GIFT BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 
At One Shilling and Sixpence each. 
OSCAR: A TALE OF NORWAY. 
AND OTHER STORIES. 
Containing Oscar : a Tale of Norway ; Home at the Haven ; 
The Foundling of the Wreck. 
THE CHILDREN AND THE SAGE. 
AND OTHER STORIES. 
Containing The Children and the Sage : a Story of Galileo ; The 
Seeker and the Finder : a Story of Columbus ; The Story 
of Wellington. 
ALFRED THE GREAT. 
AND OTHER STORIES FROM HISTORY. 
Containing Alfred the Great ; The King and the Bondmen ; 
The Crusaders. 
ROUND THE WORLD. 
AND OTHER STORIES. 
Containing Round the World ; The Prophet and the Lost City ; 
The Ship and the Island. 
MOFFAT, THE MISSIONARY. 
AND OTHER STORIES. 
Containing Moffat, the Missionary ; Halcyon Days ; The 
Rewards of Industry. 
LOUIS DUVA L. 
AND OTHER STORIES. 
Containing Louis Duval : a Story of the French Revolution ; 
The Sea Kings ; The Young Emigrants. 
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