STORIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
Reading edition
WONDERFUL STORIES FOR CHILDREN. By Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Mary Howitt. Illustrated. 1/
One of the first forms in which these ever-delightful stories of Hans Andersen were given to the British public.
A FAIRY GRANDMOTHER; or, Madge Ridd, a Little London Waif. By L. E. Tiddeman, author of A Humble Heroine. 1/
A realistic story of a London waif, who runs off from a drunken mother, and who after many adventures is adopted by a good old lady in the country, who proves herself a fairy grandmother indeed.
THE CHILDREN OF MELBY HALL. By M. and J. M’Kean. Illustrated. 1/
These talks and stories of plant and animal life afford simple lessons on the importance of ‘Eyes and No Eyes,’ and show what an immense interest the study of natural history, even in its simplest forms, will produce in the minds of young folks.
MARK WESTCROFT, CORDWAINER: a Village Story. By F. Scarlett Potter. 1/
A HUMBLE HEROINE. By L. E. Tiddeman. 1/
BABY JOHN. By the author of Laddie, Tip-Cat, Rose and Lavender, &c. With Frontispiece by H. A. Bone. 1/
‘Told with quite an unusual amount of pathos.’—Spectator.
THE GREEN CASKET; LEO’S POST-OFFICE; BRAVE LITTLE DENIS. By Mrs Molesworth. 1/
Three charming stories by the author of the Cuckoo Clock, each teaching an important moral lesson.
JOHN’S ADVENTURES: a Tale of Old England. By Thomas Miller, author of Boy’s Country Book, &c. 1/
THE BEWITCHED LAMP. By Mrs Molesworth. With Frontispiece by Robert Barnes. 1/
ERNEST’S GOLDEN THREAD. 1/
LITTLE MARY, and other Stories. By L. T. Meade. 1/
THE LITTLE KNIGHT. By Edith C. Kenyon. 1/
‘Has an admirable moral.... Natural, amusing, pathetic.’—Manchester Guardian.
WILFRID CLIFFORD, or The Little Knight Again. By Edith C. Kenyon. With Frontispiece by W. S. Stacey. 1/
ZOE. By the author of Tip-Cat, Laddie, &c. 1/
‘A charming and touching study of child life.’—Scotsman.
UNCLE SAM’S MONEY-BOX. By Mrs S. C. Hall. 1/
THEIR HAPPIEST CHRISTMAS. By Edna Lyall, author of Donovan, &c. 1/
FIRESIDE AMUSEMENTS; a Book of Indoor Games. 1/
‘A thoroughly useful work, which should be welcomed by all who have the organisation of children’s parties.’—Review of Reviews.
THE STEADFAST GABRIEL: a Tale of Wichnor Wood. By Mary Howitt. 1/
GRANDMAMMA’S POCKETS. By Mrs S. C. Hall. 1/
THE SWAN’S EGG. By Mrs S. C. Hall. 1/
MUTINY OF THE BOUNTY, and LIFE OF A SAILOR BOY. 1/
DUTY AND AFFECTION, or the Drummer-boy. 1/
A thrilling narrative of the wars of the first Napoleon.
FAMOUS POETRY. Being a collection of the best English verse. Illustrated. 1/