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.