A. L. BURT'S PUBLICATIONS
For Young People
BY POPULAR WRITERS.
52-58 Duane Street, New York.
=Bonnie Prince Charlie=: A Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden. By G. A.Henty. With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
The adventures of the son of a Scotch officer in French service. Theboy, brought up by a Glasgow bailie, is arrested for aiding a Jacobiteagent, escapes, is wrecked on the French coast, reaches Paris, andserves with the French army at Dettingen. He kills his father's foein a duel, and escaping to the coast, shares the adventures of PrinceCharlie, but finally settles happily in Scotland.
"Ronald, the hero, is very like the hero of 'Quentin Durward.' Thelad's journey across France, and his hairbreadth escapes, make upas good a narrative of the kind as we have ever read. For freshnessof treatment and variety of incident Mr. Henty has surpassedhimself."--_Spectator._
=With Clive in India=; or, the Beginnings of an Empire. By G. A. Henty.With 12 full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
The period between the landing of Clive as a young writer in India andthe close of his career was critical and eventful in the extreme. Atits commencement the English were traders existing on sufferance ofthe native princes. At its close they were masters of Bengal and ofthe greater part of Southern India. The author has given a full andaccurate account of the events of that stirring time, and battles andsieges follow each other in rapid succession, while he combines withhis narrative a tale of daring and adventure, which gives a lifelikeinterest to the volume.
"He has taken a period of Indian history of the most vital importance,and he has embroidered on the historical facts a story which of itselfis deeply interesting. Young people assuredly will be delighted withthe volume."--_Scotsman._
=The Lion of the North=: A Tale of Gustavus Adolphus and the Warsof Religion. By G. A. Henty. With full-page Illustrations by JohnSchoenberg. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
In this story Mr. Henty gives the history of the first part of theThirty Years' War. The issue had its importance, which has extendedto the present day, as it established religious freedom in Germany.The army of the chivalrous king of Sweden was largely composed ofScotchmen, and among these was the hero of the story.
"The tale is a clever and instructive piece of history, and as boysmay be trusted to read it conscientiously, they can hardly fail to beprofited."--_Times._
=The Dragon and the Raven=; or, The Days of King Alfred. By G. A.Henty. With full-page Illustrations by C. J. Staniland, R.I. 12mo,cloth, price $1.00.
In this story the author gives an account of the fierce strugglebetween Saxon and Dane for supremacy in England, and presents a vividpicture of the misery and ruin to which the country was reduced by theravages of the sea-wolves. The hero, a young Saxon thane, takes partin all the battles fought by King Alfred. He is driven from his home,takes to the sea and resists the Danes on their own element, and beingpursued by them up the Seine, is present at the long and desperatesiege of Paris.
"Treated in a manner most attractive to the boyish reader."--_Athenaeum_.
=The Young Carthaginian=: A Story of the Times of Hannibal. By G. A.Henty. With full-page Illustrations by C. J. Staniland, R.I. 12mo,cloth, price $1.00.
Boys reading the history of the Punic Wars have seldom a keenappreciation of the merits of the contest. That it was at firsta struggle for empire, and afterward for existence on the part ofCarthage, that Hannibal was a great and skillful general, that hedefeated the Romans at Trebia, Lake Trasimenus, and Cannae, and all buttook Rome, represents pretty nearly the sum total of their knowledge.To let them know more about this momentous struggle for the empire ofthe world Mr. Henty has written this story, which not only gives ingraphic style a brilliant description of a most interesting periodof history, but is a tale of exciting adventure sure to secure theinterest of the reader.
"Well constructed and vividly told. From first to last nothing staysthe interest of the narrative. It bears us along as on a stream whosecurrent varies in direction, but never loses its force."--_SaturdayReview._
=In Freedom's Cause=: A Story of Wallace and Bruce. By G. A. Henty.With full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
In this story the author relates the stirring tale of the ScottishWar of Independence. The extraordinary valor and personal prowess ofWallace and Bruce rival the deeds of the mythical heroes of chivalry,and indeed at one time Wallace was ranked with these legendarypersonages. The researches of modern historians have shown, however,that he was a living, breathing man--and a valiant champion. Thehero of the tale fought under both Wallace and Bruce, and while thestrictest historical accuracy has been maintained with respect topublic events, the work is full of "hairbreadth 'scapes" and wildadventure.
"It is written in the author's best style. Full of the wildest andmost remarkable achievements, it is a tale of great interest, which aboy, once he has begun it, will not willingly put on one side."--_TheSchoolmaster._
=With Lee in Virginia=: A Story of the American Civil War. By G. A.Henty. With full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
The story of a young Virginian planter, who, after bravely proving hissympathy with the slaves of brutal masters, serves with no less courageand enthusiasm under Lee and Jackson through the most exciting eventsof the struggle. He has many hairbreadth escapes, is several timeswounded and twice taken prisoner; but his courage and readiness and, intwo cases, the devotion of a black servant and of a runaway slave whomhe had assisted, bring him safely through all difficulties.
"One of the best stories for lads which Mr. Henty has yet written.The picture is full of life and color, and the stirring and romanticincidents are skillfully blended with the personal interest and charmof the story."--_Standard._
=By England's Aid=; or, The Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604). ByG. A. Henty. With full-page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse, and Maps.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The story of two English lads who go to Holland as pages in the serviceof one of "the fighting Veres." After many adventures by sea and land,one of the lads finds himself on board a Spanish ship at the timeof the defeat of the Armada, and escapes only to fall into the handsof the Corsairs. He is successful in getting back to Spain under theprotection of a wealthy merchant, and regains his native country afterthe capture of Cadiz.
"It is an admirable book for youngsters. It overflows with stirringincident and exciting adventure, and the color of the era andof the scene are finely reproduced. The illustrations add to itsattractiveness."--_Boston Gazette._
=By Right of Conquest=; or, With Cortez in Mexico. By G. A. Henty. Withfull page Illustrations by W. S. Stacey, and Two Maps. 12mo, cloth,price $1.50.
The conquest of Mexico by a small band of resolute men under themagnificent leadership of Cortez is always rightly ranked amongthe most romantic and daring exploits in history. With this as thegroundwork of his story Mr. Henty has interwoven the adventures ofan English youth, Roger Hawkshaw, the sole survivor of the good shipSwan, which had sailed from a Devon port to challenge the mercantilesupremacy of the Spaniards in the New World. He is beset by many perilsamong the natives, but is saved by his own judgment and strength, andby the devotion of an Aztec princess. At last by a ruse he obtains theprotection of the Spaniards, and after the fall of Mexico he succeedsin regaining his native shore, with a fortune and a charming Aztecbride.
"'By Right of Conquest' is the nearest approach to aperfectly successful historical tale that Mr. Henty has yetpublished."--_Academy._
=In the Reign of Terror=: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy. By G. A.Henty. With full-page Illustrations by J. Schoenberg. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
Harry Sandwith, a Westminster boy, becomes a resident at the chateauof a French marquis, and after various adventures accompanies thefamily to Paris at the crisis of the Revolution. Imprisonment and deathreduce their number, and the hero finds himself beset by perils wi
ththe three young daughters of the house in his charge. After hairbreadthescapes they reach Nantes. There the girls are condemned to death inthe coffin-ships, but are saved by the unfailing courage of their boyprotector.
"Harry Sandwith, the Westminster boy, may fairly be said to beat Mr.Henty's record. His adventures will delight boys by the audacity andperil they depict.... The story is one of Mr. Henty's best."--_SaturdayReview._
=With Wolfe in Canada=; or, The Winning of a Continent. By G. A. Henty.With full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
In the present volume Mr. Henty gives an account of the strugglebetween Britain and France for supremacy in the North Americancontinent. On the issue of this war depended not only the destiniesof North America, but to a large extent those of the mother countriesthemselves. The fall of Quebec decided that the Anglo-Saxon race shouldpredominate in the New World; that Britain, and not France, should takethe lead among the nations of Europe; and that English and Americancommerce, the English language, and English literature, should spreadright round the globe.
"It is not only a lesson in history as instructively as it isgraphically told, but also a deeply interesting and often thrillingtale of adventure and peril by flood and field."--_Illustrated LondonNews._
=True to the Old Flag=: A Tale of the American War of Independence.By G. A. Henty. With full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo,cloth, price $1.00.
In this story the author has gone to the accounts of officers whotook part in the conflict, and lads will find that in no war in whichAmerican and British soldiers have been engaged did they behave withgreater courage and good conduct. The historical portion of the bookbeing accompanied with numerous thrilling adventures with the redskinson the shores of Lake Huron, a story of exciting interest is interwovenwith the general narrative and carried through the book.
"Does justice to the pluck and determination of the British soldiersduring the unfortunate struggle against American emancipation. The sonof an American loyalist, who remains true to our flag, falls among thehostile redskins in that very Huron country which has been endeared tous by the exploits of Hawkeye and Chingachgook."--_The Times._
=The Lion of St. Mark=: A Tale of Venice in the Fourteenth Century.By G. A. Henty. With full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo,cloth, price $1.00.
A story of Venice at a period when her strength and splendor were putto the severest tests. The hero displays a fine sense and manlinesswhich carry him safely through an atmosphere of intrigue, crime, andbloodshed. He contributes largely to the victories of the Venetians atPorto d'Anzo and Chioggia, and finally wins the hand of the daughter ofone of the chief men of Venice.
"Every boy should read 'The Lion of St. Mark.' Mr. Henry hasnever produced a story more delightful, more wholesome, or morevivacious."--_Saturday Review._
=A Final Reckoning=: A Tale of Bush Life in Australia. By G. A. Henty.With full-page Illustrations by W. B. Wollen. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The hero, a young English lad, after rather a stormy boyhood emigratesto Australia, and gets employment as an officer in the mounted police.A few years of active work on the frontier, where he has many a brushwith both natives and bushrangers, gain him promotion to a captaincy,and he eventually settles down to the peaceful life of a squatter.
"Mr. Henty has never published a more readable, a more carefullyconstructed, or a better written story than this."--_Spectator._
=Under Drake's Flag=: A Tale of the Spanish Main. By G. A. Henty. Withfull-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
A story of the days when England and Spain struggled for the supremacyof the sea. The heroes sail as lads with Drake in the Pacificexpedition, and in his great voyage of circumnavigation. The historicalportion of the story is absolutely to be relied upon, but this willperhaps be less attractive than the great variety of exciting adventurethrough which the young heroes pass in the course of their voyages.
"A book of adventure, where the hero meets with experience enough, onewould think, to turn his hair gray."--_Harper's Monthly Magazine._
=By Sheer Pluck=: A Tale of the Ashanti War. By G. A. Henty. Withfull-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The author has woven, in a tale of thrilling interest, all the detailsof the Ashanti campaign, of which he was himself a witness. His hero,after many exciting adventures in the interior, is detained a prisonerby the king just before the outbreak of the war, but escapes, andaccompanies the English expedition on their march to Coomassie.
"Mr. Henty keeps up his reputation as a writer of boys' stories. 'BySheer Pluck' will be eagerly read."--_Athenaeum._
=By Pike and Dyke=: A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic. By G. A.Henty. With full-page Illustrations by Maynard Brown, and 4 Maps. 12mo,cloth, price $1.00.
In this story Mr. Henty traces the adventures and brave deeds of anEnglish boy in the household of the ablest man of his age--William theSilent. Edward Martin, the son of an English sea-captain, enters theservice of the Prince as a volunteer, and is employed by him in manydangerous and responsible missions, in the discharge of which he passesthrough the great sieges of the time. He ultimately settles down as SirEdward Martin.
"Boys with a turn for historical research will be enchanted with thebook, while the rest who only care for adventure will be students inspite of themselves."--_St. James' Gazette._
=St. George for England=: A Tale of Cressy and Poitiers. By G. A.Henty. With full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
No portion of English history is more crowded with great events thanthat of the reign of Edward III. Cressy and Poitiers; the destructionof the Spanish fleet; the plague of the Black Death; the Jacquerierising; these are treated by the author in "St. George for England."The hero of the story, although of good family, begins life as a Londonapprentice, but after countless adventures and perils becomes by valorand good conduct the squire, and at last the trusted friend of theBlack Prince.
"Mr. Henty has developed for himself a type of historical novel forboys which bids fair to supplement, on their behalf, the historicallabors of Sir Walter Scott in the land of fiction."--_The Standard._
=Captain's Kidd's Gold=: The True Story of an Adventurous Sailor Boy.By James Franklin Fitts. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
There is something fascinating to the average youth in the veryidea of buried treasure. A vision arises before his eyes of swarthyPortuguese and Spanish rascals, with black beards and gleamingeyes--sinister-looking fellows who once on a time haunted the SpanishMain, sneaking out from some hidden creek in their long, low schooner,of picaroonish rake and sheer, to attack an unsuspecting tradingcraft. There were many famous sea rovers in their day, but none morecelebrated than Capt. Kidd. Perhaps the most fascinating tale of all isMr. Fitts' true story of an adventurous American boy, who receives fromhis dying father an ancient bit of vellum, which the latter obtainedin a curious way. The document bears obscure directions purportingto locate a certain island in the Bahama group, and a considerabletreasure buried there by two of Kidd's crew. The hero of this book,Paul Jones Garry, is an ambitious, persevering lad, of salt-water NewEngland ancestry, and his efforts to reach the island and secure themoney form one of the most absorbing tales for our youth that has comefrom the press.
=Captain Bayley's Heir=: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California. ByG. A. Henty. With full-page Illustrations by H. M. Paget. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
A frank, manly lad and his cousin are rivals in the heirship of aconsiderable property. The former falls into a trap laid by the latter,and while under a false accusation of theft foolishly leaves Englandfor America. He works his passage before the mast, joins a small bandof hunters, crosses a tract of country infested with Indians to theCalifornian gold diggings, and is successful both as digger and trader.
"Mr. Henty is careful to mingle instruction with entertainment;and the humorous touches, especially in the sketch of JohnHoll, the Westminster dustman, Dic
kens himself could hardly haveexcelled."--_Christian Leader._
=For Name and Fame=; or, Through Afghan Passes. By G. A. Henty. Withfull-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
An interesting story of the last war in Afghanistan. The hero, afterbeing wrecked and going through many stirring adventures among theMalays, finds his way to Calcutta and enlists in a regiment proceedingto join the army at the Afghan passes. He accompanies the force underGeneral Roberts to the Peiwar Kotal, is wounded, taken prisoner,carried to Cabul, whence he is transferred to Candahar, and takes partin the final defeat of the army of Ayoub Khan.
"The best feature of the book--apart from the interest of its scenes ofadventure--is its honest effort to do justice to the patriotism of theAfghan people."--_Daily News._
=Captured by Apes=: The Wonderful Adventures of a Young Animal Trainer.By Harry Prentice. 12mo, cloth, $1.00.
The scene of this tale is laid on an island in the Malay Archipelago.Philip Garland, a young animal collector and trainer, of New York, setssail for Eastern seas in quest of a new stock of living curiosities.The vessel is wrecked off the coast of Borneo and young Garland, thesole survivor of the disaster, is cast ashore on a small island, andcaptured by the apes that overrun the place. The lad discovers thatthe ruling spirit of the monkey tribe is a gigantic and vicious baboon,whom he identifies as Goliah, an animal at one time in his possessionand with whose instruction he had been especially diligent. The bruterecognizes him, and with a kind of malignant satisfaction puts hisformer master through the same course of training he had himselfexperienced with a faithfulness of detail which shows how astonishingis monkey recollection. Very novel indeed is the way by which theyoung man escapes death. Mr. Prentice has certainly worked a new veinon juvenile fiction, and the ability with which he handles a difficultsubject stamps him as a writer of undoubted skill.
=The Bravest of the Brave=; or, With Peterborough in Spain. By G. A.Henty. With full-page Illustrations by H. M. Paget. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
There are few great leaders whose lives and actions have so completelyfallen into oblivion as those of the Earl of Peterborough. This islargely due to the fact that they were overshadowed by the glory andsuccesses of Marlborough. His career as general extended over littlemore than a year, and yet, in that time, he showed a genius for warfarewhich has never been surpassed.
"Mr. Henty never loses sight of the moral purpose of his work--toenforce the doctrine of courage and truth. Lads will read 'TheBravest of the Brave' with pleasure and profit; of that we are quitesure."--_Daily Telegraph._
=The Cat of Bubastes=: A Story of Ancient Egypt. By G. A. Henty. Withfull page Illustrations. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
A story which will give young readers an unsurpassed insight into thecustoms of the Egyptian people. Amuba, a prince of the Rebu nation, iscarried with his charioteer Jethro into slavery. They become inmatesof the house of Ameres, the Egyptian high-priest, and are happy in hisservice until the priest's son accidentally kills the sacred cat ofBubastes. In an outburst of popular fury Ameres is killed, and it restswith Jethro and Amuba to secure the escape of the high-priest's son anddaughter.
"The story, from the critical moment of the killing of the sacredcat to the perilous exodus into Asia with which it closes, is veryskillfully constructed and full of exciting adventures. It is admirablyillustrated."--_Saturday Review._
=With Washington at Monmouth=: A Story of Three Philadelphia Boys. ByJames Otis. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Three Philadelphia boys, Seth Graydon "whose mother conducted aboarding-house which was patronized by the British officers;" EnochBall, "son of that Mrs. Ball whose dancing school was situated onLetitia Street," and little Jacob, son of "Chris, the Baker," serveas the principal characters. The story is laid during the winter whenLord Howe held possession of the city, and the lads aid the cause byassisting the American spies who make regular and frequent visits fromValley Forge. One reads here of home-life in the captive city whenbread was scarce among the people of the lower classes, and a recklessprodigality shown by the British officers, who passed the winter infeasting and merry-making while the members of the patriot army buta few miles away were suffering from both cold and hunger. The storyabounds with pictures of Colonial life skillfully drawn, and theglimpses of Washington's soldiers which are given show that the workhas not been hastily done, or without considerable study.
=For the Temple=: A Tale of the Fall of Jerusalem. By G. A. Henty. Withfull-page Illustrations by S. J. Solomon. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Mr. Henty here weaves into the record of Josephus an admirable andattractive story. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, themarch of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and ofJerusalem, form the impressive and carefully studied historic settingto the figure of the lad who passes from the vineyard to the serviceof Josephus, becomes the leader of a guerrilla band of patriots,fights bravely for the Temple, and after a brief term of slavery atAlexandria, returns to his Galilean home with the favor of Titus.
"Mr. Henty's graphic prose pictures of the hopeless Jewish resistanceto Roman sway add another leaf to his record of the famous wars of theworld."--_Graphic._
=Facing Death=; or, The Hero of the Vaughan Pit. A Tale of the CoalMines. By G. A. Henty. With full-page Illustrations by Gordon Browne.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"Facing Death" is a story with a purpose. It is intended to show thata lad who makes up his mind firmly and resolutely that he will risein life, and who is prepared to face toil and ridicule and hardshipto carry out his determination, is sure to succeed. The hero of thestory is a typical British boy, dogged, earnest, generous, and though"shamefaced" to a degree, is ready to face death in the discharge ofduty.
"The tale is well written and well illustrated, and there is muchreality in the characters. If any father, clergyman, or schoolmasteris on the lookout for a good book to give as a present to a boy who isworth his salt, this is the book we would recommend."--_Standard._
=Tom Temple's Career.= By Horatio Alger. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Tom Temple, a bright, self-reliant lad, by the death of his fatherbecomes a boarder at the home of Nathan Middleton, a penuriousinsurance agent. Though well paid for keeping the boy, Nathan andhis wife endeavor to bring Master Tom in line with their parsimonioushabits. The lad ingeniously evades their efforts and revolutionizes thehousehold. As Tom is heir to $40,000, he is regarded as a person ofsome importance until by an unfortunate combination of circumstanceshis fortune shrinks to a few hundreds. He leaves Plympton village toseek work in New York, whence he undertakes an important mission toCalifornia, around which center the most exciting incidents of hisyoung career. Some of his adventures in the far west are so startlingthat the reader will scarcely close the book until the last page shallhave been reached. The tale is written in Mr. Alger's most fascinatingstyle, and is bound to please the very large class of boys who regardthis popular author as a prime favorite.
=Maori and Settler=: A Story of the New Zealand War. By G. A. Henty.With full-page Illustrations by Alfred Pearse. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
The Renshaws emigrate to New Zealand during the period of the warwith the natives. Wilfrid, a strong, self-reliant, courageous lad, isthe mainstay of the household. He has for his friend Mr. Atherton, abotanist and naturalist of herculean strength and unfailing nerve andhumor. In the adventures among the Maoris, there are many breathlessmoments in which the odds seem hopelessly against the party, but theysucceed in establishing themselves happily in one of the pleasant NewZealand valleys.
"Brimful of adventure, of humorous and interesting conversation, andvivid pictures of colonial life."--_Schoolmaster._
=Julian Mortimer=: A Brave Boy's Struggle for Home and Fortune. ByHarry Castlemon. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Here is a story that will warm every boy's heart. There is mysteryenough to keep any lad's imagination wound up to the highest pitch.The scene of the story lies west of the Mississippi River, in the dayswhen emigra
nts made their perilous way across the great plains to theland of gold. One of the startling features of the book is the attackupon the wagon train by a large party of Indians. Our hero is a ladof uncommon nerve and pluck, a brave young American in every sense ofthe word. He enlists and holds the reader's sympathy from the outset.Surrounded by an unknown and constant peril, and assisted by theunswerving fidelity of a stalwart trapper, a real rough diamond, ourhero achieves the most happy results. Harry Castlemon has written manyentertaining stories for boys, and it would seem almost superfluous tosay anything in his praise, for the youth of America regard him as afavorite author.
"=Carrots=:" Just a Little Boy. By Mrs. Molesworth. With Illustrationsby Walter Crane. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"One of the cleverest and most pleasing stories it has been ourgood fortune to meet with for some time. Carrots and his sister aredelightful little beings, whom to read about is at once to become veryfond of."--_Examiner._
"A genuine children's book; we've seen 'em seize it, and read itgreedily. Children are first-rate critics, and thoroughly appreciateWalter Crane's illustrations."--_Punch._
=Mopsa the Fairy.= By Jean Ingelow. With Eight pages of Illustrations.12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"Mrs. Ingelow is, to our mind, the most charming of all livingwriters for children, and 'Mopsa' alone ought to give her a kind ofpre-emptive right to the love and gratitude of our young folks. Itrequires genius to conceive a purely imaginary work which must ofnecessity deal with the supernatural, without running into a mereriot of fantastic absurdity; but genius Miss Ingelow has and the storyof 'Jack' is as careless and joyous, but as delicate as a picture ofchildhood."--_Eclectic._
=A Jaunt Through Java=: The Story of a Journey to the Sacred Mountain.By Edward S. Ellis. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The central interest of this story is found in the thrilling adventuresof two cousins, Hermon and Eustace Hadley, on their trip across theisland of Java, from Samarang to the Sacred Mountain. In a land wherethe Royal Bengal tiger runs at large; where the rhinoceros and otherfierce beasts are to be met with at unexpected moments; it is butnatural that the heroes of this book should have a lively experience.Hermon not only distinguishes himself by killing a full-grown tigerat short range, but meets with the most startling adventure of thejourney. There is much in this narrative to instruct as well asentertain the reader, and so deftly has Mr. Ellis used his materialthat there is not a dull page in the book. The two heroes are brave,manly young fellows, bubbling over with boyish independence. They copewith the many difficulties that arise during the trip in a fearless waythat is bound to win the admiration of every lad who is so fortunate asto read their adventures.
=Wrecked on Spider Island=; or, How Ned Rogers Found the Treasure. ByJames Otis. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
A "down-east" plucky lad who ships as cabin boy, not from love ofadventure, but because it is the only course remaining by which hecan gain a livelihood. While in his bunk, seasick, Ned Rogers hearsthe captain and mate discussing their plans for the willful wreck ofthe brig in order to gain the insurance. Once it is known he is inpossession of the secret the captain maroons him on Spider Island,explaining to the crew that the boy is afflicted with leprosy. Whilethus involuntarily playing the part of a Crusoe, Ned discovers a wrecksubmerged in the sand, and overhauling the timbers for the purposeof gathering material with which to build a hut finds a considerableamount of treasure. Raising the wreck; a voyage to Havana under sail;shipping there a crew and running for Savannah; the attempt of the crewto seize the little craft after learning of the treasure on board, and,as a matter of course, the successful ending of the journey, all serveto make as entertaining a story of sea life as the most captious boycould desire.
=Geoff and Jim=: A Story of School Life. By Ismay Thorn. Illustrated byA. G. Walker. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"This is a prettily told story of the life spent by two motherlessbairns at a small preparatory school. Both Geoff and Jim are verylovable characters, only Jim is the more so; and the scrapes he getsinto and the trials he endures will, no doubt, interest a large circleof young readers."--_Church Times._
"This is a capital children's story, the characters well portrayed, andthe book tastefully bound and well illustrated."--_Schoolmaster._
"The story can be heartily recommended as a present forboys."--_Standard._
=The Castaways=; or, On the Florida Reefs. By James Otis. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
This tale smacks of the salt sea. It is just the kind of story thatthe majority of boys yearn for. From the moment that the Sea Queendispenses with the services of the tug in lower New York bay till thebreeze leaves her becalmed off the coast of Florida, one can almosthear the whistle of the wind through her rigging, the creak of herstraining cordage as she heels to the leeward, and feel her rise tothe snow-capped waves which her sharp bow cuts into twin streaks offoam. Off Marquesas Keys she floats in a dead calm. Ben Clark, the heroof the story, and Jake, the cook, spy a turtle asleep upon the glassysurface of the water. They determine to capture him, and take a boatfor that purpose, and just as they succeed in catching him a thickfog cuts them off from the vessel, and then their troubles begin. Theytake refuge on board a drifting hulk, a storm arises and they are castashore upon a low sandy key. Their adventures from this point cannotfail to charm the reader. As a writer for young people Mr. Otis is aprime favorite. His style is captivating, and never for a moment doeshe allow the interest to flag. In "The Castaways" he is at his best.
=Tom Thatcher's Fortune.= By Horatio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
Like all of Mr. Alger's heroes, Tom Thatcher is a brave, ambitious,unselfish boy. He supports his mother and sister on meager wages earnedas a shoe-pegger in John Simpson's factory. The story begins withTom's discharge from the factory, because Mr. Simpson felt annoyedwith the lad for interrogating him too closely about his missingfather. A few days afterward Tom learns that which induces him to startoverland for California with the view of probing the family mystery.He meets with many adventures. Ultimately he returns to his nativevillage, bringing consternation to the soul of John Simpson, who onlyescapes the consequences of his villainy by making full restitutionto the man whose friendship he had betrayed. The story is told in thatentertaining way which has made Mr. Alger's name a household word in somany homes.
=Birdie=: A Tale of Child Life. By H. L. Childe-Pemberton. Illustratedby H. W. Rainey. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"The story is quaint and simple, but there is a freshness about it thatmakes one hear again the ringing laugh and the cheery shout of childrenat play which charmed his earlier years."--_New York Express._
=Popular Fairy Tales.= By the Brothers Grimm. Profusely Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"From first to last, almost without exception, these stories aredelightful."--_Athenaeum._
=With Lafayette at Yorktown=: A Story of How Two Boys Joined theContinental Army. By James Otis. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The two boys are from Portsmouth, N. H., and are introduced in August,1781, when on the point of leaving home to enlist in Col. Scammell'sregiment, then stationed near New York City. Their method of travelingis on horseback, and the author has given an interesting account ofwhat was expected from boys in the Colonial days. The lads, after noslight amount of adventure, are sent as messengers--not soldiers--intothe south to find the troops under Lafayette. Once with that youthfulgeneral they are given employment as spies, and enter the Britishcamp, bringing away valuable information. The pictures of camp-lifeare carefully drawn, and the portrayal of Lafayette's character isthoroughly well done. The story is wholesome in tone, as are all of Mr.Otis' works. There is no lack of exciting incident which the youthfulreader craves, but it is healthful excitement brimming with facts whichevery boy should be familiar with, and while the reader is followingthe adventures of Ben Jaffreys and Ned Allen he is acquiring a fund ofhistorical lore which will remain in his memory long after that whichhe has memorized from text-books has been f
orgotten.
=Lost in the Canyon=: Sam Willett's Adventures on the Great Colorado. ByAlfred R. Calhoun. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
This story hinges on a fortune left to Sam Willett, the hero, andthe fact that it will pass to a disreputable relative if the lad diesbefore he shall have reached his majority. The Vigilance Committee ofHurley's Gulch arrest Sam's father and an associate for the crime ofmurder. Their lives depend on the production of the receipt given formoney paid. This is in Sam's possession at the camp on the other sideof the canyon. A messenger is dispatched to get it. He reaches the ladin the midst of a fearful storm which floods the canyon. His father'speril urges Sam to action. A raft is built on which the boy and hisfriends essay to cross the torrent. They fail to do so, and a desperatetrip down the stream ensues. How the party finally escape from thehorrors of their situation and Sam reaches Hurley's Gulch in the verynick of time, is described in a graphic style that stamps Mr. Calhounas a master of his art.
=Jack=: A Topsy Turvy Story. By C. M. Crawley-Boevey. With upward ofThirty Illustrations by H. J. A. Miles. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"The illustrations deserve particular mention, as they add largely tothe interest of this amusing volume for children. Jack falls asleepwith his mind full of the subject of the fishpond, and is very muchsurprised presently to find himself an inhabitant of Waterworld,where he goes though wonderful and edifying adventures. A handsome andpleasant book."--_Literary World._
=Search for the Silver City=: A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan. By JamesOtis. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Two American lads, Teddy Wright and Neal Emery, embark on the steamyacht Day Dream for a short summer cruise to the tropics. Homewardbound the yacht is destroyed by fire. All hands take to the boats, butduring the night the boat is cast upon the coast of Yucatan. They comeacross a young American named Cummings, who entertains them with thestory of the wonderful Silver City, of the Chan Santa Cruz Indians.Cummings proposes with the aid of a faithful Indian ally to brave theperils of the swamp and carry off a number of the golden images fromthe temples. Pursued with relentless vigor for days their situation isdesperate. At last their escape is effected in an astonishing manner.Mr. Otis has built his story on an historical foundation. It is so fullof exciting incidents that the reader is quite carried away with thenovelty and realism of the narrative.
=Frank Fowler, the Cash Boy.= By Horatio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
Thrown upon his own resources Frank Fowler, a poor boy, bravelydetermines to make a living for himself and his foster-sister Grace.Going to New York he obtains a situation as cash boy in a dry goodsstore. He renders a service to a wealthy old gentleman named Wharton,who takes a fancy to the lad. Frank, after losing his place as cashboy, is enticed by an enemy to a lonesome part of New Jersey and helda prisoner. This move recoils upon the plotter, for it leads to aclue that enables the lad to establish his real identity. Mr. Alger'sstories are not only unusually interesting, but they convey a usefullesson of pluck and manly independence.
=Budd Boyd's Triumph=; or, the Boy Firm of Fox Island. By William P.Chipman. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The scene of this story is laid on the upper part of NarragansettBay, and the leading incidents have a strong salt water flavor. Owingto the conviction of his father for forgery and theft, Budd Boyd iscompelled to leave his home and strike out for himself. Chance bringsBudd in contact with Judd Floyd. The two boys, being ambitious andclear sighted, form a partnership to catch and sell fish. The schemeis successfully launched, but the unexpected appearance on the sceneof Thomas Bagsley, the man whom Budd believes guilty of the crimesattributed to his father, leads to several disagreeable complicationsthat nearly caused the lad's ruin. His pluck and good sense, however,carry him through his troubles. In following the career of the boy firmof Boyd & Floyd, the youthful reader will find a useful lesson--thatindustry and perseverance are bound to lead to ultimate success.
=The Errand Boy=; or, How Phil Brent Won Success. By Horatio Alger, Jr.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The career of "The Errand Boy" embraces the city adventures of a smartcountry lad who at an early age was abandoned by his father. Philipwas brought up by a kind-hearted innkeeper named Brent. The death ofMrs. Brent paved the way for the hero's subsequent troubles. Accidentintroduces him to the notice of a retired merchant in New York, whonot only secures him the situation of errand boy but thereafter standsas his friend. An unexpected turn of fortune's wheel, however, bringsPhilip and his father together. In "The Errand Boy" Philip Brent ispossessed of the same sterling qualities so conspicuous in all of theprevious creations of this delightful writer for our youth.
=The Slate Picker=: The Story of a Boy's Life in the Coal Mines. ByHarry Prentice. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
This is a story of a boy's life in the coal mines of Pennsylvania.There are many thrilling situations, notably that of Ben Burton'sleap into the "lion's mouth"--the yawning shute in the breakers--toescape a beating at the hands of the savage Spilkins, the overseer.Gracie Gordon is a little angel in rags, Terence O'Dowd is a manly,sympathetic lad, and Enoch Evans, the miner-poet, is a big-hearted,honest fellow, a true friend to all whose burdens seem too heavy forthem to bear. Ben Burton, the hero, had a hard road to travel, butby grit and energy he advanced step by step until he found himselfcalled upon to fill the position of chief engineer of the Kohinoor CoalCompany.
=A Runaway Brig=; or, An Accidental Cruise. By James Otis. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
"A Runaway Brig" is a sea tale, pure and simple, and that's where itstrikes a boy's fancy. The reader can look out upon the wide shimmeringsea as it flashes back the sunlight, and imagine himself afloat withHarry Vandyne, Walter Morse, Jim Libby and that old shell-back, BobBrace, on the brig Bonita, which lands on one of the Bahama keys.Finally three strangers steal the craft, leaving the rightful ownersto shift for themselves aboard a broken-down tug. The boys discovera mysterious document which enables them to find a buried treasure,then a storm comes on and the tug is stranded. At last a yacht comesin sight and the party with the treasure is taken off the lonely key.The most exacting youth is sure to be fascinated with this entertainingstory.
=Fairy Tales and Stories.= By Hans Christian Andersen. ProfuselyIllustrated, 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"If I were asked to select a child's library I should name these threevolumes 'English,' 'Celtic,' and 'Indian Fairy Tales,' with Grimm andHans Andersen's Fairy Tales."--_Independent._
=The Island Treasure=; or, Harry Darrel's Fortune. By Frank H.Converse. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Harry Darrel, an orphan, having received a nautical training on aschool-ship, is bent on going to sea with a boyish acquaintance namedDan Plunket. A runaway horse changes his prospects. Harry saves Dr.Gregg from drowning and the doctor presents his preserver with a bit ofproperty known as Gregg's Island, and makes the lad sailing-master ofhis sloop yacht. A piratical hoard is supposed to be hidden somewhereon the island. After much search and many thwarted plans, at last Dandiscovers the treasure and is the means of finding Harry's father. Mr.Converse's stories possess a charm of their own which is appreciated bylads who delight in good healthy tales that smack of salt water.
=The Boy Explorers=: The Adventures of Two Boys in Alaska. By HarryPrentice. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Two boys, Raymond and Spencer Manning, travel from San Francisco toAlaska to join their father in search of their uncle, who, it isbelieved, was captured and detained by the inhabitants of a placecalled the "Heart of Alaska." On their arrival at Sitka the boys withan Indian guide set off across the mountains. The trip is fraughtwith perils that test the lads' courage to the utmost. Reaching theYukon River they build a raft and float down the stream, entering theMysterious River, from which they barely escape with their lives, onlyto be captured by natives of the Heart of Alaska. All through theirexciting adventures the lads demonstrate what can be accomplishedby pluck and resolution, and their experience makes one of the mostinteresting tales ever written.
=Th
e Treasure Finders=: A Boy's Adventures in Nicaragua. By James Otis.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Roy and Dean Coloney, with their guide Tongla, leave their father'sindigo plantation to visit the wonderful ruins of an ancient city.The boys eagerly explore the dismantled temples of an extinct race anddiscover three golden images cunningly hidden away. They escape withthe greatest difficulty; by taking advantage of a festive gatheringthey seize a canoe and fly down the river. Eventually they reach safetywith their golden prizes. Mr. Otis is the prince of story tellers, forhe handles his material with consummate skill. We doubt if he has everwritten a more entertaining story than "The Treasure Finders."
=Household Fairy Tales.= By the Brothers Grimm. Profusely Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"As a collection of fairy tales to delight children of all ages thiswork ranks second to none."--_Daily Graphic._
=Dan the Newsboy.= By Horatio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The reader is introduced to Dan Mordaunt and his mother living in apoor tenement, and the lad is pluckily trying to make ends meet byselling papers in the streets of New York. A little heiress of sixyears is confided to the care of the Mordaunts. At the same time thelad obtains a position in a wholesale house. He soon demonstrateshow valuable he is to the firm by detecting the bookkeeper in a boldattempt to rob his employers. The child is kidnapped and Dan tracks thechild to the house where she is hidden, and rescues her. The wealthyaunt of the little heiress is so delighted with Dan's courage and manygood qualities that she adopts him as her heir, and the conclusion ofthe book leaves the hero on the high road to every earthly desire.
=Tony the Hero=: A Brave Boy's Adventure with a Tramp. By HoratioAlger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Tony, a sturdy bright-eyed boy of fourteen, is under the control ofRudolph Rugg, a thorough rascal, shiftless and lazy, spending his timetramping about the country. After much abuse Tony runs away and getsa job as stable boy in a country hotel. Tony is heir to a large estatein England, and certain persons find it necessary to produce proof ofthe lad's death. Rudolph for a consideration hunts up Tony and throwshim down a deep well. Of course Tony escapes from the fate providedfor him, and by a brave act makes a rich friend, with whom he goesto England, where he secures his rights and is prosperous. The factthat Mr. Alger is the author of this entertaining book will at oncerecommend it to all juvenile readers.
=A Young Hero=; or, Fighting to Win. By Edward S. Ellis. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
This story tells how a valuable solid silver service was stolenfrom the Misses Perkinpine, two very old and simple minded ladies.Fred Sheldon, the hero of this story and a friend of the old ladies,undertakes to discover the thieves and have them arrested. After muchtime spent in detective work, he succeeds in discovering the silverplate and winning the reward for its restoration. During the narrativea circus comes to town and a thrilling account of the escape of thelion from its cage, with its recapture, is told in Mr. Ellis' mostfascinating style. Every boy will be glad to read this delightful book.
=The Days of Bruce=: A Story from Scottish History. By Grace Aguilar.Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"There is a delightful freshness, sincerity and vivacity about allof Grace Aguilar's stories which cannot fail to win the interest andadmiration of every lover of good reading."--_Boston Beacon._
=Tom the Bootblack=; or, The Road to Success. By Horatio Alger, Jr.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
A bright, enterprising lad was Tom the bootblack. He was not at allashamed of his humble calling, though always on the lookout to betterhimself. His guardian, old Jacob Morton, died, leaving him a small sumof money and a written confession that Tom, instead of being of humbleorigin, was the son and heir of a deceased Western merchant, and hadbeen defrauded out of his just rights by an unscrupulous uncle. Thelad started for Cincinnati to look up his heritage. But three yearspassed away before he obtained his first clue. Mr. Grey, the uncle, didnot hesitate to employ a ruffian to kill the lad. The plan failed, andGilbert Grey, once Tom the bootblack, came into a comfortable fortune.This is one of Mr. Alger's best stories.
=Captured by Zulus=: A story of Trapping in Africa. By Harry Prentice.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
This story details the adventures of two lads, Dick Elsworth and BobHarvey, in the wilds of South Africa, for the purpose of obtaining asupply of zoological curiosities. By stratagem the Zulus capture Dickand Bob and take them to their principal kraal or village. The ladsescape death by digging their way out of the prison hut by night. Theyare pursued, and after a rough experience the boys eventually rejointhe expedition and take part in several wild animal hunts. The Zulusfinally give up pursuit and the expedition arrives at the coast withoutfurther trouble. Mr. Prentice has a delightful method of blendingfact with fiction. He tells exactly how wild-beast collectors securespecimens on their native stamping grounds, and these descriptions makevery entertaining reading.
=Tom the Ready=; or, Up from the Lowest. By Randolph Hill. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
This is a dramatic narrative of the unaided rise of a fearless,ambitious boy from the lowest round of fortune's ladder--the gate ofthe poorhouse--to wealth and the governorship of his native State.Thomas Seacomb begins life with a purpose. While yet a schoolboy heconceives and presents to the world the germ of the Overland ExpressCo. At the very outset of his career jealousy and craft seek toblast his promising future. Later he sets out to obtain a charterfor a railroad line in connection with the express business. Now herealizes what it is to match himself against capital. Yet he winsand the railroad is built. Only an uncommon nature like Tom's couldsuccessfully oppose such a combine. How he manages to win the battle istold by Mr. Hill in a masterful way that thrills the reader and holdshis attention and sympathy to the end.
=Roy Gilbert's Search=: A Tale of the Great Lakes. By Wm. P. Chipman.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
A deep mystery hangs over the parentage of Roy Gilbert. He arrangeswith two schoolmates to make a tour of the Great Lakes on a steamlaunch. The three boys leave Erie on the launch and visit many pointsof interest on the lakes. Soon afterward the lad is conspicuous in therescue of an elderly gentleman and a lady from a sinking yacht. Lateron the cruise of the launch is brought to a disastrous terminationand the boys narrowly escape with their lives. The hero is a manly,self-reliant boy, whose adventures will be followed with interest.
=The Young Scout=; The Story of a West Point Lieutenant. By Edward S.Ellis. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The crafty Apache chief Geronimo but a few years ago was the mostterrible scourge of the southwest border. The author has woven, in atale of thrilling interest, all the incidents of Geronimo's last raid.The hero is Lieutenant James Decker, a recent graduate of West Point.Ambitious to distinguish himself so as to win well-deserved promotion,the young man takes many a desperate chance against the enemy andon more than one occasion narrowly escapes with his life. The storynaturally abounds in thrilling situations, and being historicallycorrect, it is reasonable to believe it will find great favor with theboys. In our opinion Mr. Ellis is the best writer of Indian stories nowbefore the public.
=Adrift in the Wilds=: The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys. ByEdward S. Ellis. 12mo, cloth, price, $1.00.
Elwood Brandon and Howard Lawrence, cousins and schoolmates,accompanied by a lively Irishman called O'Rooney, are en route forSan Francisco. Off the coast of California the steamer takes fire.The two boys and their companion reach the shore with several of thepassengers. While O'Rooney and the lads are absent inspecting theneighborhood O'Rooney has an exciting experience and young Brandonbecomes separated from his party. He is captured by hostile Indians,but is rescued by an Indian whom the lads had assisted. This is a veryentertaining narrative of Southern California in the days immediatelypreceding the construction of the Pacific railroads. Mr. Ellis seems tobe particularly happy in this line of fiction, and the present story isfully as entertaining as anything he has ever written.
=The Red Fairy Book.= Edited by Andrew La
ng. Profusely Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"A gift-book that will charm any child, and all older folk who havebeen fortunate enough to retain their taste for the old nurserystories."--_Literary World._
=The Boy Cruisers=; or, Paddling in Florida. By St. George Rathborne.12mo, cloth, price, $1.00.
Boys who like an admixture of sport and adventure will find this bookjust to their taste. We promise them that they will not go to sleepover the rattling experiences of Andrew George and Roland Carter, whostart on a canoe trip along the Gulf coast, from Key West to Tampa,Florida. Their first adventure is with a pair of rascals who stealtheir boats. Next they run into a gale in the Gulf and have a livelyexperience while it lasts. After that they have a lively time withalligators and divers varieties of the finny tribe. Andrew gets intotrouble with a band of Seminole Indians and gets away without havinghis scalp raised. After this there is no lack of fun till they reachtheir destination. That Mr. Rathborne knows just how to interest theboys is apparent at a glance, and lads who are in search of a raretreat will do well to read this entertaining story.
=Guy Harris=: The Runaway. By Harry Castlemon. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Guy Harris lived in a small city on the shore of one of the GreatLakes. His head became filled with quixotic notions of going West tohunt grizzlies, in fact, Indians. He is persuaded to go to sea, andgets a glimpse of the rough side of life in a sailor's boarding house.He ships on a vessel and for five months leads a hard life. He desertshis ship at San Francisco and starts out to become a backwoodsman, butrough experiences soon cure him of all desire to be a hunter. At St.Louis he becomes a clerk and for a time he yields to the temptations ofa great city. The book will not only interest boys generally on accountof its graphic style, but will put many facts before their eyes in anew light. This is one of Castlemon's most attractive stories.
=The Train Boy.= By Horatio Alger, Jr. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Paul Palmer was a wide-awake boy of sixteen who supported his motherand sister by selling books and papers on one of the trains runningbetween Chicago and Milwaukee. He detects a young man named Luke Dentonin the act of picking the pocket of a young lady, and also incurs theenmity of his brother Stephen, a worthless fellow. Luke and Stephenplot to ruin Paul, but their plans are frustrated. In a railwayaccident many passengers are killed, but Paul is fortunate enough toassist a Chicago merchant, who out of gratitude takes him into hisemploy. Paul is sent to manage a mine in Custer City and executes hiscommission with tact and judgment and is well started on the road tobusiness prominence. This is one of Mr. Alger's most attractive storiesand is sure to please all readers.
=Joe's Luck=: A Boy's Adventures in California. By Horatio Alger, Jr.12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
Without a doubt Joe Mason was a lucky boy, but he deserved the goldenchances that fell to his lot, for he had the pluck and ambition to pushhimself to the front. Joe had but one dollar in the world when he stooddespondently on the California Mail Steamship Co.'s dock in New Yorkwatching the preparations incident to the departure of the steamer.The same dollar was still Joe's entire capital when he landed in thebustling town of tents and one-story cabins--the San Francisco of '51,and inside of the week the boy was proprietor of a small restaurantearning a comfortable profit. The story is chock full of stirringincidents, while the amusing situations are furnished by JoshuaBickford, from Pumpkin Hollow, and the fellow who modestly styleshimself the "Rip-tail Roarer, from Pike Co., Missouri." Mr. Alger neverwrites a poor book, and "Joe's Luck" is certainly one of his best.
=Three Bright Girls=: A Story of Chance and Mischance. By Annie E.Armstrong. With full page Illustrations by W. Parkinson. 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
By a sudden turn of fortune's wheel the three heroines of this storyare brought down from a household of lavish comfort to meet theincessant cares and worries of those who have to eke out a very limitedincome. And the charm of the story lies in the cheery helpfulness ofspirit developed in the girls by their changed circumstances; while theauthor finds a pleasant ending to all their happy makeshifts.
"The story is charmingly told, and the book can be warmly recommendedas a present for girls."--_Standard._
=Giannetta=: A Girl's Story of Herself. By Rosa Mulholland. Withfull-page Illustrations by Lockhart Bogle. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The daughter of a gentleman, who had married a poor Swiss girl, wasstolen as an infant by some of her mother's relatives. The child havingdied, they afterward for the sake of gain substitute another child forit, and the changeling, after becoming a clever modeler of clay images,is suddenly transferred to the position of a rich heiress. She developsinto a good and accomplished woman, and though the imposture of herearly friends is finally discovered, she has gained too much love anddevotion to be really a sufferer by the surrender of her estates.
"Extremely well told and full of interest. Giannetta is a trueheroine--warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good womennowadays are, largely touched with enthusiasm of humanity. Theillustrations are unusually good. One of the most attractive gift booksof the season."--_The Academy._
=Margery Merton's Girlhood.= By Alice Corkran. With full-pageIllustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by herfather--an officer in India--to the care of an elderly aunt residingnear Paris. The accounts of the various persons who have an afterinfluence on the story, the school companions of Margery, the sistersof the Conventual College of Art, the professor, and the peasantry ofFontainebleau, are singularly vivid. There is a subtle attraction aboutthe book which will make it a great favorite with thoughtful girls.
"Another book for girls we can warmly commend. There is a delightfulpiquancy in the experiences and trials of a young English girl whostudies painting in Paris."--_Saturday Review._
=Under False Colors=: A Story from Two Girls' Lives. By Sarah Doudney.With full-page Illustrations by G. G. Kilburne. 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
A story which has in it so strong a dramatic element that it willattract readers of all ages and of either sex. The incidents of theplot, arising from the thoughtless indulgence of a deceptive freak,are exceedingly natural, and the keen interest of the narrative issustained from beginning to end.
"Sarah Doudney has no superior as a writer of high-toned stories--purein style, original in conception, and with skillfully wrought outplots; but we have seen nothing equal in dramatic energy to thisbook."--_Christian Leader._
=Down the Snow Stairs=; or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By AliceCorkran. With Illustrations by Gordon Browne. 12mo, cloth, price 75cents.
This is a remarkable story: full of vivid fancy and quaint originality.In its most fantastic imaginings it carries with it a sense of reality,and derives a singular attraction from that combination of simplicity,originality, and subtle humor, which is so much appreciated by livelyand thoughtful children. Children of a larger growth will also bedeeply interested in Kitty's strange journey, and her wonderfulexperiences.
"Among all the Christmas volumes which the year has brought to ourtable this one stands out _facile princeps_--a gem of the first water,bearing upon every one of its pages the signet mark of genius....All is told with such simplicity and perfect naturalness that thedream appears to be a solid reality. It is indeed a Little Pilgrim'sProgress."--_Christian Leader._
=The Tapestry Room=: A Child's Romance. By Mrs. Molesworth. Illustratedby Walter Crane. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"Mrs. Molesworth is a charming painter of the nature and ways ofchildren; and she has done good service in giving us this charmingjuvenile which will delight the young people."--_Athenaeum_, London.
=Little Miss Peggy=: Only a Nursery Story. By Mrs. Molesworth. WithIllustrations by Walter Crane. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
Mrs. Molesworth's children are finished studies. She is neversentimental, but writes common sense in a straightforward manner. Ajoyous earnest spirit pervades her work, and her sympathy is unbounded.She
loves them with her whole heart, while she lays bare their littleminds, and expresses their foibles, their faults, their virtues, theirinward struggles, their conception of duty, and their instinctiveknowledge of the right and wrong of things. She knows their characters,she understands their wants, and she desires to help them.
=Polly=: A New Fashioned Girl. By L. T. Meade. Illustrated 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
Few authors have achieved a popularity equal to Mrs. Meade as a writerof stories for young girls. Her characters are living beings of fleshand blood, not lay figures of conventional type. Into the trials andcrosses, and everyday experiences, the reader enters at once with zestand hearty sympathy. While Mrs. Meade always writes with a high moralpurpose, her lessons of life, purity and nobility of character arerather inculcated by example than intruded as sermons.
=Rosy.= By Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by Walter Crane. 12mo, cloth,price 75 cents.
Mrs. Molesworth, considering the quality and quantity of her labors,is the best story-teller for children England has yet known. This is abold statement and requires substantiation. Mrs. Molesworth, during thelast six years, has never failed to occupy a prominent place among thejuvenile writers of the season.
"A very pretty story.... The writer knows children and their wayswell.... The illustrations are exceedingly well drawn."--_Spectator._
=Little Sunshine's Holiday=: A Picture from Life. By Miss Mulock.Illustrated by Walter Crane. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"This is a pretty narrative of baby life, describing the simple doingsand savings of a very charming and rather precocious child nearly threeyears old."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
"Will be delightful to those who have nurseries peopled by 'LittleSunshines' of their own."--_Athenaeum._
=Esther=: A Book for Girls. By Rosa N. Carey. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
"She inspires her readers simply by bringing them in contact with thecharacters, who are in themselves inspiring. Her simple stories arewoven in order to give her an opportunity to describe her characters bytheir own conduct in seasons of trial."--_Chicago Times._
=Sweet Content.= By Mrs. Molesworth. Illustrated by W. Rainey. 12mo,cloth, price 75 cents.
"It seems to me not at all easier to draw a lifelike child than to drawa lifelike man or woman: Shakespeare and Webster were the only two menof their age who could do it with perfect delicacy and success. Our ownage is more fortunate, on this single score at least, having a largerand far nobler proportion of female writers; among whom, since thedeath of George Eliot, there is none left whose touch is so exquisiteand masterly, whose love is so thoroughly according to knowledge,whose bright and sweet invention is so fruitful, so truthful, or sodelightful as Mrs. Molesworth."--A. C. Swinburne.
=One of a Covey.= By the Author of "Honor Bright," "Miss Toosey'sMission." With Numerous Illustrations by H. J. A. Miles. 12mo, cloth,price 75 cents.
"Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that grown-upreaders may enjoy it as much as children. This 'Covey' consists of thetwelve children of a hard-pressed Dr. Partridge, out of which is chosena little girl to be adopted by a spoilt, fine lady.... It is one of thebest books of the season."--_Guardian._
"We have rarely read a story for boys and girls with greater pleasure.One of the chief characters would not have disgraced Dickens'pen."--_Literary World._
=The Little Princess of Tower Hill.= By L. T. Meade. Illustrated, 12mo,cloth, price 75 cents.
"This is one of the prettiest books for children published, as prettyas a pond-lily, and quite as fragrant. Nothing could be imagined moreattractive to young people than such a combination of fresh pages andfair pictures; and while children will rejoice over it--which is muchbetter than crying for it--it is a book that can be read with pleasureeven by older boys and girls."--_Boston Advertiser._
=Honor Bright=; or, The Four-Leaved Shamrock. By the Author of "Oneof a Covey," "Miss Toosey's Mission," etc., etc. With full-pageIllustrations. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"It requires a special talent to describe the sayings and doings ofchildren, and the author of 'Honor Bright,' 'One of a Covey,' possessesthat talent in no small degree."--_Literary Churchman._
"A cheery, sensible, and healthy tale."--_The Times._
=The Cuckoo Clock.= By Mrs. Molesworth. With Illustrations by WalterCrane. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"A beautiful little story. It will be read with delight by everychild into whose hands it is placed.... The author deserves all thepraise that has been, is, and will be bestowed on 'The Cuckoo Clock.'Children's stories are plentiful, but one like this is not to be metwith every day."--_Pall Mall Gazette._
=Girl Neighbors=; or, The Old Fashion and the New. By Sarah Tytler.With full-page Illustrations by C. T. Garland. 12mo, cloth, price 75cents.
"One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss Tytler'sstories. 'Girl Neighbors' is a pleasant comedy, not so much of errorsas of prejudices got rid of, very healthy, very agreeable, and verywell written."--_Spectator._
=The Little Lame Prince.= By Miss Mulock. Illustrated, cloth, price 75cents.
"No sweeter--that is the proper word--Christmas story for the littlefolks could easily be found, and it is as delightful for older readersas well. There is a moral to it which the reader can find out forhimself, if he chooses to think."--_Herald_, Cleveland.
=The Adventures of a Brownie.= As Told to my Child. By Miss Mulock.Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"The author of this delightful little book leaves it in doubt allthrough whether there actually is such a creature in existence asa Brownie, but she makes us hope that there might be."--_Standard_,Chicago.
=Only a Girl=: A Story of a Quiet Life. A Tale of Brittany. Adaptedfrom the the French by C. A. Jones. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price$1.00.
"We can thoroughly recommend this brightly written and homelynarrative."--_Saturday Review._
=Little Rosebud=; or, Things Will Take a Turn. By Beatrice Harraden.Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"A most delightful little book.... Miss Harraden is so bright, sohealthy, and so natural withal that the book ought, as a matter ofduty, to be added to every girl's library in the land."--_BostonTranscript._
=Little Miss Joy.= By Emma Marshall. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price 75cents.
"A very pleasant and instructive story, told by a very charming writerin such an attractive way as to win favor among its young readers. Theillustrations add to the beauty of the book."--_Utica Herald._
=Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe.= By Charlotte M. Yonge. Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike forpleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos, and thesubtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise are conveyed tochildren, and perhaps to their seniors as well."--_The Spectator._
=Joan's Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere.= By Alice Corkran.Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are, it must be admitted that theyare very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogetherthis is an excellent story for girls."--_Saturday Review._
=Count Up the Sunny Days=: A Story for Boys and Girls. By C. A. Jones.With full-page Illustrations, 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"An unusually good children's story."--_Glasgow Herald._
=Sue and I.= By Mrs. O'Reilly. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well asfun."--_Athenaeum._
=Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.= By Lewis Carroll. With 42Illustrations by John Tenniel. 12mo, cloth, price 75 cents.
"From first to last, almost without exception, this story isdelightfully droll, humorous and illustrated in harmony with thestory."--_New York Express._
=Celtic Fairy Tales.= Edited by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by J. D.Batten. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"A stock of delightful little narratives gathered chiefly from theCeltic-speaking
peasants of Ireland."--_Daily Telegraph._
"A perfectly lovely book. And oh! the wonderful pictures inside. Getthis book if you can; it is capital, all through."--_Pall Mall Budget._
=English Fairy Tales.= Edited by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by J. D.Batten. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"The tales are simply delightful. No amount of description can dothem justice. The only way is to read the book through from cover tocover."--_Magazine and Book Review._
"The book is intended to correspond to 'Grimm's Fairy Tales,' and itmust be allowed that its pages fairly rival in interest those of thewell-known repository of folk-lore."--_Sydney Morning Herald._
=Indian Fairy Tales.= Edited by Joseph Jacobs. Illustrated by J. DBatten. 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"Mr. Jacobs brings home to us in a clear and intelligible manner theenormous influence which 'Indian Fairy Tales' have had upon Europeanliterature of the kind."--_Gloucester Journal._
"The present combination will be welcomed not alone by the littleones for whom it is specially combined, but also by children of largergrowth and added years."--_Daily Telegraph._
=The Blue Fairy Book.= Edited by Andrew Lang. Profusely Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"The tales are simply delightful. No amount of description can dothem justice. The only way is to read the book through from cover tocover."--_Magazine and Book Review._
=The Green Fairy Book.= Edited by Andrew Lang. Profusely Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"The most delightful book of fairy tales, taking form and contentstogether, ever presented to children."--E. S. Hartland, in _Folk-Lore_.
=The Yellow Fairy Book.= Edited by Andrew Lang. Profusely Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"As a collection of fairy tales to delight children of all ages rankssecond to none."--_Daily Graphic_ (with illustrations).
=Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.= By LewisCarroll. With 50 Illustrations by John Tenniel.
"A delight alike to the young people and their elders, extremely funnyboth in text and illustrations."--_Boston Express._
=The Heir of Redclyffe.= By Charlotte M. Yonge. Illustrated, 12mo,cloth, price $1.00.
"A narrative full of interest from first to last. It is told clearlyand in a straightforward manner and arrests the attention of the readerat once, so that one feels afresh the unspeakable pathos of the storyto the end."--_London Graphic._
=The Dove in the Eagle's Nest.= By Charlotte M. Yonge. Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not ingenius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities for a highand noble purpose. We know of few modern writers whose works may be sosafely commended as hers."--_Cleveland Times._
=A Sweet Girl Graduate.= By L. T. Meade. Illustrated, 12mo, cloth,price $1.00.
"One of this popular author's best. The characters are well imaginedand drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest doesnot flag until the end too quickly comes."--_Providence Journal._
=The Palace Beautiful=: A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade. Illustrated,cloth, 12mo, price $1.00.
"A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meadein this country will be delighted with the 'Palace Beautiful' for morereasons than one."--_New York Recorder._
=A World of Girls=: The Story of a School. By L. T. Meade. Illustrated,12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to read. It willafford pure delight to her numerous readers."--_Boston Home Journal._
=The Lady of the Forest=: A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade.Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"This story is written in the author's well-known, fresh and easystyle. All girls fond of reading will be charmed by this wellwritten story. It is told with the author's customary grace andspirit."--_Boston Times._
=At the Back of the North Wind.= By George Macdonald. Illustrated byGeorge Groves, 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"A very pretty story, with much of the freshness and vigor of Mr.Macdonald's earlier work.... It is a sweet, earnest, and wholesomefairy story, and the quaint native humor is delightful. A mostdelightful volume for young readers."--_Philadelphia Times._
=The Water Babies=: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. By Charles Kingsley.Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, price $1.00.
"The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms, consist inhis description of the experiences of a youth with life under waterin the luxuriant wealth of which he revels with all the ardor of apoetical nature."--_New York Tribune._