‘One of the most fitting presents for a thoughtful boy that we have come across.’—Review of Reviews.
RECENT TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE. Comprising Stanley and the Congo, Lieutenant Greely, Joseph Thomson, Livingstone, Lady Brassey, Vambéry, Burton, &c. Illustrated. Cloth. 2/6
‘It is wonderful how much that is of absorbing interest has been packed into this small volume.’—Scotsman.
LITERARY CELEBRITIES; being brief biographies of Wordsworth, Campbell, Moore, Jeffrey, and Macaulay. Illustrated. 2/6
SONGS OF SCOTLAND prior to Burns, with the Tunes, edited by Robert Chambers, LL.D. With Illustrations. 2/6
This volume embodies the whole of the pre-Burnsian songs of Scotland that possess merit and are presentable, along with the music; each accompanied by its own history.
GREAT HISTORIC EVENTS. The Conquest of India, Indian Mutiny, French Revolution, the Crusades, the Conquest of Mexico, Napoleon’s Russian Campaign. Illustrated. 2/6
HISTORICAL CELEBRITIES. Comprising lives of Oliver Cromwell, Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Duke of Wellington. Illustrated. 2/6
‘The story of their life-work is told in such a way as to teach important historical, as well as personal, lessons bearing upon the political history of this country.’—Schoolmaster.