“DARING DEEDS” LIBRARY. “A” Series.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt, bevelled boards.
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE. By Daniel Defoe. With numerous small and full-page Illustrations by Ernest Griset, and a Coloured Frontispiece.
THE SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. New and unabridged Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With upwards of 200 Illustrations, and a Coloured Frontispiece.
THE LIFE OF NELSON. By Robert Southey. With Original Illustrations.
“The best eulogy of Nelson is the faithful history of his actions; the best history that which relates them most perspicuously.”
BARON MUNCHAUSEN: His Travels and surprising Adventures. Illustrated with Thirty-seven curious Engravings from the Baron’s Own Designs and Five Woodcuts by George Cruikshank.
THE YOUNG LAMBERTS: A Boy’s Adventure in Australia. By Augusta Marryat. With Original Illustrations by F. A. Fraser.
“This volume of adventure will be a welcome present to every boy who can read and enjoy a good healthy work.”—Wigan Observer.
JACK STANLEY; or, The Young Adventurers. By Emilia Marryat. With Original Illustrations by W. Gunston.
“A capital boy’s story, the scene of which is laid in the lesser-known districts of New Zealand.”—The Globe.
MASTERMAN READY; or, The Wreck of the Pacific. By Capt. Marryat, R.N. With Sixty Original Illustrations by E. J. Wheeler.
“This edition of Capt. Marryat’s well-known story is exceedingly tasteful, handsomely bound and liberally illustrated.”—Manchester Examiner.
POOR JACK. By Capt. Marryat, R.N. With Forty-six Illustrations after designs by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A.
“We are glad to see in this sumptuous edition of ‘Poor Jack’ a continued proof of the author’s popularity.”—Literary World.
THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Capt. Marryat, R.N. With over Fifty Original Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, F. A. Fraser, &c.
“The perils, difficulties, and struggles of settlers in a new and strange land; the energy, pluck, and resources of the young people are told with all Captain Marryat’s well-known animation and skill.”
HOW HE MADE HIS FORTUNE. By Julia A. W. de Witt. With Original Illustrations.
“An admirable work to give to a boy, and one which no lad who intends to push on and make a position in the world will regret reading; its spirit is ennobling, and the character of the hero is one well worthy of consideration.”—Literary World.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. New Edition, Revised, with Notes, by Rev. G. F. Townsend. With Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. By Charles and Mary Lamb, with numerous Illustrations.
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. Specially Adapted and Arranged for the Young. With Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. Translated from the Danish by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
TWICE-TOLD TALES. By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “The House with Seven Gables.” With Original Illustrations.
TANGLEWOOD TALES. A Wonder-book for Boys and Girls. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. With Original Illustrations.
MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. With Illustrations.
SEA KINGS AND NAVAL HEROES. By J. G. Edgar, Author of “Cavaliers and Roundheads.” With Original Illustrations.
“The achievements of men who at various times have made their names known to fame as sea kings and naval heroes are here depicted.”
GRIMM’S GOBLINS. Translated from the German by Mrs. H. B. Paull and L. A. Wheatley. With numerous Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
THE OLD, OLD FAIRY TALES. Edited by L. Valentine. With Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece. In this selection are included the best Stories by Madame D’Aulnois, Perrault, and others not represented in the Brothers Grimm’s Collection or Andersen’s Fairy Tales.
ANDERSEN’S TALES FOR THE YOUNG. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With numerous Original Illustrations and Coloured Frontispiece.
THE CAPTAIN-GENERAL. By W. J. Gordon. With Map and Illustrations.
“One of the most interesting historical romances published for some time. The writer succeeds in riveting the attention of the reader with all the fascination of the most sensational novel.”—Spectator.
Price 2s. 6d. each.