"Miss Alcott's stories are thoroughly healthy, full of racy fun and humour … exceedingly entertaining…. We can recommend the 'Eight Cousins.'"—Athenæum.
Alpine Ascents and Adventures; or, Rock and Snow Sketches. By H. Schütz Wilson, of the Alpine Club. With Illustrations by Whymper and Marcus Stone. Crown 8vo, 10s. 6d. 2nd Edition.
Andersen (Hans Christian) Fairy Tales. With Illustrations in Colours by E. V. B. Royal 4to, cloth, 25s.
Animals Painted by Themselves. Adapted from the French of Balzac, Georges Sands, &c., with 200 Illustrations by Grandville. 8vo, cloth extra, gilt, 10s. 6d.
Art Education. See "Illustrated Text Books."
Art in the Mountains: The Story of the Passion Play. By Henry Blackburn, Author of "Artists and Arabs," "Breton Folk," &c. With numerous Illustrations, and an Appendix for Travellers, giving the Expenses of the Journey, Cost of Living, Routes from England, &c., Map, and Programme for 1880. 4to, cloth, 10s. 6d.
"Of the many previous accounts of the play, none, we are disposed to think, recalls that edifying and impressive spectacle with the same clearness and vividness as Mr. Blackburn's volume."—Guardian.
"He writes in excellent taste, and is interesting from the first page to the last."—Saturday Review.
Art of Reading Aloud (The) in Pulpit, Lecture Room, or Private Reunions. By G. Vandenhoff, M.A. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, 6s.
Art Treasures in the South Kensington Museum. Published, with the sanction of the Science and Art Department, in Monthly Parts, each containing 8 Plates, price 1s. In this series are included representations of Decorative Art of all countries and all times from objects in the South Kensington Museum, under the following classes:—