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BY THE AUTHOR OF “SAGAS FROM THE FAR EAST.”

PatraÑas. Spanish Tales, Legendary and Traditional. With Illustrations by E. H. Corbould. Price 5s.

“‘PatraÑas’ carries us away from dull and prosaic scenes into the region of Spanish, legend and tradition. They are told in a lively and graphic manner, and introduce to us pleasantly the quaint humour of the Spaniards.”—Times.

“The translation renders into equivalent English much quaint and dry humour; smacking of the racy Andalusian, as well as of the more solid Castilian.”—AthenÆum.

“A volume of striking stories, illustrative of a deeply interesting country. They bring us to acquaintance with new scenes and new personages from a comparatively unknown history.”—Art Journal.

“It seems to us as if we had fallen on a store of pieces for the puppet-show in Don Quixote, so delightfully quaint and chivalrous, and truly Spanish are the stories.”—Monthly Packet.

“A very interesting budget of popular legends, charmingly told, and many of them bearing that curious impress of common origin that makes real popular tales throughout our Aryan race so strongly alike, yet so different.... There are others exclusively Spanish, and full of old Castilian grandeur and chivalry.”—Literary Churchman.

“Well calculated not only to please the young, but also to interest the scholar in that curious question—the origin of popular folk-lore.”—Notes and Queries.

Household Stories from the Land of Hofer; or, Popular Myths of Tirol, including the Rose Garden of King Laryn. Illustrations by T. Green. Post 8vo, price 5s.

“We thank the author of ‘PatraÑas’ for another rich treat.”—Art Journal.

“A collection of charming legends, all of them interesting, and some of them exquisitely beautiful.”—Scotsman.

“Since Dr. Dasent’s Norse Tales a more important and interesting collection of legends has not appeared.”—British Quarterly Review.

The Good St. Louis and his Times. By Mrs. Bray, Author of “The Life of Stothard,” “Romance of the Tamar and Tavy,” etc., with Portrait. Post 8vo, price 7s. 6d.

“Mrs. Bray is quite at home in her subject—she has furnished a valuable and interesting record of Louis’ reign, abounding in anecdote, and full of the romance of Eastern warfare.”—Spectator.

“The style of the Narrative is bright and picturesque, and the facts derived from careful study of the best authorities.”—Guardian.

“We have here the history of one of the most saintly, and yet most secularly interesting of mediÆval kings admirably supplied in these pages.”—Times.

Bertrand du Guesclin, the Hero of Brittany. By Emile de Bonnechose. Translated by Margaret S. Jeune. Frontispiece by Priolo. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

“The high tone of feeling with which it is written makes it specially valuable as an educational book, taking education in the sense of formation of character. All boys will enjoy it for the scenes of adventure and heroism through which it leads them.”—Literary Churchman.

WORKS BY JOHN TIMBS, F.S.A.

Notabilia; or, Curious and Amusing Facts about Many Things. Explained and Illustrated by John Timbs, F.S.A. Post 8vo, price 6s.

“There is a world of wisdom in this book—every page tells of something that readers and thinkers will desire to know.”—Art Journal.

Ancestral Stories and Traditions of Great Families. Illustrative of English History. With Frontispiece. Post 8vo, price 7s. 6d.

“An interesting and well-written book of many curious legends and historical facts.”—Literary Churchman.

Nooks and Corners of English Life. Past and Present. With Illustrations. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 6s.; gilt edges, 6s. 6d.

“A book which ought to find place in one of the nooks and ‘corners’ of every library.”—The Reliquary.

Strange Stories of the Animal World. A Book of Curious Contributions to Natural History. Illustrations by Zwecker. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 6s.; gilt edges, 6s. 6d.

“Among all the books of the season that will be studied with profit and pleasure, there is not one more meritorious in aim, or more successful in execution.”—AthenÆum.

PUBLISHED BY GRIFFITH AND FARRAN.

The Modern Sphinx. A Collection of Enigmas, Charades, Rebuses, Double and Triple Acrostics, Anagrams, Logogriphs, Metagrams, Verbal Puzzles, Conundrums, etc. Fcap. 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

The Three Midshipmen. By W. H. G. Kingston. New Edition. With 24 Page Illustrations. Imperial 16mo, price 6s.

Swift and Sure; or, The Career of Two Brothers. By Alfred Elwes, Author of “Luke Ashleigh,” etc. With Illustrations by John Lawson. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

Adventures of Kwei, the Chinese Girl. By the Author of “Little Lisette,” etc. With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

Father Time’s Story Book for the Little Ones. By Kathleen Knox. With Illustrations by H. W. Petherick. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

Handbook for the Breakfast Table; Economical and Varied Dishes. By Mary Hooper, Author of “Papers on Cookery.” Fcap. 8vo, price 1s.

Geoffry’s Great Fault. By Emilia Marryat Norris, Author of “Adrift on the Sea,” “Alda Graham,” etc. With Illustrations by D. H. Friston. Super-Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

The New Baby. By the Author of “Gerty and May,” etc. With Eight Illustrations. Super-Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

Granny’s Story Box. By the Author of “Our New Baby,” etc. New Edition. With 20 Illustrations. Super-Royal 16mo, price 2s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.

Wrecked, not Lost; or, The Pilot and his Companions. By the Hon. Mrs. Dundas. With Illustrations. Small Fcap., price 1s. 6d.

Holiday Tales. By Florence Wilford, Author of “Nigel Bartram’s Ideal,” etc. With Illustrations. Small Fcap. 8vo, price 1s. 6d.

Grandmamma’s Relics, and her Stories about them. By Mrs. Bowden, Author of “Jack the Conqueror,” “Robin’s Christmas Eve,” etc. With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, price 1s. 6d.

The Young Governess: a Tale for Girls. By Kay Spen, Author of “Gerty and May,” “Sunny Days,” etc. With Illustrations by H. Paterson. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Lizzie’s Secret: a Story for Little Children. Written and Illustrated by Adelaide A. Maguire. Small 4to, price 3s. 6d.

“Told in a bewitchingly simple and straightforward manner.”—Art Journal.

Alda Graham and Her Brother Philip. By Emilia Marryat Norris, Daughter of the late Captain Marryat. With Illustrations by George Hay. Post 8vo, price 4s. 6d.; gilt edges, 5s.

A Journey to the Centre of the Earth. From the French of Jules Verne, Author of “Five Weeks in a Balloon,” etc. With 52 page Illustrations by Riou. Post 8vo, price 6s.

“A perfect treasure-house of adventures.”—Art Journal.

“The startling story is told with a captivating air of reality, and the illustrations by Riou enter thoroughly into the spirit of the text.”—Daily Telegraph.

The Young Franc-Tireurs, and their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War. By G. A. Henty, Special Correspondent of the Standard. With Illustrations by R. T. Landels, Artist to the Illustrated London News. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

“Abounds with thrilling adventures and hair-breadth escapes, and when once begun will be eagerly read to its close.”—Daily Review.

By the same Author.

Out on the Pampas; or, The Young Settlers. With Illustrations by Zwecker. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

“Just the book boys like, and they will find, as we did, that it is not easy to lay it down till all the young Settlers’ troubles and adventures have come to an end.”—Graphic.

The Oak Staircase; or, The Stories of Lord and Lady Desmond: a Narrative of the Times of James II. By Mary and Catherine Lee, Authors of “Rosamond Fane,” etc. With Illustrations by T. H. Collins. Post 8vo, price 4s. 6d.; gilt edges, 5s.

“Deserves a special commendation. It is a charmingly life-like and graceful story of the days just before the Revolution.”—Guardian.

By the same Author.

Rosamond Fane; or, The Prisoners of St. James. Illustrations by R. Dudley. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“The eventful story of Charles the First’s children very well told.”—AthenÆum.

Lucy’s Campaign: a Story of Adventure. With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, price 3s. cloth elegant; 3s. 6d. gilt edges.

Our Old Uncle’s Home, and What the Boys did there. By Mother Carey. With Illustrations by Walter Crane. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“The story will tend to make both old and young more tolerant of each other’s peculiarities.”—AthenÆum.

How to make Dolls’ Furniture and to furnish a Doll’s House. With 70 Illustrations. Small 4to, price 2s.

“This capital little book will find delightful occupation for many holiday hours.”—Nonconformist.

“All ingenious children will be enchanted with the work.”—Monthly Packet.

Aunt Jenny’s American Pets. By Catherine C. Hopley, Author of “Life in the South,” etc. With Illustrations by Edward Neale. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; coloured, gilt edges, 4s. 6d.

“Miss Hopley writes lightly and brightly, and knows how to make knowledge interesting.”—Times.

“Full of anecdotes relating to American birds. A good deal is told of life in the Southern States. The book will instruct while it amuses.”—Tablet.

Little Lisette, the Orphan of Alsace. By the Author of “Adventures of Kwei,” etc. With Illustrations. Royal 16mo, price 1s. 6d.

A Child’s Influence; or, Kathleen and her Great Uncle. By Lisa Lockyer. With Illustrations. Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

“It shows how great is the power of a loving child to influence her seniors.”—Western Morning News.

My School Days in Paris. By Margaret S. Jeune. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“We can record our very high appreciation of this narrative. Girls will read it with interest, and heads of girls’ schools study it with profit.”—Literary Churchman.

John Deane of Nottingham: His Adventures and Exploits. A Tale of the Time of William of Orange. By W. H. G. Kingston, Author of “Peter the Whaler,” etc. With Illustrations. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

“Full of exciting adventures, capitally told.”—Literary Churchman.

Favourite Fables in Prose and Verse. With 24 beautiful Illustrations from Drawings by Harrison Weir. Small 4to, price 6s.; bevelled boards, gilt edges, 7s. 6d.

“True to the name. They are well got up, tastefully bound, and above all things illustrated by the graceful pencil of our old friend Harrison Weir.”—Times.

“The drawings are wonderfully graphic and appropriate.”—The Queen.

Trimmer’s History of the Robins. Written for the Instruction of Children on their Treatment of Animals. With 24 beautiful Engravings from Drawings by Harrison Weir. Price 6s. cloth extra; 7s. 6d. cloth elegant, gilt edges.

“The delicious story of Dicksy, Flapsey, and Pecksy, who can have forgotten it? It is as fresh to-day as it was half a century ago.”—Art Journal.

“The Illustrations by Harrison Weir will tend to raise it even higher in the estimation of others besides the inmates of the nursery.”—Times.

The History of the Robins. By Mrs. Trimmer. In Words of One Syllable. Edited by the Rev. Charles Swete, M.A. With Illustrations by H. Weir. Super Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d.

Millicent and Her Cousins. By the Hon. Augusta Bethel, Author of “Helen in Switzerland,” etc. With Illustrations by R. Paterson. Second Edition. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

“A capital book for girls. Bright, sparkling, and full of life, yet never transgressing limits of good taste and probability.”—The Guardian.

Helen in Switzerland. By the Hon. Augusta Bethel. With Illustrations by E. Whymper. Super Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d. plain; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

“A pleasant variety of local legend and history, mingled with the incidents of travel.—The Spectator.

From Peasant to Prince; or, The Life of Alexander Prince Menschikoff. Freely translated from the Russian by Madame Pietzker. With Illustrations.” Fcap. 8vo, price 2s. 6d.; gilt edges, 3s.

“A charming Russian tale, tracing the steps of Menschikoff from the time of his being a poor lad to his exaltation under Peter the Great.”—Daily Review.

BOOKS FOR EVERY CHILD.

Bound in Elegant Covers, Royal 4to, price 3s. 6d. each plain; 7s. 6d. coloured; 10s. 6d. mounted on cloth and coloured.

The Attractive Picture Book. A New Gift Book from the Old Corner, containing numerous Illustrations by eminent Artists.

The Favourite Picture Book. A Gallery of Delights, designed for Amusement and Instruction of the Young. With several Hundred Illustrations from Drawings by J. Absolon, H. K. Browne (Phiz), J. Gilbert, T. Landseer, J. Leech, J. S. Prout, H. Weir, &c.

Tales of the Saracens. By Barbara Hutton. With Illustrations by Edward H. Corbould. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

By the same Author.

Tales of the White Cockade. Illustrations by Lawson. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

“A most pleasant and well-written narrative of the Stuarts in their exile.”—Times.

“A history that is as romantic as any novel.”—Saturday Review.

Heroes of the Crusades. Illustrated by Priolo. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

Castles, and their Heroes. With Illustrations. Post 8vo price 4s. 6d.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

Adventures of Hans Sterk, the South African Hunter and Pioneer. By Captain Drayson, Author of “Tales of the Outspan,” etc. Illustrated by Zwecker. Post 8vo, price 5s.; gilt edges, 5s. 6d.

“From first to last it is full of life and variety, and will also give boys some knowledge of the people of South Africa, and their mode of life.”—Nonconformist.

Theodora: a Tale for Girls. By Emilia Marryat Norris. With Illustrations by George Hay. Post 8vo, price 4s. 6d.; gilt edges, 5s.

“The characters are well drawn, and the interest unflagging.”—Art Journal.

The Young Vocalist: a Collection of Twelve Songs, each with an accompaniment for the Pianoforte, selected from Mozart, Weber, Mendelssohn, Spohr, etc., by Mrs. Mounsey Bartholomew, Associate of the Philharmonic Society. 4to, price 2s. paper cover; or 3s. 6d. cloth extra, gilt edges.

“These Lyrics are selected and composed for children who are too young to sing operatic or romantic songs, or too old for those founded on nursery tales. The melodies are all of a suitable compass, so that the voices may not be injured by practice at an early age.”—Extract from Preface.

“Arranged with the best possible taste and skill.”—Musical World.

Infant Amusements; or, How to make a Nursery Happy. With Hints to Parents and Nurses on the Moral and Physical Training of Children. By W. H. G. Kingston. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.

“We urge parents most strongly to obtain this book forthwith; we know of no book that can compare with it in practical value. Each chapter is worth the price of the book.”—Our Fireside.

Tales of the Toys. Told by Themselves. By Frances Freeling Broderip. With Illustrations by her brother, Tom Hood. Super-Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d. plain; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

“A capital conception well worked out.”—British Quarterly.

“Mrs. Broderip is to be congratulated on having achieved a novelty.”—Saturday Review.

The Whispers of a Shell; or, Stories of the Sea. By Frances Freeling Broderip. Author of the “Tales of the Toys,” etc. With Illustration by George Hay. Post 8vo, price 3s. 6d.; gilt edges, 4s.

Cousin Trix, and her Welcome Tales. By Georgiana Craik. With Illustrations by F. W. Keyl. Super-Royal 16mo, price 3s. 6d. plain; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

“Bright and lively, with a well concealed moral.”—Guardian.

Play-Room Stories; or, How to make Peace. By Georgiana M. Craik. With Illustrations by C. Green. Price 3s. 6d. plain; 4s. 6d. coloured, gilt edges.

“This book will come with ‘peace’ upon its wings into many a crowded playroom.”—Art Journal.

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The Bridal Souvenir. New Edition, with a Portrait of the Princess Royal. Elegantly bound in white vellum, price 21s.

“A splendid specimen of decorative art, and well suited for a bridal gift.”

The Birth-Day Souvenir. A Book of Thoughts on Life and Immortality. Price 12s. 6d. illuminated cloth; 18s. morocco antique.

Light for the Path of Life, from the Holy Scriptures. Small 4to, price 12s. cloth elegant; 15s. calf, gilt edges; 18s. morocco antique.

The Wisdom of Solomon, from the Book of Proverbs. Small 4to, price 14s. cloth elegant; 18s. calf; 21s. morocco antique.

The Floral Gift. Small 4to, price 14s. cloth elegant; 21s. morocco extra.

Shakespeare’s Household Words. With a Photographic Portrait taken from the Monument at Stratford-on-Avon. Price 9s. cloth elegant; 14s. morocco antique.

“An exquisite little gem, fit to be the Christmas offering to Titania or Queen Mab.”

Aphorisms of the Wise and Good. With a Photographic Portrait of Milton. Price 9s. cloth elegant; 14s. Turkey morocco antique.

Emblems of Christian Life. Illustrated by W. Harry Rogers, in One Hundred Original Designs, from the Writings of the Fathers, Old English Poets, etc. Printed by Whittingham, with Borders and Initials in Red. Square 8vo, price 10s. 6d. cloth elegant, gilt edges; 21s. Turkey morocco antique.

“This splendid book is a marvel of beautiful drawing and printing. The Emblems have been so grouped as to give, as far as possible, one consecutive series of thoughts.”—Literary Churchman.

“A book of deep thought, and beautiful, yet quaint artistic work.”—Art Journal.

“One word of praise is due to the printers. It is by far the most complete and beautiful specimen of modern black letter we have ever seen.”—Examiner.

Approach to the Holy Altar. By Bishop Ken, from his “Manual of Prayer,” and “Practice of Divine Love.” Beautifully printed in Red and Black. Royal 32mo, price 1s. 6d. cloth, red edges.

? May be had in Calf and Morocco bindings.

The Fifteen O’s, and other Prayers. Printed by William Caxton, and reproduced in Photo-Lithography, by special permission of the Trustees of the British Museum, from the only known copy, purchased of the late Mr. Pickering for £250. Small 4to, price 10s. 6d. bound in parchment.