☞ The aim has been to trace the origin and history of the Festivals and Fasts of the Ecclesiastical Year, and to illustrate in poetry the circumstances under which they began and continue to be celebrated, and the principal ideas and doctrines which they severally incorporate.

“Our festival year is a bulwark of orthodoxy as real as our confessions of faith.”—Professor Archer Butler.

“Mr. Grant’s scholarship is endorsed by authorities; his method is good, his style clear, and his treatment so impartial that his work has been praised alike by Church Times, Record, Watchman, Freeman, and Nonconformist. No words of ours could better prove the catholicity of a most instructive and valuable work.”—Peterborough Advertiser.

“The work shows very plainly that much care and judgment has been used in its compilation.... The intrinsic worth of its contents and their lasting usefulness admirably adapt it for a present. The eight engravings have been chosen so as to give examples of the highest samples of sacred art.”—Oxford Times.

“A very delightful volume for Sunday reading, the devotional character of the hymns giving an especial charm to the work. The historical information will be proved full of interest to young Churchmen, and young ladies especially will find the work to be one well adapted to inform the mind and gladden the heart.”—Bible Christian Magazine.

“Mr. Grant’s volume is worthy of high praise, alike for its careful research and its discriminative quotations. There is so much religious literature which is below the level of criticism, that we cannot but welcome a volume which commends itself to a cultivated Christian audience.”—Echo.

“Mr. John Hogg is always successful in producing an attractive array of books for youthful readers, ... and we ought to add, that all his publications are prettily got up.”—Bristol Mercury.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY FRANK ABELL, PRINTED ON TONED PAPER.

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“The qualifications and influence of women in different spheres of life are detailed and illustrated by notices of the lives of many who have been distinguished in various positions.”—Bazaar.

“The youth of both sexes are under deep obligations by the publication of Mr. Hogg’s very interesting and attractive volumes. It is a great object to attract the young to the habitual practice of reading. That can only be accomplished by putting into their hands books which will interest and amuse them, and at the same time furnish them with useful knowledge, and with sound lessons of a moral, judicious, and sensible character, calculated to be useful to them as they advance in years.”—Dundee Courier and Argus.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“Mr. Stewart’s new work comprises a selection of stories of the sea told in his best style and being historically accurate, ranks high among popular volumes intended to combine entertainment with instruction. To young and old alike the book ought to be profitable, for from it a very lucid account may be obtained of many of those momentous occurrences which have served to swell the history of England, and to afford an example to succeeding generations.”—Bazaar.

“A delightful volume of adventure. Rebellions and mutinies come jostling up against hair-breadth escapes and mournful disasters; while the south seas and the north, the equator and the poles, are all brought to notice by the judicious and able editor, Mr. Henry Stewart.”—Bedfordshire Mercury.

“It may fairly claim to be a popular volume, combining entertainment with instruction. The book is well written, the accounts of naval engagements are graphic and inspiring, and if no attempts have been made to write a systematic history of maritime enterprise, there is at all events presented a vast mass of information in an attractive form.”—Athenæum.

“A flight through the air on the enchanted prayer-carpet would not surpass in interest the movement of these narratives from ‘summer isles of Eden lying in dark purple spheres of sea’ to the iron coast of Nova Zembla.”—Sheffield Independent.

“A singularly interesting volume. The narratives are well told, and the illustrations plentiful; young people will be sure to like it, and will pick up from it, in a pleasant way, a good deal of historical information.”—Guardian.

“‘The Ocean Wave’ is far more interesting than nine-tenths of the story books. Coming down to more modern times, Mr. Stewart gives us some stirring episodes in the last American War, the moving tale of Arctic Exploration, from the time of Cabot to the Jeannette Expedition, and concludes a most interesting and useful volume with an account of the famous shipwrecks in recent times.”—Literary Churchman.

WITH TWELVE ILLUSTRATIONS BY THOMAS STOTHARD, R.A., AND A PORTRAIT OF DEFOE.

In one volume, 512 pp., large crown 8vo., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

☞ A complete, unabridged Edition of both Parts, with no curtailment of the “Further Adventures.”

“A complete, unabridged edition of ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ in which something of the old tone, which has been to a great extent sacrificed in modern versions of this boy’s classic, has been revived. Twelve of the quaint illustrations by Thomas Stothard, engraved by Heath, are given, and are in themselves a sufficient reason for giving a specially hearty welcome to this edition of Defoe’s masterpiece. But the publication will, in the eyes of its young readers at all events, find a higher recommendation in the fact that the ‘Further Adventures’ have not been subject to their usual curtailment. A short biographical sketch of Defoe and Bernard Barton’s ‘Memorial’ of Robinson Crusoe are given by way of introduction, and add appreciably to the value of the edition. The book is excellently printed and bound.”—Nottingham Daily Guardian.

“It has every feature for becoming the boy’s favourite edition of ‘Robinson Crusoe.’”—School Board Chronicle.

“This handsome volume cannot fail to command an extensive sale; it contains both parts of the immortal hero’s adventures, and is therefore properly styled a ‘complete edition.’ A portrait and brief Memoir of Defoe precedes his tale.”—Manchester Weekly Post.

“This edition of ‘boyhood’s classic’ will take rank among the best. It contains twelve illustrations by Thomas Stothard, R.A., which are all good, and a portrait of Daniel Defoe, with a well written sketch of his life. Every boy should read ‘Robinson Crusoe,’ and will if he has the chance, and no better copy could be provided than the one published by Mr. Hogg.”—Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School Magazine.

“In no more complete or attractive style could it be presented than as issued the other day by Mr. Hogg. The volume makes fully 500 pages, one half of the whole being taken up with the ‘Further Adventures,’ frequently abridged or omitted altogether from this ever fresh triumph of the story teller’s art. Printed on good paper, with large clear type, and radiant outwardly in purple and gold, this new edition is also illustrated with copies of a dozen drawings by Stothard and engraved by the elder Heath.”—Glasgow Herald.

WITH SIX PORTRAITS PRINTED ON TONED PAPER.

Second edition, small crown 8vo., cloth, 288 pp., price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

By Henry Curwen, Author of “A History of Booksellers,” etc.

“We are glad to meet with a book of this kind, which has left the well worn tracks pursued by writers of similar works. There is a great variety in the characters of the different men whose lives are chronicled, and in the circumstances which surrounded them, but there is the common tie of a brave heart, a single purpose, and an indomitable will. The book is written in a manly, honest spirit, and should find a place in the library of every home.”—Guernsey Mail.

“A splendid book for boys and young men, illustrating, by the best method of all, life-histories, the way in which successful men have triumphed over early disadvantages, and have arrived at a great and good name and ample wealth by quiet perseverance in the path of duty.”—Dundee Courier.

“The biographical sketches are so presented as to bring out in a salient manner the great faculty these remarkable men have for hard and indomitable work. It is made evident that the greatness of a country and the progress of civilization grow out of the labour of such men.”—School Board Chronicle.

“These men are not idolized by Mr. Curwen, who does his work in sincerity and love. The former prevents the false hero-regarding which is too much the fashion, the latter imparts the author’s enthusiasm. Portraits add to the value of the half-crown volume.”—Derbyshire Mercury.

HINTS FOR THE SELECTION OF CHRISTIAN NAMES.

Second edition, 176 pp., cloth, price 1s. 6d.

☞ Every Parent should consult this Dictionary before deciding on a Child’s Name.

“This will be a useful and interesting book for those who like to learn the meaning of their own and their friends’ appellations. Parents should purchase it, as it might help them to name their children a little more originally than they do.”—Glasgow Herald.

“A useful little etymological book. We observe that the compiler has gone to the best sources and authorities, and we recommend a perusal of his thoughtful preface as being full of suggestions for those who desire to study deeply his subject.”—Manchester Weekly Post.

“The idea is a good one, and well carried out, and the book should prove well worth its price to any parent in search of a suitable baptismal name.”—Guernsey Mail.

“A series of excellent books for boys is published by Mr. John Hogg, London.”—Scotsman.

MR. ASCOTT R. HOPE’S NEW BOOKS.

“Mr. Ascott R. Hope now occupies the foremost place as a writer of fiction for the schoolboy, and as he never produces a weak book, and never disappoints his clients, his name is always a sufficient passport.”—School Board Chronicle.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Second edition, small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“Mr. Hope is one of the best of living writers of boys’ books, and we do not think we over-estimate the merits of the book before us if we say it is one of his best. The idea is a happy one.... The result is altogether as successful as the idea is happy.”—Birmingham Daily Post.

“Good, wholesome, stirring reading for boys of all ages. The scenes of these adventures are laid in every quarter of the globe, and they include every variety of peril.”—World.

“Mr. Ascott Hope has hit upon a really excellent idea in his ‘Stories of Young Adventurers,’ and carried it out with admirable success.... It would be difficult to pick out a better book of its kind; young readers will hang over every page with an absorbing interest, and all the time will be imbibing some useful historical information. We should like to think that so thoroughly good a book will be in the hands of a great many boyish readers.”—Guardian.

“Sure to make the eyes of our boys gleam.... The tone is healthy and robust, and for its kind the book is one of the best we know.”—Sword and Trowel.

“A debt of gratitude is due to Mr. Hope.... The work is as good as the design.”—Athenæum.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 384 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“Well planned, well written, and well named.... Mr. Hope has told these stories with much dramatic power and effect, and has produced a book which will delight all healthy-minded lads.”—Scotsman.

“Stories of all sorts of boys, who in different countries and circumstances, in peace or in war, at school or at work, at home or out in the world, by land or by sea, have gone through experiences worth relating.... The work is just such a volume as we would like to see in the hands of our schoolboys, and of those who are emerging into the busy haunts of business and anxiety.”—Yorkshire Gazette.

“Essentially of an attractive character to the youthful reader, and is, perhaps, as likely to interest the sisters as the brothers.”—Bedford Mercury.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“Mr. Hope throws himself instinctively into his most dramatic incidents from the boys point of view, and is humorous within the limits of their easy appreciation. We own to having laughed aloud over some of his drolleries; nor can anything be much better in this way than the dialogue in ‘My Desert Island.’”—Times.

“Mr. Hope understands boy nature through and through, and can get hold of their attention in a way entirely his own.... All manner of adventures at school, at home, and at sea, are narrated with equal vivacity and good sense.”—Bookseller.

“There is great variety in this volume, ... and the heroes are not model characters, but real boys.... There is a pleasant vein of humour running through the book that is unfortunately rare in tales for the young of the present day.”—Manchester Examiner.

“Romances of the kind which boys—yes, and girls too—will greatly enjoy.”—Post.

WITH NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY GORDON BROWNE,

Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“No writer for boys surpasses Mr. Hope, and to tell boys he is here in strong force is to ensure the sale of a large edition.”—Bedfordshire Mercury.

“A bonne bouche for boys. A right merry collection of short tales and sketches by Mr. Ascott R. Hope.”—Daily Chronicle.

“Just the kind of story to please the intelligent schoolboy or schoolgirl on the outlook for a little wholesome nonsense. The book is well got up, and the fantastical illustrations are likely to enhance it in the eye of the laughter-loving public.”—School Newspaper.

“Intended for young readers, and deserves the attention of those who provide prizes and replenish school libraries.”—Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School Magazine.

“A merrier book, with merrier pictures, one could not well imagine.”—Newcastle Chronicle.

“The glorious fun in these stories is quite irresistible. The illustrations are sure to set the table in a roar. The tales are supposed to be told by the boys themselves, and are amazingly well told. Mr. Hope’s name is already a household word.”—Sheffield Independent.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.

Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Contents:

“Mr. Hope is a scholar, and his wide knowledge and culture give his books a cache of their own.”—Journal of Education.

“We like Mr. Hope’s stories. They are fresh and healthy and vigorous. They can inspire no evil thought; they must encourage to good efforts; they are never dull; they are always amusing. A volume of stories of which this can be truthfully said needs no further commendation.”—Scotsman.

“If we must choose one story as being particularly good, it will be ‘Victor’s Pony.’ It is very clever and dramatic.”—Saturday Review.

“There is an old saying, that we must not tell tales out of school, but no schoolboy will quarrel with Mr. Ascott Hope for having broken the rule.”—Literary Churchman.

“No school library can be complete while Mr. Ascott Hope’s books are not in circulation.”—Derbyshire Mercury.

“The nine stories which make up this volume, without being of the too-goody sort, have one and all an instructive tendency which does not in the least diminish the interest both boys and girls will take in perusing them. Though these tales are more especially written for boys, not a few girls would read them with unmixed pleasure.”—British Mail.

“Excellent samples of what this ready writer can achieve. Not a story in this collection of nine drags or ends tediously. This is just the book for boys.”—Christian World.

“Mr. Hope thoroughly understands what kind of stories boys want, and what will please them. The various stories recounted in this new volume are all related in Mr. Hope’s inimitable way.”—Nonconformist.

☞ For Mr. Hope’s “Young Days of Authors,” see page 3.

MR. MORWOOD’S NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS.

From the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

“I am directed by the Literature Committee to inform you that Mr. Morwood’s books (‘Facts and Phases of Animal Life’ and ‘Wonderful Animals’) are calculated greatly to promote the objects of this Society, and, therefore, it is our earnest hope that they will be purchased by all lovers of animals for circulation among young persons, and in public institutions.—John Colam, Secretary.”

WITH SEVENTY-FIVE WOOD ENGRAVINGS.

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“We have read parts of this work with great pleasure, and intend to go through it page by page for our own personal delectation. Two-and-sixpence will be well spent upon a book which teaches humanity to animals while it amuses the youthful reader.”—Sword and Trowel.

“A capital natural history book.”—Graphic.

“Crammed with good stories.”—Sheffield Independent.

WITH EIGHTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS.

Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

“This book is as full of anecdotes as a Christmas pudding is full of plums. Most of them are quite new. He is a poor fellow who does not regard all dumb creatures with a kindlier feeling after reading this entertaining book. It is worth a score detectives in the interests of humanity.”—Sheffield Independent.

“Mr. Hogg is a famous caterer in the way of books for youth. All his books are excellent of their class; they are amply illustrated, and it seems as though Mr. Hogg had resolved to be the special caterer in healthy literature for the youngsters, and his publications are well adapted to the various stages of youth of both sexes.”—Indian Daily News.

Dedicated by permission to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

WITH FIFTY-NINE ILLUSTRATIONS.

128 pp., small crown 8vo., boards, price 1s.; or bound in cloth, 1s. 6d.

“It is an excellent idea to connect the knowledge of Nature with the thought of kindness and tenderness to dependent creatures. We welcome this volume as a means towards this end.”—Spectator.

“Its accurate statement of facts is combined with a number of amusing anecdotes, which are sure to rivet the attention of the juvenile reader.... We know of no better book of its class on this most interesting branch of study.”—Guernsey Mail and Telegraph.

“Satisfies a need which has been felt for some elementary work on natural history to interest the young folks who belong to the Band of Mercy. Plentiful engravings and popular lessons on birds, beasts and reptiles, with some anecdotes, make up this pleasant book.”—Christian World.

“Any book which advocates kindness to animals ought to find a warm welcome in the school and household. The book before us would form a good reading book for the upper standards in our Schools.”—Literary Churchman.

“One of the best shilling’s-worth in the market. It will teach our youngsters to be kind to all things that live.”—Sword and Trowel.

“A useful little book on natural history, simple and unpretentious in style, and copiously illustrated. There is no better preventative of cruelty to animals than a knowledge of their habits and characteristics, and books of this sort, therefore, can scarcely be multiplied too much.”—Aberdeen Free Press.

WITH SEVENTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS.

Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

“The print is good, there is a profusion of good illustrations, and the volume may be thoroughly recommended as well supplying an acknowledged want of a selection of the most familiar of the stories from the ‘Arabian Nights,’ in a form fit for childish reading.”—Guardian.

“A capital arrangement of some of the ‘Arabian Night’ Tales. Clear print, suggestive woodcuts and plenty of them, carefully edited versions—what more could be wanted?”—Bedfordshire Mercury.

“A selection of the best stories in the ‘Arabian Nights’ Entertainments, illustrated with seventy-eight wood engravings. The compiler has executed his task with taste and skill, all objectionable passages having been removed without any loss of spirit.”—Bristol Mercury.

“There is nothing in this selection from the far-famed tales which young people may not be permitted to read. We envy the child who reads this book. Who is there, indeed, that can forget the time when he first read the adventures of Sindbad the Sailor, and the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves? It is pleasant still to watch the dilating eyes of the youngsters as they pore over the old fictions, of which the volume before us contains a well-chosen selection.”—Sheffield Independent.

“The peculiarity of Mr. Hogg is that all his publications have a healthy, moral tone, whilst most of them are eminently calculated beneficially to impress the minds of both sexes. Commercially, the publisher attaches to them a very modest value; mentally and morally, the value cannot be estimated.”—Lincolnshire Free Press.

WITH TWENTY-EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS.

Small crown 8vo., 288 pp., cloth, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

“The popularity of the fairy tales of Hans Andersen can never wane, and new editions of some of them can scarcely fail to be successful. Here is one published by Mr. John Hogg, with a very readable biographical sketch of the author by Dr. Kenneth Mackenzie (the original English edition of Andersen’s ‘In Sweden’), and a variety of illustrations, including a portrait.”—St. James’s Gazette.

“A volume which will be popular with young people. The stories are well selected, and there are some excellent illustrations in the book.”—Scotsman.

“This beautifully illustrated edition of Andersen’s exquisite stories is sure to be a favourite with all young people who become its fortunate possessors. The biographical sketch is admirably written.”—Sheffield Independent.

“We recommend all boys and girls who have not read about the wonderful Shoes of Fortune, and the Ugly Duckling and the Snow Queen, to get this book as soon as possible.”—Literary Churchman.

“The tales, of course, we need not criticise; but we may say that the illustrations are not unworthy of them. They show something of the same graceful fancy which guided Andersen’s pen. Of the singular personality of Andersen himself we get a really valuable sketch. Dr. Mackenzie estimates him justly, we think, but not unkindly.”—The Spectator.

WITH PORTRAIT OF NATHAN MEYER DE ROTHSCHILD.

Second edition, crown 8vo., cloth, bevelled boards, price 2s. 6d.

“A chronicle of rank, and fame, and gold.”—Punch.

“The real value of its contents consists in its asserting the claims to respect of virtues, such as perseverance, method, and punctuality, which are often contemptuously treated, but which are invaluable, whether for making money or, which is much more important, for formation of character. With regard to the latter object, there is no question of substantial reward to the student, and we therefore wish the book success.”—Glasgow Herald.

“There is encouragement for others in its anecdotes, and its advice is dictated by morality and common-sense. To carry out its maxims might not ensure the making of a fortune during the present times of depression, but would secure an honourable business reputation under any circumstances.”—Christian World.

“He will be a dull and stupid boy indeed, who, whether fifty or fifteen years of age, does not learn something that will be valuable from ‘Fortunate Men.’”—Manchester Weekly Post.

“There are passages among these selections which are worthy to be inscribed in brass in every place of business. Of worldly wisdom we have here huge nuggets, and in the mingled mass much of pure gold may be seen. Every young man may read this book with profit.”—Sword and Trowel.

“As in every book which Mr. Hogg has sent us, so in this; we have to praise the typography, the paper, and the strong but also ornamental binding.”—Manchester Weekly Post.