AING.
Illustrated by W. PARKINSON.

Raff's Ranche: A Story of Adventure among Cowboys and Indians. By F. M.
HOLMES. Illustrated by PAUL HARDY.

An Unexpected Hero. By ELIZ. J. LYSAGHT.

"Among the very best of the series is, _An Unexpected Hero_. There is
abundance of pleasant incident and skilful character
delineation."--_Freeman's Jour_.

The Bushranger's Secret. By Mrs. HENRY CLARKE, M.A.

"One of the best stories we have had of the Australian bush, with a good
plot, an action always good, and rising into dramatic intensity at
times."--_Spectator_.

The White Squall. By JOHN C. HUTCHESON.

"This is a capital story. The descriptions of scenery and places, and
especially of the changes of calm and tempest, are lifelike and
vivid."--_Standard_.

The Wreck of the "Nancy Bell." By J. C. HUTCHESON.

"The narrative is full of excitement and interest; it cannot fail to
develop resource, and encourage independence and manliness of
character."--_Academy_.

The Lonely Pyramid. By J. H. YOXALL.

"It is full of wild surprises and marvels. The Pyramid alone is a
fascinating invention, and the 'lost oasis of the vision on the sand' is
even more delightful."--_Saturday Review_.

Bab: or, The Triumph of Unselfishness. By ISMAY THORN.

"_Bab_ is a capital story for children, who will be much amused by the
picture on the cover of the worthy doll Jocasta."--_Athenaeum_.

Climbing the Hill, and other Stories. By ANNIE S. SWAN.

"Miss Annie Swan's children _are_ children, and not old people
masquerading in children's attire. This volume of tales is made up of
just the kind of incidents of which children love to read."--_Christian
Leader_.

Brave and True, and other Stories. By GREGSON GOW.

"This is one of those very few volumes which are adapted for reading
aloud to children in the nursery."--_Spectator_.

The Light Princess. By GEORGE MACDONALD.

"Graceful, fantastic, delicately didactic in its playfulness, this
volume is likely to give as much pleasure to the elder folk as to the
younger."--_Daily News_.

Nutbrown Roger and I. By J. H. YOXALL.

"The pictures of manners is perfect, the excitement, of the healthiest
kind, goes on increasing to the last. It is one of the very best and
most delightful story-books of the season."--_Tablet_.

Warner's Chase: Or, The Gentle Heart. By ANNIE S. SWAN.

"In Milly Warren, the heroine, who softens the hard heart of her rich
uncle, and thus unwi