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T. FISHER UNWIN, Publisher, THE CHILDREN'S STUDY

ZongSvo., cloth, gilt top, with photogravure frontispiece, price 2/6 each. . Scotland. By Mrs. OLIPHANT. . Ireland. Edited by BARRY O'BRIEN. . England. By FRANCES E. COOKE. . Germany. By KATE FREILIGRATH KROEKER, Author of " Fairy Tales from Brentano," &c. . Old Tales from Greece. By ALICE ZIMMERN. . France. By MARY ROWSELL. . The United States. By MINNA SMITH. . Rome. By MARY FORD. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON " SCOTLAND." " For children of the right age this is an excellent little history." Daily News. " Enough of fault-finding with a writer who has otherwise performed his task in .1 perfectly charming manner." Daily Chronicle. "The best book for the rising Caledonian that has appeared for many : day." "Simple, picturesque, and well-proportioned." Glasgow Herald. [Scotvn in. "A charming book full of life and colour." Speaker. "As a stimulator of the imagination and intelligence, it is a long way ahead of many books in use in some schools." Sketch. "The book is attractively produced. Mrs. Oliphant has performed her difficult task well." Educational Times. "A work which may claim its place upon the shelves of the young people's library, where it may prove of not a little service also to their elders." School Board Chronicle- OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON "IRELAND." " Many who are children no longer will be glad of this compact but able introduc- tion to the story of Ireland's woes. The form of the volume is particularly attractive." British We, "We heartily congratulate Mr. Barry O'Brien upon this Interesting little volume. The style is intensely interesting." Schoolmaster, " It is well that the youth of England, who have entered into a serious inheritance and who will soon be the voters of England, should have some conception of thu country with whom they are so closely bound up, and for whose past their fatheis are so heavily responsible. We do not know of any work so fitting for imparting to them this knowledge as the present, which, therefore, we heartily commend to all teachers as the best text-book of Irish history for the young." Daily Chronicle. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON "ENGLAND." " Terse, vivid, well-informed." Speaker. "Pleasantly written, and well within the capacity of a young child Ve anticipate with pleasure the appearance of the succeeding volumes of 'The Children s Study.' "School Guardian. "Admirably done .... always easy of understanding. Scotsman. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON " GERMANY." "We have seldom seen a small history so well balanced, and consequently so adequate as an introduction to the subject." Educational Times. " Painstaking and well written." Daily Chronicle. "Clear as accurate. It is just the sort of book to give to a youngster who study Teutonic history." Black and White. "An interesting historical series." Pall Mall Gazette., Paternoster Buildings, London, K.G.