Blackie & Son's Illustrated Story Books Catalogue, 1889 — John Shaqi
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Blackie & Son's Illustrated Story Books Catalogue, 1889
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Three girls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West
of Ireland. Belonging as they do to "the ould family", the girls are
made heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn
many weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An
interesting plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story
lies in its happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos.
"Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish
folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her
teens."--_Truth_.
*Gianetta:*
A Girl’s Story of Herself.
With 6 full-page illustrations by LOCKHART BOGLE. 3s.
The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of
a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman,
and has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the
surrender of her estates.
*ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG*
Violet Vereker’s Vanity.
With 6 full-page Illustrations by G. DEMAIN HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d.
The heroine was an excellent girl in most respects. But she had one
small weakness, which expressed itself in a snobbish dislike of her
neighbours, the Sugdens, whose social position she deemed beneath her
own. In the end, however, the girl acknowledged her folly, with results
which are sure to delight the reader.
"A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is
bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and
feeling."--_Sheffield Independent_.
*ALICE CORKRAN*
*Margery Merton’s Girlhood.*
With 6 full-page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.
The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her
father--an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt residing
near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an after
influence on the story are singularly vivid.
"_Margery Merton’s Girlhood_ is a piece of true literature, as
dainty as it is delicate, and as sweet as it is
simple."--_Woman’s World_.
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*ELIZA F. POLLARD*
*For the Red Rose.*
With 4 Illustrations by JAMES DURDEN. 2s. 6d.
A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after the
sacking of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the camp and
she is adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when some years later
Margaret of Anjou and her son are wrecked on the coast of England, the
gipsy girl follows the fortunes of the exiled queen, and by what curious
chain of events her own origin is discovered.
"This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of
historical romance."--_Court Circular_.
*MRS. E. J. LYSAGHT*
*Brother and Sister:*
With 6 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3s. 6d.
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