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Atalanta [v 1 # 7, April 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & Alicia Leith (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 358 · Katharine Janfarie · Heywood Hardy · fp 359 · Ballads of All Countries. Scotland: Katharine Janfarie · Anonymous · pm 360 · An Easter Fantasy · F. C. H. · il 361 · The White Man’s Foot [Part 1 of 6] · Grant Allen · sl 370 · On the Writing of Novels · Walter Besant · ar 376 · The Children of the Great City · Henrietta O. Barnett · ar 379 · An Easter Text · Emilie Poulsson · pm 380 · The Crow and the Fox · Clara Doty Bates · pm; based on Aesop’s fable.; illus. Edmund H. Garrett 386 · On Musical Analysis [Part 2 of 2] · C. Hubert H. Parry · ar 387 · A Child Flower · Lady Lindsay · pm 388 · A Jewel of Price · Arnold Hamlyn · ss 398 · The Lady of the Forest [Part 4 of 9] · L. T. Meade · sl; illus. Jack B. Yeats 407 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 7. Lord Macauley · Canon Madell Creighton · ar [Lord Macauley]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 413 · From Cover to Cover · Edward Salmon · br 414 · Employment for Girls. House Decoration · Agnes Garrett · ar 415 · First Prize Essay · Ada Heelis · ar; competition prize winner by 19-year-old. 415 · Second Prize Essay · Ada Heelis · ar; competition prize winner by 18-year-old.
Atalanta [v 1 # 8, May 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & Alicia Leith (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 418 · The Child in the Midst · M. L. Gow · fp; also in Wide Awake for this date. 419 · The Child in the Midst · Christian Burke · pm 421 · The White Man’s Foot [Part 2 of 6] · Grant Allen · sl 428 · A Study · E. Gulland · il 429 · Lost on the Prairie · Frances A. Humphrey · ss 434 · Child Faces · Julia Cartwright · ar 440 · The Lights of Paris · Isabel Smithson · ar; illus. Bodfish 447 · Miss L. M. Alcott · Edward Salmon · ar; includes transcript of letter written by Alcott to Atalanta just before her death. 450 · The Lady of the Forest [Part 5 of 9] · L. T. Meade · sl; illus. Jack B. Yeats 459 · The Gold Fish · Lady Lindsay · ss 463 · Famous Old Story-tellers, 5: The Brothers Grimm · Oscar Fay Adams · ar 467 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 8. John Keble · Charlotte M. Yonge · ar [John Keble]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 474 · Employment for Girls. Chromo-Lithography · Clo. Graves · ar 475 · From Cover to Cover · Edward Salmon · br
Atalanta [v 1 # 9, June 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & Alicia Leith (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 478 · Kincora · J. C. Staples · fp 479 · Ballads of All Countries. Ireland: Kincora · Anonymous · pm 481 · The White Man’s Foot [Part 3 of 6] · Grant Allen · sl 487 · Girls Who Won Success: 1. A Painter: Elizabeth Thompson (Lady Butler) · Sarah Tytler · ar 494 · The Ivory Gate · E. Leith · pm 495 · Dorothy · Jack B. Yeats · il 496 · Don: The Story of a Greedy Dog · F. Anstey · ss 505 · Our English Schools of Art. 3: The Herkomer School · John C. Staples · ar 513 · Another Atalanta · Marcia Tyndale · vi 514 · The First of June · H. E. Hamilton King · pm; illus. E. Wilson 518 · The Lady of the Forest [Part 6 of 9] · L. T. Meade · sl; illus. Jack B. Yeats 527 · A Letter to the Rats · L. M. Fogg · pm; illus. Palmer Cox 528 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 9. Charles Kingsley · Thomas Hughes · ar [Charles Kingsley]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 534 · Notes About Books · Augustine Birrell · br 536 · Employment for Girls. Shorthand · Miss Reynolds · ar
Atalanta [v 1 #10, July 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & Alicia Leith (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 538 · The Foundling · Percy Macquoid · fp 539 · The White Man’s Foot [Part 4 of 6] · Grant Allen · sl 549 · Childhood Land · Frederic E. Weatherly · pm 550 · Famous Old Story-tellers, 6: La Fontaine · Oscar Fay Adams · ar 554 · The Little Princess · Geraldine Butt · pm; illus. Gordon Browne 558 · Etelka’s Choice · Susan Coolidge · ss; fairy tale. 566 · The Rain-drop · Edwin Arnold · pm 567 · Fairy Folk All, 3: The Passing of the Little People · Louise Imogen Guiney · ar 572 · Girls Who Won Success: 2. A Doctor: Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, M.D. · Sarah Tytler · ar 578 · The Lady of the Forest [Part 7 of 9] · L. T. Meade · sl; illus. Jack B. Yeats 587 · The Prayer of Siddartha · A. R. Williams · pm 588 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 10. Longfellow · Archdeacon Frederick W. Farrar · ar [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 594 · Notes About Books · Augustine Birrell · br 596 · Employment for Girls. Medicine · Miss Edith Huntley, M.D. · ar
Atalanta [v 1 #11, August 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & Alicia Leith (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 598 · Waiting for Father · H. G. Massey · fp 599 · A Dream-Garden · Katharine Tynan · pm 600 · The White Man’s Foot [Part 5 of 6] · Grant Allen · sl 610 · Dwarf Lions · C. Lloyd Morgan · ar 614 · Sigurd · W. L. Taylor · il 615 · The Temple of Music: A Parable · May Kendall · ss 618 · Iphigenia · Anna Swanwick · ar 623 · Youth’s Return · Hamilton Aïdé · pm 624 · The Rewards of Industry · Dr. Richard Garnett · ss; included in The Twilight of the Gods.; illus. W. Parkinson 629 · The Lady of the Forest [Part 8 of 9] · L. T. Meade · sl; illus. Jack B. Yeats 638 · Girls Who Won Success: 3. A Servant of the Sick and Poor: Florence Lees (Mrs. Dacre Craven) · Sarah Tytler · ar; illus. Walther Firle 645 · Cleobulé’s Lesson · Professor Alfred Church · ss 647 · Proven! · Mosse Macdonald · pm 648 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 11. Mrs. Gaskell · Mrs. L. B. Walford · ar [Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 653 · Notes About Books · Augustine Birrell · br
Atalanta [v 1 #12, September 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & Alicia Leith (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 658 · Showing the White Feather · A. Wardle · fp 659 · Ballade of St. Michael · Mary Macleod · pm 660 · The White Man’s Foot [Part 6 of 6] · Grant Allen · sl 669 · Triolets · Charles Sayle · pm 670 · Girls Who Won Success: 4. A Singer: Mary Davies · Sarah Tytler · ar 674 · Concerning Mermaids · George C. Warr · pm 675 · A Windfall · M. Ellen Edwards · il 676 · Summer Lanes · F. Mabel Robinson · ar 683 · Alcestis · Eleanor Baird-Smith · ss; retelling of Greek legend. 686 · The Squirrel and the Bluebottle · Blue Jay · pm; illus. W. Parkinson 688 · The Decoration of China · Cosmo Monkhouse · ar 695 · The Lady of the Forest [Part 9 of 9] · L. T. Meade · sl; illus. Jack B. Yeats 704 · Leaves in Early Autumn · Robin Allen · pm 705 · Tra La · W. Vernon Young · ss 707 · In Arcadie · Edward F. Strange · pm 708 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 12. Elizabeth Barrett Browning · Mrs. Humphrey Ward · ar [Elizabeth Barrett Browning]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 714 · Notes About Books · Augustine Birrell · br 716 · Employment for Girls. Needlework · Sophy Loch · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 1, October 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 2 · Exultate Deo · E. J. Poynter · fp 3 · Exultate Deo · Christina G. Rossetti · pm 4 · Miss Shafto [Part 1 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 17 · At the Zoo. I: Cousin Sarah · C. Lloyd Morgan · ar 23 · Children from Modern Pictures · L. Toulmin Smith · ar 29 · A Young Angel, and a Young Girl · Jean Ingelow · ss; illus. Hume Nisbet 35 · The Children of Lir · Katharine Tynan · pm; illus. E. Wilson 38 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 1 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 46 · Old-Fashioned Girls: Evelina [Part 1 of 2] · L. T. Meade, ed. · sl; described as “Stories from the Old Tales and Novels”.; illus. M. Ellen Edwards 54 · Lavender · Lady Lindsay · pm 55 · Notes About Books · Anonymous · br 57 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 1. Miss Edgeworth · Miss Thackeray · ar [Miss Edgeworth]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 63 · On the Study of the Works of Raphael · G. D. Leslie · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 2, November 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 66 · The Common Joys · Arthur Hopkins · fp 67 · The Common Joys · Janet Logie Robertson · pm 68 · Miss Shafto [Part 2 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 80 · Late Autumn · Frederick Noel-Paton · pm; illus. Frederick Noel-Paton 82 · Medal Children of the Renaissance · Frances H. Throop · ar 87 · The Dull November Day · Janet S. Berger · pm 88 · Little Alix: A Story of the Children’s Crusade, A.D. 1213 · Susan Coolidge · pm; illus. Edmund H. Garrett 95 · At the Zoo. II: Sally’s Poor Relations · C. Lloyd Morgan · ar 99 · The Stolen Leaves · Anonymous · pm 100 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 2 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 108 · Old-Fashioned Girls: Evelina [Part 2 of 2] · L. T. Meade, ed. · sl; described as “Stories from the Old Tales and Novels”.; illus. M. Ellen Edwards 115 · Holloway College · Professor A. J. Church · ar 118 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 120 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 2. Walter Savage Landor · Miss Thackeray · ar [Walter Savage Landor]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 126 · The Ideal Art School · J. Sparkes · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 3, December 1888] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 112pp) [Mike Ashley] 128 · Daffodils · G. K. Terrell · fp 129 · “All Ends in Song” · Ella Fuller Maitland · pm 130 · Miss Shafto [Part 3 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 139 · Birds in London · E. Whymper · ar 143 · Carrottina the Gardener’s Daughter; or, the Pleasant Peasant and the Dreadful Duke · George Grossmith · pl; illus. W. Parkinson 151 · Lizzie’s Golden Wheelbarrow · Lady Lindsay · ss 160 · Yum-Yum a Pug · John Strange Winter · ss; illus. M. Ellen Edwards 169 · Princess Mayblossom · Annette Lyster · ss; fairy tale.; illus. Louis Wain 180 · The Star in the East · M. Ellen Edwards · il 181 · In a Norman Church · Victor Plarr · pm 181 · In Dulci Jubilo: A Tale of Christmas Eve · Marcia Tyndale · ss 185 · A Castle in Spain · Mary E. Wilkins · pm; illus. A. Brennan 193 · The Silver Hen · Mary E. Wilkins · ss; illus. F. A. Bridgman 201 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 3 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 209 · Such a Little Thing · L. B. Walford · ss; illus. Gordon Browne 218 · The Christmas Fleet · Blue Jay · pm; illus. C. R. 219 · Emmy · Katharine S. Macquoid · ss 227 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 233 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 3. Washington Irving · Clementina Black · ar [Washington Irving]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 239 · Art Teaching, As It Was, and As It Is [Part 1 of 2] · W. P. Frith · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 4, January 1889] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 60pp) [Mike Ashley] 242 · Me Too! · A. Reeve · fp 243 · On the Last Day of the Year · Ella Fuller Maitland · pm 244 · Miss Shafto [Part 4 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 257 · The Glastonbury Thorn · H. E. Hamilton King · pm; illus. E. Wilson 263 · The Toddlethwaite Prize · Elizabeth Stuart Phelps · ss 267 · Topsy-Turvy · Blue Jay · pm 268 · At the Zoo. III: The King of Beasts · C. Lloyd Morgan · ar; illus. A. M. Chaplin 274 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane [Part 1 of 7] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl 283 · Ingé, the Boy-King · Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen · pm; based on an historical episode in Norway in 1206. 287 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 4 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 294 · Homewards · A. W. Kowalski · il 295 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 297 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 4. John Keats · Richard Garnett · ar [John Keats]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 302 · Art Teaching, As It Was, and As It Is [Part 1 of 2] · W. P. Frith · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 5, February 1889] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 64pp) [Mike Ashley] 306 · Wintry Weather · L. Bourges · fp 307 · The Cricket Fiddler · Clara Doty Bates & Julius Eichberg, music · sg; a recitation for young violinists. 310 · Miss Shafto [Part 5 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 322 · Lady Augusta Stanley [Part 1 of 2] · Elizabeth Charles · ar; actually credited to ‘the author of “Chronicles of the Schönburg-Cotta Family"’.; illus. Jules Lessore 327 · To One Who Rejoices · E. H. Hickey · pm 328 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane [Part 2 of 7] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. Carl Hirschberg 338 · At the Zoo. IV: Bruin the Bear · C. Lloyd Morgan · ar 343 · Who Ate the Queen’s Lunch? · Susan Coolidge · ss; illus. Edmund H. Garrett 349 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 5 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 357 · The Valentine · Blue Jay · pm 358 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 361 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 5. Robert Browning · Edmund Gosse · ar [Robert Browning]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 365 · Atalanta Scholarship Competition 1887-1888 · T. H. Stokoe · ms; lists all the winners in various classes. The top prize was a £30 scholarship for three years to Fflorence May Wilson. One of the runners-up was Blanche Oram who went on to write her own books as Rosa White. Both are pictured in the next issue. 367 · Light and Colour Painting · Alan Wright · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 6, March 1889] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 64pp) [Mike Ashley] 370 · Little Ruth · F. A. Hopkins · fp 371 · The Crocus · Harriet Eleanor Hamilton King · pm 372 · Miss Shafto [Part 6 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 384 · Lady Augusta Stanley [Part 2 of 2] · Elizabeth Charles · ar; actually credited to ‘the author of “Chronicles of the Schönburg-Cotta Family"’.; illus. Jules Lessore 387 · Of Beauty · Ella Fuller Maitland · pm 388 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane [Part 3 of 7] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. Carl Hirschberg 396 · A Song of Earth · V. J. Leatherdale · pm 397 · The Seal Maiden. A Legend of the Orkneys [Part 1 of 3] · Julian Corbett · sl; illus. Everard Hopkins 402 · Children in Italian Sculpture · F. Mabel Robinson · ar 409 · Grandmother’s Boy · Frederic E. Weatherly · pm 411 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 6 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 418 · The Boy Disciple · E. H. Hickey · pm 419 · Studies Serve for Delight, for Ornament and for Ability" · Fflorence May Wilson · ar; Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union Prize Essay. 422 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 425 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 6. Charlotte Brontë · A. Mary F. Robinson · ar [Charlotte Brontë]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 431 · Brush-Marks · Alan Wright · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 7, April 1889] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 64pp) [Mike Ashley] 434 · Three Nights Ago She Loosed Her Dove · Gordon Browne · fp 435 · The Earl’s Love · Katharine Tynan · pm 439 · Miss Shafto [Part 7 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 448 · A Farewell Proposal · J. B. Selkirk · pm 449 · Readers at the British Museum · Amy Levy · ar; illus. George Lambert 454 · Gold and Silver · Constance Milman · pm 455 · The Seal Maiden. A Legend of the Orkneys [Part 2 of 3] · Julian Corbett · sl; illus. Everard Hopkins 462 · Philip Bourke Marston · Edward F. Strange · ar; tribute to the poet who had appeared in the first issue of Atalanta though had died a few months earlier. 465 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane [Part 4 of 7] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. Carl Hirschberg 473 · In Her Garden · E. E. Kitton · pm 474 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 7 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 478 · Fairy-Rings and How They are Made · Arabella B. Buckley · ar; illus. John C. Staples 483 · In the Violet-Time · Sidney A. Alexander · pm 484 · Feathers and Fashion · Theodore Wood, F.E.S. · ar 486 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 488 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 7. Lord Tennyson · W. J. Courthope · ar [Alfred Tennyson, Lord]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 495 · On the Drawings of Old Masters · Mrs. Henry Ady · ar
Atalanta [v 2 # 8, May 1889] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 64pp) [Mike Ashley] 498 · Nora · C. La Creevy · fp 499 · May Month · Blue Jay · pm 500 · Miss Shafto [Part 8 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 509 · The Modern Judas · E. Nesbit · pm 510 · Little People in the Studio · C. La Creevy · ar; illus. M. Ellen Edwards & C. La Creevy 518 · The Seal Maiden. A Legend of the Orkneys [Part 3 of 3] · Julian Corbett · sl; illus. Everard Hopkins 525 · The Ballad of Pandava · A. Mary F. Robinson · pm 531 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane [Part 5 of 7] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. Carl Hirschberg 539 · The rev. J. G. Wood · Edward Salmon · ob 541 · Molly McGrath · Catherine Mary Macsorley · ss 545 · While the Grass Grows · E. H. Hickey · pm 547 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 8 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 551 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 553 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 8. Thackeray · V. J. Leatherdale · ar [Thackeray]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 559 · The Principles of Composition: Mr. Ruskin’s View · Anonymous · ar; probably by John C. Staples.
Atalanta [v 2 # 9, June 1889] ed. L. T. Meade & John C. Staples (Hatchards, 64pp) [Mike Ashley] 562 · Companions in Misfortune · M. Ellen Edwards · fp 563 · The Butterflies Pedigree · E. Leith · pm; illus. E. Wilson 564 · Miss Shafto [Part 9 of 12] · W. E. Norris · sl 574 · Going on the Stage · L. F. Austin · ar; illus. Harry Furniss 580 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane [Part 6 of 7] · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. Carl Hirschberg 584 · The Stay-at-Home · W. C. Green · pm; illus. Ernest Wilson 587 · A Pair of Silk Stockings · S. Baring-Gould · ss; credited to ‘the Author of “Mehalah"’.; illus. W. Parkinson 596 · Flower Painting · Lady Lindsay · ar; illus. Lady Lindsay 604 · Seals and Sea-Lions · C. Lloyd Morgan · ar; this is really ‘At the Zoo, V’ but is not labelled as such. 609 · A Sage of Sixteen [Part 9 of 9] · L. B. Walford · sl 615 · Notes on Books · Anonymous · br 617 · English Men and Women of Letters of the 19th Century. 9. Nathaniel Hawthorne · Richard Garnett · ar [Nathaniel Hawthorne]; feature of the Atalanta Scholarship and Reading Union. 623 · Light and Shade · Anonymous · ar; probably by John C. Staples.

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