tic, a quality rightly esteemed at a
high value by girl readers."--_The Quiver_.

"As a gift-book for big girls _A Fair Claimant_ is among the best new
books of the kind. The story is interesting and natural, from first to
last."--_Westminster Gazette_.

BY ANNE BEALE.

The Heiress of Courtleroy. By ANNE BEALE. With 8 page Illustrations by
T. C. H. CASTLE. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._

"We can speak highly of the grace with which Miss Beale relates how the
young 'Heiress of Courtleroy' had such good influence over her uncle as
to win him from his intensely selfish ways."--_Guardian_.

"In Le Roy we have perhaps the most striking and original creation that
Miss Beale has made. He interests us to the last."--_Spectator_.

BY KIRK MUNROE.

The White Conquerors of Mexico: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec. By KIRK
MUNROE. With 8 page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. Crown 8vo, cloth
elegant, olivine edges, 5_s._

"Mr. Munroe gives most vivid pictures of the religious and civil polity
of the Aztecs, and of everyday life, as he imagines it, in the streets
and market-places of the magnificent capital of Montezuma."--_The
Times_.

"There are, in truth, fine scenes in this narrative and stirring deeds;
heroism and self-sacrifice as well as cunning cruelty. The story runs
along the true lines of the ideal story for the young."--_Educational
Review_.

"The reader becomes carried away by conflicting emotions of wonder and
sympathy, and feels compelled to pursue the story, which he cannot lay
down. No present can be more acceptable than such a volume as this,
where courage, intrepidity, resource and devotion are so pleasantly
mingled. It is very fully illustrated with pictures worthy of the
book."--_The Schoolmaster_.

With the Sea Kings: A Story of the Days of Lord Nelson. By F. H. WINDER.
With 6 page Illustrations by W. S. STACEY. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant,
4_s._

"A really good story, and boys will like it."--_The Spectator_.

"Just the book to put into a boy's hands. Every chapter contains
boardings, cuttings out, fighting pirates, escapes of thrilling
audacity, and captures by corsairs, sufficient to turn the quietest
boy's head. The story culminates in a vigorous account of the battle of
Trafalgar, as seen from the _Victory_. Happy boys!"--_The Academy_.

"Is brimming over with realistic adventure. There is 'derring-do' enough
here for half a dozen volumes, and there is just that