rls, with an old governess, migrate from Kensington to the West of
Ireland. Belonging as they do to "the ould family", the girls are made
heartily welcome in the cabins of the peasantry, where they learn many
weird and curious tales from the folk-lore of the district. An interesting
plot runs through the narrative, but the charm of the story lies in its
happy mingling of Irish humour and pathos.
"Is told with grace, and brightened by a knowledge of Irish folk-lore,
making it a perfect present for a girl in her teens."--_Truth_.
--Giannetta: A Girl's Story of Herself. With 6 full-page Illustrations by
LOCKHART BOGLE. 3_s._
The story of a changeling who is suddenly transferred to the position of a
rich English heiress. She develops into a good and accomplished woman, and
has gained too much love and devotion to be a sufferer by the surrender of
her estates.
ANNIE E. ARMSTRONG
Three Bright Girls. With 6 full-page Illustrations by W. PARKINSON. 3_s._
6_d._
By a sudden turn of fortune's wheel the three heroines are brought down
from a household of lavish comfort to meet the incessant cares and worries
of those who have to eke out a very limited income. The charm of the story
lies in the cheery helpfulness of spirit developed in the girls by their
changed circumstances.
"Ever bright and cheerful, they influence other lives, and at last they
come out of their trials with honour to themselves and benefits to all
about them."--_Teachers' Aid_.
ELIZA F. POLLARD
For the Red Rose. With 4 Illustrations by JAMES DURDEN. 2_s._ 6_d._
A gipsy finds a little girl in the forest of Wimbourne, after the sacking
of the castle by the Yorkists. He carries her to the camp and she is
adopted by the tribe. The story tells how, when some years later Margaret
of Anjou and her son are wrecked on the coast of England, the gipsy girl
follows the fortunes of the exiled queen, and by what curious chain of
events her own origin is discovered.
"This is a good story, and of special interest to lovers of historical
romance."--_Court Circular_.
--The Doctor's Niece. With 6 Illustrations by SYDNEY COWELL. 3_s._ 6_d._
The scene of this charming story is laid in Brittany at the end of the
eighteenth century. The heroine is educated considerably above her
station. When she is about sixteen she becomes companion to a little girl
at a neighbouring chateau. Her charge mysteriously disappears during a
peasant rebell
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