'A capital book for a present. No child who is fortunate enough to possess it will be in a hurry to put it down, for it is a book of uncommon fascination. The story is good, the principles inculcated admirable, and some of the illustrations simply delicious.'--John Bull.
LOB-LIE-BY-THE-FIRE; or, the Luck of Lingborough. And other Tales. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. 2nd Edition. Imp. 16mo. 5s.
'A charming tale by another of those clever writers, thanks to whom the children are now really better served than their neighbours.'--Spectator.
'Mrs. Ewing has written as good a story as her "Brownies," and that is saying a great deal. "Lob-lie-by-the-fire" has humour and pathos, and teaches what is right without making children think they are reading a sermon.'--Saturday Review.
SIX TO SIXTEEN: A Story for Girls. With 10 Illustrations by Mrs. Allingham. 3rd Edition. Small post 8vo. 5s.
'The homely good sense and humour of the bulk of the story are set off by the pathos of its opening and its close, and a soft and beautiful light, as of dawn and sunset, is thrown round the substantial English ideal of what a girl's education ought to be, which runs through the tale.'--Spectator.
'It is a beautifully told story, full of humour and pathos, and bright sketches of scenery and character. It is all told with great naturalness, and will amuse grown-up people quite as much as children. In reading the story, we have been struck especially by characteristic bits of description, which show very happily the writer's appreciation of child life.'--Pall Mall Gazette.
'We have rarely met, on such a modest scale, with characters so ably and simply drawn ... The merits of the volume, in themselves not small, are much enhanced by some clever illustrations from the pencil of Mrs. Allingham.'--Athenæum.
'The tone of the book is pleasant and healthy, and singularly free from that sentimental, not to say "mawkish," stain which is apt to disfigure such productions. The illustrations by Mrs. Allingham add a special attraction to the little volume.'--Times.
'It is scarcely necessary to say that Mrs. Ewing's book is one of the best of the year.'--Saturday Review.