"The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching."—The Lady.
"The doings of the heroine at the Gabled Farm are amusing in the extreme, and her escapades are always bringing her into trouble. Vera is a fine character, however, and our girls will all be the better for making her acquaintance."—Teachers' Aid.
BY EDGAR PICKERING.
An Old-Time Yarn: Wherein is set forth divers desperate mischances which befell Anthony Ingram and his shipmates in the West Indies and Mexico with Hawkins and Drake. By Edgar Pickering. Illustrated with 6 page Pictures drawn by Alfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"And a very good yarn it is, with not a dull page from first to last. There is a flavour of Westward Ho! in this attractive book."—Educational Review.
"An excellent story of adventure. Especially good is the description of Mexico and of the dungeons of the Inquisition, while Don Diego Polo is a delightful mixture of bravery and humour, and his rescue of the unfortunate prisoners is told with great spirit. The book is thoroughly to be recommended."—Guardian.
Silas Verney: A Tale of the Time of Charles II. By Edgar Pickering. With 6 page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"Wonderful as the adventures of Silas are, it must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for boys."—Saturday Review.