THE PRIZE LIBRARY.
In crown 8vo, cloth gilt extra.
THE ARABIAN NIGHTS’ ENTERTAINMENTS. A New Edition, Revised, with Notes, by the Rev. George Fyler Townsend, M.A. With Engraved Frontispiece.
TALES FROM SHAKSPEARE. By Charles and Mary Lamb. With numerous Illustrations.
THE LIFE OF NELSON. By Robert Southey. With Engraved Frontispiece.
“A faithful and true record of the life of the great naval hero.”
GRIMM’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. Adapted and Arranged for the Young. With Engraved Frontispiece.
“This should be the favourite edition with young people of these popular fairy tales.”
DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA (ADVENTURES OF). Translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra by Motteux. With numerous Illustrations.
TWICE-TOLD TALES. By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “The Scarlet Letter,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE BEAUTIES OF SHAKSPEARE. By the Rev. William Dodd, LL.D. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS: A Narrative of 1757. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Deerslayer,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SELBORNE, and the Naturalist’s Calendar. By the Rev. Gilbert White, M.A. Edited, with Notes, By G. Christopher Davies. With numerous Illustrations.
HANS ANDERSEN’S FAIRY TALES. A New Translation by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With Engraved Frontispiece.
ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS OF SANTILLANE. By Le Sage. Translated from the French, with Notes and Illustrations.
THE DEERSLAYER: A Tale. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Last of the Mohicans,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
EASTERN TALES. By many Story-Tellers. Compiled and Edited from Ancient and Modern Authors by Mrs. Valentine. With Illustrations.
THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS, from this World to that which is to Come. By John Bunyan. Large Type Edition, with Frontispiece.
THE PATHFINDER; or, The Inland Sea. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Prairie,” &c. With Engraved Frontispiece.
HALF-HOURS WITH MODERN LITERATURE. Series I. Short Readings from the Best Authors. Compiled and Edited by George H. Townsend. With Portrait of Charles Dickens.
HALF-HOURS WITH MODERN LITERATURE. Series II. Short Readings from the Best Authors. Compiled and Edited by George H. Townsend. With Portrait of Charles Kingsley.
TANGLEWOOD TALES. A Wonder-Book for Boys and Girls. By Nathaniel Hawthorne, Author of “Twice-Told Tales.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE PIONEERS; or, The Sources of the Susquehanna. A Descriptive Tale. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Pathfinder.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
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 COMPLETE ANGLER. By Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton. Illustrated Edition, with Notes by G. Christopher Davies.
MOSSES FROM AN OLD MANSE. By Nathaniel Hawthorne. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE PRAIRIE: A Tale. By J. Fenimore Cooper, Author of “The Pioneers.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE KNIGHT’S RANSOM. By Mrs. L. Valentine. Author of “Sea Fights and Land Battles.” With Engraved Frontispiece.
“A tale of the Crusades. The characters in the story are beautifully drawn.”—Guardian.
THE PRAIRIE BIRD. By the Hon. Charles Augustus Murray. With Engraved Frontispiece.
“One of the most charming books of adventure ever published. Giving correct information respecting the habits, condition and character of the North American Indian.”
TALES OF ENGLISH HISTORY. By Henry Neele. With Illustrations by T. Landseer.
TALES OF FRENCH HISTORY. By Leitch Ritchie. With Illustrations by T. Landseer.
TALES OF ITALIAN HISTORY. By C. Macfarline. With Illustrations by T. Landseer.
TALES OF SPANISH HISTORY. By Don T. De Trueba. With Illustrations by J. K. Meadows.
TALES OF INDIAN HISTORY. By the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D. With Illustrations.
These volumes form a series of tales of a most interesting and highly literary character, founded on the histories of the countries embraced in the collection.
ÆSOP’S FABLES. Translated by Samuel Croxall, D.D., and Sir Roger L’Estrange. With Applications and Morals by the Rev. G. F. Townsend and L. Valentine. With 110 Original Illusts.
MASTERMAN READY; or, The Wreck of the Pacific. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With nearly Sixty Original Illustrations by E. J. Wheeler.
POOR JACK. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With Forty-six Illustrations after designs by Clarkson Stanfield, R.A.
THE SETTLERS IN CANADA. By Captain Marryat, R.N. With over Fifty Original Illustrations by Sir John Gilbert, F. A. Fraser, &c.
THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS; or, Romance and Realities of Eastern Travel. By Eliot Warburton. With Original Illustrations.
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. With upwards of 200 Illustrations.
THE OLD OLD FAIRY TALES. Selected and Edited by Mrs. Valentine. With numerous Illustrations.
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN. With Engraved Frontispiece.
BUNYAN’S HOLY WAR. With Frontispiece.
MR. MIDSHIPMAN EASY. By Captain Marryat. With Sixty Original Illustrations.
PETER SIMPLE. By Captain Marryat. With Engraved Frontispiece.
GRIMM’S GOBLINS. Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull, with numerous Illustrations.
ROBINSON CRUSOE. By Daniel Defoe. An Edition suitable for children. With numerous Illustrations by E. Griset and others.
SCOTTISH CHIEFS. By Jane Porter. With Engraved Frontispiece.
THE DAYS OF BRUCE. By Grace Aguilar. With Engraved Frontispiece by Lancelot Speed.
ANDERSEN’S TALES FOR THE YOUNG. Translated by Mrs. H. B. Paull. With numerous Illustrations.
RIENZI. By Lord Lytton. With Frontispiece.
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LILY GORDON; or, The Young Housekeeper. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This volume supplies a great want felt by young ladies on first leaving school.”
THE HUGUENOT FAMILY; or, Help in Time of Need. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
SYDNEY STUART; or, Love Seeketh not her Own. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This tale teaches by example how much an unselfish and loving spirit may do to remove little annoyances and increase the daily happiness of home life.”
MARY ELLIOTT; or, Kindness of Heart. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“The aim of this tale is to teach, by the example of a young family, the importance of habitual and thoughtful kindness.”
HOPE CAMPBELL; or, Know Thyself. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This tale is intended to inculcate a most important truth—the necessity and the very frequent want of self-knowledge.”
HORACE AND MAY; or, Unconscious Influence. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
ELLA AND MARIAN; or, Rest and Unrest. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This story is intended to enforce on the mind of youthful readers the full meaning of those words of Scripture—‘Thou shalt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee.’”
KENNETH AND HUGH; or, Self-Mastery. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“A delightful story for school-boys.”
ROSA’S WISH, and How She attained It. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
MARGARET CECIL; or, I Can because I Ought. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“This book exemplifies the power of a strong will struggling against adverse circumstances.”
THE GRAHAMS; or, Home Life. By C. B. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“The aim of this book is to teach, in the attractive guise of fiction, the holiest and noblest truths, and to show how character is formed, faults cured and virtues attained by God’s discipline of daily life.”
HOME SUNSHINE; or, The Gordons. By C. D. Bell. With Original Illustrations.
“The aim of this tale is to inculcate, by example as well as precept, the duty of cultivating a cheerful and contented spirit.”
AUNT AILIE; or, Patience and its Reward. By C. D. Bell. With Steel Portrait of the Authoress.
Price 1s. 6d. each.