Books and Authors Part 27

In demy 8vo, richly bound in cloth and gold, price 6s. 6d.,

THE POETICAL WORKS OF JAMES THOMSON.

EDITED BY CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE.

Ill.u.s.trated with choice Full-page Engravings on Steel, printed in Colours by KRONHEIM & Co.

In square 8vo, richly bound in cloth and gold, price 3s., THE LOVES OF ROSE PINK AND SKY BLUE, AND OTHER STORIES TOLD TO CHILDREN.

By WILLIAM FRANCIS COLLIER, LL.D., Author of 'Tales of Old English Life,' etc. etc.

Profusely Ill.u.s.trated with Original humorous Ill.u.s.trations on Wood.

'It is a clever book by a clever man. There is a mind in every page, and the ill.u.s.trations show that the artist appreciates the humour of the author.'--_Daily News._

'A fanciful and eccentric t.i.tle for some very good fairy tales told to the little ones.'--_The Times._

'The prose and verse stories in this very handsome volume are of a healthy kind, and well calculated to compa.s.s the object for which they have been written, namely, the amus.e.m.e.nt of our young folk.'--_The Examiner._

'"The Loves of Rose Pink and Sky Blue, and other Stories told to Children," by Dr. W. F. Collier, is one of the most pleasant contributions to this season's literature which comes from the far north. It is genial in its purpose, pleasant in its details, and natural in its composition.'--_Bell's Messenger._

'"Rose Pink and Sky Blue" is a child's book, very funny in its ill.u.s.trations--this we see--and funny, we suspect, in its contents; for we lighted on a ballad in which a most scientific piscator, standing on the Norway coast, casts his fly for whale and hooks and lands several which he rose on the Faroe Isles, and is at last beaten by a Kraken or the Kraken.'--_Sat.u.r.day Review._

Second Edition, enlarged, price 3s., richly bound, STORY OF THE KINGS OF JUDAH AND ISRAEL.

WRITTEN FOR CHILDREN.

By A. O. B.

Ill.u.s.trated with Full-page Engravings and Map.

'We have been much pleased with the "Story of the Kings of Judah," which will prove a real boon to children, who so often are compelled to puzzle their little brains over the history of the Kings of Judah and Israel, with the vaguest possible idea of what it all means. This little work gives the best and clearest account we have ever seen, as adapted to the comprehension of children; and the author is evidently one who has been accustomed to the training of young minds, and knows how to meet their difficulties.'--_Churchman's Companion._