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_.
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*STORIES BY GEORGE MAC DONALD*
(NEW AND UNIFORM EDITION)
*A Rough Shaking.*
With 12 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
3s. 6d.
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, 3s. 6d.
"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.*
ARTHUR HUGHES. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"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, 3s. 6d.
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 line 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, 3s. 6d.
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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*NEW "GRADUATED" SERIES*
_With coloured frontispiece and black-and-white illustrations_
No child of six or seven should have any difficulty in reading and
understanding _unaided_ the pretty stories in the 6d. series. In the
9s. series the language used is slightly more advanced, but is well
within the capacity of children of seven and upwards, while the 1s.
series is designed for little folk of somewhat greater attainments. If
the stories are read _to_ and not _by_ children, it will be found that
the 6s. 9d. and 1s. series are equally suitable for little folk of all
ages.
*"GRADUATED" STORIES AT A SHILLING*
Holidays at Sunnycroft. By ANNIE S. SWAN. New Edition.
At Lathom's Siege. By SARAH TYTLER.
Fleckie. By BESSIE MARCHANT.
Elsie "Wins." By ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS.
Bears and Dacoits. By G. A. HENTY.
Crusoes of the Frozen North. By Dr. GORDON STABLES.
A Saxon Maid. By ELIZA F. POLLARD.
Uncle Bob. By MEREDITH FLETCHER.
Jack of Both Sides. By FLORENCE COOMBE.
Do Your Duty! By G. A. HENTY.
Terry. By ROSA MULHOLLAND (Lady Gilbert).
*"GRADUATED" STORIES AT NINEPENCE*
Gipsy Dick. By Mrs. HENRY CLARKE.
Two to One. By FLORENCE COOMBE.
Cherrythorpe Fair. By MABEL MACKNESS.
Little Greycoat. By ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS.
Tommy's Trek. By BESSIE MARCHANT.
That Boy Jim. By Mrs. HENRY CLARKE.
The Adventures of Carlo. By KATHARINE TYNAN.
The Shoeblack's Cat. By W. L. ROOPER.
Three Troublesome Monkeys. By A. B. ROMNEY.
The Little Red Purse. By JENNIE CHAPPELL.
*"GRADUATED" STORIES AT SIXPENCE*
Hi-Tum, Ti-Tum, and Scrub. By JENNIE CHAPPELL.
Edie's Adventures. By GERALDINE MOCKLER.
Two Little Crusoes. By A. B. ROMNEY.
The Lost Doll. By JENNIE CHAPPELL.
Bunny and Furry. By GERALDINE MOCKLER.
Bravest of All. By MABEL MACKNESS.
Winnie's White Frock. By JENNIE CHAPPELL.
Lost Toby. By M. S. HAYCRAFT.
A Boy Cousin. By GERALDINE MOCKLER.
Travels of Fuzz and Buzz. By GERALDINE MOCKLER.
Teddy's Adventures. By Mrs. HENRY CLARKE.
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*NEW CHILDREN'S PICTURE-BOOKS*
Each of these books contains many full-page and other illustrations, a
number of which are in colour. The text is printed in bold type, and
comprises bright and humorous stories and rhymes, specially written for
the purpose.
*IN DOORS AND OUT*
*STORY-BOOK TIME*
Each contains 38 colour pages, over 40 full-page black-and-white
Illustrations, and a large number of Vignettes. Quarto, 10-1/8 inches by
7-3/4 inches, picture boards, 2s. 6d. each; cloth, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
each.
*TWO SHILLING SERIES*
_Quarto, 10-1/8 inches by 7-3/4 inches_
Faithful Friends.
My Book of Nursery Stories.
My Very Best Book.
Arm-chair Stories.
My Very Own Picture-Book.
Cosy Corner Stories.
Our Darling's First Book
Twenty pages in colour. Cloth, gilt edges, 2s.; picture boards, 1s.
*EIGHTEENPENNY SERIES*
_Cloth, 5-1/2 inches by 6-7/8 inches_
My Pretty Picture-Book.
Sunbeams.
*SIXPENNY SERIES*
_Quarto. 10-1/8 inches by 7-3/4 inches_
Bow-Wow Picture-Book.
Cats and Kits.
Friends at the Farm.
Once upon a Time.
Long, Long Ago.
Fairy Tales for Little Folk.
Smiles and Dimples.
Little Bright-Eyes.
For Kittie and Me.
As Nice as Nice Can Be.
Round the Mulberry Bush.
Little Rosebud.
For My Little Darling.
For Dolly and Me.
My Own Story-Book.
Play-time Pictures.
Bed-time Stories.
For Little Chicks.
The cover and seven pages in colour. Picture boards.
*ONE SHILLING SCRIPTURE SERIES*
_Picture boards. Quarto, 10-1/8 inches by 7-3/4 inches_