Thirty Canadian V. Cs., 23d April 1915 to 30th March 1918 Part 13

Wife of the Rev. J. G. Barrow, Missionary in Tristan da Cunha, and fellow-worker with him in that island.

Large crown 8vo, cloth, =7s. 6d.= net.

This book contains the fullest details of this most remote part of our dominions. It describes in vivid and picturesque language the island itself, its inhabitants, the occupations, industries, etc., etc., and is ill.u.s.trated with a map and 37 photographs of both places and people, taken expressly for this work.

"We wish we had room for even a few of the romantic and amusing details, of both of which the book is full; and must conclude by heartily commending it to the general reader."--_Church Quarterly Review._

Saint Oswald: Patron of the C.E.M.S. =ARTHUR C. CHAMPNEYS, M.A.=

A Biographical Sketch, full of interest.

Fcap. 8vo, cloth, =1s.= net.

A Jester's Jingles =F. RAYMOND COULSON=

Fcap. 8vo, cloth, =2s. 6d.= net.

A volume of forty-three pieces of humorous verse, including a quartette of Drawing-room Ballads, and seven c.o.c.kney Carols. Among the t.i.tles are: "The Tyranny of the Tip"--"The Railway Porter's Bank Holiday"--"Books and Bacteria"--"Ode to a Demon c.o.c.k"--"Ode to a Pig," etc., etc.

Verses and Carols =ELLEN MABEL DAWSON=

Crown 8vo, cloth, =3s. 6d.= net.

Being a Selection from the Writings of the late Ellen Mabel Dawson. They include Allegories and Parables from Nature, Verses and Hymns for the New Year, for Easter, etc.

With the C.L.B. Battalion in France =JAMES DUNCAN=

Chaplain to the 16th K.R.R. (C.L.B.).

With Frontispiece and a most interesting Preface by the REV. EDGAR ROGERS.

Crown 8vo, cloth, =2s. 6d.= net.

This intensely interesting book gives an account of the doings of the Battalion raised from the Church Lads' Brigade. Among the vivid and striking chapters are: Going to the Front--In France--In Billets--In the Firing Line--The Trenches--The Red Harvest of War, etc.

Lovely Man =G. E. FARROW=

Nineteenth Impression. =1s.= net.

His Manners and Morals--The Parson--The City Man--The Soldier--The Lawyer--The Working Man, etc., etc. A Counterblast against "Lovely Woman." Cover by John Ha.s.sall.

Gordon League Ballads (More) =JIM'S WIFE=

(Mrs. Clement Nugent Jackson.)

Dedicated by Special Permission to the Bishop of London.

Crown 8vo, cloth. Second Impression. =2s. 6d.= net.

A Third Series of these most popular and stirring Ballads. They are seventeen in number, including many of striking general interest; also six remarkable temperance ballads; also three stories, specially written for audiences of men only.

_BY THE SAME AUTHOR._

Gordon League Ballads. =First series.=

Dedicated to H.R.H. the Princess Louise.

Sixteenth thousand. Crown 8vo, cloth, =2s. 6d.= net.

Including "Harry," as recited with such remarkable success by Mrs.

Kendal; also "Mother," and that most striking ballad, "The Doctor's Fee," recited by Canon Fleming.

"The book is beautiful in its appeal to the common heart, and deserves to be widely known. We pity anyone who could read such veritable transcripts from life without responsive emotions."--_Standard._

Gordon League Ballads. =Second Series.=

Eighth Impression. Crown 8vo, cloth, =2s. 6d.= net.

Among the Ballads in this Second Series may be mentioned: "How Harry Won the Victoria Cross," being a sequel to "Harry" in the First Series; "In Flower Alley," "Beachy Head: a True Coastguard Story of an Heroic Rescue"; "Shot on Patrol: a True Incident of the Boer War"; "Grit: a True Story of Boyish Courage"; "Granny Pettinger: a True Story of a London Organ Woman"; "A Midnight Struggle," etc., etc.

Short Plays for Small Stages =COSMO HAMILTON=

Crown 8vo, cloth, =2s. 6d.= net.

A volume of Short Plays for Amateurs. There are five Plays: In the Haymarket, Toller's Wife, Why Cupid Came to Earl's Court, St. Martin's Summer, and Soldiers' Daughters. They are all eminently suited for amateur performers at home or in a theatre.

"Should prove a boon to clever amateur players, for all five of the Plays are simple, effective and quite easy to produce."--_The Lady._

The Merrythought Plays =MYRTLE B. S. JACKSON=

Second Impression. Crown 8vo, cloth, =2s. 6d=. net.

Six Original Plays, for Amateur Dramatic Clubs, Village Entertainments, Girls' Schools, Colleges, etc. Easy to stage, easy to dress, and easy to act. These excellent and amusing Plays have already met a very felt want, and are having a very large sale. They are easy to produce and furnish capital entertainments at Christmas and other times, whether in the Drawing-room, at School Prize Days, or at Public Entertainments.

"Some of the most lively and well-written little dramas that were ever written ... in short, this is a most useful and entertaining volume, which will soon be known wherever amateur theatricals are popular."--_The Daily Telegraph._

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