athy of
children.'--_Guardian._

CHIRPS FOR THE CHICKS.

'The book is worthy to be a nursery favourite.'--_Guardian._

'The merriest, most amusing, and infinitely the most rhythmical
book of poetry for young people produced this season.... Others
besides children may read the "Chirps" with pleasure and
amusement. The illustrations are very happy.'--_Standard._

RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

FOREST OUTLAWS; or, St. Hugh and the King. By the Rev. E. GILLIAT.

"Distinctly one of the very best books of the
season."--_Standard._

BELT AND SPUR: Stories of the Knights of Old.

"A very high-class gift-book of the spirit-stirring
kind."--_Spectator._

"A sort of boy Froissart with admirable illustrations."--_Pall
Mall Gazette._

THE CITY IN THE SEA: Stories of the Old Venetians.

"Very stirring are the tales of the long struggle between Genoa
and Venice ... boys will read with keen interest the desperate
battles between the rival fleets of galleys."--_Standard._

STORIES OF THE ITALIAN ARTISTS: from Vasari.

"The book is full of delightful reading, carefully chosen from
a rich treasury of curiosities."--_Spectator._

"Another very charming volume."--_Saturday Review._

BORDER LANCES: a Romance of the Northern Marches. By the Author of "Belt
and Spur."

"The book is a good one ... the illustrations are
excellent."--_Spectator._

FATHER ALDUR: the Story of a River. By A. GIBERNE.

"The nature of tides, the formation of clouds, the sources of
water, and other kindred subjects are discussed with much
freshness and charm."--_Saturday Review._

SUN, MOON, AND STARS: a Book on Astronomy for Beginners. By A. GIBERNE.

"Ought to have a place in village libraries and mechanics'
institutions; would also be welcome as a prize-book."--_Pall
Mall Gazette._

AMONG THE STARS; or, Wonderful Things in the Sky. By A. GIBERNE.

"We may safely predict that if it does not find the reader with
a taste for astronomy, it will leave him with
one."--_Knowledge._

THE WORLD'S FOUNDATIONS: Geology for Beginners. By A. GIBERNE.

"The exposition is clear, the style simple and
attractive."--_Spectator._

SUE; or, Wounded in Sport. By E. VINCENT BRITON, Author of 'Amyot
Brough.'

'We do not know when we have been so charmed as we are by this
modest volume.... Over