Part 31 (2/2)
This is the story of a little fellow, who, while brave and fearless, is always in mischief, and a torment to everyone connected with him, by reason of his natural exuberance of animal spirits. As Teddy cannot manage to steer clear of hot water on sh.o.r.e he is sent to sea, in the hope that discipline and duty will tame down the rough points of his character, and teach him to be a n.o.ble and good man. Although a ”little pickle” at the beginning of his career, Teddy turns out a little hero at the close of the story, as the reader will find out if the wonderful adventures of the ”young torment” be followed to the end.
_THE PENANG PIRATE,_
And THE LOST PINNACE. By JOHN C. HUTCHESON. With 3 full-page Ill.u.s.trations. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._
Deals with the pirates who infest the great water-highways of the East, and tells how a party of Malayan freebooters were caught in their own toils and how the gallant s.h.i.+p _Hankow Lin_ voyaged from the Canton river through the straits of Sunda. Both stories are founded on fact.
”A book which most boys will thoroughly enjoy. It is rattling, adventurous, and romantic, and the stories are thoroughly healthy in tone, and written by a skilful hand.”--_Aberdeen Journal._
#BY MRS. R. H. READ.#
_SILVER MILL:_
A Tale of the Don Valley. By Mrs. R. H. READ. With 6 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by JOHN SCHoNBERG, in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
The story of a girl and boy. The chief interest centres around Ruth, who is supposed to be the orphan child of a working-man, but who eventually turns out to be the daughter of the cynical, though essentially kind-hearted, owner of Silver Mill. In tracing the character of Ruth as she develops from an impulsive girl to n.o.ble womanhood, the author has drawn a picture at once pleasing and suggestive.
”Another of those pleasant stories which are always acceptable, especially perhaps to girls standing on the debatable ground between girlhood and young ladyhood.”--_The Guardian._
”A good girl's story-book. The plot is interesting, and the heroine, Ruth, a lady by birth, though brought up in a humble station, well deserves the more elevated position in which the end of the book leaves her. The pictures are very spirited.”--_Sat.u.r.day Review._
_DORA:_
Or a Girl without a Home. By Mrs. R. H. READ. With 6 full-page Ill.u.s.trations. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._
The story of a friendless orphan girl, who is placed as pupil-teacher at the school in which she was educated, but is suddenly removed by hard and selfish relatives, who employ her as a menial as well as a governess.
Through a series of exciting adventures she makes discoveries respecting a large property which is restored to its rightful owners, and at the same time she secures her escape from her persecutors.
”It is no slight thing, in an age of rubbish, to get a story so pure and healthy.”--_The Academy._
”One of the most pleasing stories for young people that we have met with of late years. There is in it a freshness, simplicity, and naturalness very engaging.”--_Harper's Magazine._
_FAIRY FANCY:_
What she Heard and what she Saw. By Mrs. R. H. READ. With many Woodcut Ill.u.s.trations in the text, and a Frontispiece printed in colours. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2_s._
The tale is designed to show the influence of character even among little children, and the narrative is such as to awaken and sustain the interest of the younger readers.
”The auth.o.r.ess has very great insight into child nature.”--_Glasgow Herald._
”All is pleasant, nice reading, with a little knowledge of natural history and other matters gently introduced and divested of dryness.”--_Practical Teacher._
_OUR DOLLY:_
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