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Captain Marryat's Books for Boys.

Uniform Illustrated Edition, neatly bound in cloth, post 8vo. 35. 6d. each; gilt edges, 4s. 6d.

POOR JACK. With Sixteen Il-
lustrations after Designs by
CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A.
THE MISSION; or, Scenes in
Africa. With Illustrations by
JOHN GILBERT.
THE PIRATE, AND THREE
CUTTERS. With Memoir of the
Author, and 20 Steel Engravings
by CLARKSON STANFIELD, R. Á.
Cheap Edition, without Illus-
trations, Is. 6d.

A BOY'S LOCKER.

THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. With Illustrations by GILBERT and DALZIEL.

THE PRIVATEERSMAN. Adventures by Sea and Land in Civil and Savage Life One Hundred Years Ago. Illustrated with Eight Steel Engravings. MASTERMAN READY; or, the Wreck of the Pacific. Embellished with Ninety-three Engravings on Wood.

A Smaller Edition of Captain Marryat's Books for Boys, in 12 vols. Fcap. 8vo. in a compact

cloth box, 215.

By Hans Christian Andersen.

FAIRY TALES AND SKETCHES. Translated by C. C. PEACHEY, H. WARD, A. PLESNER, &c. With 104 Illustrations by OTTO SPECKTER and others. Crown 8vo. 6s.

"The translation most happily hits the delicate quaintness of Andersenmost happily transposes into simple English words the tender precision of the famous story-teller; in a keen examination of the book we scarcely recall a single phrase or turn that obviously could have been bettered.'- Daily Telegraph.

TALES FOR CHILDREN. With 48 Full-page Illus

trations by WEHNERT, and 57 Small Engravings on Wood by W. THOMAS. A new Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s.

This and the above volume form the most complete English Edition of Andersen's Tales.

LATER TALES. Translated from the Danish by AUGUSTA PLESNER and H. WARD. With Illustrations by OTTO SPECKTER, W. COOPER, and other Artists. Cloth gilt, 35. 6d.

WONDER WORLD. A Collection of Fairy Tales, Old and New. Translated from the French, German, and Danish. With 4 Coloured Illustrations and numerous Woodcuts by L. RICHTER, OSCAR PLETSCH, and others. Royal 16mo. cloth, gilt edges, 3s. 6d. 'It will delight the children, and has in it a wealth of wisdom that may be of practical service when they have grown into men and women.'-Literary World.

GUESSING STORIES; or, The Surprising Adventures of the Man with the Extra Pair of Eyes. By the late Archdeacon FREEMAN. 3rd Edition. 2s. 6d.

GRIMM'S GAMMER GRETHEL; or, German Fairy Tales and Popular Stories. Translated by EDGAR TAYLOR. Numerous Woodcuts after G. CRUIKSHANK's designs. Post 8vo. 3s. 6d.

LITTLE PLAYS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE; with Hints for Drawing-room Performances. By Mrs. CHISHOLM, Author of 'Rana, the Story of a Frog.' 16mo. with Illustrations, 2s. 6d.

ROBINSON CRUSOE. With a Biographical Account of DEFOE. Illustrated with 70 Wood Engravings, chiefly after Designs by HARVEY; and 12 Engravings on Steel after STOTHARD. Post 8vo. 5s.

THE WIDE, WIDE WORLD.

By E. WETHErell.

With 10 Illustrations. Post 8vo. 3s. 6d. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. By H. B. STOWE. Illustrated. Post 8vo. 35. 6d.

KIRSTIN'S ADVENTURES. A Story of Jutland Life. By the Author of 'Casimir the Little Exile,' &c. With Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 35. 6d.

'There is so much true art and natural talent in the book that we are half inclined to take it away from the boys and girls for whom it is written.'-Times.

KATIE; or, the Simple Heart. By D. RICHMOND, Author of

'Annie Maitland.' Illustrated by M. I. BOOTH. 2nd Edition. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.

"The family life which surrounds Katie is both pretty and natural. The tone is good, and the plot-we speak from experience-engages a child's interest with almost too keen a sympathy.'-Guardian.

QUEENS OF ENGLAND from the Norman Conquest.

By A. STRICKLAND. An Abridged Edition, with Portrait of
Matilda of Flanders. In 1 vol. crown 8vo. cloth, 6s. 6d.

GLIMPSES INTO PET-LAND. By the Rev. J. G.
WOOD, M.A., F.L.S. With Frontispiece. Fcap. 35. 6d.

FRIENDS IN FUR AND FEATHERS. By GWYNFRYN. Illustrated with 8 Full-page Engravings by F. W. KEYL,, &c. 5th Edition. Handsomely bound, 3s. 6d.

'We have already characterised some other book as the best cat-and-dog book of the season. We said so because we had not seen the present little book, which is delightful. It is written on an artistic principle, consisting of actual biographies of certain elephants, squirrels, blackbirds, and what not, who lived in the flesh; and we only wish that human biographies were always as entertaining and instructive.'-Saturday Review.

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INSECT ARCHITECTURE. BY RENNIE. Edited by the Rev. J. G. WOOD, Author of 'Homes Without Hands.' Post 8vo. with nearly 200 Illustrations, 55.

THE ENTERTAINING NATURALIST. By Mrs. LOUDON. Revised and enlarged by W. S. DALLAS, F.L.S. With nearly 500 Illustrations. Post 8vo. 5s.

ANECDOTES OF DOGS. BY EDWARD JESSE. With

Illustrations. Post 8vo. cloth, 5s.
after COOPER, LANDSEER, &c. 7s. 6d.

With 34 Steel Engravings

By

NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE. GILBERT WHITE. Edited by JESSE. Illustrated with 40 Engravings. Post 8vo. 5s. ; or, with the Plates Coloured, 7s. 6d. CHARADES, ENIGMAS, AND RIDDLES. Collected by a Cantab. 5th Edition, enlarged. Illustrated. Fcap. 8vo. IS. POETRY-BOOK FOR SCHOOLS. Illustrated with 37 highly finished Engravings by C. W. COPE, R.A., W. HELMSLEY, S. PALMER, F. SKILL, G. THOMAS, and H. WEIR. Crown 8vo. gilt, 2s. 6d.; cloth, Is.

GILES WITHERNE; or, the Reward of Disobedience. A Village Tale for the Young. By the Rev. J. P. PARKINSON, D.C.L. 6th Edition. Illustrated by the Rev. F. W. MANN. Super-royal

16mo. IS.

THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. By JOHN BUNYAN. With 281 Engravings from Designs by WILLIAM HARVEY. Post 8vo. 3s. 6d.

OLD NURSERY RHYMES AND CHIMES. Collected and arranged by a Peal of Bells. Fcap. 4to. Ornamental binding, 2s. 6d.

NURSERY CAROLS. By the Rev. Dr. MONSELL, Rector

of St. Nicholas, Guildford, with upwards of 100 Illustrations by LUDWIG RICHTER and OSCAR PLETSCH. Imp. 16mo. 35. 6d. 'At once a poet and a child lover, full of fun and yet disposed gently to instil what is good, Dr. Monsell is inimitable in this particular department.'-- John Bull.

LONDON:

GEORGE BELL & SONS, YORK STREET,

COVENT GARDEN.

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