NIMMO"S
_New Half-Crown Series of Stories_
BY POPULAR AUTHORS.
_In full crown 8vo, Ill.u.s.trated, bound in cloth extra, gold and colours, gilt edges._
1. Schoolboy Stories. By ASCOTT R. HOPE, Author of "Stories out of Schooltime," "Stories of Whitminster," "A Handful of Stories," etc.
2. Stirring Adventure in African Travel. Great Explorers--Hunting Exploits--Shipwreck--Captivity--Bombardment. By CHARLES BRUCE, Author of "The Book of Adventure and Peril," etc.
etc.
3. Graphic Scenes in African Story. Settlers--Slavery--Missions and Missionaries--Battlefields. By CHARLES BRUCE, Author of "How Frank began to Climb the Ladder," etc.
4. John Lawrence: "Saviour of India." The Story of his Life. By CHARLES BRUCE, Author of "Stirring Adventure in African Travel," etc.
5. The Highways of Literature; or, What to Read and How to Read. By DAVID PRYDE, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.E., F.S.A. Scot.
_In full crown 8vo, cloth extra, Ill.u.s.trated, 2s. 6d._
1. Naomi; or, The Last Days of Jerusalem. By Mrs. J. B.
WEBB, Author of "The Child"s Commentary on St. Luke," "The Woods of Durand," etc.
2. Ulric Zwingle; or, Zurich and its Reformer. The Story of a n.o.ble Life. By the Author of "The Spanish Inquisition."
3. The Spanish Inquisition: Its Heroes and Martyrs. By JANET GORDON, Author of "Champions of the Reformation."
4. Heroes of Ancient Greece: A Story of the days of Socrates the Athenian. By HELEN PALMER, Author of "Fishermen of Galilee," "The Standard-Bearer," etc.
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NIMMO"S LIBRARY OF HISTORY, TRAVEL, AND ADVENTURE.
_In crown 8vo, cloth extra, price 2s. each; gilt edges, 2s. 6d._
1. Travels and Discoveries in Abyssinia by JAMES BRUCE.
2. The Life and Travels of Mungo Park. With Supplementary Details of the Results of Recent Discovery in Africa.
3. A Voyage Round the World by SIR FRANCIS DRAKE and WILLIAM DAMPIER, according to the Text of the Original Narratives. Edited, with Notes, by D. LAING PURVES.
4. A Voyage Round the World in the Years 1740-44 by GEORGE ANSON. Edited, from the Original Narrative, with Notes, by D. LAING PURVES.
5. Voyages Round the World by CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. Edited, with Notes, etc., by D. LAING PURVES.
6. The Story of the Good Ship "Bounty" and her Mutineers.
Mutinies in Highland Regiments.
7. The Story of the Indian Mutiny (1857-58).
8. Feats on the Fiord. A Tale of Norway. By HARRIET MARTINEAU.
NIMMO"S LIBRARY OF BIOGRAPHY.
_Uniform in size and price with above. Each Volume having a suitable Portrait as Frontispiece._
1. Risen by Perseverance: Lives of Self-Made Men.
2. Heroes of Invention and Discovery.
3. Lives and Discoveries of Famous Travellers.
4. Great Achievements of Military Men, Statesmen, and others.
5. Eminent Philanthropists, Patriots, and Reformers.
6. Gallery of Notable Men and Women.
7. Earnest Lives: Biographies of Remarkable Men and Women.
8. Teachers and Preachers of Recent Times.
9. Great Orators, Statesmen, and Divines.
10. Kings without Crowns; or, Lives of American Presidents.
With a Sketch of the American Const.i.tution. By CHARLES H.
EVANS.
11. Lessons from Women"s Lives. By SARAH J. HALE.
The above Series of Books have been specially prepared in order to meet the rapidly increasing demand for instructive and wholesome literature of permanent value. They are admirably adapted for School Prizes, Gift Books, etc. etc.
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