20 NEW AND INTERESTING WORKS. 



Peter Parley's Fagots for the Fire Side; 



Or, Tales of Fact and Fancy. Twelve Illustrations. New Edition. 

 Fcap. 8vo.; 3s. (id., cloth; 4s. 6rf. coloured, gilt edges. 

 " A new book bv Peter Parley is a pleasant greeting for all boys and girls, wherevtr the 

 English language is spoken and read. He has a happy method of conveying informition, 

 wliile seeming to addi-ess himself to the imagination." — The Critic. 



Letters from Sarawak, 



Addressed to a Child; embracing an Account of the Manners, Cus- I 

 toms, and Eeligion of the Inhabitants of Borneo, with Inciderts of j 

 Missionary Life among the Natives. By Sirs. M'Dougall. Fourth i 

 Thousand, with Illustrations. 3s. 6^/. cloth. 

 " All is nev.', interesting, and admirably told." — Church cjid State Gazette. 



Kate and Kosalind ; 



Or, Early Experiences. By the author of " Quicksands on Foreign 

 Shores," etc. Fcap. 8vo, 3s. 6c?. cloth; 4s. gilt edges. 



•' A book of unusual merit. The story is exceedingly well told, and the characters are 

 drawn with a freedom and boldness seldom met with." — Church of England Quarterly. 



" The Irish scenes are of an excellence that has not been surpassed since the best days 

 of Miss Edgeworth." — Fraser's Magazine. 



Clarissa Donnelly; 



Or, The History of an Adopted Child. By Geraldine E. 



Jewsburt. With an Illustration by John Absolox. Fcap. Svo, 



3s. 6c?. cloth ; 4s. gilt edges. 

 "With wonderful power, only to be matched by as admirable a simplicity, Miss Jewsbm-y 

 has narrated the history of a child. For nobility of purpose, for simple, nervous writing, 

 and for artistic construction, it is one of the most valuable works of the day." — Lady's 

 Compa7iio7i. 



The Discontented Children ; 



And How they were Cured. By M. and E. Kirby. Illustrated 

 by H. K. Browne (Phiz.). Third edition, price 25. 6t/. cloth; 

 3s. 6c?. coloured, gilt edges. 

 "We know no better method of banishing 'discontent ' from school-room and nursery 

 than by introducing this wise and clever story to then- inmates." — Art Journal. 



The Talking Bird ; 



Or, the Little Girl who knew what was going to happen. By M. and 

 E. KiRBT. With Illustrations by H. Iv. Browne. Second Edition. 

 Price 2s. 6d. cloth; 3s. 6c?. coloured, gilt edges. 



Julia Maitland; 



Or, Pride goes before a Fall. By M. and E. Kirbt. Illustrated by 

 Absolon. Price 2s. Gd. cloth; 3s. 6(/. coloured, gilt edges. 



" It is nearly such a story as Miss Edgeworth might have written on the same theme."— 

 The Press. 



