78. Max Krömer. By Hesba Stretton. (R.T.S.) 1s. 6d.
The Siege of Strasburg from a child’s point of view.
79. Lost in Egypt. By Miss M. L. Whately. (R.T.S.) 4s.
The adventures of the little daughter of an English engineer, suddenly left an orphan in a remote place, and abandoned by the servants. She is adopted by a peasant woman, and afterwards has experience of several Egyptian houses before she is recovered by her English grandmother. Here and there it is lengthy, and some conversations might be spared, but it has been listened to and read with great interest.
80. The Blue Ribbons. By Anna Harriet Drury. (Kerby) 3s. 6d.
Founded on the anecdote of Marie Antoinette acting fairy to the child she met in the wood.
81. Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates. By Mary M. Dodge. (Sampson Low) 1s.
Delightful scenes of Dutch winter life.
82. The Oak Staircase. By M. and C. Lee. (Griffith, Farran, & Co.) 3s. 6d.
This is the best for reading aloud of the three historical tales by these ladies. It begins with a child wedding in the days of Charles II. The little bride (a Countess) is sent to school at Taunton, where the mistress, a Huguenot, is enthusiastic in Monmouth’s cause, and the poor girls are among ‘the maids of Taunton.’ The young husband intercedes, but goes into banishment with the Jacobites, and his wife has in after times to procure his pardon, after which they begin their married life. The book has been found very attractive to children.