Children captured by Red Indians.
74. Leila, or the Island. By M. Fraser Tytler. (Hatchards) 3s. 6d.
Leila has always been an unfailing favourite. The second and third parts of her story are unequal to the first volume, which is improbable enough, but such pretty and pleasant reading, and so sound-hearted, that it is quite a child’s classic.
75. Mr. Burke’s Nieces. (Cassell) 2s.
Confusion of identity between two children brought home from India, one of whom the Irish barrister believes to be his niece. It turns upon jealousy.
76. Little Hinges. (Cassell) 2s. 6d.
A child’s disobedience in apparently a small matter leads to great family misfortunes. A sound lesson against ‘doing right in our own eyes.’
77. The Thorn Fortress. By M. Bramston. (S.P.C.K.) 1s.
This will be classed among historical tales, as it belongs to the period of the Thirty Years’ War, but the interest is sufficient to win children quite ignorant of the history of the period. The inhabitants of a village in the track of the armies have a refuge in the forest, impregnably fenced with thorn bushes. The adventures of a little maiden, who falls into the hands of the marauders, and wins their heart by her innocent sweetness, are enjoyed by all readers and hearers.