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Old Merry's Travels on the
Continent. Fcap. 8vo, 2s. 6d.

Fireside Chats

with the Youngsters. New Edi

tion. Square 16mo, 2s. 6d.

Queer Dis

courses on Queer Proverbs.

Square 16mo, 2s. 6d.

Annual for

1870. Tales, Travels, Sketches,

&c., by the Best Writers for the Young. Square 16m0, 55.

Adrift in a Boat.

By W. H. G. KINGSTON. Square 16mo, 2s. 6d.

Silver Lake; or, Lost in the

Snow. By R. M. BALLANTYNE.
Square 16mo, 3s. 6d.

David Livingstone; the

Story of His Life and Labours,
By H. G. ADAMS. New Edition.
Fcap. 8vo, 35. 6d.

Busy Hands and Patient

Hearts. By GUSTAV NIERITZ.
New Edition, square 16mo, 2s. 6d.

Stories from Germany.
Translated by ANNIE HARWOOD.
Square 16m0, 35. 6d.

With the Tide; or, A Life's
Voyage. By SIDNEY DARYL.
Square 16m0, 35. 6d.

Benaiah: A Tale of the Cap-
tivity. By the Author of "Naomi ;
or, The Last Days of Jerusalem."
New Edit. Square 16mo, 2s. 6d.

Geographical Fun. A Series

of Maps, in which the Outlines are Humorously treated so as to Represent the National Figures and Costumes of the various Countries. The Figures beautifully Coloured by VINCENT BROOKS. In 4to, cloth, richly gilt and enamelled, 5s.

From the Athenæum.-"The mirthful old gentleman whose name is on the title-page of many a sound and generous volume for boys and girls, and whose distinctive qualities cause him to be held in the highest possible esteem by all the little people of our acquaintance, has been on his travels-accompanied, of course, by a lot of youngsters-in France, Switzerland, and Rhineland. Everyone rejoices in Old Merry. He is such a quaint, cheery, garrulous, comical old boy, and altogether innocent of 'fogeyism. We almost wish that he would die, so that we could render a full tribute to his virtues in language which would offend his modesty if it were uttered in his lifetime."

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THE LEISURE HOUR.

With 12 Full Page Illustrations, in colours or on toned paper, and 189 Engravings.

J. 7-Bugoyne

Imperial 8vo, in cloth boards, 7s.; cloth extra, gilt edges, 8s. 6d.; half-calf extra, 10s.

In Monthly Parts, 6d., and in Weekly Numbers, 1d.

Now ready, the YEARLY VOLUME, for 1869, of

The SUNDAY at HOME.

With 12 Full Page Illustrations, in colours or on toned paper, and 118 Engravings.

Imperial 8vo, in cloth boards, 7s. ; cloth extra, gilt edges, 8s. 6d.; half-calf extra, IOS. In Monthly Parts, 6d., and in Weekly Numbers, 1d.