The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Part 148

'A pleasant story.... It is a book for girls, and grown people will also enjoy reading it.'--_Athenaeum_.

'A pleasant, well-written, interesting story, likely to be acceptable to young people who are in their teens.'--_Scotsman_.

GILES'S MINORITY; or, Scenes at the Red House. With 8 Ill.u.s.trations.

16mo. 2_s_. 6_d_.

'In one of our former reviews we praised "Deborah's Drawer." "Giles's Minority" no less deserves our goodwill. It is a picture of school-room life, and is so well drawn that grown-up readers may delight in it. In literary excellence this little book is above most of its fellows.'--_Times_.

DOLL WORLD; or, Play and Earnest. A Study from Real Life. With 8 Ill.u.s.trations. By C. A. Saltmarsh. 16mo. 2_s_. 6_d_.

'It is a capital child's book, and it has a charm for grown-up people also, as the fairy haze of "long-ago" brightens every page. We are not ashamed to confess to the "thrilling interest" with which we followed the history of "Robertina" and "Mabel."'--_Athenaeum_.

DEBORAH'S DRAWER. With 9 Ill.u.s.trations. 16mo. 2_s_. 6_d_.

'Any G.o.dmamma who wishes to buy an unusually pretty and artistically-written gift-book for an eight-year-old pet cannot do better than spend a florin or two on the contents of "Aunt Deborah's Drawer."'--_Athenaeum_.

DAISY'S COMPANIONS; or, Scenes from Child Life. A Story for Little Girls. With 8 Ill.u.s.trations. 3rd Edit. 16mo. 2_s_. 6_d_.

'If anybody wants a pretty little present for a pretty (and good) little daughter, or a niece or grand-daughter, we cannot recommend a better or tastier one than "Daisy's Companions."'--_Times_.

_Captain Marryats Books for Boys_.

Uniform Ill.u.s.trated Edition, neatly bound in cloth, post 8vo.

3_s_. 6_d_. each; gilt edges, 4_s_. 6_d_.

POOR JACK. With Sixteen THE SETTLERS IN CANADA.

Ill.u.s.trations after Designs by With Ill.u.s.trations by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. Gilbert and Dalziel.

THE MISSION; or, Scenes in THE PRIVATEERSMAN.

Africa. With Ill.u.s.trations by Adventures by Sea and Land in John Gilbert. Civil and Savage Life One THE PIRATE, AND THREE Hundred Years Ago. Ill.u.s.trated CUTTERS. With Memoir of the with Eight Steel Engravings.

Author, and 20 Steel Engravings MASTERMAN READY; or, the by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. Wreck of the Pacific.

Cheap Edition, without Embellished with Ninety-three Ill.u.s.trations, 1_s_. 6_d_. Engravings on Wood.

A BOY'S LOCKER. A Smaller Edition of Captain Marryat's Books for Boys, in 12 vols. Fcap. 8vo. in a compact cloth box, 21_s_.

_By Hans Christian Andersen_.

FAIRYTALES AND SKETCHES. Translated by C. C. Peachey, H. Ward, A.

Plesner, &c. With 104 Ill.u.s.trations by Otto Speckter and others. Crown 8vo. 6_s_.

'The translation most happily hits the delicate quaintness of Andersen--most happily transposes into simple English words the tender precision of the famous story-teller; in a keen examination of the book we scarcely recall a single phrase or turn that obviously could have been bettered.'--_Daily Telegraph_.

TALES FOR CHILDREN. With 48 Full-page Ill.u.s.trations by Wehnert, and 57 Small Engravings on Wood by W. Thomas. A new Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s_.

This and the above volume form the most complete English Edition of Andersen's Tales.

LATER TALES. Translated from the Danish by Augusta Plesner and H. Ward.

With Ill.u.s.trations by Otto Speckter, W. Cooper, and other Artists.

Cloth gilt, 3_s_. 6_d_.

WONDERWORLD. A Collection of Fairy Tales, Old and New. Translated from the French, German, and Danish. With 4 Coloured Ill.u.s.trations and numerous Woodcuts by L. Richter, Oscar Pletsch, and others. Royal 16mo.

cloth, gilt edges, 3_s_. 6_d_.

'It will delight the children, and has in it a wealth of wisdom that may be of practical service when they have grown into men and women.'--_Literary World_.

GUESSING STORIES; or, The Surprising Adventures of the Man with the Extra Pair of Eyes. By the late Archdeacon Freeman. 3rd Edition, 2_s_.

6_d_.

GRIMM'S GAMMER GRETHEL; or, German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories.

Translated by Edgar Taylor. Numerous Woodcuts after G. Cruikshank's designs. Post 8vo. 3_s_. 6_d_.

LITTLE PLAYS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE; with Hints for Drawing-room Performances. By Mrs. Chisholm, Author of 'Rana, the Story of a Frog.'

16mo. with Ill.u.s.trations, 2_s_. 6_d_.

ROBINSON CRUSOE. With a Biographical Account of Defoe. Ill.u.s.trated with 70 Wood Engravings, chiefly after Designs by Harvey; and 12 Engravings on Steel after Stothard. Post 8vo. 5_s_.

THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD. By E. Wetherell. With 10 Ill.u.s.trations. Post 8vo.

3_s_. 6_d_.

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. By H. B. Stowe. Ill.u.s.trated. Post 8vo. 3_s_. 6_d_.

KIRSTIN'S ADVENTURES. A Story of Jutland Life. By the Author of 'Casimir the Little Exile,' &c. With Ill.u.s.trations. Crown 8vo. 3_s_.

6_d_.

'There is so much true art and natural talent in the book that we are half inclined to take it away from the boys and girls for whom it is written.'--_Times_.

KATIE; or, the Simple Heart. By D. Richmond, Author of 'Annie Maitland.' Ill.u.s.trated by M. I. Booth. 2nd Edition. Crown 8vo. 3_s_.

6_d_.

'The family life which surrounds Katie is both pretty and natural. The tone is good, and the plot--we speak from experience--engages a child's interest with almost too keen a sympathy.'--_Guardian_.

QUEENS OF ENGLAND from the Norman Conquest. By A. Strickland. An Abridged Edition, with Portrait of Matilda of Flanders. In 1 vol. crown 8vo. cloth, 6_s_. 6_d_.

GLIMPSES INTO PET-LAND. By the Rev. J. G. Wood, M.A., F.L.S. With Frontispiece. Fcap. 3_s_. 6_d_.

FRIENDS IN FUR AND FEATHERS. By Gwynfryn. Ill.u.s.trated with 8 Full-page Engravings by F. W. Keyl, &c. 5th Edition. Handsomely bound, 3_s_.

6_d_.

'We have already characterised some other book as the best cat-and-dog book of the season. We said so because we had not seen the present little book, which is delightful. It is written on an artistic principle, consisting of actual biographies of certain elephants, squirrels, blackbirds, and what not, who lived in the flesh; and we only wish that human biographies were always as entertaining and instructive.'--_Sat.u.r.day Review_.

INSECT ARCHITECTURE. By Rennie. Edited by the Rev. J. G. Wood, Author of 'Homes Without Hands.' Post 8vo. with nearly 200 Ill.u.s.trations, 5_s_.

THE ENTERTAINING NATURALIST. By Mrs. Loudon. Revised and enlarged by W.

S. Dallas, F.L.S. With nearly 500 Ill.u.s.trations. Post 8vo. 5_s_.

ANECDOTES OF DOGS. By Edward Jesse. With Ill.u.s.trations. Post 8vo.

cloth, 5_s_. With 34 Steel Engravings after Cooper, Landseer, &c. 7_s_.

6_d_.