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  BIBLE HISTORY FOR THE YOUNG.

  +"THE WORD" SERIES.+

  By SUSAN and ANNA WARNER, Authors of "The Wide, Wide World," "Queechy,"&c.

  _With Illustrations, Plain and Coloured. Crown 8vo. 2s. 6d. each_.

  The aim of this Series of Volumes is so to set forth the Bible incidentsand course of history, with its train of actors, as to see them in thecircumstances and colouring, the light and shade, of their actualexistence.

  The volumes embody, as far as possible, all the known facts, natural,social, and historical, which are required for the illustration andelucidation of the Bible narrative.

  1. WALKS FROM EDEN: The Scripture Story from the Creation to the Deathof Abraham.

  2. THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL: The Scripture Story from the Birth of Isaac tothe Death of Jacob.

  3. THE KINGDOM OF JUDAH: The Scripture Story from the Death of Solomonto the Captivity.

  4. THE BROKEN WALLS OF JERUSALEM AND THE REBUILDING OF THEM. Incontinuation of "The House of Israel" and "The Kingdom of Judah," andcompleting the work.

  5. THE STAR OUT OF JACOB: The Scripture Story Illustrating the EarlierPortion of the Gospel Narrative.

  "These five books form a most comprehensive and attractive commentary onthe Scriptures suited to the requirements of the young. More realknowledge in true child language, and within the understanding ofchildren, it has never been our privilege to meet with before. We aredisposed to envy those young friends who are fortunate enough to numberthem among their literary possessions, for although pre-eminentlychildren's books, they are yet well able to impart instruction tochildren of a larger growth."--_Rock_.

  "There is a pleasant freshness and reality conveyed to the old,well-worn stories, which will make children understand the details ofEastern life and the manners and customs of the old pastoral times. 'TheWord' Series will be a charming gift to young people."--_Athenaeum_.

  "We doubt whether any one has ever told 'the old, old story' moreattractively, for children at least, than the author of 'The Wide, WideWorld.' Whatever fame she may have won by her works of fiction will begreatly increased by her success in writing these marvellousstories."--_Christian World_.