Historic Boys Part 34

"The volume will fairly hold its place among those which make the smaller ways of history pleasant and attractive. It may safely be selected as a gift-book, in which the interest will not be exhausted with one reading."--_Guardian._

_STORIES OF THE SEA IN FORMER DAYS:_

Narratives of Wreck and Rescue. With 4 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by FRANK FELLER. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2_s._ 6_d._

While no attempt is made in "Stories of the Sea" to paint the sailor's life in glowing colours, or invest it with a glamour of romance, the narratives selected are full of such thrilling incidents of peril, suffering, and s.h.i.+pwreck, as are always deeply interesting to the young reader.

"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._

_ADVENTURES IN FIELD, FLOOD, & FOREST:_

Stories of Danger and Daring. With 4 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by FRANK FELLER. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2_s._ 6_d._

These narratives of real personal experience in "Field, Flood, and Forest," while in no sense fict.i.tious, will be found quite as exciting and more truly interesting than the most cunningly devised fables.

"The editor has beyond all question succeeded admirably.... It cannot fail to be read with interest and advantage."--_Academy._

"All admirably told. It will be counted one of the best of the story-books that Christmas produces."--_Scotsman._

_TALES OF CAPTIVITY AND EXILE._

With 4 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by W. B. FORTESCUE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2_s._ 6_d._

A volume of stories of men and women in many lands, who in prison or in exile have suffered for their conscientious convictions, or have been the victims of irresponsible tyranny. The walls of many a dungeon in ancient as well as modern times could tell of heroic endurance of wrong, and of marvellous patience and ingenuity in devising means of lightening the horrors of the prison or effecting deliverance from it. In this volume will be found authentic records of many of these more notable life-stories.

_THE JOYOUS STORY OF TOTO._

By LAURA E. RICHARDS. With 30 humorous and fanciful Ill.u.s.trations by E. H. GARRETT. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ 6_d._

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Toto is a little boy who finds his friends among the birds and the animals, who tell him many wonderful stories in a bright, quaint, humorous fas.h.i.+on. The fun is genuine and cheerful, and the ill.u.s.trations give a delightful personality to the characters.

"A very delightful book for children, which deserves to find a place in every nursery."--_Lady's Pictorial._

"An excellent book for children, which should take its place beside Lewis Carroll's unique works."--_Birmingham Gaz._

#BY EMMA LESLIE.#

_GYTHA'S MESSAGE:_

A Tale of Saxon England. By EMMA LESLIE, author of "Glaucia the Greek Slave," &c. With 4 full-page Pictures by C. J. STANILAND, R.I. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ 6_d._

This is a story of the time of "Harold, the last of the Saxon Kings."

Though mainly a domestic t.i.tle, we yet get a glimpse of the stirring events taking place in the country at that period. A good deal is learned of Saxon manners and customs, and both boys and girls will delight to read of the home life of Hilda and Gytha, and of the brave deeds of the impulsive Gurth and the faithful Leofric.

"This is a charmingly told story. It is the sort of book that all girls and some boys like, and can only get good from."--_Journal of Education._

"The book is throughout most interesting, and shows in a very natural manner the rough habits and usages in Saxon England."--_Schoolmistress._

#BY M. A. PAULL.#

_MY MISTRESS THE QUEEN:_

By Miss M. A. PAULL. With 4 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by C. T.

GARLAND. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ 6_d._

"My Mistress the Queen" is Mary, daughter of James II., into whose service the narrator, a girl of 16, enters just before the marriage of Mary to William III. The descriptions of persons and manners at the courts of Charles II. and William III. are life-like and accurate. The language is simple, and imitative of the quaint quiet style of that period.

"The style is pure and graceful, the presentation of manners and character has been well studied, and the story is full of interest."--_Scotsman._

"This is a charming book. The old-time sentiment which pervades the volume renders it all the more alluring."--_Western Mercury._

#BY DARLEY DALE.#

_THE FAMILY FAILING._

By DARLEY DALE, author of "Spoilt Guy," &c. With 4 full-page Ill.u.s.trations. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2_s._ 6_d._

This is a lively and amusing account of a family, the members of which while they lived in affluence were remarkable for their discontent, but who, after the loss of fortune has compelled them to seek a more humble home in Jersey, become less selfish, and develop very excellent traits of character under the pressure of comparative adversity.

"'The Family Failing' is at once an amusing and an interesting story, and a capital lesson on the value of contentedness."--_Aberdeen Journal._

#BY ROSA MULHOLLAND.#

_HETTY GRAY:_

Or n.o.body's Bairn. By ROSA MULHOLLAND. With 4 full-page Ill.u.s.trations in black and tint. Cr. 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ 6_d._

"Hetty Gray" is the story of a girl who, having been found as an infant by a villager, is brought up by his wife, and is a kind of general pet, till an accident causes a rich widow to adopt her. On the death of her adoptive mother Hetty, who is left unprovided for, is taken by the widow's relatives to be educated with a view to her gaining her livelihood as a governess, an event which is prevented by a rather remarkable discovery.

"A pleasantly told story for girls, with a happy ending."--_Athenaeum._

"A charming story for young folks. Hetty is a delightful creature--piquant, tender, and true--and her varying fortunes are perfectly realistic."--_World._

_FOUR LITTLE MISCHIEFS._

By ROSA MULHOLLAND. With 3 full-page Pictures in colours by GORDON BROWNE. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._