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White Cockades.
An Incident of the “Forty-five.” By EDWARD I. STEVENSON. 12mo, $1.00.
“A bright historical tale. The scene is Scotland; the time that of Prince Charles’ rebellion. The hero is a certain gallant young nobleman devoted to the last of the Stuarts and his cause. The action turns mainly upon the hiding, the hunting, and the narrow escapes of Lord Geoffrey Armitage from the spies and soldiers of the King.”—NEW YORK MAIL AND EXPRESS.
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Prince Peerless.
A Fairy-Folk Story Book. By MARGARET COLLIER (Madam Gelletti Di Cadilhac). Illustrated by John Collier. 12mo, $1.25.
“More admirable and fascinating a fairy-story book we have not lately set eyes upon. The stories are most airily conceived and gracefully executed.”—HARTFORD POST.
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By William Henry Frost.
FAIRIES AND FOLK OF IRELAND. Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
“Fresh and delightful materials are incorporated in witty and interesting narratives.”—PHILADELPHIA PRESS.
THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Stories of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
“The book is especially commended to boys, who will delight in the martial spirit breathed through the tales, and cannot fail to be benefited by reading of the courage, honor, and truth of these ’brave knights of old.’”—CHICAGO INTER-OCEAN.
THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR. Stories from the Land of the Round Table. Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
“Mr. William Henry Frost in ‘The Court of King Arthur’ has succeeded admirably in his attempt to make the doughty knights and fair ladies of ancient days seem distinct and interesting to boys and girls of our own time.”—PUBLIC OPINION.
THE WAGNER STORY BOOK. Firelight Tales of the Great Music Dramas. Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
“The story of the Knight of the Swan, of the Ring of the Nibelungen, the Search for the Grail, of Lohengrin and of Parsifal, are among the richest and deepest of the great mediaeval stories. They are pre-eminently the natural food for children of imagination, and in this volume these stories are retold in a very effective way.”—THE OUTLOOK.
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Robert Grant’s Two Books for Boys.
JACK HALL; or, the School Days of an American Boy. Illustrated by F. G. ATTWOOD. 12mo, $1.25.
“A better book for boys has never been written. It is pure, clean and healthy, and has throughout a vigorous action that holds the reader breathless.”—BOSTON HERALD.
“A capital story for boys, wholesome and interesting. It reminds one of ‘Tom Brown.’”—BOSTON TRANSCRIPT.
JACK IN THE BUSH; or, a Summer on a Salmon River. Illustrated by F.T. MERRILL. 12mo, $1.25.