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Blackie & Son's Books for Young People, Catalogue - 1898
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_Specimen Illustration from_
_"TO TELL THE KING THE SKY IS FALLING"_
[Illustration: THE GNOMES BRING THE GONDOLA TO TOYLAND.]
_TWELFTH EDITION OF THE UNIVERSE._
=The Universe:= or, The Infinitely Great and the Infinitely
Little. A Sketch of Contrasts in Creation, and Marvels revealed
and explained by Natural Science. By F. A. POUCHET, M.D.
With 272 Engravings on wood, of which 55 are full-page size, and
4 Coloured Illustrations. Twelfth Edition, medium 8vo, cloth
elegant, gilt edges, 7_s._ 6_d._; also morocco antique, 16_s._
"Dr. Pouchet's wonderful work on _The Universe_, than which there is no
book better calculated to encourage the study of nature."--_Pall Mall
Gazette._
"We know no better book of the kind for a schoolroom
library."--_Bookman._
BY G. NORWAY.
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=A Prisoner Of War:= A Story of the Time of Napoleon Bonaparte. By
G. NORWAY. With 6 page Illustrations by ROBT. BARNES,
A.R.W.S. 3_s._ 6_d._
"More hairbreadth escapes from death by starvation, by ice, by
fighting, &c., were never before surmounted.... It is a fine
yarn."--_The Guardian._
=A True Cornish Maid.= By G. NORWAY. With 6 page
Illustrations by J. FINNEMORE. 3_s._ 6_d._
"There is some excellent reading.... Mrs. Norway brings before the eyes
of her readers the good Cornish folk, their speech, their manners, and
their ways. _A True Cornish Maid_ deserves to be popular."--_Athenæum._
[asterism] For other Books by G. NORWAY see p. 23.
=Dr. Jolliffe's Boys:= A Tale of Weston School. By LEWIS
HOUGH. With 6 page Pictures. 3_s._ 6_d._
"Young people who appreciate _Tom Brown's School-days_ will find
this story a worthy companion to that fascinating book."--_Newcastle
Journal._
=The Bubbling Teapot.= A Wonder Story. By Mrs. L. W.
CHAMPNEY. With 12 page Pictures by WALTER SATTERLEE.
3_s._ 6_d._
"Very literally a 'wonder story'. Nevertheless it is made realistic
enough, and there is a good deal of information to be gained from
it."--_The Times._
=Thorndyke Manor:= A Tale of Jacobite Times. By MARY C.
ROWSELL. Illustrated by L. LESLIE BROOKE. 3_s._ 6_d._
"Miss Rowsell has never written a more attractive book than _Thorndyke
Manor_."--_Belfast News-Letter._
=Traitor or Patriot?= A Tale of the Rye-House Plot. By MARY C.
ROWSELL. Illustrated. 3_s._ 6_d._
"Here the Rye-House Plot serves as the groundwork for a romantic love
episode, whose true characters are lifelike beings."--_Graphic._
BY DR. GORDON STABLES.
_In crown 8vo, cloth elegant._
=For Life and Liberty:= A Story of Battle by Land and Sea. By Dr.
GORDON STABLES, R.N. With 8 Illustrations by SYDNEY
PAGET, and a Map. 5_s._
"The story is lively and spirited, with abundance of blockade-running,
hard fighting, narrow escapes, and introductions to some of the most
distinguished generals on both sides."--_The Times._
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