Part 34 (1/2)

PAULINA'S ADVENTURE. By MARY COWDEN CLARKE.

ABOU Ca.s.sEM'S OLD SLIPPERS.

AN IOWA HEROINE. By AMY BARNARD.

ANNE ELIZABETH. By ALICE Ma.s.sIE.

CATHERINE DOUGLAS. By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.

THE LAST STRAW. By ESMEE RHOADES.

MAGGIE RUNS AWAY. By GEORGE ELIOT.

THE DOG AND MAISIE. By MRS. HERBERT STRANG.

ENID'S ADVENTURE. By BESSIE MARCHANT.

THE YOUNG TOY-MAKERS. By MABEL QUILLER-COUCH.

MY MONKEY JACKO. By FRANK BUCKLAND.

Stories by Popular Authors

CHRISTINA GOWANS WHYTE

Uncle Hilary's Nieces

Ill.u.s.trated in Colour by JAMES DURDEN. Crown 8vo, cloth, gilt edges.

6/-.

Until the death of their father, the course of life of Uncle Hilary's nieces had run smooth; but then the current of misfortune came upon them, carried them, with their mother and brothers, to London, and established them in a fiat. Here, under the guardians.h.i.+p of Uncle Hilary, they enter into the spirit of their new situation; and when it comes to a question of ways and means, prove that they have both courage and resource. Thus Bertha secretly takes a position as stock-keeper to a fas.h.i.+onable dressmaker; Milly tries to write, and has the satisfaction of seeing her name in print; Edward takes up architecture and becomes engrossed in the study of ”cupboards and kitchen sinks”; while all the rest contribute as well to the maintenance of the household as to the interest of the story.

”We have seldom read a prettier story than ... 'Uncle Hilary's Nieces.'

... It is a daintily woven plot clothed in a style that has already commended itself to many readers, and is bound to make more friends.”--_Daily News_.

The Five Macleods

Ill.u.s.trated in Colour by JAMES DURDEN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges. 6/-.

The modern Louisa Alcott! That is the t.i.tle that critics in England and America have bestowed on Miss Christina Gowans Whyte, whose ”Story-Book Girls” they declare to be the best girls' story since ”Little Women.” Like the Leightons and the Howards, the Macleods are another of those delightful families whose doings, as described by Miss Whyte, make such entertaining reading. Each of the Five Macleods possesses an individuality of her own. Elspeth is the eldest--sixteen, with her hair ”very nearly up”--and her lovable nature makes her a favourite with every one; she is followed, in point of age, by the would-be masterful Winifred (otherwise Winks) and the independent Lil; while little Babs and Dorothy bring up the rear.

”Altogether a most charming story for girls,”--_Schoolmaster_.

Nina's Career

Ill.u.s.trated in Colour by JAMES DURDEN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, gilt edges. 6/-.