“Intended for young readers, and deserves the attention of those who provide prizes and replenish school libraries.”—Wesleyan Methodist Sunday School Magazine.
“A merrier book, with merrier pictures, one could not well imagine.”—Newcastle Chronicle.
“The glorious fun in these stories is quite irresistible. The illustrations are sure to set the table in a roar. The tales are supposed to be told by the boys themselves, and are amazingly well told. Mr. Hope’s name is already a household word.”—Sheffield Independent.
WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS ON TONED PAPER.
Small crown 8vo., 352 pp., cloth, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.
Stories out of School-time. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of “Evenings away from Home,” etc.
Contents:
| CHAP. | |
| 1. | FIDDLE-DE-DEE! A STORY OF HISTORY AND MYSTERY. |
| 2. | VICTOR’S PONY: A STORY OF THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR. |
| 3. | ‘TO-MORROW’: A STORY OF THE HOLIDAYS. |
| 4. | ALL BY HIMSELF: A STORY OF THE HIGHLANDS. |
| 5. | OLD SCORES: A STORY OF THE CRIMEA. |
| 6. | CHARLEY: A STORY OF MEMORY. |
| 7. | BLACK AND WHITE: A STORY OF THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER. |
| 8. | THE WATCH: A STORY OF CHRISTMAS TIME. |
| 9. | OUR SUNDAY AT HOME: A GIRL’S STORY. |