SHILLING GIFT BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Reading edition
Each Book sent Post Free for 12 Stamps.
UNION JACK; and other stories.
BY MRS. S. C. HALL.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"Mrs. Hall has written a charming story. The scene is laid in Ireland. The characters are for the most part Irish, and the name of the tale is 'Union Jack.' It is written with much simplicity, and is calculated to amuse men and women as well as children, for whom it is professedly written."—Western Daily Mercury.
THE TOWN OF TOYS; and other stories.
BY SARA WOOD.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"One of the best of the series; the narrative is clearly and concisely written, the subject matter is good, and above all it is replete with that sustained interest, without which children's stories become worse than useless."—English Churchman.
NO MAN'S LAND; and other stories.
BY T. MILLER.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"A series of very amusing and instructive tales for children, written by a talented author."—Brighton Gazette.
THE SEA SPLEENWORT; and other stories.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE."
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"A capital little book for children, both amusing and instructive."—Liverpool Daily Post.
LOTTIE'S HALF-SOVEREIGN; and other stories.
BY MRS. RUSSELL GRAY.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"The story before us is a most delightful one, and such as may be placed in the hands of any child with the utmost confidence."—Hull Advertiser.
THE SHEPHERD LORD; and other stories.
BY JULIA CORNER.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"We cannot imagine a better book for children educated at home; it combines the fascination of romance with the truth of history, and will be eagerly devoured by the youth of both sexes."—Somerset County Herald.
THE CAPTIVE'S DAUGHTER; and other stories.
BY W. HEARD HILLYARD.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"If one were asked to select a series of stories most suitable for presents to children, and affording real pleasure in their perusal to 'children of a larger growth,' very few would hesitate to name this series as the very first and best of the class."—Coventry Herald.
THE ORPHANS OF ELFHOLM; and other stories.
BY FRANCES BROWNE.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"A book to be prized by the young, for its several tales are well written and full of touching interest."—City Press.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG; and other stories.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "A TRAP TO CATCH A SUNBEAM."
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"The precept of moral courage which it inculcates, coupled with its excellent tone throughout, stamps it at once as being of the right sort."—English Churchman.
NOT CLEVER; and other stories.
BY FRANCES M. WILBRAHAM.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"Pure in tone, full of interest, well got up, and cheap."—Hereford Times.
DEAR CHARLOTTE'S BOYS; and other stories.
BY EMILY TAYLOR.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"We are glad to receive a volume of these pretty stories. There is something refreshing in them, scarcely to be found in any other publication."—City Press.
THE STORY OF NELSON; and other stories.
BY W. H. G. KINGSTON.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"Mr. Kingston, with great skill, brings out the stirring events of the great Admiral's life from the lips of an old Greenwich pensioner. The story is told with all the enthusiasm of a true 'Salt,' and has the further merit of capital descriptive writing."—Plymouth Journal.
BLIND URSULA; and other stories.
BY MRS. WEBB.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"A domestic tale of humble life, which will well repay perusal. There is an excellent tone, moral and religious, throughout the narrative."—Leeds Intelligencer.
SEA-SHELL ISLAND; and other stories.
BY G. E. SARGENT.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"An exceeding pretty story."—Somersetshire County Herald.
WHICH WAS THE BRAVEST? and other stories.
BY L. A. HALL.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"A tale of the Christmas holidays on the banks of the Shannon, intended to show, by the conduct of a party of young people, that rashness and disobedience are no proofs of courage. It should be widely spread, for the spirit of the little book is excellent. The engravings are appropriate and pleasing."—Plymouth Journal.
THE CLOCKMAKER OF LYONS; and other stories.
BY E. M. PIPER.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"An interesting tale, forming one of Messrs. Groombridge's Series of Gift Books, and by no means the worst of the series."—Cheltenham Journal.
THE ANGEL UNAWARES; and other stories.
BY MARY HOWITT.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"A pretty story of kindness rewarded by success. The principal actors are children, and the teaching of the story, while it is full of point for older learners, is adapted especially to the capacity of youth."—Plymouth and Devonport Journal.
HISTORICAL DRAMAS.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE."
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"Combines amusement with instruction in a way that must please the rising generation."—Renfrewshire Independent.
LOST IN THE WOOD; and other stories.
BY MRS. GILCHRIST.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"Perfectly healthy in tone, and highly interesting, these tales are indeed most suitable for family reading."—Gloucester Mercury.
RAINBOW'S REST; and other stories.
BY THOMAS HOOD.
Illustrated with 15 Wood Engravings. Foolscap 8vo, cloth gilt, 1s.
"These are excellent stories for children, and nicely got up and illustrated."—Paisley Herald.
A COMPLETE SET OF THE TWENTY VOLUMES, VIZ.:—
UNION JACK. By Mrs. S. C. Hall.
TOWN OF TOYS. By Sara Wood.
NO MAN'S LAND. By T. Miller.
SEA SPLEENWORT. By Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe."
LOTTIE'S HALF-SOVEREIGN. By Mrs. Russell Gray.
THE SHEPHERD LORD. By Julia Corner.
THE CAPTIVE'S DAUGHTER. By W. Heard Hillyard.
THE ORPHANS OF ELFHOLM. By Frances Browne.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG. By Author of "A Trap to Catch a Sunbeam."
NOT CLEVER. By Frances M. Wilbraham.
DEAR CHARLOTTE'S BOYS. By Emily Taylor.
STORY OF NELSON. By W. H. G. Kingston.
BLIND URSULA. By Mrs. Webb.
SEA-SHELL ISLAND. By G. E. Sargent.
WHICH WAS THE BRAVEST? By L. A. Hall.
THE CLOCKMAKER OF LYONS. By E. M. Piper.
THE ANGEL UNAWARES. By Mary Howitt.
HISTORICAL DRAMAS. By Author of "The Heir of Redclyffe."
LOST IN THE WOOD. By Mrs. Gilchrist.
RAINBOW'S REST. By Thomas Hood.
Enclosed in a Box, 20s.
"We have read most of them with great care, for we are very watchful over books for the young, and can assure our readers they are well worth a mother's attention. They vary in interest and in moral value, but all of them are calculated both to amuse and instruct. Some convey valuable historical information, others lessons in natural history, and most of them convey a healthy moral influence. All are subservient to religion as well as morals, but they are not tinctured with any ism, nor do they inculcate any peculiar tenets."—British Mothers' Journal.