Part 2

=GREAT HISTORIC EVENTS.= The Conquest of India, Indian Mutiny, French Revolution, the Crusades, the Conquest of Mexico, Napoleon’s Russian Campaign. Illustrated. =2/6=

=HISTORICAL CELEBRITIES.= Comprising lives of Oliver Cromwell, Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Duke of Wellington. Illustrated. 2/6

‘The story of their life-work is told in such a way as to teach important historical, as well as personal, lessons bearing upon the political history of this country.’--_Schoolmaster._

=STORIES OF REMARKABLE PERSONS.= The Herschels, Mary Somerville, Sir Walter Scott, A. T. Stewart, &c. By WILLIAM CHAMBERS, LL.D. =2/6=

Embraces about two dozen lives, and the biographical sketches are freely interspersed with anecdotes, so as to make it popular and stimulating reading for both young and old.

=STORIES OF OLD FAMILIES.= By W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. =2/6=

The Setons--Lady Jean Gordon--Countess of Nithsdale--Lady Grisell Baillie--Grisell Cochrane--the Keiths--Lady Grange--Lady Jane Douglas--Story of Wedderburn--Story of Erskine--Countess of Eglintoun--Lady Forbes--the Dalrymples--Montrose--Buccleuch Family--Argyll Family, &c.

=YOUTH’S COMPANION AND COUNSELLOR.= By WILLIAM CHAMBERS, LL.D. =2/6=

=TALES FOR TRAVELLERS.= Selected from Chambers’s _Papers for the People_. 2 volumes, each =2/6=

Containing twelve tales by the author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_, George Cupples, and other well-known writers.

Price 2s.

=BUNYAN’S PILGRIM’S PROGRESS.= With Index; and Prefatory Memoir by Rev. JOHN BROWN, D.D., Bedford. Illustrated by J. D. Watson. =2/=

A careful reprint, giving the best text of Bunyan’s masterpiece, with a useful index for ready reference.

=BRUCE’S TRAVELS.= Travels of James Bruce through part of Africa, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia, into Abyssinia, to discover the source of the Nile. Illustrated. =2/=

‘An ideal volume for a school prize.’--_Publishers’ Circular._

‘The record of his journey in this volume is full of fascination and freshness. Few travellers have followed in Bruce’s footsteps; none have seen with a clearer eye or left more vivid impressions of what he saw.’--_Aberdeen Free Press._

‘A healthier or more entertaining book it would be impossible to place in the hands of any youth. When we look to the 358 pages of clear letterpress, the capital illustrations, and the pretty binding, the book seems a marvel of cheapness.’--_Perthshire Courier._

=THE HALF-CASTE=: an Old Governess’s Story, and other Tales. By the author of _John Halifax, Gentleman_. =2/=

‘Cannot but edify, while it must of necessity gratify and please the fortunate reader.’--_Liverpool Mercury._

‘The volume contains six short stories, which may be unhesitatingly recommended to such as relish fiction that is free from all morbidness, and is at the same time interesting.’--_Publishers’ Circular._

=THE LIFE AND TRAVELS OF MUNGO PARK IN AFRICA.= With Illustrations, Introduction, and concluding chapter on the Present Position of Affairs in the Niger Territory. =2/=

‘Few books of travel have acquired so speedy and extensive a reputation as this of Park’s.’--THOMAS CARLYLE.

‘A notable work well worthy of recommendation.’--_Birmingham Gazette._

=TWO ROYAL LIVES=: Queen Victoria, William I., German Emperor. =2/=

=FOUR GREAT PHILANTHROPISTS=: Lord Shaftesbury, George Peabody, John Howard, J. F. Oberlin. Illustrated. =2/=

Shows the good accomplished through the agency of the lives and labours of a noble Earl, a millionaire, a prison reformer, and the humble pastor of the remote Ban de la Roche.

=TWO GREAT AUTHORS.= Lives of Scott and Carlyle. =2/=

‘Youthful readers will find these accounts of the boyhood and youth of two of the three Scotch literary giants full of interest.’--_Schoolmaster._

=EMINENT ENGINEERS.= Lives of Watt, Stephenson, Telford, and Brindley. =2/=

‘All young persons should read it, for it is in an excellent sense educational. It were devoutly to be wished that young people would take delight in such biographies.’--_Indian Engineer._

=TALES OF THE GREAT AND BRAVE.= By MARGARET FRASER TYTLER. =2/=

A collection of interesting biographies and anecdotes of great men and women of history, in the style of Scott’s _Tales of a Grandfather_, written by a niece of the historian of Scotland.

=THROUGH STORM AND STRESS.= By J. S. FLETCHER. With Frontispiece by W. S. Stacey. =2/=

‘Full of excitement and incident.’--_Dundee Advertiser._

=GREAT WARRIORS=: Nelson, Wellington, Napoleon. =2/=

‘One of the most instructive books published this season.’--_Liverpool Mercury._

=HEROIC LIVES=: Livingstone, Stanley, General Gordon, Lord Dundonald. =2/=

‘It would be difficult to name four other lives in which we find more enterprise, adventure, achievement.... The book is sure to please.’--_Leeds Mercury._

=THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF WALTER TRELAWNEY=, Parish ’Prentice of Plymouth, in the year of the Great Armada. Re-told by J. S. FLETCHER, author of _Through Storm and Stress_, &c. With Frontispiece by W. S. Stacey. =2/=

‘A wonderfully vivid story of the year of the Great Armada; far more effective than the unwholesome trash which so often does duty for boys’ books nowadays.’--_Idler._

=FIVE VICTIMS=: a School-room Story. By M. BRAMSTON, author of _Boys and Girls_, _Uncle Ivan_, &c. With Frontispiece by H. A. Bone. =2/=

‘A delightful book for children. Miss Bramston has told her simple story extremely well.’--_Associates’ Journal._

=SOME BRAVE BOYS AND GIRLS.= By EDITH C. KENYON, author of _The Little Knight_, _Wilfrid Clifford_, &c. =2/=

‘A capital book: will be read with delight by both boys and girls.’--_Manchester Examiner._

=ELIZABETH=, or Cloud and Sunshine. By HENLEY I. ARDEN, author of _Leather Mill Farm_, _Aunt Bell_, &c. With Frontispiece by Herbert A. Bone. =2/=

‘This is a charming story, and in every way suitable as a gift-book or prize for girls.’--_Schoolmaster._

=HEROES OF ROMANTIC ADVENTURE=, being Biographical Sketches of Lord Clive, founder of British supremacy in India; Captain John Smith, founder of the colony of Virginia; the Good Knight Bayard; and Garibaldi, the Italian patriot. Illustrated. =2/=

=FAMOUS MEN.= Illustrated. =2/=

Biographical Sketches of Lord Dundonald, George Stephenson, Lord Nelson, Louis Napoleon, Captain Cook, George Washington, Sir Walter Scott, Peter the Great, &c.

=LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.= Illustrated. =2/=

‘A fine example of attractive biographical writing.... A short address, “The Way to Wealth,” should be read by every young man in the kingdom.’--_Teachers’ Aid._

=EMINENT WOMEN=, and Tales for Girls. Illustrated. =2/=

‘The lives include those of Grace Darling, Joan of Arc, Flora Macdonald, Helen Gray, Madame Roland, and others.’--_Teachers’ Aid._

=TALES FROM CHAMBERS’S JOURNAL.= 4 vols., each =2/=

Comprise interesting short stories by James Payn, Hugh Conway, D. Christie Murray, Walter Thornbury, G. Manville Fenn, Dutton Cook, J. B. Harwood, and other popular writers.

=BIOGRAPHY, EXEMPLARY AND INSTRUCTIVE.= Edited by W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. =2/=

The Editor gives in this volume a selection of biographies of those who, while exemplary in their private lives, became the benefactors of their species by the still more exemplary efforts of their intellect.

=OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS=--the Dog, Cat, Horse, and Elephant. With numerous Illustrations. =2/=

=AILIE GILROY.= By W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. =2/=

‘The life of a poor Scotch lassie ... a book that will be highly esteemed for its goodness as well as for its attractiveness.’--_Teachers’ Aid._

=ESSAYS, FAMILIAR AND HUMOROUS.= By ROBERT CHAMBERS, LL.D. 2 vols., each =2/=

Contains some of the finest essays, tales, and social sketches of the author of _Traditions of Edinburgh_, reprinted from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=MARITIME DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE.= Illustrated. =2/=

Columbus--Balboa--Richard Falconer--North-east Passage--South Sea Marauders--Alexander Selkirk--Crossing the Line--Genuine Crusoes--Castaway--Scene with a Pirate, &c.

=SHIPWRECKS AND TALES OF THE SEA.= Illustrated. =2/=

‘A collection of narratives of many famous shipwrecks, with other tales of the sea.... The tales of fortitude under difficulties, and in times of extreme peril, as well as the records of adherence to duty, contained in this volume, cannot but be of service.’--_Practical Teacher._

=SKETCHES, LIGHT AND DESCRIPTIVE.= By W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. =2/=

A selection from contributions to _Chambers’s Journal_, ranging over a period of thirty years.

=MISCELLANY OF INSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERTAINING TRACTS.= Each =2/=

These Tracts comprise Tales, Poetry, Ballads, Remarkable Episodes in History, Papers on Social Economy, Domestic Management, Science, Travel, &c. The articles contain wholesome and attractive reading for Mechanics’, Parish, School, and Cottage Libraries.

_s._ _d._ 20 Vols. cloth 20 0 10 Vols. cloth 20 0 10 Vols. cloth, gilt edges 25 0 10 Vols, half-calf 45 0 160 Nos. each 0 1 Which may be had separately.

Price 1s. 6d.

With Illustrations.

=SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON.= Their Life and Adventures on a Desert Island. =1/6=

=SKETCHES OF ANIMAL LIFE AND HABITS.= By ANDREW WILSON, Ph.D., &c =1/6=

A popular natural history text-book, and a guide to the use of the observing powers. Compiled with a view of affording the young and the general reader trustworthy ideas of the animal world.

=RAILWAYS AND RAILWAY MEN.= =1/6=

‘A readable and entertaining book.’--_Manchester Guardian._

=EXPERIENCES OF A BARRISTER.= =1/6=

Eleven tales embracing experiences of a barrister and attorney.

=BEGUMBAGH=, a Tale of the Indian Mutiny. =1/6=

A thrilling tale by GEORGE MANVILLE FENN.

=THE BUFFALO HUNTERS=, and other Tales. =1/6=

Fourteen short stories reprinted from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=TALES OF THE COASTGUARD=, and other Stories. =1/6=

Fifteen interesting stories from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=THE CONSCRIPT=, and other Tales. =1/6=

Twenty-two short stories specially adapted for perusal by the young.

=THE DETECTIVE OFFICER=, by ‘WATERS;’ and other Tales. =1/6=

Nine entertaining detective stories, with three others.

=FIRESIDE TALES AND SKETCHES.= =1/6=

Contains eighteen tales and sketches by R. Chambers, LL.D., and others by P. B. St John, A. M. Sargeant, &c.

=THE GOLD-SEEKERS=, and other Tales. =1/6=

Seventeen interesting tales from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=THE HOPE OF LEASCOMBE=, and other Stories. =1/6=

The principal tale inculcates the lesson that we cannot have everything our own way, and that passion and impulse are not reliable counsellors.

=THE ITALIAN’S CHILD=, and other Tales. =1/6=

Fifteen short stories from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=JURY-ROOM TALES.= =1/6=

Entertaining stories by James Payn, G. M. Fenn, and others.

=KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.= By W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. =1/6=

‘Illustrates, by means of a series of anecdotes, the intelligence, gentleness, and docility of the brute creation.’--_Sunday Times._

=THE MIDNIGHT JOURNEY.= By LEITCH RITCHIE; and other Tales. =1/6=

Sixteen short stories from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=OLDEN STORIES.= =1/6=

Sixteen short stories from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=THE RIVAL CLERKS=, and other Tales. =1/6=

The first tale shows how dishonesty and roguery are punished, and virtue triumphs in the end.

=ROBINSON CRUSOE.= By DANIEL DEFOE. =1/6=

A handy edition, profusely illustrated.

=PARLOUR TALES AND STORIES.= =1/6=

Seventeen short tales from the old series of _Chambers’s Journal_, by Anna Maria Sargeant, Mrs Crowe, Percy B. St John, Leitch Ritchie, &c.

=THE SQUIRE’S DAUGHTER=, and other Tales. =1/6=

Fifteen short stories from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=TALES FOR HOME READING.= =1/6=

Sixteen short stories from the old series of _Chambers’s Journal_, by A. M. Sargeant, Frances Brown, Percy B. St John, Mrs Crowe, and others.

=TALES FOR YOUNG AND OLD.= =1/6=

Fourteen short stories from _Chambers’s Journal_, by Mrs Crowe, Miss Sargeant, Percy B. St John, &c.

=TALES OF ADVENTURE.= =1/6=

Twenty-one tales, comprising wonderful escapes from wolves and bears, American Indians, and pirates; life on a desert island; extraordinary swimming adventures, &c.

=TALES OF THE SEA.= =1/6=

Five thrilling sea tales, by G. Manville Fenn, J. B. Harwood, and others.

=TALES AND STORIES TO SHORTEN THE WAY.= =1/6=

Fifteen interesting tales from _Chambers’s Journal_.

=TALES FOR TOWN AND COUNTRY.= =1/6=

Twenty-two tales and sketches, by R. CHAMBERS, LL.D., and other writers.

=HOME-NURSING.= By RACHEL A. NEUMAN. Paper, =1/=; cloth, =1/6=

A work intended to help the inexperienced and those who in a sudden emergency are called upon to do the work of home-nursing.

Price 1s.

=COOKERY FOR YOUNG HOUSEWIVES.= By ANNIE M. GRIGGS. =1/=

A book of practical utility, showing how tasteful and nutritious dishes may be prepared at little expense.

NEW SERIES OF CHAMBERS’S LIBRARY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

ILLUSTRATED.

Price 1s.

‘Excellent popular biographies.’--_British Weekly._

POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES.

=WALLACE AND BRUCE=: Heroes of Scotland. By MARY COCHRANE, L.L.A. Illustrated. =1/=

This little book gives the main outlines of the lives of the founders of Scottish political freedom. In its preparation the best authorities have been consulted, and here is given in small bulk the results of research only to be found in larger volumes more difficult of access.

=WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE=: the Story of his Life and Times. By EVAN J. CUTHBERTSON. With Portrait and numerous Illustrations. =1/=

Gives in brief and compact form what history, tradition, and research are able to tell us of the life-story of the world’s greatest dramatist. An attempt is made to picture the England he lived in, the scenes among which he moved, the people he associated with, and the customs that bound him.

=QUEEN VICTORIA=: the Story of her Life and Reign. =1/=

‘A sympathetic and popular sketch of the life and rule of our Queen up to the present day.’--_Manchester Guardian._

=LORD SHAFTESBURY AND GEORGE PEABODY.= Being the Story of Two Great Public Benefactors. With Portraits. =1/=

‘Cheap, interesting, and readable biographies.’--_Methodist Times._

‘May be recommended to young readers as being as inspiring as it is interesting.’--_Scotsman._

=WILLIAM I., GERMAN EMPEROR, AND HIS SUCCESSORS.= By MARY COCHRANE, L.L.A. Illustrated. =1/=

‘Must take a prominent place among compilations on the same subject.... Compact and comprehensive.’--_Daily Chronicle._

=THOMAS CARLYLE=: the Story of his Life and Writings. =1/=

‘We don’t know where to find a better biography of any man at the price.’--_Methodist Times._

=THOMAS ALVA EDISON=: the Story of his Life and Inventions. By E. C. KENYON. =1/=

‘It will repay any one who is interested in Edison’s various works to read this little book.’--_Inventions._

=THE STORY OF WATT AND STEPHENSON.= =1/=

‘As a gift-book for boys this is simply first-rate.’--_Schoolmaster._

=THE STORY OF NELSON AND WELLINGTON.= =1/=

‘This book is cheap, artistic, and instructive. It should be in the library of every home and school.’--_Schoolmaster._

=GENERAL GORDON AND LORD DUNDONALD=: the Story of Two Heroic Lives. =1/=

=THOMAS TELFORD AND JAMES BRINDLEY.= =1/=

‘This is a capital book for boys of active and inquiring mind.’--_Saturday Review._

=LIVINGSTONE AND STANLEY=: the Story of the opening up of the Dark Continent. =1/=

=COLUMBUS AND COOK=: the Story of their Lives, Voyages, and Discoveries. =1/=

‘Models of compact biography.’--_Christian World._

‘Is a fascinating and historical account of daring adventure.’--_Bristol Mercury._

=THE STORY OF THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER SCOTT.= By ROBERT CHAMBERS, LL.D. Revised, with additions, including the AUTOBIOGRAPHY. =1/=

Besides the AUTOBIOGRAPHY, many interesting and characteristic anecdotes of the boyhood of Scott, which challenge the attention of the young reader, have been added; while the whole has been revised and brought up to date.

=THE STORY OF HOWARD AND OBERLIN.= =1/=

The book is equally divided between the lives of Howard the prison reformer, and Oberlin the pastor and philanthropist, who worked such a wonderful reformation amongst the dwellers in a valley of the Vosges Mountains.

=THE STORY OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.= =1/=

A brief and graphic life of the first Napoleon, set in a history of his own times: the battle of Waterloo, as of special interest to English readers, being fully narrated.

=PERSEVERANCE AND SUCCESS=: the Life of William Hutton. =1/=

=STORY OF A LONG AND BUSY LIFE.= By W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. =1/=

STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.

=WONDERFUL STORIES FOR CHILDREN.= By HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN. Translated by Mary Howitt. Illustrated. =1/=

One of the first forms in which these ever-delightful stories of Hans Andersen were given to the British public.

=A FAIRY GRANDMOTHER=; or, Madge Ridd, a Little London Waif. By L. E. TIDDEMAN, author of _A Humble Heroine_. =1/=

A realistic story of a London waif, who runs off from a drunken mother, and who after many adventures is adopted by a good old lady in the country, who proves herself a fairy grandmother indeed.

=THE CHILDREN OF MELBY HALL.= By M. and J. M’KEAN. Illustrated. =1/=

These talks and stories of plant and animal life afford simple lessons on the importance of ‘Eyes and No Eyes,’ and show what an immense interest the study of natural history, even in its simplest forms, will produce in the minds of young folks.

=MARK WESTCROFT, CORDWAINER=: a Village Story. By F. SCARLETT POTTER. =1/=

=A HUMBLE HEROINE.= By L. E. TIDDEMAN. =1/=

=BABY JOHN.= By the author of _Laddie_, _Tip-Cat_, _Rose and Lavender_, &c. With Frontispiece by H. A. Bone. =1/=

‘Told with quite an unusual amount of pathos.’--_Spectator._

=THE GREEN CASKET=; =LEO’S POST-OFFICE=; =BRAVE LITTLE DENIS=. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. =1/=

Three charming stories by the author of the _Cuckoo Clock_, each teaching an important moral lesson.

=JOHN’S ADVENTURES=: a Tale of Old England. By THOMAS MILLER, author of _Boy’s Country Book_, &c. =1/=

=THE BEWITCHED LAMP.= By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With Frontispiece by Robert Barnes. =1/=

=ERNEST’S GOLDEN THREAD.= =1/=

=LITTLE MARY=, and other Stories. By L. T. MEADE. =1/=

=THE LITTLE KNIGHT.= By EDITH C. KENYON. =1/=

‘Has an admirable moral.... Natural, amusing, pathetic.’--_Manchester Guardian._

=WILFRID CLIFFORD=, or The Little Knight Again. By EDITH C. KENYON. With Frontispiece by W. S. Stacey. =1/=

=ZOE.= By the author of _Tip-Cat_, _Laddie_, &c. =1/=

‘A charming and touching study of child life.’--_Scotsman._

=UNCLE SAM’S MONEY-BOX.= By Mrs S. C. Hall. =1/=

=THEIR HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS.= By EDNA LYALL, author of _Donovan_, &c. =1/=

=FIRESIDE AMUSEMENTS=; a Book of Indoor Games. =1/=

‘A thoroughly useful work, which should be welcomed by all who have the organisation of children’s parties.’--_Review of Reviews._

=THE STEADFAST GABRIEL=: a Tale of Wichnor Wood. By MARY HOWITT. =1/=

=GRANDMAMMA’S POCKETS.= By Mrs S. C. HALL. =1/=

=THE SWAN’S EGG.= By Mrs S. C. HALL. =1/=

=MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY=, and =LIFE OF A SAILOR BOY=. =1/=

=DUTY AND AFFECTION=, or the Drummer-boy. =1/=

A thrilling narrative of the wars of the first Napoleon.

=FAMOUS POETRY.= Being a collection of the best English verse. Illustrated. =1/=

Price 9d.

Cloth, Illustrated.

=YOUNG KING ARTHUR.=

=THE LITTLE CAPTIVE KING.=

=FOUND ON THE BATTLEFIELD.=

=ALICE ERROL=, and other Tales.

=THE WHISPERER.= By Mrs S. C. HALL.

=TRUE HEROISM=, and other Stories.

=PICCIOLA=, and other Tales.

=TWELFTH NIGHT KING.=

=JOE FULWOOD’S TRUST.=

=PAUL ARNOLD.=

=CLEVER BOYS.=

=THE LITTLE ROBINSON.=

=MIDSUMMER HOLIDAY.=

=MY BIRTHDAY BOOK.=

Price 6d.

Cloth, with Illustrations.

‘For good literature at a cheap rate, commend us to a little series published by W. & R. Chambers, which consists of a number of readable stories by good writers.’--_Review of Reviews._

‘One contains three little stories from the pen of Mrs Molesworth, one of the most charming of writers for the little ones; and the name of L. T. Meade is a guarantee of good reading of a kind which children are sure to enjoy.’--_School Board Chronicle._

=CASSIE, and LITTLE MARY.= By L. T. MEADE.

=A LONELY PUPPY=, and =THE TAMBOURINE GIRL=. By L. T. MEADE.

=LEO’S POST-OFFICE=, and =BRAVE LITTLE DENIS=. By Mrs MOLESWORTH.

=GERALD AND DOT.= By Mrs FAIRBAIRN.

=KITTY AND HARRY.= By EMMA GELLIBRAND, author of _J. Cole_.

=DICKORY DOCK.= By L. T. MEADE, author of _Scamp and I_, &c.

=FRED STAMFORD’S START IN LIFE.= By Mrs FAIRBAIRN.

=NESTA=; or Fragments of a Little Life. By Mrs MOLESWORTH.

=NIGHT-HAWKS.= By the Hon. EVA KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN.

=A FARTHINGFUL.= By L. T. MEADE.

=POOR MISS CAROLINA.= By L. T. MEADE.

=THE GOLDEN LADY.= By L. T. MEADE.

=MALCOLM AND DORIS=; or Learning to Help. By DAVINA WATERSON.

=WILLIE NICHOLLS=; or False Shame and True Shame.

=SELF-DENIAL.= By Miss EDGEWORTH.

_W. & R. Chambers, Limited, London and Edinburgh._

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Transcriber’s Notes:

Captions for illustrations have been made consistent.

Punctuation has been made consistent.

Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected.