Part 60

PRINCE ALEXIS: A Tale of Old Russia.

This is a legend wrought into a story, rendering a fiction of Life in Russia, something more than a hundred years ago; a state of things which, as the author says, "is now impossible, and will soon become incredible."

SASHA THE SERF: And other Stories of Russian Life.

The stories in the volume comprise:--The Life of Sasha, a poor boy who saved the life of his lord, and finally rose to wealth and gained his freedom,--Incidents of remarkable personal bravery in the army, &c. &c.

TRUE STORIES OF FOREIGN HISTORY. A Series of Interesting Tales.

The book contains stories--How Quentin Matsys the Antwerp smith became a great painter,--The rise and fall of Jean Ango the fisherman of Dieppe,--The heroism of Casabianca the little French midshipman, &c. &c.

#THE NINEPENNY SERIES OF BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.#

Neatly bound in cloth extra. Each contains 96 pages and a Coloured Illustration.

ABOARD THE MERSEY: or Our Youngest Passenger. By Mrs. GEO. CUPPLES.

A tale of the sea, told in the simple and fascinating style in which few writers can equal Mrs. Cupples. Little Miss Matty, our youngest passenger, is a dear little girl, who, by her tender devotion, sustains many of the rough sailors in time of danger, and leads them to a knowledge of the better life. Boys will appreciate the story for its incident, and girls because the chief actor is a little maiden.

SEPPERL THE DRUMMER-BOY. By MARY C. ROWSELL.

The story is of a drummer-boy, who, by courage and patience, became a great musician, and whose name is remembered with reverence and admiration. The narrative and the style are both simple enough for very young readers, but yet so interesting that a good many "grown up" people will take real pleasure in making the little ones listeners, and reading the story to them.

A BLIND PUPIL. By ANNIE S. FENN.

This is a strikingly original tale, which will deeply interest both girls and boys, for it is full of simple but exciting incidents; and though the hero of the story is a blind boy, whose unhappy disposition is improved and at last quite changed by the influence of a firm and kindly friendship, the descriptions of external objects are remarkably picturesque and vivid.

LOST AND FOUND: or Twelve Years with Bulgarian Gypsies. By Mrs. CARL ROTHER.

Tells of how the young heir of Wolfsburg on the Rhine was entrapped and carried off by a gang of Bulgarian gypsies; how for years he wandered with them through Austria and Bulgaria; how he eventually joined the Bulgarian army and fought against the Servians, and how at last he found his father's home. The wandering life through the fertile valleys of the Rhine and Danube is pleasantly depicted.

FISHERMAN GRIM. By MARY C. ROWSELL.

May be called a historical romance in a nutshell. The scene is laid in Saxon times on the north-east coast of England, where Grimsby now stands, and the story of Hablok the little Danish Prince, and Grim the rough English fisherman with his cat Tib, is told with a simplicity and vivacity that will delight children.

#THE SIXPENNY SERIES FOR CHILDREN.#

Neatly bound in cloth extra. Each book contains 64 pages and a Coloured Illustration.

NEW VOLUMES.

#Little Mop#: and other Stories. By Mrs. CHARLES BRAY.

#The Tree Cake#: and other Stories. By W. L. ROOPER.

#Nurse Peggy, and Little Dog Trip.# Two Stories by Two Sisters.

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#Wild Marsh Marigolds.# By DARLEY DALE.

#Fanny's King.# By DARLEY DALE.

#Kitty's Cousin.# By HANNAH B. MACKENZIE.