THE FAIRY TALES OF SCIENCE:

A Book for Youth. By J. C. BROUGH. With 16 beautiful
Illustrations by C. H. BENNETT. Fcap. 8vo, price 5s. cloth.

CONTENTS: 1. The Age of Monsters.-2. The Amber Spirit.-3. The Four Elements.-4. The Life of an Atom.5. A Little Bit.-6. Modern Alchemy.-7. Magic of a Sunbeam.-8. Two Eyes Better than One.-9. The Mermaid's Home.-10. Animated Flowers.-11. Metamorphoses.-12. The Invisible World.-13. Wonderful Plants.-14. Water Bewitched.-15. Pluto's Kingdom.-16. Moving Lands.17. The Gnomes.-18. A Flight through Space.-19. The Tale of a Comet.-20. The Wonderful Lamp.

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

"Altogether the volume is one of the most original, as well as one of the most useful, books of the season."-Gentleman's Magazine.

PAUL BLAKE;

Or, The STORY of a Bor's PERILS in the ISLANDS of CORSICA and MONTE CRISTO. BY ALFRED ELWES, Author of "Ocean and her Rulers." Illustrated by ANELAY. Fcap. 8vo, 5s. cloth. "This spirited and engaging story will lead our young friends to a very intimate acquaintance with the island of Corsica."-Art Journal.

SUNDAY EVENINGS WITH SOPHIA;

Or, LITTLE TALKS ON GREAT SUBJECTS. A Book for Girls.
By LEONORA G. BELL. With Frontispiece by J. ABSOLON.
Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d. cloth.

"A very suitable gift for a thoughtful girl."-Bell's Messenger.

SCENES OF ANIMAL LIFE AND CHARACTER:

FROM NATURE AND RECOLLECTION. In Twenty Plates. By J. B. 4to, price 2s. plain; 2s. 6d. coloured, fancy boards.

"Truer, heartier, more playful, or more enjoyable sketches of animal life could scarcely be found anywhere."-Spectator.

CAW, CAW;

Or, the Chronicles of the Crows. Illustrated by J. B. Price 2s. plain; 2s. 6d. coloured.

BERRIES AND BLOSSOMS:

A Verse Book for Young Children. By T. WESTWOOD. With coloured Frontispiece and Title. Super-royal 16mo. price 3s. 6d. gilt edges.

THE GRATEFUL SPARROW.

A True Story. Third Edition, with Frontispiece. Price 6d. sewed.

HOW I BECAME A GOVERNESS.

By the Author of the "Grateful Sparrow." With Frontispiece. Price 1s. sewed.

DICKY BIRDS.

A True Story, by the Author of "The Grateful Sparrow."
With Frontispiece. Price 6d.

MIGHT NOT RIGHT;

Or, STORIES OF THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST OF
AMERICA. By the Author of "Our Eastern Empire," &c.
Illustrated by J. GILBERT. Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d.
cloth; 4s. 6d. coloured, and gilt edges.

"With the fortunes of Columbus, Cortes, and Pizarro, for the staple of these stories, the writer has succeeded in producing a very interesting volume."-Illustrated News.

JACK FROST AND BETTY SNOW;

WITH OTHER TALES FOR WINTRY NIGHTS AND RAINY DAYS. Illustrated by H. WEIR. 2s. 6d. cloth; 38. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

"The dedication of these pretty tales proves by whom they are written they are indelibly stamped with that natural and graceful method of amusing while instructing, which only persons of genius possess."-Art Journal.

OLD NURSE'S BOOK OF RHYMES, JINGLES, AND DITTIES. Edited and Illustrated by C. H. BENNETT, Author of "Shadows." With Ninety Engravings. Fcap. 4to, price 3s. 6d. cloth, plain, or 6s. coloured.

"The illustrations are all so replete with fun and imagination, that we scarcely know who will be most pleased with the book, the good-natured grandfather who gives it, or the chubby grandchild who gets it, for a Christmas-Box."-Notes and Queries.

MAUD SUMMERS THE SIGHTLESS:

A NARRATIVE FOR THE YOUNG. Illustrated by ABSOLON. 3s. 6d. cloth; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

"A touching and beautiful story.”—Christian Treasury.

CLARA HOPE;

Or, THE BLADE and the Ear. By MISS MILNER. With Frontispiece by BIRKET FOSTER. Fcap. 8vo, price 3s. 6d. cloth; 4s. 6d. cloth elegant, gilt edges.

"A beautiful narrative, showing how bad habits may be eradicated, and evil tempers subdued.”—British Mother's Journal.

THE ADVENTURES AND EXPERIENCES OF BIDDY DORKING, AND OF THE FAT FROG. Edited by MRS. S. C. HALL. Illustrated by H. WEIR. 2s. 6d. cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

"Most amusingly and wittily told.”—Morning Herald.

ATTRACTIVE AND INSTRUCTIVE AMUSEMENT
FOR THE YOUNG.

HOME PASTIME;

Or, THE CHILD'S OWN TOY MAKER. With practical instructions. By E. LANDELLS. New Edition. Price 3s. 6d. complete, with the Cards and Descriptive Letterpress.

By this novel and ingenious "Pastime," beautiful Models can be made by Children from the Cards, by attending to the Plain and Simple Instructions in the Book.

CONTENTS: 1. Wheelbarrow.-2. Cab.-3. Omnibus.4. Nursery Yacht.-5. French_Bedstead.-6. Perambulator.-7. Railway Engine.-8. Railway Tender.-9. Railway Carriage.-10. Prince Albert's Model Cottage.-11. Windmill.-12. Sledge.

"As a delightful exercise of ingenuity, and a most sensible mode of passing a winter's evening, we commend the Child's own Toy Maker.”—Îllustrated News.

"Should be in every house blessed with the presence of children.”—The Field.

HISTORICAL ACTING CHARADES;

Or, AMUSEMENTS FOR WINTER EVENINGS. By the Author of "Cat and Dog," &c. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo, price 38. 6d. cloth; 4s. gilt edges.

"A rare book for Christmas parties, and of practical value."-Illustrated News.

THE STORY OF JACK AND THE GIANTS;

With Thirty-five Illustrations by RICHARD DOYLE. Beautifully printed. New and Cheaper Edition. Fcap. 4to, price 2s. 6d. cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, cloth, gilt edges.

"In Doyle's drawings we have wonderful conceptions, which will secure the book a place amongst the treasures of collectors, as well as excite the imagi. nations of children."-Illustrated Times.

HISTORY OF INDIA FOR THE YOUNG.

OUR EASTERN EMPIRE;

Or, STORIES FROM THE HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA. By the
Author of "The Martyr Land,'
With Four Illustrations.

'Might not Right," &c. Second Edition, with continua

tion to the Proclamation of Queen Victoria. Royal 16mo, cloth, 3s. 6d. ; 4s. 6d. coloured.

"These stories are charming, and convey a general view of the progress of our Empire in the East. The tales are told with admirable clearness."Athenæum.

THE MARTYR LAND;

Or, TALES OF THE VAUDOIS.

By the Author of "Our Eastern Empire," &c. Frontispiece by J. GILBERT. Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d. cloth.

"While practical lessons run throughout, they are never obtruded; the whole tone is refined without affectation, religious and cheerful.”—English Churchman.

JULIA MAITLAND;

Or, PRIDE GOES BEFORE A FALL. By M. and E. KIRBY, Authors of "The Talking Bird," &c. Illustrated by JOHN ABSOLON. Price 2s. 6d. cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges. "It is nearly such a story as Miss Edgeworth might have written on the same theme."-The Press.

PICTURES FROM THE PYRENEES;

Or, AGNES' AND KATE'S TRAVELS. BY CAROLINE BELL.
With numerous Illustrations.

cloth; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

Small 4to, price 3s. 6d.

"With admirable simplicity of manner it notices the towns, the scenery, the people, and the natural phenomena of this grand mountain region."The Press.

THE EARLY DAWN;

Or, STORIES TO THINK ABOUT. By a COUNTRY CLERGYMAN. Illustrated by H. WEIR, &c. Small 4to, price 2s. 6d. cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

"The matter is both wholesome and instructive, and must fascinate as well as benefit the young."-Literarium.

ANGELO;

Or, THE PINE FOREST AMONG THE ALPS. By GERALDINE
E. JEWSBURY, Author of "The Adopted Child," &c. With
Illustrations by JOHN ABSOlon. Small 4to, price 2s. 6d.
cloth; 3s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

"As pretty a child's story as one might look for on a winter's day."Examiner.

GRANNY'S WONDERFUL CHAIR;

AND ITS TALES OF FAIRY TIMES. BY FRANCES BROWNE.
With Illustrations by KENNY MEADOWS.

3s. 6d. cloth; 48. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

Small 4to.

"One of the happiest blendings of marvel and moral we have ever seen." -Literary Gazette.

TALES OF MAGIC AND MEANING;

Written and Illustrated by ALFRED CROWQUILL, Author of "The Careless Chicken," "Picture Fables," &c. Price 3s. 6d. cloth; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

"Cleverly written and abounding in frolic and pathos, and inculcate so pure a moral, that we must pronounce him a very fortunate little fellow who catches these Tales of Magic' from a Christmas-tree."-Athenæum.