The heroine of this story is found, when a child, in the attic of a lodging-house in Chelsea. Her mother has unaccountably disappeared, and her parentage remains a mystery. She is adopted by a wealthy lady, and resides abroad until the death of her benefactress. Thereafter, Olive Bethune comes to England as a governess, and it is then that she begins to learn her own strange history. It is a tale of surprising vicissitude, which is slowly unravelled with happy skill, but in the end all the wrongs are pleasantly righted. The interest of this narrative never for a moment flags, because the character of the heroine is as fascinating as the mystery of her birth. * * * * * BY ANNE BEALE. The Heiress of Courtleroy. By ANNE BEALE. with 8 page Illustrations by T. C. H. CASTLE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._ "We can speak highly of the grace with which Miss Beale relates how the young 'Heiress of Courtleroy' had such good influence over her uncle as to win him from his intensely selfish ways."--_Guardian._ "In Le Roy we have perhaps the most striking and original creation that Miss Beale has made. He interests us to the last."--_Spectator._ * * * * * BY KIRK MUNROE. The White Conquerors of Mexico: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec. By KIRK MUNROE. With 8 page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._ This story deals with the Conquest of Mexico by Cortes and his Spaniards. They are the daring white conquerors who pushed their way through countless difficulties into the great Aztec kingdom, and established their power in the wondrous city where Montezuma reigned in barbaric splendour. This episode is one of the most romantic in all history, and the author of this narrative has made it newly entrancing by the many cunning effects which he has added with consummate dexterity. It were simply vain to single out any particular adventure in a narrative which teems with happenings of the weirdest kind. * * * * * With the Sea Kings: A Story of the Days of Lord Nelson. By F. H. WINDER. With 6 page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 4_s._ Philip Trevellon was an English lad who thought to become a Lord High Admiral like his hero, Horatio Nelson. By way of achieving this purpose he ran away from home and joined a privateer. After taking part in the capture of a French frigate, he was captured by Corsairs and sold into slavery. He escaped, and his subsequent bravery in a sea fight brought him an interview with Lord Nelson, and promotion. Having been appointed to the _Victory_ he took part in the battle of Trafalgar. This is a real saltwater story, set forth in a hearty, handsome, old-fashioned style.