A very spirited and amusing story of a nameless child who is adopted by
a basket-hawker, a noble-hearted dwarf.
Kiddie; or, The Shining Way. By AMY WHITTLE.
Kiddie is a child of misfortunes who escapes from the cruel guardianship
of the owner of travelling roundabouts.
Looking Heavenward. By ADA VON KRUSENSTJERNA. Translated by A. DUNCAN
DODDS.
A Russian lady's sincere Christian character and conversation bring
blessings and peace to the hearts of all whom she meets.
The Hillside Children. By AGNES GIBERNE.
Risely's boyishly-clever criticisms and witticisms frequently lead to
his own undoing, and his venturesome pranks bring trouble.
The Scarlet Button. By KATE MELLERSH.
John and Joan discover an old family jewel, the fortunes of which form
the chief subject of this story.
Our Dick. By LAURA A. BARTER SNOW.
A really good story of a boy who is a boy, and fights his battles in a
brave, manly way.
More About Froggy. By BRENDA.
Froggy has much trouble, brought about by bad acquaintances, and many
adventures on land and sea, until all ends well.
Peter and Pepper. By KATE MELLERSH.
Peter is a jolly little fellow, and the pranks he and "Pepper" play
together provide splendid and interesting reading.
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*POPULAR STORIES BY AMY LE FEUVRE.*
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Harebell's Friend. By AMY LE FEUVRE.
A pleasant story of domestic interest. Little Harebell is full of
quaint sayings, high spirited, and has the most tender and loving little
heart in the world.
Laddie's Choice. By AMY LE FEUVRE.
The small hero has to choose between living with a rich uncle, or with
his father who is poor.
A Little Listener. By AMY LE FEUVRE.
A splendid story of child-life. Trixie is a delightful little prattler,
very imaginative, and quite entertaining about things in general.
Me and Nobbles. By AMY LE FEUVRE.
A wholesome, natural story of a child who yearns to meet the father whom
he does not remember.
Miss Lavender's Boy. By AMY LE FEUVRE.
A series of excellent stories all showing some pleasant trait of human
nature and inculcating good moral lessons.
Us, and Our Donkey. By AMY LE FEUVRE.
A rattling tale of the doings of some rectory children who, with a
donkey, have many exciting adventures.
Us, and Our Empire. By AMY LE FEUVRE.
An amusing story describing the various mishaps that befall a family of
children who formed an Empire League.
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_*Charming Stories for Girls.*_
--BY--
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey.
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey is one of the foremost writers of girls
stories. All her works are full of brightness and unflagging interest,
and any girl who has not yet made Mrs. de Horne Vaizey's acquaintance
through her books has a great pleasure in store.
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About Peggy Saville. By Mrs. G. de H. VAIZEY.
How Peggy rescues a rival from burning, plays innumerable pranks, and
disarms rebuke by her quaint ways, is pleasantly told.
More About Peggy. By Mrs. G. de H. VAIZEY. A Sequel to "About Peggy
Saville."
A charming sequel to "About Peggy Saville." Peggy is never short of an
excuse to help her out of her scrapes.
Pixie O'Shaughnessy. By Mrs. G. de H. VAIZEY.
Describes the remarkable experiences of a little Irish girl and her
family, containing a rich fund of exhilarating humour.
More About Pixie. By Mrs. G. de H. VAIZEY. A Sequel to "Pixie
O'Shaughnessy."
The happy-go-lucky O'Shaughnessy's are delightful, especially Pixie,
with her French hats and manners, and her Irish heart and tongue.
A Houseful of Girls. By Mrs. G. de H. VAIZEY.
The hopes, the fears, the serious endeavours, the pranks, and the
love-makings of six bright-eyed maidens are here charmingly set forth.
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_*Pure High-toned Stories.*_
By Rosa Nouchette Carey.
_Containing graceful, vivid pictures of girl life. Abounding
in striking incidents and full of pathos. The character
sketching is very true to life._
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Aunt Diana. By ROSA N. CAREY.
A characteristic love story by this popular writer, told in a quiet,
gentle, tender style, and with many strongly-marked individualities.
Averil. By ROSA N. CAREY.
A young lady of delicate health and with ample means, seeks to befriend
her poorer relatives, also various waifs and strays.
Cousin Mona. By ROSA N. CAREY.
A charming story of two motherless girls suddenly bereft of their
father. Their trials are told in Miss Carey's inimitable way.
Esther Cameron's Story. By ROSA N. CAREY.
The whims and fancies, the mental qualities, and varying dispositions of
several girls are pleasantly set forth in this chatty story.
Little Miss Muffet. By ROSA N. CAREY.
From a wild, unmanageable schoolgirl, the charming heroine develops into
a sweet and lovable young woman.
Merle's Crusade. By ROSA N. CAREY.
A delightful story for elder girls. The heroine strikes out a new line
for herself as a nurse for little children.
Our Bessie. By ROSA N. CAREY.
Bessie's sunniness of disposition makes her the delight of everybody,
and brings her a good husband and a happy home.
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_*Fascinating Stories*_*
FOR GIRLS.*
By Evelyn Everett-Green.
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Barbara's Brothers. By E. EVERETT-GREEN. 3s. net.
Wulfric, M.D., and Gerald, would-be artist, have little in common, so
Barbara sees many family dissensions before her brothers finally agree.
The Conscience of Roger Trehern. By E. EVERETT-GREEN. 3s. net.
Roger's warfare with himself, a year or so of storm and stress, is
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The Cossart Cousins. By E. EVERETT-GREEN. 2s. net.
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The Family. By E. EVERETT-GREEN. 3s. net.
Some reminiscences of a housekeeper. A young wife at the commencement
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The Family Next Door. By E. EVERETT-GREEN. 3s. net.
The "family" consists mainly of some unruly Anglo-Indian children, over
whom their mother exercises practically no control.
Fir Tree Farm. By E. EVERETT-GREEN. 2s. net.
Davenant trod the downward path, passed through the depths of
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Esther takes charge of her married sister's home, and has much trouble
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_A Splendid Series of Stories for Girls. Each with Two
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Her Treasure of Truth. By H. LOUISA BEDFORD.
Madge Bramley, brought suddenly into contact with Alice Masterman, acts
on a generous impulsive desire to help her, with splendid results.
Beryl's Triumph. By EGLANTON THORNE.
Depicting in a pleasant manner a young girl's life at her sea-side home.
Her final heroic deed completely changes Beryl's whole life.
Annie Carr. A Tale of Two Hemispheres.
A sorely-tried girl passes through untold misery, not from any fault of
her own, but from the basest treachery.
Ellen Tremaine. By M. FILLEUL.
A splendidly told story of a woman's hard domestic struggles. Her
husband is lost at sea, but turns up again at last.
The Girls of Marleigh Grange. By M. M. POLLARD.
A very readable story, describing three years of a girl's life. There is
also a good love element in the tale.
Little Maid Marigold. By ELEANORA H. STOOKE.
Little Marigold's winsomeness and unselfishness completely undermined an
unreasoning hostility and prejudice which her aunts had conceived
towards her mother.
The Mysterious Locket. By RUTH LYNN.
From a little motherless babe, rescued from shipwreck, Ermyn becomes an
heiress--and all by the aid of a locket.
The Mistress of the Manor. By E. KIRBY.
A domestic tale of unusual interest, in which the heroine passes through
many troubles and trials before she finally marries happily.
Anthony Cragg's Tenant. By AGNES GIBERNE.
An agreeably written story of a very good girl, a selfish, deceitful
woman, and a kindly man.
The Heart of a Friend. By FLORENCE WILMOT.
A noble girl's influence and her genuine unselfishness has the happiest
effect on the members of a very mixed family.
Brown Eyes and Blue. By ANNIE MABEL SEVERS.
There are thrilling episodes, deep mysteries and startling surprises in
this invigorating story of home and school life.
Arthur Glynn. By RUTH LAMB.
Half-a-dozen well written tales, which combine interest of plot, skill
of narrative, and sound moral teaching.
Two Enthusiasts. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
The efforts of an heiress and her companion to carry out their views on
social and religious questions are well told.
The Faith of Hilary Lovel. BY EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
Describes the exciting times of the Spanish Armada, and how the people
of England rose unitedly to resist the attempted invasion.
The Romance of Miss Hilary, and other Stories.
Romances of humble life in which poor, hardworking people make life
beautiful by mutual sacrifice and unusual kindness.
Kitty and Kit. By FLORENCE WILMOT.
A brightly written story of home life, spiritedly told. Kitty, an
orphan girl, and Kit, her cousin, are especially attractive.
The Colleen's Choice, and other Stories.
An interesting set of fourteen brightly told stories inculcating the
maxim, "Be good, and you will be happy."
Dick and Brownie. By MABEL QUILLER-COUCH.
A little girl, accompanied by her dog, runs away from a gipsy caravan,
and has many adventures.
Alwyn Ravendale. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
A modern story of west country child life. The young hero is quixotic,
and in the end proves a faithful lover.
Half-a-Dozen Sisters. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
A pretty story of family life in which six sisters take their varied
parts, and into whose interests the reader is irresistibly drawn.
Brought Out of Peril. By EMMA LESLIE.
An interesting story describing what befell a young servant girl, silly,
wilful, and easily led, although of good parentage.
A Turn of the Road; or, The Homeseekers. By ADELAIDE M. PLUMPTRE.
Depicting the delightfully free life of a party of home seekers, in the
still wild country of Canada West.
The Young Gordons in Canada. By MARY B. SANFORD.
A vivid account of the experiences and adventures of a family that
reduced circumstances obliged to leave the old country.
The Finding of Angela. By ALICE M. PAGE.
Four girls come from Alexandria to a school in England, hoping to find
Angela, a poor little kidnapped baby cousin.
A Queen of Nine Days. By E. C. KENYON.
An interesting account of the troubled but brief reign of Lady Jane
Grey, narrated by one of her maids of honour.
Lenore Annandale's Story. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
A splendid book for young people, the pervading thought being the
fulfilment of duty in obedience to the commands of religion.
Veiled Hearts. By RACHEL WILLARD. A Romance of Modern Egypt.
The Sacred Carpet, howling Dervishes, and the Sword of Azrael, form the
groundwork of this fascinating romance of Modern Egypt.
The Orphans of Merton Hall. By EMILY BRODIE.
Claire and Olive are foster sisters, and their youthful experiences and
girlish confidences are told in an entertaining style.
Joint Guardians. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
A captivating and romantic tale of two families of cousins, whose
fathers are joint guardians of a young girl.
Tom Heron of Sax. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
A country lad who began by scoffing at religion, ended in being shot
while preaching among rough quarrymen.
Fir Tree Farm. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
Davenant trod the downward path, passed through the depths of
degradation and despair, but finally struggled back from darkness to
light.
Greyfriars. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.
Esther takes charge of her married sister's home, and has much trouble
with the children left in her care.
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_*The "Home Art" Series*_