[Illustration:  From “Tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.”]

TALES OF KING ARTHUR

AND THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE

BY DORIS ASHLEY

ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR A. DIXON.

A particularly apt selection from the marvellous exploits of the Knights of the Round Table, related in thrilling language and illustrated in an ideal manner with pictures in colour and black and white.  A perfect present for a boy or girl.  Printed on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.

GLORIOUS BATTLES OF ENGLISH HISTORY

BY MAJOR C.H.  WYLLY

WITH FOREWORD BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

ILLUSTRATED BY HARRY PAYNE

Books of Battles are ever popular, and this one, with its well-chosen incidents, told in an easy and interesting style by an officer of the British Army, and its inspiring foreword, will take a high rank and be greatly in demand particularly amongst that large section of the public to whom fact appeals so much more strongly than fiction.  The illustrator has spared no pains in making his pictures worthy of their subject.  Printed on rough art paper. 12 full-page colour plates and numerous black and white drawings. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.

CHILDREN’S STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE

BY E. NESBIT; AND

WHEN SHAKESPEARE WAS A BOY

BY DR. F.J.  FURNIVALL, M.A.

NEW EDITION

This book brings before the minds of children, in a most attractive manner, many of the great dramatic poet’s works, acquainting them with the characters and plots of the plays in a delicate way, and in a style that is certain to make them long for the time when they shall read the whole for themselves.  The introductory history by Dr. Furnivall is full of charm and instruction.  This entirely new edition has full-page colour and black and white drawings by John H. Bacon, A.R.A., Arthur Dixon, Howard Davie and Harold Copping.  Printed on rough art paper. 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.

CHILDREN’S STORIES FROM TENNYSON

BY NORA CHESSON

NEW EDITION

The most popular poems of Tennyson, “The Lily Maid,” “Lady Clare,” “The Lord of Burleigh,” “The Story of King Arthur,” etc., etc., retold in prose, and so introducing to the minds of young people the great poet’s works, and familiarising them with his celebrated characters.  This is a new edition, with additional beautiful illustrations in colour and black and white by John H. Bacon, A.R.A., Gordon Browne, R.I., Arthur Dixon and others.  Printed on rough art paper. 10 full-page colour plates. 144 pp. letterpress, crown 4to.