What books to lend and what to give

=The Heir of Redclyffe.= =Heartsease.= =Hopes and Fears.= =The Daisy Chain.= =Dynevor Terrace.= =Pillars of the House.= 2 vols. =Clever Woman of the Family.= =Lady Hester and th...

I have added a few suggestions of extracts for penny readings, but it is not easy to collect enough that do not verge on buffoonery, or that have no element of vulgarity; and in...

Boys are here treated as separate subjects. The mild tales that girls will read simply to pass away the time are ineffective with them. Many will not read at all. Those who will...

These last are more of Sunday-school books than intended to be lent, but as most of the instruction to _very_ little ones must be conveyed either by reading or speaking to them,...

Hardly to be called historical, but with the grand outlines of Sir T. Malory’s great romance and with excellent illustrations by Gustave Doré. Desirable as giving the genuine En...

Unusually striking and beautiful. A girl, whose dreams inspire missionary ardour, yet who has not steadfastness or courage enough to follow out her own visions when they may bec...

An attempt to show how interest in missionary life enlarges the whole mind and interest. The execution is not equal to the conception, but, such as it is, it may be a useful ope...

Very few directly religious books are here suggested. It is not well to give a very serious book in a chance way to a young creature expecting amusement. And the best books are...

=MRS. J. H. EWING’S A FLAT IRON FOR A FARTHING.= =MRS. J. H. EWING’S JAN OF THE WINDMILL.= =MRS. J. H. EWING’S SIX TO SIXTEEN.= A Story for Girls. =MRS. J. H. EWING’S THE BROWNI...

CONSTANTIA CAREW. 5_s._ MEMORIES of TROUBLOUS TIMES. 5_s._ The ROCHEMONTS. 5_s._ LADY ALICE. 5_s._ LIFE’S AFTERMATH. 5_s._ A LILY AMONG THORNS. 5_s._ HEIGHTS and VALLEYS. 5_s._...

“Mr. Arthur writes in an eminently lucid and forcible style, and it is much to be wished that Mr. Spencer’s disciples would give this volume a candid reading. We would strongly...