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 guardianship 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 fashionable 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/-.

"Nina's Career" tells delightfully of a large family of girls and boys, children of Sir Christopher Howard. Friends of the Howards are Nina Wentworth, who lives with three aunts, and Gertrude Mannering.

Gertrude is conscious of always missing in her life that which makes the lives of the Howards so joyous and full. They may have "careers"; she must go to Court and through the wearying treadmill of the rich girls. The Howards get engaged, marry, go into hospitals, study in art schools; and in the end Gertrude also achieves happiness.

"We have been so badly in need of writers for girls who shall be in sympathy with the modern standard of intelligence, that we are grateful for the advent of Miss Whyte, who has not inaptly been described as the new Miss Alcott."--_Outlook_.

The Story-Book Girls

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

This story won the 100 prize in the Bookman compet.i.tion. The Leightons are a charming family. There is Mabel, the beauty, her nature strength and sweetness mingled; and Jean, the downright, blunt, uncompromising; and Elma, the sympathetic, who champions everybody, and has a weakness for long words. And there is Cuthbert, too, the clever brother. Cuthbert is responsible for a good deal, for he saves Adelaide Maud from an accident, and brings the Story-Book Girls into the story. Every girl who reads this book will become acquainted with some of the realest, truest, best people in recent fiction.

"It is not too much to say that Miss Whyte has opened a new era in the history of girls' literature.... The writing, distinguished in itself, is enlivened by an all-pervading sense of humour."--_Manchester Courier_.

A NEW ALb.u.m FOR GIRLS

My Schooldays

In four forms: Velvet Calf, boxed, 8/6 net; Padded Leather, 6/- net; Leather (or Parchment tied with ribbon), 5/- net; Cloth, olivine edges, 2/6 net.

An alb.u.m in which girls can keep a record of their schooldays. In order that the entries may be neat and methodical, certain pages have been allotted to various different subjects, such as Addresses, Friends, Books, Matches, Birthdays, Concerts, Holidays, Theatricals, Presents, Prizes and Certificates, and so on. The alb.u.m is beautifully decorated throughout.

J. M. WHITFELD

Tom who was Rachel

A Story of Australian Life. Ill.u.s.trated in Colour by N. TENISON.

Large crown 8vo, cloth, olivine edges. 5/-.

This is a story of Colonial life by an author who is new to English readers. In writing about Australia Miss Whitfeld is, in a very literal sense, at home; and no one can read her book without coming to the conclusion that she is equally so in drawing pen portraits of children. Her work possesses all the vigour and freshness that one usually a.s.sociates with the Colonies, and at the same time preserves the best traditions of Louisa Alcott. In "Tom who was Rachel" the author has described a large family of children living on an up-country station; and the story presents a faithful picture of the everyday life of the bush. Rachel (otherwise Miss Thompson, abbreviated to "Miss Tom," afterwards to "Tom,") is the children's step-sister; and it is her influence for good over the wilder elements in their nature that provides the real motive of a story for which all English boys and girls will feel grateful.

ELSIE J. OXENHAM

Mistress Nanciebel

Ill.u.s.trated in Colour by JAMES DURDEN. Crown 8vo, cloth, olivine edges. 5/-.

This is a story of the Restoration. Nanciebel's father, Sir John Seymour, had so incurred the displeasure of King Charles by his persistent opposition to the threatened war against the Dutch, that he was sent out of the country. Nothing would dissuade Nanciebel from accompanying him, so they sailed away together and were duly landed on a desolate sh.o.r.e, which they afterwards discovered to be a part of Wales. Here, by perseverance and much hard toil, John o' Peace made a new home for his family, in which enterprise he owed not a little to the presence and constant help of Nanciebel, who is the embodiment of youthful optimism and womanly tenderness.

"A charming book for girls."--_Evening Standard_.

WINIFRED M. LETTS

The Quest of The Blue Rose