“... This particularly is a book which all clever and imaginativechildren should read.... The stories all paint a grandmoral, are deeply pathetic, and of absorbing interest.”—The World.

“....A charming book....”—Punch.

“....This collection of delicate and forcible allegories.”—DailyTelegraph.

“....The style of the book is characterized throughout by remarkablepurity and grace.”—The Daily News.

“....A really beautiful book, which may be enjoyed, not onlyby children, but by their elders.”—Morning Post.

“....The tales are in the best style of imaginative narrative,with charming little touches of nature and reference to every-daythings.”—The Spectator.

“....The book is pervaded by a dreamy beauty of style,which cannot fail to be fascinating.”—The Echo.

“....A mystical, supernatural tale, told as it should be told,hovering airily and luminously in a medium half imaginative, halfethical....”—Liverpool Daily Post.

“....It ought to be in the book-case of every pastor, Christian,teacher, and scholar in the kingdom....”—Elgin Courant.

“....The tales one and all captivate the young intellect by thecharm of innocence and freshness they possess....”—DublinFreeman’s Journal.

“....We have rarely met a more delightful or more thoroughlywholesome book to place in the hands of children....”—CorkConstitution.

“....The thoughts of the book are high and pure, and thescenery of it is finely coloured and attractive....”—New YorkTribune.

“A charming book, full of ingenious, refined, and poetical fancy.”—TheAustralasian.