Illustrated by eminent Artists. In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.
Nicola: The Career of a Girl Musician. By M. CORBET-SEYMOUR.
Illustrated by GERTRUDE D. HAMMOND.
This is an interesting study of a girl's character who has
ambitions, and a rare gift for music. Nicola is also self-willed,
and selfishly sets aside all claims, both of family and friends,
in her desire to become famous. Ultimately she learns, after
bitter experience, that even the lowly duties of life bring their
own exceeding pleasure.
A Little Handful. By HARRIET J. SCRIPPS. Illustrated by L. LESLIE
BROOKE.
In this story you have the amusing escapades of an American boy at
an English watering-place. No doubt Willie is "a little handful"
to his friends, but notwithstanding all his freaks, he is a
clever, entertaining, intelligent youngster, who wins our love
without an effort.
A Golden Age: A Story of Four Merry Children. By ISMAY THORN.
Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. _New Edition._
The four children whose everyday experiences are here given are
singularly happy in their choice of pastimes. Their adventures
have all the virtues of the ordinary and the probable, and to
these they add the merit of being set forth in a delightful style.
A Rough Road: or, How the Boy Made a Man of Himself. By Mrs. G.
LINNAEUS BANKS. Illustrated by ALFRED PEARSE.
"Mrs. Linnaeus Banks has not written a better book than _A Rough
Road_."--_Spectator._
"Told with much simple force and that charm which belongs to one
who has known herself what a rough road is, and how to traverse
it."--_Winter's Weekly._
The Two Dorothys: A Tale for Girls. By Mrs. HERBERT MARTIN.
Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE.
"A book that will not only interest and please all girls, but will
also, from its pure but unostentatious teaching, stimulate and
encourage to better and higher things, youthful hopes, dreams, and
ambitions."--_The Lady._
Penelope and the Others: A Story of Five Country Children. By AMY
WALTON. Illustrated by L. LESLIE BROOKE.
"This is a charming book for children. Miss Walton proves herself
a perfect adept in understanding of school-room joys and sorrows,
and her name ought to become a household word amongst our boys and
girls."--_Christian Leader._
A Cruise in Cloudland. By HENRY FRITH.
"A thoroughly interesting story, especially the part dealing with
the siege of Plevna. There is an excellent sketch of General
Skobeloff."--_St. James's Gazette._
Marian and Dorothy. By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG.
"This is distinctively a book for girls. It contains a bright
wholesome story, with the useful morals of industry and
forgiveness of injuries. The book is decidedly to be
commended."--_Academy._
Stimson's Reef: A Tale of Adventure. By C. J. HYNE.
"Few stories come within hailing distance of _Stimson's Reef_
in the matter of startling incidents and hairbreadth 'scapes.' In
these respects it may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson's
matchless _Treasure Island_."--_Guardian._
Gladys Anstruther. By LOUISA THOMPSON.
"It is a clever book, and some of the passages in the narrative
are novel and striking in the highest
degree."--_Schoolmistress._
The Secret of the Old House. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
"Tim, the little Jacobite who asks his grandmother if she can
remember Charles I., is a charming creation. So original a child
as Tim must win the hearts of all who read the pleasant
tale."--_Academy._
Hal Hungerford. By J. R. HUTCHINSON, B.A.
"There is no question whatever as to the spirited manner in which
the story is told; the death of the mate of the smuggler by the
teeth of the dog is especially effective. Altogether, Hal
Hungerford is a distinct literary success."--_Spectator._
The Golden Weathercock. By JULIA GODDARD.
"A cleverly conceived quaint story, in which the golden cock on
the church spire is the recipient of enchanting stories of
enchanted people and places. Full of pretty and ingenious ideas,
prettily and ingeniously written."--_Saturday Review._
White Lilac: Or, The Queen of the May. By AMY WALTON.
"Every here and there we are reminded of Mrs. Tulliver and Sister
Pullet in the quaint dialogue of the story.... Every rural parish
ought to add _White Lilac_ to its library."--_Academy._
Miriam's Ambition. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
"Miss Green's children are real British boys and girls, not small
men and women. Babs is a charming little one."--_Liverpool
Mercury._
The Brig "Audacious." By ALAN COLE.
"Bright and vivacious in style, and fresh and wholesome as a
breath of sea air in tone."--_Court Journal._
The Saucy May. By HENRY FRITH.
"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._
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._
The Eversley Secrets. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
"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 Hermit Hunter of the Wilds. By G. STABLES, R.N.
"Pirates and pumas, mutiny and merriment, a castaway and a cat,
furnish the materials for a tale that will gladden the heart of
many a bright boy."--_Methodist Recorder._
Sturdy and Strong. 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.
"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."--_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."--_Literary World._
The Lads of Little Clayton. 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 JANE ANDREWS.
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._
A Waif of the Sea: Or, The Lost Found. By KATE WOOD.
"Written with tenderness and grace, the story will appeal to
mothers who have felt the pain of being parted from their
children, as powerfully as to the hearts and sympathies of younger
readers."--_Morning Advertiser._
Winnie's Secret: A Story of Faith and Patience. By KATE WOOD.
"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. BAYFORD HARRISON.
"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 CHARLES
PEARCE.
"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 ESME STUART.
"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._
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 favourite 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._
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._
The Stories of Wasa and Menzikoff: The Deliverer of Sweden, and the
Favourite of Czar Peter.
"Both are stories worth telling more than once, and it is a happy
thought to have put them side by side."--_Spectator._
Stories of the Sea in Former Days.
"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."--_Perth Advertiser._
Stirring Events of History.
"The volume will fairly hold its place among those which make the
smaller ways of history pleasant and
attractive."--_Guardian._
Adventures in Field, Flood, and Forest.
"The editor has beyond all question succeeded admirably. The
present book cannot fail to be read with interest and
advantage."--_Academy._
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