Chapter XXI: Conclusion (2)

A story of Venice at a period when intrigue, crime, and bloodshed were rife. The hero, the son of an English trader, displays a fine manliness, and is successful in extricating his friends from imminent dangers. Finally he contributes to the victories of the Venetians at Porto d’Anzo and Chioggia.

“Every boy should read The Lion of St. Mark.”—_Saturday Review_.

—The Dragon and the Raven: or, The Days of King Alfred. With 8 page Illustrations by C. J. STANILAND. 5_s._

In this story the author gives an account of the desperate struggle between Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England. The hero, a young Saxon, takes part in all the battles fought by King Alfred, and the incidents in his career are unusually varied and exciting.

“We have nothing but praise for this story, which is excellently
written, and will make the history of the period to which it relates a
reality to its readers.”—_School Guardian_.

—The Bravest of the Brave: or, with Peterborough in Spain. With 8 page Illustrations by H. M. PAGET. 5_s._

There are few great leaders whose life and actions have so completely fallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. He showed a genius for warfare which has never been surpassed. Round the fortunes of Jack Stilwell, the hero, and of Peterborough, Mr. Henty has woven a brilliant narrative of the War of the Spanish Succession (1705–6).

“The adventures of the aide-de-camp, Jack, will probably be found to be
no less interesting than the marvellous operations of the General
himself, in which he takes a leading part.”—_Spectator_.

—For Name and Fame: or, To Cabul with Roberts. With 8 page Illustrations. 5_s._

After being wrecked and going through many stirring adventures among the Malays, the hero of this story finds his way to Calcutta, and enlists in a regiment proceeding to the Afghan Passes. He accompanies the force under General Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner, and carried to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes part in the final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.

“The book teems with spirited scenes and stirring adventures, and the
boy who reads it attentively will acquire a sound knowledge on subjects
that are of vital importance to our Indian Empire.”—_School Guardian_.

—Maori and Settler: A Story of the New Zealand War. With 8 page Illustrations by ALFRED PEARSE. 5_s._

The Renshaws lose their property and emigrate to New Zealand. Wilfrid, a strong, self-reliant lad, is the mainstay of the household. The odds seem hopelessly against the party, but they succeed in establishing themselves happily in one of the pleasantest of the New Zealand valleys.

“A book which all young people, but especially boys, will read with
avidity.”—_Athenæum_.

—Beric the Briton: A Story of the Roman Invasion of Britain. With 12 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 6_s._

Beric is a boy-chief of a British tribe which takes a prominent part in the insurrection under Boadicea: and after the defeat of that heroic queen he continues the struggle in the fen-country. Ultimately Beric is defeated and carried captive to Rome, where he succeeds in saving a Christian maid by slaying a lion in the arena, and is rewarded by being made the personal protector of Nero. Finally, he escapes and returns to Britain, where he becomes a wise ruler of his own people.

“He is a hero of the most attractive kind.... One of the most spirited
and well-imagined stories Mr. Henty has written.”—_Saturday Review_.

“His conflict with a lion in the arena is a thrilling chapter.”—_School
Board Chronicle_.

“Full of every form of heroism and pluck.”—_Christian World_.

—The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition. With 10 page Illustrations by JOHN SCHÖNBERG and J. NASH. 6_s._

In the record of recent British history there is no more captivating page for boys than the story of the Nile campaign, and the attempt to rescue General Gordon. For, in the difficulties which the expedition encountered, and in the perils which it overpassed, are found all the excitement of romance, as well as the fascination which belongs to real events.

“The Dash for Khartoum is your ideal boys’ book.”—_Tablet_.

“It is literally true that the narrative never flags a
moment.”—_Academy_.

“The Dash for Khartoum will be appreciated even by those who don’t
ordinarily care a dash for anything.”—_Punch_.

—With Wolfe in Canada: or, The Winning of a Continent. With 12 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

Mr. Henty tells the story of the struggle between Britain and France for supremacy on the North American continent. The fall of Quebec decided that the Anglo-Saxon race should predominate in the New World; that Britain, and not France, should take the lead among the nations.

“A moving tale of military exploit and thrilling adventure.”—_Daily
News_.

—Held Fast for England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar. With 8 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 5_s._

The story deals with one of the most memorable sieges in history. The hero, a young Englishman resident in Gibraltar, takes a brave and worthy part in the long defence, and we learn with what bravery, resourcefulness, and tenacity the Rock was held for England.

“There is no cessation of exciting incident throughout the
story.”—_Athenæum_.

—In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain. With 12 page Illustrations by CHARLES M. SHELDON. 6_s._

The hero is a young officer in the Irish Brigade, which for many years after the siege of Limerick formed the backbone of the French army. He goes through many stirring adventures, successfully carries out dangerous missions in Spain, saves a large portion of the French army at Oudenarde, and even has the audacity to kidnap the Prime Minister of England.

“A stirring book of military adventure.”—_Scotsman_.

—At Agincourt: A Tale of the White Hoods of Paris. With 12 page Illustrations by WAL PAGET. 6_s._

Sir Eustace de Villeroy, in journeying from Hampshire to his castle in France, made young Guy Aylmer one of his escort. Soon thereafter the castle was attacked, and the English youth displayed such valour that his liege-lord made him commander of a special mission to Paris. This he accomplished, returning in time to take part in the campaign against the French which ended in the glorious victory for England at Agincourt.

“Cannot fail to commend itself to boys of all ages.”—_Manchester
Courier_.

—A Final Reckoning: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. With 8 page Illustrations by W. B. WOLLEN. 5_s._

The hero, a young Englishman, emigrates to Australia, where he gets employment as an officer in the mounted police. A few years of active work gain him promotion to a captaincy. In that post he greatly distinguishes himself, and finally leaves the service and settles down as a squatter.

“A stirring story capitally told.”—_Guardian_.

“Young reader have no better friends than Blackie & Son.”—_Westminster Gazette_.

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Story Books for Boys

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G. MANVILLE FENN

Quicksilver! or, The Boy with no Skid to his Wheel. With 6 page Illustrations by F. DADD. 3_s._ 6_d._

Dr. Grayson has a theory that any boy, if rightly trained, can be made into a gentleman. He chooses a boy from the workhouse, with a bad reputation but with excellent instincts, and adopts him, the story narrating the adventures of the mercurial lad. The restless boyish nature, with its inevitable tendency to get into scrapes, is sympathetically and humorously drawn.

“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_.

“Not only a most engrossing story, but full of noble impulses and
lessons.”—_Newcastle Journal_.

—In the King’s Name. Illustrated. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

A spirited story of the Jacobite times, concerning the adventures of Hilary Leigh, a young naval officer on board the _Kestrel_, in the preventive service off the coast of Sussex. Leigh is taken prisoner by the adherents of the Pretender, amongst whom is an early friend and patron, who desires to spare his life, but will not release him. The narrative is full of exciting and often humorous incident.

“Mr. Fenn has won a foremost place among writers for boys. This is, we
think, the best of all his productions in this field.”—_Daily News_.

—The Golden Magnet: A Tale of the Land of the Incas. With 12 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3_s._

The tale is of a romantic youth, who leaves home to seek his fortune in South America. He is accompanied by a faithful companion, who, in the capacity both of comrade and henchman, does true service, and shows the dogged courage of an English lad during their strange adventures.

“There could be no more welcome present for a boy. There is not a dull
page, and many will be read with breathless interest.”—_Journal of
Education_.

Capt. F. S. BRERETON, R.A.M.C.

Foes of the Red Cockade: A Story of the French Revolution. Illustrated by WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 6_s._

Two English lads, wrecked at St. Malo, are persecuted as Aristocrats. They see the Reign of Terror in all its horror, but fortunately escape to the château of an uncle in La Vendée. A quarrel with a cousin ensues, and fighting occurs at the same time with the Republicans. As a scout the elder does gallant service till captured and taken to Paris, where he confronts Robespierre and falls into his cousin’s hands. Again, however, he escapes, and after many exciting experiences finally reaches safety and friends.

“Cannot fail to give great enjoyment to many boys and girls, and not a
little profit.”—_Literary World_.

—In the Grip of the Mullah: A Tale of Adventure in Somaliland. Illustrated by CHARLES M. SHELDON. With a Map. 5_s._

The hero organizes a search-party and advances into Somaliland to rescue his father, who has fallen into the hands of the Mullah. The little force is opposed from the outset, but undaunted they push forward, and in spite of many difficulties and dangers succeed in accomplishing their object. The interest increases as the story advances, and becomes intense when the hero penetrates alone into the heart of the Mullah’s camp.

“A fresher, more exciting, and more spirited tale could not be wished
for.”—_British Weekly_.

—One of the Fighting Scouts: A Tale of Guerilla Warfare in South Africa. Illustrated by STANLEY L. WOOD. With a Map. 5_s._

This story deals with the guerrilla aspect of the Boer War, and shows how George Ransome is compelled to leave his father’s farm and take service with the British. He is given the command of a band of scouts as a reward for gallantry, and with these he punishes certain rebels for a piece of rascality, and successfully attacks Botha’s commando. Thanks to his knowledge of the veldt he is of signal service to his country, and even outwits the redoubtable De Wet.

“Altogether an unusually good story.”—_Yorkshire Post_.

—Under the Spangled Banner: A Tale of the Spanish-American War. With 8 Illustrations by PAUL HARDY. 5_s._

Hal Marchant is in Cuba before the commencement of hostilities. A Spaniard who has been frustrated in an attempt to rob Hal’s employer attacks the hacienda and is defeated, but turns the tables by denouncing Hal as a spy. The hero makes good his escape from Santiago, and afterwards fights for America both on land and at sea. The story gives a vivid and at the same time accurate account of this memorable struggle.

“Just the kind of book that a boy would delight in.”—_Schoolmaster_.

HERBERT STRANG

Tom Burnaby: A Story of Uganda and the Great Congo Forest. Illustrated by CHARLES M. SHELDON. With 3 Plans. 5_s._

Field-Marshal Lord Wolseley writes:—“It is just the sort of book I would
give to any school-boy, for I know he would enjoy every page of it.”

The Rev. Dr. Wood, Head-master of Harrow, writes:—“I have read it
through with interest. It is an excellent book for boys, full of vigour
and romance.”

“The fierce struggles between the Bahima and the Arabs, with their
Manyema allies, are told with a vigour and enthusiasm that will stir the
heart of any boy.... When we add that Mr. Strang gives us a really
graphic and thrilling impression of travel in the forests of Africa, and
an almost living acquaintance with Arab and Negro, it is scarcely
necessary to recommend it to boys as a delightful story of African
adventure.”—_Spectator_.

Dr. GORDON STABLES, R.N.

In the Great White Land: A Tale of the Antarctic Ocean. With 6 Illustrations by J. A. WALTON. 3_s._ 6_d._

This is a most fascinating story from beginning to end. It is a true picture of what daring healthful British men and boys can do, written by an author whose name is a household word wherever the English language is spoken. All is described with a master’s hand, and the plot is just such as boys love.

“The narrative goes with a swing and a dash from start to
finish.”—_Public Opinion_.

ERNEST GLANVILLE

In search of the Okapi: A Story of Adventure in Central Africa. Illustrated by WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 6_s._

Two school chums join an expedition into the unexplored reaches of the vast central forest which the Okapi inhabits. The search for the strange animal, however, serves merely as an excuse for the journey, and once the little party is afloat on the Congo they go whither fortune leads them, and many and exciting are their adventures in the unknown wilds.

“A story to make a boy’s heart throb with eager interest.”—_Birmingham
Gazette_.

The Diamond Seekers: A Story of Adventure in South Africa. With 8 Illustrations by WILLIAM RAINEY, R.I. 6_s._

The discovery of the plan of the diamond mine, the dangers incurred in reaching the wild, remote spot in an armoured wagon, and the many incidents of farm and veldt life, are vividly described by an author who knows the country well.

“We have seldom seen a better story for boys.”—_Guardian_.

FREDERICK HARRISON

The Boys of Wynport College. With 6 Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. 3_s._ _New Edition._

The hero and his chums differ as widely in character as in personal appearance. We have Patrick O’Flahertie, the good-natured Irish boy; Jack Brookes, the irrepressible humorist; Davie Jackson, the true-hearted little lad, on whose haps and mishaps the plot to a great extent turns; and the hero himself, who finds in his experiences at Wynport College a wholesome corrective of a somewhat lax home training.

“A book which no well-regulated school-boy should be
without.”—_Whitehall Review_.

LÉON GOLSCHMANN

Boy Crusoes: A Story of the Siberian Forest. Adapted from the Russian by LÉON GOLSCHMANN. With 6 page Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._

Two Russian lads are so deeply impressed by reading _Robinson Crusoe_ that they run away from home. They lose their way in a huge trackless forest, and for two years are kept busy hunting for food, fighting against wolves and other enemies, and labouring to increase their comforts, before they are rescued.

“This is a story after a boy’s own heart.”—_Nottingham Guardian_.

MEREDITH FLETCHER

Every Inch a Briton: A School Story. With 6 page Illustrations by SYDNEY COWELL. 3_s._ 6_d._

This story is written from the point of view of an ordinary boy, who gives an animated account of a young public-schoolboy’s life. No moral is drawn; yet the story indicates a kind of training that goes to promote veracity, endurance, and enterprise; and of each of several of the characters it might be truly said, he is worthy to be called, “Every Inch a Briton”.

“In Every Inch a Briton Mr. Meredith Fletcher has scored a
success.”—_Manchester Guardian_.

EDGAR PICKERING

In Press-Gang Days. With 4 Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 2_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

In this story Harry Waring is caught by the Press-gang and carried on board His Majesty’s ship _Sandwich_. He takes part in the mutiny of the Nore, and shares in some hard fighting on board the _Phœnix_. He is with Nelson, also, at the storming of Santa Cruz, and the battle of the Nile.

“It is of Marryat, that friend of our boyhood, we think as we read this
delightful story; for it is not only a story of adventure, with
incidents well-conceived and arranged, but the characters are
interesting and well-distinguished.”—_Academy_.

FRED SMITH

The Boyhood of a Naturalist. With 6 page Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

Few lovers of Nature have given to the world a series of recollections so entertaining, so vigorous, and so instinct with life as these delightful reminiscences. The author takes the reader with him in the rambles in which he spent the happiest hours of his boyhood, a humble observer of the myriad forms of life in field and copse, by stream and hedgerow.

“We cannot too highly recommend the book to all readers.”—_Guardian_.

—The World of Animal Life. Edited by FRED SMITH. Profusely Illustrated with Engravings after F. SPECHT and other eminent artists. 5_s._

The aim of _The World of Animal Life_ is to give in non-scientific language an account of those inhabitants of the land, sea, and sky with whose names we are all familiar, but concerning whose manner of life the majority of us have only the haziest conceptions.

“An admirable volume for the young mind enquiring after
Nature.”—_Birmingham Gazette_.

J. CHALMERS

Fighting the Matabele: A story of Adventure in Rhodesia. Illustrated by STANLEY L. WOOD. 3_s._ _New Edition._

A story of the great Matabele rising in 1896. The hero and his friends are surprised by the revolted natives in the heart of the Matopo mountains, and after many stirring adventures make their way back to Buluwayo. The hero subsequently joins the Africander Corps, and distinguishes himself in the operations by which the insurrection is crushed.

“The stormy times of the recent insurrection in Matabeleland are
described with a piquantness which will ensure the book becoming a
favourite.”—_Liverpool Courier_.

CLIVE PHILLIPPS-WOLLEY

Gold, Gold in Cariboo: A Story of Adventure in British Columbia. With 4 Illustrations by G. C. HINDLEY. 2_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

Ned Corbett, a young Englishman, and his companion set out with a pack-train in order to obtain gold on the upper reaches of the Fraser River. After innumerable adventures, and a life-and-death struggle with the Arctic weather of that wild region, they find the secret gold-mines for which they have toilsomely searched.

“It would be difficult to say too much in favour of _Gold, Gold in
Cariboo_. We have seldom read a more exciting tale of wild mining
adventure in a singularly inaccessible country. There is a capital plot,
and the interest is sustained to the last page.”—_The Times_.

ROBERT LEIGHTON

The Wreck of the Golden Fleece. Illustrated by FRANK BRANGWYN. 3_s._ _New Edition._

The hero is apprenticed on board a Lowestoft fishing lugger, where he has to suffer many buffets from his shipmates. The storms and dangers which he braved are set forth with intense power. The narrative deals with a highway robbery, the trial of the accused fisherman, his escape, and the mad chase after the criminal out upon the high seas.

“Excellent in every respect, it contains every variety of incident. The
plot is very cleverly devised, and the types of the North Sea sailors
are capital.”—_The Times_.

S. BARING-GOULD

Grettir the Outlaw: A Story of Iceland in the days of the Vikings. With 6 page Illustrations by M. ZENO DIEMER. 3_s._

A narrative of adventure of the most romantic kind. No boy will be able to withstand the magic of such scenes as the fight of Grettir with the twelve bearserks, 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.

“Has a freshness, a freedom, a sense of sun and wind and the open air,
which make it irresistible.”—_National Observer_.

C. J. CUTCLIFFE HYNE

The Captured Cruiser: or, Two Years from Land. With 6 page Illustrations by F. BRANGWYN. 3_s._ 6_d._

The central incidents deal with the capture, during the war between Chili and Peru, of an armed cruiser. The heroes and their companions break from prison in Valparaiso, board this warship in the night, overpower the watch, escape to sea under the fire of the forts, and finally, after marvellous adventures, lose the cruiser among the icebergs near Cape Horn.

“The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now
secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for
boys.”—_Spectator_.

—Stimson’s Reef: With 4 Page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. 2_s._ 6_d._

This is the extended log of a cutter which sailed from the Clyde to the Amazon in search of a gold reef. It relates how they discovered the buccaneer’s treasure in the Spanish Main, fought the Indians, turned aside the river Jamary by blasting, and so laid bare the gold of _Stimson’s Reef_.

“Few stories come within hailing distance of _Stimson’s Reef_ in
startling incidents and hairbreadth ’scapes. It may almost vie with Mr.
R. L. Stevenson’s _Treasure Island_.”—_Guardian_.

PAUL DANBY

The Red Army Book. With many Illustrations in colour and in black-and-white. 6_s._

This book includes chapters on the various branches of the regular army, and also on such attractive subjects as “Boys who have won the V.C.”, “Pets of the Regiment”, “The Colours”, “Famous War Horses”, &c. Each chapter, besides dealing generally with its subject, is full of capital anecdotes, and the book as a whole is excellently illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations.

“Every boy would glory in the keeping and reading of such a
prize.”—_Daily Telegraph_.

FREDERICK P. GIBBON

The Disputed V.C. Illustrated by STANLEY L. WOOD. 5_s._

“A tale of the Great Mutiny which should stir a boy’s blood, and will
tell him all he cares to know of that memorable death-struggle for our
supremacy.... Even Lord Roberts scarcely gives a more spirited account
of the defence of Delhi, of the difficulties to be overcome, and of the
good service of the gallant little army which so long held stubbornly to
the Ridge.”—_Times_.

A. J. CHURCH

Two Thousand Years Ago. Illustrated. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

Lucius Marius, a Roman boy, has a very chequered career, being now a captive in the hands of Spartacus, again an officer on board a vessel detailed for the suppression of the pirates, and anon a captive once more on a pirate ship. He escapes to Tarsus, is taken prisoner in the war with Mithridates, and detained in Pontus for a number of years.

“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.”—_Times_.

OLIPHANT SMEATON

A Mystery of the Pacific. Illustrated by WAL PAGET. 3_s._ _New Edition._

The _Fitzroy_, a small sailing vessel, discovers an extraordinary island in the South Seas, that has been hidden for ages behind a wide belt of sea-weed. The country is peopled by descendants of colonists from Imperial Rome, and by a yet older race who trace their origin to the long-lost Atlantis. In graphic language the author describes the strange experiences that befell the crew of the _Fitzroy_ among these remarkable people.

“A tale of unprecedented adventure in unknown lands.... Boys will revel
in the book.”—_Birmingham Gazette_.

R. STEAD

Grit will Tell: The Adventures of a Barge-boy. With 4 Illustrations by D. CARLETON SMYTH. Cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._

A lad whose name has been lost amidst early buffetings by hard fortune suffers many hardships at the hands of a bargeman, his master, and runs away. The various adventures and experiences with which he meets on the road to success, the bear-hunt in which he takes part, and the battle at which he acts as war correspondent, form a story of absorbing interest and after a boy’s own heart.

“A thoroughly wholesome and attractive book.”—_Graphic_.

HARRY COLLINGWOOD

The Pirate Island. With 6 page Illustrations by C. J. STANILAND and J. R. WELLS. 3_s._ _New Edition._

By a deed of true gallantry the hero’s whole destiny is changed, and, going to sea, he forms one of a party who, after being burned out of their ship in the South Pacific, are picked up by a pirate brig and taken to the “Pirate Island”. After many thrilling adventures, they ultimately succeed in effecting their escape.

“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.
Clark Russell.”—_Times_.

FLORENCE COOMBE

Boys of the Priory School. With 4 page Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. 2_s._ 6_d._

The interest centres in the relations of Raymond and Hal Wentworth, and the process by which Raymond, the hero of the school, learns that in the person of his ridiculed cousin there beats a heart more heroic than his own.

“It is an excellent work of its class, cleverly illustrated with ‘real
boys’ by Mr. Harold Copping.”—_Literature_.

JOHN C. HUTCHESON

Afloat at Last: A Sailor Boy’s Log. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. OVEREND. 3_s._ 6_d._

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.

“As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish.”—_Academy_.

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KATHARINE TYNAN

A Girl of Galway. With 8 full-page Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 6_s._

When Bertha Grace is on the threshold of young womanhood, she goes to stay with her grandfather in Ireland, with the trust from her mother of reconciling him and his son, Bertha’s father. Bertha finds her grandfather a recluse and a miser, and in the hands of an underling, who is his evil genius. How she keeps faith with her mother and finds her own fate, through many strange adventures, is the subject of the story.

“Full of the poetic charm we are accustomed to find in the works of that
gifted writer.”—_World_.

—The Handsome Brandons. Illustrated by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

A delightful story of an ancient Irish family. Every one of the nine young Brandons was handsome, and every one was spirited and lovable. The shadows in the picture hang ominously over Castle Angry and its inmate, the vindictive Sir Rupert de Lacy. The story ends happily for “The Handsome Brandons” with the re-establishment of the family fortunes.

“A really excellent piece of work, ... the literary quality of Miss
Tynan’s work is its chief distinction.”—_Spectator_.

CAROLINE AUSTIN

Cousin Geoffrey and I. With 6 full-page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 3_s._

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 her kinsman. Life is saved from being unbearable to her by her young cousin Geoffrey, who at length meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible. She makes a brave attempt to earn her own livelihood, until a startling event brings her cousin Geoffrey and herself together again.

“Miss Austin’s story is bright, clever, and well developed.”—_Saturday
Review_.

ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS

A Queen among Girls. With 6 Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. Cloth, 3_s._ 6_d._

Augusta Pembroke is the head of her school, the favourite of her teachers and fellow-pupils, who are attracted by her fearless and independent nature and her queenly bearing. She dreams of a distinguished professional career; but the course of her life is changed suddenly by pity for her timid little brother Adrian, the victim of his guardian-uncle’s harshness. The story describes the daring means adopted by Augusta for Adrian’s relief.

“An interesting and well-written narrative, in which humour and a keen
eye for character unite to produce a book happily adapted for modern
maidens.”—_Globe_.

—A Girl of To-Day. With 6 page Illustrations by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._

“What are Altruists?” humbly asks a small boy. “They are only people who try to help others,” replies the Girl of To-Day. To help their poorer neighbours, the boys and girls of Woodend band themselves together into the _Society of Altruists_. That they have plenty of fun is seen in the shopping expedition and in the successful Christmas entertainment.

“It is a spirited story. The characters are true to nature and carefully
developed. Such a book as this is exactly what is needed to give a
school-girl an interest in the development of character.”—_Educational
Times_.

FRANCES ARMSTRONG

A Girl’s Loyalty. With 6 Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. Cloth, 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

When she was still but a child, Helen Grant received from her grandfather, on his death-bed, a secret message. The brief words remained fast in her memory, and dominated her whole career. She was loyal to her trust, however, and to her friends in the hour of their need. For the girl was possessed of that quick courage which leaps up in a shy nature when evil-doers have to be unmasked, and wrongs made right.

“The one book for girls that stands out this year is Miss Frances
Armstrong’s A Girl’s Loyalty.”—_Review of Reviews_.

MRS. HERBERT MARTIN

The Two Dorothys: A Tale for Girls. Illustrated. 2_s._ 6_d._

In this story the shy, dreamy, unselfish Dorothy Heriot comes to live with her great-aunt, the other Dorothy. This old lady is kind enough, but her discipline is unsympathetic. But the younger Dorothy’s loving, unselfish nature wins upon the proud old lady, and the end is happiness.

“Will not only interest and please all girls, but will also stimulate
and encourage to better and higher things, youthful hopes and
ambitions.”—_The Lady_.

ETHEL F. HEDDLE

Strangers in the Land. Illustrated by HAROLD COPPING. 6_s._

Two old maiden ladies and their charming young friend, Elspeth Macdonald, voyage to the beautiful island of Java on a quest that involves a story of uncommon interest. In the course of a series of exciting adventures, Elspeth unwittingly makes a discovery which seriously affects her friends. Towards the close the narrative is darkened by tragedy, but a flood of sunshine is thrown on the final chapter by the happy ending of a pleasant love-story.

“Apart from providing the best of entertainment, this book is noteworthy
as stimulating high ideals of life and action, and renewing faith in
lofty and chivalrous sentiment as a factor in human service.”—_Dundee
Advertiser_.

—An Original Girl. With 8 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 6_s._

Christobel Beauchamp makes her living by typewriting in an office till chance throws her across the path of Lady Anne Prideaux, her grandmother. Her mother had made a _mésalliance_ by marrying an actor. Lady Anne desires to adopt Christobel, but the girl prefers to help her father. The story tells how the poor actor at last receives his “call”, and ends with the promise of good fortune for Christobel and her devoted lover.

“A very clever, well-constructed tale is this, and we wish it
success.”—_British Weekly_.

—A Mystery of St. Rule’s. With 8 Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 6_s._

“The author has been amazingly successful in keeping her secret almost
to the end. Yet the mystery attending a stolen diamond of great value is
so skilfully handled that several perfectly innocent persons seem all
but hopelessly identified with the disappearance of the gem. Cleverly,
however, as this aspect of the story has been managed, it has other
sources of strength.”—_Scotsman_.

“The chief interest ... lies in the fascinating young adventuress, who
finds a temporary nest in the old professor’s family, and wins all
hearts in St. Rule’s by her beauty and her sweetness.”—_Morning Leader_.

SARAH DOUDNEY

Under False Colours. With 6 Illustrations. 3_s._ 6_d._

A story which will attract readers of all ages and of either sex. The incidents of the plot, arising from the thoughtless indulgence of a deceptive freak, are exceedingly natural, and the keen interest of the narrative is sustained from beginning to end. _Under False Colours_ is a book which will rivet the attention, amuse the fancy, and touch the heart.

“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_.

ROSA MULHOLLAND (LADY GILBERT)

Cynthia’s Bonnet Shop. With 8 Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 5_s._

Cynthia, one of three charming lively sisters of an impoverished Connaught family, desires to make money for the sake of her delicate mother. Cynthia and her star-struck sister Befind go to London, the former to open a bonnet shop, which becomes a great success, and the other to pursue the study of astronomy. How both girls find new interests in life, more important even than bonnet shop or star-gazing, is described with mingled humour and pathos.

“Just of the kind to please and fascinate a host of girl
readers.”—_Liverpool Mercury_.

—The Girls of Banshee Castle. With 6 Illustrations by JOHN H. BACON. 3_s._ 6_d._ _New Edition._

Three girls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West of Ireland. Belonging as they do to “the ould family”, the girls are made heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn many weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An interesting plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos.

“Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore,
making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens.”—_Truth_.

—Giannetta: A Girl’s Story of Herself. With 6 full-page Illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 3_s._

The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman, and has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.

ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG

Three Bright Girls. With 6 full-page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 3_s._ 6_d._

By a sudden turn of fortune’s wheel the three heroines are brought down from a household of lavish comfort to meet the incessant cares and worries of those who have to eke out a very limited income. The charm of the story lies in the cheery helpfulness of spirit developed in the girls by their changed circumstances.

“Ever bright and cheerful, they influence other lives, and at last they
come out of their trials with honour to themselves and benefits to all
about them.”—_Teachers’ Aid_.

ELIZA F. POLLARD

For the Red Rose. With 4 Illustrations by JAMES DURDEN. 2_s._ 6_d._

A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after the sacking of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the camp and she is adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when some years later Margaret of Anjou and her son are wrecked on the coast of England, the gipsy girl follows the fortunes of the exiled queen, and by what curious chain of events her own origin is discovered.

“This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of historical
romance.”—_Court Circular_.

—The Doctor’s Niece. With 6 Illustrations by SYDNEY COWELL. 3_s._ 6_d._

The scene of this charming story is laid in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century. The heroine is educated considerably above her station. When she is about sixteen she becomes companion to a little girl at a neighbouring château. Her charge mysteriously disappears during a peasant rebellion, and she goes out into the woods to find her. The result of the adventure is that Rosette discovers her mother, who proves to be the rightful owner of the château, and the tale ends happily.

“Full of mystery, adventure, and a winning simplicity.”—_Bookman_.

—The King’s Signet: The Story of a Huguenot Family. With 6 Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3_s._ 6_d._

This story relates the adventures of a noble Huguenot family, driven out of their château by the dragoons after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. A friend of the family, Claudine Malot, who is also a Huguenot, but a protégée of Madame de Maintenon, possesses a talisman, by means of which she saves many lives; but this brings trouble upon her, and she has to leave France. The adventures lead to the battle of the Boyne, and to the happy reunion of the scattered family in Ireland.

“A stirring tale of the persecution of the Huguenots clearly and
touchingly told.”—_Guardian_.

BESSIE MARCHANT

Three Girls on a Ranch: A Story of New Mexico. Illustrated. 2_s._ 6_d._

The Lovell family emigrate from England to New Mexico. Mr. Lovell is delicate and unfit for farming, but the three eldest girls take upon themselves the burden of working the ranch. They have adventures of a perilous kind, and the story of their mishaps and how they overcame them is throughout both exciting and stimulating.

“A story with a fresh, bright theme, well handled.”—_Nottingham
Guardian_.

E. EVERETT-GREEN

Little Lady Clare. Illustrated. 2_s._ 6_d._

The little Lady Clare inherits the responsibilities of an ancestry and a family feud, but the estates and title of her father fall to the hated branch of the family. The child, however, works out for herself the problem of the divided house, which is at last united again in a romantic manner.

“Reminds us in its quaintness and tender pathos of Mrs. Ewing’s
delightful tales. The characters are very real and lifelike. Is quite
one of the best stories Miss Green has yet given us.”—_Literary World_.

SARAH TYTLER

A Loyal Little Maid. With 4 page Illustrations by PAUL HARDY. 2_s._ 6_d._

This pretty story is founded on a romantic episode of Mar’s rebellion. A little girl has information which concerns the safety of her father in hiding, and this she firmly refuses to divulge to a king’s officer. She is lodged in the Tolbooth, where she finds a boy champion, whom in future years she rescues in Paris from the _lettre de cachet_ which would bury him in the Bastille.

“Has evidently been a pleasure to write, and makes very enjoyable
reading.”—_Literature_.

—Girl Neighbours. With 6 Illustrations. 3_s._

A story for girls, told in that quaint, delightful fashion which has made Miss Tytler’s books so popular and attractive. The introduction of the two young ladies from London, who represent the modern institutions of professional nursing and schools of cookery, is very happily effected.

“One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss Sarah Tytler’s
stories. Very healthy, very agreeable, and very well written.”—_The
Spectator_.

ALICE CORKRAN

Margery Merton’s Girlhood. With 6 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 2_s._ 6_d._

The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her father—an officer in India—to the care of an elderly aunt residing near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an after influence on the story are singularly vivid.

“_Margery Merton’s Girlhood_ is a piece of true literature, as dainty as
it is delicate, and as sweet as it is simple.”—_Woman’s World_.

GERALDINE MOCKLER

The Four Miss Whittingtons: A Story for Girls. With 8 full-page Illustrations by CHARLES M. SHELDON. 5_s._

This story tells how four sisters, left alone in the world, went to London to seek their fortunes. They had between them £400, and this they resolved to spend on training themselves for the different careers for which they were severally most fitted. On their limited means this was hard work, but their courageous experiment was on the whole very successful.

“A story of endeavour, industry, and independence of spirit.”—_World_.

ALICE STRONACH

A Newnham Friendship. With 6 full-page Illustrations by HAROLD COPPING. 3_s._ 6_d._

A sympathetic description of life at Newnham College. After the tripos excitements, some of the students leave their dream-world of study and talk of “cocoas” and debates and athletics to begin their work in the real world. Men students play their part in the story, and in the closing chapters it is suggested that marriage has its place in a girl graduate’s life.

“Foremost among all the gift-books suitable for school-girls this season
stands Miss Alice Stronach’s A Newnham Friendship.”—_Daily Graphic_.

BESSIE MARCHANT

A Heroine of the Sea. Illustrated by A. M‘LELLAN. 3_s._ 6_d._

Maudie’s home was on the wild westerly shore of Vancouver Island, and she earned her living by fishing in the Inlet, heartily despising all merely feminine occupations, and not even knowing that she was beautiful. Then changes come, and Maudie awakes to the charm of a domestic life. Clouds gather about the home, and many troubles intervene before the mystery is at last happily cleared away.

“A genuine tale of adventure for girls, and girls will thoroughly enjoy
it.”—_Academy_.

—Three Girls on a Ranch: A Story of New Mexico. With 4 page Illustrations by W. E. WEBSTER. 2_s._ 6_d._

The Lovell family emigrate from England to New Mexico, where they settle on a ranch. Mr. Lovell is delicate and unfit for farming, but the three eldest girls take upon themselves the burden of working the ranch. They have adventures of a perilous kind, and the story of their mishaps and how they overcame them is throughout both exciting and stimulating.

“A story with a fresh, bright theme, well handled.”—_Nottingham
Guardian_.

“A rousing book for young people.”—_Queen_.

MRS. HENRY CLARKE

The Fairclough Family. With 6 Illustrations by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. Cloth, 3_s._ 6_d._

It was matter for amazement when Ronald Hammersley fell in love with Kathy Fairclough, who was considered a blue-stocking, instead of with her younger sister Nell, whom Mrs. Hammersley had chosen for him. Why Mrs. Hammersley desired her wealthy stepson to marry one of Dr. Fairclough’s penniless daughters was a secret. How the secret became known, and nearly wrecked the happiness of Kathy and Ronald, is told in the story. But all ends well, and to the sound of marriage bells.

“One of those stories which all girls enjoy.”—_World_.

J. M. CALLWELL

A Little Irish Girl. Illustrated by H. COPPING. 2_s._ 6_d._

An orphaned family inherit a small property on the coast of Clare. The two youngest members of the party have some thrilling adventures in their western home. They encounter seals, smugglers, and a ghost, and lastly, by most startling means, they succeed in restoring their eldest brother to his rightful place as heir to the ancestral estates.

“Sure to prove of thrilling interest to both boys and girls.”—_Literary
World_.

E. EVERETT-GREEN

Miriam’s Ambition. With Illustrations. 2_s._ 6_d._

Miriam’s ambition is to make someone happy, and her endeavour carries with it a train of incident, solving a mystery which had thrown a shadow over several lives. A charming foil to her grave elder sister is to be found in Miss Babs, a small coquette of five, whose humorous child-talk is so attractive.

“Miss Everett-Green’s children are real British boys and girls, not
small men and women. Babs is a charming little one.”—_Liverpool
Mercury_.

ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS

Those Twins! With a Frontispiece and 28 Illustrations by S. B. PEARCE. 2_s._ 6_d._

Two little rogues are the twins, Horatio and Tommy; but loyal-hearted and generous to boot, and determined to resist the stern decree of their aunt that they shall forsake the company of their scapegrace grown-up cousin Algy. So they deliberately set to work to “reform” the scapegrace; and succeed so well that he wins back the love of his aunt.

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CHARLES ROBINSON—WALTER JERROLD

The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes. Selected and edited by WALTER JERROLD. With nearly 400 Illustrations in Colour or Black-and-White by CHARLES ROBINSON. Large 4to, cloth elegant, gilt edges, 7_s._ 6_d._ net.

This beautiful volume, in which Mr. Charles Robinson has interpreted with delightful humour and rare artistic skill the old familiar rhymes of the nursery, will be an unfailing source of pleasure to children of all ages. The pictures are bold, clear, and direct, as befits a book intended in the first place for little folk, but they exhibit at the same time a power of draughtsmanship that will give the volume a permanent artistic value.

“This is a really magnificent gift-book for quite little
children.”—_Saturday Review_.

JOHN HASSALL—CLIFTON BINGHAM

Six and Twenty Boys and Girls. Pictures by JOHN HASSALL; Verses by CLIFTON BINGHAM. 25 pages in full colour, and 24 pages of letterpress. Picture boards, 9 inches by 11¼ inches, cloth back, 3_s._ 6_d._; also cloth elegant, 5_s._

Most of us know some at least of the little girls and boys portrayed by Mr. Hassall in this amusing picture-book. As depicted with Mr. Hassall’s inimitable skill, and described in humorous verse by Mr. Bingham, they may challenge comparison with the classic Struwwelpeter. Each picture is not only attractive and amusing in itself, but furnishes a hint of virtues to be imitated or faults to be avoided.

“A most original picture-book.”—_World_.

MRS. PERCY DEARMER

Roundabout Rhymes. With 20 full-page Illustrations in colour by Mrs. PERCY DEARMER. Imperial 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ 6_d._

A charming volume of verses and colour pictures for little folk-rhymes and pictures about most of the everyday events of nursery life.

“The best verses written for children since Stevenson’s _Child’s
Garden_.”—_The Guardian_.

STEWART ORR—JOHN BRYMER

Gammon and Spinach. Pictures by STEWART ORR. Verses by JOHN BRYMER. Cover design and 24 pages in Full Colour. Picture boards, cloth back, 6_s._

In _Gammon and Spinach_ Mr. Stewart Orr has produced a picture-book unique of its kind. Nothing could be more droll than the situations in which he represents the frog, the pig, the mouse, the elephant, and the other well-known characters who appear in his pages. Little folk will find in these pictures a source of endless delight, and the artistic skill which they display will have a special appeal to children of an older growth.

“Merry and handsome enough to make thousands of friends among little
folk, what with its original verses and its amusing pictures.”—_Literary
World_.

“The book should attain a wide popularity in the nursery.”—_Morning
Post_.

—Two Merry Mariners. Pictures by STEWART ORR. Verses by JOHN BRYMER. Cover design and 24 pages in full colour. Picture boards, cloth back, 6_s._

This delightful volume tells in picture and verse how Dick and his friend the Hare sailed to the Downy Isle, the adventures they met with in that strange country, their encounter with the Dragon, and their remarkable voyage home. Mr. Orr exhibits in these designs a rare combination of humorous invention with brilliant draughtsmanship and command of colour, and the author supports him with a series of racy verses.

“The illustrations are masterpieces of drollery.”—_Manchester Courier_.

“The verses are very funny and original.”—_World_.

FRED SMITH

The Animal Book. A Natural History for Little Folk with a Coloured Frontispiece and 34 full-page Illustrations by F. SPECHT. Crown quarto, 11¼ inches by 9½ inches, picture boards, cloth back, 2_s._ 6_d._

This book consists of a series of bright and instructive sketches of the better-known wild beasts, describing their appearance, character and habits, and the position they hold in the animal kingdom. The text is printed in a large, clear type, and is admirably illustrated with powerful, realistic pictures of the various creatures in their native state by that eminent animal artist F. Specht.

“A work of the greatest value to the young.”—_Eastern Morning News_.

H. B. NEILSON—CLIFTON BINGHAM

The Animals’ Academy. With 24 full-page Colour Illustrations and many Black-and-White Vignettes. Picture-boards, cloth back, 3_s._ 6_d._; cloth, 5_s._

In _The Animals’ Academy_ Mr. Neilson and Mr. Bingham have again combined their forces, and have turned out a picture-book which for fun and variety will be difficult to equal. In bright, musical, “catchy” verse Mr. Bingham tells of the many amusing events that take place at a school in which the elephant is master and other well-known animals are the scholars, and Mr. Neilson illustrates the story as only he can illustrate animal frolics.

“A humorous, clever, and delightful book. The pictures of the dressed-up
animals will captivate little children.”—_British Weekly_.

H. B. NEILSON—JOHN BRYMER

Games and Gambols. Illustrated by HARRY B. NEILSON; with Verses by JOHN BRYMER. 26 pages in colour, and 24 pages of letterpress. Picture boards, 9 inches by 11¼ inches, cloth back, 2_s._ 6_d._; also cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

Mr. Neilson surpasses himself in these irresistible colour pictures representing the animal world at play. The great test match between the Lions and the Kangaroos, Mrs. Mouse’s Ping-Pong Party, Mr. Bruin playing Golf, Towser’s Bicycle Tour, and the Kittens _v._ Bunnies Football Match, are a few among the many droll subjects illustrated in this amusing and original series.

“Mr. Neilson has a positive genius for making animals comic.”—_Academy_.

“Children will revel in his work.”—_Daily Graphic_.

S. R. PRAEGER

How They Went to School. With 24 full-page pictures in full colour. Picture-boards, cloth back, 2_s._ 6_d._; cloth extra, 3_s._ 6_d._

A pretty picture-book for the little ones, full of quiet humour and shrewd observation of child life. The book tells in picture and story how Hal and Kitty, two tiny scholars, set out on their way to school, and the various adventures that happen to them on the road.

“Quite the most charming book we have yet seen.”—_Daily News_.

OUR DARLING’S FIRST BOOK

Bright Pictures and Easy Lessons for Little Folk. Quarto, 10⅛ inches by 7¾ inches, picture boards, 1_s._; cloth, gilt edges, 2_s._

An interesting and instructive picture lesson-book for very little folk. Beginning with an illustrated alphabet of large letters, the little reader goes forward by easy stages to word-making, reading, counting, writing, and finally to the most popular nursery rhymes and tales.

“The very perfection of a child’s alphabet and spelling-book.”—_St.
James’s Budget_.

ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS

Those Twins! With a Frontispiece and 28 Illustrations by S. B. PEARSE. Cloth elegant, 2_s._ 6_d._

Two little rogues are the twins, Horatio and Tommy; but loyal-hearted and generous to boot, and determined to resist the stern decree of their aunt that they shall forsake the company of their scapegrace grown-up cousin Algy. So they deliberately set to work to “reform” the scapegrace; and succeed so well that he wins back the love of his aunt, and delights the twins by earning a V.C. in South Africa.

“A merry story for young and old.”—_World_.

A. B. ROMNEY

Little Village Folk. With 37 Illustrations by ROBERT HOPE. 2_s._ 6_d._

A series of delightful stories of Irish village children. Miss Romney opens up a new field in these beautiful little tales, which have the twofold charm of humour and poetic feeling.

“A story-book that will be welcomed wherever it makes its
way.”—_Literary World_.

MY NEW STORY-BOOK

Stories, Verses, and Pictures for the Little Ones. 290 pages, of which 48 are in colour. Cloth; 2_s._ 6_d._

A treasury of entertainment for the nursery. The contents are extremely varied both as regards the text and the illustrations, and carefully designed to meet the tastes of the little ones. The many bright colour pictures will be in themselves a never-failing source of delight.

“A fascinating little volume, well filled with stories and quaint and
pretty illustrations.”—_Guardian_.

STORIES BY GEORGE MAC DONALD

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A Rough Shaking. With 12 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

Clare, the hero of the story, is a boy whose mother is killed at his side by the fall of a church during an earthquake. The kindly clergyman and his wife, who adopt him, die while he is still very young, and he is thrown upon the world a second time. The narrative of his wanderings is full of interest and novelty, the boy’s unswerving honesty and his passion for children and animals leading him into all sorts of adventures. He works on a farm, supports a baby in an old deserted house, finds employment in a menagerie, becomes a bank clerk, is kidnapped, and ultimately discovers his father on board the ship to which he has been conveyed.

At the Back of the North Wind. With 75 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES, and a Frontispiece by LAURENCE HOUSMAN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

“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.”—_The Times_.

Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood. With 36 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

“Dr. Mac Donald has a real understanding of boy nature, and he has in
consequence written a capital story, judged from their stand-point, with
a true ring all through which ensures its success.”—_The Spectator_.

The Princess and the Goblin. With 30 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES, and a Frontispiece by LAURENCE HOUSMAN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

In the sphere of fantasy George Mac Donald has very few equals, and his rare touch of many aspects of life invariably gives to his stories a deeper meaning of the highest value. His _Princess and Goblin_ exemplifies both gifts. A fine thread of allegory runs through the narrative of the adventures of the young miner, who, amongst other marvellous experiences, finds his way into the caverns of the gnomes, and achieves a final victory over them.

The Princess and Curdie. With Frontispiece and 30 Illustrations by HELEN STRATTON. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

A sequel to _The Princess and the Goblin_, tracing the history of the young miner and the princess after the return of the latter to her father’s court, where more terrible foes have to be encountered than the grotesque earth-dwellers.

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