BLACKIE'S HALF-CROWN SERIES.

Illustrated by eminent Artists. In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.

Marooned on Australia, being the Narration of Diedrich Buys of his Discoveries in Terra Australis Incognito about the year 1630. By Ernest Favenc.

"A remarkably interesting and well-written story of travel and adventure in the Great Southern Land."—School Guardian.

My Friend Kathleen. By Jennie Chappell.

"A pleasantly-written story for elder girls, who will admire Kathleen's courage, and learn much from her nobility of character."—Board Teacher.

A Girl's Kingdom. By M. Corbet-Seymour.

"The story is bright, well told, and thoroughly healthy and good."—Ch. Bells.

Laugh and Learn: The Easiest Book of Nursery Lessons and Nursery Games. By Jennett Humphreys.

"One of the best books of the kind imaginable, full of practical teaching in word and picture, and helping the little ones pleasantly along a right royal road to learning."—Graphic.

Reefer and Rifleman: A Tale of the Two Services. By Lieut.-Col. Percy-Groves.

"A good, old-fashioned, amphibious story of our fighting with the Frenchmen in the beginning of our century, with a fair sprinkling of fun and frolic."—Times.

A Musical Genius. By the Author of the "Two Dorothys".

"It is brightly written, well illustrated, and daintily bound, and can be strongly recommended as a really good prize-book."—Teachers' Aid.

For the Sake of a Friend: A Story of School Life. By Margaret Parker.

"An excellent school-girl story.... Susie Snow and her friend, Trix Beresford, are charming girls."—Athenæum.

Under the Black Eagle. By Andrew Hilliard.

"The rapid movement of the story, and the strange scenes through which it passes, give it a full interest of surprise and adventure."—Scotsman.

The Secret of the Australian Desert. By Ernest Favenc.

"We recommend the book most heartily; it is certain to please boys and girls, and even some grown-ups."—Guardian.

A Golden Age: A Story of Four Merry Children. By Ismay Thorn. Illustrated by Gordon Browne.

"Ought to have a place of honour on the nursery shelf."—The Athenæum.

BY BEATRICE HARRADEN.

Things Will Take a Turn. By Beatrice Harraden. With 44 Illustrations by John H. Bacon.

"Perhaps the most brilliant is Things Will Take a Turn.... A tale of humble child life in East London. It is a delightful blending of comedy and tragedy, with an excellent plot."—The Times.

From "Things will Take a Turn". (Reduced.)

The Whispering Winds, and the Tales that they Told. By Mary H. Debenham. With 25 Illustrations by Paul Hardy.

"We wish the winds would tell us stories like these. It would be worth while to climb Primrose Hill, or even to the giddy heights of Hampstead Heath in a bitter east wind, if we could only be sure of hearing such a sweet, sad, tender, and stirring story as that of Hilda Brave Heart, or even one that was half so good."—Academy.

Hal Hungerford. By J. R. Hutchinson, b.a.

"Altogether, Hal Hungerford is a distinct literary success."—Spectator.

The Secret of the Old House. By E. Everett-Green.

"Tim, the little Jacobite, is a charming creation."—Academy.

White Lilac: or, The Queen of the May. By Amy Walton.

"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."—Liverpool Mercury.

The Brig "Audacious". By Alan Cole.

"Fresh and wholesome as a breath of sea air."—Court Journal.

Jasper's Conquest. By Elizabeth J. Lysaght.

"One of the best boys' books of the season."—Schoolmaster.

Little Lady Clare. By Evelyn Everett-Green.

"Reminds us in its quaintness of Mrs. Ewing's delightful tales."—Liter. World.

The Eversley Secrets. By Evelyn Everett-Green.

"Roy Eversley is a very touching picture of high principle."—Guardian.

The Hermit Hunter of the Wilds. By G. Stables, r.n.

"Will gladden the heart of many a bright boy."—Methodist Recorder.

Sturdy and Strong. By G. A. Henty.

"A hero who stands as a good instance of chivalry in domestic life."—The Empire.

Gutta-Percha Willie. By George Mac Donald.

"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 is well and brilliantly told."—Literary World.

The Lads of Little Clayton. By R. Stead.

"A capital book for boys."—Schoolmaster.

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

"The idea is a very happy one, and admirably carried out."—Practical Teacher.

A Waif Of the Sea: or, The Lost Found. By Kate Wood.

"Written with tenderness and grace."—Morning Advertiser.

Winnie's Secret. By Kate Wood.

"One of the best story-books we have read."—Schoolmaster.

Miss Willowburn's Offer. By Sarah Doudney.

"Patience Willowburn is one of Miss Doudney's best creations."—Spectator.

A Garland for Girls. By Louisa M. Alcott.

"These little tales are the beau ideal of girls' stories."—Christian World.

Hetty Gray: or, Nobody's Bairn. By Rosa Mulholland.

"Hetty is a delightful creature—piquant, tender, and true."—World.

Brothers in Arms: A Story of the Crusades. By F. Bayford Harrison.

"Sure to prove interesting to young people of both sexes."—Guardian.

Miss Fenwick's Failures. By Esmé Stuart.

"A girl true to real life, who will put no nonsense into young heads."—Graphic.

Gytha's Message. By Emma Leslie.

"This is the sort of book that all girls like."—Journal of Education.

A Little Handful. By Harriet J. Scripps.

"He is a real type of a boy."—The Schoolmaster.

Hammond's Hard Lines. By Skelton Kuppord.

"It is just what a boy would choose if the selection of a story-book is left in his own hand."—School Guardian.

Dulcie King: A Story for Girls. By M. Corbet-Seymour.

"An extremely graceful, well-told tale of domestic life.... The heroine, Dulcie, is a charming person, and worthy of the good fortune which she causes and shares."—Guardian.

Hugh Herbert's Inheritance. By Caroline Austin.

"Will please by its simplicity, its tenderness, and its healthy interesting motive. It is admirably written."—Scotsman.

Nicola: The Career of a Girl Musician. By M. Corbet-Seymour.

Jack o' Lanthorn: A Tale of Adventure. By Henry Frith.

Reduced Illustration from "A Girl in Spring-time".

My Mistress the Queen. By M. A. Paull.

The Stories of Wasa and Menzikoff.

Stories of the Sea in Former Days.

Tales of Captivity and Exile.

Famous Discoveries by Sea and Land.

Stirring Events of History.

Adventures in Field, Flood, and Forest.

"It would be difficult to place in the hands of young people books which combine interest and instruction in a higher degree."—Manchester Courier.

A Rough Road: or, How the Boy Made a Man of Himself. By Mrs. G. Linnæus Banks.

"Mrs. Banks has not written a better book than A Rough Road."—Spectator.

The Two Dorothys. By Mrs. Herbert Martin.

"A book that will interest and please all girls."—The Lady.

A Cruise in Cloudland. By Henry Frith.

"A thoroughly interesting story."—St. James's Gazette.

Marian and Dorothy. By Annie E. Armstrong.

"This is distinctively a book for girls. A bright wholesome story."—Academy.

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

"It may almost vie with Mr. R. L. Stevenson's Treasure Island."—Guardian.

Gladys Anstruther. By Louisa Thompson.

"It is a clever book: novel and striking in the highest degree."—Schoolmistress.