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LITTLE FOLKS VOL 25

Illustrated by Louis Wain; et al.

Published by Cassell & Company Limited. 1887

Almost very good condition. A Magazine for the Young, new and enlarged series. Cloth spine, pictorial boards with front showing face of little girl in circle to centre surrounded by roses. First story ""Bunty and the Boys". Colour frontis and one other colour plate, b/w illustrations throughout.

Binding has been professionally repaired/reinforced with possible new spine and tape to joints (matches yellow paper of endpapers). Foxing and grubby fingermarks to page margins.

Stock no. 1311173

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Contents

  • BABY QUADRUPEDS AND THEIR WAYS -
  • I. The Hippopotamus
  • II. The Yak
  • III. The Tapir
  • IV. The Axis Deer
  • V. The Elephant
  • VI. The Zebra
  • CURIOUS SCHOOL CUSTOME, SOME -
  • I. Winchester
  • II. Eton
  • III. Christ's Hospital and Westminster
  • IV. Harrow
  • FANCIFUL RHYMES, PICTURES, STORIES &C -
  • A Christmas Pudding
  • Our Toy-Box Holidays - I. Dolly's New Year's Party, II. The Wooden Soldier's Story, III. The Sand-Spade's Story, IV. The Adventures of the Four-wheeled Dog,
  • V. The Rocking-Horse's Adventure
  • The March Past, Morning Visitors, "Handsome is that Handsome Does" (A Fable), The Old Woman of the Sea (A Fairy Story), The State of our Globe just before the Flood, The Tale of Tib the Tartar, A February jingle, The Magic Hat, "Saturday's Penny", A Day's Skating, Punch and the Valentine (A Fairy Story)
  • And many other Rhymes
  • HUMANE SOCIETY, THE "LITLE FOLKS"
  • MUSIC -
  • "What are you Singing, Little Bird?
  • Dreamland
  • The Three Little Fishes
  • A Comical Couple
  • "A Happy Little Child am I"
  • Three Little Rats
  • PEEPS AT HOME AND ABROAD -
  • A Talk about Carols
  • A Talk about Toys and Toy Makers
  • A Noisy Hospital
  • POCKET-BOOK. THE EDITOR'S: JOTTINGS AND PENCILINGS HER,THERE, AND EVERYWHERE -
  • The Roman Lighthouse in Dover Castle, Ice Palaces, An Elephant Hall, A Bulgarian Peasant, Mons Meg, The Toucan, Strasburg Clock, An Eskimo Sledge, The Rat and the Gold, A Chaplain of the Blackwatch, Where does the Prairie Dog Drink? What is a Jubilee?, A Chivalrous Foe
  • And Many Other Jottings
  • POETRY
  • "A Happy New Year", The Children's Christmas, "A Little Lass with Golden Hair", The March Past, Their Little Queen, "Who Will Win?", The Birdies' Valentine, A Morning Talk, Grannie's Gifts, March Winds, A Voyage Round the World, The Sailor-Boy's Message, April Showers
  • And other Poems
  • PRIZE COMPETIONS, &C -
  • The Little Folks Queen's Jubilee Competitions, Award of Prizes in the 1886 Special Competitions
  • "Pictures Wanting Words" and Answers
  • Lists of Honour
  • New Special Prize Competitions for 1887
  • "The Little Folks Fruits and Blossoms Painting Book" Competition: Award of Prizes
  • The Special Competition for the Little Folks Silver Medal
  • The "Little Folks Annual" Special Prize Puzzle Competition
  • The New Little Folks Paper doll Competition
  • The Little Folks Prize Competitions for 1886.
  • Distribution of the Painting Books
  • PUZZLES, OUR LITTLE FOLK'S OWN, AND ANSWERS
  • SERIAL STORIES -
  • Bunty and the Boys, By H. Atteridge
  • The Children of the Clan, By Jeanie Hering (Mrs Adams-Acton)
  • SHORT STORIES -
  • The Tow Merry Skaters
  • Hungry Hollow and its Visitor
  • The Old Woman of the Sea (A Fairy Story)
  • No Place like Home (In words of One Syllable)
  • Caught by the Storm
  • Saved by a Song
  • A Cry through the Snow
  • Punch and the Valentine (A Fairy Story_
  • Little Jerome's Adventure
  • "The Biggest Snowball that Ever was Seen". A Lotta's Secret
  • "Put your Heart into it"
  • Why the Paint Box was not Bought (In Words of One Syllable)
  • "Worth it's Weight in Gold"
  • Gentleman John's Practical Joke
  • Phil's New Game and what it led to (In Words of One Syllable)
  • Too Good to Last
  • Little Bill's Misfortune
  • How Violet Learned Her Lesson
  • A King's Daring Flight
  • Kitty's Birthday; or , Those Troublesome Boy
  • Who was the Coward?
  • Molly's Daisies
  • Uncle Harty's Visit
  • Her First Sermon
  • The Wizard's Magic Bell (A Fairy Story)
  • "Who Could have Done it? (In words of one syllable)
  • Milly's Lesson
  • Berrie's Birthday
  • Bobbie's Dinner Party
  • The King of Siam's Gift
  • Flanzy's Corner: or , Her Baby Friend
  • A Woman's Brave Deed
  • How the Race was Won (In Words of one Syllable)
  • The Spectre Knights. A Tale of Malta
  • Jamie's Dancing Party
  • How he Got Out
  • Bess's Fright (In Words of One Syllable)
  • Basil's Little Sister
  • STORIES, POEMS, AND PICTURES, &C, OF BIRDS, BEASTS, AND FISHES -
  • A Farmyard Comedy
  • Baby Quadrupeds and their Ways-
  • I. The Hippopotamus
  • II. The Yak
  • III. The Tapir
  • IV. The Axis Deer
  • V. The Elephant
  • VI. The Zebra
  • Ronald and the Stags
  • Morning Visitors
  • "Handsome is that Handsome Does"
  • No Place Like Home (In Words of one Syllable)
  • The Tale of Tib the tartar
  • The Birdies' Valentine
  • Saved by a Song
  • Little Jerome's Adventure
  • How I became an Organ-Grinder's Monkey
  • A Morning Talk
  • The Pet Ct and the Wonderful Rat
  • Flap-Ear's Sacrifice: or, The Vain Leader
  • A Fight with an Eagle
  • A Noisy Hospital
  • Too Good to Last
  • The Cats and the Frog (A Fable)
  • Three Little Rats
  • Jocko's Trick
  • The Rabbit's Day-Dream. In Three Scenes
  • The Crab that Outwitted the Crane
  • The Doggie's Breakfast
  • Bobbie's Dinner Party
  • The Partridge's peril: or, a Fortunate Shot
  • The Dog that Jack had
  • The Little Brown Mouse
  • What the Reed-Warbler Brought
  • The Monkey's Visitor
  • Not so Bad as they're Called
  • TOY-BOX HOLIDAYS, OUR -
  • I. Dolly's New Year's Party
  • II. The Wooden Soldier's Story
  • III. The San-Spade's Story
  • IV. The Adventures of the Four-wheeled Dog
  • V. The Rocking-Horse's Adventure
  • SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, OUR -
  • The Rolling Year or, From Ploughshare to Garner -
  • I. A Fresh Start, Twelve Golden Rules
  • II. Ploughing, The Song of the Plough
  • III. Sowing, Who Goes a-Sowing
  • IV. Showers and Rainbows, An April Shower
  • V. Our Friends the Flowers, Flower Services
  • VI. Making Hay while the Sun shines, Hay-making Song
  • Bible Exercises and Answers
  • VERY LITTLE FOLK, PAGES FOR -
  • Afternoon Tea, Ned and the Frog, A Birthday Party, Making it up, The Kaleidoscope and the Book: or, The Two Presents, Baby's Jack-in-the-Box, A Pert Little Chick, Tom's Present, Fritz and Carlo, Mr. Humble-Bee, Naughty Neptune, Kate and her likeness, By the Sea, Joie and his New Ship, A Little Soldier, A Little Builder, Emma and Baby

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