A CATALOGUE OF BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG, OF ALL AGES, SUITABLE FOR PRESENTS AND SCHOOL PRIZES. ARRANGED ACCORDING TO PRICES, FROM HALF-A-GUINEA TO SIXPENCE EACH. GRIFFITH AND FARRAN (SUCCESSORS TO NEWBERY AND HARRIS), WEST CORNER OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON. 20 M. 9.83. R. & S. Cancelling all previous Editions of this Catalogue. NEW BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG. Sermons for Children. Translated from the French of A. DECOPPET, Pastor of the Reformed Church in Paris, by MARIE TAYLOR, with an introduction by Mrs. HENRY REEVES. Small crown 8vo., cloth, bevelled boards, price 3s. 6d. These Sermons are intended to be read to young children by their parents, to be used in schools, to be placed in the hands of children themselves. They convey in simple language the first lessons of piety and morality, and are purposely written to interest the young. A Catechism of Church Doctrine. For Younger Children. By the Rev. T. S. HALL, M.A., The Vicarage, Hythe. Price Id. paper; 2d. cloth. Flowers with Roots, and other Short Sermons and Allegories for Children; simply told by Rev. JOHN CROFTS, Vicar of Dalton, Wigan. Bound in fancy cloth, with Frontispiece, price 2s. 6d. Paddy Finn. By the late W. H. G. KINGSTON. Eight illustrations, imperial 16mo, "Paddy Finn" is a bright and lively story, by the late W. H. G. Kingston, which appeared in "The Union Jack." It is now republished cloth, gilt edges, price 6s. for the first time in volume form in the Kingston Imperial Library, with new illustrations by a well-known artist. Middy and Ensign; or, The Jungle Station. A Tale of the Malay Peninsula. By G. MANVille Fenn. Seventeen Illustrations by H. PETHERICK. Imperial 16mo, cloth, gilt edges, price 6s. Middy and Ensign" is the honest wholesome story of the adventures and rivalry of a couple of youthful representatives of the Army and Navy-the corvette, on board which the middy is serving, conveying a detachment of infantry, with its ensign, up one of the Malay rivers. From Cadet to Captain: Here encounters with the unfriendly, and unions with the friendly Malays follow, calls being made upon the lads to show the thorough English stuff of which they are made, during many a time of trial. The story has a strong substratum of fact, and the materials are from the fountain head. A Tale of Military Life. By J. PERCY GROVES. Illustrated by STANLEY BERKELEY, The author's aim has been to sketch with a faithful, and he hopes not too partial hand, the life of a British officer. The book is cast in the form of an autobiography, and will be found full of anecdote and adventure. GRIFFITH AND FARRAN, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON. PUBLISHED BY GRIFFITH AND FARRAN. 3 Friends though Divided: A Story of the Cavaliers and Roundheads. By GEO. A. HENTY. Eight full-page illustrations. Crown 8vo, Cloth, price 5s. In this story the author has given a faithful picture of the chief events of the great Civil War. The view taken of the struggle is, as far as possible, an impartial one, and the two heroes of the tale draw their swords upon opposite sides. The leading character, the young cavalier, goes through a long series of stirring adventures, takes part in the principal actions of the war, is sent as an emissary to Montrose, aids in the attempt to enable the king to escape from Carisbrook, is present at the siege of Drogheda, and is sold as a slave to the plantations. The Favourite Picture Book and Nursery Companion. Pictures on each page by H. WEIR, Sir JOHN GILBERT, J. LEECH, PROUT, ABSOLON, ANELAY, C. BENNETT, BROWNE, PHIZ, P. LANDSEER, and others. Compiled anew by UNCLE CHARLIE. With four hundred and twenty illustrations by various artists. Cloth elegant, price 5s.; hand-coloured, cloth, gilt edges, price 10s. 6d. From May to Christmas at Thorne Hill. By Mrs. D. P. SANFORD, Author of "Pussy Tiptoes," etc. Profusely illustrated, quarto, gilt edges, price 5s. NEW AND CHEAPER EDITION, PRICE 5s. OF Belle's Pink Boots. By JOHANNA H. MATTHEWS, Author of "The Bessie Books." With sixteen coloured illustrations by IDA WAUGH. 4to., cloth elegant, bevelled boards, gilt edges. In Time of War. By JAS. F. COBB. Illustrated, crown 8vo, cloth, price 3s. 6d. This is a new and cheaper edition of" Workman and Soldier," a tale of France in 1870, during the war. It gives a vivid and powerful description of the realities of that stirring time. GRIFFITH AND FARRAN, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, LONDON. THE BOYS' OWN FAVOURITE LIBRARY. The New Volumes in this Series are Chums. By HARLEIGH SEVERNE. The African Wanderers. By Mrs. LEE. The North Pole. John Deane. By W. H. G. KINGston. Harty, the Wanderer. With the above there are now Twenty-seven Volumes in the Series. THE GIRLS' OWN FAVOURITE LIBRARY. Cloth elegant, 3s. 6d. each, or half-bound gilt back, 5s. The New Volumes in this Series are Shiloh. By W. M. L. JAY. Holden with the Cords. By W. M. L. JAY. Simplicity and Fascination. By ANNE BEALE. Millicent and Her Cousins. By Hon. A. BEThel. Alda Graham. By E. MARRYAT Norris. The Court and the Cottage. By EMMA MARSHALL. A Wayside Posy. By F. LABLACHE. With the above there are now Twenty-three Volumes in the Series. |