Price 7s. 6d. each.
In square demy 8vo, cloth gilt, and gilt edges, bevelled boards.
HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. Complete Edition, newly translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Sixteen finely-coloured Plates and very numerous original Illustrations. Handsome binding design.
“This is decidedly the best and most complete English edition published of these well-known Fairy Tales, many of which are translated for the first time.”—Observer.
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. Complete Edition, translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Sixteen New Coloured Plates and very numerous Illustrations.
“A delightful edition of a delightful book.”—Herald.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. A New Edition, Revised with Notes, by the Rev. George Fyler Townsend, M.A. With Sixteen finely-printed Coloured Plates and numerous Illustrations.
“This edition of the world-famed Arabian Nights’ Entertainments will alike satisfy the critic, delight all children in whose hands it is placed, and meet the needs of the general reader.”—Nottingham Guardian.
ROBINSON CRUSOE. By Daniel Defoe. Complete Edition. With Introduction, Life, &c., by William Lee. With Sixteen Coloured Plates, and numerous Wood Engravings by Ernest Griset.
“This new and admirable edition of an immortal work will, we hope, be enjoyed as heartily by the boys of to-day as by those of past generations. It is unabridged, printed in capital type and on good paper.”—Manchester Examiner.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. Complete Edition, newly translated from the Original by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Sixteen finely-printed Coloured Plates and 200 Illustrations.
“Former translations have either kept too close to the original or have gone too far from it, especially by altering, adding or omitting. Here we have what the author actually wrote with one or two necessary but slight exceptions.”—Spectator.
THE OLD, OLD FAIRY TALES: A Gathering of all the best-known and favourite Tales of the last Three Centuries. Selected and Edited by Mrs. Valentine. With numerous Original Illustrations and Sixteen Coloured Plates from Drawings by Alfred Johnson.
“This much-needed edition of the Standard Fairy Tales, which are not embraced in the collections of Hans Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, virtually completes the child’s library of fairy literature.”—Observer.
CYCLOPÆDIC SCIENCE SIMPLIFIED. By J. H. Pepper, late Professor of Chemistry and Honorary Director of the Royal Polytechnic Institution, &c. With 650 Illustrations. Fourth Revised Edition, with Additions. In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
“The reader will find in this volume portions of valuable papers written by Faraday, Daniell, Wheatstone, Brewster, Tyndall, Crookes, Browning, Siemens, Noad, Stewart, Tait, Marloye, and others, with a brief Summary of Photography by John Spiller, Esq.”
AN OCEAN KNIGHT. A Story of the Corsairs and their Conquerors. Translated from the French of Fortune Du Boisgobey. Fully Illustrated with upwards of Sixty Artistic Engravings, from Designs by Adrien Marie. In small crown 4to, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.
THE ADVENTURES OF DON QUIXOTE. With 100 fine Engravings, from Designs by Houghton. In square demy 8vo, cloth gilt, handsome binding.
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A Series of Illustrated Volumes forming a Compendium of Interesting and Useful Knowledge.
Each Volume contains upwards of 120 Illustrations, and numerous full-page Coloured Plates.
“Improved Enlarged Edition.” Printed on a fine quality of paper, with handsome margin. In large crown 4to, extra cloth gilt and gilt top.
PICTURESQUE ENGLAND: Its Landmarks and Historical Haunts, as described in Lay and Legend, Song and Story. With 140 Woodcuts and a series of Coloured Plates. Edited by L. Valentine.
“A charming and exhaustive volume on the subject.”—Court Journal.
PALESTINE, PAST AND PRESENT; Pictorial and Descriptive. With 150 Engravings and a Series of full Coloured Plates. Compiled and Edited by L. Valentine.
“A large and handsome volume, brimful of interest and information.”—School Board Chronicle.
“This book would make an admirable scripture prize.”—Guardian.
Ordinary Edition. In small crown 4to, extra cloth gilt, gilt edges.
THE PICTORIAL CABINET OF MARVELS. Comprising Marvels of Natural Phenomena; Daring Deeds by Land and Sea; Marvellous Discoveries and Inventions; Remarkable Men; Personal Adventures in Field and Flood; and a variety of other Interesting Reading.
THE PICTORIAL TREASURY OF FAMOUS MEN AND FAMOUS DEEDS, Comprising Naval and Military Heroes, Discoverers, Inventors, Statesmen, Philanthropists, Authors, and others.
PICTORIAL RECORDS OF REMARKABLE EVENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD: Being a Narrative of the most Illustrious Deeds and Periods in the Annals of our Race.
PICTORIAL RECORDS OF THE ENGLISH IN EGYPT. With a full and Descriptive Life of General Gordon, the Hero of Khartoum. With Graphic Narratives of the Lives and Adventures of Lord Wolseley, Stewart, Burnaby, and other famous Heroes that have fought in the Wars of the Soudan and Egypt. Edited by Francis Watt, M.A.
PICTORIAL CHRONICLES OF THE MIGHTY DEEP; or, The Sea, its Ships and Sailors. Being a Record from the Earliest Times to Our Own Day of the Remarkable Maritime Adventures, Conflicts, Deeds of Bravery and Danger. Edited by F. Watt, M.A.
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A Series of Illustrated Volumes forming a Compendium of Interesting and Useful Knowledge.
Each Volume contains upwards of 100 Illustrations, and full-page Coloured Frontispiece and Title-page.
Popular Edition. In small crown 4to, 384 pp., extra cloth gilt.
THE PICTORIAL MUSEUM OF SPORT AND ADVENTURE: Being a Record of Deeds of Daring and Marvellous Escapes by Field and Flood. With an Account of various Countries of the World and their Inhabitants.
THE PICTORIAL TOUR OF THE WORLD. Comprising Pen and Pencil Sketches of Travel, Incident, Adventure and Scenery.
In large square crown 8vo, cloth, bevelled boards.
A Most Attractive Series of Gift Books. Well Printed, Fully Illustrated and Tastefully Bound.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. Revised Edition. With Notes by the Rev. George Fyler Townsend, Four Coloured Plates and Sixteen Original Illustrations.
“An admirable edition of this standard work.”—Globe.
ANDERSEN’S (HANS) FAIRY TALES. A New and Complete Edition. Specially adapted and arranged for Young People. Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Four Coloured Plates and Numerous Woodcut Illustrations.
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation, by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Four Coloured Plates and Sixteen Original Illustrations by W. J. Weigand.
“A little library in itself, containing scores of fascinating Fairy Tales, droll, mysterious, clever, and in simple language such as children love and understand.”—North British Mail.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. By Daniel Defoe. Unabridged Edition, with Notes, Life, &c., by William Lee. With Four Coloured Plates and over 100 Illustrations by Ernest Griset.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON; or, The Adventures of a Shipwrecked Family on an Uninhabited Island near New Guinea. Newly Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Four Coloured Plates and 250 beautiful woodcut Illustrations.
“Mrs. Paull has certainly performed her task with excellent taste and skill. She has made this translation from the German read almost like the English of ‘Robinson Crusoe.’ The book is finely illustrated with a large number of engravings.”—Daily News.
THE OLD, OLD FAIRY TALES. A collection of well-known and favourite Fairy Tales not included in the selection of the Brothers Grimm or Andersen’s Fairy Tales. Selected and Edited by L. Valentine, including the world-renowned stories of Perrault, Madame D’Aulnois, and others. With Four Dainty Coloured Plates from Designs by A. J. Johnson, and numerous woodcut Illustrations.
Note.—Four new and original coloured plates in the best style of lithography have been added to the above six volumes, greatly enhancing their value as a gift.
“FOUR MEN WERE TIED TO TREES.”
Illustration from “The Riders.”
JACK TREVOR, R.N. By Arthur Lee Knight, Author of “Ronald Hallifax,” &c. With Eight Original Illustrations by W. S. Stacey.
“To any boy with a taste for sea-faring life we can hardly recommend a more appropriate volume.”—The Queen.
THE ORCHID SEEKERS. A Story of Adventure in Borneo. By Ashmore Russan and F. Boyle. With Sixteen Full-page Illustrations by A. Pearse and M. F. Hartley.
This is truly called a story of adventure, for, from first page to last, the reader is enthralled by the graphic descriptions of the many dangers experienced by the three orchid seekers who form the central figures. The vivid pictures of tropical scenery contrast well with the stirring records of fights with pirates and Chinese, whilst an extremely interesting account is given of Malay characters and customs.
THE RIDERS; or, Through Forest and Savannah with the Red Cockades. By Ashmore Russan and F. Boyle. With Twenty-six Original Illustrations by F. Pearse.
“The two authors keep their reader’s attention alive till the last line of the last chapter is reached, and then the book is laid down with thankfulness for an excellent story and a fund of information.”—The Birmingham Post.
“Any boy who gets this volume as a present will surely be full of gratitude to the giver, for it is truly a book of adventure such as English lads rejoice in.”—Lloyd’s News.
Reduced Illustration from “The Riders.”
YOUNG TOM BOWLING. A Story of the Boys of the British Navy. By J. C. Hutcheson. With numerous Illustrations and Initial Letters by J. B. Greene.
A regular salt-water yarn, telling of a sailor boy’s life in the Royal Navy from the time he joins the service on board one of our training ships till he passes for leading seaman and is on the high road to gain the rank of warrant-officer. A book brimming over with anecdote and adventure and giving every detail of a bluejacket’s duty and diversified experiences.
MASTERMAN READY; or, The Wreck of the Pacific. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With nearly 60 Original Illustrations by E. J. Wheeler.
THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With over Fifty Original Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, F. A. Fraser, &c.
POOR JACK. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With Forty-six Illustrations after Designs by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A.
“We are glad to see in this sumptuous edition of ‘Poor Jack’ a continued proof of the author’s popularity.”—Literary World.
GATH TO THE CEDARS: Travels in the Holy Land and Palmyra. By S. H. Kent. With Sixteen Original Illustrations.
“Miss Kent has made a most interesting journey, and she is a traveller full of observation and knowledge, and can write clearly and well. Her book will take her readers on a journey they will not regret.”—The Times.
ESSAYS ON NATURAL HISTORY. By Charles Waterton. Edited with a Life of the Author, by Norman Moore, B.A. With Original Illustrations and Steel Portraits.
MAMMALIA: A Popular Introduction to Natural History. By T. Rymer Jones, F.R.S. With 200 fine Wood Engravings.
“In every way a beautiful book.”—Nonconformist.
Price 3s. 6d. each.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt and gilt edges, bevelled boards.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN: A Tale of Life amongst the Lowly. By Harriet Beecher Stowe. With numerous Original Illustrations. Complete.
SAY AND SEAL. By Elizabeth Wetherell, Author of “The Wide, Wide World.” With Original Illustrations.
THE LAMPLIGHTER. By Miss Cummins, Author of “Mabel Vaughan.” With Original Illustrations.
ELLEN MONTGOMERY’S BOOKSHELF. By Elizabeth Wetherell. With Original Illustrations by J. D. Watson.
THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, and THE HOLY WAR. By John Bunyan. With Memoir, numerous Illustrations, and Steel Portrait. In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.
WHAT KATY DID AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL. By Susan Coolidge. With Original Illustrations by W. Gunston.
“A prettier picture or more interesting story it would scarcely be possible to find.”—Derby Mercury.
WHAT KATY DID NEXT. By Susan Coolidge. With Illustrations by Jessie McDermott.
“A brightly-written book, full of lively scenes.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
ETHEL FORTESCUE; or, Left in Charge. By Cecilia Selby Lowndes, Author of “New Honours,” &c. With full-page Original Illustrations by Edith Scannell.
EDEN TO PATMOS: Incidents and Scenes in Bible History. By Rev. Gordon Calthrop. With Maps, Plans, and Illustrations.
“We have seldom met with a book that deals with Scripture story more skilfully and fearlessly. The teaching is affectionate, lucid, and eminently sensible. Children will not be repelled by the ‘dryness’ too common in religious books.”—The Literary World.
BEN-HUR: A Tale of the Christ. By General Lew Wallace, Author of “The Fair God; or, The Last of the T’zins,” &c. With Portrait and Eight New and Original Illustrations by W. S. Stacey.
“There is an originality and picturesqueness in the author’s style that is perfectly unique. In a word, ‘Ben-Hur’ is a marvel of a story-book in its conception and in its execution.”—Christian Union.
THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD. By Elizabeth Wetherell. With Original Illustrations.
In large crown 8vo, either cloth gilt, bevelled boards, or bound in a new form, art linen, gilt top.
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Twelve Original Illustrations by W. J. Weigand, and Coloured Plates. Complete Edition, specially Adapted and Arranged for the Young.
“These favourite tales, of which a complete collection will here be found, will be as heartily appreciated by children of the present day as they have been for years past.”
HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. Newly Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Twelve Original Illustrations and Coloured Plates.
“This edition of the popular Fairy Tales has been carefully translated and revised and rendered suitable for juvenile readers.”
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. A New Edition, Revised, with Notes, by the Rev. George Fyler Townsend, M.A. With Twelve Original Illustrations and Coloured Plates.
“A volume that will alike satisfy the critic and delight all children in whose hands it is placed.”
HOLME LEE’S FAIRY TALES. A New Edition with Eight Original Illustrations.
“The 74 Stories in this Volume cannot fail to charm children, being full of humorous and quaint conceptions.”
EASTERN TALES. By Many Story-Tellers. Compiled and Edited from Ancient and Modern Authors by L. Valentine. With numerous Original Illustrations.
“These tales of the East are considered equal to the tales in the ‘Thousand and One Nights.’”
PRINCE UBBELY BUBBLE’S FAIRY TALES. By J. Templeton Lucas. With numerous Illustrations by the Author, “Phiz,” Ellen Edwards, &c.
“An admirable volume of humorous and most amusing stories; children will be delighted with the perusal of them.”—Chronicle.
THE OLD, OLD FAIRY TALES: A Gathering of all the best known and favourite Tales of the last Three Centuries. Selected and Edited by Mrs. Valentine. With numerous Original Illustrations and Coloured Plates.
“This much-needed edition of the Standard Fairy Tales, which are not embraced in the collections of Hans Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, virtually completes the child’s library of fairy literature.”—Observer.
THE ONE-EYED GRIFFIN; and other Fairy Tales. A series of Original Stories, by Herbert E. Inman, with numerous Illustrations, by J. R. Mason.
ICELANDIC FAIRY TALES. By Mrs. A. W. Hall. With Twenty-six Original Illustrations from Drawings by E. A. Mason.
“A young reader could scarcely have a more promising introduction to the literature of the Sagas. Sigurd and Frithjof and Ingeborg are not, indeed, such imposing creatures as they are in the sterner tales; but they are always people whom every child ought to know, and the giants are giants of the proper sort.”—The Scotsman.
A Series of Stories for Boys, Uniform with the preceding.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. By Daniel Defoe. With numerous Original Illustrations by Ernest Griset, and Coloured Plates.
“We can recommend this edition to the favourable notice of our readers.”—Scotsman.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. New Edition. Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With over 200 fine Wood Engravings and Coloured Plates.
“This volume is newly translated, and an excellent translation it is. The illustrations, which are very numerous, are excellent throughout.”—Manchester Examiner.
HEROISM AND ADVENTURE. A Book for Boys. Edited by L. Valentine. With Original Illustrations.
The Editor trusts that the perusal of these extracts, and the force of the examples thus presented to them, may nourish in British lads the dauntless spirit which speaks in the Cameron motto:
“Whatever men dare they may do.”
WAIFS OF THE WORLD; or, Adventures Afloat and Ashore. By Charles A. Beach. With Eight Original Illustrations.
“From the earliest period English boyhood has delighted in stories of daring enterprise and heroic deeds, and the present volume is likely to foster the national characteristic.”—Court Journal.
CAVALIERS AND ROUNDHEADS; or, Stories of the Great Civil War, By John G. Edgar, Author of “Wars of the Roses,” “Sea Kings and Naval Heroes,” &c., &c. With Original Illustrations.
“An interesting and instructive volume of the great struggle of the seventeenth century.”
WHO WON AT LAST; or, Everyday Progress. By J. T. Trowbridge, Author of “Philip Farlow and his Friends.” With Original Illusts.
“A tale of an American lad who by his good conduct alone won friends, a home, and a start in life.”
THE STAR IN THE DUST HEAP. By the Hon. Mrs. R. J. Greene. With Original Illustrations by W. Gunston.
“There is a good plot, extremely natural writing, and deep pathos in this tale better than which we have not read for a long time.”—Western Morning News.
THE YOUNG SQUIRE; or, Peter and his Friends. By Mrs. Eiloart, Author of “Cris Fairlie’s Boyhood,” &c. With Original Illusts.
“A story of two boys who, by firm determination to make the best of it, became good, useful and honourable men.”
ADRIFT IN A BOAT, and WASHED ASHORE. By W. H. G. Kingston. With Eight Original Illustrations.
“An exciting book of adventure on land and sea.”
ON HONOUR’S ROLL: Tales of Heroism in the Nineteenth Century. Edited by L. Valentine, Author of “Sea Fights and Land Battles.” With Eight Original Illustrations by A. W. Cooper.
“This volume contains thrilling records of brave deeds and perilous adventures achieved during the present century, up to our own recent War in the Soudan. The selections are brief, numerous, and have been chosen with great judgment, and they will at once interest and instruct young readers.”—Scotsman.
SCOUT’S HEAD; or, St. Nectan’s Bell: A Tale of the Wild Welsh Coast. By Rev. F. Langbridge, M.A. With Six Original Illustrations.
“A capital story, the interest of which never flags for a moment.”—The Academy.
THE PRAIRIE BIRD. By the Hon. C. A. Murray, Author of “Travels in North America.” With New and Original Illustrations.
A Handsome Series of Gifts for Boys and Girls, Profusely Illustrated by Original Woodcuts.
In large square crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.
IVANDA: A Tale of Thibet. By Capt. Claude Bray, Author of “Randall Davenant,” &c. Fully Illustrated.
“This is one of the best gift books that have come under notice for many a day, and the author is to be congratulated on the production of a work so full of interest to young and old alike.”—Western Daily Mercury.
THE “SWAN” AND HER CREW; or, The Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk. By G. Christopher Davies, Author of “Peter Penniless,” &c. Fifth Edition, with Postscript and numerous Illustrations.
“Few juveniles who have read ‘The Swan and her Crew’ will ever forget the delight it gave them.”—Edinburgh Courant.
WILDCAT TOWER; or, The Adventures of Four Boys in Pursuit of Sport and Natural History in the North Countrie. By G. Christopher Davies. With numerous Illustrations.
“It is a capital book for boys; it abounds with stories of adventure, of natural history, of animals, and a variety of subjects which are full of interest.”—Western Daily Mail.
PETER PENNILESS, Gamekeeper and Gentleman. By G. Christopher Davies, Author of “The Swan and her Crew,” “Wildcat Tower,” &c. With many Original Illustrations by H. Stannard.
“This is in every respect a good, healthy boy’s book. There is nothing goody-goody about it. The principle running through ‘Peter’s’ story is, ‘Whatever thy right hand findeth to do, do it with all thy might.’”—Land and Water.
NOAH’S ARK: A Tale of the Norfolk Broads. By Darley Dale. Very finely Illustrated from Designs by Paul Hardy.
“A breezy, pleasant story of the Norfolk Broads. An attractive volume for the long winter evenings, when it is so pleasant to recall the bright summer days spent on the Broads, ‘dreamily drifting down the river.’”—Sheffield Telegraph.
TOUR ROUND MY GARDEN. By Alphonse Karr. Edited by the Rev. J. G. Wood. With 117 Illustrations by W. Harvey.
“There are few books which have so thoroughly taken the juvenile world by storm as this capital volume; and now it is issued with illustrations, and put into really good English, should command large and satisfactory support.”—Standard.
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS; or, Flora Symbolica. Including Floral Poetry. Edited by John H. Ingram. With Illustrations printed in Colours.
“A handsome edition of this favourite book.”
ENGLISHMAN’S HAVEN: A Story of Louisbourg. By W. J. Gordon, Author of the “Captain-General,” &c. With Original Illustrations from Drawings by W. S. Stacey.
“A tale of adventure by sea and land a century and a half ago, when Nova Scotia was the scene of war, intrigue and ravage between the French, the British and the divided Indians. This story is well told and in a style calculated to captivate young folks who love to shudder while they read of daring deeds.”—The World.
GODFREY MALDEN; or, The Squire’s Grandsons. By Mrs. J. F. B. Firth. Fully Illustrated.
“This is an amusing tale for boys, written in such an easy and flowing style that it will be most attractive to all readers.”—Court Journal.
THE LAND OF FIRE: A Tale of Adventure. By Captain Mayne Reid. With numerous Illustrations and a brief Life of the Author.
“The book has intrinsic merit enough to make it a favourite at any time.”—Post.
CONJURER DICK; or, The Adventures of a Young Wizard. By Angelo J. Lewis (Professor Hoffmann). With Illustrations.
“The Professor has an excellent vein of humour; and apart from the amusing character of his narrative, there is a fulness of knowledge imparted to the British youngster who is convinced that conjuring is an indispensable branch of education.”—Western Morning News.
LOST IN AFRICAN JUNGLES. By Frederick Whishaw. With Four Original Illustrations by J. B. Greene.
The Sheffield Independent says:—“The heroes are twin brothers, the scene is laid in the Chartered Company’s territories; and here straight-way we have elephants, lions, troopers, impis, Lobengula, cunningly welded by Mr. Whishaw into a breezy, hard-riding, hard-fighting romance which will quicken the pulse of every boy who is a lover of manly adventure.”
THE FUR TRADERS OF THE WEST; or, Adventures among the Redskins. By E. R. Suffling. With numerous Illustrations by Andriolli and Lancelot Speed.
It is the story of trade in Western America in the first years of Queen Victoria’s reign; when explorations were incomplete and Indians were foes who masked treachery under the guise of friendship, and every trader carried his life in his hands.
IN QUEST OF SHEBA’S TREASURE. By R. S. Walkey. Illustrated.
A tale of treasure trove and strange adventure, with graphic pictures of dangers incurred in wild regions.
Reduced Illustration from “In Quest of Sheba’s Treasure.”
“HURLED ME, AS HE IMAGINED, INTO SPACE.”
Illustration from “Stirring Tales of Colonial Adventure.”
A New Series of Boy’s Gift Books. Large Attractive Volumes.
In large crown 8vo, cloth gilt, handsome binding.
HARRY RAYMOND: His Adventures with Pirates, Slavers and Cannibals. By Commander L. Cameron, C.B., R.N. With Illustrations by F. A. Fraser.
RONALD HALLIFAX; or, He Would be a Sailor. By Arthur Lee Knight, Author of “The Cruise of the Theseus.” With Eight Original Illustrations by W. S. Stacey.
“This is a yarn of the sea, spun by one who has had practical acquaintance with that element. Mr. Knight writes of what he knows intimately, and the atmosphere of the book is of a genuine sort.”—Globe.
WE THREE BOYS. A Year of Adventures. By L. Valentine. With Eight Original Illustrations by A. J. Johnson.
“Such books as ‘We Three Boys’ must have a healthy effect.”—United Service Gazette.
BURNHAM BREAKER. By Homer Greene. With Eight Original Illustrations by A. W. Cooper.
“‘Burnham Breaker’ is a story of the coal regions, and is constructed with remarkable skill, the plot being of thrilling but healthy interest. A better book for a boy can scarcely be found.”—Derby Mercury.
STIRRING TALES OF COLONIAL ADVENTURE. By Skipp Borlase, Author of “Daring Deeds,” “Tales of the Bush,” &c. &c. With Eight Original Illustrations by Lancelot Speed.
“In ‘Stirring Tales’ Mr. Borlase has given us a volume which will be read by both young and old. Although written for boys, we think their elders will read it with equal avidity.”—Standard.
CRIS FAIRLIE’S BOYHOOD: A Tale of an Old Town. By Mrs. Eiloart, Author of “The Boy with an Idea,” &c. With Original Illustrations. New Edition.
“A most interesting and instructive book for boys.”
SEA FIGHTS AND LAND BATTLES: From Sluys to the Bombardment of Alexandria, and from Hastings to the Battles of the Soudan. By L. Valentine. With Original Illustrations. New Edition.
“One of the best prize books we have seen; the battle of Hastings is a fine piece of historical writing.”—Spectator.
RANDALL DAVENANT. By Capt. Claude Bray. With Illustrations by A. J. Johnson.
“The story is vigorously told, and Captain Bray has accomplished a task that many writers have failed in; namely, that of making a picture of native life in India really interesting. Mr. Johnson’s illustrations are very good.”—Standard.
CAPTAIN JACK; or, Old Fort Duquesne: A Story of Indian Adventure. By Charles McKnight. With Original Illustrations.
“This story is a continual feast of excitement, the incidents and hairbreadth escapes being graphically described.”—Daily News.
THE DAYS OF BRUCE. By Grace Aguilar. With Six powerful Illustrations by Lancelot Speed.
“This handsome volume is just the present for a boy. Mr. Speed, in his illustrations, has caught wonderfully the spirit of this truly noble work.”
SPORT IN ASHANTI; or, Melinda the Caboceer. A Tale of the Gold Coast in the Days of King Koffee Kalcalli. By J. A. Skertchly. With Four Original Illustrations by J. B. Greene.
The Scotsman says:—“Mr. Skertchly, besides weaving a fascinating web of adventure, has incorporated into his story a vast amount of curious information concerning the natural history, the wild game, and the native customs and annals of Ashanti.”
WITH THE COLOURS. By E. Mounteney Jephson. With Eight Illustrations by R. Simkin. 352 pp.
Mr. Mounteney Jephson’s books have long been favourites with boys of all ages. This handsome new edition of perhaps his best book should find a place on many a lad’s bookshelf.
Price 2s. 6d. each.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt edges.
THE BASKET OF FLOWERS; or, Piety and Truth Triumphant. Illustrated with Coloured Plates.
KATIE; or, The Simple Heart. By D. Richmond, Author of “Through Life and For Life.” With Original Illustrations.
RIBBON STORIES. By Lady Barker. Illustrated by C. O. Murray.
A CHRISTMAS CAKE IN FOUR QUARTERS. By Lady Barker. With Original Illustrations.
GOD’S SILVER; or, Youthful Days. By the Hon. Mrs. R. J. Greene. With Original Illustrations.
“Full of interest, and admirably portrays the aspirations and fancies which animate the youthful mind.”—Times.
A STORK’S NEST; or, Pleasant Reading from the North. By J. Fulford Vicary, Author of “An American in Norway,” &c.
“Those who care for a literature fresh and vigorous as the air which blows across the seas will find real enjoyment in this collection.”—Literary World.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
THREE FAVOURITE WORKS BY THE REV. J. H. INGRAHAM.
THE PRINCE OF THE HOUSE OF DAVID; or, Three Years in the Holy City. By the Rev. J. H. Ingraham, LL.D. With Original Illustrations.
“This volume illustrates the decadence of the Hebraic power, and the final culmination is presented in our Saviour.”
THE THRONE OF DAVID. From the Consecration of the Shepherd of Bethlehem to the Rebellion of Prince Absalom. By the Rev. J. H. Ingraham, LL.D. With Illustrations.
“This volume illustrates the grandeur of Hebraic history when ‘The People of God’ had attained, under the reigns of David and Solomon, the height of their power and glory as a nation.”
THE PILLAR OF FIRE; or, Israel in Bondage. By the Rev. J. H. Ingraham, LL.D. With Illustrations.
“This volume takes up the Hebraic history at the time of the sale of Joseph into Egypt, and closes with the promulgation of the Two Tables of the Divine Law from Sinai.”
These Works serve to illustrate the three great periods of Jewish history, and throw considerable light upon the Bible narratives by bringing before the reader much that is important and interesting with regard to the social life of the peoples who were then engaged in making history.
ZENOBIA, Queen of Palmyra: A Tale of the Roman Empire in the Days of the Emperor Aurelian. By the Rev. William Ware. With Steel Illustrations.
AURELIAN; or, Rome in the Third Century. Being Letters of Lucius M. Piso from Rome, to Fausta, the Daughter of Gracchus, at Palmyra. By the Rev. William Ware. With Steel Illustrations.
JULIAN; or, Scenes in Judea. By the Rev. William Ware. With Steel Illustrations.
These three volumes are of the highest literary character, and will be found to give the reader a clear and enjoyable insight into the period of history dealt with.
THE BOYS OF HOLY WRIT, and Bible Narratives. With Original Illustrations.
“Records of the youth and boyhood of Scriptural characters, from Cain to St. John the Evangelist.”
FEMALE CHARACTERS OF HOLY WRIT. By the Rev. Hugh Hughes, D.D. With Original Coloured Illustrations.
“The story of the lives of more than twenty of the mothers and women of Israel is told in this volume by a loving hand.”
FROM JEST TO EARNEST. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
“A charming love story, in which a girl’s playful jest leads to serious but finally happy consequences.”
BARRIERS BURNED AWAY. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
“An exciting story of the destruction of a city, and of how the barriers between love and pride were removed. The heroine is a finely-drawn character.”
OPENING A CHESTNUT BURR. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
“A delightful tale.... The heroine is a very charming maiden.”
NEAR TO NATURE’S HEART. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
“A tale of the beginning of the American war of Independence.”
HIS SOMBRE RIVALS. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
“A powerful love story of the period of the Civil War in the United States.”—Literary World.
A YOUNG GIRL’S WOOING: A Love Story. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
“Mr. Roe writes with charming ease, grace and intelligence.”—Daily News.
WITHOUT A HOME. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
“A deeply interesting and pathetic tale of a family struggling with poverty.”
A KNIGHT OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. By the Rev. E. P. Roe. With Original Illustrations.
THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD. By Elizabeth Wetherell. With Original Illustrations.
SAY AND SEAL. By Elizabeth Wetherell. With Original Illustrations.
“If any man make religion as twelve and the world as thirteen, such a one hath not the spirit of a true man.”
ELLEN MONTGOMERY’S BOOKSHELF. By Elizabeth Wetherell. With Original Illustrations by J. D. Watson.
“A suitable work for village libraries.”
THE LAMPLIGHTER. By Miss Cummins, Author of “Mabel Vaughan.” With Original Illustrations.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN: A Tale of Life among the Lowly. By Harriet Beecher Stowe. Fully Illustrated.
DUNALLAN; or, Know what You Judge. By Grace Kennedy, Author of “Father Clement.” With Original Illustrations.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. By Daniel Defoe. With numerous small and full-page Illustrations by Ernest Griset, and a Coloured Frontispiece.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. New and unabridged Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With upwards of 200 Illustrations, and a Coloured Frontispiece.
THE LIFE OF NELSON. By Robert Southey. With Original Illustrations.
“The best eulogy of Nelson is the faithful history of his actions; the best history that which relates them most perspicuously.”
BARON MUNCHAUSEN: His Travels and surprising Adventures. Illustrated with Thirty-seven curious Engravings from the Baron’s Own Designs and Five Woodcuts by George Cruikshank.
THE YOUNG LAMBERTS: A Boy’s Adventure in Australia. By Augusta Marryat. With Original Illustrations by F. A. Fraser.
“This volume of adventure will be a welcome present to every boy who can read and enjoy a good healthy work.”—Wigan Observer.
JACK STANLEY; or, The Young Adventurers. By Emilia Marryat. With Original Illustrations by W. Gunston.
“A capital boy’s story, the scene of which is laid in the lesser-known districts of New Zealand.”—The Globe.
MASTERMAN READY; or, The Wreck of the Pacific. By Capt. Marryat, R.N. With Sixty Original Illustrations by E. J. Wheeler.
“This edition of Capt. Marryat’s well-known story is exceedingly tasteful, handsomely bound and liberally illustrated.”—Manchester Examiner.
POOR JACK. By Capt. Marryat, R.N. With Forty-six Illustrations after designs by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A.
“We are glad to see in this sumptuous edition of ‘Poor Jack’ a continued proof of the author’s popularity.”—Literary World.
THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Capt. Marryat, R.N. With over Fifty Original Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, F. A. Fraser, &c.
“The perils, difficulties, and struggles of settlers in a new and strange land; the energy, pluck, and resources of the young people are told with all Captain Marryat’s well-known animation and skill.”
HOW HE MADE HIS FORTUNE. By Julia A. W. de Witt. With Original Illustrations.
“An admirable work to give to a boy, and one which no lad who intends to push on and make a position in the world will regret reading; its spirit is ennobling, and the character of the hero is one well worthy of consideration.”—Literary World.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. New Edition, Revised, with Notes, by Rev. G. F. Townsend. With Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. By Charles and Mary Lamb, with numerous Illustrations.
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. Specially Adapted and Arranged for the Young. With Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. Translated from the Danish by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
TWICE-TOLD TALES. By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “The House with Seven Gables.” With Original Illustrations.
TANGLEWOOD TALES. A Wonder-book for Boys and Girls. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. With Original Illustrations.
MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. With Illustrations.
SEA KINGS AND NAVAL HEROES. By J. G. Edgar, Author of “Cavaliers and Roundheads.” With Original Illustrations.
“The achievements of men who at various times have made their names known to fame as sea kings and naval heroes are here depicted.”
GRIMM’S GOBLINS. Translated from the German by Mrs. H. B. Paull and L. A. Wheatley. With numerous Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
THE OLD, OLD FAIRY TALES. Edited by L. Valentine. With Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece. In this selection are included the best Stories by Madame D’Aulnois, Perrault, and others not represented in the Brothers Grimm’s Collection or Andersen’s Fairy Tales.
ANDERSEN’S TALES FOR THE YOUNG. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With numerous Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
THE CAPTAIN-GENERAL. By W. J. Gordon. With Map and Illustrations.
“One of the most interesting historical romances published for some time. The writer succeeds in riveting the attention of the reader with all the fascination of the most sensational novel.”—Spectator.
In large square crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
A New Series of Selected Boys’ Books. Handsomely Bound and well Illustrated.
WILLIS, THE PILOT; or, The After Adventures of the Swiss Family Robinson. With Original Illustrations.
THE BOY WITH AN IDEA. By Mrs. Eiloart, Author of “Cris Fairlie’s Boyhood.” With Illustrations.
“An amusing and well-written story for boys.”
AMONG THE TARTAR TENTS; or, The Lost Fathers. By Annie Bowman. With Original Illustrations.
“A story of adventure amongst the tribes of India and Afghanistan.”
A PERILOUS VENTURE: A Tale of the Days of Mary of Burgundy. By M. Hall. With Original Illustrations by Gordon Browne.
“This charming romance, at once grave and humorous, and up to the last delightfully mysterious, never gives the reader the chance of nodding.”—Literary World.
THE SCHOOLBOY BARONET. By the Hon. Mrs. R. J. Greene, Author of “Filling up the Chinks,” &c. With Original Illustrations.
“An interesting and extremely well-told story of school life.”—Belfast Morning News.
GILBERT’S SHADOW; or, The Magic Beads. By the Hon. Mrs. R. J. Greene, Author of “Filling up the Chinks,” &c. With Original Illustrations.
“An admirable story, well told and full of pathos.”—Standard.
A MID OF THE NAVAL BRIGADE. By Arthur Lee Knight, Author of “Jack Trevor,” “Ronald Hallifax,” &c. With Original Illustrations by J. B. Greene.
UNDER MANY FLAGS; or, Stories of Scottish Adventurers. By the late Davenport Adams. With Four Illustrations by Lancelot Speed. 256 pp.
THE STORY OF THE INDIAN MUTINY. By Ascott R. Hope. With Four Original Illustrations.
“The Indian Mutiny has had many historians, but it has probably never yet been presented to young readers in more interesting guise.... The book is emphatically what it calls itself—a story. The main facts of the terrible time of which it treats are strung together on the thread of breathless excitement which runs through every page.”—World.
In square crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.
A New Series of Books suitable for Girls. Handsomely bound and well Illustrated.
ON THE SHELF. By Harvey Gobel. With Illustrations by Miss C. Patterson.
“A charming collection of stories told by various books “on the shelf” of an old bookseller’s shop. Many are most pathetic, while the conversations between the volumes are full of humour.”
HEART OF GOLD. By Mrs. L. T. Meade. With Twelve Original Illustrations by Bernard Partridge, &c.
“Mrs. Meade’s volume is intensely interesting, and the story should be read, and doubtless will be, by many girls whose occupations and interests place them in the position of the characters in the work.”—Guardian.
ON DUTY. By Angelica Selby. With numerous Original Illustrations by E. G. Reynolds.
“We have seldom seen a more charming story for children than this.”—Spectator.
LITTLE SIR NICHOLAS: A Story for Children. By C. A. Jones. With numerous Original Illustrations by C. Patterson.
“It is so charmingly written that it should please all readers; the little hero is a real child, but one in a thousand.”—Morning Post.
A MODERN RED RIDING HOOD: A Story for Children. By C. A. Jones, Author of “Little Sir Nicholas.” With Original Illustrations by C. Patterson.
“An attractive and well-written story; the children depicted are real children and interest the reader from the first to the last page.”—Court Journal.
The following books are produced uniform in style with Mr. Hocking’s Works (see pages 24, 25.)
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, and gilt edges.
THE TORN BIBLE; or, Hubert’s Best Friend. By Alice Somerton. With Original Illustrations.
“A noble story teaching that, whatever may be the battle of life you have to fight, you must be humble towards your God and dutiful to your parents.”
LAYTON CROFT; or, The Story of a Prodigal. By Alice Somerton. With Original Illustrations.
GRANNY’S BOY; or, Not Kin but Kind. By the Rev. Thomas Keyworth, Author of “The Naresborough Victory,” &c., &c. With Six Original Illustrations by F. A. Fraser.
A LONG DELAY. By the Rev. Thomas Keyworth. With Six Original Illustrations.
CUSHIONS AND CORNERS; or, Pleasant and Awkward Ways. By Hon. Mrs. R. J. Greene. With numerous Illustrations.
“An admirable story, showing how the magic of kindness had turned a corner into a cushion.”
In large square crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
A New Series of Large Books, well illustrated and suitably bound. The volumes were specially selected for use as Prizes for Boys, and consist of healthy, stirring Tales of Adventure on both Sea and Land such as they know how to appreciate.
LAND BATTLES, from Hastings to the Recent Battles in the Soudan. By L. Valentine. New Edition. With Original Illustrations.
Brief sketches of our most famous land battles.
DARING DEEDS, and Tales of Peril and Adventure. By Skipp Borlase. New Edition. With Original Illustrations.
“One of the most exciting books of adventure ever published.”—Manchester Guardian.
FROM LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE: A Narrative of the Life of President Garfield. By W. M. Thayer.
TRUE STORIES OF BRAVE DEEDS. Edited by Rev. G. T. Hoare. With Original Illustrations.
“Some noble examples of manly courage, which are so profitably studied by the young, are here depicted.”
SEA FIGHTS, from Sluys to the Bombardment of Alexandria. By Mrs. Valentine. With Original Illustrations.
“Stories and descriptions of the most interesting sea fights of the British Navy, designed to give some idea of the great and glorious records of our country’s sea, empire.”
TALES OF OLD OCEAN. By Lieut. C. R. Low. With Original Illustrations.
“Stirring tales of life at sea.”
MEN OF NOTE. Their Boyhood and School-days. By Ernest Foster. With Original Illustrations.
“A most interesting account of the early days of a few of the great men of the present and past century.”
RALPH LUTTRELL’S FORTUNES. By R. St. John Corbet. With Original Illustrations.
“A story showing how much may be achieved by honesty and perseverance.”—Chronicle.
A PLUNGE INTO SPACE: A Trip to Mars. By Robert Cromie. With Original Illustrations.
“This story is undeniably clever. The imagination is brilliant, the scientific details are skilfully worked in, the dialogues and descriptions are lively and interesting, and the pictures of Martian life and scenery are remarkable.”—Times.
MARTIN NOBLE; or, A Boy’s Experience of London Life. By John G. Watts. With Original Illustrations by Gunston.
“Martin is simply a frank, manly lad, who does his best under all difficulties, and he secures the reader’s sympathy from the first. It is a brisk, cheerful story well told.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
THE WARS OF THE ROSES; or, York and Lancaster. By John G. Edgar, Author of “Sea Kings and Naval Heroes.” With Original Illustrations.
“A book written to attract the English boys of to-day to a remarkable epoch in the history of their country.”
THE BOY’S BOOK OF HEROES. By Helena Peake. With Illustrations.
“An interesting record of the heroes of other days.”
In large square crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
Similar to the preceding series in size; but specially selected books suitable for girls, in a tasteful, uniform binding.
TWO YEARS OF SCHOOL LIFE. By Madame Pressense. Edited by the Author of “The Heir of Redclyffe.” With Original Illustrations.
“An admirable story of school life.”
KIRSTIN’S ADVENTURES: Yule-Tide Stories of Northern Lands. By the Author of “Cassimir, the Little Exile.” With Original Illustrations.
MASTER ROLEY. By Beatrice Harraden, Author of “Ships that Pass in the Night,” &c. Fully Illustrated by Alfred Johnson.
“‘Master Roley’ is one of the brightest little heroes of the season. He seems to charm and soften all who come near him.”—Athenæum.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt extra.
THE KING’S BELL TOWER: A Romance of the Olden Time. By R. André. With Original Illustrations by A. W. Cooper.
“Mr. André’s romance is marked by much vigour and by great beauty of style.”—County Gentleman.
THE TREASURE FINDER: A Story of a Lost Galleon. By W. J. Gordon. With Original Illustrations by W. S. Stacey.
“This is a well-written story, full of incident, never flagging, and thoroughly wholesome. The illustrations are vigorous and well drawn.”—The People.
ERNEST FAIRFIELD; or, Two Terms at St. Andrews. By the Rev. A. N. Malan, M.A. With Original Illustrations by F. A. Fraser.
“This is an excellent story agreeably told. The school scenes are very life-like.”—Spectator.
STELLA’S CUP; or, The Boy Artist. By May Elsdale. With Original Illustrations by C. Patterson.
“The author here gives us a sweetly pretty tale, written with the finest of objects on the words, ‘Do your duty whatever may happen.’”—Morning Post.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt extra.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. A New Edition, Revised, with Notes, by the Rev. George Fyler Townsend, M.A. With Engraved Frontispiece.
TALES FROM SHAKSPEARE. By Charles and Mary Lamb. With numerous Illustrations.
THE LIFE OF NELSON. By Robert Southey. With Engraved Frontispiece.
“A faithful and true record of the life of the great naval hero.”
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. Adapted and Arranged for the Young. With Engraved Frontispiece.
“This should be the favourite edition with young people of these popular fairy tales.”
DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA (ADVENTURES OF). Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra by Motteux. With numerous Illustrations.
TWICE-TOLD TALES. By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “The Scarlet Letter,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE BEAUTIES OF SHAKSPEARE. By the Rev. William Dodd, LL.D. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS: A Narrative of 1757. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Deerslayer,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, and the Naturalist’s Calendar. By the Rev. Gilbert White, M.A. Edited, with Notes, By G. Christopher Davies. With numerous Illustrations.
HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Engraved Frontispiece.
ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE. By Le Sage. Translated from the French, with Notes and Illustrations.
THE DEERSLAYER: A Tale. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Last of the Mohicans,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
EASTERN TALES. By many Story-Tellers. Compiled and Edited from Ancient and Modern Authors by Mrs. Valentine. With Illustrations.
THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, from this World to that which is to Come. By John Bunyan. Large Type Edition, with Frontispiece.
THE PATHFINDER; or, The Inland Sea. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Prairie,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
HALF-HOURS WITH MODERN LITERATURE. Series I. Short Readings from the Best Authors. Compiled and Edited by George H. Townsend. With Portrait of Charles Dickens.
HALF-HOURS WITH MODERN LITERATURE. Series II. Short Readings from the Best Authors. Compiled and Edited by George H. Townsend. With Portrait of Charles Kingsley.
TANGLEWOOD TALES. A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls. By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “Twice-Told Tales.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE PIONEERS; or, The Sources of the Susquehanna. A Descriptive Tale. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Pathfinder.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
BARON MUNCHAUSEN: His Travels and Surprising Adventures. Illustrated with Thirty-seven Curious Engravings from the Baron’s own Designs, and Five Woodcuts, by George Cruikshank.
THE COMPLETE ANGLER. By Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton. Illustrated Edition, with Notes by G. Christopher Davies.
MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE PRAIRIE: A Tale. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Pioneers.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE KNIGHT’S RANSOM. By Mrs. L. Valentine. Author of “Sea Fights and Land Battles.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
“A tale of the Crusades. The characters in the story are beautifully drawn.”—Guardian.
THE PRAIRIE BIRD. By the Hon. Charles Augustus Murray. With Engraved Frontispiece.
“One of the most charming books of adventure ever published. Giving correct information respecting the habits, condition and character of the North American Indian.”
TALES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By Henry Neele. With Illustrations by T. Landseer.
TALES OF FRENCH HISTORY. By Leitch Ritchie. With Illustrations by T. Landseer.
TALES OF ITALIAN HISTORY. By C. Macfarline. With Illustrations by T. Landseer.
TALES OF SPANISH HISTORY. By Don T. De Trueba. With Illustrations by J. K. Meadows.
TALES OF INDIAN HISTORY. By the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D. With Illustrations.
These volumes form a series of tales of a most interesting and highly literary character, founded on the histories of the countries embraced in the collection.
ÆSOP’S FABLES. Translated by Samuel Croxall, D.D., and Sir Roger L’Estrange. With Applications and Morals by the Rev. G. F. Townsend and L. Valentine. With 110 Original Illusts.
MASTERMAN READY; or, The Wreck of the Pacific. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With nearly Sixty Original Illustrations by E. J. Wheeler.
POOR JACK. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With Forty-six Illustrations after designs by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A.
THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With over Fifty Original Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, F. A. Fraser, &c.
THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS; or, Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel. By Eliot Warburton. With Original Illustrations.
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. With upwards of 200 Illustrations.
THE OLD OLD FAIRY TALES. Selected and Edited by Mrs. Valentine. With numerous Illustrations.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. With Engraved Frontispiece.
BUNYAN’S HOLY WAR. With Frontispiece.
MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY. By Captain Marryat. With Sixty Original Illustrations.
PETER SIMPLE. By Captain Marryat. With Engraved Frontispiece.
GRIMM’S GOBLINS. Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull, with numerous Illustrations.
ROBINSON CRUSOE. By Daniel Defoe. An Edition suitable for children. With numerous Illustrations by E. Griset and others.
SCOTTISH CHIEFS. By Jane Porter. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE DAYS OF BRUCE. By Grace Aguilar. With Engraved Frontispiece by Lancelot Speed.
ANDERSEN’S TALES FOR THE YOUNG. Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With numerous Illustrations.
RIENZI. By Lord Lytton. With Frontispiece.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
LILY GORDON; or, The Young Housekeeper. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This volume supplies a great want felt by young ladies on first leaving school.”
THE HUGUENOT FAMILY; or, Help in Time of Need. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
SYDNEY STUART; or, Love Seeketh not her Own. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This tale teaches by example how much an unselfish and loving spirit may do to remove little annoyances and increase the daily happiness of home life.”
MARY ELLIOTT; or, Kindness of Heart. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“The aim of this tale is to teach, by the example of a young family, the importance of habitual and thoughtful kindness.”
HOPE CAMPBELL; or, Know Thyself. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This tale is intended to inculcate a most important truth—the necessity and the very frequent want of self-knowledge.”
HORACE AND MAY; or, Unconscious Influence. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
ELLA AND MARIAN; or, Rest and Unrest. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This story is intended to enforce on the mind of youthful readers the full meaning of those words of Scripture—‘Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.’”
KENNETH AND HUGH; or, Self-Mastery. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“A delightful story for school-boys.”
ROSA’S WISH, and How She attained It. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
MARGARET CECIL; or, I Can because I Ought. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This book exemplifies the power of a strong will struggling against adverse circumstances.”
THE GRAHAMS; or, Home Life. By C. B. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“The aim of this book is to teach, in the attractive guise of fiction, the holiest and noblest truths, and to show how character is formed, faults cured and virtues attained by God’s discipline of daily life.”
HOME SUNSHINE; or, The Gordons. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“The aim of this tale is to inculcate, by example as well as precept, the duty of cultivating a cheerful and contented spirit.”
AUNT AILIE; or, Patience and its Reward. By C. D. Bell. With Steel Portrait of the Authoress.
A New Series. In small crown 8vo, full cloth gilt, with Illustrations, or bound in a new form, plainer style, cloth gilt, gilt top, trimmed edges.
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In small crown 8vo, cloth extra.
ADRIFT IN A BOAT: A Story for Boys. By W. H. G. Kingston, Author of “Washed Ashore,” &c. With Original Illustrations.
“This is one of Mr. Kingston’s best sea stories for boys, and has deservedly obtained a high reputation.”—Land and Water.
NANCY’S NEPHEW; or, Mike’s First Campaign. By Beatrice Marshall. With Four full-page Original Illustrations.
“‘Nancy’s Nephew’ possesses the rare charm of originality. Everyone will be interested in the little aunt and her nephew.”
JARWIN AND CUFFY: A Tale. By R. M. Ballantyne, Author of “The Silver Lake,” “The Red Eric,” &c. With Original Illustrations.
“An interesting story of a shipwrecked sailor and his pet companion, giving their adventures among the South Sea Islanders.”
BENAIAH: A Tale of the Captivity. By Mrs. Webb, Author of “Naomi.” With Original Illustrations.
THE SILVER LAKE; or, Lost in the Snow. By R. M. Ballantyne, With Original Illustrations.
THE YOUNG MAROONERS. By F. R. Goulding. With Original Illustrations.
“A tale of adventure on a deserted island; full of instructive hints on natural history, botany, etc.”
MONKEY ISLAND. By Léon Gozlan. Translated by C. C. Cheltnam. With Original Illustrations.
“We can safely say it will very much amuse everyone who gets hold of it.”
FRITZ: A Story for Boys. By Franz Hoffman. With Illustrations.
THE ROCK LIGHT; or, Duty our Watchword. By Mrs. E. L. Hervey. With Original Illustrations.
THE OLD BIBLE; or, the Martyr’s Gift. By E. Wynne. With Original Illustrations.
“An interesting account of the martyrs who lived and suffered for the truth.”
THE MAGIC HALF-CROWN. By the Author of “Crib and Fly,” &c. With Four full-page Original Illustrations by A. W. Cooper. In small crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
WASHED ASHORE; or, The Tower of Stormount Bay. By W. H. G. Kingston. New Edition. With Original Illustrations.
PHILIP FARLOW AND HIS FRIENDS. By J. T. Trowbridge. New Edition. With Original Illustrations.
LENA GRAHAM. By Mrs. C. Selby Lowndes, Author of “New Honours.” With Original Illustrations in Tints by Edith Scannell.
“These are charming stories for girls. They are written in admirable language. The illustrations are very graceful.”—The Queen.
NEW HONOURS. By Mrs. C. Selby Lowndes, Author of “Lena Graham.” With Original Illustrations in Tints by Edith Scannell.
“This book is full of incident such as children love to read, and Miss Scannell’s drawings add greatly to the charm of the book.”—Lady’s Pictorial.
LINFORD GREEN. By Mrs. C. Selby Lowndes, Author of “Ethel Fortescue,” &c. With Original Illustrations by Edith Scannell.
PHILLIS PHIL; or, Alone in the World. By Mrs. Henry Keary. With Original Illustrations.
FILLING UP THE CHINKS. By the Hon. Mrs. R. J. Greene, Author of “Cushions and Corners,” &c. With Original Illustrations.
MY NEIGHBOUR’S GARDEN. By Mary H. Debenham, Author of “Mistress Phil,” &c. With Illustrations by L. Glazier.
“A dainty, fresh little story of country life, a capital book for a girl. Good stories for girls are scarce nowadays, and it is seldom that we have come across one that we can more heartily recommend.”—Chronicle.
LOST ON BROWN WILLY. By A. N. Malan.
“An extremely good tale of a boy being kidnapped on a Cornish moor. The story is capitally written.”—Express.
JACK LOCKE. By Dr. Gordon Stables.
“This is a capital tale for boys written in Dr. Gordon Stables’ well-known high-spirited and dashing manner.”—County Gentleman.
NATTY’S VIOLIN. By C. H. Barstow.
“An excellent story, told in capital style, which is certain to become popular amongst the circle for whom it is written.”—Chronicle.
Reduced Illustration from “Natty’s Violin.”
A Series of Books of Adventure for Boys, in Handsome Uniform Bindings.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt.
DARING AND DOING. By L. Valentine. With Original Illustrations.
THE WAY TO WIN. By C. A. Beach. With Original Illustrations.
TOO GOOD FOR ANYTHING. By C. A. Beach. With Original Illustrations.
THE DANES IN ENGLAND. By A. Engelbach. With Original Illustrations.
“Mr. Engelbach has woven from these stirring times a most interesting story.”—Chronicle.
BRAVE DAYS OF OLD. Selected and Edited by L. Valentine, Author of “Sea Fights and Land Battles,” &c. New Edition. With Original Illustrations.
Incidents and anecdotes of the brave men of other days.
NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE: The Story of a Soldier, a Ruler, a Prisoner of State, from the History of the Past and Present Centuries. By Henry Boyle Lee. New Edition. With Original Illustrations.
VALOUR AND ENTERPRISE: A Book for Boys. By L. Valentine. With Original Illustrations by A. W. Cooper.
“In reading these two volumes, one is forced to admit that no works of fiction ever afforded such an array of wondrous tales of heroism as this collection of true stories.”—Literary World.
WALTER’S ESCAPE; or, The Capture of Breda. By J. de Liefde, Author of “The Beggars.” With Original Illustrations.
PERIL AND ADVENTURE: A Book for Boys. By L. Valentine. With Original Illustrations by A. W. Cooper.
DOING HIS BEST. By J. T. Trowbridge. With Original Illustrations.
JACK HAZARD AND HIS FORTUNES. By J. T. Trowbridge, Author of “Philip Farlow.” With Original Illustrations.
ST. GEORGE’S KEY: A Story of Life in Honduras. By the Rev. W. E. Coghlan, B.A. With Original Illustrations.
THE SILVER CUP; or, True Heroism. A Book for Boys. With Original Illustrations.
THE LOYALISTS; or, The War in La Vendée. By Madame de Witt. Edited by Miss Yonge. With Original Illustrations.
“This volume tells the story of the heroic revolt of La Vendée in a vivid and spirited manner.”
In crown 8vo, cloth, handsome binding.
FRANK, ROSAMOND, HARRY, AND LUCY, and other Tales and Stories. By Maria Edgeworth.
FORESTER, ANGELINA, THE PRUSSIAN VASE, and other Tales and Stories. By Maria Edgeworth.
LAZY LAWRENCE, GARRY OWEN, and other Tales and Stories. By Maria Edgeworth.
LAME JERVAS, THE LIMERICK GLOVES, and other Tales and Stories. By Maria Edgeworth.
EVENINGS AT HOME. By Dr. Aikin and Mrs. Barbauld.
SANDFORD AND MERTON. By Thomas Day.
This series of books are large volumes containing three hundred and twenty pages of reading matter, and will be found most suitable for village libraries, Sunday-school prizes and gifts.
Price 1s. 6d. each.
In demy 16mo, cloth gilt, gilt edges.
Price 1s. each.
Cloth gilt; or picture boards with attractive enamelled covers.
This Series is Illustrated with numerous Coloured Plates from Original Water-Colour Drawings.
ROBINSON CRUSOE (His Life and Adventures). By Daniel Defoe.
BUFFON’S NATURAL HISTORY. Modernised from the most Recent Authorities. The Illustrations by Keyl.
THE BASKET OF FLOWERS; or, Piety and Truth Triumphant.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON; or, The Adventures of a Shipwrecked Family on a Desert Island.
MILITARY ENTERPRISE. Illustrative of Heroism, Courage and Duty.
NAVAL ENTERPRISE. Illustrative of Adventure, Heroism and Endurance.
THE ANNALS OF THE POOR. By the Rev. Legh Richmond, M.A.
SANDFORD AND MERTON (The History of). By Thomas Day.
EVENINGS AT HOME: Tales and Stories. By Dr. Aiken and Mrs. Barbauld.
In small crown 8vo, cloth gilt, Illustrated, or with Coloured Frontispiece, &c.
The Seven Kings of Rome, and the Story of Pompeii. With numerous Illustrations.
The Earth we Live on. With numerous Illustrations.
Brave Bobby, Peter and his Pony, &c.
Frances Meadows: Traits of Character, &c.
Casper. By Miss Wetherell. With Original Illustrations.
Carl Krinken; or, The Christmas Stocking. By Miss Wetherell.
Lizzie Johnson; or, Mutual Help. By Lady Grey.
Mr. Rutherford’s Children. 1st Series. By Elizabeth Wetherell.
Mr. Rutherford’s Children. 2nd Series. By Elizabeth Wetherell.
The Home Queen; or, Unconscious Rule. By Ottalie Wildermuth.
The Little Miner; or, Honesty is the Best Policy.
The Basket of Flowers; or, Piety and Truth Triumphant.
The Babes in the Basket; or, Daph and her Charge.
Sam; or, a Good Name. By Mrs. Henry Keary.
Willie’s Birthday, and How he Enjoyed it.
Willie’s Rest, and the Butterfly’s Gospel.
Pride and Principle; or, The Captain of Elvedon School. By Mrs. H. B. Paull.
Little Nettie; or, Home Sunshine. By Elizabeth Wetherell.
The Dairyman’s Daughter: An Authentic Narrative by the late Rev. Legh Richmond.
The Young Cottager. By the late Rev. Legh Richmond.
Tilly Trickett; or, Try. By Mrs. Henry Keary. With Illustrations.
Alec Tomlin; or, Choose Wisely. By Mrs. Fenton Aylmer.
Anna Ross; or, The Orphan of Waterloo. By Grace Kennedy.
Dick, the Sailor Boy: A Tale of the Days of Nelson and Wellington. By Mrs. H. B. Paull.
Father Phim. By Mrs. Henry Keary.
Tinker Dick: A Tale of Long Ago. By Mrs. Henry Keary.
Little Josey; or, Try and Succeed.
Hetty; or, Fresh Watercresses.
The Two Neighbours. By Mrs. H. B. Paull.
Tom Butler’s Troubles: A Cottage Story.
A Reissue of these Well-known Tales, in Attractive Form, with New and Numerous Illustrations in the Text.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, illustrated.
1 The Boatswain’s Son. By W. H. G. Kingston.
2 When We were Young. By the Author of “A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam.”
3 The Shepherd Lord. By Julia Corner.
4 Blind Ursula. By Mrs. Webb, Author of “Naomi.”
5 Wee Maggie. By Mrs. Freeling Brodrip.
6 Springtime and Golden Autumn. By Thomas Millar.
7 Union Jack. By Mrs. S. J. Hall.