Chapter 28

National Reference Books.BOOKS AT ONE SHILLING.--continued.S. O. Beeton’s National Reference Books,FOR THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.The Cheapest and Best Reference Books in the World.Each Volume complete in itself, and containing from 512 to 590 Columns. Price 1s. in strong cloth binding.Beeton’s British Gazetteer: A Topographical and Historical Guide to the United Kingdom. Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities. It gives the most Recent Improvements in Cities and Towns; states all the Railway Stations in the Three Kingdoms, the nearest Post Towns and Money Order Offices.Beeton’s British Biography: From the Earliest Times to the Accession of George III.Beeton’s Modern Men and Women: A British Biography from the Accession of George III. to the Present Time.Beeton’s Bible Dictionary.A Cyclopædia of the Geography, Biography, Narratives, and Truths of Scripture.Beeton’s Classical Dictionary: A Cyclopædia of Greek and Roman Biography, Geography, Mythology, and Antiquities.Beeton’s Medical Dictionary.A Safe Guide for every Family, defining with perfect plainness the Symptoms and Treatment of all Ailments, Illnesses, and Diseases. 592 columns.Beeton’s Date Book.A British Chronology from the Earliest Records to the Present Day.Beeton’s Dictionary of Commerce.A Book of Reference. Containing an Account of the Natural Productions and Manufactures dealt within the Commercial World; Explanations of the principal Terms used in, and modes of transacting Business at Home and Abroad.Beeton’s Modern European Celebrities.A Biography of Continental Men and Women of Note who have lived during the last Hundred Years, or are now living.Price 1s., cloth, containing 208 pages, 477 Recipes, and Formulæ for Mistresses and Servants.MRS. BEETON’S ENGLISHWOMAN’S COOKERY BOOK.Comprising Recipes in all branches of Cookery, and accurate Descriptions of Quantities, Times, Costs, Seasons, for the various Dishes.⁂The capital Coloured Plates render the Eighteenpenny Edition ofThe Englishwoman’s Cookery Bookabsolutely unapproachable in point of excellence and cheapness. There are infinitely more Recipes in this volume than in any other Cheap Cookery Book, their accuracy is beyond question, and the addition of these Coloured Plates removes all possibility of successful rivalry which may be attempted by imitative and meretricious displays.Price 1s., cloth, containing 252 pages.[**centered]BEETON’S GARDENING BOOK: Containing such full and Practical Information as will enable the Amateur to manage his own Garden. Amply Illustrated.BEETON’S READY RECKONER.A Business and Family Arithmetic. With all kinds of New Tables, and a variety of carefully digested Information, never before collected. Cloth, 1s.

National Reference Books.

BOOKS AT ONE SHILLING.--continued.

S. O. Beeton’s National Reference Books,

FOR THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

The Cheapest and Best Reference Books in the World.

Each Volume complete in itself, and containing from 512 to 590 Columns. Price 1s. in strong cloth binding.

Beeton’s British Gazetteer: A Topographical and Historical Guide to the United Kingdom. Compiled from the Latest and Best Authorities. It gives the most Recent Improvements in Cities and Towns; states all the Railway Stations in the Three Kingdoms, the nearest Post Towns and Money Order Offices.

Beeton’s British Biography: From the Earliest Times to the Accession of George III.

Beeton’s Modern Men and Women: A British Biography from the Accession of George III. to the Present Time.

Beeton’s Bible Dictionary.A Cyclopædia of the Geography, Biography, Narratives, and Truths of Scripture.

Beeton’s Classical Dictionary: A Cyclopædia of Greek and Roman Biography, Geography, Mythology, and Antiquities.

Beeton’s Medical Dictionary.A Safe Guide for every Family, defining with perfect plainness the Symptoms and Treatment of all Ailments, Illnesses, and Diseases. 592 columns.

Beeton’s Date Book.A British Chronology from the Earliest Records to the Present Day.

Beeton’s Dictionary of Commerce.A Book of Reference. Containing an Account of the Natural Productions and Manufactures dealt within the Commercial World; Explanations of the principal Terms used in, and modes of transacting Business at Home and Abroad.

Beeton’s Modern European Celebrities.A Biography of Continental Men and Women of Note who have lived during the last Hundred Years, or are now living.

Price 1s., cloth, containing 208 pages, 477 Recipes, and Formulæ for Mistresses and Servants.

MRS. BEETON’S ENGLISHWOMAN’S COOKERY BOOK.Comprising Recipes in all branches of Cookery, and accurate Descriptions of Quantities, Times, Costs, Seasons, for the various Dishes.

⁂The capital Coloured Plates render the Eighteenpenny Edition ofThe Englishwoman’s Cookery Bookabsolutely unapproachable in point of excellence and cheapness. There are infinitely more Recipes in this volume than in any other Cheap Cookery Book, their accuracy is beyond question, and the addition of these Coloured Plates removes all possibility of successful rivalry which may be attempted by imitative and meretricious displays.

Price 1s., cloth, containing 252 pages.[**centered]

BEETON’S GARDENING BOOK: Containing such full and Practical Information as will enable the Amateur to manage his own Garden. Amply Illustrated.

BEETON’S READY RECKONER.A Business and Family Arithmetic. With all kinds of New Tables, and a variety of carefully digested Information, never before collected. Cloth, 1s.

Story Books for the Young.BOOKS AT ONE SHILLING.—continued.Beeton’s Good-Aim Series.Pott 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.1.The Original Poems for Children.By theTaylorFamily, M. E. B., and others.2.The Basket of Flowers; or, Piety and Truth Triumphant.3.Ellen’s Idol.By the Author of “Tiny,” and “Trotty’s Book.”5.Sermons on the Wall.ByJohn Tillotson.6.Goldy and Goldy’s Friends.ByMary Densel.7.The One Thing Needful; or, Ethel’s Pearls.8.I Don’t Know How.By the Author of “The Gates Ajar.”9.Sayings and Doings of Children.By the Rev.J. B. Smith.10.Tiny.ByElizabeth Stuart Phelps.11.Tiny’s Sunday Night.ByElizabeth Stuart Phelps.12.The Orphan Boy; or, From Peasant to Prince.13.Tom, Tom, the Printer’s Son: A Boy’s Story. Related by Himself.14.Only a Dandelion.By the Author of “Stepping Heavenward.”15.Follow Me.By the Author of “Stepping Heavenward.”16.New Year’s Bargain.17.In the Beginning; or, From Eden to Canaan.18.Conquerors and Captives; or, From David to Daniel.19.The Star of Promise; or, From Bethlehem to Calvary.20.History of the Robins.By Mrs.Trimmer. Coloured Front.21.Hymns for Infant Minds.ByAnnandJane Taylor.22.Rhymes for the Nursery.By the same.23.Little Susy’s Six Birthdays.By Mrs.E. Prentiss.24.Little Susy’s Little Servants.By the same.25.Little Susy’s Six Teachers.By the same.The Hans Andersen Story Books for the Young:—Fcap. 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.The Christmas Tree.The Garden of Paradise.The Willow Tree.The Silent Book.The Little Mermaid.The Silver Shilling.The Snow Queen.The Ice Maiden.Little Ida’s Flowers.Little Tuk.What the Moon Saw.Child’s First Book of Natural History.Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s.Easy Steps for Little Learners.Many Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s.Published by Ward, Lock, and Co.

Story Books for the Young.

BOOKS AT ONE SHILLING.—continued.

Beeton’s Good-Aim Series.

Pott 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.

1.The Original Poems for Children.By theTaylorFamily, M. E. B., and others.

2.The Basket of Flowers; or, Piety and Truth Triumphant.

3.Ellen’s Idol.By the Author of “Tiny,” and “Trotty’s Book.”

5.Sermons on the Wall.ByJohn Tillotson.

6.Goldy and Goldy’s Friends.ByMary Densel.

7.The One Thing Needful; or, Ethel’s Pearls.

8.I Don’t Know How.By the Author of “The Gates Ajar.”

9.Sayings and Doings of Children.By the Rev.J. B. Smith.

10.Tiny.ByElizabeth Stuart Phelps.

11.Tiny’s Sunday Night.ByElizabeth Stuart Phelps.

12.The Orphan Boy; or, From Peasant to Prince.

13.Tom, Tom, the Printer’s Son: A Boy’s Story. Related by Himself.

14.Only a Dandelion.By the Author of “Stepping Heavenward.”

15.Follow Me.By the Author of “Stepping Heavenward.”

16.New Year’s Bargain.

17.In the Beginning; or, From Eden to Canaan.

18.Conquerors and Captives; or, From David to Daniel.

19.The Star of Promise; or, From Bethlehem to Calvary.

20.History of the Robins.By Mrs.Trimmer. Coloured Front.

21.Hymns for Infant Minds.ByAnnandJane Taylor.

22.Rhymes for the Nursery.By the same.

23.Little Susy’s Six Birthdays.By Mrs.E. Prentiss.

24.Little Susy’s Little Servants.By the same.

25.Little Susy’s Six Teachers.By the same.

The Hans Andersen Story Books for the Young:—

Fcap. 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.

The Christmas Tree.The Garden of Paradise.The Willow Tree.The Silent Book.The Little Mermaid.The Silver Shilling.The Snow Queen.The Ice Maiden.Little Ida’s Flowers.Little Tuk.What the Moon Saw.

Child’s First Book of Natural History.Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s.

Easy Steps for Little Learners.Many Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth, 1s.

Published by Ward, Lock, and Co.

Transcriber’s Notes:1. Obvious printers’, punctuation and spelling errors have been corrected silently.2. Where hyphenation is in doubt, it has been retained as in the original.3. Some hyphenated and non-hyphenated versions of the same words have been retained as in the original.


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