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Clare, the hero of the story, is a boy whose mother is killed at his side
by the fall of a church during an earthquake. The kindly clergyman and his
wife, who adopt him, die while he is still very young, and he is thrown
upon the world a second time. The narrative of his wanderings is full of
interest and novelty, the boy's unswerving honesty and his passion for
children and animals leading him into all sorts of adventures. He works on
a farm, supports a baby in an old deserted house, finds employment in a
menagerie, becomes a bank clerk, is kidnapped, and ultimately discovers
his father on board the ship to which he has been conveyed.

At the Back of the North Wind. With 75 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES, and
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"In _At the Back of the North Wind_ we stand with one foot in fairyland
and one on common earth. The story is thoroughly original, full of fancy
and pathos."--_The Times_.

Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood. With 36 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES. Crown
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"Dr. Mac Donald has a real understanding of boy nature, and he has in
consequence written a capital story, judged from their stand-point, with
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The Princess and the Goblin. With 30 Illustrations by ARTHUR HUGHES, and a
Frontispiece by LAURENCE HOUSMAN. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

In the sphere of fantasy George Mac Donald has very few equals, and his
rare touch of many aspects of life invariably gives to his stories a
deeper meaning of the highest value. His _Princess and Goblin_ exemplifies
both gifts. A fine thread of allegory runs through the narrative of the
adventures of the young miner, who, amongst other marvellous experiences,
finds his way into the caverns of the gnomes, and achieves a final victory
over them.

The Princess and Curdie. With Frontispiece and 30 Illustrations by HELEN
STRATTON. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, 3_s._ 6_d._

A sequel to _The Princess and the Goblin_, tracing the history of the
young miner and the princess after the return of the latter to her
father's court, where more terrible foes have to be encountered than the
grotesque earth-dwellers.

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