by G. A. Henty
BY ALICE CORKRAN.
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_DOWN THE SNOW STAIRS:_
Or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By ALICE CORKRAN. With 60 character Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Square crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, $1.25.
This is a remarkable story: full of vivid fancy and quaint originality.In its most fantastic imaginings it carries with it a sense of reality,and derives a singular attraction from that combination of simplicity,originality, and subtle humour, which is so much appreciated by livelyand thoughtful children. Children of a larger growth will also be deeplyinterested in Kitty's strange journey, and her wonderful experiences.
"A fascinating wonder-book for children."--_Athenaeum._
"Among all the Christmas volumes which the year has brought to our table this one stands out _facile princeps_--a gem of the first water, bearing upon every one of its pages the signet mark of genius. . . . All is told with such simplicity and perfect naturalness that the dream appears to be a solid reality. It is indeed a Little Pilgrim's Progress."--_Christian Leader._
_MARGERY MERTON'S GIRLHOOD:_
By ALICE CORKRAN. With 6 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, $1.25.
The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by herfather--an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt residingnear Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an afterinfluence on the story, the school companions of Margery, the sisters ofthe Conventual College of Art, the professor, and the peasantry ofFontainebleau, are singularly vivid. There is a subtle attraction aboutthe book which will make it a great favourite with thoughtful girls.
"Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a delightful piquancy in the experiences and trials of a young English girl who studies painting in Paris."--_Saturday Review._
_MEG'S FRIEND._
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 whoabuses the trust. She is removed to a ladies' school, passessuccessfully through the many troubles incident to so complete a change,and is ultimately taken into the house of a mysterious benefactor, whoproves to be her grandfather. Her fine nature at length breaks down hiscoldness and apparent aversion to her; and after long separation sheonce 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.
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_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 isconvenient, on account of its secret vaults and situation, as the baseof operations in a Jacobite conspiracy. In consequence its owner, akindly, quiet, book-loving squire, who lives happily with his sister,bright Mistress Amoril, finds himself suddenly involved by a treacheroussteward in the closest meshes of the plot. He is conveyed to the Tower,but all difficulties are ultimately overcome, and his innocence istriumphantly proved by his sister. The story, is an excellentrepresentation of English life in the earlier part of the eighteenthcentury.
"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.
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_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 ather father's death, and for some time lives as a dependant. Life is keptfrom being entirely unbearable to her by her cousin Geoffrey, who atlength meets with a serious accident for which she is held responsible.In despair she runs away, and makes a brave attempt to earn her ownlivelihood, and being a splendid rider, she succeeds in doing this,until the startling event which brings her cousin Geoffrey and herselftogether 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. SCHOeNBERG. 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 SCHOeNBERG. 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 shefell--a veritable good brownie, who brought luck wherever she went. Thestory 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.
Beautifully Illustrated, and bound in cloth elegant. Price $1 per volume.
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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 theFavourite 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.
Page 63, "save" changed to "say" (time to say prayers)
Page 142, word "or" added to text (for a day or)
Page 236, "calvacade" changed to "cavalcade" (their cavalcade from)
Page 319, word "a" added to text (a steamer to Europe)
Page 324, "Heillo" changed to "Hello" (Hello, Abe!)
Page 342, word "a" added to text (they had taken a)
Page 377, "Caesar" changed to "Caesar" (difficulty in his Caesar)
Varied hyphenation was retained in the following words:
school-fellow schoolfellow hair-breadth hairbreadth no-how nohow store-keepers storekeepers wide-spread widespread