"This book recounts the boyhood and reign of Charles XII. of
Sweden. The wars in which he was engaged and the extraordinary
victories he won are well described, and equally so are the
misfortunes which latterly came on him and his kingdom through his
uncontrollable wilfulness."--_Aberdeen Journal._
LITTLE DANIEL: A Story of a Flood on the Rhine.
"A simple and touching story of a flood on the Rhine, told as
well as George Eliot so graphically wrote of _The Mill on the
Floss_."--_Governess._
PRINCE ALEXIS: A Tale of Old Russia.
This is a legend wrought into a story, rendering a fiction of Life in
Russia, something more than a hundred years ago; a state of things
which, as the author says, "is now impossible, and will soon become
incredible."
SASHA THE SERF: And other Stories of Russian Life.
The stories in the volume comprise:--The Life of Sasha, a poor boy who
saved the life of his lord, and finally rose to wealth and gained his
freedom,--Incidents of remarkable personal bravery in the Russian army,
&c. &c.
TRUE STORIES OF FOREIGN HISTORY. A Series of Interesting Tales.
The book contains stories--How Quentin Matsys the Antwerp smith became
a great painter,--The rise and fall of Jean Ango the fisherman of
Dieppe,--The heroism of Casabianca the little French midshipman, &c.
&c.