By Alice Corkran. With 6 full-page Illustrations by Robert Fowler. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
Meg, a child of unknown parentage, has been brought up by a woman who abuses the trust. She is removed to a ladies' school, passes successfully through the many troubles incident to so complete a change, and is ultimately taken into the house of a mysterious benefactor, who proves to be her grandfather. Her fine nature at length breaks down his coldness and apparent aversion to her; and after long separation she once more meets the friend of her neglected childhood.
"Another of Miss Corkran's charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first amongst writers for young people."—The Spectator.
BY MARY C. ROWSELL.
THORNDYKE MANOR:
A Tale of Jacobite Times. By Mary C. Rowsell. With 6 full-page Illustrations by L. Leslie Brooke. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
Thorndyke Manor is an old house, near the mouth of the Thames, which is convenient, on account of its secret vaults and situation, as the base of operations in a Jacobite conspiracy. In consequence its owner, a kindly, quiet, book-loving squire, who lives happily with his sister, bright Mistress Amoril, finds himself suddenly involved by a treacherous steward in the closest meshes of the plot. He is conveyed to the Tower, but all difficulties are ultimately overcome, and his innocence is triumphantly proved by his sister. The story, is an excellent representation of English life in the earlier part of the eighteenth century.
"The lifelike characters and agreeable style in which the tale is written will charm youthful readers."—Leeds Mercury.
TRAITOR OR PATRIOT?
A Tale of the Rye-House Plot. By Mary C. Rowsell. With 6 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
"A romantic love episode, whose true characters are lifelike beings, not dry sticks as in many historical tales."—Graphic.
BY CAROLINE AUSTIN.
COUSIN GEOFFREY AND I.
By Caroline Austin. With 6 full-page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
The only daughter of a country gentleman finds herself unprovided for at her father's death, and for some time lives as a dependant. Life is kept from being entirely unbearable to her by her cousin Geoffrey, who at length meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible. In despair she runs away, and makes a brave attempt to earn her own livelihood, and being a splendid rider, she succeeds in doing this, until the startling event which brings her cousin Geoffrey and herself together again.
"A powerfully written and realistic story of girl life ... The tone of the book is pure and good."—Practical Teacher.
HUGH HERBERT'S INHERITANCE.
By Caroline Austin. With 6 full-page Illustrations by C. T. Garland. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
"A story that teaches patience as well as courage in fighting the battles of life."—Daily Chronicle.
SIR WALTER'S WARD:
A Tale of the Crusades. By William Everard. With 6 full-page Illustrations by Walter Paget. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
"This book will prove a very acceptable present either to boys or girls. Both alike will take an interest in the career of Dodo, in spite of his unheroic name, and follow him through his exciting adventures."—Academy.
"With its gentle elevation, its large-hearted charity, its quiet satire of folly and baseness, the story is one to win the affection and charm the fancy not only of boys and maidens, but also of grown men and women."—Brit. Weekly.
THE SEARCH FOR THE TALISMAN:
A Story of Labrador. By Henry Frith. With 6 full-page Illustrations by J. Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
"Mr. Frith's volume will be among those most read and highest valued. The adventures among seals, whales, and icebergs in Labrador will delight many a young reader, and at the same time give him an opportunity to widen his knowledge of the Esquimaux, the heroes of many tales."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"A genial and rollicking tale. It is a regular boys' book, and a very cheery and wholesome one."—Spectator.
STORIES OF OLD RENOWN:
Tales of Knights and Heroes. By Ascott R. Hope. With 100 Illustrations from designs by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
"Mr. Ascott Hope's volume makes a really fascinating book, worthy of its telling title. There is, we venture to say, not a dull page in the book, not a story which will not bear a second reading."—Guardian.
"Ogier the Dane, Robert of Sicily, and other old-world heroes find their deeds embedded in beautiful type, and garnished with animated sketches by Gordon Browne. It is a charming gift-book."—Land and Water.
REEFER AND RIFLEMAN:
A Tale of the Two Services. By J. Percy-Groves, late 27th Inniskillings. With 6 full-page Illustrations by John Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1·25.
"A good, old-fashioned, amphibious story of fighting with the Frenchmen in the beginning of our century, with a fair sprinkling of fun and frolic."—Times.
"The author writes with a picturesque dash which is fast bringing him to the front rank among the writers of boys' books."—Daily News.
WHITE LILAC:
A Story of Two Girls. By Amy Walton, author of "Susan," "The Hawthorns," &c. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1.
White Lilac proved a fortune to the relatives to whose charge she fell—a veritable good brownie, who brought luck wherever she went. The story of her life forms a most readable and admirable rustic idyl.
MISS WILLOWBURN'S OFFER.
By Sarah Doudney. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1.
"Patience Willowburn is one of Miss Doudney's best creations, and is the one personality in the story which can be said to give it the character of a book not for young ladies but for girls."—Spectator.
HETTY GRAY:
Or Nobody's Bairn. By Rosa Mulholland. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1.
"A charming story for young folks. Hetty is a delightful creature—piquant, tender, and true, and her varying fortunes are perfectly realistic."—World.
THE WAR OF THE AXE:
Or Adventures in South Africa. By J. Percy-Groves. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1.
"The story of their final escape from the Caffres is a marvellous bit of writing.... The story is well and brilliantly told, and the illustrations are especially good and effective."—Literary World.
JACK O' LANTHORN:
A Tale of Adventure. By Henry Frith. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1.
"Jack o' Lanthorn will hold its own with the best works of Mr. Henty and Mr. Manville Fenn."—Morning Advertiser.
"The narrative is crushed full of stirring incident, and is sure to be a prime favourite with our boys."—Christian Leader.
BROTHERS IN ARMS:
A Story of the Crusades. By F. Bayford Harrison. With 4 full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1.
"Full of striking incident, is very fairly illustrated, and may safely be chosen as sure to prove interesting to young people of both sexes."—Guardian.
"One of the best accounts of the Crusades it has been our privilege to read. The book cannot fail to interest boys."—Schoolmistress.
BOOKS OF ADVENTURE FOR BOYS.
STORIES OF THE SEA IN FORMER DAYS: Narratives of Wreck and Rescue.
"Next to an original sea-tale of sustained interest come well-sketched collections of maritime peril and suffering which awaken the sympathies by the realism of fact. Stories of the Sea are a very good specimen of the kind."—The Times.
TALES OF CAPTIVITY AND EXILE.
"It would be difficult to place in the hands of young people a book which combines interest and instruction in a higher degree."—Manchester Courier.
FAMOUS DISCOVERIES BY SEA AND LAND.
"Such a volume may providentially stir up some youths by the divine fire kindled by these 'great of old' to lay open other lands, and show their vast resources."—Perthshire Advertiser.
STIRRING EVENTS OF HISTORY.
"The volume will fairly hold its place among those which make the smaller ways of history pleasant and attractive. It is a gift-book in which the interest will not be exhausted with one reading."—Guardian.
ADVENTURES IN FIELD, FLOOD, AND FOREST. Stories of Danger and Daring.
"One of the series of books for young people which Messrs. Scribner excel in producing. The editor has beyond all question succeeded admirably. The present book cannot fail to be read with interest and advantage."—Academy.
THE STORIES OF WASA AND MENZIKOFF: The Deliverer of Sweden and the Favourite of Czar Peter.
"Both are stories worth telling more than once, and it is a happy thought to have put them side by side. Plutarch himself has no more suggestive comparison."—Spectator.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Varied hyphenation was retained in the following words:
| school-fellow | schoolfellow |
| hair-breadth | hairbreadth |
| no-how | nohow |
| store-keepers | storekeepers |
| wide-spread | widespread |
The remaining corrections made are indicated by dotted lines under the corrections. Scroll the mouse over the word and the original text will appear.