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The Search for the Talisman: A Story of Labrador. By Henry Frith. With 6 full-page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"Mr. Frith's volume will be among those most read and highest valued. The adventures among seals, whales, and icebergs in Labrador will delight many a young reader, and at the same time give him an opportunity to widen his knowledge of the Esquimaux, the heroes of many tales."—Pall Mall Gazette.
Self-Exiled: A Story of the High Seas and East Africa. By J. A. Steuart. With 6 full-page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"It is cram full of thrilling situations. The number of miraculous escapes from death in all its shapes which the hero experiences in the course of a few months must be sufficient to satisfy the most voracious appetite."—Schoolmaster.
Reefer and Rifleman: A Tale of the Two Services. By J. Percy-Groves, late 27th Inniskillings. With 6 full-page Illustrations by John Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"A good, old-fashioned, amphibious story of our fighting with the Frenchmen in the beginning of our century, with a fair sprinkling of fun and frolic."—Times.
The Bubbling Teapot. A Wonder Story. By Mrs. L. W. Champney. With 12 full-page Pictures by Walter Satterlee. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d.
"Very literally a 'wonder story,' and a wild and fanciful one. Nevertheless it is made realistic enough, and there is a good deal of information to be gained from it. The steam from the magic teapot bubbles up into a girl, and the little girl, when the fancy takes her, can cry herself back into a teapot. Transformed and enchanted she makes the tour of the globe."—The Times.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys: A Tale of Weston School. By Lewis Hough. With 6 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3s. 6d.
"Young people who appreciate Tom Brown's School-days will find this story a worthy companion to that fascinating book. There is the same manliness of tone, truthfulness of outline, avoidance of exaggeration and caricature, and healthy morality as characterized the masterpiece of Mr. Hughes."—Newcastle Journal.
BLACKIE'S HALF-CROWN SERIES.Illustrated by eminent Artists. In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.
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The Hermit Hunter of the Wilds. By Gordon Stables, C. M., M. D., R. N.
A dreamy boy, who likes to picture himself as the Hermit Hunter of the Wilds, receives an original but excellent kind of training from a sailor-naturalist uncle, and at length goes to sea with the hope of one day finding the lost son of his uncle's close friend, Captain Herbert. He succeeds in tracing him through the forests of Ecuador, where the abducted boy has become an Indian chief. Afterwards he is discovered on an island which had been used as a treasure store by the buccaneers. The hero is accompanied through his many adventures by the very king of cats, who deserves a place amongst the most famous animals in fiction.
Miriam's Ambition: A Story for Children. By Evelyn Everett-Green.
Miriam's ambition is to make some one happy, and her endeavour to carry it out in the case of an invalid boy, carries with it a pleasant train of romantic incident, solving a mystery which had thrown a shadow over several lives. A charming foil to her grave and earnest elder sister is to be found in Miss Babs, a small coquette of five, whose humorous child-talk is one of the most attractive features of an excellent story.
White Lilac: Or The Queen of the May. By Amy Walton.
When the vicar's wife proposed to call Mrs. White's daughter by the heathen name of Lilac, all the villagers shook their heads; and they continued to shake them sagely when Lilac's father was shot dead by poachers just before the christening, and when, years after, her mother died on the very day Lilac was crowned Queen of the May. And yet White Lilac proved a fortune to the relatives to whose charge she fell—a veritable good brownie, who brought luck wherever she went. The story of her life forms a most readable and admirable rustic idyl, and is told with a fine sense of rustic character.
Little Lady Clare. By Evelyn Everett-Green.
"Certainly one of the prettiest, reminding us in its quaintness and tender pathos of Mrs. Ewing's delightful tales. This is quite one of the best stories Miss Green's clever pen has yet given us."—Literary World.
"We would particularly bring it under the notice of those in charge of girls' schools. The story is admirably told."—Schoolmaster.
The Eversley Secrets. By Evelyn Everett-Green.
"Is one of the best children's stories of the year."—Academy.
"A clever and well-told story. Roy Eversley is a very touching picture of high principle and unshrinking self-devotion in a good purpose."—Guardian.
The Brig "Audacious." By Alan Cole.
"This is a real boys' book. We have great pleasure in recommending it."—English Teacher.
"Bright and vivacious in style, and fresh and wholesome as a breath of sea air in tone."—Court Journal.
The Saucy May. By H. Frith.
"The book is certainly both interesting and exciting."—Spectator.
"Mr. Frith gives a new picture of life on the ocean wave which will be acceptable to all young people."—Sheffield Independent.
Jasper's Conquest. By Elizabeth J. Lysaght.
"One of the best boys' books of the season. It is full of stirring adventure and startling episodes, and yet conveys a splendid moral throughout."—Schoolmaster.
Sturdy and Strong: Or, How George Andrews made his Way. By G. A. Henty.
"The history of a hero of everyday life, whose love of truth, clothing of modesty, and innate pluck carry him, naturally, from poverty to affluence. He stands as a good instance of chivalry in domestic life."—The Empire.
Gutta-Percha Willie, The Working Genius. By George Mac Donald, LL.D.
"Had we space we would fain quote page after page. All we have room to say is, get it for your boys and girls to read for themselves, and if they can't do that read it to them."—Practical Teacher.
The War of the Axe: Or Adventures in South Africa. By J. Percy-Groves.
"The story of their final escape from the Caffres is a marvellous bit of writing.... The story is well and brilliantly told, and the illustrations are especially good and effective."—Literary World.
The Lads of Little Clayton: Stories of Village Boy Life. By R. Stead.
"A capital book for boys. They will learn from its pages what true boy courage is. They will learn further to avoid all that is petty and mean if they read the tales aright. They may be read to a class with great profit."—Schoolmaster.
Ten Boys who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now. By Jane Andrews. With 20 Illustrations.
"The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out. We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure. Teachers should find it particularly interesting and suggestive."—Practical Teacher.
Insect Ways on Summer Days in Garden, Forest, Field, and Stream. By Jennett Humphreys. With 70 Illustrations.
"The book will prove not only instructive but delightful to every child whose mind is beginning to inquire and reflect upon the wonders of nature. It is capitally illustrated and very tastefully bound."—Academy.
A Waif of the Sea: Or the Lost Found. By Kate Wood.
"A very touching and pretty tale of town and country, full of pathos and interest, told in a style which deserves the highest praise."—Edinburgh Courant.
Winnie's Secret: A Story of Faith and Patience. By Kate Wood.
"One of the best story-books we have read. Girls will be charmed with the tale, and delighted that everything turns out so well."—Schoolmaster.
Miss Willowburn's Offer. By Sarah Doudney.
"Patience Willowburn is one of Miss Doudney's best creations, and is the one personality in the story which can be said to give it the character of a book not for young ladies but for girls."—Spectator.
A Garland for Girls. By Louisa M. Alcott.
"The Garland will delight our girls, and show them how to make their lives fragrant with good deeds."—British Weekly.
"These little tales are the beau ideal of girls' stories."—Christian World.
Hetty Gray: Or Nobody's Bairn. By Rosa Mulholland.
"A charming story for young folks. Hetty is a delightful creature—piquant, tender, and true—and her varying fortunes are perfectly realistic."—World.'
Brothers in Arms: A Story of the Crusades. By F. Bayford Harrison.
"Full of striking incident, is very fairly illustrated, and may safely be chosen as sure to prove interesting to young people of both sexes."—Guardian.
The Ball Of Fortune: Or Ned Somerset's Inheritance. By Charles Pearce.
"A capital story for boys. It is simply and brightly written. There is plenty of incident, and the interest is sustained throughout."—Journal of Education.
Miss Fenwick's Failures: Or "Peggy Pepper-Pot." By Esmé Stuart.
"Esmé Stuart may be commended for producing a girl true to real life, who will put no nonsense into young heads."—Graphic.
Gytha's Message: A Tale of Saxon England. By Emma Leslie.
"This is a charmingly told story. It is the sort of book that all girls and some boys like, and can only get good from."—Journal of Education.
My Mistress the Queen: A Tale of the 17th Century. By M. A. Paull.
"The style is pure and graceful, the presentation of manners and character has been well studied, and the story is full of interest."—Scotsman.
"This is a charming book. The old-time sentiment which pervades the volume renders it all the more alluring."—Western Mercury.
The Stories of Wasa and Menzikoff: The Deliverer of Sweden, and the Favourite of Czar Peter.
"Both are stories worth telling more than once, and it is a happy thought to have put them side by side. Plutarch himself has no more suggestive comparison."—Spectator.
Stories of the Sea in Former Days: Narratives of Wreck and Rescue.
"Next to an original sea-tale of sustained interest come well-sketched collections of maritime peril and suffering which awaken the sympathies by the realism of fact. 'Stories of the Sea' are a very good specimen of the kind."—The Times.
Tales of Captivity and Exile.
"It would be difficult to place in the hands of young people a book which combines interest and instruction in a higher degree."—Manchester Courier.
Famous Discoveries by Sea and Land.
"Such a volume may providentially stir up some youths by the divine fire kindled by these 'great of old' to lay open other lands, and show their vast resources."—Perthshire Advertiser.
Stirring Events of History.
"The volume will fairly hold its place among those which make the smaller ways of history pleasant and attractive. It is a gift-book in which the interest will not be exhausted with one reading."—Guardian.
Adventures in Field, Flood, and Forest. Stories of Danger and Daring.
"One of the series of books for young people which Messrs. Blackie' excel in producing. The editor has beyond all question succeeded admirably. The present book cannot fail to be read with interest and advantage."—Academy.
Jack o' Lanthorn: A Tale of Adventure. By Henry Frith.
"The narrative is crushed full of stirring incident, and is sure to be a prime favourite with our boys, who will be assisted by it in mastering a sufficiently exciting chapter in the history of England."—Christian Leader.
The Family Failing. By Darley Dale.
"At once an amusing and an interesting story, and a capital lesson on the value of contentedness to young and old alike."—Aberdeen Journal.
The Joyous Story of Toto. By Laura E. Richards. With 30 humorous and fanciful Illustrations by E. H. Garrett.
"An excellent book for children who are old enough to appreciate a little delicate humour. It should take its place beside Lewis Carroll's unique works, and find a special place in the affections of boys and girls."—Birmingham Gazette.
BLACKIE'S TWO-SHILLING SERIES.With Illustrations in Colour and black and tint. In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.
New Volumes.
Sam Silvan's Sacrifice: The Story of Two Fatherless Boys. By Jesse Colman.
The story of two brothers—the elder a lad of good and steady disposition; the younger nervous and finely-strung, but weaker and more selfish. The death of their grandparents, by whom they are being brought up, leads to their passing through a number of adventures in uncomfortable homes and among strange people. In the end the elder brother's generous care results in his sacrificing his own life to save that of his brother, who realizes when it is too late the full measure of his indebtedness.
A Warrior King: The Story of a Boy's Adventures in Africa. By J. Evelyn.
A story full of adventure and romantic interest. Adrian Englefield, an English boy of sixteen, accompanies
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