A Series of Stories of Military and Naval Adventure, related by an old Retired Officer of the Army.
FANTASTIC STORIES. Translated from the German of Richard Leander, by Paulina B. Granville. Crown 8vo. Eight full-page Illustrations.
- The Magic Organ.
- The Invisible Kingdom.
- The Knight who Grew Rusty.
- Of the Queen who could not make Gingerbread Nuts, and of the King who could not play the Jew’s Harp.
- The Wishing Ring.
- The Three Princesses with Hearts of Glass.
- The Old Bachelor.
- Sepp’s Courtship.
- Heino in the Marsh.
- Unlucky Dog and Fortune’s Favourite.
- The Dreaming Beech.
- The Little Hump-Backed Maiden.
- Heavenly Music.
- The Old Hair Trunk.
These are translations of some of the best of Richard Leander’s well-known stories for children. The illustrations to this work are of singular beauty and finish.
THE AFRICAN CRUISER. A Midshipman’s Adventures on the West Coast. A Book for Boys. By S. Whitchurch Sadler, R.N. Three Illustrations. Crown 8vo. 3s. 6d.
A book of real adventures among slavers on the West Coast of Africa. One chief recommendation is the faithfulness of the local colouring.
THE LITTLE WONDER-HORN. By Jean Ingelow. A Second Series of “Stories told to a Child.” Fifteen Illustrations. Cloth, gilt. 3s. 6d.
“Full of fresh and vigorous fancy: it is worthy of the author of some of the best of our modern verse.”—Standard.
“We like all the contents of the ‘Little Wonder-Horn’ very much.”—Athenæum.