28 Blackie & Son’s New Publications.

 

THE SHILLING SERIES—Continued.

TO THE SEA IN SHIPS: Stories oF SUFFERING
AND SAVING AT SEA.

“To the Sea in Ships records several noted disasters at sea, such as the foundering
of the Londoa and the wreck of the Atlantic. It also contains narratives of success-
ful rescues, This is a capital book for boys.”—Schvol Guardian.

JACK’S VICTORY: AND OTHER STORIES ABOUT
Dogs.

“Tavery boy, and some girls, take great delight in reading about dogs. Well, Jack

was a dog; a famous and wonderful oue, too. He became leader of a team in Green-

land, and some rare exploits he took part in. Besides ‘Jack’s Victory’ there are
ten other stories about dogs in this volume.”—The Schooliistress.

THE STORY OF A KING, ToLp By ONE oF HIS
SOLDIERS.

“This book recounts the boyhood and reign of Charles XII. of Sweden. The wars

in which he was engaged and the extraordinary victories he won are well described,

and equally so are the misfortunes which latterly came on him and his kingdom
through his uncontrollable wilfulness.”— Aberdeen Journal.

LITTLE DANIEL: A Story of a Flood on the Rhine.

“A simple and touching story of a flood on the Rhine, told as well as George
Eliot so graphically wrote of The Mill on the Floss.” —Governess.

PRINCE ALEXIS: A Tale of Old Russia.

This is a legend wrought into a story, rendering a fiction of Life in
Russia, something more than a hundred years ago; a state of things which,
as the author says, ‘‘is now impossible, and will soon become incredible.”

SASHA THE SERF: And other Stories of Russian
Life. :

The stories in the volume comprise:—The Life of Sasha, a poor boy who
saved the life of his lord, and finally rose to wealth and gained his free-
dom,—Incidents of remarkable personal bravery in the Russian army,
&e. &e.

TRUE STORIES OF FOREIGN HISTORY. A
Series of Interesting Tales.

The book contains stories—How Quentin Matsys the Antwerp smith
became a great painter,—The rise and fall of Jean Ango the fisherman of
Dieppe,—The heroism of Casabianca the little French midshipman, &c. &c.