Produced by Chris Curnow, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: _Painted for Princess Mary's Gift Book by J. J. Shannon, R.A._ Mary.] [Illustration] BUCKINGHAM PALACE _I desire to express my very best thanks to the Authors and Artists who have so generously contributed to my Gift Book._ Mary. PRINCESS MARY'S GIFT BOOK [Illustration] All profits from sale are given to THE QUEEN'S "WORK FOR WOMEN" FUND which is acting in conjunction with The National Relief Fund HODDER & STOUGHTON LONDON · NEW YORK · TORONTO [Illustration] [Illustration: CONTENTS] H.R.H. PRINCESS MARY _Frontispiece_ _Painting by_ J. J. SHANNON, R.A. PAGE A HOLIDAY IN BED _J. M. Barrie_ 1 Author of "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens." _Painting by_ W. RUSSELL FLINT, A.R.W.S., _and Drawings by_ C. E. BROCK THE SPY _G. A. Birmingham_ 9 _Drawings by_ H. R. MILLAR Author of "General John Regan." CHARLIE THE COX _Hall Caine_ 17 _Painting by_ CHARLES NAPIER HEMY, R.A., _and_ Author of "The Manxman." _Drawings by_ ARCH WEBB CANADA'S WORD _Ralph Connor_ 22 _Drawings by_ A. J. GOUGH Author of "The Sky Pilot." BIMBASHI JOYCE _A. Conan Doyle_ 23 Author of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." _Painting and Drawings by_ R. TALBOT KELLY, R.I. THE ANT-LION _J. H. Fabre_ 31 _Painting and Drawings by_ E. J. DETMOLD ("The Insects' Homer"). AN ANGEL OF GOD _Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler_ 35 _Drawings by_ STEVEN SPURRIER, R.I. Author of "Concerning Isabel Carnaby." A MODEL SOLDIER _Charles Garvice_ 43 _Drawings by_ J. H. HARTLEY Author of "Nance." THE LAND OF LET'SPRETEND _Lady Sybil Grant_ 57 Author of "The Chequer Board." _Painting and Drawings by_ ARTHUR RACKHAM, R.W.S. MAGEPA THE BUCK _H. Rider Haggard_ 63 _Drawings by_ J. BYAM SHAW, A.R.W.S. Author of "She." TRUE SPARTAN HEARTS _Beatrice Harraden_ 75 Author of "Ships that Pass in the Night." _Painting and Decorations by_ EDMUND DULAC BIG STEAMERS _Rudyard Kipling_ 79 Author of "The Jungle Book." _Painting and Drawings by_ NORMAN WILKINSON, R.I. A TRUE STORY FROM CAMP _The Bishop of London_ 81 _Drawings by_ JOSEPH SIMPSON, R.B.A.