"Every conceivable nursery rhyme is herein gathered together, beautifully illustrated. The collection is certainly the most perfect that has ever been made."—School Guardian.
Stories from Froissart. By HENRY NEWBOLT, Author of "Admirals All," etc. With Illustrations by Gordon Browne, R. I.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, gilt top, 6s.
"No better book could be chosen to teach a boy some of the noblest years in our 'rough-and-tumble island story,' and it could hardly have been presented in a better form."—St. James's Gazette.
Under the Rebel's Reign, a Story of Egyptian Revolt. By CHARLES NEUFELD, Author of "A Prisoner of the Khaleefa." With numerous Illustrations by Charles M. Sheldon.
Large crown 8vo, fancy cloth boards, 6s.
In the present volume Mr. Neufeld has attempted to give a picture of the exciting times during the Rebellion of Arabi Pasha. Starting from his University, the hero, George Helmar, goes out into the world to make a place in it for himself. From the commencement he meets with adventures: along the Danube and in Constantinople. He arrives in Alexandria just as Arabi's antagonism towards the Khedive has ripened into open revolt. He ultimately reaches Alexandria just after the bombardment, and gets engaged as interpreter to the British forces. He is taken prisoner whilst out on patrol, escapes, is recaptured, and finally escapes again in time to reach Tel-el-Kebir with important news which saves Cairo from destruction. The book is full of exciting and thrilling incidents and situations, many of which have been experienced by Mr. Neufeld himself.
The White Stone. By H. C. MacIlwaine, Author of "Dinkinbar," "Fate the Fiddler," etc. With numerous Illustrations by G. D. Rowlandson.
Large crown 8vo, cloth boards, gilt top, 6s.
Mr. MacIlwaine, the popular author of two novels dealing with Australian life, has produced an excellent book about a bush-born boy, the son of English parents who migrated to Australia at the time of the gold fever. After living some years in the bush they send their only son to the old country to be educated. The rough lad comes to England at the age of thirteen to find himself far behind other boys in learning, but after a while a match for them in other respects. The precipitate return of the boy and mother to Australia, in consequence of the receipt of a telegram and a paragraph in an Australian paper, leads to Rowley's famous ride on his father's old horse. The interest in Colonial life is awakened in the first chapter, and it is evident that both in the life in England and Australia the author has had living models before him.