“There is great variety in this volume, ... and the heroes are not model characters, but real boys.... There is a pleasant vein of humour running through the book that is unfortunately rare in tales for the young of the present day.”—Manchester Examiner.
“Romances of the kind which boys—yes, and girls too—will greatly enjoy.”—Post.
WITH NINETEEN ILLUSTRATIONS BY GORDON BROWNE,
Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.
Evenings away from Home: A Modern Miscellany of Entertainment for Young Masters and Misses. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “A Book of Boyhoods,” etc., etc.
“No writer for boys surpasses Mr. Hope, and to tell boys he is here in strong force is to ensure the sale of a large edition.”—Bedfordshire Mercury.
“A bonne bouche for boys. A right merry collection of short tales and sketches by Mr. Ascott R. Hope.”—Daily Chronicle.
“Just the kind of story to please the intelligent schoolboy or schoolgirl on the outlook for a little wholesome nonsense. The book is well got up, and the fantastical illustrations are likely to enhance it in the eye of the laughter-loving public.”—School Newspaper.