"A beautiful and instructive story.... Mrs. Pitman never fails to interest her readers."—The Rock.
FAMOUS DISCOVERIES BY SEA AND LAND.
With 4 full-page Illustrations in black and tint. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2s. 6d.
Narratives, chiefly, of the stirring times when the great achievement of Columbus had shown that beyond the Atlantic there were new worlds and new oceans to discover and explore—stories of bold adventure and heroic effort which, while strictly historical, are invested with all the charm of romance.
STIRRING EVENTS IN HISTORY.
With 4 full-page Illustrations by John Schönberg. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 2s. 6d.
In history there are some events which stand out as eminently notable, either from their importance, their intrinsic interest, or the greatness of the men or women concerned in them. In this work a number of these events have been gathered together and thrown into the form of short narratives. The incidents have been drawn from times and countries wide apart, the aim having been to give variety rather than a finished view of any definite period—to present the young reader with a series of historical pictures which, while instructive in themselves, may induce a taste for further reading in the same direction.
STORIES OF THE SEA IN FORMER DAYS:
Narratives of Wreck and Rescue. With 4 full-page Illustrations by Frank Feller. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 2s. 6d.
While no attempt is made in "Stories of the Sea" to paint the sailor's life in glowing colours, or invest it with a glamour of romance, the narratives selected are full of such thrilling incidents of peril, suffering, and shipwreck, as are always deeply interesting to the young reader.