HODDER AND STOUGHTON'S WORKS FOR THE YOUNG.

Suitable for School Prizes and Gift Books, nearly all being Illustrated, Handsomely Bound, and printed on Fine Paper.

PRICE SEVEN SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE EACH.

PRIEST AND NUN: a Story of Convent Life. By the Author of "Almost a Nun," &c. With Nine Illustrations. Crown 8vo.

COBBIN'S CHILD'S COMMENTATOR ON THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. Twelve Coloured Illustrations and many Woodcuts. Square 16mo., embossed cloth, gilt edges.

VESTINA'S MARTYRDOM: a Story of the Catacombs. By Emma Raymond Pitman. Crown 8vo., cloth extra.

SERMONS FROM THE STUDIO. By Marie Sibree. Crown 8vo., cloth elegant, gilt edges.

PRICE FIVE SHILLINGS EACH.

TALES OF OLD OCEAN. By Lieutenant C. R. Low, Late of H. M. Indian Navy. With Four Illustrations. Crown 8vo., cloth.

"A clever and racy narrator, who, in talking about the sea speaks of a familiar friend, and in touching upon naval matters deals with the affairs of his original vocation."—Athenæum.

OLD MERRY'S ANNUAL FOR 1870. Tales, Travels, Sketches, and other Contributions by the best Writers for the Young. Profusely Illustrated. Square 16mo,, cloth, richly gilt, and gilt edges.

OLD MERRY'S ANNUAL from the Commencement, in Four Volumes, may also be had uniform, price 5s. each.

"Old Merry presents his Annual to the many who relish his 'wise saws and modern instances,' gorgeous in green and gold, well printed, profusely illustrated, and with a literary bill of fare suited alike to the tastes of boys and girls."—Morning Post.

THE BEGGARS; or, the Founders of the Dutch Republic. By J. B. De Liefde. Second and Cheaper Edition. Fcap. 8vo., cloth elegant.

GEOGRAPHICAL FUN. A Series of Maps, in which the Outlines are Humorously Treated so as to represent the National Figures and Costumes of the following Countries:—

England.

Scotland.

Wales.

Ireland.

France.

Spain.

Italy.

Prussia.

Germany.

Holland & Belgium.

Denmark.

Russia.

The Figures Beautifully Coloured by Vincent Brooks. In 4to., handsomely bound in embossed cloth, richly gilt and enamelled.

PRICE THREE SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE EACH.

DAVID LIVINGSTONE; the Weaver Boy who became a Missionary. Being the Story of Dr. Livingstone's Life and Labours. By H. G. Adams. Portrait and Illustrations. New Edition. Fcap. 8vo., cloth.

LOST IN PARIS, and other Tales. By Edwin Hodder. Illustrations. Square 16mo, cloth elegant.

TOSSED ON THE WAVES: a Story of Young Life. By the same Author. New Edition. Square fcap. 8vo., cloth elegant.

THE STORY OF JESUS IN VERSE. By the same Author. With Ten full-page Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth elegant.

SILVER LAKE; or, Lost in the Snow. By R. M. Ballantyne. Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth elegant.

OLIVER WYNDHAM: a Tale of the Great Plague. By the Author of "Naomi; or, the Last Days of Jerusalem," &c. New and Cheaper Edition. Frontispiece. Fcap. 8vo., cloth elegant.

STORIES FROM GERMANY: 1. Gold seekers and Bread Winners. 2. The Cobbler, the Clerk, and the Lawyer of Liebstein. Translated by Annie Harwood. Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth elegant.

THE FRANCONIA STORIES:—Stuyvesant—Caroline—Agnes. By Jacob Abbott. Complete in One Volume. With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo., cloth.

"Another wholesome and pleasant volume for children. The stories are cleverly designed, and so woven together that the three narratives possess unity of interest. In style and freshness they equal the author's previous performances in the same department of art; and their attractiveness is increased by an unusual number of creditable pictorial embellishments."—Athenæum.

PRICE EIGHTEENPENCE EACH.

THE YOUNG MAN SETTING OUT IN LIFE. By Rev. W. Guest, F.G.S. New and Cheaper Edition. Fcap. 8vo., cloth.

"We know of no better volume of counsel for a youth."—Bible-class Magazine.

CHILDHOOD IN INDIA. A Narrative for the Young. Founded on Facts. By the Wife of an Indian Officer. Illustrations. 18mo., cloth elegant.

HYMNS FOR INFANT MINDS. By Ann and Jane Taylor. Forty-seventh Edition. 18mo., cloth elegant. With Frontispiece.

THE JUNIOR CLERK: A Tale of City Life. By Edwin Hodder. With a Preface by W. Edwyn Shipton, Secretary of the "Young Men's Christian Association."

PRICE HALF-A-CROWN EACH.

RECONCILED; or, the Story of Hawthorn Hall. By Edwin Hodder, Author of "Tossed on the Waves," "The Junior Clerk;" &c. With Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth elegant.

ADRIFT IN A BOAT. By W. H. G. Kingston. With Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth.

WASHED ASHORE; or, the Tower of Stormount Bay. By the same Author. With Illustrations. Second and Cheaper Edition. Square 16mo., cloth.

PITS AND FURNACES; or, Life in the Black Country. By Mrs. Alfred Payne, Author of "Village Science." Square 16mo., cloth.

BENAIAH: a Tale of the Captivity. By the Author of "Naomi; or, the Last Days of Jerusalem," &c. With Illustrations. New and Cheaper Edition. Square 16mo., cloth.

TOLD IN THE TWILIGHT. Short Stories for Long Evenings. With Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth elegant.

BUSY HANDS AND PATIENT HEARTS; or, the Blind Boy of Dresden and his Friends. By Gustav Nieritz. Translated by Annie Harwood. Illustrations. New and Cheaper Edition, square 16mo., cloth elegant.

OLD MERRY'S FIRESIDE CHATS WITH THE YOUNGSTERS. With Coloured Frontispiece. Second and Cheaper Edition. Square 16mo., cloth.

OLD MERRY'S QUEER DISCOURSES ON QUEER PROVERBS. With Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth elegant.

OLD MERRY'S TRAVELS ON THE CONTINENT. Profusely Illustrated. Fcap. 8vo. cloth.

"The mirthful old gentleman whose name is on the title page of many a sound and generous volume for boys and girls, and whose distinctive qualities cause him to be held in the highest possible esteem by all the little people of our acquaintance, has been on his travels—accompanied, of course, by a lot of youngsters, in France, Switzerland, and Rhineland. Every one rejoices in Old Merry. He is such a quaint, cheery, garrulous comical old boy, and altogether innocent of 'fogeyism.' We almost wish he would die, so that we could render a full tribute to his virtues in language that would offend his modesty if it were uttered in his lifetime."—Athenæum.

THE CABINET OF THE EARTH UNLOCKED. By E. S. Jackson, M.A., F.G.S. Many Illustrations. Square 16mo., cloth. 2s.