NEW BOOKS FOR CHILDREN The King’s Story Book Edited by G. LAURENCE GOMME. With numerous full-page Illustrations by C. HARRISON MILLER. _Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 6s._ “Mr. Gomme has hit upon a happy idea for a ‘story-book,’ and has carried it out with signal success.”—_Publisher’s Circular._ “Mr. Gomme’s selection is of great interest.”—_St. James’ Gazette._ “The book is most informative, as well as full of interest.”—_Vanity Fair._ “We give honourable mention to ‘The King’s Story Book.’ It is a book of stories collected out of English romantic literature. This is a book that will thrill more than any modern effort of the imagination; a more striking collection of stories of daring and valour was never got between two book covers.”—_Pall Mall Gazette_, Nov. 23, 1897. * * * * * The Laughter of Peterkin _Crown 8vo, 6s._ A Re-telling of Old Stories of the Celtic Wonder-world. A book for young and old. By FIONA MACLEOD. “This latest and most excellent piece of work of Miss Macleod’s.”—_Spectator._ “To no more skilful hands than those of Fiona Macleod could the re-telling of these old tales of the Celtic Wonderland have been confided.”—_Morning Post._ “The writing is full of beauty and passion.”—_St. James’ Gazette._ “The book is a charming fairy tale.”—_Athenæum._ “This book has so much charm of style and good writing that it will be eagerly read by many other than the young folk for whom it is intended.”—_Black and White._ * * * * * A Houseful of Rebels A Fairy Tale. By WALTER C. RHOADES. Illustrated by PATTEN WILSON. _Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 4s. 6d._ “It is exactly the sort of story which will interest.”—_Weekly Sun._ “A charming story, well told, and is beautifully illustrated by Patten Wilson.”—_Manchester Courier._ “Readers will laugh till they cry over the first fifty pages of a ‘Houseful of Rebels.’”—_Manchester Guardian._ * * * * * Songs for Little People By NORMAN GALE. Profusely Illustrated by HELEN STRATTON. _Large Crown 8vo, 6s._ “Miss Stratton has headed, and tailed, and bordered the verses with a series of exquisitely pictured fancies.”—_Bookseller._ “Simple, charming little verses they are of fairies, animals, and children, and the illustrations are strikingly original.”—_Pall Mall Gazette._ * * * * * London Riverside Churches By A. E. DANIELL Profusely illustrated by ALEXANDER ANSTED _Imperial 16mo, 6s._ “A little time ago Mr. Daniell gave us a book on the churches of the City of London. He has now turned his attention to ‘London Riverside Churches.’ He takes the Thames from Greenwich to Kingston, and tells the stories of the various notable churches touched by this line. The book is fully illustrated from sketches by Alexander Ansted.”—_Daily Chronicle._ * * * * * BY THE SAME AUTHOR London City Churches