'This tender story cannot fail to charm and delight the young.'--_Guardian._ THE WAYSIDE SNOWDROP. A Tale. 'A bright flower indeed. With all her tenderness and grace Miss Winchester narrates one of those pathetic stories of a poor London waif that at once arouse the loving sympathy of children.'--_Guardian._ CHIRPS FOR THE CHICKS. 'The book is worthy to be a nursery favourite.'--_Guardian._ 'The merriest, most amusing, and infinitely the most rhythmical book of poetry for young people produced this season.... Others besides children may read the "Chirps" with pleasure and amusement. The illustrations are very happy.'--_Standard._ RECENTLY PUBLISHED. FOREST OUTLAWS; or, St. Hugh and the King. By the Rev. E. GILLIAT. "Distinctly one of the very best books of the season."--_Standard._ BELT AND SPUR: Stories of the Knights of Old. "A very high-class gift-book of the spirit-stirring kind."--_Spectator._ "A sort of boy Froissart with admirable illustrations."--_Pall Mall Gazette._ THE CITY IN THE SEA: Stories of the Old Venetians. "Very stirring are the tales of the long struggle between Genoa and Venice ... boys will read with keen interest the desperate battles between the rival fleets of galleys."--_Standard._ STORIES OF THE ITALIAN ARTISTS: from Vasari. "The book is full of delightful reading, carefully chosen from a rich treasury of curiosities."--_Spectator._ "Another very charming volume."--_Saturday Review._ BORDER LANCES: a Romance of the Northern Marches. By the Author of "Belt and Spur." "The book is a good one ... the illustrations are excellent."--_Spectator._ FATHER ALDUR: the Story of a River. By A. GIBERNE. "The nature of tides, the formation of clouds, the sources of water, and other kindred subjects are discussed with much freshness and charm."--_Saturday Review._ SUN, MOON, AND STARS: a Book on Astronomy for Beginners. By A. GIBERNE. "Ought to have a place in village libraries and mechanics' institutions; would also be welcome as a prize-book."--_Pall Mall Gazette._ AMONG THE STARS; or, Wonderful Things in the Sky. By A. GIBERNE. "We may safely predict that if it does not find the reader with a taste for astronomy, it will leave him with one."--_Knowledge._ THE WORLD'S FOUNDATIONS: Geology for Beginners. By A. GIBERNE. "The exposition is clear, the style simple and attractive."--_Spectator._ SUE; or, Wounded in Sport. By E. VINCENT BRITON, Author of 'Amyot Brough.' 'We do not know when we have been so charmed as we are by this modest volume.... Over and over again one is reminded of some of George Eliot's best scenes in English country life; and though it may seem exaggeration to say so, there are some points in which Mr. Briton has surpassed George Eliot.'--_Guardian._