Chapter I: Front Matter

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_[The Bouverie Series. No. 11.]_

How Little Bessie Kept the

Wolf from the Door

BY

Mrs. COATES

THE BOUVERIE SERIES OF POPULAR PENNY STORIES

1 PROBABLE SONS. By AMY LE FEUVRE. 41 JACK; OR, THE STORY OF A POCKET- 2 TEDDY'S BUTTON. By AMY LE BOOK. By H. F. CHARLES. FEUVRE. 42 BENEDICTAS STRANGER. By K. E. 3 JESSICA'S FIRST PRAYER. By VERNHAM. HESBA STRETTON. 43 AUDREY. By Mrs. O. F. WALTON. 4 SAVED AT SEA. By Mrs. O. F. 44 CLIMBING THE LADDER; OR, BRAVE WALTON. ROBERT DAWSON. 5 LITTLE FAITH; OR, THE CHILD OF 45 IT'S ALL REAL TRUE. By EGLANTON THE TOY-STALL. By Mrs. O. F. THORNE. WALTON. 46 THE MAKING OF TEDDY. By EVA 6 NO PLACE LIKE HOME. By HESBA JAMESON. STRETTON. 47 KITTY AND TODDLES. By Mrs. PHILIP 7 NOBODY LOVES ME. By Mrs. O. F. BARNES. WALTON. 48 A WAIF AND A WELCOME. By MABEL 8 LITTLE MEG'S CHILDREN. By HESBA QUILLER-COUCH. STRETTON. 49 DOT'S PROMISE. By ADELA FRANCES 9 HUNGERING AND THIRSTING. By MOUNT. AGNES GIBERNE. 50 DAVIE'S LEDDY. By GERTRUDE DOUGHTY. 10 CHRISTIE'S OLD ORGAN. By Mrs. 51 BELLE'S LITTLE EVANGEL. By P. A. O. F. WALTON. BLYTH. 11 HOW LITTLE BESSIE KEPT THE WOLF 52 ENID DUNCAN. By EDITH E. RHODES. FROM THE DOOR. By Mrs. COATES. 53 SID AND FIDO. By MARY CORBETT 12 CHARITY'S BIRTHDAY TEXT. By SEYMOUR. AGNES GIBERNE. 54 CINDERELLA'S PRINCE. By MARIAN I. 13 HARRY'S WHALING ADVENTURES. By HURRELL. G. E SARGENT. 55 MADE A MAN OF. By SARA M. HARDWICH. 14 MAGGIE'S MESSAGE. By EMMA 56 OLD BILLY THE SWEET-MAKER. By LESLIE. GERTRUDE DOUGHTY. 15 THE VOYAGE OF THE "STEADFAST." 57 TWO BRAVE BOYS. By MARY E. ROPES. By W. H. G. KINGSTON. 58 THE WRONG TWIN. By MARY E. ROPES. 16 ERIC'S GOOD NEWS. By AMY LE 59 HARRY'S MAGIC GLASSES. By A. C. FEUVRE. MERCER. 17 THE BOY WHO NEVER LOST A CHANCE. 60 THE WIZARDS CAVE. By EGLANTON By ANNETTE LYSTER. THORNE. 18 JOYCE'S LITTLE MAID. By NELLIE 61 THE LITTLE ORANGE-SELLERS. By CORNWALL. SARAH M. FRY. 19 DIBS. A Story of Young London 62 HUMPTY-DUMPTY'S SILVER BELLS. By Life. By JOSEPH JOHNSON. MARGARET SCOTT HAYCRAFT. 20 JESSICA'S MOTHER. A Sequel to 63 THE OLD WORCESTER JUG. By EGLANTON "Jessica's First Prayer." By THORNE. HESBA STRETTON. 64 UNDER THE OLD ROOF. By HESBA 21 POPPY'S PRESENTS. By Mrs. O. F. STRETTON. WALTON. 65 LEFT ALONE; and A NIGHT AND 22 OUR STORY. By C. A. BURNABY. A DAY. By HESBA STRETTON. 23 ALONE IN LONDON. By HESBA 66 MAX KROMER. A Story of the Siege STRETTON. of Strasburg. By HESBA STRETTON. 24 NOBODY CARES. By CRONA TEMPLE. 67 THE COTTAGE BY THE LYNN. By 25 ERIC, A WAIF. By EMMA LESLIE. EGLANTON THORNE. 26 PANSY. A Story for Girls. 68 SAM AND SAMMIE. By JESSIE 27 BEN HADDEN'S ADVENTURES; OR, DO ARMSTRONG. RIGHT WHATEVER COMES OF IT. 69 NOEL AND HIS STAR. By KATE M. By W. H. G. KINGSTON. JOHNSON. 28 TAKEN OR LEFT. By Mrs. O. F. 70 A LITTLE CRUSADER. By MARY E. WALTON. MURRAY. 29 LOST! STOLEN! OR STRAYED! By 71 RUTH ARNOLD. By J. BYERLEY. JESSIE ARMSTRONG. 72 A SHAM PRINCESS. By EGLANTON 30 LOST GIP. By HESBA STRETTON. THORNE. 31 KATIE BRIGHTSIDE. By RUTH LAMB. 73 NORAH'S STRONGHOLD. By L. C. 32 TWO BRIGHT SHILLINGS. By EVELYN SILKE. EVERETT-GREEN. 74 AUNT SELINA'S LEGACY. By EMMA 33 THE MERRY-GO-ROUND. By C. J. LESLIE. HAMILTON. 75 SARAH, A PRINCESS. By FAITH 34 WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG. By DEAS CHILTERN. CROMARTY. 76 WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME AGAIN. By 35 FIVE LITTLE BIRDIES. By AGNES M. F. WILSON. GIBERNE. 77 BRAVE FRED; OR, FROM ERRAND BOY 36 CASSY. By HESBA STRETTON. TO PROFESSOR. 37 DAD'S DOROTHY. By M. B. 78 SOLDIER FRITZ. By EMMA LESLIE. MANWELL. 79 HOW DICK FOUND HIS SEA LEGS. By 38 THREE LITTLE GREAT LADIES. By MARY E. PALGRAVE. W. PERCY SMITH. 80 GATTY'S ADVENTURES. By Mrs. 39 MR. HATHERLEY'S BOYS. By EVELYN FORREST GRANT. EVERETT-GREEN. 81 SIR ROLAND'S HEIR. By MARIAN 40 ANGEL'S CHRISTMAS, AND LITTLE ISABEL HURRELL. DOT. By Mrs. O. F. WALTON. 82 A LITTLE SEA KING. By JESSIE M. E. SAXBY.

LONDON: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY
4 Bouverie Street and 65 St. Paul's Churchyard

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER

I. The Dwellers in the Old House

II. The Children's Friend

III. The Wolf

IV. Coming Shadows

V. The Old Clerk

VI. The King's Messenger

VII. Good News

VIII. Kate Donaldson

IX. The Worn-Out Copying Machine

X. The Wonderful Book

XI. Dark and Cloudy Days

XII. Going Home

XIII. Turning Over a New Leaf

XIV. The Ravens

XV. The Wolf at the Door

How Little Bessie Kept the Wolf

from the Door.

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