The Religious Tract Society Catalogue - 1889

Part 2

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=No Place Like Home.= Illustrated. 1s. cloth.

=The Storm of Life.= Illustrated. 1s. 6d. cloth.

=A Thorny Path.= Illustrated. 2s. cloth.

=Under the Old Roof.= Illustrated. 1s. cloth.

=A Night and a Day.= 9d. cloth.

=Left Alone.= 6d. cloth.

=A Miserable Christmas and a Happy New Year.= 9d. cloth.

=The Worth of a Baby.= 6d. cloth.

=Sam Franklin's Savings Bank.= 6d. cloth.

=Michel Lorio's Cross.= Illustrated. 6d. cloth.

By Mrs. O. F. WALTON.

=Christie's Old Organ=; or, Home, Sweet Home. 1s. cloth.

=Angel's Christmas.= 16mo. 6d. cloth.

=Launch the Lifeboat.= With 44 Coloured Pictures or Vignettes. 4to. 3s. coloured cover.

=Little Dot.= Coloured Frontispiece. 6d. cloth.

=Little Faith=; or, The Child of the Toy-Stall. 1s. cloth.

=Nobody Loves Me.= Royal 16mo. 1s. cloth.

=Olive's Story=; or, Life at Ravenscliffe. 2s. 6d. cloth, gilt edges.

=Was I Right?= Fine Engravings. Imp. 16mo. 3s. 6d. cloth, gilt edges.

=Our Gracious Queen=: Pictures and Stories from Her Majesty's Life. With many Pictures. New and Revised Edition. 1s. cloth.

=A Peep Behind the Scenes.= Imp. 16mo. 3s. 6d. cloth, gilt edges.

=Poppie's Presents.= Crown 8vo. 1s. cloth.

=Saved at Sea.= A Lighthouse Story. New and cheaper Edition. 1s. cloth.

=Shadows.= Scenes in the Life of an Old Arm-Chair. Imp. 16mo. 4s. cloth, gilt edges.

=Taken or Left.= Crown 8vo. 1s. cloth.

BOYS' STORY BOOKS.

=Ernest Hepburn=; or, Revenge and Forgiveness. By H. C. ADAMS, M.A., Vicar of Old Shoreham. Illustrated by E. WHYMPER. Crown 8vo. 5s. cloth boards.

=Drake and the Dons=; or, Stirring Tales of Armada Times. Edited and Arranged by RICHARD LOVETT, M.A. With Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. cloth boards, gilt edges.

=What to Read at Winter Entertainments.= Part I.--Verse. Part II.--Prose. Edited and arranged by Rev. FREDERICK LANGBRIDGE, M.A., Author of "Sent Back by the Angels," "Poor Folk's Lives," etc. Each 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

=The Latch Key=; By T. S. MILLINGTON, Author of "A Great Mistake," "Through Fire and through Water," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. cloth boards.

=More than Conqueror=; or, A Boy's Temptations. By HARRIETTE E. BURCH. Author of "The Heroines of Haarlem," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. cloth.

=Marching Orders=; or, Soldier Bobbie. By LUCY TAYLOR, Author of "Led into Light," "Sundial Court," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth boards.

=Geoffrey Heywood=; or, The Right Way. By Mrs. COOPER, Author of "Nearly in Port," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth boards.

=Sailor Jack.= A Tale of the Southern Sea. By CONSTANCE CROSS, Author of "After Twenty Years," etc. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

=All for Number One=; or, Charlie Russell's Ups and Downs. A Story for Boys and Girls. By HENRY JOHNSON, Author of "True to His Vow," etc. Illustrated by E. WHYMPER. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. cloth boards, gilt edges.

=Hindered and Help.= A story for Boys. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. cloth boards.

=Untrue to his Trust.= A Story of Life and Adventure in Charles the Second's Time. By HENRY JOHNSON. Illustrated. 5s. cloth gilt.

=The Doctor's Experiment.= By the Author of "Under Fire." With Illustrations. Imperial 16mo. 5s. cloth, gilt edges.

=The Captain's Story of LIFE IN JAMAICA.= With Illustrations by JOHN GILBERT. Imperial 16mo. 5s. cloth boards, gilt edges.

=Once upon a Time=; or, The Boy's Book of Adventures. With Illustrations. 3s. cloth.

=Stories of the Old Romans.= By S. S. PUGH. Illustrated. 3s. cloth.

=Historic Landmarks in the Christian Centuries.= By RICHARD HEATH. With Eighty-four Illustrations. 4to. 10s. handsome cloth gilt.

The Boy's Own Bookshelf.

=Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch.= By TALBOT BAINES REED. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. cloth boards.

=Football.= A Popular Handbook of the Game. By Dr. IRVINE, C. W. ALCOCK, and other recognised authorities. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 1s. 6d. cloth.

=Cricket.= A Popular Handbook of the Game. By Dr. W. G. GRACE, Rev. J. PYCROFT, Lord CHARLES RUSSELL, F. GALE, and others. 2s. cloth.

=A Great Mistake=: A Tale of Adventure. By T. S. MILLINGTON. With Illustrations. 3s. 6d. cloth.

=The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's.= A School Story. By TALBOT BAINES REED. With Illustrations. 5s. cloth.

=Through Fire and Through Water.= A Story of Adventure and Peril. By T. S. MILLINGTON. Illustrated. 3s. 6d. cloth.

=Harold, the Boy Earl.= A Story of Old England. By J. F. HODGETTS, Author of "Eric the Norseman." 3s. 6d. cloth.

BOOKS FOR GIRLS.

=Grace Trevelyan=; or, Led into Light. By Mrs. COOTE, Author of "The Sure Harvest," "The First Gift," etc. Illustrated by E. WHYMPER. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. cloth boards, gilt edges.

=May, "a Succourer of Many."= By Miss A. G. GRAY-JONES. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 2s. cloth boards.

=Dorothy Tresilis.= A Cornish Tale. By M. M. POLLARD, Author of "Lilla's Experiment," "Only Me," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

=Miss Elsie.= A Story of Single-hearted Service. By H. MARY WILSON. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth boards.

"=Therefore=," or Nessie's Ideal. A Story for Girls. By FLORENCE E. BURCH, author of "Joseph Adams," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. cloth boards.

=John Richmond's Mistake.= By JANET EDEN, author of "Hester's Home," "Another King," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth boards.

=In a Jesuit Net.= By A. C. COAPE, Author of "The Chateau de Louard," etc. Illustrated by EDWARD WHYMPER. Crown 8vo. 5s. cloth boards.

=Mrs. Morse's Girls.= A Story of American Sunday School Life. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d cloth boards, gilt edges.

=The Heroines of Haarlem.= Adapted from the French of Madame de Witt. By HARRIETTE E. BURCH, Author of "Count Renneberg's Treason," etc. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d. cloth, gilt edges.

=Higher Up.= By NELLIE HELLIS, Author of "Three Little Fiddlers," "Roving Robin," "Gipsy Jan," etc. etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. cloth boards.

=Hope Reed's Upper Windows.= By HOWE BENNING. 3s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=Dolly.= A Quiet Story for Quiet People. By M. F. W. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

=Every Day.= A Story for Sunday Afternoons. By EVELYN R. FARRAR. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

The Girl's Own Bookshelf.

=Aunt Diana.= By ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY, Author of "Not Like Other Girls," "Esther Cameron's Story," etc. Illustrated. Imperial 16mo. 2s. 6d. bevelled boards.

Miss Carey is well known as an able and graceful writer of stories for girls. This one Illustrates the working of duty founded upon Christian principle.

=Cora=; or, Three Years of a Girl's Life. Illustrated. Imperial 16mo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=The Girl's Own Cookery Book.= By PHILLIS BROWNE. Fcap. 8vo. 1s. cloth.

=The Queen o' the May.= By ANNE BEALE. Illustrated. Imperial 16mo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=The Master's Service.= A Practical Guide for Girls. Illustrated. Imperial 16mo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=How to Play the Pianoforte.= Fcap. 8vo. 1s. 6d. cloth.

=Her Object in Life.= By ISABELLA FYVIE MAYO. Illustrated. Imperial 16mo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=The Sunbeam of the Factory=, and other Stories. Illustrated. Imperial 16mo. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=Esther.= By ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY. Illustrated. Imperial 16mo. 3s. 6d. cloth.

=The Shepherd's Fairy.= By DARLEY DALE, Author of "The Great Auk's Eggs." Illustrated. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=Servants and Service.= By RUTH LAMB. Author of "Comfortable Mrs. Crook," etc. 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

THE NEW SERIES OF HALF-CROWN BOOKS FOR ALL READERS.

_Each with 384 Pages, 7-1/2 × 5. Illustrated. Cloth, Gilt Edges._

=Chronicles of an Old Manor House.= By the late G. E. SARGENT, author of "The Story of a Pocket Bible," etc. 2s. 6d.

=A Race for Life=, and other Tales. 2s 6d. cloth, gilt edges.

=Strange Tales of Peril and Adventure.= Illustrated. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=Remarkable Adventures from Real Life.= Illustrated. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=The Black Troopers=, and other Stories. Illustrated. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=Adventures Ashore and Afloat.= Illustrated. 2s 6d. cloth gilt.

=Finding Her Place.= By HOWE BENNING, Author of "Quiet Corners," "Ursula's Beginnings," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=The Mountain Path.= By LILY WATSON. Author of "Within Sight of the Snow," etc. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=Among the Mongols.= By Rev. J. GILMOUR. Illustrated. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=Within Sea Walls=; or, How the Dutch kept the Faith. By G. E. SARGENT. Illustrated. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=The Story of a City Arab.= With Portrait and Memoir of the Author, the late G. E. SARGENT. 2s. 6d. cloth gilt.

A PRETTY PRESENT.

=Morning and Evening.= Keble's Morning and Evening Hymns. Beautifully illustrated from sketches by J. CLARK, J. H. HIPSLEY, DAVIDSON KNOWLES, JAMES N. LEE, C. J. STANILAND, J. R. WELLS, and C. M. WIMPERIS. Printed in colour by ALFRED COOKE. In a handsome coloured cover, tied with ribbon. Square 16mo. 1s.

COLOURED BOOKLETS.

=Signals for the Voyage of Life and Heavenly Graces.= With Verses by MARY E. ROPES.

Two attractive little coloured books, each consisting of twenty-four pages, with a cover. The Texts are given in illuminated letters, and the Verses are from the practised pen of Miss Ropes. The booklets are finished with gilt edges, rounded corners, and tied with ribbon. 6d. each.

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.

=The Happiest Half-Hour=; or, Sunday Talks with Children. By FREDERICK LANGBRIDGE, M.A. With many Illustrations. Small quarto. 3s. 6d. cloth boards, gilt edges.

=The Sweet Story of Old.= A Sunday Book for the Little Ones. By HESBA STRETTON. Author of "Jessica's First Prayer," "Bede's Charity," etc. With Twelve Coloured Pictures by R. W. MADDOX. 4to. 3s. 6d. cloth boards, coloured edges.

=Watts's Divine and Moral Songs.= New Edition. With many fine Coloured Illustrations by ROBERT BARNES, GORDON BROWNE, R. W. MADDOX, and J. R. LEE. 2s. 6d. cloth boards.

=My Holiday Picture-Book.= Comprising: Holiday Time in the Country--Contented Johnnie--The Children of the Bible--The Busy Farm; or, a Visit to our Country Friends--Amy's Birthday Present--The Bible Picture Alphabet. With Coloured Pictures. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=My Coloured Picture Story-Book.= With Twenty-four full-coloured page Pictures and Forty Vignettes. Comprising: Our Pretty Village--Little Antoine and the Bear--Rosa, the Little Cousin from India--The Blackbird's Nest. 4s. handsome cloth gilt.

=Bible Stories and Pictures.= With Twenty-four Coloured page Pictures and Forty Vignettes. With simple letterpress in large type. 4s. handsomely bound, cloth gilt.

=Harrison Weir's Pictures of Birds and other Family Pets.= With 24 large Coloured Pictures. 5s. handsomely bound, with side in Gold and Colours.

=Storyland.= By SIDNEY GREY. With Thirty-two Illustrations by ROBERT BARNES. Engraved and Printed in Colour by EDMUND EVANS. 6s. handsomely bound in coloured paper boards.

=Our Pets and Companions=: Pictures and Stories Illustrative of Kindness to Animals. By MARY K. MARTIN, Author of "Fruits of Bible Lands," etc. Profusely Illustrated by WEIR, STACEY, WHYMPER, M. E. EDWARDS, I. G. BRITTAIN, and others. Small 4to. 2s. cloth boards.

=Talkative Friends in Field, Farm, and Forest.= By MARY E. ROPES, Author of "Tom's Bennie," "Till the Sugar Melts," etc. Profusely Illustrated. A similar Volume to "Our Pets and Companions." Small 4to. 2s. cloth boards.

=Little Dot and Her Friends.= With Twenty-four Coloured Pictures and Forty Vignettes. 4s. cloth boards gilt.

=Launch the Lifeboat!= By Mrs. O. F. WALTON, Author of "Christie's Old Organ," etc. With Coloured Pictures and Vignettes, from Drawings by H. J. RHODES. Beautifully printed in Colours. 4to. 3s. in attractive boards.

=Sunday Afternoons at Rose Cottage.= Bible Talks with Mamma. By Mrs. WATERWORTH, Author of "Blessings for the Little Ones," etc. In very large type. With Illustrations. 1s. 6d. cloth gilt.

=Listening to Jesus.= A Sunday Book for the Little Ones. By E. M. WATERWORTH. With Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. Small 4to. 1s. 6d. cloth boards, gilt edges.

=Children's Daily Bread.= A Picture, Text and Verse for Every Day of the Year. 2s. 6d. cloth.

=Bible Tales for Children.= With Forty full-page Illustrations. Small 4to. 3s. 6d. cloth bevelled boards, gilt edges.

=Stories of Bible Children.= A New Sunday Book for very Little Children. By Mrs. E. M. WATERWORTH. In very large type. With Illustrations. Small 4to. 1s. 6d. cloth boards, gilt edges.

POPULAR ANNUALS.

THE Child's Companion AND _Juvenile Instructor Annual_ FOR 1888.

192 pages. 8-1/2 by 6-1/2.

Contains a Story in twelve chapters by Mrs. O. F. WALTON, Author of "Christie's Old Organ," &c., and a variety of interesting reading for young folks, with a Coloured Frontispiece and many Illustrations. 1s. 6d. attractive coloured boards; 2s. neat cloth; 2s. 6d. handsome cloth full gilt.

Our Little Dot's Annual for 1888.

192 pages. 8-1/2 by 6-1/2.

_The Yearly Volume of_

"OUR LITTLE DOTS."

Full of Pretty Pictures and Little Stories in Large Type. 1s. 6d. attractive coloured boards; 2s. neat cloth; 2s 6d. handsome cloth gilt.

"Just what children will like."--_Church Sunday School Magazine._

The Cottager and Artisan Annual. THE VOLUME FOR 1888.

It contains 144 pages of interesting reading and illustrations. A most suitable book to present to the Workmen's Institute, Club, or Reading Room, and for the Home Reading of Working People in Town and Country. Many Large Pictures, forming quite a family scrap-book. Much of the letterpress is in large type. 1s. 6d. in pretty coloured cover; 2s. 6d. cloth boards gilt.

Size of page 13-1/2 by 10.

"Telling pictures and practical articles. We only wish that any praise of ours might increase the circulation of a most valuable periodical."--_The Times._

"A large amount of good reading for those who have little time or opportunity. The type is large and clear, and the Illustrations numerous and good."--_Scottish Leader._

"A welcome addition to the homes of the working classes."--_Western Morning News._

The Tract Magazine Annual for 1888.

240 pages. 8-3/4 by 5.

Contains a complete story in fourteen chapters by Mrs. C. NUGENT JACKSON, Author of "Me and Jim," &c., entitled "The Family Foe," and contributions by P. B. POWER, M.A., A. N. MACKRAY, M.A., M. E. BECK, R. R. THOM, LUCY TAYLOR, C. H. SPURGEON, JAMES GILMOUR, and others. With numerous Engravings. 1s. 6d. cloth boards.

Friendly Greetings.

_ILLUSTRATED READINGS FOR THE PEOPLE._

208 pages. 10-3/4 by 7-1/2.

This Illustrated Magazine is bound in half-yearly volumes. Filled with Pictures and short anecdotal papers. Each half-yearly volume complete in itself, and profusely Illustrated. 2s. 6d. cloth boards.

"Lively, entertaining readings. The illustrations are also very attractive."--_The Christian._

MAGAZINES FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD.

SIXPENCE MONTHLY. ONE PENNY WEEKLY.

THE BOY'S OWN PAPER.

"It appeals directly to every youth, whether he loves fiction or field sports, and has a charm even for boys of maturer age."--_Daily Telegraph._

_New Volume commenced with November Monthly Part._

SIXPENCE MONTHLY. ONE PENNY WEEKLY.

THE SUNDAY AT HOME.

"The SUNDAY AT HOME is made for Sunday reading, but there is, nevertheless, nothing vapid, goody-goody or childish about it, but rather writing and story-telling of unquestionable merit, obviously done by skilled hands, and put together by a competent and experienced editor."--_Medical Press._

_New Volume commenced with January Part._

SIXPENCE MONTHLY. ONE PENNY WEEKLY.

THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER.

"It bears the reflection on every page of that inimitable character, the bright, sensible, lady-like English girl."--_The Bookseller._

_New Volume commenced with November Monthly Part._

NEW SERIES. SIXPENCE MONTHLY.

THE LEISURE HOUR.

_A Monthly Magazine for Family and General Reading._

"The LEISURE HOUR is, if possible, better than it used to be, and certainly its literary and artistic merits are unsurpassed in the domain of cheap and good serial publications."--_The Queen._

_A New Volume commenced with the January Part._

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