Birds And Beasts. By The Rev. J. G. Wood. (j.
F. Shaw.)— The simple style, good type, and bold illustrations of this book should recommend it to boys, who will find in it their old friends of many an adventure and many a......
Uncle Tom's Cabin. By Harriet Beecher Stowe. With...
by Jenny Nystrom-Stoopendaal. (Cassell and Co.) —A brief preface gives us the main facts in Mrs. Beecher Stowe's life and literary work. It seems strange to read that in Uncle......
The Second Book Of Nursery Rhymes. Set To Music By
Joseph S._ Moorat. Illustrated by Paul Woodroffe. (George Allen.)—The success of the first book of nursery rhymes set to music by Mr. . Moorat and illustrated by Mr. Woodroffe,......
The Broken Ring. By Elizabeth Knight Tompkins. (g. P....
Sons.)—This is a delightful story, essentially of the- old-fashioned sort, and yet containing some modern inci- dents and characters. It presents us with the old favourites,.......
My Book Of Inventions. (e. Arnold.) — In This Volume
of " The Children's Favourite Series," the reader is first intro- duced to "Giant Steam," a being who indeed deserves the precedence given to him. The special biography is that......
The Romance Of Commerce. By J. Macdonald Oxley. (w. And
R. Chambers.)—The text, so to speak, of Mr. Oxley's volume is,— "There has been a romance of commerce no less than a romance of war." He illustrates it by telling the story of......
From Scrooby To Plymouth Rock. By Henry Johnson....
is an account of the founding of New England, based, we suppose, largely on Dr. Brown's recent work. The facts are given in a compendious and readable form. We cannot accept......
Young Lochinvar. By J. E. Muddock. (chatto And Windus.)...
is plenty of spirit in this tale of the Border, and such chieftains as Johnstone, Lochinvar, Musgrave, and Grierne have quite the fiery Border temperament about them. Mr.......
Cherry And Violet. By The Author Of " The Household
of Sir Thomas More." (J. C. Nimmo.)—Among the many readers who remember with pleasure "The Household of Sir Thomas More " and its equally delightful companion, " Mary Powell,"......
Isaac Watts' Divine And Moral Songs For Children,...
Colours by Mrs. Arthur Gaskin (Elkin Mathews), makes a pretty little volume. Dr. Watts gave stronger and plainer meat to his young friends than the present generation is......
Friendly Greetings. (r.t.s.) —these "illustrated Readings...
are of varied interest, well chosen, and giving plenty both of instruction and entertainment. So much for the reading. The illustrations are of quite respectable merit, but is......
The Swiss Family Robinson. A New Version By E. A.
Brayley Hodgetts. (G. Newnes and Co.)—Mr. Hodgetts tells us that he has made his translation directly from the German, most other versions having come through the French, and......
A Young Wife's Ordeal. By Johanna Van Woude. (wells Gardner,
Darton, and Co.)—Madelon sets a good example to heroines by frankly declaring that she thinks, and has always thought, herself pretty. She is equally honest in all her de-......
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