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Six Shillings each, cloth elegant, with Illustrations. Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse. With 24 beautiful Illustrations from Drawings by HARRISON WEIR. Printed on Toned Paper. Small 4to (bevelled boards, gilt edges, 7s. 6d.) History of the Robins. By Mrs. TRIMMER, Written for the instruction of Children on their treatment of animals. With 24 beautiful Engravings from Drawings by HARRISON WEIR. Small 4to (bevelled boards, gilt edges, 7s. 6d.)

Kingston's (W.H.G.) Three Lieutenants; OR NAVAL LIFE IN THE NINTEENTH CENTURY. Illustrations by FRISTON.

Hurricane Hurry, or THE ADVENTURES OF A NAVAL OFFICER DURING THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. Illustrations.

Three Midshipmen (The). New Edition, with

24 Illustrations by G. THOMAS, PORTCH, etc.

Ice Maiden AND OTHER STORIES. BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. 39 Illustrations by ZWECKER. (Gilt edges.)

Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

From the French of

JULES VERNE. Author of "Five Weeks in a Balloon," etc.
With 53 Illustrations. Crown 8vo.

Memorable Battles in English History; WHERE FOUGHT, WHY
FOUGHT, AND THEIR RESULTS.

With Lives of the Com

manders. By W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.

Post 8vo.

"Of the care and honesty of the author's labour the book gives abundant proof."-Athenæum.

Strange Stories of the Animal World. By JOHN TIMBS.

Five Shillings each, Small Post 8vo, cloth elegant; 5s. 6d., gilt edges, with Illustrations by Zwecker, Corbould, Lawson, Priolo, and other eminent Artists.

Adventures of Hans Sterk, THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUNTER AND
PIONEER. BY COLONEL DRAYSON, Author of "Tales of the
Outspan,"
""The Gentleman Cadet," etc.

"From first to last, it is full of life and variety, and will also give boys some knowledge of the people of South Africa and their mode of life." Noncon, ormist.

Early Start in Life (The). By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS.

"Mrs. Norris has established her own fame, and her paternity is clearly proved by the 'nack in story telling she inherits from her father.'" Art Journal.

Gerald and Harry, or THE BOYS IN THE NORTH. BY EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS.

Heroes of the Crusades.

By BARBARA HUTTON. Post 8vo.

"The most romantic history of the Middle Ages, skilfully narrated for the delight and instruction of the young."-British Quarterly.

Home Life in the Highlands. By LILIAN GRAEME.

Household Stories from the land of Hofer, or, POPULAR MYTHS OF TIROL, INCLUDING THE ROSE GARDEN OF KING LARYN.

John Deane of Nottingham, HIS ADVENTURES AND EXPLOITS: a Tale of the Times of William of Orange and Queen Anne. By W. H. G. KINGSTON.

"Full of exciting adventures, capitally told."-Literary Churchman. Out on the Pampas, or THE YOUNG SETTLERS. By G. A. HENTY, Author of "The Young Franc Tireurs," etc.

Patrañas, or SPANISH STORIES, LEGENDARY AND TRADITIONAL. By the Author of "Household Stories."

Swift and Sure, or THE CAREER OF TWO BROTHERS. BY ALFRED ELWES.

Tales of the Saracens. By BARBARA HUTTON.

Tales of the White Cockade. By BARBARA HUTTON.

"A most pleasant and well written narrative of the Stuarts in their exile."-Times.

"A history as romantic as any novel."-Saturday Review.

The Gentleman Cadet: HIS CAREER AND ADVENTURES AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY, WOOLWICH, By LIEUT.-COLONEL DRAYSON, R.S.,

F.R.A.S.

Young Franc Tireurs (The), AND THEIR ADVENTURES DURING THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR. Second Edition. By G. A. HENTY, Special Correspondent of the Standard.

Fcap. 8vo, with Illustrations, price Five Shillings, gilt

edges.

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. Guy Rivers, or A Boy's STRUGGLES IN THE GREAT WORLD. Luke Ashleigh, or SCHOOL LIFE IN HOLLAND.

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Paul Blake, or A Bor'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.

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

Little Gipsy (The). By ELIE SAUVAGE.

Translated by ANNA

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

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, Small Post 8vo, cloth elegant, with Illustrations; or with gilt edges, 58. Alda Graham; and her Brother Phillip. 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.

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

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.
By M. & C. LEE, Authors of "Rosamond Fane," etc.
Theodora a Tale for Girls. By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS.

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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.

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

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Tiny Tadpole, AND OTHER TALES.

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.

"Enthusiasm is not our usual fashion, but the excellence of these stories is so greatly above the average of most clever tales for the play-room, that we are tempted to reward the author with admiration."-Athenæum. 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. 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.

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