Part 3

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Cousin Geoffrey and I. By CAROLINE AUSTIN. With 6 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. Cr. 8vo, cloth extra, 3_s._ 6_d._

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Storied Holidays: A Cycle of Red-letter Days. By E. S. BROOKS. With 12 page Illustrations by HOWARD PYLE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

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My Governess Life: Or, Earning my Living. By Mrs. E. R. PITMAN. With 4 page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 3_s._ 6_d._

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Nicola: The Career of a Girl Musician. By M. CORBET-SEYMOUR. Illustrated by GERTRUDE D. HAMMOND.

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A Little Handful. By HARRIET J. SCRIPPS. Illustrated by L. LESLIE BROOKE.

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A Golden Age: A Story of Four Merry Children. By ISMAY THORN. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE. _New Edition._

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A Rough Road: or, How the Boy Made a Man of Himself. By Mrs. G. LINNÆUS BANKS. Illustrated by ALFRED PEARSE.

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The Two Dorothys: A Tale for Girls. By Mrs. HERBERT MARTIN. Illustrated by GORDON BROWNE.

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Penelope and the Others: A Story of Five Country Children. By AMY WALTON. Illustrated by L. LESLIE BROOKE.

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A Cruise in Cloudland. By HENRY FRITH.

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Marian and Dorothy. By ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG.

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Stimson's Reef: A Tale of Adventure. By C. J. HYNE.

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Gladys Anstruther. By LOUISA THOMPSON.

"It is a clever book, and some of the passages in the narrative are novel and striking in the highest degree."--_Schoolmistress._

The Secret of the Old House. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.

"Tim, the little Jacobite who asks his grandmother if she can remember Charles I., is a charming creation. So original a child as Tim must win the hearts of all who read the pleasant tale."--_Academy._

Hal Hungerford. By J. R. HUTCHINSON, B.A.

"There is no question whatever as to the spirited manner in which the story is told; the death of the mate of the smuggler by the teeth of the dog is especially effective. Altogether, Hal Hungerford is a distinct literary success."--_Spectator._

The Golden Weathercock. By JULIA GODDARD.

"A cleverly conceived quaint story, in which the golden cock on the church spire is the recipient of enchanting stories of enchanted people and places. Full of pretty and ingenious ideas, prettily and ingeniously written."--_Saturday Review._

White Lilac: Or, The Queen of the May. By AMY WALTON.

"Every here and there we are reminded of Mrs. Tulliver and Sister Pullet in the quaint dialogue of the story.... Every rural parish ought to add _White Lilac_ to its library."--_Academy._

Miriam's Ambition. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.

"Miss Green's children are real British boys and girls, not small men and women. Babs is a charming little one."--_Liverpool Mercury._

The Brig "Audacious." By ALAN COLE.

"Bright and vivacious in style, and fresh and wholesome as a breath of sea air in tone."--_Court Journal._

The Saucy May. By HENRY FRITH.

"Mr. Frith gives a new picture of life on the ocean wave which will be acceptable to all young people."--_Sheffield Independent._

Jasper's Conquest. By ELIZABETH J. LYSAGHT.

"One of the best boys' books of the season. It is full of stirring adventure and startling episodes, and yet conveys a splendid moral throughout."--_Schoolmaster._

Little Lady Clare. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.

"Certainly one of the prettiest, reminding us in its quaintness and tender pathos of Mrs. Ewing's delightful tales. This is quite one of the best stories Miss Green's clever pen has yet given us."--_Literary World._

The Eversley Secrets. By EVELYN EVERETT-GREEN.

"A clever and well-told story. Roy Eversley is a very touching picture of high principle and unshrinking self-devotion in a good purpose."--_Guardian._

The Hermit Hunter of the Wilds. By G. STABLES, R.N.

"Pirates and pumas, mutiny and merriment, a castaway and a cat, furnish the materials for a tale that will gladden the heart of many a bright boy."--_Methodist Recorder._

Sturdy and Strong. By G. A. HENTY.

"The history of a hero of everyday life, whose love of truth, clothing of modesty, and innate pluck carry him, naturally, from poverty to affluence. He stands as a good instance of chivalry in domestic life."--_The Empire._

Gutta Percha Willie, The Working Genius. By GEORGE MACDONALD.

"Had we space we would fain quote page after page. All we have room to say is, get it for your boys and girls to read for themselves."--_Practical Teacher._

The War of the Axe: Or, Adventures in South Africa. By J. PERCY-GROVES.

"The story of their final escape from the Caffres is a marvellous bit of writing.... The story is well and brilliantly told."--_Literary World._

The Lads of Little Clayton. By R. STEAD.

"A capital book for boys. They will learn from its pages what true boy courage is. They will learn further to avoid all that is petty and mean if they read the tales aright. They may be read to a class with great profit."--_Schoolmaster._

Ten Boys who lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now. By JANE ANDREWS. With 20 Illustrations.

"The idea of this book is a very happy one, and is admirably carried out. We have followed the whole course of the work with exquisite pleasure. Teachers should find it particularly interesting and suggestive."--_Practical Teacher._

A Waif of the Sea: Or, The Lost Found. By KATE WOOD.

"Written with tenderness and grace, the story will appeal to mothers who have felt the pain of being parted from their children, as powerfully as to the hearts and sympathies of younger readers."--_Morning Advertiser._

Winnie's Secret: A Story of Faith and Patience. By KATE WOOD.

"One of the best story-books we have read. Girls will be charmed with the tale, and delighted that everything turns out so well."--_Schoolmaster._

Miss Willowburn's Offer. By SARAH DOUDNEY.

"Patience Willowburn is one of Miss Doudney's best creations, and is the one personality in the story which can be said to give it the character of a book not for young ladies but for girls."--_Spectator._

A Garland for Girls. By LOUISA M. ALCOTT.

"The _Garland_ will delight our girls, and show them how to make their lives fragrant with good deeds."--_British Weekly._

"These little tales are the beau ideal of girls' stories."--_Christian World._

Hetty Gray: Or, Nobody's Bairn. By ROSA MULHOLLAND.

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

Brothers in Arms: A Story of the Crusades. By F. BAYFORD HARRISON.

"Full of striking incident, is very fairly illustrated, and may safely be chosen as sure to prove interesting to young people of both sexes."--_Guardian._

The Ball of Fortune: Or, Ned Somerset's Inheritance. By CHARLES PEARCE.

"A capital story for boys. It is simply and brightly written. There is plenty of incident, and the interest is sustained throughout."--_Journal of Education._

Miss Fenwick's Failures: Or, "Peggy Pepper-Pot." By ESMÉ STUART.

"Esmé Stuart may be commended for producing a girl true to real life, who will put no nonsense into young heads."--_Graphic._

Gytha's Message: A Tale of Saxon England. By EMMA LESLIE.

"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._

Jack o' Lanthorn: A Tale of Adventure. By HENRY FRITH.

"The narrative is crushed full of stirring incident, and is sure to be a prime favourite with our boys, who will be assisted by it in mastering a sufficiently exciting chapter in the history of England."--_Christian Leader._

The Family Failing. By Darley Dale.

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My Mistress the Queen: A Tale of the 17th Century. By M. A. PAULL.

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The Stories of Wasa and Menzikoff: The Deliverer of Sweden, and the Favourite of Czar Peter.

"Both are stories worth telling more than once, and it is a happy thought to have put them side by side."--_Spectator._

Stories of the Sea in Former Days.

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Tales of Captivity and Exile.

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Famous Discoveries by Sea and Land.

"Such a volume may providentially stir up some youths by the divine fire kindled by these 'great of old' to lay open other lands."--_Perth Advertiser._

Stirring Events of History.

"The volume will fairly hold its place among those which make the smaller ways of history pleasant and attractive."--_Guardian._

Adventures in Field, Flood, and Forest.

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

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Queen of the Daffodils: A Story of High School Life. By LESLIE LAING. Illustrated by W. PARKINSON.

Raff's Ranche: A Story of Adventure among Cowboys and Indians. By F. M. HOLMES. Illustrated by PAUL HARDY.

An Unexpected Hero. By ELIZ. J. LYSAGHT.

"Among the very best of the series is, _An Unexpected Hero_. There is abundance of pleasant incident and skilful character delineation."--_Freeman's Jour._

The Bushranger's Secret. By Mrs. HENRY CLARKE, M.A.

"One of the best stories we have had of the Australian bush, with a good plot, an action always good, and rising into dramatic intensity at times."--_Spectator._

The White Squall. By JOHN C. HUTCHESON.

"This is a capital story. The descriptions of scenery and places, and especially of the changes of calm and tempest, are lifelike and vivid."--_Standard._

The Wreck Of the "Nancy Bell." By J. C. HUTCHESON.

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The Lonely Pyramid. By J. H. YOXALL.

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Bab: or, The Triumph of Unselfishness. By ISMAY THORN.

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Climbing the Hill, and other Stories. By ANNIE S. SWAN.

"Miss Annie Swan's children _are_ children, and not old people masquerading in children's attire. This volume of tales is made up of just the kind of incidents of which children love to read."--_Christian Leader._

Brave and True, and other Stories. By GREGSON GOW.

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The Light Princess. By GEORGE MACDONALD.

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Nutbrown Roger and I. By J. H. YOXALL.

"The pictures of manners is perfect, the excitement, of the healthiest kind, goes on increasing to the last. It is one of the very best and most delightful story-books of the season."--_Tablet._

Warner's Chase: Or, The Gentle Heart. By ANNIE S. SWAN.