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"One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss Sarah
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written."--_Spectator._
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BY MARY C. ROWSELL.
=Thorndyke Manor:= A Tale of Jacobite Times. By Mary C.
Rowsell. With 6 full-page Illustrations by L. Leslie
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Thorndyke Manor is an old house, near the mouth of the Thames,
which is convenient, on account of its secret vaults and situation,
as the base of operations in a Jacobite conspiracy. In consequence
its owner, a kindly, quiet, book-loving squire, who lives happily
with his sister, bright Mistress Amoril, finds himself suddenly
involved by a treacherous steward in the closest meshes of the
plot. He is conveyed to the Tower, but all difficulties are
ultimately overcome, and his innocence is triumphantly proved by
his sister.
=Traitor or Patriot?= A Tale of the Rye-House Plot. By Mary C.
Rowsell. With 6 full-page Pictures. Crown 8vo, cloth elegant, _3s.
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"A romantic love episode, whose true characters are lifelike
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=Meg's Friend.= By Alice Corkran. With 6 full-page
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"Another of Miss Corkran's charming books for girls, narrated in
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=Margery Merton's Girlhood.= By Alice Corkran. With 6 full-page
Illustrations by Gordon Browne. Crown 8vo, cloth extra, _3s.
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"Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a
delightful piquancy in the experiences and trials of a young
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=Down the Snow Stairs:= Or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By
Alice Corkran. With 60 character Illustrations by Gordon
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"A fascinating wonder-book for children."--_Athenaeum._
"A gem of the first water, bearing upon every page the signet mark
of genius. All is told with such simplicity and perfect naturalnes
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