Blackie & Son's Illustrated Story Books Catalogue, 1889Blackie & Son
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Blackie & Son's Illustrated Story Books Catalogue, 1889
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*ELLINOR DAVENPORT ADAMS*
*Those Twins!*
With a Frontispiece and 28 Illustrations by S. B. PEARSE. Cloth
elegant, 2s. 6d.
Two little rogues are the twins, Horatio and Tommy; but loyal-hearted
and generous to boot, and determined to resist the stern decree of their
aunt that they shall forsake the company of their scapegrace grown-up
cousin Algy. So they deliberately set to work to "reform" the
scapegrace; and succeed so well that he wins back the love of his aunt,
and delights the twins by earning a V.C. in South Africa.
"A merry story for young and old."--_World_.
*A. B. ROMNEY*
*Little Village Folk.*
With 37 Illustrations by ROBERT HOPE. 2s. 6d.
A series of delightful stories of Irish village children. Miss Romney
opens up a new field in these beautiful little tales, which have the
twofold charm of humour and poetic feeling.
"A story-book that will be welcomed wherever it makes its
way."-_Literary World_.
*MY NEW STORY-BOOK*
*Stories, Verses, and Pictures for the Little Ones*
290 pages, of which 48 are in colour. Cloth, 2s. 6d.
A treasury of entertainment for the nursery. The contents are extremely
varied both as regards the text and the illustrations, and carefully
designed to meet the tastes of the little ones. The many bright colour
pictures will be in themselves a never-failing source of delight.
"A fascinating little volume, well filled with stories and
quaint and pretty illustrations."--_Guardian_.
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*STORIES BY GEORGE MAC DONALD*
(NEW AND UNIFORM EDITION)
*A Rough Shaking.*
With 12 page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
3s. 6d.
Clare, the hero of the story, is a boy whose mother is killed at his
side by the fall of a church during an earthquake. The kindly clergyman
and his wife, who adopt him, die while he is still very young, and he is
thrown upon the world a second time. The narrative of his wanderings is
full of interest and novelty, the boy’s unswerving honesty and his
passion for children and animals leading him into all sorts of
adventures. He works on a farm, supports a baby in an old deserted
house, finds employment in a menagerie, becomes a bank clerk, is
kidnapped, and ultimately discovers his father on board the ship to
which he has been conveyed.
*At the Back of the North Wind.*
With 75 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES, and a Frontispiece by LAURENCE
HOUSMAN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
"In _At the Back of the North Wind_ we stand with one foot in
fairyland and one on common earth. The story is thoroughly
original, full of fancy and pathos."--_The Times_.
*Ranald Bannerman’s Boyhood.*
ARTHUR HUGHES. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3s. 6d.
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