THE PENDLETON SERIES
The Pendleton Twins
By E. M. JAMESON, Author of "The Pendletons," etc. With ColouredIllustrations.
The adventures of the Pendleton Twins begin the very day they leavehome. The train is snowed up and they are many hours delayed. They havea merry Christmas with plenty of fun and presents, and in the middle ofthe night Bob gives chase to a burglar. Nora, who is very sure-footed,goes off by herself one day and climbs the cliffs, thinking that no onewill be any the wiser until her return. But the twins and Dan followher unseen and are lost in a cave, where they find hidden treasure, leftby smugglers, buried in the ground. Len sprains his ankle and theycannot return. Search parties set out from Cliffe, and spend many hoursbefore the twins are found by Nora, cold and tired and frightened. Butthe holidays end very happily after all.
"Miss Jameson's books are written with such humour and lightness oftouch that they hold the young readers, and not only amuse but instructthem."--_Dundee Courier_.
The Pendletons
By E. M. JAMESON. New Edition. Illustrated in Colour.
"Young people will revel in this most interesting and original story.The five young Pendletons are much as other children in a large family,varied in their ideas, quaint in their tastes, and wont to get intomischief at every turn. They are withal devoted to one another and totheir home, and although often 'naughty,' are not by any means 'bad.'The interest in the doings of these youngsters is remarkably wellsustained, and each chapter seems better than the last. With not asingle dull page from start to finish and with twelve charmingIllustrations, the book makes an ideal reward for either boys orgirls."--_Schoolmaster_.
Peggy Pendleton's Plan
By E. M. JAMESON. New Edition. Illustrated in Colour by S. P. EARSE.
To many young readers the Pendleton children are quite old friends, asindeed they deserve to be, for they are so merry, so full of fun andgood spirits, that nobody can read about them without coming to lovethem. In the opening chapter of this book the family meet together insolemn conclave to discuss plans for the holidays, which have justcommenced. Every one of them has a favourite idea, but when the variousselections are put to the vote, it is Peggy Pendleton's plan thatcarries the day. All the other children think it splendid. What thatplan was, and what strange adventures it led to, are here set forth.
The Book of Baby Beasts
By FLORENCE E. DUGDALE. Illustrated in Colour by E. J. DETMOLD.
This book contains a series of simple little talks about baby animals,both wild and domestic. Each chapter is accompanied by a charmingpicture in colour by E. J. DETMOLD, whose work as an illustrator is wellknown, and whose characteristic delicacy of colouring is faithfullyreproduced.
The Book of Baby Dogs
By CHARLES KABERRY. With nineteen plates in Colour by E. J. DETMOLD.
The Book of Baby Pets
By FLORENCE E. DUGDALE. Illustrated in Colour by E. J. DETMOLD.
"A valuable family possession, and one which admirably fulfils the roleof guide, counsellor and friend."--_Athenaeum_.
The Book of Baby Birds
By FLORENCE E. DUGDALE. Illustrated in Colour by E. J. DETMOLD.
"Simply irresistible."--_Observer_.
Queen Mab's Daughters
From the French of JEROME DOUCET. Illustrated by HENRY MORIN.
This book consists of twelve stories, each concerned with an episode inthe life of one of Queen Mab's daughters. These are very enterprisingand adventurous princesses, somewhat wilful, indeed; and theiractivities, innocent though they are, often bring them into hot water.They fall into the hands of witches and wizards, and are the means ofreleasing from enchantment an equal number of princes who have beenchanged into bears, eagles, monkeys, and other animals by the powers ofwitchcraft. Their adventures are related with the charming daintinesswherein French fabulists, from Perrault downwards, have excelled; andthe book is a decided acquisition to the store of fairy literature inwhich all children delight.
By VIOLET BRADBY
The Capel Cousins
Illustrated in Colour in C. E. BROCK.
The children in the Capel family hear that a cousin from South Americais to live with them until his education is finished. On his arrival heis found to be very frank and outspoken, accustomed to say just what hethinks; and as his cousins are more reserved, the misunderstandings areby no means few. In time, however, he becomes used to English ways, andhis good nature and cleverness win his cousins' admiration andaffection. Mrs. Bradby writes as one who knows children thoroughly, andher pictures of home life are very charming.
"The authoress shows a power of depicting a large family of delightfuland quite natural children which recalls the stories of Miss Yonge ather brightest."--_Church Times_.
"A very pleasant, natural, and brightly written story."--_Lady_.
The Happy Families
Illustrated by LILIAN A. GOVEY.
Most children have probably played the game of "Happy Families," and itis possible that they have woven stories round the grotesque charactersthat appear on the cards. This is what Mrs. Bradby has done in thisbook, and she has imagined a little girl being suddenly transported toHappy Family Land and finding herself beset on all hands by the Grits,the Chips and the Boneses, and all the other members of this strange andwonderful community.
By FLORENCE E. DUGDALE
(MRS. THOMAS HARDY)
In Lucy's Garden
Illustrated in Colour by J. CAMPBELL.
Miss Dugdale describes Lucy's garden from month to month, the plantsthat grow there, the insects that visit it, and the imaginary beingswith which Lucy peoples it. During the first year Lucy is without anycompanion to share her experiences, but at the beginning of the secondyear, just when she begins to feel lonely, she makes the acquaintance ofa little boy, Peter, who is staying with his grandmother next door, andwho, too, has grown tired of playing by himself. They gladly arrangethat in future they will play together, as they like each other verymuch. Little ones who have gardens of their own will enjoy readingabout Lucy's, especially when they know that she was capable ofunderstanding what the apple trees and leaves and roses had to tell herabout things in general and themselves in particular.
"A delightful 'Nature story' written in a charming vein of playfulfancy, and daintily illustrated."--_Lady_.
By TERTIA BENNETT
Gentleman Dash
Illustrated in Colour by P. H. JOWETT.
This is a book that will appeal to all lovers of animals. GentlemanDash is a fine collie who lives at a big house with a number of otherdogs and cats. In spite of his handsome appearance, however, Dashsometimes falls so far from dignity as to run away and steal meat frombutchers' shops. Then he is brought back and punished, and the otherfour-footed members of the family come round and offer sympathy--whichis not pleasant. The relations that exist between the various dogs andcats of the establishment are friendly on the whole, though notinvariably so. In the course of their conversations, the animals throwfresh light on the problems of life as viewed from the kennel and theyard.
By ALICE MASSIE
The Family's Jane
Illustrated in Colour by JOHN CAMPBELL.
This is the story of a little girl's search for her lost brothers andsisters. At first Jane did not know that she had any brothers orsisters, and she used to feel lonely. Then one day, quite by accident,she discovered that such was indeed the case, although for someunexplained reason they did not live at home and she had been kept inignorance of them. Then Jane set to work to reunite the dismemberedfamily. The fact that Jane was only eight, and some of the others werequite grown up, with children of their own, did not turn her from herpurpose, and eventually her efforts had the happy issue which they welldeserved.
The Children's Bookcase<
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Edited by E. NESBIT
"The Children's Bookcase" is a new series of daintily illustrated booksfor little folks, which is intended ultimately to include all that isbest in children's literature, whether old or new. The series is editedby Mrs. E. Nesbit, author of "The Would-be Goods" and many otherwell-known books for children; and particular care is given to binding,get-up, and illustrations.
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances
By JULIANA HORATIA EWING.
A delightful little book of short stories in which "the little old lady"who lives over the way relates incidents from her girlhood for theamusement of a young friend.
The Little Duke.
By CHARLOTTE M. YONGE.
Sonny Sahib.
By SARA JEANNETTE DUNCAN (Mrs. Everard Cotes). A charming story ofAnglo-Indian life.
The Water Babies.
By CHARLES KINGSLEY.
The Old Nursery Stories.
By E. NESBIT.
In this book Mrs. E. Nesbit relates the old stories of theNursery--"Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," etc.
Cap-o'-Yellow.
By AGNES GROZIER HERBERTSON.
A charming series of fairy stories by one of the very few modern writerswhose work compares with the classics of fairy-tale literature such asGrimm and Perrault.
Granny's Wonderful Chair.
By FRANCES BROWNE.
The author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy" declared this book to be the bestfairy story ever written. Two generations of little readers have beenof the same opinion as Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett.
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