rls this season
stands Miss Alice Stronach's A Newnham Friendship."--_Daily Graphic_.
BESSIE MARCHANT
A Heroine of the Sea. Illustrated by A. M'LELLAN. 3_s._ 6_d._
Maudie's home was on the wild westerly shore of Vancouver Island, and she
earned her living by fishing in the Inlet, heartily despising all merely
feminine occupations, and not even knowing that she was beautiful. Then
changes come, and Maudie awakes to the charm of a domestic life. Clouds
gather about the home, and many troubles intervene before the mystery is
at last happily cleared away.
"A genuine tale of adventure for girls, and girls will thoroughly enjoy
it."--_Academy_.
--Three Girls on a Ranch: A Story of New Mexico. With 4 page Illustrations
by W. E. WEBSTER. 2_s._ 6_d._
The Lovell family emigrate from England to New Mexico, where they settle
on a ranch. Mr. Lovell is delicate and unfit for farming, but the three
eldest girls take upon themselves the burden of working the ranch. They
have adventures of a perilous kind, and the story of their mishaps and how
they overcame them is throughout both exciting and stimulating.
"A story with a fresh, bright theme, well handled."--_Nottingham
Guardian_.
"A rousing book for young people."--_Queen_.
MRS. HENRY CLARKE
The Fairclough Family. With 6 Illustrations by G. D. HAMMOND, R.I. Cloth,
3_s._ 6_d._
It was matter for amazement when Ronald Hammersley fell in love with Kathy
Fairclough, who was considered a blue-stocking, instead of with her
younger sister Nell, whom Mrs. Hammersley had chosen for him. Why Mrs.
Hammersley desired her wealthy stepson to marry one of Dr. Fairclough's
penniless daughters was a secret. How the secret became known, and nearly
wrecked the happiness of Kathy and Ronald, is told in the story. But all
ends well, and to the sound of marriage bells.
"One of those stories which all girls enjoy."--_World_.
J. M. CALLWELL
A Little Irish Girl. Illustrated by H. COPPING. 2_s._ 6_d._
An orphaned family inherit a small property on the coast of Clare. The two
youngest members of the party have some thrilling adventures in their
western home. They encounter seals, smugglers, and a ghost, and lastly, by
most startling means, they succeed in restoring their eldest brother to
his rightful place as heir to the ancestral estates.
"Sure to prove of thrilling interest to both boys and girls."--_Literary
World_.
E. EVERETT-GREEN
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