THE STORY OF A KING, Told by one of his Soldiers.
"This book recounts the boyhood and reign of Charles XII. of Sweden. The wars in which he was engaged and the extraordinary victories he won are well described, and equally so are the misfortunes which latterly came on him and his kingdom through his uncontrollable wilfulness."—Aberdeen Journal.
LITTLE DANIEL: A Story of a Flood on the Rhine.
"A simple and touching story of a flood on the Rhine, told as well as George Eliot so graphically wrote of The Mill on the Floss."—Governess.
PRINCE ALEXIS: A Tale of Old Russia.
This is a legend wrought into a story, rendering a fiction of Life in Russia, something more than a hundred years ago; a state of things which, as the author says, "is now impossible, and will soon become incredible."
SASHA THE SERF: And other Stories of Russian Life.
The stories in the volume comprise:—The Life of Sasha, a poor boy who saved the life of his lord, and finally rose to wealth and gained his freedom,—Incidents of remarkable personal bravery in the army, &c. &c.
TRUE STORIES OF FOREIGN HISTORY. A Series of Interesting Tales.
The book contains stories—How Quentin Matsys the Antwerp smith became a great painter,—The rise and fall of Jean Ango the fisherman of Dieppe,—The heroism of Casabianca the little French midshipman, &c. &c.