Recent (Books 
Something ^A-bout Them. 
" A quaint specimen of the literature of a bygone age.” 
Old Aunt Elspas ABC. Imagined and 
Adorned by Joseph Crawhall. LONDON : Field & Tuer, The 
Leadenhall Press, E.C. 
[One Shilling, or Coloured throughout Two-and-Sixpence. 
A n outrageously quaint book, full of outrageously quaint 
illustrations : a specimen of the literature that amused and 
instructed our great-great-grandparents. 
As amusingly treated as the same author's A B C." 
Old Aunt Elspas Spelling. Imagined and 
Adorned by Joseph Crawhall. LONDON: Field *■ Tuer, The 
Leadenhall Press, E.C. 
[One Shilling, or Coloured throughout, Two-and-Sixpence. 
F or children who have learned their letters. Of the same 
quaint character as Mr. Crawhall’s ABC. 
“ In every way attractive."—Harper's Magazine. 
Prince Pertinax : A Eairy Tale. By Mrs. Geo. 
Hooper, Authoress of “ The House of Raby," " Arbell,” &c. Illus 
trated with Twenty-six drawings in sepia by Margaret L. Hooper and 
Margaret May. A charming present. LONDON : Field Sr Tuer, 
The Leadenhall Press, E.C. [Twenty-one Shillings. 
O F all the productions of the talented authoress this is per 
haps the one best liked by children. The story is as 
fascinating as the illustrations are charming. 
*‘ A medieval romance, now printed for the first time.” 
Ye Gestes of ye Ladye Anne : A marvellous 
pleasaunt and comfortable tayle. Edited by Evelyn Forsyth. Illus 
trated by A. Hennen Broadwood. LONDON: Field Sr Tuer, The 
Leadenhall Press, E.C. [Two-and-Sixpence. 
A MEDIÆVAL romance, quaint, humorous, “full of wise saws 
and modern instances," compiled from old manuscripts 
and interspersed with ballads and lays. The numerous illustra 
tions are taking and characteristic. A book for those with a 
taste for the antique and the ridiculous, both young and old. 
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