With 4 Illustrations by A. A. DIXON. 2s. 6d. The father of the Osneys is supposed to have been killed whilst trapping in the Everglades of Florida. The family organize a series of expeditions to search for their father; but the secret of the swamp is hard to solve, and the end of the book is reached before the mystery is made clear. "A fresh and original story of incident and adventure in the mysterious Florida swamps. An excellent and engrossing story."--_St. James’s Gazette_. *Three Girls on a Ranch:* A Story of New Mexico. With 4 page Illustrations by W. E. WEBSTER. 2s. 6d. The Lovell family emigrate from England to New Mexico, where they settle on a ranch. Mr. Lovell is delicate and unfit for farming, but the three eldest girls take upon themselves the burden of working the ranch. They have adventures of a perilous kind, and the story of their mishaps and how they overcame them is throughout both exciting and stimulating. "A story with a fresh, bright theme, well handled."--_Nottingham Guardian_. "A rousing book for young people."--_Queen_. (23) * * * * * *MRS. HENRY CLARKE* *The Fairclough Family.* With 6 Illustrations by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. Cloth, 3s. 6d. It was matter for amazement when Ronald Hammersley fell in love with Kathy Fairclough, who was considered a blue-stocking, instead of with her younger sister Nell, whom Mrs. Hammersley had chosen for him. Why Mrs. Hammersley desired her wealthy stepson to marry one of Dr. Fairclough’s penniless daughters was a secret. How the secret became known, and nearly wrecked the happiness of Kathy and Ronald, is told in the story. But all ends well, and to the sound of marriage bells. "One of those stories which all girls enjoy."--_World_. *J. M. CALLWELL* *A Little Irish Girl.* Illustrated by H. COPPING. 2s. 6s. An orphaned family inherit a small property on the coast of Clare. The two youngest members of the party have some thrilling adventures in their western home. They encounter seals, smugglers, and a ghost, and lastly, by most startling means, they succeed in restoring their eldest brother to his rightful place as heir to the ancestral estates. "Sure to prove of thrilling interest to both boys and girls."--_Literary World_. *E. EVERETT-GREEN* *Miriam’s Ambition.* With Illustrations. 2s. 6d. Miriam’s ambition is to make someone happy, and her endeavour carries with it a train of incident, solving a mystery which had thrown a shadow over several lives. A charming foil to her grave elder sister is to be found in Miss Babs, a small coquette of five, whose humorous child-talk is so attractive. "Miss Everett-Green’s children are real British boys and girls, not small men and women. Babs is a charming little one."--_Liverpool Mercury_. *EMMA LESLIE* *Gytha’s Message* A Tale of Saxon England. With Illustrations. 2s. 6d.