hero is a certain gallant young
nobleman devoted to the last of the Stuarts and his cause. The action
turns mainly upon the hiding, the hunting, and the narrow escapes of
Lord Geoffrey Armitage from the spies and soldiers of the King."--NEW
YORK MAIL AND EXPRESS.
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Prince Peerless.
A Fairy-Folk Story Book. By MARGARET COLLIER (Madam Gelletti Di
Cadilhac). Illustrated by John Collier. 12mo, $1.25.
"More admirable and fascinating a fairy-story book we have not lately
set eyes upon. The stories are most airily conceived and gracefully
executed."--HARTFORD POST.
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By William Henry Frost.
FAIRIES AND FOLK OF IRELAND. Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo,
$1.50.
"Fresh and delightful materials are incorporated in witty and
interesting narratives."--PHILADELPHIA PRESS.
THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Stories of King Arthur and the Holy
Grail. Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
"The book is especially commended to boys, who will delight in the
martial spirit breathed through the tales, and cannot fail to be
benefited by reading of the courage, honor, and truth of these 'brave
knights of old.'"--CHICAGO INTER-OCEAN.
THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR. Stories from the Land of the Round Table.
Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
"Mr. William Henry Frost in 'The Court of King Arthur' has succeeded
admirably in his attempt to make the doughty knights and fair ladies
of ancient days seem distinct and interesting to boys and girls of our
own time."--PUBLIC OPINION.
THE WAGNER STORY BOOK. Firelight Tales of the Great Music Dramas.
Illustrated by SIDNEY R. BURLEIGH. 12mo, $1.50.
"The story of the Knight of the Swan, of the Ring of the Nibelungen,
the Search for the Grail, of Lohengrin and of Parsifal, are among the
richest and deepest of the great mediaeval stories. They are
pre-eminently the natural food for children of imagination, and in
this volume these stories are retold in a very effective way."--THE
OUTLOOK.
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Robert Grant's Two Books for Boys.
JACK HALL; or, the School Days of an American Boy. Illustrated by F.
G. ATTWOOD. 12mo, $1.25.
"A better book for boys has never been written. It is pure, clean and
healthy, and has throughout a vigorous action that holds the reader
breathless."--BOSTON HERALD.
"A capital story for boys, wholesome and interest
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