⁂ This elegant and useful Series of Books has been specially prepared for School and College Prizes: they are, however, equally suitable for General Presentation. In selecting the works for this Series, the aim of the Publisher has been to produce books of a permanent value, interesting in manner and instructive in matter—books that youth will read eagerly and with profit, and which will be found equally attractive in after-life.
NIMMO'S ALL THE YEAR ROUND GIFT BOOKS.
A series of entertaining and instructive volumes, profusely Illustrated with original Engravings by the first Artists, choicely printed on superfine paper, and elegantly bound in cloth and gold, and gilt edges, crown 8vo, price 3s. 6d. each.
1. Christian Osborne's Friends. By Mrs. Harriet Miller Davidson, Author of 'Isobel Jardine's History,' and Daughter of the late Hugh Miller.
2. Round the Grange Farm; or, Good Old Times. By Jean L. Watson, Author of 'Bygone Days in our Village,' etc.
3. Stories about Boys. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of 'Stories of School Life,' 'My Schoolboy Friends,' etc. etc.
4. George's Enemies: A Sequel to 'My Schoolboy Friends.' By Ascott R. Hope, Author of 'Stories about Boys,' etc. etc.
5. Violet Rivers; or, Loyal to Duty. A Tale for Girls. By Winifred Taylor, Author of 'Story of Two Lives,' etc.
6. Wild Animals and Birds: Curious and Instructive Stories about their Habits and Sagacity. With numerous Illustrations.
7. The Twins of Saint-Marcel: A Tale of Paris Incendie. By Mrs. A. S. Orr, Author of 'The Roseville Family,' etc. etc.
8. Rupert Rochester, the Banker's Son. A Tale. By Winifred Taylor, Author of 'Story of Two Lives,' etc.
9. The Story of Two Lives; or, The Trials of Wealth and Poverty. By Winifred Taylor, Author of 'Rupert Rochester,' etc.
10. The Lost Father; or, Cecilia's Triumph. A Story of our own Day. By Daryl Holme.
11. Friendly Fairies; or, Once upon a Time.
12. The Young Mountaineer; or, Frank Miller's Lot in Life. The Story of a Swiss Boy. By Daryl Holme.
13. Stories from over the Sea. With Illustrations.
14. The Story of a Noble Life; or, Zurich and its Reformer Ulric Zwingle. By Mrs. Hardy (Janet Gordon), Author of 'The Spanish Inquisition,' 'Champions of the Reformation,' etc. etc.
15. Stories of Whitminster. By Ascott R. Hope, Author of 'My Schoolboy Friends,' 'Stories about Boys,' etc. etc.
⁂ The object steadily kept in view in preparing the above series has been to give a collection of works of a thoroughly healthy moral tone, agreeably blending entertainment and instruction. It is believed this end has been attained, and that the several volumes will be found eminently suitable as Gift Books and School Prizes, besides proving of permanent value in the Home Library.