“One of the most delightfully droll story-books that it is possible to conceive of. Brimful of quaint and wonderful notions, and teeming with mirth and ‘go.’”—The Teachers’ Aid.

THE NIDDING NOD. By H. Escott-Inman.

CATHERINE. By F. M. Peard.


London: WARD, LOCK & CO., LIMITED.

Transcriber’s notes:

Inconsistent hyphenations (everyday/every-day, wastepaper/waste-paper, bathroom/bath-room) have been retained.

On [p39] Miss (Agnes) Bibby’s rejected novel is listed as being written by “Katherine J. Howard Bibby”. This is the only occurrence of “Katherine” in the text and has been left as printed.

On [p177] the punctuation preceding the quotation “How happy could I be with either” has been adjusted to clarify who is speaking.