Her Season in Bath Part 32

"The hopes and fears of a large family in a cathedral city are drawn with much spirit. The dialogue is easy, and the tale above the average."--_Guardian._

TALES BY MISS WINCHESTER.

PEARL OF THE SEA.

'A charming conception.'--_Sat.u.r.day Review._

A CRIPPLED ROBIN.

'A pretty story, and there is fun as well as feeling in many of the chapters.'--_Times._

A CITY VIOLET.

'Miss Winchester, whose power of delineating character is giving her an honourable place among the writers of serious fiction, has never done anything better than this.'--_Spectator._

A NEST OF SPARROWS.

'Miss Winchester not only writes with skill, but writes from the heart, and with full knowledge of her subject. Her story is most genuine, pathetic, without being sad.'--_Pall Mall Gazette._

UNDER THE s.h.i.+ELD. A Tale.

'We wish all religious stories were written in the same simple and natural way. We can conceive no more healthy reading for children.'--_Academy._

'We welcome with real pleasure another book by the author of "A Nest of Sparrows." "Under the s.h.i.+eld" is to be noted for its purity of tone and high aspirations.... There is true fun in the book, too.'--_Athenaeum._

THE CABIN ON THE BEACH. A Tale.

'This tender story cannot fail to charm and delight the young.'--_Guardian._

THE WAYSIDE SNOWDROP. A Tale.

'A bright flower indeed. With all her tenderness and grace Miss Winchester narrates one of those pathetic stories of a poor London waif that at once arouse the loving sympathy of children.'--_Guardian._

CHIRPS FOR THE CHICKS.

'The book is worthy to be a nursery favourite.'--_Guardian._

'The merriest, most amusing, and infinitely the most rhythmical book of poetry for young people produced this season.... Others besides children may read the "Chirps" with pleasure and amus.e.m.e.nt. The ill.u.s.trations are very happy.'--_Standard._

RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

FOREST OUTLAWS; or, St. Hugh and the King. By the Rev. E. GILLIAT.

"Distinctly one of the very best books of the season."--_Standard._

BELT AND SPUR: Stories of the Knights of Old.

"A very high-cla.s.s gift-book of the spirit-stirring kind."--_Spectator._

"A sort of boy Froissart with admirable ill.u.s.trations."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

THE CITY IN THE SEA: Stories of the Old Venetians.

"Very stirring are the tales of the long struggle between Genoa and Venice ... boys will read with keen interest the desperate battles between the rival fleets of galleys."--_Standard._

STORIES OF THE ITALIAN ARTISTS: from Vasari.

"The book is full of delightful reading, carefully chosen from a rich treasury of curiosities."--_Spectator._

"Another very charming volume."--_Sat.u.r.day Review._

BORDER LANCES: a Romance of the Northern Marches. By the Author of "Belt and Spur."

"The book is a good one ... the ill.u.s.trations are excellent."--_Spectator._

FATHER ALDUR: the Story of a River. By A. GIBERNE.

"The nature of tides, the formation of clouds, the sources of water, and other kindred subjects are discussed with much freshness and charm."--_Sat.u.r.day Review._

SUN, MOON, AND STARS: a Book on Astronomy for Beginners. By A. GIBERNE.

"Ought to have a place in village libraries and mechanics'

inst.i.tutions; would also be welcome as a prize-book."--_Pall Mall Gazette._

AMONG THE STARS; or, Wonderful Things in the Sky. By A. GIBERNE.

"We may safely predict that if it does not find the reader with a taste for astronomy, it will leave him with one."--_Knowledge._

THE WORLD'S FOUNDATIONS: Geology for Beginners. By A. GIBERNE.

"The exposition is clear, the style simple and attractive."--_Spectator._

SUE; or, Wounded in Sport. By E. VINCENT BRITON, Author of 'Amyot Brough.'

'We do not know when we have been so charmed as we are by this modest volume.... Over and over again one is reminded of some of George Eliot's best scenes in English country life; and though it may seem exaggeration to say so, there are some points in which Mr. Briton has surpa.s.sed George Eliot.'--_Guardian._

AMYOT BROUGH. By E. VINCENT BRITON.

'With national pride we dwell on a beautiful English historical novel ... this sweet unpretending story, with its pretty engravings.'--_Academy._