By Conduct and Courage Part 54

MRS. HENRY CLARKE

The Fairclough Family. With 6 Ill.u.s.trations by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. Cloth, 3_s._ 6_d._

It was matter for amazement when Ronald Hammersley fell in love with Kathy Fairclough, who was considered a blue-stocking, instead of with her younger sister Nell, whom Mrs. Hammersley had chosen for him. Why Mrs.

Hammersley desired her wealthy stepson to marry one of Dr. Fairclough's penniless daughters was a secret. How the secret became known, and nearly wrecked the happiness of Kathy and Ronald, is told in the story. But all ends well, and to the sound of marriage bells.

"One of those stories which all girls enjoy."-_World_.

J. M. CALLWELL

A Little Irish Girl. Ill.u.s.trated by H. COPPING. 2_s._ 6_d._

An orphaned family inherit a small property on the coast of Clare. The two youngest members of the party have some thrilling adventures in their western home. They encounter seals, smugglers, and a ghost, and lastly, by most startling means, they succeed in restoring their eldest brother to his rightful place as heir to the ancestral estates.

"Sure to prove of thrilling interest to both boys and girls."-_Literary World_.

E. EVERETT-GREEN

Miriam's Ambition. With Ill.u.s.trations. 2_s._ 6_d._

Miriam's ambition is to make someone happy, and her endeavour carries with it a train of incident, solving a mystery which had thrown a shadow over several lives. A charming foil to her grave elder sister is to be found in Miss Babs, a small coquette of five, whose humorous child-talk is so attractive.

"Miss Everett-Green's children are real British boys and girls, not small men and women. Babs is a charming little one."-_Liverpool Mercury_.

ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS

Those Twins! With a Frontispiece and 28 Ill.u.s.trations by S. B. PEARCE.

2_s._ 6_d._

Two little rogues are the twins, Horatio and Tommy; but loyal-hearted and generous to boot, and determined to resist the stern decree of their aunt that they shall forsake the company of their scapegrace grown-up cousin Algy. So they deliberately set to work to "reform" the scapegrace; and succeed so well that he wins back the love of his aunt.

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The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes. Selected and edited by WALTER JERROLD.

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This beautiful volume, in which Mr. Charles Robinson has interpreted with delightful humour and rare artistic skill the old familiar rhymes of the nursery, will be an unfailing source of pleasure to children of all ages.

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Roundabout Rhymes. With 20 full-page Ill.u.s.trations in colour by Mrs. PERCY DEARMER. Imperial 8vo, cloth extra, 2_s._ 6_d._

A charming volume of verses and colour pictures for little folk-rhymes and pictures about most of the everyday events of nursery life.

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Gammon and Spinach. Pictures by STEWART ORR. Verses by JOHN BRYMER. Cover design and 24 pages in Full Colour. Picture boards, cloth back, 6_s._

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-Two Merry Mariners. Pictures by STEWART ORR. Verses by JOHN BRYMER. Cover design and 24 pages in full colour. Picture boards, cloth back, 6_s._

This delightful volume tells in picture and verse how d.i.c.k and his friend the Hare sailed to the Downy Isle, the adventures they met with in that strange country, their encounter with the Dragon, and their remarkable voyage home. Mr. Orr exhibits in these designs a rare combination of humorous invention with brilliant draughtsmans.h.i.+p and command of colour, and the author supports him with a series of racy verses.

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The Animal Book. A Natural History for Little Folk with a Coloured Frontispiece and 34 full-page Ill.u.s.trations by F. SPECHT. Crown quarto, 11 inches by 9 inches, picture boards, cloth back, 2_s._ 6_d._

This book consists of a series of bright and instructive sketches of the better-known wild beasts, describing their appearance, character and habits, and the position they hold in the animal kingdom. The text is printed in a large, clear type, and is admirably ill.u.s.trated with powerful, realistic pictures of the various creatures in their native state by that eminent animal artist F. Specht.

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