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oody vein."--_Guardian._ STORIES BY L. T. MEADE. _Author of "Scamp and I," etc._ BEL-MARJORY. A Tale. With coloured illustrations. Demy 8vo, cloth extra, gilt edges, 5/-. "Most interesting; we give it our hearty commendation."--_English Independent._ SCAMP AND I. A Story of City Byeways. With coloured illustrations. Cr. 8vo, cloth, extra gilt, 1/6. "Little Flo', with her industry and skill in 'translating' old boots and shoes, her motherly instincts and efforts to keep her young brother Dick, the crossing-sweeper, honest, because mother had made them promise to be so when she died; the good-natured, agreeable, clever young thief Jenks, the tempter and beguiler of poor Dick; and, above all, the dear dog Scamp, with his knowing ways and soft brown eyes, are all as true to life and as touchingly set forth as any heart could desire, beguiling the reader into smiles and tears, and into sympathy with them all."--_Athenaeum._ THE CHILDREN'S KINGDOM; or, The Story of a Great Endeavour. With illustrations. Cr. 8vo, half-bound cloth sides, 3/6; cloth, extra gilt, 2/-. "A really well-written story, with many touching passages. Boys and girls will read it with eagerness and profit."--_Churchman._ DOROTHY'S STORY. Illustrated. Large Cr. 8vo, half-bound cloth sides, 3/6; with coloured illustrations, Cr. 8vo, cloth, extra gilt, 2/-. WATER GIPSIES. A Tale. With coloured illustrations. Cr. 8vo, cloth, extra gilt, 1/6. "It is full of incident from beginning to end, and we do not know the person who will not be interested in it."--_Christian World._ DAVID'S LITTLE LAD. With illustrations. Cr. 8vo, cloth, plain edges, 1/6. "A finely-imagined story, bringing out in grand relief the contrast between quiet, steady self-sacrifice, and brilliant, flashy qualities."--_Guardian._ DOT AND HER TREASURES. With coloured illustrations. Cr. 8vo, cloth, gold back, 1/-. "One of the tales of poor children in London, of which we have had many examples; but none finer, more pathetic, or more original than this."--_Nonconformist._ OUTCAST ROBIN; or, Your Brother and Mine. Illustrated. Cr. 8vo, cloth, plain edges, 1/6. WHITE LILIES, AND OTHER TALES. With coloured frontispiece. Cr. 8vo, cloth, gold back, 9d. "Stories of a singularly touching and beautiful character."--_Rock._ THOSE BOYS. A Story for al
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