W. & R. Chambers Selected Catalogue 1892 Part 2

COSEY CORNER; or, How they Kept a Farm. By L. T. MEADE. With eighteen Ill.u.s.trations by Percy Tarrant. 3/6

Mrs L. T. Meade, in her best vein, here tells how four children show great ingenuity and cleverness in playing at keeping a farm, and manage to support themselves for a time from the proceeds. It is a wholesome lesson in self-help, and the reader will be inclined to agree with one of the children that 'there never was anything so nice in all the world as was life at Cosey Corner.' Honeysuckle Farm, the farmer and his wife, and the life there are prettily described, and the story is further helped by the eighteen charming ill.u.s.trations by Mr Percy Tarrant.

'MY PRETTY' AND HER BROTHER 'TOO.' And other Stories. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. Charmingly Ill.u.s.trated by Lewis Baumer. 3/6

Mrs Molesworth, always happily inspired when she writes for or about children, here presents ten short stories, in which little children are depicted in her inimitable style. Some of them have a Christmas flavour; all convey in an attractive form some lessons which young folks, and old folks too, would be none the worse for learning, as in 'My Pretty,' 'The Gold Scissors,' and 'The Princess and the Fairy,' in which the receipt for happiness is given as unselfishness and shared blessings.

JERRY DODDS, MILLIONAIRE: A School Yarn of Merriment and Mystery. By H. BARROW-NORTH. With six Ill.u.s.trations by Harold Copping. 3/6

Jerry Dodds is the good-hearted and open-handed son of a South African millionaire, and his fortunes are traced from the time he enters Westpool School until he is kidnapped, and recovered in a marvellous way. There are lively times at Westpool--a fire, a steamer adventure, a feast to his school chums given by Jerry Dodds, and abundant adventures, which any boy will follow with breathless interest. The youth of Westpool School are as bright, healthy, mischief-making, and mirth-provoking youngsters as any boy might wish to know. Out of one prank into another seems to have been their motto.

[_From_ THE KOPJE GARRISON, _by G. M. Fenn; price 5s._]

[Ill.u.s.tration: In a very short time he was once more on a pony, with the sergeant keeping him in his place.]

THE ARGONAUTS OF THE AMAZON. By C. R. KENYON. With six Ill.u.s.trations by Arthur Rackham. 3/6

Mr Charles R. Kenyon, author of the popular story, _The Young Ranchmen_, here tells a thrilling tale of adventure in which three old chums, in the search for the Inca's treasure in the remote regions of the mighty Andes, procure a little steam-launch for the navigation of the Amazon and some of its feeders, such as the Ucayali. Their whole course teems with remarkable experiences and adventures, and the climax is reached when, after several fights with strange tribes, they are shut up as prisoners in the Incala's treasure-chamber. How they escape, discover gold in great plenty, and begin a large colonisation scheme is told in a spirited manner.

OUT OF BOUNDS: A Series of School Stories. By ANDREW HOME. With eight Ill.u.s.trations by Harold Copping. 3/6

Mr Andrew Home understands and can write about the average schoolboy with clearness, humour, and adequate knowledge. In this gathering of short stories many phases of boy-life are dealt with, in and out of school. There are humorous adventures, some of which are on the point of ending tragically. All the stories are wholesome and entertaining, and inculcate the virtues of truthfulness, sympathy, bravery, and attention to duty in the battle of life.

THE THREE WITCHES. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. Charmingly Ill.u.s.trated by Lewis Baumer. 3/6

_To-Day_ says--'If you want a charming book for children, get Mrs Molesworth's _Three Witches_, ill.u.s.trated by that delightful humorist in "line," Lewis Baumer.'

THE STORY OF A SCHOOL CONSPIRACY. By ANDREW HOME. With twelve Ill.u.s.trations by A. Monro. 3/6

'_The Story of a School Conspiracy_, by Andrew Home, telling of a deep-laid plot and of hairbreadth escapes! All guaranteed to fill the heart of every schoolboy with keenest joy. "_Tolle lege, Tolle lege!_" O Schoolboy! or irreparable will be thy loss.'--The Baron de B.-W. in _Punch_.

THE BOYS AND I: A Child's Story for Children. By Mrs MOLESWORTH.

With seventeen Ill.u.s.trations by Lewis Baumer. Uniform with _Hoodie_ and _Hermy_. 3/6

'There is fascination for every child in such a story as this, and children of all ages will thank us for advising them to read the tale and to inspect its pictures by Lewis Baumer.'--_Literary World._

THE SPY IN THE SCHOOL: A Tale of Two Chums. By ANDREW HOME. With six Ill.u.s.trations by W. J. Urquhart. 3/6

'The best points of Mr Home's book lie in the emphatic way in which he drives home the virtues of honour, modesty, and unselfishness by the deeds of his boys.'--_Glasgow Mail._

[_From_ COSEY CORNER, _by L. T. Meade; price 3s. 6d._]

[Ill.u.s.tration: 'I know what you want, and you shall have it,' said Mrs Burgin.]

DOROTHY DOT. By ELIZABETH WESTYN TIMLOW. Charmingly Ill.u.s.trated by Harriet Roosevelt Richards, and daintily bound in art cloth, gilt edges. 3/6

'A bright little volume in every respect. Miss Timlow's story is bright, Miss Richards's ill.u.s.trations are bright, and the binding is bright.'--_Glasgow Herald._

THE UNJUST STEWARD; or, The Minister's Debt. By Mrs OLIPHANT. With six Ill.u.s.trations by J. Finnemore. 3/6

'Mrs Oliphant was never more happily inspired than in writing this story.'--_Scotsman._

A GOOD-HEARTED GIRL; or, A Present-day Heroine. By EMMA MARSHALL, Author of _Abigail Templeton_, &c. With six Ill.u.s.trations by J.

Finnemore. 3/6

'Well told and delightfully healthy in tone.'--_Cork Examiner._

THE WHITE PRINCESS OF THE HIDDEN CITY. By DAVID LAWSON JOHNSTONE.

With six Ill.u.s.trations by W. Boucher. 3/6

'All boys will be fascinated by Mr Johnstone's brilliantly written and fascinating romance.'--_Glasgow Daily Mail._

BELLE. By the Author of _Laddie_. With six Ill.u.s.trations by G.

Nicolet. 3/6

'As a story for girls _Belle_ will score an instantaneous and well-deserved success.'--_Vanity Fair._

NIC REVEL: A White Slave's Adventures in Alligator Land. By _G.

Manville Fenn_. Ill.u.s.trated by W. H. C. Groome. 3/6

'Will prove absolutely irresistible to the imagination of the average boy.'--_Glasgow Daily Mail._

HERMY. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With seventeen Ill.u.s.trations by Lewis Baumer. 3/6

'Certain to find a large circle of friends waiting for her.'--_Vanity Fair._

O'ER TARTAR DESERTS; or, English and Russian in Central Asia. By DAVID KER. Ill.u.s.trated by J. Finnemore. 3/6

'Conveys something of the thrill of a real book of travels.'--_Daily Record._

BILLY BINKS--HERO. By GUY BOOTHBY. Ill.u.s.trated by W. H. C.

Groome. 3/6

'Drawn with an uncommon skill and charm.'--_Scotsman._

HOODIE. By Mrs MOLESWORTH. With seventeen Ill.u.s.trations by Lewis Baumer. 3/6

'It is absolutely true to life, very tender, and delightfully funny.'--_Yorkshire Post._

YOUNG DENYS: A Story of the Days of Napoleon. By ELEANOR C. PRICE.

With six Ill.u.s.trations by G. Nicolet. 3/6

'An interesting tale of the great Napoleon.'--_Punch._

TWO BOY TRAMPS. By J. MACDONALD OXLEY. With six Ill.u.s.trations by H.

Sandham. 3/6

'An uncommonly good tale.'--_School Board Chronicle._