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WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS.

WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS.

More about Wild Nature. With Portrait of the Author and many other full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo, imitation leather gilt, gilt edges, in box, 5s. Inmates of my House and Garden. With 32 Illustrations by Theo Carreras. Uniform with above, 5s. Glimpses into Plant Life. Fully Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d. WILD NATURE WON BY KINDNESS BY MRS. BRIGHTWEN Vice-President of the Selborne Society AUTHOR OF "INMATES OF MY HOUSE AND GARDEN," ETC. ILLUSTRATED EIGHTH EDITION T. FISHER UNWIN

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PREFACE TO THE FIFTHEDITION.

PREFACE TO THE FIFTHEDITION.

WO short chapters, one describing the life of an Ant-lion, and the other the habits of a tame Toad, were added to the second edition, which was in other respects a reproduction of the first. The present edition has been improved by the adoption of a number of illustrations which were designed for the German translation of this book. p. 10 p. 11...

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INTRODUCTION.

INTRODUCTION.

HAVE often wished I could convey to others a little of the happiness I have enjoyed all through my life in the study of Natural History. During twenty years of variable health, the companionship of the animal world has been my constant solace and delight. To keep my own memory fresh, in the first instance, and afterwards with a distinct intention of repeating my single experiences to others, I have kept notes of whatever has seemed to me worthy of record in the life of my pets. Some of these pap

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REARING BIRDS FROM THENEST.

REARING BIRDS FROM THENEST.

HE most delightful of all pets are the birds one has taken the pains to rear from the nest; they never miss the freedom of outdoor life, they hardly know what fear is, they become devotedly attached to the one who feeds and educates them, and all their winsome ways seem developed by the love and care which is given to them. I strongly deprecate a whole nest being taken; one would not willingly give the happy little parent p. 19 birds the distress of finding an empty home. After all their trouble

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DICK THE STARLING.

DICK THE STARLING.

EW people would think a cat could possibly be a tender nurse to young birds! but such was really the case with a very interesting bird I possessed some years ago. A young starling was brought up from the nest by the kind care of our cook and the cat! Both were equally sympathetic, and pitied the little unfledged creature, who was by some accident left motherless in his early youth. Cook used to get up at some unheard-of hour in the morning to feed p. 22 her clamorous pet, and then would bring hi

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RICHARD THE SECOND.

RICHARD THE SECOND.

N a wet stormy day in May a young unfledged bird was blown out of its nest and was picked up in a paved yard where, somehow, it had fallen unhurt. There he was found by my kind-hearted butler, who appeared with the little shivering thing in his hand to see if I would adopt it. The butler pleaded for it, and it squawked its own petition piteously enough, but I was far from strong, and I knew at what very early hours these young feathered people required to be fed. I therefore felt I ought hardly

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VERDANT.

VERDANT.

I carried him indoors, and "mothered" the little helpless thing as well as I could, by feeding him with hard-boiled yolk of egg mixed with brown bread and water. Being a hard-billed bird, I supposed that would be suitable food, and certainly p. 45 he throve upon it. The little blue quills began to tell of coming feathers, his vigorous chirpings betokened plenty of vocal power, and in due time he grew into a young greenfinch of the most irrepressible and enterprising character. His lovely hues of

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THE WILD DUCKS.

THE WILD DUCKS.

HEN our grass was being cut the mowers came upon a wild duck's nest containing eight eggs; they were carried whilst still warm and placed under a sitting hen; in a week's time she brought out eight fluffy little ducklings, which were placed with her under a coop in the farmyard. I paid them a visit the next day, but, alas! I saw four little corpses lying about in the grass, the remaining four were chirping piteously, and the hen p. 52 was in despair at being unable to comfort her uncanny childre

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THE JAY.

THE JAY.

Y Jay was taken from the parent nest, built on the stem of an ivy-covered tree which had been blown down in the winter. A young jay is a curious-looking creature: the exquisite blue wing feathers begin to show before the others are more than quills; the eyes are large and bright blue, and when the great beak opens it shows a large throat of deepest carmine, so that it possesses the beauty of colour p. 60 from its earliest days, and when full grown and in fine plumage it is one of the handsomest

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A YOUNG CUCKOO.

A YOUNG CUCKOO.

OOKING out of my window before six o'clock one bright morning in early summer, I chanced to see a large bird sitting quietly on the gravel walk. Its feathers were ruffled as if it felt cold and miserable, and its drooping head told a tale of unhappiness from some cause or other. Whilst I was watching it, a little bird darted with all its force against the larger one, and made it roll over on the path; it slowly rose up again, but in another minute a bird from the other side flew against it and a

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THE TAMING OF OUR PETS.

THE TAMING OF OUR PETS.

INCE the love of animal and bird pets seems so universal, both amongst rich and poor, it is well that the desire to keep creatures in captivity should be wisely directed, and that young people especially should be led to think of the things that are requisite to make their pets live and prosper in some degree of happiness. I have often been consulted by some sweet, impulsive child about its "pet robin" or "dear little swallow," as to why it did not seem to eat or feel happy? and have found the p

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BIRDIE.

BIRDIE.

MONGST all the different birds which are kept in cages, either for their beauty or song, there is one which to my mind far excels all others, not only in its vocal powers, which are remarkable, but for its very unusual intelligence. I refer to the Virginian nightingale. It is a handsome, crimson plumaged bird, rather smaller than a starling, not unfrequently seen in bird-sellers' collections, but seen there to the worst possible advantage, for, being extremely shy and sensitive, and taking keen

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ZÖE, THE NUTHATCH.

ZÖE, THE NUTHATCH.

VISIT to a bird-dealer's shop always awakens a deep feeling of pity in my mind as I look at the unhappy, flutter-little captives, and think of the breezy hill-sides and pleasant lanes from which they came, to be shut up in cages a few inches square, with but little light, a stifling atmosphere, strange diet, and no means of washing their ruffled feathers or stretching their wings in flight. Truly, they are in evil case, and no wonder so many die off within a few days of their capture! In some pl

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BLANCHE, THE PIGEON.

BLANCHE, THE PIGEON.

IGEONS possess a great deal more individuality of character than any one would suppose who has only seen them in flocks picking up grain in a farmyard, like domestic fowls. They show to better advantage when only a few pairs are kept and fed daily at some settled place; but to make really interesting pets two are quite sufficient, and may be made very amusing companions. Some species may possess more mental capacity than others. Those I have to speak of were snow-white trumpeters. A pair was sen

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GERBILLES.

GERBILLES.

HESE curious little animals were brought to my notice by a scientific friend who had seen them at the Zoological Gardens, and heard that they were to be obtained there by applying to Mr. Bartlett. As I always regretted the untimely death of my pet jerboa, I thought these little rodents would fill his place, and prove amusing pets. And, accordingly, I paid a visit to the Zoo, and found a whole colony of gerbilles of all ages living very amicably together in a large, strongly-built wooden box, wit

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WATER SHREWS.

WATER SHREWS.

EARING that the little patients in a London hospital had scarcely any toys, and that they especially desired a very large doll, I had one dressed for them, and various other interesting items, such as an album of pictures, bags of shells, a stamp snake, &amp;c., were prepared; but a large box was needed in which to pack all these treasures; and one which had been for months in the wine-cellar was brought up for that purpose into the hall. It was filled with straw, and as I was watching this

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SQUIRRELS.

SQUIRRELS.

F one lives in the country where these graceful little animals exist, it is well worth while to attract them near the house so that one may enjoy the sight their gambols and minister to their wants by suitable diet. As I have already said, for many years food was placed in a basket outside the dining-room window to attract the charming little titmice, and four species might be seen feasting on fat of different kinds. I placed Barcelona nuts for the nuthatches, and they came and shared the conten

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A MOLE.

A MOLE.

LIVE mole above-ground is a somewhat rare sight, for, as a rule, his habits are altogether subterranean; but now and then he may be captured by a sudden grasp as he scrambles along in his odd, unwieldly fashion, and a curious fellow he is in many ways. Strolling quietly along a country lane one summer's evening, I heard a great rustling in a dry ditch, the dead leaves were being scattered right and left, and I stopped to see what could be the cause. In a minute the black velvet coat p. 132 of a

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HARVEST MICE.

HARVEST MICE.

HAD often wished to keep these interesting little animals, but as they are only found in some parts of England and are difficult to capture from their minute size and delicacy, I had to wait many years before they could be obtained. At length, through the kindness of a friend, six were sent to me from Norfolk, and for two years they lived in captivity and afforded me much pleasure. They are the smallest English rodents, two of them only weighing a halfpenny; they are brown in colour with white u

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THE CALIFORNIAN MOUSE.

THE CALIFORNIAN MOUSE.

RATHER strange parcel from California reached me by post some years ago. It was marked "Live animals with care," and consisted of a box, containing several divisions, each having fine wire-work to admit air. In one I found a spiny creature called a Gecko, in another a beautiful lizard which had not survived the journey, and in the third a very rare species of mouse known as Perognathus Pencillatus . It has a soft silky coat of silver grey and fawn colour, and a long tail with a little tuft at th

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SANCHO THE TOAD.

SANCHO THE TOAD.

Few people would guess how much character p. 144 can be shown by even this poor, despised reptile when treated with real kindness, regularly fed, and never frightened or abused. I will describe what happens when Sancho is "shown to the public." Some meal-worms are thrown on the pavement near him. He sits for a time gazing at them with his gold-rimmed eyes; then slowly creeps towards them, fixes his eyes on one of the worms bends his head a little towards it, then one hears a snap and the prey is

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ROMAN SNAILS.

ROMAN SNAILS.

OW can you take an interest in snails and slugs?—horrid, slimy, crawling things!" More than once have I heard this kind of remark from youthful lips when I produced my grand old Roman snails and gave them a pleasant time for exercise upon the dewy lawn. Now in my secret mind I think a snail is a wonderfully curious creature, neither ugly nor "horrid"—it is slimy, but about that I shall have something to say later on. When staying at Box Hill, near Dorking, I often p. 147 saw the great apple snai

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AN EARWIG MOTHER.

AN EARWIG MOTHER.

Every night, and sometimes two or three time in the day, she would form fresh places in thes p. 154 earth, and replace the eggs. To prevent the soil becoming too dry, I used to sprinkle a little water upon it—a drop here and there—and if by accident the water fell too near the eggs, the earwig became much excited, hurrying to and fro with her eggs, until they were all removed to a drier spot. On the other hand, if I omitted the water until the earth became dry, she would choose the dampest spot

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THE SACRED BEETLE.

THE SACRED BEETLE.

N reading books on Egypt and the voyage up the Nile, one is sure to find some mention of the curious beetle which is found along the banks of the river, especially in Nubia, where the shore is traceried with the footprints of the busy little creature. Miss Edwards, in her very interesting book, "A Thousand Miles up the Nile," thus speaks of it: "Every one knows how this scarab was adopted by the Egyptians as an emblem of creative power and the immortality of the soul; it is to be seen in the wal

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SPIDERS.

SPIDERS.

F all the varieties of "creeping things" spiders seem to be the most universally disliked. I knew well the kind of expression I should see on the faces of my friends when I produced the box which contained my pet Tegenaria, a large black spider, long-legged and very swift, a well-known kind of house-spider. Happily the box had a glass lid, so the inmate could be seen in comfort; and when the spider's history was told there was always an interest created in even this poor despised creature. p. 16

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TAME BUTTERFLIES.

TAME BUTTERFLIES.

N The Century , for June, 1883, Mr. Gosse described a monument, in which the sculptor had carved a child holding out her hand for butterflies to perch on. He went on to say that this was criticised as improbable, even by so exact an observer as the late Lord Tennyson. It may therefore be of some interest to record the following facts from my personal experience. One summer I watched the larvæ of the swallow-tailed butterfly through their different stages, and reserved two chrysalides to develop

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ANT-LIONS.

ANT-LIONS.

ANY years ago a friend sent me some of these remarkable insects from the Riviera, and for sixteen months I fed them as regularly as possible, but the cold of a remarkably severe winter killed them, to my great disappointment, as I had hoped to be rewarded by a sight of the perfect insect. Ant-lions are not, I believe, found in any part of England, so I had to wait till I could again p. 179 procure some from the south of France, where they are frequently met with in dry, sandy places. Early in Ma

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ROBINS I HAVE KNOWN.

ROBINS I HAVE KNOWN.

F I once begin to speak about these winning, confiding little birds, I shall hardly know when to stop. There can scarcely be a more delightful pet than a wild robin which has learnt to love you, and will come indoors and be your quiet companion for hours together. One can feel happy in the thought that he has his liberty and his natural food out of doors, and that he gives you his companionship freely because he likes to be with you, and shows that he does, by singing his sweet p. 184 songs perc

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ROBERT THE SECOND.

ROBERT THE SECOND.

However tame wild birds may seem there will be times when all at once a sort of intense longing to get out seems to possess them. When this was the case Bobbie would fly backwards and forwards uttering his plaintive cry (one of the six kinds of notes by which robins express their feelings), p. 190 and his distress was so evident that the window was always opened at once to let him go out. I am sorry to have to confess that robins are most vindictive towards each other! Bobbie maintained a very a

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FEEDING BIRDS IN SUMMERAND WINTER.

FEEDING BIRDS IN SUMMERAND WINTER.

N wintry mornings, when leaf and twig are decked with hoar-frost and the ground is hard and dry, affording no food for the birds, it is a piteous sight to see them cowering under the evergreens with ruffled feathers, evidently starving and miserable, quietly waiting for the death that must overtake many of them unless we come to their rescue. It is one of my delights to feed the small "feathered fowls" through all the winter months, and I only wish all my readers could enjoy with me the lovely s

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RAB, MINOR.

RAB, MINOR.

HIS familiar name recalls the delightful story of "Rab and his Friends" in "Horæ Subsicivæ," with its naïve description of a very original "tyke" of a doggie—a biography which had so lived in my recollection that when a queer little fluffy dumpling of a puppy was given me I could not help giving it the old familiar name, little knowing how aptly true the name would prove to be in after years. Is there anything more comical than a young Scotch terrier puppy, with its preternatural gravity, p. 203

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A VISIT TO JAMRACH.

A VISIT TO JAMRACH.

HERE is an old and true saying—"Everything comes to him who waits." I thought of this saying while on my way to visit the well-known place near the London Docks where Mr. Jamrach is supposed to keep almost every rare animal, bird, and reptile, ready to supply the wants of all customers at a moment's notice. For many long years I had wished to pay him a visit, but ill-health and other causes had proved a hindrance and I could hardly believe my wish was going to be realized when I found myself on

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HOW TO OBSERVE NATURE

HOW TO OBSERVE NATURE

HERE is all the difference between taking a walk simply for exercise, for some special errand, or to enjoy conversation with one's friends, and the sort of quiet observant stroll I am going to ask my kind readers to take with me to-day. This beautiful world is full of wonders of every kind, full of evidences of the Great Creator's wisdom and skill in adapting each created thing to its special purpose. The whole realm of nature is meant, I believe, to speak to us , to teach us lessons in parables

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SIX-SHILLING NOVELS

SIX-SHILLING NOVELS

In uniform green cloth, large crown 8vo., gilt tops , 6s. Effie Hetherington. By Robert Buchanan . Second Edition. An Outcast of the Islands. By Joseph Conrad . Second Edition. Almayer's Folly. By Joseph Conrad . Second Edition. The Ebbing of the Tide. By Louis Becke . Second Edition. A First Fleet Family. By Louis Becke and Walter Jeffery . Paddy's Woman, and Other Stories. By Humphrey James . Clara Hopgood. By Mark Rutherford . Second Edition. The Tales of John Oliver Hobbes. Portrait of the A

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EFFIE HETHERINGTON

EFFIE HETHERINGTON

BY ROBERT BUCHANAN Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth, 6s. "Mr. Robert Buchanan has written several novels ... but among those which we know, there is not one so nearly redeemed by its ability and interest.... The girl is simply odious; but Mr. Buchanan is a poet—it would seem sometimes malgré lui , in this instance it is quand même —and he dowers the worthless Effie with a rugged, half-misanthropic, steadfast lover, whose love, never rewarded, is proved by as great a sacrifice as fact or fiction

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AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS

AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS

Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "Subject to the qualifications thus disposed of ( vide first part of notice), 'An Outcast of the Islands' is perhaps the finest piece of fiction that has been published this year, as 'Almayer's Folly' was one of the finest that was published in 1895.... Surely this is real romance—the romance that is real. Space forbids anything but the merest recapitulation of the other living realities of Mr. Conrad's invention—of Lingard, of the inimitable Almayer, the one-eyed Babalat

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ALMAYER'S FOLLY

ALMAYER'S FOLLY

Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. " This startling, unique, splendid book. " Mr. T. P. O'Connor , M.P....

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THE EBBING OF THE TIDE

THE EBBING OF THE TIDE

BY LOUIS BECKE Author of "By Reef and Palm" Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "Mr. Louis Becke wields a powerful pen, with the additional advantage that he waves it in unfrequented places, and summons up with it the elemental passions of human nature.... It will be seen that Mr. Becke is somewhat of the fleshly school, but with a pathos and power not given to the ordinary professors of that school.... Altogether for those who like stirring stories cast in strange scenes, this is a book to

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PACIFIC TALES

PACIFIC TALES

BY LOUIS BECKE With a Portrait of the Author Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "The appearance of a new book by Mr. Becke has become an event of note—and very justly. No living author, if we except Mr. Kipling, has so amazing a command of that unhackneyed vitality of phrase that most people call by the name of realism. Whether it is scenery or character or incident that he wishes to depict, the touch is ever so dramatic and vivid that the reader is conscious of a picture and impression tha

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PADDY'S WOMAN

PADDY'S WOMAN

BY HUMPHREY JAMES Crown 8vo. , 6s. "Traits of the Celt of humble circumstances are copied with keen appreciation and unsparing accuracy." Scotsman. "... They are full of indescribable charm and pathos."— Bradford Observer. "The outstanding merit of this series of stories is that they are absolutely true to life ... the photographic accuracy and minuteness displayed are really marvellous." Aberdeen Free Press. "'Paddy's Woman and Other Stories' by Humphrey James; a volume written in the familiar

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THE TALES OF JOHN OLIVER HOBBES

THE TALES OF JOHN OLIVER HOBBES

With a Frontispiece Portrait of the Author Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "The cleverness of them all is extraordinary."— Guardian. "The volume proves how little and how great a thing it is to write a 'Pseudonym.' Four whole 'Pseudonyms' ... are easily contained within its not extravagant limits, and these four little books have given John Oliver Hobbes a recognized position as a master of epigram and narrative comedy."— St. James's Gazette. "As her star has been sudden in its rise so m

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THE HERB MOON

THE HERB MOON

BY JOHN OLIVER HOBBES Third Edition, Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "The jaded reader who needs sauce for his literary appetite cannot do better than buy 'The Herb Moon.'"— Literary World. "A book to hail with more than common pleasure. The epigrammatic quality, the power of rapid analysis and brilliant presentation are there, and added to these a less definable quality, only to be described as charm.... 'The Herb Moon' is as clever as most of its predecessors, and far less artificial."— Athenæum....

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THE STICKIT MINISTER AND SOME COMMON MEN

THE STICKIT MINISTER AND SOME COMMON MEN

BY S. R. CROCKETT Eleventh Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "Here is one of the books which are at present coming singly and at long intervals, like early swallows, to herald, it is to be hoped, a larger flight. When the larger flight appears, the winter of our discontent will have passed, and we shall be able to boast that the short story can make a home east as well as west of the Atlantic. There is plenty of human nature—of the Scottish variety, which is a very good variety—in 'The Stickit Mi

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THE LILAC SUN-BONNET

THE LILAC SUN-BONNET

BY S. R. CROCKETT Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "Mr. Crockett's 'Lilac Sun-Bonnet' 'needs no bush.' Here is a pretty love tale, and the landscape and rural descriptions carry the exile back into the Kingdom of Galloway. Here, indeed, is the scent of bog-myrtle and peat. After inquiries among the fair, I learn that of all romances, they best love, not 'sociology,' not 'theology,' still less, open manslaughter, for a motive, but, just love's young dream, chapter after chapter. From Mr. Cr

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THE RAIDERS

THE RAIDERS

BY S. R. CROCKETT Eighth Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "A thoroughly enjoyable novel, full of fresh, original, and accurate pictures of life long gone by."— Daily News. "A strikingly realistic romance."— Morning Post. "A stirring story.... Mr. Crockett's style is charming. My Baronite never knew how musical and picturesque is Scottish-English till he read this book."— Punch. "The youngsters have their Stevenson, their Barrie, and now a third writer has entered the circle, S. R. Crockett, with

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THE GREY MAN

THE GREY MAN

BY S. R. CROCKETT Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. Also, an Edition de Luxe, with 26 Drawings by Seymour Lucas, R.A. , limited to 250 copies, signed by Author. Crown 4to., cloth gilt , 21s. net . "It has nearly all the qualities which go to make a book of the first-class. Before you have read twenty pages you know that you are reading a classic."— Literary World. "All of that vast and increasing host of readers who prefer the novel of action to any other form of fiction should, nay, indeed, must, make a

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A DAUGHTER OF THEFEN

A DAUGHTER OF THEFEN

BY J. T. BEALBY Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "It will deserve notice at the hands of such as are interested in the ways and manner of living of a curious race that has ceased to be." Daily Chronicle. "For a first book 'A Daughter of the Fen' is full of promise."— Academy. "This book deserves to be read for its extremely interesting account of life in the Fens and for its splendid character study of Mme. Dykereave." Star. "Deserves high praise."— Scotsman. "It is an able, interesting .

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IN A MAN'S MIND

IN A MAN'S MIND

BY JOHN REAY WATSON Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "We regard the book as well worth the effort of reading."— British Review. "The book is clever, very clever."— Dundee Advertiser. "The power and pathos of the book are undeniable."— Liverpool Post. "It is a book of some promise."— Newsagent. "Mr. Watson has hardly a rival among Australian writers, past or present. There is real power in the book—power of insight, power of reflection, power of analysis, power of presentation.... 'Tis a very well made bo

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NANCY NOON

NANCY NOON

BY BENJAMIN SWIFT Second Edition. Cloth , 6s. Some Reviews on the First Edition. ... If Mr. Meredith had never written, one would have predicted, with the utmost confidence, a great future for Mr. Benjamin Swift, and even as it is I have hopes."— Sketch. "Certainly a promising first effort."— Whitehall Review. "If 'Nancy Noon' be Mr. Swift's first book, it is a success of an uncommon kind."— Dundee Advertiser. "'Nancy Noon' is one of the most remarkable novels of the year, and the author, avowed

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MR. MAGNUS

MR. MAGNUS

BY F. REGINALD STATHAM Second Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. Some Press Opinions on the First Edition. "One of the most powerful and vividly written novels of the day."— Nottingham Guardian. "A grim, terrible, and convincing picture."— New Age. "Very impressive."— Saturday Review. "Distinctly readable."— Speaker. "A remarkable book." Standard. "Full of incident."— Liverpool Mercury. "One of the most important and timely books ever written." Newcastle Daily Mercury. "A vivid and stirring narrat

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TROOPER PETER HALKETOF MASHONALAND

TROOPER PETER HALKETOF MASHONALAND

BY OLIVE SCHREINER Author of "Dreams," "Real Life and Dream Life," &amp;c. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "We advise our readers to purchase and read Olive Schreiner's new book 'Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland.' Miss Schreiner is one of the few magicians of modern English literature, and she has used the great moral, as well as the great literary, force of her style to great effect."— Daily Chronicle. "The story is one that is certain to be widely read, and it is well that it should be so, espe

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MRS. KEITH'S CRIME

MRS. KEITH'S CRIME

BY MRS. W. K. CLIFFORD With a Portrait of Mrs. Keith by the Hon. John Collier. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo., cloth , 6s. "Is certainly the strongest book that Mrs. W. K. Clifford has given to the public. It is probably too the most popular."— World. "It is charmingly told."— Literary World. "A novel of extraordinary dramatic force, and it will doubtless be widely read in its present very cheap and attractive form."— Star. "Mrs. Clifford's remarkable tale."— Athenæum. "Will prove a healthy tonic to

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SOME 3/6 NOVELS

SOME 3/6 NOVELS

Uniform Edition of Mark Rutherford's works. Edited by Reuben Shapcott . Crown 8vo., cloth. "These writings are certainly not to be lightly dismissed, bearing as they do the impress of a mind which, although limited in range and sympathies, is decidedly original."— Times. The Statement of Stella Maberly. By F. Anstey , Author of "Vice Versâ." Crown 8vo, cloth. "It is certainly a strange and striking story."— Athenæum. Ginette's Happiness. Being a translation by Ralph Derechef of "Le Bonheur de Gi

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THE HALF-CROWN SERIES

THE HALF-CROWN SERIES

+ + + Each Demy 12mo., cloth....

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THE CAMEO SERIES

THE CAMEO SERIES

+ + + Demy 12mo., half-bound, paper boards, price 3s. 6d. Vols. 14-17 , 3s. 6d. net . Also, an Edition de Luxe, limited to 30 copies, printed on Japan paper. Prices on application....

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THE MERMAID SERIES

THE MERMAID SERIES

The Best Plays of the Old Dramatists. Literal Reproductions of the Old Testament. PRESS OPINIONS. "Even the professed scholar with a good library at his command will find texts here not otherwise easily accessible; while the humbler student of slender resources, who knows the bitterness of not being able to possess himself of the treasure stored in expensive folios or quartos long out of print, will assuredly rise up and thank Mr. Unwin."— St. James's Gazette. "Resumed under good auspices."— Sat

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LITTLE NOVELS

LITTLE NOVELS

Demy 8vo., printed in bold type, paper covers, 6d. ; cloth , 1s. 1. The World is Round. By Louise Mack . 2. No Place for Repentance. By Ellen F. Pinsent . 3. The Problem of Prejudice. By Mrs. Vere Campbell . 4. Margaret Grey. By H. Barton Baker . 5. A Painter's Honeymoon. By Mildred Shenstone . 6. The Bond of Blood. By R. E. Forrest . 7. A Slight Indiscretion. By Mrs. Edward Cartwright . 8. A Comedy of Three. By Newton Sanders . 9. Passports. By I. J. Armstrong . 10. A Noble Haul. By W. Clark Ru

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The CHILDREN'S LIBRARY

The CHILDREN'S LIBRARY

Illustrated. Post 8vo., pinafore cloth binding, floral edges , 2s 6d. each . SOME PRESS NOTICES. "Happy children who are to own books as pretty and portable as this is." Saturday Review. "The delightful 'Children's Library.'"— National Observer. "The binding and printing are simply exquisite."— Vanity Fair. "What a dainty little blue book!"— Whitehall Review. "Prettily got up."— Times. "Fascinating in appearance."— Athenæum. "Very daintily printed and bound."— Daily Chronicle. "One of the pretti

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The AUTONYM LIBRARY

The AUTONYM LIBRARY

(Uniform in style and price with the "Pseudonym Library.") Paper , 1s. 6d. each ; cloth , 2s. each . 1. The Upper Berth. By F. Marion Crawford . Fourth Edition. 2. Mad Sir Uchtred of the Hills. By S. R. Crockett . Third Edition. 3. By Reef and Palm. By Louis Becke . Third Edition. 4. The Play-Actress. By S. R. Crockett . Fifth Edition. 5. A Bachelor Maid. By Mrs. Burton Harrison . 6. Miserrima. By G. W. T. Omond . 7. The Two Strangers. By Mrs. Oliphant . 8. Another Wicked Woman. By G. S. Grant-F

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