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Susan. By Amy Walton.
"A clever little story, written with some humour. The authoress shows a great deal of insight into children's feelings and motives."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"A Pair of Clogs:" And other Stories. By Amy Walton.
"These stories are decidedly interesting, and unusually true to nature. For children between nine and fourteen this book can be thoroughly commended."—Academy.
The Hawthorns. By Amy Walton.
"A remarkably vivid and clever study of child-life. At this species of work Amy Walton has no superior."—Christian Leader.
Dorothy's Dilemma: A Tale of the Time of Charles I. By Caroline Austin.
"An exceptionally well-told story, and will be warmly welcomed by children. The little heroine, Dorothy, is a charming creation."—Court Journal.
Marie's Home: Or, A Glimpse of the Past. By Caroline Austin.
"An exquisitely told story. The heroine is as fine a type of girlhood as one could wish to set before our little British damsels of to-day."—Christian Leader.
Warner's Chase: Or the Gentle Heart. By Annie S. Swan.
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"A good book for boys and girls. There is no sickly goodyism in it, but a tone of quiet and true religion that keeps its own place."—Perthshire Advertiser.
Aboard the "Atalanta:" The Story of a Truant. By Henry Frith.
"The story is very interesting and the descriptions most graphic. We doubt if any boy after reading it would be tempted to the great mistake of running away from school under almost any pretext whatever."—Practical Teacher.
The Penang Pirate and The Lost Pinnace. By John C. Hutcheson.
"A book which boys will thoroughly enjoy: rattling, adventurous, and romantic, and the stories are thoroughly healthy in tone."—Aberdeen Journal.
Teddy: The Story of a "Little Pickle." By John C. Hutcheson.
"He is an amusing little fellow with a rich fund of animal spirits, and when at length he goes to sea with Uncle Jack he speedily sobers down under the discipline of life."—Saturday Review.
Linda and the Boys. By Cecilia Selby Lowndes.
"The book is essentially a child's book, and will be heartily appreciated by the young folk."—The Academy.
"Is not only told in an artless, simple way, but is full of the kind of humour that children love."—Liverpool Mercury.
Swiss Stories for Children and those who Love Children. From the German of Madam Johanna Spyri. By Lucy Wheelock.
"Charming stories. They are rich in local colouring, and, what is better, in genuine pathos."—The Times.
"These most delightful children's tales are essentially for children, but would fascinate older and less enthusiastic minds with their delicate romance and the admirable portraiture of the hard life of the Swiss peasantry."—Spectator.
The Squire's Grandson: A Devonshire Story. By J. M. Callwell.
"A healthy tone pervades this story, and the lessons of courage, filial affection, and devotion to duty on the part of the young hero cannot fail to favourably impress all young readers."—Schoolmaster.
Magna Charta Stories: Or Struggles for Freedom in the Olden Time. Edited by Arthur Gilman, a.m. With 12 full-page Illustrations.
"A book of special excellence, which ought to be in the hands of all boys."—Educational News.
The Wings Of Courage: And The Cloud-Spinner. Translated from the French of George Sand, by Mrs. Corkran.
"Mrs. Corkran has earned our gratitude by translating into readable English these two charming little stories."—Athenæum.
Chirp and Chatter: Or, Lessons from Field and Tree. By Alice Banks. With 54 Illustrations by Gordon Browne.
"We see the humbling influence of love on the haughty harvest-mouse, we are touched by the sensibility of the tender-hearted ant, and may profit by the moral of 'the disobedient maggot.' The drawings are spirited and funny."—The Times.
Four Little Mischiefs. By Rosa Mulholland.
"Graphically written, and abounds in touches of genuine humour and innocent fun."—Freeman. "A charming bright story about real children."—Watchman.
New Light through Old Windows. A Series of Stories illustrating Fables of Æsop. By Gregson Gow.
"The most delightfully-written little stories one can easily find in the literature of the season. Well constructed and brightly told."—Glasgow Herald.
Little Tottie, and Two Other Stories. By Thomas Archer.
"We can warmly commend all three stories; the book is a most alluring prize for the younger ones."—Schoolmaster.
Naughty Miss Bunny: Her Tricks and Troubles. By Clara Mulholland.
"This naughty child is positively delightful. Papas should not omit Naughty Miss Bunny from their list of juvenile presents."—Land and Water.
Adventures of Mrs. Wishing-to-be, and other Stories. By Alice Corkran.
"Simply a charming book for little girls."—Saturday Review.
"Just in the style and spirit to win the hearts of children."—Daily News.
Our Dolly: Her Words and Ways. By Mrs. R. H. Read. With many Woodcuts, and a Frontispiece in colours.
"Prettily told and prettily illustrated."—Guardian.
"Sure to be a great favourite with young children."—School Guardian.
Fairy Fancy: What she Heard and Saw. By Mrs. R. H. Read. With many Woodcuts and a Coloured Frontispiece.
"All is pleasant, nice reading, with a little knowledge of natural history and other matters gently introduced and divested of dryness."—Practical Teacher.
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Tales of Daring and Danger. By G. A. Henty.
A selection of five of Mr. Henty's short stories of adventure by land and sea. The volume contains the narrative of an officer's bear-shooting expedition, and his subsequent captivity among the Dacoits; a strange tale of an Indian fakir and two British officers; a tale of the gold-diggings at Pine-tree Gulch, in which a boy saves, at the cost of his own life, a miner who had befriended him, and two others.
The Seven Golden Keys. By James E. Arnold.
Hilda gains entrance into fairy-land, and is there shown a golden casket with seven locks. To obtain the treasure it contains, it is necessary that she should make seven journeys to find the keys, and in her travels she passes through a number of adventures and learns seven important lessons—to speak the truth, to be kind, not to trust to appearances, to hold fast to all that is good, &c. It is one of the most interesting of recent fairy-books, as well as one of the most instructive.
The Story of a Queen. By Mary C. Rowsell.
A pleasant version for young people of the romantic story of Marie of Brabant, the young queen of Philip the Bold of France. Though the interest centres in a heroine rather than in a hero, the book has no lack of adventure, and will be read with no less eagerness by boys than by girls. To the latter it will give a fine example of patient, strong and noble woman-hood, to the former it will teach many lessons in truthfulness and chivalry.
Joan's Adventures, At the North Pole and Elsewhere. By Alice Corkran.
"This is a most delightful fairy story. The charming style and easy prose narrative makes its resemblance striking to Hans Andersen's."—Spectator.
Edwy: Or, Was he a Coward? By Annette Lyster.
"This is a charming story, and sufficiently varied to suit children of all ages."—The Academy.
Filled with Gold. By Jennie Perrett.
"The tale is interesting, and gracefully told. Miss Perrett's description of life on the quiet Jersey farm will have a great charm."—Spectator.
The Battlefield Treasure. By F. Bayford Harrison.
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By Order of Queen Maude: A Story of Home Life. By Louisa Crow.
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Our General: A Story for Girls. By Elizabeth J. Lysaght.
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Aunt Hesba's Charge. By Elizabeth J. Lysaght.
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Into the Haven. By Annie S. Swan.
"No story more attractive, by reason of its breezy freshness, as well as for the practical lessons it conveys."—Christian Leader.
Our Frank: And other Stories. By Amy Walton.
"These stories are of the sort that children of the clever kind are sure to like."—Academy.
The Late Miss Hollingford. By Rosa Mulholland.
"No book for girls published this season approaches this in the charm of its telling, which will be equally appreciated by persons of all ages."—Standard.
The Pedlar and His Dog. By Mary C. Rowsell.
"The opening chapter, with its description of Necton Fair, will forcibly remind many readers of George Eliot. Taken altogether it is a delightful story."—Western Morning News.
Yarns on the Beach. By G. A. Henty.
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A Terrible Coward. By G. Manville Fenn.
"Just such a tale as boys will delight to read, and as they are certain to profit by."—Aberdeen Journal.
Tom Finch's Monkey: And other Yarns. By J. C. Hutcheson.
"Stories of an altogether unexceptionable character, with adventures sufficient for a dozen books of its size."—U. Service Gazette.
Miss Grantley's Girls, And the Stories She Told Them. By Thomas Archer.
"For fireside reading more wholesome and highly entertaining reading for young people could not be found."—Northern Chronicle.
Down and Up Again: Being some Account of the Felton Family, and the Odd People they Met. By Gregson Gow.
"The story is very neatly told, with some fairly dramatic incidents, and calculated altogether to please young people."—Scotsman.
The Troubles and Triumphs of Little Tim. A City Story. By Gregson Gow.
"An undercurrent of sympathy with the struggles of the poor, and an ability to describe their feelings, eminently characteristic of Dickens, are marked features in Mr. Gow's story."—N. B. Mail.
The Happy Lad: A Story of Peasant Life in Norway. From the Norwegian of Björnson.
"This pretty story has natural eloquence which seems to carry us back to some of the love stories of the Bible."—Aberdeen Free Press.
The Patriot Martyr: And other Narratives of Female Heroism in Peace and War.
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Madge's Mistake: A Recollection of Girlhood. By Annie E. Armstrong.
"We cannot speak too highly of this delightful little tale. It abounds in interesting and laughable incidents."—Bristol Times.
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When I was a Boy in China. By Yan Phou Lee, a native of China, now resident in the United States. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 1s. 6d.
"This little book has the advantage of having been written not only by a Chinaman, but by a man of culture. His book is as interesting to adults as it is to children."—The Guardian.
"Not only exceedingly interesting, but of great informative value, for it gives to English readers a peep into the interior and private life of China such as has perhaps never before been afforded."—The Scottish Leader.
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Gladys: or the Sister's Charge. By E. O'Byrne.
A Gypsy against Her Will. By Emma Leslie.
The Castle on the Shore. By Isabel Hornibrook.
An Emigrant Boy's Story. By Ascott R. Hope.
Jock and his Friend. By Cora Langton.
John a' Dale. By Mary C. Rowsell.
In the Summer Holidays. By Jennett Humphreys.
How the Strike Began. By Emma Leslie.
Tales from the Russian of Madame Kubalensky. By G. Jenner.
Cinderella's Cousin, and Other Stories. By Penelope.
Their New Home. By Annie S. Fenn.
Janie's Holiday. By C. Redford.
A Boy Musician: Or, the Young Days of Mozart.
Hatto's Tower. By Mary C. Rowsell.
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