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GIRLS OF THE TRUE BLUE: A School Story. By L. T. MEADE. With ten
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Girls of all ages are sure to be fascinated by the pathetic and
highly interesting narrative of Nan Esterleigh, the orphan girl
who makes her home with a friend of her mother's, where she has
abundance of nice pets, good companions, and an atmosphere of
wholesome comfort, and where she is quite happy until an act of
deceit puts her in the power of an older and designing girl, and
renders her at times very miserable. This wrong-doing is the
shadow over her life, as she finds when Captain Richmond starts
the Royal True Blue society, with its prize to be given for the
best girl who had cultivated every side of her nature--moral,
intellectual, and physical. She is seriously handicapped, and
the prize falls, through an error, to the designing girl who has
ruined her happiness. Misfortune brings this maiden to a better
mind and true repentance, and Nan comes to her own again in the
esteem and respect of every one. There are many other attractive
girl characters in this entertaining story.

A NEST OF GIRLS; or, Boarding School Days. By E. WESTYN TIMLOW. With
eight Illustrations by H. R. Richards. 6/

Here we are introduced to a bevy of smart, clever, American
girls in a boarding-school, just at the time that Winifred
Douglas becomes teacher of English Literature there. Winifred
was wise, if only four-and-twenty, and the love she felt for her
work was only equalled by the sense of responsibility she had
for the impressionable girls under her charge. How she helped
and influenced them for good, although she 'hurt sometimes,'
comes out in the story, which is brimful of life and vivacity.
The lady principal and the doings of a circle of immensely smart
girls keep up the interest of this wholesome picture of
girl-life.

SEVEN MAIDS. By L. T. MEADE. With ten Illustrations by Percy
Tarrant. 6/

'A sweetly written and graceful story of girl-life.'--_Scotsman._

THE ODDS AND THE EVENS. By Mrs L. T. MEADE. With ten Illustrations
by Percy Tarrant. 6/

'Full of fun and adventure. Told in the manner to interest and
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A VERY NAUGHTY GIRL. By L. T. MEADE. With eight Illustrations by W.
Rainey. 5/

All spirited maidens will follow with interest the training and
development of the character of Evelyn Wynford, heiress of
Castle Wynford, who, when she arrives from Tasmania at her
uncle's house, which will afterwards be her own, is extremely
self-conscious though clever, and is wilful, selfish, vain, and
altogether unladylike. Her maid Jasper is her evil genius. As
the story develops, her aunt, her cousin, and others begin to
have a wholesome influence over her; then certain misdemeanours,
which land her in serious trouble, humble her, and leave her
much changed and truly repentant. The 'Naughty Girl' becomes
transformed into a wise and comely young woman.

COURAGE AND CONFLICT. A Series of Stories by G. A. HENTY, G.
MANVILLE FENN, F. T. BULLEN, FRED WHISHAW, &c. With eight
Illustrations by W. Boucher. 5/

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Daring_, _Peril and Prowess_, and _Venture and Valour_. The
story by Mr G. A. Henty is one of pioneering in the days of the
early settlers in America, when the natives were troublesome,
and who in this case rose up and nearly exterminated the white
people. Mr G. M. Fenn tells a funny seaside story; while Andrew
Balfour, Captain North, Walter Thornbury, James Patey, Fred
Whishaw, Harold Bindloss, and others contribute dashing stories
of peril and adventure, and great heroism in the hour of danger.

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THE KOPJE GARRISON: A Tale of the Boer War. By G. MANVILLE FENN.
With eight Illustrations by W. Boucher. 5/

Mr Fenn transports his readers to the South African veldt,
where, in imagination and in reality, so many of his countrymen
have been for the past two years, and helps them to understand
by means of this brisk and exciting tale what so many of our
gallant soldiers have had to endure. This new story mainly
follows the fortunes of two young men in khaki--Drew Lennox and
Bob Dickenson--in and around the village of Groenfontein, which
is bravely held by a little British force against the Boers.
Sometimes half-starved, and subjected to night and day attacks,
they make a little Gibraltar of the place, and ever render a
good account of themselves. Something is always happening within
or without Groenfontein, and in the end the story leaves Drew
Lennox captain and V.C.

MISS NONENTITY. By L. T. MEADE. With eight Illustrations by W.
Rainey. 5/

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too.'

CHARGE! OR BRITON AND BOER. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. With eight
Illustrations by W. H. C. Groome. 5/

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VENTURE AND VALOUR. Being Stories told by G. A. HENTY, A. CONAN
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With eight Illustrations by W. Boucher. 5/

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TOM'S BOY. By the Author of _Laddie_, _Tip-Cat_, &c. With eight
Illustrations by Percy Tarrant. 5/

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FIX BAY'NETS! or, The Regiment in the Hills. By G. MANVILLE FENN.
With eight Illustrations by W. H. C. Groome. 5/

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PERIL AND PROWESS. Being Stories told by G. A. HENTY, G. MANVILLE
FENN, A. CONAN DOYLE, W. W. JACOBS, D. KER, C. R. LOW, D. LAWSON
JOHNSTONE, ANDREW BALFOUR, and others. With eight Illustrations by
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DASH AND DARING. Being Stories told by G. A. HENTY, G. MANVILLE
FENN, D. KER, and many others. With eight Illustrations by W. H. C.
Groome. 5/

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THE GIRLS OF ST WODE'S. By L. T. MEADE. With eight Illustrations by
W. Rainey. 5/

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MEG LANGHOLME. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With eight Illustrations by W.
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VINCE THE REBEL, or the Sanctuary in the Bog. By GEORGE MANVILLE
FENN. With eight Illustrations by W. H. C. Groome. 5/

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WILD KITTY. By L. T. MEADE. With eight Illustrations by J. Ayton
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PHILIPPA. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With eight Illustrations by J.
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THE GIRL AT THE DOWER HOUSE, AND AFTERWARD. By AGNES GIBERNE. With
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'An absorbing story.'--_Daily Free Press._

CATALINA: Art Student. By L. T. MEADE. With eight Illustrations by
W. Boucher. 5/

'Very brightly told.'--_Punch._

THE BLACK TOR: A Tale of the Reign of James I. By GEORGE MANVILLE
FENN. With eight Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 5/

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ROY ROYLAND; or, The Young Castellan. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. With
eight Illustrations by W. Boucher. 5/

'Fascinating from beginning to end, ... is told with much spirit
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THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE COAST. By DAVID LAWSON JOHNSTONE. With
twenty-one Illustrations by W. Boucher. 5/

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GIRLS NEW AND OLD. By L. T. MEADE. With eight Illustrations by J.
Williamson. 5/

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illustrated.--_Saturday Review._

DON. By the Author of _Laddie_, &c. With eight Illustrations by J.
Finnemore. 5/

'A fresh and happy story ... told with great spirit.... It is as
pure as spring air.'--_Glasgow Herald._

OLIVIA. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With eight Illustrations by Robert
Barnes. 5/

'A beautiful story, an ideal gift-book for girls.'--_British
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BETTY: a School Girl. By L. T. MEADE. With eight Illustrations by
Everard Hopkins. 5/

'This is an admirable tale of school-girl life: her history
involves an excellent moral skilfully conveyed.'--_Glasgow
Herald._

BLANCHE. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With eight Illustrations by Robert
Barnes. 5/

'Eminently healthy ... pretty and interesting, free from
sentimentality.'--_Queen._

DIAMOND DYKE; or, The Lone Farm on the Veldt. By G. MANVILLE FENN.
With eight Illustrations by W. Boucher. 5/

'There is not a dull page in the book.'--_Aberdeen Free Press._

REAL GOLD: A Story of Adventure. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. With eight
Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 5/

'In the author's best style, and brimful of life and
adventure.... Equal to any of the tales of adventure Mr Fenn has
yet written.'--_Standard._

POMONA. By the Author of _Laddie_, _Tip-Cat_, &c. With eight
Illustrations by Robert Barnes. 5/

'A bright, healthy story for girls.'--_Bookseller._

Price 3s. 6d.

A POPULAR GIRL: A Tale of School Life in Germany. With six
Illustrations by Jessie Wilson. By MAY BALDWIN. 3/6

A bright and naturally told story of school-girl life in
Germany, in which the contrasts with school life in this country
are strongly brought out. The heroine, a good-looking, clever
English girl, in a high-class school in Munich, meets with a
smart American girl who sins against many of the written and
unwritten laws of etiquette by her pranks and the freedom of
her manners and speech; yet all the while she is exceedingly
liberal, good-hearted, and well-intentioned, and a good friend
of the heroine, whom she shields from blame in connection with
an act which led to disastrous consequences. The lady principal,
Fraeulein Luise, one of the best of women, cautions the heroine
about her over-anxiety to be the best girl scholar; in spite of
this she works openly and secretly for this end, which is gained
at the expense, for a time, of her health and memory. It is
while the heroine is at death's door that she learns a lifelong
lesson that goodness is by far of more importance than
cleverness.

COSEY CORNER; or, How they Kept a Farm. By L. T. MEADE. With eighteen
Illustrations by Percy Tarrant. 3/6

Mrs L. T. Meade, in her best vein, here tells how four children
show great ingenuity and cleverness in playing at keeping a
farm, and manage to support themselves for a time from the
proceeds. It is a wholesome lesson in self-help, and the reader
will be inclined to agree with one of the children that 'there
never was anything so nice in all the world as was life at Cosey
Corner.' Honeysuckle Farm, the farmer and his wife, and the life
there are prettily described, and the story is further helped by
the eighteen charming illustrations by Mr Percy Tarrant.

'MY PRETTY' AND HER BROTHER 'TOO.' And other Stories. By Mrs
MOLESWORTH. Charmingly Illustrated by Lewis Baumer. 3/6

Mrs Molesworth, always happily inspired when she writes for or
about children, here presents ten short stories, in which little
children are depicted in her inimitable style. Some of them have
a Christmas flavour; all convey in an attractive form some
lessons which young folks, and old folks too, would be none the
worse for learning, as in 'My Pretty,' 'The Gold Scissors,' and
'The Princess and the Fairy,' in which the receipt for happiness
is given as unselfishness and shared blessings.

JERRY DODDS, MILLIONAIRE: A School Yarn of Merriment and Mystery. By
H. BARROW-NORTH. With six Illustrations by Harold Copping. 3/6

Jerry Dodds is the good-hearted and open-handed son of a South
African millionaire, and his fortunes are traced from the time
he enters Westpool School until he is kidnapped, and recovered
in a marvellous way. There are lively times at Westpool--a fire,
a steamer adventure, a feast to his school chums given by Jerry
Dodds, and abundant adventures, which any boy will follow with
breathless interest. The youth of Westpool School are as bright,
healthy, mischief-making, and mirth-provoking youngsters as any
boy might wish to know. Out of one prank into another seems to
have been their motto.

[_From_ THE KOPJE GARRISON, _by G. M. Fenn; price 5s._]

THE ARGONAUTS OF THE AMAZON. By C. R. KENYON. With six Illustrations
by Arthur Rackham. 3/6

Mr Charles R. Kenyon, author of the popular story, _The Young
Ranchmen_, here tells a thrilling tale of adventure in which
three old chums, in the search for the Inca's treasure in
the remote regions of the mighty Andes, procure a little
steam-launch for the navigation of the Amazon and some of its
feeders, such as the Ucayali. Their whole course teems with
remarkable experiences and adventures, and the climax is reached
when, after several fights with strange tribes, they are shut up
as prisoners in the Incala's treasure-chamber. How they escape,
discover gold in great plenty, and begin a large colonisation
scheme is told in a spirited manner.

OUT OF BOUNDS: A Series of School Stories. By ANDREW HOME. With
eight Illustrations by Harold Copping. 3/6

Mr Andrew Home understands and can write about the average
schoolboy with clearness, humour, and adequate knowledge. In
this gathering of short stories many phases of boy-life are
dealt with, in and out of school. There are humorous adventures,
some of which are on the point of ending tragically. All the
stories are wholesome and entertaining, and inculcate the
virtues of truthfulness, sympathy, bravery, and attention to
duty in the battle of life.

THE THREE WITCHES. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. Charmingly Illustrated by
Lewis Baumer. 3/6

_To-Day_ says--'If you want a charming book for children, get
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THE STORY OF A SCHOOL CONSPIRACY. By ANDREW HOME. With twelve
Illustrations by A. Monro. 3/6

'_The Story of a School Conspiracy_, by Andrew Home, telling of
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THE BOYS AND I: A Child's Story for Children. By Mrs MOLESWORTH.
With seventeen Illustrations by Lewis Baumer. Uniform with _Hoodie_
and _Hermy_. 3/6

'There is fascination for every child in such a story as this,
and children of all ages will thank us for advising them to read
the tale and to inspect its pictures by Lewis
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THE SPY IN THE SCHOOL: A Tale of Two Chums. By ANDREW HOME. With six
Illustrations by W. J. Urquhart. 3/6

'The best points of Mr Home's book lie in the emphatic way in
which he drives home the virtues of honour, modesty, and
unselfishness by the deeds of his boys.'--_Glasgow Mail._

[_From_ COSEY CORNER, _by L. T. Meade; price 3s. 6d._]

DOROTHY DOT. By ELIZABETH WESTYN TIMLOW. Charmingly Illustrated by
Harriet Roosevelt Richards, and daintily bound in art cloth, gilt
edges. 3/6

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THE UNJUST STEWARD; or, The Minister's Debt. By Mrs OLIPHANT. With
six Illustrations by J. Finnemore. 3/6

'Mrs Oliphant was never more happily inspired than in writing
this story.'--_Scotsman._

A GOOD-HEARTED GIRL; or, A Present-day Heroine. By EMMA MARSHALL,
Author of _Abigail Templeton_, &c. With six Illustrations by J.
Finnemore. 3/6

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THE WHITE PRINCESS OF THE HIDDEN CITY. By DAVID LAWSON JOHNSTONE.
With six Illustrations by W. Boucher. 3/6

'All boys will be fascinated by Mr Johnstone's brilliantly
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BELLE. By the Author of _Laddie_. With six Illustrations by G.
Nicolet. 3/6

'As a story for girls _Belle_ will score an instantaneous and
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NIC REVEL: A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land. By _G.
Manville Fenn_. Illustrated by W. H. C. Groome. 3/6

'Will prove absolutely irresistible to the imagination of the
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HERMY. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With seventeen Illustrations by Lewis
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'Certain to find a large circle of friends waiting for
her.'--_Vanity Fair._

O'ER TARTAR DESERTS; or, English and Russian in Central Asia. By
DAVID KER. Illustrated by J. Finnemore. 3/6

'Conveys something of the thrill of a real book of
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BILLY BINKS--HERO. By GUY BOOTHBY. Illustrated by W. H. C.
Groome. 3/6

'Drawn with an uncommon skill and charm.'--_Scotsman._

HOODIE. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With seventeen Illustrations by Lewis
Baumer. 3/6

'It is absolutely true to life, very tender, and delightfully
funny.'--_Yorkshire Post._

YOUNG DENYS: A Story of the Days of Napoleon. By ELEANOR C. PRICE.
With six Illustrations by G. Nicolet. 3/6

'An interesting tale of the great Napoleon.'--_Punch._

TWO BOY TRAMPS. By J. MACDONALD OXLEY. With six Illustrations by H.
Sandham. 3/6

'An uncommonly good tale.'--_School Board Chronicle._

THE REBEL COMMODORE (Paul Jones); being Memoirs of the Earlier
Adventures of Sir Ascott Dalrymple. By D. LAWSON JOHNSTONE. With
six Illustrations by W. Boucher. 3/6

'It is a good story, full of hairbreadth escapes and perilous
adventures.'--_To-Day._

ROBIN REDBREAST. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With six original Illustrations
by Robert Barnes. 3/6

'It is a long time since we read a story for girls more simple,
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PRISONER AMONG PIRATES. By DAVID KER. With six Illustrations by W.
S. Stacey. 3/6

'A singularly good story, calculated to encourage what is noble
and manly in boys.'--_Athenaeum._

JOSIAH MASON: A BIOGRAPHY. By JOHN THACKRAY BUNCE. With Portrait and
Illustrations. 3/6

FOUR ON AN ISLAND: A Story of Adventure. By L. T. MEADE. With six
original Illustrations by W. Rainey. 3/6

'This is a very bright description of modern Crusoes.'--_Graphic._

IN THE LAND OF THE GOLDEN PLUME: a Tale of Adventure. By. L.
JOHNSTONE. With six Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 3/6

'Most thrilling, and excellently worked out.'--_Graphic._

THE DINGO BOYS; or, The Squatters of Wallaby Range. By GEORGE
MANVILLE FENN. With six original Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 3/6

THE CHILDREN OF WILTON CHASE. By L. T. MEADE. With six Illustrations
by Everard Hopkins. 3/6

'Both entertaining and instructive.'--_Spectator._

THE PARADISE OF THE NORTH: A Story of Discovery and Adventure around
the Pole. By D. LAWSON JOHNSTONE. With fifteen Illustrations by W.
Boucher. 3/6

'Marked by a Verne-like fertility of fancy.'--_Saturday Review._

THE RAJAH OF DAH. By GEORGE MANVILLE FENN. With six Illustrations by
W. S. Stacey. 3/6

Price 3s.

SWEPT OUT TO SEA. By DAVID KER. With six Illustrations by J. Ayton
Symington. 3/

'Crowded with adventure and excitement.'--_Black and White._

THE WIZARD KING: A Story of the Last Moslem Invasion of Europe.
By DAVID KER. Illustrated by W. S. Stacey. 3/

'This volume ought to find an army of admiring
readers.'--_Liverpool Mercury._

THE WHITE KAID OF THE ATLAS. By J. MACLAREN COBBAN. With six
Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 3/

'A well-told tale of adventure and daring in Morocco, in which the
late and the present Sultan both figure.... A very pleasant book
to read.'--_Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review._

HUNTED THROUGH FIJI; or, 'Twixt Convict and Cannibal. By REGINALD
HORSLEY. With six Illustrations by J. Ayton Symington. 3/

'Its contents are immeasurably superior to a great mass of
literature which is all too easily within the reach of
boys.'--_Scotsman._

THE 'ROVER'S' QUEST: A Story of Foam, Fire, and Fight. By HUGH ST
LEGER. With six Illustrations by J. Ayton Symington. 3/

'A pleasant story of salt-water adventures. It is literally true
that there is not a dull page in the book.'--_Spectator._

A DAUGHTER OF THE KLEPHTS, or A Girl of Modern Greece. By EDWARD
GARRETT. Illustrated by W. Boucher. 3/

'The story from the first page to the last is highly
interesting, realistic, and natural.'--_Scotsman._

A SOLDIER OF THE LEGION. By DAVID LAWSON JOHNSTONE. With seventeen
Illustrations by W. Boucher. 3/

'Distinguished alike for accuracy in detail and for vivid
imagination.'--_The Standard._

THE BLUE BALLOON: A Tale of the Shenandoah Valley. By REGINALD
HORSLEY. With six Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 3/

'We have seldom read a finer tale. It is a kind of
masterpiece.'--_Methodist Times._

THE YELLOW GOD: A Tale of some Strange Adventures. By REGINALD
HORSLEY. With six Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 3/

'Admirably designed, and set forth with life-like force.... A
first-rate book for boys.'--_Saturday Review._

Price 2s. 6d.

MORE ANIMAL STORIES. Edited by Robert Cochrane. Including _Rab and
his Friends_, by Dr John Brown. Fully Illustrated. 2/6

One of the finest animal stones ever written, Dr John Brown's
_Rab and his Friends_, is placed in the forefront of this
volume, with an illustration from the painting of this subject
by W. G. Stevenson, R.S.A. Like its predecessor, _Four Hundred
Animal Stories_, it comprises a gathering of interesting,
pathetic, or amusing animal tales, from _Chambers's Journal_,
and from the works of Captain Brown, Charles Boner, Edward
Jesse, John M'Diarmid, and Christopher North. Mary Russell
Mitford found stories of which the animal world were the heroes
'more touching than the grander histories of men and women.'
Though the proper study of mankind is man, much may he learned
by such stories of sympathy and kindness to the lower creation.
A closing chapter bears on kindness to animals, as do also many
of the illustrations.

CELIA'S CONQUEST. By L. E. TIDDEMAN. With four Page Illustrations by
J. Wilson. 2/6

'It is a capital book for a girl.'--_Scotsman._

NANCY'S FANCIES: a Story about Children. By E. L. HAVERFIELD, Author
of _Our Vow_, _On Trust_, &c. With four Illustrations by Percy
Tarrant. 2/6

'A very delightful story for children. Nancy is simply
charming.'--_New Age._

MABEL'S PRINCE WONDERFUL; or, A Trip to Story-land. By W. E. CULE.
Forty charming Illustrations by W. J. Mein. 2/6

'A very clever little book for children.'--_Outlook._

GREYLING TOWERS: A Story for the Young. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With
seventeen Illustrations by Percy Tarrant. 2/6

'A family of real live children, full of fun and
adventure.'--_Birmingham Gazette._

FOUR HUNDRED ANIMAL STORIES. Selected and edited by R. COCHRANE.
Profusely Illustrated. 2/6

'Boys and girls fond of animals will find this book a perfect
treasure.'--_People's Friend._

ELSIE'S MAGICIAN. By FRED WHISHAW. With ten Illustrations by Lewis
Baumer. 2/6

'This is a delicate and captivating little tale.'--_To-Day._

THE ROMANCE OF COMMERCE. By J. MACDONALD OXLEY. With fifteen
Illustrations. 2/6

'Sure to fascinate young lads fond of tales of adventure and
daring.'--_Evening News._

ABIGAIL TEMPLETON; or, Brave Efforts. A Story of To-day. By EMMA
MARSHALL. Illustrated by J. Finnemore. 2/6

'A bright and happy narrative.... Told with great
spirit.'--_Birmingham Gazette._

THE ROMANCE OF INDUSTRY AND INVENTION. Selected by ROBERT COCHRANE.
With thirty-four Illustrations. 2/6

'It is hard to say which chapter is the best, for each seems
more interesting than the last.'--_The Queen._

PLAYMATES: a Story for Boys and Girls. By L. T. MEADE. With six
Illustrations by G. Nicolet. 2/6

'The charm of Mrs Meade's stories for children is well sustained
in this pretty and instructive tale.'--_Liverpool Mercury._

WHITE TURRETS. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With four Illustrations by W.
Rainey. 2/6

'A charming story.... A capital antidote to the unrest that
inspires young folks that seek for some great thing to do, while
the great thing for them is at their hand and at their
home.'--_Scotsman._

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