TWELFTH EDITION OF THE UNIVERSE.

The Universe: or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little. A Sketch of Contrasts in Creation, and Marvels revealed and explained by Natural Science. By F. A. Pouchet, m.d. With 272 Engravings on wood, of which 55 are full-page size, and 4 Coloured Illustrations. Twelfth Edition, medium 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges, 7s. 6d.; also morocco antique, 16s.

“Dr. Pouchet’s wonderful work on The Universe, than which there is no book better calculated to encourage the study of nature.”—Pall Mall Gazette.

“We know no better book of the kind for a schoolroom library.”—Bookman.

BY G. NORWAY.

In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.

A Prisoner of War: A Story of the Time of Napoleon Bonaparte. By G. Norway. With 6 page Illustrations by Robt. Barnes, a.r.w.s. 3s. 6d.

“More hairbreadth escapes from death by starvation, by ice, by fighting, &c., were never before surmounted.... It is a fine yarn.”—The Guardian.

A True Cornish Maid. By G. Norway. With 6 page Illustrations by J. Finnemore. 3s. 6d.

“There is some excellent reading.... Mrs. Norway brings before the eyes of her readers the good Cornish folk, their speech, their manners, and their ways. A True Cornish Maid deserves to be popular.”—Athenæum.

⁂ For other Books by G. Norway see p. 23.

Under False Colours: A Story from Two Girls’ Lives. By Sarah Doudney. Illustrated by G. G. Kilburne. 4s.

“Sarah Doudney has no superior as a writer of high-toned stories—pure in style and original in conception; but we have seen nothing from her pen equal in dramatic energy to this book.”—Christian Leader.

With the Sea Kings: A Story of the Days of Lord Nelson. By F. H. Winder. Illustrated by W. S. Stacey. 4s.

“Just the book to put into a boy’s hands. Every chapter contains boardings, cuttings out, fighting pirates, escapes of thrilling audacity, and captures by corsairs, sufficient to turn the quietest boy’s head. The story culminates in a vigorous account of the battle of Trafalgar. Happy boys!”—The Academy.

Dr. Jolliffe’s Boys: A Tale of Weston School. By Lewis Hough. With 6 page Pictures. 3s. 6d.

“Young people who appreciate Tom Brown’s School-days will find this story a worthy companion to that fascinating book.”—Newcastle Journal.

Dora: or, A Girl without a Home. By Mrs. R. H. Read. With 6 page Illustrations by Paul Hardy. 3s. 6d.

“It is no slight thing, in an age of rubbish, to get a story so pure and healthy as this.”—The Academy.

BY DR. GORDON STABLES, R.N.

“In all Dr. Gordon Stables’ books for boys we are sure to find a wholesome tone, plenty of instruction, and abundance of adventure.”—Saturday Review.

In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.

The Naval Cadet. By Gordon Stables, c.m., m.d., r.n. With 6 page Illustrations by William Rainey, r.i. 3s. 6d.

“A really interesting travellers’ tale, with plenty of fun and incident in it.”—Spectator.

“Love and war and ‘gun-room fun’ combine to make the history of The Naval Cadet a very readable book.”—Literature.

For Life and Liberty. By Gordon Stables, c.m., m.d., r.n. With 8 Illustrations by Sydney Paget, and a Map. 5s.

“The story is lively and spirited, with abundance of blockade-running, hard fighting, narrow escapes, and introductions to some of the most distinguished generals on both sides.”—The Times.

To Greenland and the Pole. By Gordon Stables, c.m., m.d., r.n. With 8 page Illustrations by G. C. Hindley, and a Map. 5s.

“His Arctic explorers have the verisimilitude of life. It is one of the books of the season, and one of the best Mr. Stables has ever written.”—Truth.

Westward with Columbus. By Gordon Stables, c.m., m.d., r.n. With 8 page Illustrations by A. Pearse. 5s.

“We must place Westward with Columbus among those books that all boys ought to read.”—The Spectator.

’Twixt School and College: A Tale of Self-reliance. By Gordon Stables, c.m., m.d., r.n. Illustrated by W. Parkinson. 5s.

“One of the best of a prolific writer’s books for boys, and inculcates the virtue of self-reliance.”—Athenæum.

BY HUGH ST. LEGER.

An Ocean Outlaw: A Story of Adventure in the good ship Margaret. With Illustrations by William Rainey, r.i. 4s.

“We know no modern boys’ book in which there is more sound, hearty, good-humoured fun, or of which the tone is more wholesome and bracing than Mr. St. Leger’s.”—National Observer.

Hallowe’en Ahoy! or, Lost on the Crozet Islands. By Hugh St. Leger. With 6 Illustrations by H. J. Draper. 4s.

“One of the best stories of seafaring life and adventure which have appeared this season. No boy who begins it but will wish to join the Britannia long before he finishes these delightful pages.”—Academy.

Sou’wester and Sword. By Hugh St. Leger. With 6 page Illustrations by Hal Hurst. 4s.

“As racy a tale of life at sea and war adventure as we have met with for some time.... Altogether the sort of book that boys will revel in.”—Athenæum.

BY CHARLES W. WHISTLER.

“Historical tales are always welcome when they are told by such a prince of story-tellers as Mr. Charles W. Whistler.”—The Record.

In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.

King Olaf’s Kinsman: A Story of the Last Saxon Struggle against the Danes. By Charles W. Whistler. With 6 page Illustrations by W. H. Margetson. 4s.

“Mr. Whistler’s story is in fine an excellent one—worthy to rank with some of R. L. Stevenson’s tales for boys.”—St. James’s Gazette.

Wulfric the Weapon-Thane: The Story of the Danish Conquest of East Anglia. By Charles W. Whistler. With 6 Illustrations by W. H. Margetson. 4s.

“A picturesque and energetic story. A worthy companion to his capital story, A Thane of Wessex. One that will delight all active-minded boys.”—Saturday Review.

A Thane of Wessex: Being the Story of the Great Viking Raid of 845. By Charles W. Whistler. With 6 Illustrations by W. H. Margetson. 3s. 6d.

“The story is told with spirit and force, and affords an excellent picture of the life of the period.”—Standard.

Grettir the Outlaw: A Story of Iceland. By S. Baring-Gould. With 6 page Illustrations by M. Zeno Diemer. 4s.

A Champion of the Faith: A Tale of Prince Hal and the Lollards. By J. M. Callwell. With 6 page Illustrations by Herbert J. Draper. 4s.

Meg’s Friend. By Alice Corkran. With 6 page Illustrations by Robert Fowler. 3s. 6d.

“One of Miss Corkran’s charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first amongst writers for young people.”—The Spectator.

Margery Merton’s Girlhood. By Alice Corkran. With 6 page Pictures by Gordon Browne. 3s. 6d.

“Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a delightful piquancy in the experiences and trials of a young English girl who studies painting in Paris.”—Saturday Review.

Down the Snow Stairs: or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By Alice Corkran. Illustrated by Gordon Browne. 3s. 6d.

“A gem of the first water, bearing upon every page the mark of genius. It is indeed a Little Pilgrim’s Progress.”—Christian Leader.

Gold, Gold, in Cariboo. By Clive Phillipps-Wolley. With 6 page Illustrations by G. C. Hindley. 3s. 6d.

“We have seldom read a more exciting tale. There is a capital plot, and the interest is sustained to the last page.”—The Times.

BY ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG.

In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.

Violet Vereker’s Vanity. By Annie E. Armstrong. With 6 page Illustrations by G. Demain Hammond, r.i. 3s. 6d.

“A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and feeling.”—Sheffield Independent.

Three Bright Girls: A Story of Chance and Mischance. By Annie E. Armstrong. Illustrated by W. Parkinson. 3s. 6d.

“Among many good stories for girls this is undoubtedly one of the very best.”—Teachers’ Aid.

A Very Odd Girl: or, Life at the Gabled Farm. By Annie E. Armstrong. Illustrated. 3s. 6d.

“The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching.”—The Lady.

The Captured Cruiser. By C. J. Hyne. Illustrated by Frank Brangwyn. 3s. 6d.

“The two lads and the two skippers are admirably drawn. Mr. Hyne has now secured a position in the first rank of writers of fiction for boys.”—Spectator.

Afloat at Last: A Sailor Boy’s Log of his Life at Sea. By John C. Hutcheson. 3s. 6d.

“As healthy and breezy a book as one could wish to put into the hands of a boy.”—Academy.

Brother and Sister: or, The Trials of the Moore Family. By Elizabeth J. Lysaght. 3s. 6d.

Storied Holidays: A Cycle of Red-letter Days. By E. S. Brooks. With 12 page Illustrations by Howard Pyle. 3s. 6d.

“It is a downright good book for a senior boy, and is eminently readable from first to last.”—Schoolmaster.

Chivalric Days: Stories of Courtesy and Courage in the Olden Times. By E. S. Brooks. With 20 Illustrations. 3s. 6d.

“We have seldom come across a prettier collection of tales. These charming stories of boys and girls of olden days are no mere fictitious or imaginary sketches, but are real and actual records of their sayings and doings.”—Literary World.

Historic Boys: Their Endeavours, their Achievements, and their Times. By E. S. Brooks. With 12 page Illustrations. 3s. 6d.

“A wholesome book, manly in tone; altogether one that should incite boys to further acquaintance with those rulers of men whose careers are narrated. We advise teachers to put it on their list of prizes.”—Knowledge.

BY EDGAR PICKERING.

In crown 8vo, cloth elegant.

A Stout English Bowman. By Edgar Pickering. With 6 page Illustrations by Walter S. Stacey. 3s. 6d.

“A vivid romance of the times of Henry III. In drawing the various pictures of this age of chivalry Mr. Pickering has caught the true spirit of the period, and never once does he forget that he is writing the sayings and doings of a past age.”—Public Opinion.

Two Gallant Rebels. By Edgar Pickering. With 6 Illustrations by W. H. Overend. 3s. 6d.

“There is something very attractive about Mr. Pickering’s style.... Boys will relish the relation of those dreadful and moving events, which, indeed, will never lose their fascination for readers of all ages.”—The Spectator.

In Press-Gang Days. By Edgar Pickering. With 6 Illustrations by W. S. Stacey. 3s. 6d.

“It is of Marryat we think as we read this delightful story; for it is not only a story of adventure with incidents well conceived and arranged, but the characters are interesting and well-distinguished.”—Academy.

An Old-Time Yarn. By Edgar Pickering. Illustrated by Alfred Pearse. 3s. 6d.

“And a very good yarn it is, with not a dull page from first to last. There is a flavour of Westward Ho! in this attractive book.”—Educational Review.

Silas Verney: A Tale of the Time of Charles II. By Edgar Pickering. With 6 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. 3s. 6d.

“Altogether this is an excellent story for boys.”—Saturday Review.

His First Kangaroo: An Australian Story for Boys. By Arthur Ferres. Illustrated by Percy F. S. Spence. 3s. 6d.