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Dalton's (W.) Lost in Ceylon; the Adventures in the Woods and Wilds of the Lion King of Kandy.

Elwes' (A.) Frank and Andrea, or FOREST LIFE IN SARDINIA.

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Guy Rivers, or A Bor's STRUGGLES in the Great World.
Luke Ashleigh, or SCHOOL LIFE IN HOLLAND.

Paul Blake, or A Boy's PERILS IN CORSICA AND MONTE
CRISTO.

Kingston's (W. H. G.) True Blue, or, THE LIFE and Adventures
OF A BRITISH SEAMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL.

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Will Weatherhelm, or THE YARN OF AN OLD SAILOR
ABOUT HIS EARLY LIFE.

Neptune's Heroes, or THE SEA KINGS OF ENGLAND, FROM HAWKINS
TO FRANKLIN. By W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.

"We trust Old England may ever have writers as ready and able to interpret to her children the noble lives of her greatest men.”—Athenæum.

Little Gipsy (The). By ELIE SAUVAGE.

Translated by ANNA

BLACKWELL. Profusely illustrated by ERNEST FRÖLICH, Small 4to, price 5s.; extra cloth, gilt edges, 6s.

Mission from Cape Coast Castle to Ashantee. By the late T. E. BOWDICH, Esq. New edition, with map of the route to Coomassie. Price 5s.

Merry Songs for Little Voices. Words by Mrs. BRODERIP. Music by THOMAS MURBY. With 40 Illustrations. Fcap. 4to, price 5s. Stories from the Old and New Testaments. By the Rev. B. H. DRAPER. With 48 Engravings. Fifth edition, price 5s.

Four Shillings and Sixpence each, cloth elegant, with Illustrations; or with gilt edges, 5s.

Alda Graham; and her Brother Philip. By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS.

Book of Cats (The): a Chit-chat Chronicle of Feline Facts and Fancies. By CHARLES H. Ross.

Casimir, the Little Exile. By CAROLINE PEACHEY.

Castles, and their Heroes. By BARBARA HUTTON.

Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse. With 24 beautiful Illustrations from Drawings by HARRISON WEIR. Small 4to.

"True to the name. They are well got up, tastefully bound, and above all things illustrated by the graceful pencil of our old friend Harrison Weir."-The Times.

"The drawings are wonderfully graphic and appropriate."-The Queen.

Fiery Cross (The), OR THE VOW OF MONTROSE. BY BARBARA HUTTON. Illustrations by J. Lawson.

Mandarin's Daughter (The): A STORY OF THE GREAT TAEPING
REBELLION. By SAMUEL MOSSMAN.

Modern British Plutarch (The), or LIVES OF MEN DISTINGUISHED
IN THE RECENT HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY FOR THEIR TALENTS,
VIRTUES, AND ACHIEVEMENTS. By W. C. TAYLOR, LL.D.
Oak Staircase, (The) or THE STORIES OF LORD AND LADY DESMOND
a Narrative of the Times of James II. By MARY and CATHERINE
LEE. Second Edition.

Tales and Legends of Saxony and Lusatia. By W. WESTALL.
Theodora a Tale for Girls. By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS.
Trimmer's History of the Robins. Written for the Instruction of
Children on their treatment of Animals. With 24 beautiful
Engravings from Drawings by HARRISON WEIR.

"The delicious story of Dicksy, Flapsy, and Pecksy, who can have forgotten it? It is as fresh to-day as it was half a century ago."-Art Journal. "The illustrations by Harrison Weir will tend to raise it even higher in the estimation of others besides the inmates of the nursery."-The Times. Zipporah, the Jewish Maiden. By M. E. BEWSHER.

Three Shillings and Sixpence plain; or coloured plates and gilt edges, Four Shillings and Sixpence, Super Royal 16mo, cloth elegant, with Illustrations by Harrison Weir, Phiz, Pinwell, Tom Hood, Keyl, etc.

Aunt Jenny's American Pets. By CATHERINE C. HOPLEY. Author of "Life in the South," etc. Small Post 8vo.

"Miss Hopley writes lightly and brightly, and knows how to make knowledge interesting."-Times.

"Full of anecdotes relating to American birds. A good deal is told of life in the Southern States. The book will instruct while it amuses."-Tablet.

Blind Man's Holiday, or SHORT TALES FOR THE NURSERY. By the Author of "Mia and Charlie."

Broderip (Mrs.) Crosspatch, the Cricket, and the Counterpane: a Patchwork of Story and Song.

My Grandmother's Budget OF STORIES AND VERSES.
Tales of the Toys.

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TOLD BY THEMSELVES.

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Cousin Trix, AND HER WELCOME TALES. BY GEORGIANA CRAIK. Cosmorama: THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS OF THE

WORLD DESCRIBED. By J. ASPIN.

Distant Homes, or THE GRAHAM FAMILY IN NEW ZEALAND. BY Mrs. I. E. AYLMER.

Early Days of English Princes. By Mrs. RUSSELL GRAY. New and enlarged edition.

Echoes of an Old Bell, AND OTHER TALES OF FAIRY LORE. By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL.

Facts to Correct Fancies, or SHORT NARRATIVES OF REMARKABLE WOMEN.

Faggots for the Fireside, or TALES OF FACT AND FANCY. By PETER PARLEY.

Fairy Land, or RECREATION FOR THE RISING GENERATION, in Prose and Verse. By THOMAS and JANE HOOD. Illustrated by T. HOOD, Jun. Second edition.

"These Tales are charming. Before it goes into the Nursery, we recommend all grown-up people should study Fairy Land.'"-Blackwood. Feathers and Fairies, or STORIES FROM THE REALMS OF FANCY. By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL.

Garden (The), or FREDERICK'S MONTHLY INSTRUCTION FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND FORMATION OF A FLOWER GARDEN. With Illustrations by SOWERBY. 6s. coloured.

Granny's Wonderful Chair, AND ITS TALES OF FAIRY TIMES. By FRANCES BROWNE.

Hacco the Dwarf, or THE TOWER ON THE MOUNTAIN, and other Tales. By LADY LUSHINGTON.

Happy Home (The), or THE CHILDREN AT THE RED HOUSE. By LADY LUSHINGTON. Second Edition.

Helen in Switzerland. By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL.

Holidays among the Mountains, or SCENES AND STORIES OF WAles. By M. BETHAM EDWARDS.

Lightsome and the Little Golden Lady. Written and Illustrated by C. H. BENNETT. Twenty-four Engravings. Fcap. 4to.

"The work of a man who is sure to put some touch of a peculiar genius into whatever he does."-Pall Mall Gazette.

Nursery Times, or STORIES ABOUT THE LITTLE ONES. By an Old Nurse.

Play Room Stories, or How To MAKE PEACE. BY GEORGIANA M. CRAIK.

Peep at the Pixies (A), or LEGENDS OF THE WEST. By Mrs. BRAY. Scenes and Stories of the Rhine. By M. BETHAM EDWARDS.

Seven Birthdays (The), or THE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE.
KATHLEEN KNOX.

By

Starlight Stories, TOLD TO BRIGHT EYES AND LISTENING EARS. By FANNY LABLACHE.

Stories of Edward, AND HIS LITTLE FRIENDS.

Tales of Magic and Meaning. Written and Illustrated by ALFRED CROWQUILL.

Visits to Beechwood Farm. By CATHARINE COWPER.

Three Shillings and Sixpence plain, in cloth elegant, or with gilt edges, price 4s., with Illustrations by eminent Artists. Almeria's Castle, or MY EARLY LIFE IN INDIA AND ENGLAND. By LADY LUSHINGTON.

Cast Adrift, the Story of a Waif. By Mrs. A. H. MARTIN. Clement's Trial and Victory, or SOWING AND REAPING. By the Author of "Little Lisette," &c.

Grey Towers; or AUNT HETTY'S WILL. By M. M. POLLARD. Isabel's Difficulties, or LIGHT ON THE DAILY PATH. By M. R. CAREY. Joachim's Spectacles: A LEGEND OF FLORENTHAL. By M. & C. LEE. Kingston's (W.H.G.) Fred Markham in Russia, or, THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE LAND OF THE CZAR. A New Edition.

Manco the Peruvian Chief. Third Edition.

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Peter the Whaler; HIS EARLY LIFE AND ADVENTURES
IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS. Sixth Edition.

Salt Water, or NEIL D'ARCY'S SEA LIFE AND ADVENTURES. "There is about all Mr. Kingston's tales a spirit of hopefulness, honesty, and cheery good principle, which makes them most wholesome, as well as most interesting reading."-Era.

"With the exception of Capt. Marryat, we know of no English author who will compare with Mr. Kingston as a writer of books of nautical adventure."-Illustrated News.

Kit Bam, the British Sinbad, or THE YARNS OF AN OLD MARINER. By MARY COWDEN CLARKE. Fcap. 8vo.

Lee (Mrs.) Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Animals. Fifth Edition. Post 8vo. Illustrated by WEIR.

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Anecdotes of the Habits and Instincts of Birds, Reptiles,
and Fishes. Fourth Edition. Illustrated by WEIR.
"Mrs. Lee's authorities-to name only one, Professor Owen-are for the
most part first-rate."-Athenæum.

Adventures in Australia, or THE WANDERINGS OF CAPTAIN
SPENCER IN THE BUSH AND THE WILDS. Third Edition.

Lee (Mrs.) The African Wanderers, or THR WANDERINGS OF CARLOS AND ANTONIO; embracing interesting Descriptions of the Manners and Customs of the Western Tribes, and the Natural Productions of the Country. Fifth Edition. Fcap. 8vo.

Little May's Friends, or COUNTRY PETS AND PASTIMES. By ANNE WHITTEM.

Louisa Broadhurst; or FIRST EXPERIENCES. By A. M.

The Modern Sphinx. A Collection of ENIGMAS, CHARADES, REBUSES, DOUBLE AND TRIPLE ACROSTICS, ANAGRAMS, LOGOGRIPHS, METAGRAMS, VERBAL PUZZLES, CONUNDRUMS, etc. Fcap. 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

"A charming book for the long winter nights. It includes all the best and excludes all that offends."-Bookseller.

My School Days in Paris. By MARGARET S. JEUNE. With Illustrations. Small Post 8vo.

Meadow Lea, or THE GIPSY CHILDREN. Fcap. 8vo.

Millicent and Her Cousins.

By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL.
Second Edition.

Author of "Helen in Switzerland," etc.
"A capital book for girls. Bright, sparkling, and full of life, yet never
transgressing limits of good taste and probability."-The Guardian.

North Pole (The); AND HOW CHARLIE WILSON DISCOVERED IT. By the Author of "Realms of the Ice King," &c.

Our Old Uncle's Home; AND WHAT THE BOYS DID THERE.
Mother CAREY. With Illustrations by WALTER CRANE.

By

"The story will tend to make both old and young more tolerant of each other's peculiarities."-Athenæum.

Rosamond Fane, or THE PRISONERS OF ST. JAMES. BY MARY and
CATHERINE LEE. Authors of " 'Lucy's Campaign,'
"The Oak
Staircase." Second Edition.

"The eventful story of Charles the First's children, very well told."— Athenæum.

The Triumphs of Steam, or STORIES FROM THE LIVES OF Watt, ARKWRIGHT, AND STEPHENSON. Fifth Edition.

The Whispers of a Shell, or STORIES OF THE SEA. By FRANCES

FREELING BRODERIP.

Wild Roses, or SIMPLE STORIES OF COUNTRY LIFE.

FREELING BRODERIP.

By FRANCES

Young Governess (The). By the Author of "Gerty and May."

Three Shillings and Sixpence each.

Berries and Blossoms: a Verse Book for Young People. By T. WESTWOOD, Author of "The Quest of the Sangerall." Second Edition. Imperial 16mo, price 3s. 6d.

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