narratives of Female Heroism in Peaceand War.
"It should be read with interest by every girl who loves to learn what her sex can accomplish in times of danger."--_Bristol Times._
=Madge's Mistake:= A Recollection of Girlhood. By Annie E.Armstrong.
"We cannot speak too highly of this delightful little tale. It abounds in interesting and laughable incidents."--_Bristol Times._
=Box of Stories.= Packed for Young Folk by Horace Happyman.
=When I was a Boy in China.= By Yan Phou Lee, a native ofChina, now resident in the United States. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, clothextra, _1s. 6d._
"This little book has the advantage of having been written not only by a Chinaman, but by a man of culture. His book is as interesting to adults as it is to children."--_The Guardian._
"Not only exceedingly interesting, but of great informative value, for it gives to English readers a peep into the interior and private life of China such as has perhaps never before been afforded."--_The Scottish Leader._
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=Mr. Lipscombe's Apples.= By Julia Goddard.=Gladys: or the Sister's Charge.= By E. O'Byrne.=A Gypsy against Her Will.= By Emma Leslie.=The Castle on the Shore.= By Isabel Hornibrook.=An Emigrant Boy's Story.= By Ascott R. Hope.=Jock and his Friend.= By Cora Langton.=John a' Dale.= By Mary C. Rowsell.=In the Summer Holidays.= By Jennett Humphreys.=How the Strike Began.= By Emma Leslie.=Tales from the Russian of Madame Kubalensky.= By G. Jenner.=Cinderella's Cousin, and Other Stories.= By Penelope.=Their New Home.= By Annie S. Fenn.=Janie's Holiday.= By C. Redford.=A Boy Musician:= Or, the Young Days of Mozart.=Hatto's Tower.= By Mary C. Rowsell.=Fairy Lovebairn's Favourites.= By J. Dickinson.=Alf Jetsam:= or Found Afloat. By Mrs. George Cupples.=The Redfords:= An Emigrant Story. By Mrs. George Cup
ples.=Missy.= By F. Bayford Harrison.=Hidden Seed:= or, A Year in a Girl's Life. By Emma Leslie.=Ursula's Aunt.= By Annie S. Fenn.=Jack's Two Sovereigns.= By Annie S. Fenn.=A Little Adventurer:= or How Tommy Trefit went to look for his Father. By Gregson Gow.=Olive Mount.= By Annie S. Fenn.=Three Little Ones.= Their Haps and Mishaps. By C. Langton.=Tom Watkins' Mistake.= By Emma Leslie.=Two Little Brothers.= By M. Harriet M. Capes.=The New Boy at Merriton.= By Julia Goddard.=The Children of Haycombe.= By Annie S. Fenn.=The Cruise of the "Petrel."= By F.M. Holmes.=The Wise Princess.= By M. Harriet M. Capes.=The Blind Boy of Dresden and his Sister.==Jon of Iceland:= A Story of the Far North.=Stories from Shakespeare.==Every Man In his Place:= Or a City Boy and a Forest Boy.=Fireside Fairies and Flower Fancies.= Stories for Girls.=To the Sea in Ships:= Stories of Suffering and Saving at Sea.=Jack's Victory:= and other Stories about Dogs.=Story of a King=, told by one of his Soldiers.=Prince Alexis=, or "Beauty and the Beast."=Little Daniel:= a Story of a Flood on the Rhine.=Sasha the Serf:= and other Stories of Russian Life.=True Stories of Foreign History.=
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=Things will Take a Turn.= By Beatrice Harraden.=The Lost Thimble:= and other Stories. By Mrs. Musgrave.=Max or Baby:= the Story of a very Little Boy. By Ismay Thorn.=Jack-a-Dandy:= or the Heir of Castle Fergus. By E.J. Lysaght.=A Day of Adventures:= A Story for little Girls. By Charlotte Wyatt.=The Golden Plums=, and other Stories. By Frances Clare.
=The Queen of Squats.= By Isabel Hornibrook.=Shucks:= A Story for Boys. By Emma Leslie.=Sylvia Brooke.= By M. Harriet M. Capes.=The Little Cousin.= By A.S. Fenn.=In Cloudland.= By Mrs. Musgrave.=Jack and the Gypsies.= By Kate Wood.=Hans the Painter.= By Mary C. Rowsell.=Little Troublesome.= By Isabel Hornibrook.=My Lady May:= And one other Story. By Harriet Boultwood.=A Little Hero.= By Mrs. Musgrave.=Prince Jon's Pilgrimage.= By Jessie Fleming.=Harold's Ambition:= Or a Dream of Fame. By Jennie Perrett.=Sepperl the Drummer Boy.= By Mary C. Rowsell.=Aboard the Mersey.= By Mrs. George Cupples.=A Blind Pupil.= By Annie S. Fenn.=Lost and Found.= By Mrs. Carl Rother.=Fisherman Grim.= By Mary C. Rowsell.
"The same good character pervades all these books. They are admirably adapted for the young. The lessons deduced are such as to mould children's minds in a good groove. We cannot too highly commend them for their excellence."--_Schoolmistress._
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=SOMETHING FOR THE VERY LITTLE ONES.=
Fully Illustrated with Woodcuts and Coloured Plates. 64 pp., 32mo,cloth. Sixpence each.
=Tales Easy and Small= for the Youngest of All. In no word will you seemore letters than three. By Jennett Humphreys.
=Old Dick Grey= and Aunt Kate's Way. Stories in little words of not morethan four letters. By Jennett Humphreys.
=Maud's Doll and Her Walk.= In Picture and Talk. In little words of notmore than four letters. By Jennett Humphreys.
=In Holiday Time.= And other Stories. In little words of not more thanfive letters. By Jennett Humphreys.
=Whisk and Buzz.= By Mrs. A.H. Garlick.
=THE SIXPENNY SERIES FOR CHILDREN.=
Neatly bound in cloth extra. Each contains 64 pages and a Coloured Cut.
=A Little Man of War.= By L.E. Tiddeman.=Lady Daisy.= By Caroline Stewart.=Dew.= By H. Mary Wilson.=Chris's Old Violin.= By J. Lockhart.=Mischievous Jack.= By A. Corkran.=The Twins.= By L.E. Tiddeman.=Pet's Project.= By Cora Langton.=The Chosen Treat.= By Charlotte Wyatt.=Little Neighbours.= By Annie S. Fenn.=Jim:= A Story of Child Life. By Christian Burke.=Little Curiosity:= Or, A German Christmas. By J.M. Callwell.=Sara the Wool-gatherer.= By W.L. Rooper.=Fairy Stories:= told by Penelope.=A New Year's Tale:= and other Stories. From the German. By M.A. Currie.=Little Mop:= and other Stories. By Mrs. Charles Bray.=The Tree Cake:= and other Stories. By W.L. Rooper.=Nurse Peggy, and Little Dog Trip.==Fanny's King.= By Darley Dale.=Wild Marsh Marigolds.= By D. Dale.=Kitty's Cousin.= By Hannah B. Mackenzie.=Cleared at Last.= By Julia Goddard.=Little Dolly Forbes.= By Annie S. Fenn.=A Year with Nellie.= By A.S. Fenn.=The Little Brown Bird.==The Maid of Domremy:= and other Tales.=Little Eric:= a Story of Honesty.=Uncle Ben the Whaler.==The Palace of Luxury.==The Charcoal Burner.==Willy Black:= a Story of Doing Right.=The Horse and His Ways.==The Shoemaker's Present.==Lights to Walk by.==The Little Merchant.==Nicholina:= a Story about an Iceberg.
"A very praiseworthy series of Prize Books. Most of the stories are designed to enforce some important moral lesson, such as honesty, industry, kindness, helpfulness."--_School Guardian._
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=A SERIES OF FOURPENNY REWARD BOOKS.=
Each 64 pages, 18mo, Illustrated, in Picture Boards.
=A Start in Life.= By J. Lockhart.=Happy Childhood.= By Aimee de Venoix Dawson.=Dorothy's Clock.= By Do.=Toddy.= By L.E. Tiddeman.=Stories about my Dolls.= By Felicia Melancthon.=Stories about my Cat Timothy.==Delia's Boots.= By W.L. Rooper.=Lost on the Rocks.= By R. Scotter.=A Kitten's Adventures.= By Caroline Stewart.=Holidays at Sunnycroft.= By Annie S. Swan.=Climbing the Hill.= By Do.=A Year at Coverley.= By Do.=Phil Foster.= By J. Lockhart.=Papa's Birthday.= By W.L. Rooper.=The Charm Fairy.= By Penelope.=Little Tales for Little Children.= By M.A. Currie.=Worthy of Trust.= By H.B. Mackenzie.=Brave and True.= By Gregson Gow.=Johnnie Tupper's Temptation.= Do.=Maudie and Bertie.= Do.=The Children and the Water-Lily.= By Julia Goddard.=Poor Tom Olliver.= By Do.=Fritz's Experiment.= By Letitia M'Lintock.=Lucy's Christmas-Box.=
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[Transcriber's Note: The following section was at the beginning of the bookin the original copy.]
MR. HENTY'S HISTORICAL TALES.
_Crown 8vo, Cloth elegant, Olivine edges. Each Book is beautifullyIllustrated._
The Cat of Bubastes: A Story of Ancient Egypt. _5s._
The Young Carthaginian: A Story of the Times of Hannibal. _6s._
For the Temple: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. _6s._
The Lion of St. Mark: A Story of Venice in the 14th Century.6s.
The Lion of the North: A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus and the Warsof Religion. _6s._
In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boyduring the French Revolution. _5s._
The Dragon and the Raven: Or, The Days of King Alfred. _5s._
In Freedom's Cause: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. _6s._
St. George for England: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. _5s._
Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main. _6s._
Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick. _5s._
Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. _6s._
The Bravest of the Brave: Or, With Peterborough in Spain. _5s._
With Wolfe in Canada: Or, The Winning of a Continent. _6s._
With Clive in India: Or, The Beginnings of an Empire. _6s._
True to the Old Flag: A Tale of the American War ofIndependence. _6s._
Through the Fray: A Story of the Luddite Riots. _6s._
By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War. _5s._
For Name and Fame: Or, Through Afghan Passes. _5s._
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