National Rhymes of the Nursery.
With Introduction by GEORGE SAINTSBURY, and numerous Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE, R.I.
Large crown 8vo, printed on superfine paper, bound in art linen boards, with gilt top, 6s.
Second Edition, with additions both to the Rhymes and Illustrations, now ready.
"The prettiest and most complete collection of the kind that we have seen."—Westminster Gazette.
"It is impossible to praise the volume too highly."—Black and White.
"Every conceivable nursery rhyme is herein gathered together, beautifully illustrated. The collection is certainly the most perfect that has ever been made."—School Guardian.
Nonsense for Somebody, Anybody or Everybody, particularly the Babybody, together with Some More Nonsense for the Same Bodies as before.
Written and illustrated by A. NOBODY. Printed in colours.
Complete in one volume, demy 4to, cloth, 5s.
Stories from Froissart.
By HENRY NEWBOLT, Author of 'Admirals All,' etc.
With Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE, R.I.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, gilt top, 6s.
Chatterbox.
ANNUAL VOLUME. Illustrated with high-class Engravings and twelve full-page Coloured Plates.
Handsomely bound in extra cloth, bevelled boards, gilt edges, 5s. Also in illustrated boards, 3s.
The most popular volume for children ever published.
The Story Album of Animals.
A very elegant book for children from five to eight years old. With an Illustration on each page.
Crown 4to, cloth boards, gilt edges, 5s.
Sunday. READING FOR THE YOUNG.
Contributed to by Mrs. MOLESWORTH, L. T. MEADE, BEATRICE WHITBY, H. A. FORDE, etc. With upwards of 250 Original Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE, A. G. WALKER, and others.
Bound in cloth, bevelled boards, gilt edges, 5s. Also in illustrated paper boards, 3s.
"Cannot fail to be appreciated. The editor has succeeded in a remarkable degree."—Nonconformist.
"We know of no better magazine of its kind."—Church Times.
Zigzag Fables.
By J. A. SHEPHERD.
Beautifully printed in colours, paper boards, 5s.
"A treasury of comic invention."—Academy.
The Surprising Travels and Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
With coloured Frontispiece and Title-page, and numerous black and white Illustrations by "A. NOBODY."
Large crown 8vo, 3s. 6d.
A Nobody's Scrap Book.
For the Same Bodies as Before.
Folio illustrated paper boards, 3s. 6d.
Tiles from Dame Marjorie's Chimney Corner and China from her Cupboard.
By F. S. T. BURNE and HELEN MILES.
Printed in various shades of blue.
Oblong paper boards, 3s. 6d.
"The figures in the large Tiles are done with character, sweetness, and grace; and the reproduction in tints resembling the old Dutch tiles could not be surpassed for delicacy and softness of rendering."—The Decorator.
Vivia. A MODERN STORY.
By FLORENCE WILFORD, Author of 'Nigel Bartram's Ideal,' etc.
Illustrated Title and Frontispiece. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"Another book for girls which will certainly meet with cordial interest."—Literary World.
Where the Brook and River Meet.
By NELLIE HELLIS, Author of 'Little King Davie,' etc.
Large crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"An idyll of modern life.... This book, thoroughly readable as it is, should do good service in many homes."—Record.
A Young Wife's Ordeal.
A popular tale by the Editor of the leading magazine for women in Holland.
By JOHANNA VAN WOUDE.
Crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"Abounds with original thought."—Church Bells.
Arum Field; or, Life's Reality.
By Mrs. JEROME MERCIER, Author of 'Christabel Hope,' 'Wreath of Mallow,' etc.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"It is a story of country life, with the inner pleasures and diversions of which the authoress seems well acquainted. The charm of it lies in its simplicity."—Public Opinion.
Nigel Bartram's Ideal.
By FLORENCE WILFORD.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
Great Characters of Fiction.
Edited by M. E. TOWNSEND.
Large crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"Succinct and able papers on such characters as Esmond, Sydney Carton, Shirley, Adam Bede, Mademoiselle Mathilde, and Kenelm Chillingly, which cannot fail to stimulate a desire to seek at the fountain-head to learn more of the masterpieces of our classical novelists."—Daily Telegraph.
Overlooked. A TALE OF NORTH DEVON.
By BESSIE HAWKER.
Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"Everything in this tale is graceful, and the tone and influence of this story is far above the common."—Guardian.
"A very successful bit of work."—Bookman.
Studies for Stories. FROM GIRLS' LIVES.
By JEAN INGELOW.
Illustrated Title and Frontispiece from Drawings by GORDON BROWNE.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
A Sister's Bye-Hours.
By JEAN INGELOW.
Illustrated Title and Frontispiece from Drawings by GORDON BROWNE.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
Peas-Blossom.
By the Author of 'Honor Bright,' etc.
With Thirty Illustrations by HELEN MILES.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"'Peas-Blossom' may be described as a rollickingly respectable Irish story, the names of the juvenile pair of heroes being Pat and Paddy.... An exceptionally readable volume."—The Times.
Gilly Flower.
By the Author of 'Honor Bright,' etc.
Illustrated Title and Frontispiece by GORDON BROWNE.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d
"Exceedingly natural and very amusing."—Figaro.
Honor Bright; or, the Four-Leaved Shamrock.
By the Author of 'One of a Covey,' 'Robin and Linnet,' etc.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. Seventh Edition.
"A cheery, sensible little tale."—Times.
N. or M.
By the Author of 'Honor Bright,' etc.
With Thirty Illustrations by HELEN MILES.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"A most thoroughly charming and delightful tale."—Guardian.
Two Blackbirds.
By the Author of 'Honor Bright,' etc.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"The interest never slackens for a moment. It is a good story, a healthy story, and a readable story, and who could want more?"—Yorkshire Post.
One of a Covey.
By the Author of 'Honor Bright,' etc.
With Thirty Illustrations by HELEN MILES.
"Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that grown-up readers may enjoy it as much as children. It is one of the best books of the season."—Guardian.
The Pleasures of Literature and the Solace of Books.
Selected and arranged by JOSEPH SHAYLOR.
With Introduction by ANDREW LANG. Frontispiece in Heliogravure from Meissonier's picture entitled 'A Reading at Diderot's House.'
Foolscap 8vo, extra cloth boards, richly gilt and gilt top, 3s. 6d.
Saunterings in Bookland, with Gleanings by the Way.
Gathered by JOSEPH SHAYLOR.
With Frontispiece after a picture by Meissonier.
Foolscap 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
Stories for Children in Illustration of the Lord's Prayer.
By MRS. MOLESWORTH.
With Illustrations by ROBERT BARNES, GORDON BROWNE, M. E. EDWARDS, and W. H. C. GROOME.
Square cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"All Mrs. Molesworth's juvenile books are good and interesting."—Athenæum.
"She maintains unimpaired her gift of telling stories simply and brightly, and naturally.... Capital illustrations."—Church Times.
Farthings.
THE STORY OF A STRAY AND A WAIF.
By MRS. MOLESWORTH, Author of 'Carrots,' etc.
Illustrated by G. M. BRADLEY.
Large Crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"Better than any of Mrs. Molesworth's former books."—Pall Mall Budget.
Count up the Sunny Days and Four Little Sixes.
By C. A. JONES.
With full-page Illustrations.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"Unusually good."—Glasgow Herald.
Little Jeanneton's Work.
A CHRONICLE OF BRETON LIFE.
By C. A. JONES.
With upwards of Forty Illustrations.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"A charming chronicle of Breton rustic simplicity.... Miss Jones draws a very pretty picture indeed of the village maiden whose head is turned by town influence."—Graphic.
Only a Girl.
A STORY OF A QUIET LIFE.
Adapted from the French by C. A. JONES.
With upwards of Forty Illustrations.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"We can thoroughly recommend this brightly written and homely narrative."—Saturday Review.
A Young Mutineer.
By L. T. MEADE.
With Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE.
Large crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"An excellent story.... Readers will not repent of finishing the story for themselves."—Spectator.
Merrie Games in Rhyme, from ye Olden Time.
Collected and Edited by the HON. EMMELINE PLUNKET.
Illustrated. Crown 4to, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"No better volume will be found than 'Merrie Games in Rhyme.' There are over thirty of them, quite enough, we imagine, to amuse the largest families during the longest holidays."—Church Times.
Out of the Way.
A VILLAGE STORY.
By H. L. TAYLOR.
With Original Illustrations by A. H. COLLINS.
Large crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
"The book deserves warm praise; we wish there were more temperance tales like it."—Christian World.
Little Count Paul.
A TALE OF TROUBLESOME TIMES.
By MRS. E. M. FIELD, Author of 'Ethne,' etc.
Illustrated by A. FORESTIER.
Large crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"A very pretty story of the time of the French Revolution, interestingly told."—Saturday Review.
Bryda.
A TALE OF THE INDIAN MUTINY.
By MRS. FIELD.
With numerous full page Illustrations by A. FORESTIER.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"We recently had occasion to speak in very high terms of Mrs. Field's beautiful little romance 'Ethne,' and we therefore looked into the present work with much pleasurable expectation, and may at once say that we have been in no way disappointed."—Public Opinion.
A Lost Piece of Silver.
By the Author of 'Edith Vernon's Life-Work,' etc.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards extra, 3s. 6d.
"Told without exaggeration, without any fine writing, but with considerable power."—Spectator.
Edith Vernon's Life-Work.
By the Author of 'Harry's Battles,' 'Susie's Flowers,' etc.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. Thirteenth Edition.
Great Britain for Little Britons.
By ELEANOR BULLEY.
With upwards of Fifty Illustrations of Places and People, and Three Coloured Maps.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. Fourth Edition.
"It will give 'Little Britons' a better idea of their native land than they will obtain from a dozen dry geographies."—Literary World.
True under Trial.
By FRANCES PALMER.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. Fifth Edition.
"One of the best boys' books we have seen for a long time."—Standard.
Dogged Jack.
By FRANCES PALMER.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
"It is a first-rate boy's book."—Church Bells.
The Old Ship; or, Better than Strength.
By H. A. FORDE.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"A very pleasing narrative."—Record.
Playing at Botany.
By PHOEBE ALLEN, Author of 'Gilmary,' etc.
With Coloured Frontispiece by ROSE HUE.
New Edition, profusely Illustrated.
Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"My one object throughout has been to familiarise children with the sound of a few hard words which, at first starting, make Botany appear so unapproachable to children."—Extract from Preface.
The Lost Princess; or, the Wise Woman.
By DR. GEORGE MACDONALD.
With Illustrations by A. G. WALKER, Sculptor.
Crown 8vo, fancy cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"An admirable phantasy, full of imagination and full of wisdom."—Black and White.
The Queen of the Goblins.
By WILHELMINA PICKERING.
Illustrated by OLIVE COCKERELL.
Foolscap 4to, cloth, 3s. 6d.
Mopsa the Fairy.
By JEAN INGELOW.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
Our Polly.
THE ADVENTURES OF A PARROT DURING HER LIFE OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
By MRS. ROUQUETTE.
Crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"A really charming book."—Guardian.
Those Children.
By CURTIS YORKE.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
Dolly the Romp.
By FLORENCE WARDEN.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
Minstrel Dick.
By CHRISTABEL COLERIDGE.
Illustrated by CHARLES ROBINSON.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
A Feast of Stories from Foreign Lands.
By JAMES F. COBB, Author of 'The Watchers on the Longships,' etc.
Illustrated. Large crown 8vo, extra cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
Off to California.
A TALE OF THE GOLD COUNTRY.
Adapted from the Flemish of HENDRICK CONSCIENCE.
By JAMES F. COBB.
Illustrated by A. FORESTIER.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
"This is a good story of its kind, told with spirit and admirable in tone and moral."—Spectator.
The Watchers on the Longships.
A TALE OF CORNWALL IN THE LAST CENTURY.
By JAMES F. COBB.
Illustrated with Four Full-page Engravings by DAVIDSON KNOWLES.
Large crown 8vo, cloth, bevelled boards, 3s. 6d. Nineteenth Edition.
"A capital story and one we heartily commend to boy readers, both gentle and simple."—Guardian.