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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. Price 6s. cloth extra; 7s. 6d. cloth elegant, gilt edges.

"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.

The History of the Robins. By Mrs. TRIMMER. In Words of One Syllable. Edited by the Rev. CHARLES SWETE, M.A. With Illustrations by H. WEIR. Super Royal 16mo, price 3s, 6d.

From Peasant to Prince, or THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER PRINCE MENSCHIKOFF. Freely translated from the Russian by Madame PIETZKER. With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d. ; gilt edges, 3s.

"A charming Russian tale, tracing the steps of Menschikoff from the time of his being a poor lad, to his exaltation under Peter the Great."Daily Review.

Millicent and Her Cousins.

By the Hon. AUGUSTA BETHELL, Author of "Helen in Switzerland," etc. With Illustrations by R. PATERSON. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d. ; gilt edges, 4s.

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

BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILD.

Bound in Elegant Covers, Royal 4to, price 3s. 6d. each plain; 7s. 6d. coloured; 10s. 6d. mounted on cloth and coloured.

The Attractive Picture Book. A New Gift Book from the Old Corner, containing numerous Illustrations by eminent Artists. Super Royal 4to.

The Favourite Picture Book. A Gallery of Delights, designed for the Amusement and Instruction of the Young. With several Hundred Illustrations from Drawings by J. ABSOLON, H. K. BROWNE (Phiz), J. GILBERT, T. LANDSEER, J. LEECH, J. S. PROUT, H. WEIR, &c.

Bertrand du Guesclin, the Hero of Brittany.

By EMILE DE BONNECHOSE. Translated by MARGARET S. JEUNE. Frontispiece by PRIOLO. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d. ; gilt edges, 35.

"The high tone of feeling with which it is written makes it specially valuable as an educational book, taking education in the sense of formation of character. All boys will enjoy it for the scenes of adventure and heroism through which it leads them."-Literary Churchman.

WORKS BY JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A.

Notabilia, or CURIOUS AND AMUSING FACTS ABOUT MANY THINGS. Explained and Illustrated by JOHN TIMES, F.S.A. Post 8vo, price 68.

"There is a world of wisdom in this book-every page tells of something that readers and thinkers will desire to know."-Art Journal.

Ancestral Stories and Traditions of Great Families. Illustrative of English History. With Frontispiece. Post 8vo, price 7s. 6d. "An interesting and well written book of many curious legends and historical facts."-Literary Churchman.

Nooks and Corners of English Life. Past and Present. With Illustrations. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 6s.; gilt edges, 68. 6d.

"A book which ought to find place in one of the nooks and cormers' of every library."-The Reliquary.

Strange Stories of the Animal World. A Book of Curious Contributions to Natural History. Illustrations by ZWECKER. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 6s.; gilt edges, 6s. 6d.

66 Among all the books of the season that will be studied with profit and pleasure, there is not one more meritorious in aim, or more successful in execution."—Athenæum.

Lady Bountiful's Legacy to her Family and Friends. A Book of Practical Instructions and Duties, Counsels and Experiences, Hints and Recipes in Housekeeping and Domestic Management. Post 8vo, price 6s.; gilt edges, 7s.

"There is something to be found in this volume about everything which concerns the household."-Churchman.

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.)

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; or with gilt edges, 78. Memorable Battles in English History; WHERE FOUGHT, WHY FOUGHT, AND THEIR RESULTS. With Lives of the Commanders. 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.
Three Midshipmen (The). By W. H. G. KINGSTON. New Edition,
with 24 Illustrations by G. THOMAS, JULIAN PORCH, etc.
Imperial 16mo.

Five Shillings each, Small Post 8vo, cloth elegant; 58. 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 CAPTAIN DRAYSON, Author of "Tales of the Outspan," 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."Nonconformist.

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.

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.

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.

Young Franc Tireurs (The), AND THEIR ADVENTURES DURING THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR. 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 Story of a Boy's and Girl's Adventures in the Woods and Wilds of the Lion King of Kandy.

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The War Tiger, or THE ADVENTURES AND WONDERFUL
FORTUNES OF THE YOUNG SEA-CHIEF AND HIS LAD
CHOW.

The White Elephant, or, THE HUNTERS OF Ava.

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

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OF SARDINIA.

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

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

Ralph Seabrooke, or THE ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG ARTIST. Fairy Tales of Science. By J. C. BROUGH. Sixteen beautiful

Illustrations by C. H. Bennett.

Gilt edges.

"Science, perhaps, was never made more attractive and easy of entrance into the youthful mind."-The Builder.

Historical Tales of Lancastrian Times. By the Rev. H. P. DUNSTER, M.A. Fcap. 8vo.

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.

Merry Songs for Little Voices. The words by Mrs. BRODERIP; set to 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, 5s.

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.

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 M. & C. LEE. Authors of "Rosamond Fane," etc.

Theodora a Tale for Girls. By EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS.

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