GIRLS' SCHOOL AND ADVENTURE STORIES 1 /- net. 21 



Lucie . Jackson 



THE THORNES OF THURSTON. A story for elder girls. Lois 

 Thorne, a sweet-natured girl and eldest of the family, conies home to 

 find her younger brothers and sisters wild and uncontrolled. The story 

 of how the heroine brings peace and content into her rowdy home is an 

 interesting one. 



Emma Leslie 



THE MYSTERY OF ROSABELLE. The timely gift of a well-dressed 

 doll by a fellow sufferer is the means of bringing health and happiness to 

 another little patient. Friendship ripens between them, and to the mutual 

 satisfaction of everyone a precious discovery is made. 



Bessie Marchant 



CICELY FROME. The story of a girl, who, a captain's daughter, 

 learns early in life that her father is " missing." She goes to Ceylon and 

 has many enthralling adventures, the chief of which is the tracing and 

 rescuing of a stolen baby. Finally, the mystery surrounding her father's 

 disappearance is cleared up. 



Penley Reyd 



SILAS MOGG'S PEARL. A loving little girl and a proud handsome 

 boy are left orphans on the death of their father, who is an acrobat. The 

 little girl finds a corner in everybody's heart, and cheers many a lonely 

 soul. Their sorrows end and they take their rightful places in the world. 



L. E. Tiddeman 



THE PRIZE ESSAY. A very good story for children. Tom and 

 Patience whose name, by the way, is no indication of her character 

 are the very best of friends. Patience is a quaint, old-fashioned child, 

 whose character is very well drawn. 



E. M. Waterworth & Jennie Chappell 



LITTLE LADY PRIM. The story of a dear little girl, who is too 

 much molly-coddled and suffers both in health and spirits. But certain 

 surprising adventures made a change, and she becomes a healthy, happy 

 child. 



BOYS' SCHOOL STORIES 

 AND TALES OF ADVENTURE, I/- net. 



W. L. Alden 



THE ADVENTURES OF JIMMY BROWN. Jimmy writes his 

 own diary, and it is all about his own bad scrapes and misdeeds. As he is 

 the worst little pickle ever imagined, the reader is certain to thoroughly 

 enjoy the book. 



