W. & R. Chambers Selected Catalogue 1892 - LightNovelsOnl.com
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'One of the most instructive books published this season.'--_Liverpool Mercury._
HEROIC LIVES: Livingstone, Stanley, Gordon, and Dundonald. 2/
'It would be difficult to name four other lives in which we find more enterprise, adventure, achievement.... The book is sure to please.'--_Leeds Mercury._
HEROES OF ROMANTIC ADVENTURE; being Biographical Sketches of Lord Clive, founder of British supremacy in India; Captain John Smith, founder of the colony of Virginia; the Good Knight Bayard; and Garibaldi, the Italian patriot. Ill.u.s.trated. 2/
FAMOUS MEN. Ill.u.s.trated. 2/
Biographical Sketches of Lord Dundonald, George Stephenson, Lord Nelson, Louis Napoleon, Captain Cook, George Was.h.i.+ngton, Sir Walter Scott, Peter the Great, &c.
LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Ill.u.s.trated. 2/
'A fine example of attractive biographical writing.... A short address, "The Way to Wealth," should be read by every young man in the kingdom.'--_Teachers' Aid._
EMINENT WOMEN, and Tales for Girls. Ill.u.s.trated. 2/
'The lives include those of Grace Darling, Joan of Arc, Flora Macdonald, Helen Gray, Madame Roland, and others.'--_Teachers'
Aid._
TALES FROM CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL. 4 vols., each 2/
Comprise interesting short stories by James Payn, Hugh Conway, D. Christie Murray, Walter Thornbury, G. Manville Fenn, Dutton Cook, J. B. Harwood, and other popular writers.
BIOGRAPHY, EXEMPLARY AND INSTRUCTIVE. Edited by W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. 2/
The Editor gives in this volume a selection of biographies of those who, while exemplary in their private lives, became the benefactors of their species by the still more exemplary efforts of their intellect.
OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS--the Dog, Cat, Horse, and Elephant. With numerous Ill.u.s.trations. 2/
AILIE GILROY. By W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. 2/
'The life of a poor Scotch la.s.sie ... a book that will be highly esteemed for its goodness as well as for its attractiveness.'--_Teachers' Aid._
MARITIME DISCOVERY AND ADVENTURE. Ill.u.s.trated. 2/
Columbus--Balboa--Richard Falconer--North-east Pa.s.sage--South Sea Marauders--Alexander Selkirk--Crossing the Line--Genuine Crusoes--Castaway--Scene with a Pirate, &c.
s.h.i.+PWRECKS AND TALES OF THE SEA. Ill.u.s.trated. 2/
'A collection of narratives of many famous s.h.i.+pwrecks, with other tales of the sea.... The tales of fort.i.tude under difficulties and in times of extreme peril, as well as the records of adherence to duty, contained in this volume cannot but be of service.'--_Practical Teacher._
MISCELLANY OF INSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERTAINING TRACTS. 10 vols., each 2/
These Tracts comprise Tales, Poetry, Ballads, Remarkable Episodes in History, Papers on Social Economy, Domestic Management, Science, Travel, &c. The articles contain wholesome and attractive reading for Mechanics', Parish, School, and Cottage Libraries.
Price 1s. 6d.
With Ill.u.s.trations.
GRACE AYTON, and other Stories for Girls. By Mrs LYNN LINTON, A. B.
EDWARDS, and W. MOY THOMAS. 1/6
FIVE VICTIMS: a Schoolroom Story. By M. BRAMSTON. With Frontispiece by H. A. Bone. 1/6
ELIZABETH; or, Cloud and Suns.h.i.+ne. By HENLEY I. ARDEN. With Frontispiece by H. A. Bone. 1/6
THROUGH STORM AND STRESS. By J. S. FLETCHER. With Frontispiece by W.
S. Stacey. 1/6
THE REMARKABLE ADVENTURES OF WALTER TRELAWNEY. Retold by J. S.
FLETCHER. Frontispiece by W. S. Stacey. 1/6
BUNYAN'S PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. Index and Prefatory Memoir by Rev. J.
BROWN, D.D. Ill.u.s.trated by J. D. Watson. 1/6
BEGUMBAGH: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny. By G. M. FENN. 1/6
SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON. 1/6
SKETCHES OF ANIMAL LIFE AND HABITS. By ANDREW WILSON, Ph.D., &c. 1/6
RAILWAYS AND RAILWAY MEN. 1/6
EXPERIENCES OF A BARRISTER. 1/6
THE BUFFALO HUNTERS, and other Tales. 1/6
TALES OF THE COASTGUARD, and other Stories. 1/6
THE CONSCRIPT, and other Tales. 1/6
THE DETECTIVE OFFICER, by 'WATERS;' and other Tales. 1/6
FIRESIDE TALES AND SKETCHES. By R. CHAMBERS, LL.D., P. B. ST JOHN, A. M. SARGEANT, and others. 1/6
THE GOLD-SEEKERS, and other Tales. 1/6
THE HOPE OF LEAs...o...b.., and other Stories. 1/6
THE ITALIAN'S CHILD, and other Tales. 1/6
JURY-ROOM TALES. By JAMES PAYN, G. M. FENN, and others. 1/6
KINDNESS TO ANIMALS. By W. CHAMBERS, LL.D. 1/6
THE MIDNIGHT JOURNEY. By LEITCH RITCHIE. 1/6
