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HOPES AND FEARS. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
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CLEVER WOMAN OF THE FAMILY. Third Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
THE DOVE IN THE EAGLE'S NEST. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
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A STOREHOUSE OF STORIES. First and Second Series. Globe 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._ each.
CONTENTS OF FIRST SERIES:--History of Philip Quarll--Goody Twoshoes--The Governess--Jemima Placid--The Perambulations of a Mouse--The Village School--The Little Queen--History of Little Jack.
"_Miss Yonge has done great service to the infantry of this generation by putting these eleven stories of sage simplicity within their reach._"--BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW.
CONTENTS OF SECOND SERIES:--Family Stories--Elements of Morality--A Puzzle for a Curious Girl--Blossoms of Morality.
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THE PILLARS OF THE HOUSE; OR, UNDER WODE, UNDER RODE. Second Edition. Four vols. crown 8vo. 20_s._
"_A domestic story of English professional life, which for sweetness of tone and absorbing interest from first to last has never been rivalled._"--STANDARD. "_Miss Yonge has certainly added to her already high reputation by this charming book, which, although in four volumes, is not a single page too long, but keeps the reader's attention fixed to the end. Indeed we are only sorry there is not another volume to come, and part with the Underwood family with sincere regret._"--COURT CIRCULAR.
LADY HESTER; OR, URSULA'S NARRATIVE. Second Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._