by G. A. Henty
STORIES BY GEORGE MAC DONALD
(NEW AND UNIFORM EDITION)
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A Rough Shaking. With 12 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. Crown 8vo,cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
Clare, the hero of the story, is a boy whose mother is killed at his sideby the fall of a church during an earthquake. The kindly clergyman and hiswife, who adopt him, die while he is still very young, and he is thrownupon the world a second time. The narrative of his wanderings is full ofinterest and novelty, the boy's unswerving honesty and his passion forchildren and animals leading him into all sorts of adventures. He works ona farm, supports a baby in an old deserted house, finds employment in amenagerie, becomes a bank clerk, is kidnapped, and ultimately discovershis father on board the ship to which he has been conveyed.
At the Back of the North Wind. With 75 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES, anda Frontispiece by LAURENCE HOUSMAN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
"In _At the Back of the North Wind_ we stand with one foot in fairyland and one on common earth. The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy and pathos."--_The Times_.
Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood. With 36 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES. Crown8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
"Dr. Mac Donald has a real understanding of boy nature, and he has in consequence written a capital story, judged from their stand-point, with a true ring all through which ensures its success."--_The Spectator_.
The Princess and the Goblin. With 30 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES, and aFrontispiece by LAURENCE HOUSMAN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
In the sphere of fantasy George Mac Donald has very few equals, and hisrare touch of many aspects of life invariably gives to his stories adeeper meaning of the highest value. His _Princess and Goblin_ exemplifiesboth gifts. A fine thread of allegory runs through the narrative of theadventures of the young miner, who, amongst other marvellous experiences,finds his way into the caverns of the gnomes, and achieves a final victoryover them.
The Princess and Curdie. With Frontispiece and 30 Illustrations by HELENSTRATTON. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
A sequel to _The Princess and the Goblin_, tracing the history of theyoung miner and the princess after the return of the latter to herfather's court, where more terrible foes have to be encountered than thegrotesque earth-dwellers.