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WOMANKIND
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FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY.
By THOMAS WRIGHT, M.A., F.S.A.
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By SIDNEY CORNER.
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NEW EDITION OF THE WORKS
OF
GRACE AGUILAR
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HOME INFLUENCE.
A Tale for Mothers and Daughters. Crown 8vo, Illustrated, cloth gilt, 5s.
THE MOTHER'S RECOMPENSE.
A Sequel to Home Influence. With Illustrations, Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 6s.
WOMAN'S FRIENDSHIP.
A Story of Domestic Life. Crown 8vo, Illustrated, cloth gilt, 5s.
THE VALE OF CEDARS; OR, THE MARTYR.
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THE DAYS OF BRUCE.
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HOME SCENES AND HEART STUDIES.
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THE WOMEN OF ISRAEL.
Characters and Sketches from the Holy Scriptures, Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 6s.
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HOME INFLUENCE.—"To those who really knew Grace Aguilar, all eulogium falls short of her deserts, and she has left a blank in her particular walk of literature, which we never expect to see filled up."—Pilgrimages to English Shrines, by Mrs S. C. Hall.
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VALE OF CEDARS.—"The Authoress of this most fascinating volume has selected for her field one of the most remarkable eras in modern history—the reigns of Ferdinand and Isabella.... It is marked by much power of description, and by a woman's delicacy of touch, and it will add to its writer's well-earned reputation."—Eclectic Review.
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THE TOWN OF TOYS; and other stories.
BY SARA WOOD.
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NO MAN'S LAND; and other stories.
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LOTTIE'S HALF-SOVEREIGN; and other stories.
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BY W. HEARD HILLYARD.
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THE ORPHANS OF ELFHOLM; and other stories.
BY FRANCES BROWNE.
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WHEN WE WERE YOUNG; and other stories.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "A TRAP TO CATCH A SUNBEAM."
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DEAR CHARLOTTE'S BOYS; and other stories.
BY EMILY TAYLOR.
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BY W. H. G. KINGSTON.
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BLIND URSULA; and other stories.
BY MRS. WEBB.
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BY G. E. SARGENT.
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WHICH WAS THE BRAVEST? and other stories.
BY L. A. HALL.
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THE CLOCKMAKER OF LYONS; and other stories.
BY E. M. PIPER.
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THE ANGEL UNAWARES; and other stories.
BY MARY HOWITT.
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HISTORICAL DRAMAS.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE."
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LOST IN THE WOOD; and other stories.
BY MRS. GILCHRIST.
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RAINBOW'S REST; and other stories.
BY THOMAS HOOD.
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| UNION JACK. By Mrs. S. C. Hall. |
| TOWN OF TOYS. By Sara Wood. |
| NO MAN'S LAND. By T. Miller. |
| SEA SPLEENWORT. By Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe." |
| LOTTIE'S HALF-SOVEREIGN. By Mrs. Russell Gray. |
| THE SHEPHERD LORD. By Julia Corner. |
| THE CAPTIVE'S DAUGHTER. By W. Heard Hillyard. |
| THE ORPHANS OF ELFHOLM. By Frances Browne. |
| WHEN WE WERE YOUNG. By Author of "A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam." |
| NOT CLEVER. By Frances M. Wilbraham. |
| DEAR CHARLOTTE'S BOYS. By Emily Taylor. |
| STORY OF NELSON. By W. H. G. Kingston. |
| BLIND URSULA. By Mrs. Webb. |
| SEA-SHELL ISLAND. By G. E. Sargent. |
| WHICH WAS THE BRAVEST? By L. A. Hall. |
| THE CLOCKMAKER OF LYONS. By E. M. Piper. |
| THE ANGEL UNAWARES. By Mary Howitt. |
| HISTORICAL DRAMAS. By Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe." |
| LOST IN THE WOOD. By Mrs. Gilchrist. |
| RAINBOW'S REST. By Thomas Hood. |
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1. HOME-MADE WINES. How to Make and Keep them, with remarks on preparing the fruit, fining, bottling, and storing. By G. Vine. Contains Apple, Apricot, Beer, Bilberry, Blackberry, Cherry, Clary, Cowslip, Currant, Damson, Elderberry, Gooseberry, Ginger, Grape, Greengage, Lemon, Malt, Mixed Fruit, Mulberry, Orange, Parsnip, Raspberry, Rhubarb, Raisin, Sloe, Strawberry, Turnip, Vine Leaf, and Mead.
2. CARVING MADE EASY; or, Practical Instructions for Diners Out. Illustrated with Engravings of Fish, Flesh, and Fowl, and appropriate instructions, whereby a complete and skilful knowledge of the useful art of Carving may be attained, and the usages of the Dinner Table duly observed. By A. Merrythought.
3. SINGING MADE EASIER FOR AMATEURS, explaining the pure Italian Method of Producing and Cultivating the Voice; the Management of the Breath; the best way of Improving the Ear; with much other valuable information equally valuable to Professional Singers and Amateurs.
4. COTTAGE FARMING; or, How to Cultivate from Two to Twenty Acres, including the Management of Cows, Pigs, and Poultry. By Martin Doyle. Contains, On Enclosing a Farm, Land Drainage, Manures, Management of a Two-acre Farm, Cow Keeping, The Dairy, Pig Keeping, Bees and Poultry, Management of a Ten-acre Farm, Flax and Rape, Management of a Farm of Twenty Acres, Farm Buildings, etc.
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9. ELOCUTION MADE EASY for Clergymen, Public Speakers, and Readers, Lecturers, Actors. Theatrical Amateurs, and all who wish to speak well and effectively in Public or Private. By Charles Hartley. Contents: Cultivation of the Speaking Voice, Management of the Voice, Pausing, Taking Breath, Pitch, Articulation, Pronunciation, The Aspirate, The Letter E, Emphasis, Tone, Movement, Feeling and Passion, Verse, Scriptural Reading, Stammering and Stuttering, Action, Acting, Reciting, etc.
10. ORATORY MADE EASY. A Guide to the Composition of Speeches. By Charles Hartley. Contents: Introduction, Power of Art, Various Kinds of Oratory, Prepared Speech, Constructing a Speech, Short Speeches, Command of Language, Reading and Thinking, Style, Hasty Composition, Forming a Style, Copiousness and Conciseness, Diction or Language, Purity and Propriety, Misapplied Words, Monosyllables, Specific Terms, Variety of Language, Too Great Care about Words, Epithets, Precision, Synonymes, Perspicuity, Long and Short Sentences, Tropes and Figures, Metaphor, Simile, etc.
11. THE GRAMMATICAL REMEMBRANCER; or, Aids for correct Speaking, Writing, and Spelling, for Adults. By Charles Hartley. Contents: Introduction, Neglect of English Grammar, Divisions of Grammar, Parts of Speech, The Article, The Silent H, Nouns, Formation of the Plural, Genders of Nouns, Cases of Nouns, Comparison of Adjectives, Personal Pronouns, Relative Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns, Regular and Irregular Verbs, Shall and Will, The Adverb, Misapplication of Words, Division of Words, Capital Letters, Rules for Spelling Double l and p, A Short Syntax, Punctuation, etc.
12. THE CANARY. Its History, Varieties, Management, and Breeding, with Coloured Frontispiece. By Richard Avis. Contains, History of the Canary, Varieties of the Canary, Food and General Management, Cages, Breeding, Education of the Young, Mules, Diseases, etc.
13. BIRD PRESERVING and Bird Mounting, and the Preservation of Birds' Eggs, with a Chapter on Bird Catching. By Richard Avis.
14. WINE GUIDE; or, Practical Hints on the Purchase and Management of Foreign Wines, their History, and a complete catalogue of all those in present use, together with remarks upon the treatment of Spirits, Bottled Beer, and Cider. To which is appended Instructions for the Cellar, and other information valuable to the Consumer as well as the Dealer. By Frederick C. Mills.
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OSCAR: A TALE OF NORWAY.
and other stories.
CONTAINING
Oscar: a Tale of Norway; Home at the Haven; The Foundling
of the Wreck.
THE CHILDREN AND THE SAGE.
and other stories.
CONTAINING
The Children and the Sage: a Story of Galileo; The Seeker
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ALFRED THE GREAT.
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CONTAINING
Alfred the Great; The King and the Bondmen;
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ROUND THE WORLD.
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CONTAINING
Round the World; The Prophet and the Lost City;
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MOFFAT, THE MISSIONARY.
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CONTAINING
Moffat, the Missionary; Halcyon Days; The Rewards of
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LOUIS DUVAL.
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CONTAINING
Louis Duval: a Story of the French Revolution; The Sea Kings;
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THE MICROSCOPE
A Popular Description of some of the most Beautiful and Instructive Objects for Exhibition.
With Directions for the Arrangement of the Instruments and the Collection and Mounting of Objects.
By the Hon. Mrs. WARD.
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THE TELESCOPE
A FAMILIAR SKETCH
Combining a Special Notice of Objects coming within the Range of a Small Telescope
With a Detail of the most Interesting Discoveries which have been made with the assistance of powerful Telescopes, concerning the Phenomena of the Heavenly Bodies.
By the Hon. Mrs. WARD.
"It is with pleasure that we direct the reader's attention to a little gem lately published by the Hon. Mrs. Ward. One of the most admirable little works on one of the most sublime subjects that has been given to the world. The main design of the book is to show how much may be done in astronomy with ordinary powers and instruments. We have no hesitation in saying that we never saw a work of the kind that is so perfect. The illustrations are admirable, and are all original."—Western Daily Press.
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COUNTRY WALKS
OF A NATURALIST
WITH HIS CHILDREN.
By the Rev. W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S.
"A fresher, pleasanter, or more profitable book than this has rarely issued from the press."—Art Journal.
"Contrives to furnish a large amount of interesting natural history in brief compass and in a picturesque and engaging manner."—Pall Mall Gazette.
"It is wonderful what a very large amount of most instructive matter connected with the animal and plant world the writer has condensed into a small compass."—Land and Water.
"This pretty little volume forms one of the best little books on popular Natural History, and is admirably adapted as a present to the young."—Birmingham Daily Journal.
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SEA-SIDE WALKS
OF A NATURALIST
WITH HIS CHILDREN.
By the Rev. W. HOUGHTON, M.A., F.L.S.
"The wonders of the sea-shore are detailed in an easy, pleasant, and lucid style."—Examiner.
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"Families visiting the sea-side should provide themselves with this convenient and instructive work."—The Queen.
"It is pleasingly written, and the scientific information is correct and well selected."—Athenæum.
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FIELD FLOWERS
A HANDY BOOK
for
THE RAMBLING BOTANIST,
SUGGESTING
What to Look for and Where to Go in the Out-door Study of
BRITISH PLANTS.
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S.
"It will serve as an excellent introduction to the practical study of wild flowers."—The Queen.
"We cannot praise too highly the illustrations which crowd the pages of this handbook; the coloured plates are especially attractive, and serve to bring before us very distinctly the most prominent flowers of the field, the heaths, and the hedgerows."—Examiner.
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THE FERN GARDEN
how to make, keep, and enjoy it
OR,
FERN CULTURE MADE EASY.
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S.
CONTENTS.
| Ferns in General | Management of Fern Cases |
| Fern Collecting | The Art of Multiplying Ferns |
| How to form an Outdoor Fernery | British Ferns |
| Cultivation of Rock Ferns | Cultivation of Greenhouse Stove Ferns |
| Cultivation of Marsh Ferns | Select Greenhouse Ferns |
| Ferns in Pots | Select Stove Ferns |
| The Fern House | Tree Ferns |
| The Fernery at the Fireside | Fern Allies |
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
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THE CANARY
its varieties, management, and breeding
with portraits of the author's own birds.
By the Rev. FRANCIS SMITH.
CONTENTS.
| A Plea for the Canary | Our Cinnamons |
| Origin of our own Canary | Our Turncrests |
| The Wild Canary | Preparations for Breeding |
| Our Lizards | Nest Boxes and Nests |
| Our Yorkshire Spangles | Our First Birds |
| Our Norwich Yellows | Our Misfortunes |
| Our London Fancy Birds | Our Infirmary |
| Our Belgians | On Cages |
| Our Green Birds |
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
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THE ROSE BOOK
a practical treatise on the culture of the rose
COMPRISING
The Formation of the Rosarium; the Characters of Species and Varieties;
Modes of Propagating, Planting, Pruning, Training, and Preparing for Exhibition;
and the Management of Roses in all Seasons.
By SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S.
CONTENTS.
| The Families of Wild Roses | Pillar Roses |
| The Families of Cultivated Roses | Yellow Roses |
| Summer Roses | Roses in Pots |
| Forming the Rosarium | Roses in Beds |
| Culture of Roses in the Open Ground | Roses in Great Towns |
| Autumn Planting | Tea Roses in Towns |
| Spring Planting | Various Modes of Propagating |
| Pruning, Disbudding, and Seasonal Management | Select Lists of Roses |
| Climbing Roses | Reminders of Monthly Work in Rose Garden |
| Hints to Beginners |
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BOOKS FOR YOUNG NATURALISTS.
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NESTS AND EGGS
of familiar birds.
Described and Illustrated with an account of the Haunts and Habits of the Feathered Architects, and their Times and Modes of Building.
By H. G. ADAMS.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
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BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES.
described and illustrated
With an Introductory chapter, containing the History of a Butterfly through all its Changes and Transformations. A Description of its Structure in the Larva, Pupa, and Imago states, with an Explanation of the scientific terms used by Naturalists in reference thereto, with observations upon the Poetical and other associations of the Insect.
By H. G. ADAMS.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, gilt edges, Illustrated with 8 beautifully coloured Plates and numerous Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
BEAUTIFUL SHELLS
their nature, structure, and uses
familiarly explained.
With Directions for Collecting, Cleaning and Arranging them, in the Cabinet.
Descriptions of the most remarkable Species, and of the creatures which inhabit them, and explanations of the meaning of their scientific names, and of the terms used in Conchology.
By H. G. ADAMS.
GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
Crown 8vo, elegantly bound, gilt edges, Illustrated with 8 beautifully coloured Plates and Wood Engravings, price 3s. 6d.
HUMMING BIRDS.
described and illustrated.
with an
Introductory Sketch of their Structure, Plumage, Haunts, Habits, etc.
By H. G. ADAMS.
GROOMBRIDGE & SONS, 5, Paternoster Row, London.
NEW EDITION OF THE WORKS
OF
ANNA LISLE.
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SELF AND SELF-SACRIFICE
or,
NELLY'S STORY.
BY ANNA LISLE.
"A very beautiful story, with characters well drawn, scenery vividly described, and interest admirably sustained. The tendency of the volume is not only unexceptionable, but excellent in a Christian point of view. We have seldom seen a book in which the best and highest aim is so manifest without the attractiveness of the tale being at all lessened by the embodiment of religious principles."—Eclectic Review.
"The story is so delightful, and the whole spirit of the book so pure, that it compels our admiration."—Daily News.
"Since 'Currer Bell' we have read nothing more genuine, nor more touching. 'Nelly's Story' has power to carry the reader right through with it, and can hardly fail to impress a moral of inestimable importance."—Carlisle Journal.
"Admirably written, pervaded throughout by fine, correct, and wholesome sentiments."—Morning Post.
"Its excellent moral tone, and keen observation, are sure to render the book widely popular."—John Bull.
"'Nelly's Story' is a good one. It is one of the best we have read for a long time."—Bucks Advertiser.
"Abounding in interest. We can hardly conceive a more suitable gift-book."—Lady's Newspaper.
"Will be welcomed, read, and talked about."—Gentleman's Magazine.
"'Nelly's Story' is told in such a good and pleasant way, and withal is so useful and world-like, that we trust it may bring to its authoress the fame that she is well able to support."—Tait's Magazine.
"We recognize and proclaim in the authoress of this thrilling tale a quality beyond mere ability—genius of a very high order. We claim for Anna Lisle a place amongst the most distinguished writers of her age. The story is a brilliant effort of refined and sanctified imagination throughout, quite as fascinating as anything in the way of story, whether told by Scott, Stowe, Dickens, or Currer Bell."—Sentinel.
In One Volume, large crown 8vo, Illustrated, price 5s.