Condemned as a Nihilist Part 47

A Girl's Loyalty. With 6 Ill.u.s.trations by JOHN H. BACON. Cloth, 3s. 6d.

New Edition.

When she was still but a child, Helen Grant received from her grandfather, on his death-bed, a secret message. The brief words remained fast in her memory, and dominated her whole career. She was loyal to her trust, however, and to her friends in the hour of their need. For the girl was possessed of that quick courage which leaps up in a shy nature when evil-doers have to be unmasked, and wrongs made right.

"The one book for girls that stands out this year is Miss Frances Armstrong's _A Girl's Loyalty_."--_Review of Reviews._

G. NORWAY

A True Cornish Maid. With 6 page Ill.u.s.trations by J. FINNEMORE. 3s. 6d.

The heroine of the tale is sister to a young fellow who gets into trouble in landing a contraband cargo on the Cornish coast.

In his extremity the girl stands by her brother bravely, and by means of her daring scheme he manages to escape.

"The success of the year has fallen, we think, to Mrs.

Norway, whose _True Cornish Maid_ is really an admirable piece of work."--_Review of Reviews._

[Ill.u.s.tration: _From A MYSTERY OF ST. RULE'S_ BY ETHEL F. HEDDLE (See page 17)]

ROSA MULHOLLAND (LADY GILBERT)

The Girls of Banshee Castle. With 6 Ill.u.s.trations by JOHN H. BACON.

Cloth, 3s. 6d. _New Edition._

Three girls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West of Ireland. Belonging as they do to "the ould family", the girls are made heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn many weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An interesting plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos.

"Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens."--_Truth._

-- Gianetta: A Girl's Story of Herself. With 6 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 3s.

The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman, and has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.

ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG

Violet Vereker's Vanity. With 6 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d.

The heroine was an excellent girl in most respects. But she had one small weakness, which expressed itself in a sn.o.bbish dislike of her neighbours, the Sugdens, whose social position she deemed beneath her own. In the end, however, the girl acknowledged her folly, with results which are sure to delight the reader.

"A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling."--_Sheffield Independent._

ALICE CORKRAN

Margery Merton's Girlhood. With 6 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.

The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her father an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt residing near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an after influence on the story are singularly vivid.

"_Margery Merton's Girlhood_ is a piece of true literature, as dainty as it is delicate, and as sweet as it is simple."--_Woman's World._

ELIZA F. POLLARD

For the Red Rose. With 4 Ill.u.s.trations by JAMES DURDEN. 2s. 6d.

A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after the sacking of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the camp and she is adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when some years later Margaret of Anjou and her son are wrecked on the coast of England, the gipsy girl follows the fortunes of the exiled queen, and by what curious chain of events her own origin is discovered.

"This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of historical romance."--_Court Circular._

MRS. E. J. LYSAGHT

Brother and Sister: With 6 page Ill.u.s.trations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.

A story showing, by the narrative of the vicissitudes and struggles of a family which has "come down in the world", and of the brave endeavours of its two younger members, how the pressure of adversity is mitigated by domestic affection, mutual confidence, and hopeful honest effort.

"A pretty story, and well told. The plot is cleverly constructed, and the moral is excellent."--_Athenaeum._

ANNE BEALE

The Heiress of Courtleroy. With 8 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by T. C. H.

CASTLE. 5s.

Mimica, the heroine, comes to England as an orphan, and is coldly received by her uncle. The girl has a brave nature, however, and succeeds in saving the estate from ruin and in reclaiming her uncle from the misanthropical disregard of his duties as a landlord.

"One of the very best of girl's books we have seen."--_Sheffield Telegraph._

SARAH TYTLER

A Loyal Little Maid. With 4 page Ill.u.s.trations by PAUL HARDY. 2s. 6d.

This pretty story is founded on a romantic episode of Mar's rebellion. A little girl has information which concerns the safety of her father in hiding, and this she firmly refuses to divulge to a king's officer. She is lodged in the Tolbooth, where she finds a boy champion, whom in future years she rescues in Paris from the _lettre de cachet_ which would bury him in the Bastille.

"Has evidently been a pleasure to write, and makes very enjoyable reading."--_Literature._

[Ill.u.s.tration: _From THE FAIRCLOUGH FAMILY_ BY MRS. HENRY CLARKE (See page 24)]

GERALDINE MOCKLER