uiet People.

"The story is admirably told, and the interest well sustained
throughout. The descriptions of English scenery are in many
instances beautiful."--_Christian Observer._

A HISTORY OF FRANCE: Adapted from the French, for the use of English
Children.

NOW-A-DAYS; or, King's Daughters. A Tale.

"We have seldom met with a more pleasing specimen of what a
wholesome work of light literature should be."--_Record._

A LILY AMONG THORNS.

"This volume is clever, and very naturally written. It is a
book to read and to recommend."--_Watchman._

MRS. MAINWARING'S JOURNAL.

"Rarely have we come across a more touching volume. It appeals
to everyone who has the least feeling."--_John Bull._

HEIGHTS AND VALLEYS: a Tale.

BROTHERS AND SISTERS; or, True of Heart.

"The hopes and fears of a large family in a cathedral city are
drawn with much spirit. The dialogue is easy, and the tale
above the average."--_Guardian._

TALES BY MISS WINCHESTER.

PEARL OF THE SEA.

'A charming conception.'--_Saturday Review._

A CRIPPLED ROBIN.

'A pretty story, and there is fun as well as feeling in many of
the chapters.'--_Times._

A CITY VIOLET.

'Miss Winchester, whose power of delineating character is
giving her an honourable place among the writers of serious
fiction, has never done anything better than this.'--_Spectator._

A NEST OF SPARROWS.

'Miss Winchester not only writes with skill, but writes from
the heart, and with full knowledge of her subject. Her story is
most genuine, pathetic, without being sad.'--_Pall Mall
Gazette._

UNDER THE SHIELD. A Tale.

'We wish all religious stories were written in the same simple
and natural way. We can conceive no more healthy reading for
children.'--_Academy._

'We welcome with real pleasure another book by the author of "A
Nest of Sparrows." "Under the Shield" is to be noted for its
purity of tone and high aspirations.... There is true fun in
the book, too.'--_Athenaeum._

THE CABIN ON THE BEACH. A Tale.

'This tender story cannot fail to charm and delight the
young.'--_Guardian._

THE WAYSIDE SNOWDROP. A Tale.

'A bright flower indeed. With all her tenderness and grace Miss
Winchester narrates one of those pathetic stories of a poor
London waif that at once arouse the loving symp