Prize Library

Published by Ward, Lock & Co./ Ward, Lock & Bowden, Ltd.
1. Evenings at Home by J. Aitken and Mrs. A. L. Barbauld
2. Grimm's Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm
3. Robinson Crusoe by Donald Defoe
4. Sandford and Merton by Thomas Day
5. Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
6. Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
7. Willis the Pilot by Johann David Wyss
8. Andersen's Popular Stories by H. C. Andersen
9. Andersen's Popular Tales by H. C. Andersen
10. Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter
11. Lamplighter by Maria Susanna Cummins
12. Prince Goldenblade by G. Campbell
13. Two Thrones by Anonymous
14. Great Kings and Great Preachers by Anonymous
15. Great Heroes and Gallant Fights by Anonymous
16. Memorable Events in History by Anonymous
17. Days of Yore by Sarah Tytler
18. Hero of a Hundred Fights by Sarah Tytler
19. Papers for Thoughtful Girls by Sarah Tytler
20. Girlhood and Womanhood by Sarah Tytler
21. Heroines in Obscurity by Sarah Tytler
22. Diamond Rose by Sarah Tytler
23. Golden Land by B. L. Farjeon
24. Two Years Before the Mast by Dana
25. Arabian Nights edited by H. W. Dulcken
26. English Hero and Christian Soldier by Unknown
27. Fifty Famous Women by Anonymous
28. Famous People and Famous Places by Anonymous
29. Boy's Handy Book of Natural History by H. L. Dulcken
30. Lockhart's Life of Napolean by J. G. Lockhart
31. New Evenings at Home by X. B. Saintine
32. Fifty Celebrated Men by Anonymous
33. Boy's Handy Book of Sports and Games by Anonymous
34. Stanley in Tropical Africa by Anonymous
35. Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
36. Wide, Wide World by E. Wetherell
37. Queechy by Susan Warner

Volumes #1-4, 6-9, 11 were published in 1889-1890 by Ward, Lock & Co.
The series was called “Standard Prize Books” at that time.
Volumes #1-30 were published in 1893 by Ward, Lock & Bowden, Ltd.
#31-33 were added in 1893.
In 1894 #34-37 were added to the set by Ward, Lock & Bowden, Ltd.

Illustrated

Cloth. Different cover illustrations with gilt have been noted. Gilt spine lettering 12 mo.
(Some cover examples are shown below.)

These titles were published in numerous formats.