A small hard-covered light-blue book with the title imprinted in black on the front, and title, author, and publisher on the spine. The fly leaf has a repeat of the title under an emblematic St. George and the dragon on the front, and reference to 'Barnardo of Stepney' by the same author (see Notes 7) on the verso.

The frontispiece is a full-page etched illustration of a top-hatted Barnardo on one of his East End encounters, described in Chapter VII.

The title page is boldly framed and printed with title and author, beneath which 'Illustrated by C.W.Bacon' records a significent feature of this book. The Publishers are stated as from Ruskin House, Museum Street, London, and the verso records the date of publication and the fact that it is printed in 11 point Baskerville.

Comment: an interesting and well-produced little book.

The preface, written from Barnardo House in Stepney Causeway, explains that the book is a response to requests for the author's earlier book(op.cit.), but presented in a form suitable for children, and he briefly sketches Barnardo's life that led him to London rather than China, and then refers to his own book for details. He also emphasises that the stories are true, but the language suitably altered.

The XIV chapters occupy just over a hundred pages and are given catchy titles. There are a number of untitled but aptly placed black and white fine illustrations.

Each adventure in Barnardo's East End life is told in Barnardo's words, somewhat elaborated but not improved, and most can be recognised from previous accounts in the author's own earlier volume, or others.

Comment: In presenting these graphic accounts of East End incidents related to the care of children by Barnardo, the illustrations speak as well as does the text.