“The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy and pathos.... We stand with one foot in fairyland and one on common earth.”—The Times.
Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood. By Geo. Mac Donald. With 36 Illustrations by Arthur Hughes. 5s.
“The sympathy with boy-nature in Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood is perfect. It is a beautiful picture of childhood, teaching by its impressions and suggestions all noble things.”—British Quarterly Review.
The Princess and the Goblin. By George Mac Donald. With 32 Illustrations. 3s. 6d.
“Little of what is written for children has the lightness of touch and play of fancy which are characteristic of George Mac Donald’s fairy tales. Mr. Arthur Hughes’s illustrations are all that illustrations should be.”—Manchester Guardian.
The Princess and Curdie. By George Mac Donald. With 8 page Illustrations. 3s. 6d.
“There is the finest and rarest genius in this brilliant story. Upgrown people would do wisely occasionally to lay aside their newspapers and magazines to spend an hour with Curdie and the Princess.”—Sheffield Independent.
BY ASCOTT R. HOPE.
“Such is the charm of Mr. Hope’s narrative that it is impossible to begin one of his tales without finishing it.”—St. James’s Gazette.
The Seven Wise Scholars. By Ascott R. Hope. With nearly 100 Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 5s.