BOOKS OF SCIENCE FOR YOUTH.

I.

The Wonders of Science;

OR,

YOUNG HUMPHRY DAVY,

The Cornish Apothecary's Boy, who taught himself Natural
Philosophy, and eventually became President of the
Royal Society.

THE LIFE OF A WONDERFUL BOY, WRITTEN FOR BOYS.
BY HENRY MAYHEW,

WITH

Author of "The Peasant-Boy Philosopher," &c.

ILLUSTRATIONS

BY JOHN GILBERT.

Second Edition, Price 6s. cloth.

"A better hero for a Boy's Book, Mr. Mayhew could not have found, and no writer would have treated the story more successfully than he has done. We had long been in want of a young people's author; and we seem to have the right man in the right place, in the person of Mr. Mayhew."—Athenæum.

"In many a young reader the wholesome spirit of inquiry will be stimulated by a book like this, which belongs to a class of its own, whereof its author may claim to have been the establisher, as he is indeed at present the sole writer in it. Nothing in the sense intended by it can be better."-Examiner.

II.

THE STORY OF

The Peasant-Boy Philosopher;

OR,

"A CHILD GATHERING PEBBLES ON THE SEA-SHORE." Founded on the early life of Ferguson, the Shepherd-Boy Astronomer, and intended to show how a Poor Lad became acquainted with the Principles of Natural Science.

BY HENRY MAYHEW.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN GILBERT.

Third Edition, Price 6s. cloth.

"Its great charm is, that the thoughtful young will love it because it gracefully encourages thought; while the unthinking will find themselves speedily brought to love it, because it intelligibly opens to them the new sensation of thought. The book, in fact, is worth a wilderness of mere Christmas books."Athenæum.

"Told with the grace and feeling of Goldsmith, and by one who has that knowledge of science which Goldsmith lacked. It is as if Brewster and poor 'Goldy' had combined to produce this instructive and beautifully-told tale.”— Era.

DAVID BOGUE, FLEET STREET.

MR. J. G. EDGAR'S

WORKS ON BIOGRAPHY AND HISTORY.

I.

In foolscap 8vo, 38. 6d. cloth,

The Boyhood of Great Men.

INTENDED AS AN EXAMPLE FOR YOUTH.
BY JOHN G. EDGAR.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY BIRKET FOSTER.

Fourth Edition.

"It would have been a matter of regret to see such a book badly executed. That regret we are spared, for this little volume is simply and well done. The biographies are numerous and brief, but not too short to be amusing; and as thousands of boys thirst for greatness, which is acquired by ones and tens, there will be thousands glad to read a book like this."-Examiner.

II.

Same size and price,

Footprints of Famous Men.

DESIGNED AS INCITEMENTS TO INTELLECTUAL
INDUSTRY.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY BIRKET FOSTER,

Second Edition.

"A very useful and agreeable volume. It is useful, as biography is always an important ally to history; and it is useful, because it gives another blow to the waning idea, that any eminence has ever been attained without severe labour."-Standard.

III.

Foolscap 8vo, price 58. cloth,

Boy Princes.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE THOMAS,

IV.

In foolscap 8vo, price 5s., handsomely bound,

History for Boys;

OR, ANNALS OF THE PRINCIPAL NATIONS OF MODERN

EUROPE.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY GEORGE THOMAS.

DAVID BOGUE, FLEET STREET,

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I.

In foolscap 8vo, price 48. 6d. cloth,

Mia and Charlie;

OR,

A WEEK'S HOLIDAY AT RYDALE RECTORY.

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY BIRKET FOSTER.

"One of the most attractive of all the Christmas stories, for juvenile readers, that have lately appeared. Indeed it is one of those children's stories in which elder folks need not scorn to take an interest."-Sun.

II.

In foolscap 8vo, price 68. cloth,

Sidney Grey;

A TALE OF SCHOOL LIFE.

BY THE AUTHOR OF "MIA AND CHARLIE."

WITH ENGRAVINGS.

III.

In foolscap 8vo, price 5s. cloth,

The Heroes of Asgard,

AND THE GIANTS OF JOTUNHEIM;

OR,

CHRISTMAS WEEK WITH THE OLD STORYTELLERS.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "MIA AND CHARLIE."

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY C. DOYLE.

IV.

In foolscap 8vo, price 68.

Memorable Women; the Story of their Lives.

BY MRS. NEWTON CROSLAND.

Author of "Lydia, a Woman's Book."

WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY BIRKET FOSTER.

"One of those works about women which a woman only can write. We cannot imagine a more delightful, strengthening, and elevating exercise for a youthful female, than the perusal of such a volume as this of 'Memorable Women.' -Morning Advertiser.

DAVID BOGUE, FLEET STREET.