THE BOYS' OWN FAVOURITE LIBRARY. Under this Title we are issuing in one uniform series, a number of the best known and most popular books for boys, written by their favourite authors, such as W. H. G. Kingston, G. A. Henty Rev. H. C. Adams, Jules Verne, E. Marryat Norris, W. H. Dalton, A. Elwes, and others. The books are well printed in crown octavo size, on good paper, and strongly and elegantly bound. They are published at 35. 6d. per volume, and will be found the cheapest and best library for boys' reading. Each volume contains from 350 to 500 pages of solid reading, and they are all well illustrated The volumes are appearing one a fortnight. They will, by the purity and healthiness of their tone, commend themselves to parents, guardians, schoolmasters, and all who have the charge of youth, while to the boys themselves they will prove the best attrac⚫ tive investment for their pocket money that has been put before them. The following volumes have already appeared : Mark Seaworth. By W. H. G. Kingston. The Three Commanders. By W. H. G. KINGSTON. Others are in preparation. THE GIRLS' OWN FAVOURITE LIBRARY. Encouraged by the success which has attended the publication of the Boys' OWN FAVOURITE LIBRARY, Messrs. GRIFFITH and FARRAN are publishing a number of books, in one uniform series, for Girls and Young Women, written by well-known and popular authors. They are well printed in similar style to The Boys' OWN FAVOURITE LIBRARY, in crown octavo size, on good paper, and strongly and elegantly bound. They are published at 3s. 6d. per volume, and will be found the best and cheapest Library for girls' reading. Each volume contains from 300 to 400 pages of solid reading, and is illustrated. Thoroughly pure and healthy in tone, they are such as parents and others may safely put into the hands of English maidens, while to the girls themselves they will prove an attractive investment for their pocket money. The following Michaelmas Daisy. By SARAH DOUDNEY. The Oak Staircase. By M. & C. LEE. by Fire," &c. Stephen the Schoolmaster. (M.E.B.) By Mrs. GELlie. Very Genteel. By the Author of "Mrs. Jerningham's Journal." Gladys the Reaper. By ANNE Beale. The Children's Daily Help for the Christian Year. Taken from the Psalms and Lessons. Selected by E. G. Price Is., or bevelled boards, gilt edges, Is. 6d. Also kept in various leather bindings. "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth."-ECCL. xii. 1. Every mother will find this little book a real help for her children. The simple text and easy verse for the day, commencing at Advent Sunday, in large print, cannot fail to make it an attractive children's book. Talks about Science. By the LATE THOMAS DUNMAN, formerly Lecturer on Physiology at the Birkbeck Institution, and the Working Men's College. With a Biographical Sketch, by CHARLES WElsh. Price 3s. 6d. "Will prove serviceable to those who, not caring to force their way into the temple of science, are yet anxious to get an occasional glimpse Crown 8vo, cloth gilt. into its vestibule."—ATHENÆUM, NEW BOOKS IN THE CHERRY (EIGHTEENPENNY) SERIES. Happy Home. By LADY LUSHINGTON. Helen in Switzerland. By LADY LUSHINGTON. Lost in the Jungle. By AUGUSTa Marryat. Louisa Broadhurst. By A. MILNER. Our Home in the Marshland. By E. L. F. Battle and Victory; or, The Painter's Career. By C. E. Bowen. NEW BOOKS IN THE HAWTHORN (SHILLING) SERIES. Adrift on the Sea. By E. MARRYAT NORRIS. Cat and Dog; or, Puss and the Captain. Children of the Parsonage. Johnny Miller. By FELIX WEISS. Our White Violet. By the author of "Gerty and -May." Sunny Days. By the Author of "Gerty and May." Ten Shillings and Sixpence each, cloth elegant. 10/6 Child Life in Japan and Japanese Child Stories. By M. CHAPLIN AYRTON. With Seven full-page Illustrations, drawn and engraved by Japanese artists, and many smaller ones. Quarto, Cloth elegant. 7/6 "People who give it away are likely to be tempted to buy a new copy to keep."-Saturday Review. Seven Shillings and Sixpence each, cloth elegant. The Looking-Glass for the Mind. Cuts by BEWICK. The Young Buglers: A Tale of the Peninsular War. By G. A. HENTY, Author of "Out on the Pampas," &c. With Eight full-page pictures and numerous plans of Battles. The Men of the Backwoods; or, Stories and Sketches of the Indians and the Indian Fighters. By ASCOTT R. HOPE, author of "Heroes of Young America," &c. Thirty-three Illustrations. Six Shillings each, cloth elegant, with Illustrations. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION. 6/ Flyaway Fairies and Baby Blossoms. By L. CLARKSON. Garden, The coloured illustrations. Golden Threads from an Ancient Loom; Das Nibelungenlied Kingston's (W. H. G.) Will Weatherhelm: OR, THE YARN OF AN The Three Admirals, AND THE ADVENTURES OF THEIR True Blue; or, The Life and Adventures of a British All these have gilt edges. Ice Maiden AND OTHER STORIES. By HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Authorized Translation. From the French of JULES VERNE. Six Shillings each-continued. Seven Stories about Old Folks and Young Ones. By A. R. HOPE. Little Loving Heart's Poem Book. By M. E. TUPPER. 40 Little Maids. Rhymes with Illustrations by Mrs. W. KEMP. Our Little Ones' Volume. With 400 Illustrations. Grandpapa's Verses and Pictures; or, Natural History in Play. Cloth, Five Shillings each, cloth elegant; or Five Shillings and Belton Scholarship, The. By BERNARD HELDMANN. 6/ 6/3 Chums: A Story for the Youngsters, of Schoolboy Life and 51- Gentleman Cadet (The): HIS CAREER AND ADVENTURES AT THE ROYAL Gerald and Harry, or THE BOYS IN THE NORTH. BY EMILIA Hair-Breadth Escapes, or THE ADVENTURES OF THREE BOYS IN Heroes of the Crusades. By BARBARA HUTTON. Holly Berries. By AMY E. BLANCHARD. Coloured Illustrations by IDA WAUGH. Home Life in the Highlands. By LILIAS GRAEME. Household Stories from the land of Hofer, or POPULAR MYTHS In Times of Peril. By G. A. HENTY. Kingston's (W. H. G.) John Deane of Nottingham, HIS ADVEN- Rival Crusoes (The). (Or bevelled boards, gilt edges, 6s.) Patrañas, or SPANISH STORIES, LEGENDARY AND TRADITIONAL. By the Author of "Household Stories." Swift and Sure, or THE CAREER OF TWO BROTHERS. By A. ELWES. Tales of the White Cockade. By BARBARA HUTTON. Wee Babies. Illustrated by IDA WAUGH. Who did it? By the Rev. H. C. ADAMS. Workman and Soldier. A TALE OF PARIS LIFE DURING THE SIEGE AND THE RULE OF THE COMMUNE. By JAMES F. COBB (or bevelled boards, gilt edges, 6s.) |