hat are you going to give us in the next Volume?" is, I dare say, the question which is in some of your minds to ask me; so, as usual on reaching the end of a half-year, I will tell you of a few of the arrangements made for the New Volume, beginning with the January Number. These include:—
A Serial Story by the Author of "A Little Too Clever," "Margaret's Enemy," "Maid Marjory," &c., to continue from month to month; and a Second Serial Story, by Henry Frith, called "King Charles's Page; or, Two Children's Adventures in the Time of the Commonwealth," also to run for six months. The latter is an unusually exciting tale—full of novel incident and strange adventure. Then there will be
"Legends and Stories of Famous Rivers," by Edwin Hodder ("Old Merry"), in which you will be told many curious tales and wonderful legends associated with a few of the most celebrated of the world's Rivers.
"Some Notable Pictures and their Story"—telling, in a bright and chatty style, about a few of the masterpieces of Art, how they came to be produced, and what fortunes, good and bad, some of them experienced; including interesting anecdotes and facts concerning themselves and their painters.
"England's Forests in Days of Old"—a series of papers relating the story of the stirring incidents of which some of the well-known forests of this country have been the scene.
"Birds and Flowers of the Month"—consisting of full-page Pictures which M. Giacomelli, the well-known French Artist, has specially drawn for Little Folks. One of these will appear in each number of the New Volume, accompanied by Verses appropriate to the subject.
"Bible Storms by Land and Sea"—a new series of Scripture Stories for "Our Sunday Afternoons;" and the usual "Bible Exercises" will appear every month.
"Pages for Very Little Folk." In response to repeated requests, I am glad to announce that this department of Little Folks—comprising two pages of bold pictures and simple stories printed in large type—will be re-commenced in January, and continued every month.
Mr. Palmer Cox, the American Artist, has drawn for Little Folks some more Humorous Pictures in his well-known style; the Notes and Jottings by a Practical Writer on the subject of "The Children's Own Garden" will be given, as well as Fairy Stories, with droll and laughable pictures, every month; and besides Stories, Poems, Anecdotes, and Pictures of every kind, all the regular features, such as "The Editor's Pocket-book," "Songs with Music," "The Little Folks' Own Pages," "Questions and Answers," &c. &c., will be still maintained.