ght
sketches of scenery and character. It is all told with great
naturalness, and will amuse grown-up people quite as much as children.
In reading the story, we have been struck especially by characteristic
bits of description, which show very happily the writer's appreciation
of child life.'--_Pall Mall Gazette_.

'We have rarely met, on such a modest scale, with characters so ably
and simply drawn ... The merits of the volume, in themselves not small,
are much enhanced by some clever illustrations from the pencil of Mrs.
Allingham.'--_Athenaeum_.

'The tone of the book is pleasant and healthy, and singularly free from
that sentimental, not to say "mawkish," stain which is apt to disfigure
such productions. The illustrations by Mrs. Allingham add a special
attraction to the little volume.'--_Times_.

'It is scarcely necessary to say that Mrs. Ewing's book is one of the
best of the year.'--_Saturday Review_.

'There is in it not only a great deal of common sense, but there is
true humour.... We have not met a healthier or breezier tale for girls
for a long period.'--_Academy_.

JAN OF THE WINDMILL; a Story of the Plains. With 11 Illustrations by
Helen Allingham. Crown 8vo. 8_s_. 6_d_.

'A capital story, which, like all that Mrs. Ewing gives us, will be
read with pleasure Some well-drawn illustrations materially increase
the attractiveness of the volume.'--_City Press_.

_By Mrs. O'Reilly_.

'Mrs. O'Reilly's works need no commendation ... the style is so good,
the narrative so engrossing, and the tone so excellent.'--_John Bull_.

LITTLE PRESCRIPTION, and other Tales. With 6 Illustrations by W. H.
Petherick and others. 16mo. 2_s_. 6_d_.

'A worthy successor of some charming little volumes of the same
kind.... The tale from which the title is taken is for its grace and
pathos an especial favourite.'--_Spectator_.

'Mrs. O'Reilly could not write otherwise than well, even if she were to
try.'--_Morning Post_.

CICELY'S CHOICE, A Story for Girls. With a Frontispiece by J. A.
Pasquier. Fcap. 8vo. gilt edges, 3_s_. 6_d_.

'A pleasant story.... It is a book for girls, and grown people will
also enjoy reading it.'--_Athenaeum_.

'A pleasant, well-written, interesting story, likely to be acceptable
to young people who are in their teens.'--_Scotsman_.

GILES'S MINORITY; or, Scenes at the Red House. With 8 Illustrations.
16mo. 2_s_. 6_d_.

'In one of our former reviews we praised "Deb