Illustrated by eminent Artists. In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.
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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 Evelyn
Everett-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 Mac
Donald, 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 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._
=Insect Ways on Summer Days= in Garden, Forest, Field, and Stream. By
Jennett 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 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 Esmé
Stuart.
"Esmé 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 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. 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 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._
=The Joyous Story of Toto.= By Laura E. Richards. With 30
humorous 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, cloth
elegant.
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New Volumes.
=Sam Silvan'S Sacrifice:= The Story of Two Fatherless Boys. By Jesse
Colman.
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 Caroline
Austin.
"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 the
German 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 from
the French of George Sand, by Mrs. Corkran.
"Mrs. Corkran has earned our gratitude by translating into readable
English these two charming little stories."--_Athenæum._
=Chirp and Chatter:= Or, Lessons from Field and Tree. By
Alice 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 Fables
of Æsop. 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 Clara
Mulholland.
"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 Alice
Corkran.
"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 many
Woodcuts, 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. With
many Woodcuts and a Coloured Frontispiece.
"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, cloth
elegant.
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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 Alice
Corkran.
"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 Louisa
Crow.
"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 Thomas
Archer.
"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 the
Odd 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 Gregson
Gow.
"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 Norwegian
of Björnson.
"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 Peace
and 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 of
China, now resident in the United States. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth
extra, _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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