e folk-lore of the district. An interesting plot runs through
the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its happy
mingling of Irish humour and pathos.
"Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish
folk-lore, making it a perfect present for a girl in her
teens."--_Truth._
-- Gianetta: A Girl's Story of Herself. With 6 full-page Illustrations by
LOCKHART BOGLE. 3s.
The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the
position of a rich English heiress. She develops into a good and
accomplished woman, and has gained too much love and devotion to
be a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.
ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG
Violet Vereker's Vanity. With 6 full-page Illustrations by G. DEMAIN
HAMMOND, R.I. 3s. 6d.
The heroine was an excellent girl in most respects. But she had
one small weakness, which expressed itself in a snobbish dislike
of her neighbours, the Sugdens, whose social position she deemed
beneath her own. In the end, however, the girl acknowledged her
folly, with results which are sure to delight the reader.
"A book for girls that we can heartily recommend, for it is
bright, sensible, and with a right tone of thought and
feeling."--_Sheffield Independent._
ALICE CORKRAN
Margery Merton's Girlhood. With 6 full-page Illustrations by GORDON
BROWNE. 3s. 6d.
The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by her
father an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt
residing near Paris. The accounts of the various persons who
have an after influence on the story are singularly vivid.
"_Margery Merton's Girlhood_ is a piece of true literature,
as dainty as it is delicate, and as sweet as it is
simple."--_Woman's World._
ELIZA F. POLLARD
For the Red Rose. With 4 Illustrations by JAMES DURDEN. 2s. 6d.
A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after
the sacking of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the
camp and she is adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when
some years later Margaret of Anjou and her son are wrecked on
the coast of England, the gipsy girl follows the fortunes of the
exiled queen, and by what curious chain of events her own origin
is discovered.
"This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of
historical romance."--_Court Circular._
MRS. E. J. LYSAGHT
Brother and Sister: With 6 page Illustrations by GORDON BROWNE. 3
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