Volume VII

The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens.

This is one of the Christmas stories, and is written in the best vein of the fascinating author.

David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens.

This is usually considered the masterpiece of the author.

A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens.

A thrilling story of the French Revolution, rather full of terrible happenings, and rather mature.

The Lady of the Lake, and
Marmion, by Sir Walter Scott,

the two best of his longer poems, rarely fail to interest young people.

Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles and Mary Lamb.