Chapter II: Part 2

A famous Breton folk-tale which is made additionally attractive by the unusual quality of the illustrations.

I will not say that I have added nothing to the unconnected
recitals of the Breton peasants, ... but I have added only what
was necessary to link together the different events, and to
supply passages that were entirely wanting.--_Preface._

PAINE, A.B.
The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book.
Illustrated by J.M. Condé.
Harper. 1.50

Mr. Paine writes in his delightful vein of Mr. Coon, Mr. Possum, and Mr. Crow. The book is always funny, and Mr. Condé's pictures are in their way as good as the text.

WILLISTON, T.P.
Japanese Fairy Tales.
Illustrated by Sanchi Ogawa.
Rand. .50

These eight wonder stories incidentally illustrate the every-day (p. 67) life of the people. The Japanese pictures are reproduced in color.

POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED FROM GREAT AUTHORS.

So, in this matter of literature for the young, the influence of
the home teaching is enormous; all the school can do pales before
it. Let the mother add to the poet's rhyme the music of her soft
and beloved voice; let great fiction be read to the breathless
group of curly heads about the fire; and the wonders of science
be enrolled, the thrilling scenes and splendid personalities of
history displayed. Children thus inspired may be trusted to
become sensitive to literature long before they know what the
word means, or have reasoned at all upon their mental
experiences.
RICHARD BURTON.

LUCAS, E.V. (Editor).
A Book of Verses for Children.
Holt. 2.00

Mr. Lucas has shown his unvarying good taste in compiling this charming volume. Most of the poems are British, and among them are many delightful old songs and rhymes, verses of bygone days, ballads, and carols.

WIGGIN, K.D. (S.), and N.A. SMITH (Editors).
The Posy Ring.
Doubleday. 1.25

This admirable collection of poems, chosen from the standpoint of (p. 68) childish enjoyment, forms a lane of lovely verse leading into the great highway of literature. The poems are classified under different headings such as The Flower Folk, Other Little Children, Playtime, Story time, and Bedtime.

RELIGION AND ETHICS

Honest myrth in measure, is a pleasaunt thyng,
To wryte and to rede well, be gyftes of learnyng;
Remember this well, all you that be young,
Exercise vertue, and rule well your toung.
DIVES PRAGMATICUS. _1563._

BUNYAN, JOHN.
The Pilgrim's Progress.
Illustrated by the Brothers Rhead.
Century. 1.50

Children will enjoy the fine illustrations in this soberly bound volume, whose brown coat is much the color of the one good Pilgrim wore on the long journey where he led the way for so many earnest souls.

THE PSALMS OF DAVID.
With an introductory study by N.D. Hillis.
Illustrated by Louis Rhead.
Revell. 2.50

No David can fall so low but that Christ's mercy and God's love
can lift him from the depths of selfishness and sin back to the
throne of manhood and the sceptre of influence.--_Introductory
Study._

Even young children can grow to love the simpler and more peaceful (p. 69) Psalms. The fine full-page pictures in this large well-printed volume add to its beauty and interest.

SCIENCE, OUT-OF-DOOR BOOKS, AND STORIES OF ANIMALS

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.
. . . . . . .
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who hath made all things well.
KEBLE.

AIKEN, JOHN, and A.L. (A.) BARBAULD.
Eyes and No Eyes, and Other Stories.
Heath. 20

"Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, in Over the Teacups, says of the
story Eyes and No Eyes: I have never seen anything of the kind
half so good. I advise you, if you are a child anywhere under
forty-five, and do not yet wear glasses, to send at once for
Evenings at Home, and read that story. For myself, I am always
grateful to the writer of it for calling my attention to common
things."

Eyes and No Eyes, and Travellers' Wonders, from Aiken and Barbauld's Evenings at Home, The Three Giants, by Mrs. Marcet, and A Curious (p. 70) Instrument, by Jane Taylor, are the tales given. They all encourage a child's powers of observation.

PARSONS, F.T. (S.) (formerly Mrs. W.S. Dana).
Plants and Their Children.
American Book. .65

While these elementary talks have been arranged to accompany the school year, they give so much information about fruits and seeds, young plants, roots and stems, flowers, et cetera, told in Mrs. Dana's clear, informing way, that we shall all want our children to know the book, and to learn the great lesson of how to see, which is taught them. The many illustrations are helpful.

WEED, C.M.
Stories of Insect Life. Volume I.
Ginn. .25

The insects described are the more interesting common forms of Spring and early Summer. The plain little volume contains twenty short, fully illustrated chapters.

STORIES

The fiction which children first hear should be adapted in the
most perfect manner to the promotion of virtue.
PLATO.

AANRUD, HANS.
Lisbeth Longfrock.
Ginn. .65

A vivid description of Norwegian farm and saeter life. Little (p. 71) Lisbeth loses her mother and goes to live with the good Kjersti, the mistress of Hoel Farm, helping to take care of the cattle.

Hans Aanrud's short stories are considered by his own countrymen
as belonging to the most original and artistically finished life
pictures that have been produced by the younger literati of
Norway.--_Preface._

CAROVÉ, F.W.
The Story without an End.
With a preface by Thomas Wentworth Higginson.
Heath. .25

There is a very delightful old story which used to be given to
children, though I have not seen it for a long time in the hands
of any children. It was called The Story without an End.
WALTER BESANT.

Written by an eminent German philosopher, and translated by Mrs. Sarah Austin for her own daughter, this beautiful tale, with its exquisite language, leads a child into the land of truth and beauty.

PEARY, J. (D.).
The Snow Baby.
Stokes. 1.20

An account of Lieutenant Peary's little daughter, who was born amid the ice and snow of the Polar regions. The book is well illustrated from photographs.

SNEDDEN, G. (S.).
Docas, the Indian Boy of Santa Clara.
Heath. .35

Three phases of Indian life in California, given in the form of a (p. 72) story. The ways and customs of the red man are described as they existed during the early days of this boy, before the coming of the whites. Later Docas had his home at the Mission in the days of Father Junipero Serra, and last of all, an old old man, dwelt, with his children and grandchildren, on a ranch.

_NINE YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 73)

_Now I like a really good saga, about gods and giants, and the
fire kingdoms, and the snow kingdoms, and the Aesir making men
and women out of two sticks, and all that._
KINGSLEY.

AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT

It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.
HERBERT.

CANFIELD, DOROTHY, and Others.
What Shall We Do Now?
Stokes. 1.50

This book of suggestions for children's games and employments will be a help to the busy mother when her own supply of indoor and outdoor amusements is exhausted. There are directions for five hundred plays and pastimes, including gardening, candy-making, and writing, guessing, and acting, games.

BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT

What we should expect and demand is, that our children should be
brought up to regard American principles as matters of course;
and their books should take these principles for granted, and
illustrate them with all possible interest and power.
SAMUEL OSGOOD.

ANDREWS, JANE. (p. 74)
Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now.
Ginn. .50

This account of the boyhood of ten lads illustrates different periods and civilizations from Aryan days to the present time.

DRAKE, S.A.
On Plymouth Rock.
Lothrop. .60

The narrative of the first two years of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, based largely on Governor Bradford's history. Maps and illustrations add to the book's interest.

I have given as much of Bradford's own story as possible in the
following pages, interwoven with the relations of Mount and
Winslow, to which Bradford himself makes frequent
reference.--_Preface._

GILMAN, ARTHUR.
The Discovery and Exploration of America.
Lothrop. .40

The history of our country naturally divides itself into three
portions. First, there is the period of Discovery and
Exploration.... It is with this romantic time that the present
volume deals.... The latest authorities have been made tributary
to this volume, and the author has spared no pains to have it
correct in every statement of facts, and in the difficult matter
of dates.--_Preface._

GUERBER, H.A.
The Story of the Greeks.
American Book. .60

An elementary account of Hellas from legendary times to its (p. 75) becoming a Roman province. Many well-known mythical and historic tales are included. There are maps and illustrations.

GUERBER, H.A.
The Story of the Romans.
American Book. .60

This companion to The Story of the Greeks gives, in like manner, a simple relation of Roman history from mythical days to the fall of the Empire. It contains maps and illustrations.

HORNE, O.B., and K.L. SCOBEY.
Stories of Great Artists.
American Book. .40

Children will find this small book interesting. It tells of the lives of some of the noted painters of different lands and periods; among them Raphael, Rembrandt, Reynolds, and Millet. The illustrations are from famous paintings.

HORNE, O.B., and K.L. SCOBEY.
Stories of Great Musicians.
American Book. .40

A companion to Stories of Great Artists, which briefly recounts the careers of famous musicians; among them Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Wagner. Many of the illustrations are from paintings.

SMITH, E.B.
The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith.
Illustrated by the Author.
Houghton. 2.50

The brief pathetic life of Powhatan's daughter is well portrayed. (p. 76) This large oblong volume contains full-page pictures in color.

STONE, G.L., and M.G. FICKETT.
Every-Day Life in the Colonies.
Heath. .35

These short sketches of colonial life picture the first New England Christmas and a Puritan Sabbath. They also tell of the use of the hornbook and the sun-dial, describe the making of soap and candles, and so forth.

WRIGHT, H.C.
Children's Stories in American History.
Scribner. 1.25

Although we learn about our country from prehistoric days to the time of Washington, most of the book is devoted to the early exploration and settlement of North and South America. The second chapter contains an account of the Mound-builders.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION

I cannot cease from praising these Japanese. They are truly the
delight of my heart.
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER.

AYRTON, M.C.
Child-Life in Japan.
Heath. .20

Mrs. Ayrton took a keen interest in the Japanese people and never
wearied of studying them and their beautiful country.... (p. 77)
After her return to England, in 1879, she wrote this book.
WILLIAM ELLIOT GRIFFIS.

Our young people will enjoy hearing of the amusements and festivals of these far-away boys and girls. The volume contains, in addition, child stories, and an article entitled The Games and Sports of Japanese Children, by W.E. Griffis.

MYTHOLOGY, FOLK-LORE, LEGENDS, AND FAIRY TALES

Where the bee sucks, there suck I:
In a cowslip's bell I lie;
There I couch when owls do cry.
On the bat's back I do fly
After summer merrily.
Merrily, merrily shall I live now,
Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
SHAKSPERE.

ANDERSEN, H.C.
Stories.
Houghton. .60

The tales in this excellent little edition are well chosen.

A prime advantage in an early acquaintance with Andersen springs
from the stimulus which his quaint fancy gives to the budding
imagination of childhood. It may be said without exaggeration
that Andersen truly represents creative childhood in literature.
H.E. SCUDDER.

ASBJÖRNSEN, P.C.
Fairy Tales from the Far North.
Translated by H.L. Braekstad.
Nutt. 2.00

"The author, a distinguished Norwegian student of folk-lore (p. 78)
and zoölogy, made long journeys on foot for scientific purposes,
in the course of which he collected, among others, these popular
stories and legends. Mr. Braekstad in his translation endeavors
to retain the atmosphere of the original."

FRANCILLON, R.E.
Gods and Heroes.
Ginn. .40

It will be seen that the Mythology adopted throughout is strictly
of the old-fashioned kind which goes to Ovid as its leading
authority, and ignores the difference between the gods of Greece
and the gods of Rome.--_Preface._

This small volume is included because it gives quite fully the Labors of Hercules.

FRERE, MARY.
Old Deccan Days.
McDonough. 1.25

Hindoo fairy legends of Southern India, recorded by Miss Frere in 1865-1866, as they were related to her by her Indian _ayah_ during a tour through the Southern Mahratta country, in the Bombay Presidency, of which Sir Bartle Frere, her father, was then Governor.

GRIMM, J.L. and W.K.
Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Lippincott. 1.50

Barring a few horrible incidents, this is an excellent selection of these famous stories. Mr. Rackham's illustrations help to place the edition above many others.

GRIMM, J.L. and W.K. (p. 79)
German Household Tales.
Houghton. .60

With very few exceptions, an unusually wise choice of the Tales.

Grimm was the name of two German brothers.... Their studies they
carried on together, though Jacob was the more learned, and made
great contributions to the science of language, while Wilhelm was
more artistic in his tastes and was a capital story-teller....
They lived in the province of Hesse-Cassel, ... and it was from
the peasants in this province that they derived a great many
tales. The best friend they had was the wife of a cowherd, a
woman of about fifty, who had a genius for story-telling.
H.E. SCUDDER.

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL.
A Wonder Book.
Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Houghton. 3.00

No epoch of time can claim a copyright in these immortal fables.
They seem never to have been made; and certainly, so long as man
exists, they can never perish.--_Preface._

Hawthorne wrote comparatively little for children. Let us be thankful that he did retell with such charm these Greek myths. The full-page pictures in color are worthy of the stories, which comprise The Gorgon's Head, The Golden Touch, The Paradise of Children, The Three Golden Apples, The Miraculous Pitcher, and The Chimæra.

HOLBROOK, FLORENCE.
Northland Heroes.
Houghton. .60

For centuries the songs of Homer ... have delighted the (p. 80)
children, young and old, of many lands. But part of our own
heritage, and nearer to us in race and time, are these stories of
the Danish Beowulf and the Swedish Fridthjof.--_Preface._

These simple versions of saga and epic recount for our children the bravery and endurance of a ruder age.

HOUGHTON, L. (S.).
The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales.
Illustrated by W.T. Benda.
Scribner. 1.50

Slavonic folk-stories told by a Russian peasant to her little
grandson, with the village life of Southern Russia as a
background. Based on Dr. Frederich Kraus's German collection of
Tales and Legends of South Slavonia.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

Children will love to dwell for a time in Russia with the boy who was always saying "Tell me a story, little grandmamma." The character of the grandmother is drawn in a measure from that of Dr. Kraus's peasant mother, who was, though illiterate, intelligent and learned in the wonder-lore of her people.

JACOBS, JOSEPH (Editor).
Celtic Fairy Tales.
Illustrated by J.D. Batten.
Putnam. 1.25

I have endeavored to include in this volume the best and most
typical stories told by the chief masters of the Celtic
folk-tale, Campbell, Kennedy, Hyde, and Curtin, and to these I
have added the best tales scattered elsewhere.... In making (p. 81)
my selection, and in all doubtful points of treatment, I have had
resource to the wide knowledge of my friend Mr. Alfred Nutt in all
branches of Celtic folk-lore.... With him by my side I could
venture into regions where the non-Celt wanders at his own
risk.--_Preface._

The charm and humor of Celtic tradition is conveyed to the reader.

JACOBS, JOSEPH (Editor).
Indian Fairy Tales.
Illustrated by J.D. Batten.
Putnam. 1.75

From all these sources--from the Jatakas, from the Bidpai, and
from the more recent collections--I have selected those stories
which throw most light on the origin of fable and folk-tales, and
at the same time are most likely to attract English
children.--_Preface._

KEARY, ANNIE and ELIZA.
The Heroes of Asgard.
Macmillan. .50

This is a rather unattractive little volume, but the myths are so well told that we feel while reading them that real events of heroic days are being recounted.

KINGSLEY, CHARLES.
The Heroes.
Illustrated by M.H. Squire and E. Mars.
Russell. 2.50

In these Greek tales Kingsley is at his best for children. He writes without digression, the language is clear and dignified, and we feel the spirit of the bygone age of which the story tells. Many of the illustrations are in color.

KINGSLEY, CHARLES. (p. 82)
The Water-Babies. A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby.
Illustrated by Linley Sambourne.
Macmillan. 1.25

This original and charming story is in some parts rather over the heads of children, and a few of the incidents seem gruesome to the compiler. For this reason it is better to read the book to the child, so that these portions may be omitted.

LAGERLÖF, S.O.L.
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils.
Doubleday. 1.50

Selma Lagerlöf, the foremost writer of Swedish fiction, in response to a commission to prepare a reader for the public schools, devoted three years to nature study, and to seeking out hitherto unpublished folk-lore and legends of the different provinces. The result, of which we have as yet only the first volume, is this remarkable book. Bad cruel Nils is transformed into an elf, and on the back of a goosey-gander, Thumbietot, as he is now called, visits distant regions, and learns kindness to his animal brothers.

LANG, ANDREW (Editor).
The Red Fairy Book.
Longmans. 2.00

In this volume, second in order of publication, less familiar fairy stories are given, including The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Kari Woodengown, and Mother Holle.

MULOCK, D.M. (Mrs. D.M. (M.) CRAIK). (p. 83)
°The Little Lame Prince.
Heath. .30

The story of Prince Dolor of Nomansland who floated out of
Hopeless Tower on the wonderful traveling cloak of Imagination.
An allegorical tale teaching patience and true kingship.
PRENTICE AND POWER.

This beautiful wonder story, because of its pathos, should perhaps be withheld from a very sensitive child.

NORTON, C.E. (Editor).
Heart of Oak Books. Volume III. Fairy Tales, Ballads,
and Poems.
Heath. .40

These naturally serve as the gate of entrance into the wide open
fields of literature, especially into those of poetry. Poetry is
one of the most efficient means of education of the moral
sentiment, as well as of the intelligence. It is the source of
the best culture.--_Preface._

PAINE, A.B.
*The Arkansaw Bear.
Illustrated by Frank Verbeck.
Altemus. 1.00

The altogether charmingly impossible story of the travels of a little boy and a bear who played the violin.

"And they travelled on forever and they'll never, never sever,
Bosephus and the fiddle and the old black bear."

PYLE, HOWARD. (p. 84)
The Wonder Clock.
Illustrated by the Author.
Harper. 2.00

Any undertaking of Mr. Pyle's is a guarantee of distinction in material, style, and production, and these four and twenty fairy tales, one for each hour of the day, are no exception. The illustrations are among the author's best, and Miss Katharine Pyle supplies charming little verses for the different hours.

VALENTINE, L. (J.) (Editor).
The Old, Old Fairy Tales.
Warne. 1.50

The tales contained in this volume have been the delight of many
generations of children, and can, in fact, claim a very distant
origin, though they were retold in their present form as late as
the age of Louis XIV. They are generally supposed to have come
from the East, for they are to be found in varied forms in all
the countries of Europe that sent forth Crusaders.... As children
always like stories to be retold in the same words as far as
possible, these tales have not been rewritten (except in two
cases); the original translations in their quaint simplicity have
been collected, and merely corrected so far as to meet the modern
ideas of the kind of tale to be given to children; the old ones
being occasionally a little coarse.--_Preface._

Madame D'Aulnoy, Charles Perrault, and La Princess de Beaumont, are represented in this collection, taken, with few exceptions, from French sources.

ZITKALA-SA. (p. 85)
Old Indian Legends.
Illustrated by Angel de Cora.
Ginn. .50

Under an open sky, nestling close to the earth, the old Dakota
story-tellers have told me these legends.--_Preface._

POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED FROM GREAT AUTHORS

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.
MENCIUS.

LONGFELLOW, H.W.
The Song of Hiawatha.
Illustrated by Frederic Remington.
Houghton. 2.00

"Ye who love a nation's legends,
Love the ballads of a people
That like voices from afar off
Call to us to pause and listen,
. . . . . . . .
"Listen to this Indian Legend,
To this Song of Hiawatha!"

LUCAS, E.V. (Editor).
Another Book of Verses for Children.
Macmillan. 1.50

Admirable selections, chosen partly with view to reading aloud, a
large proportion not being found in other children's (p. 86)
anthologies. They range from Shakspere, Blake, Tennyson, to
modern nonsense rhymes. Attractively illustrated.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

RELIGION AND ETHICS

What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part--
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.
C.G. ROSSETTI.

HODGES, GEORGE.
When the King Came.
Houghton. 1.25

The life of Christ told with simplicity and breadth, making real to children the events of the Gospel story. Tested by ten years' home use before publication. The biblical text is not adhered to strictly.

SCIENCE, OUT-OF-DOOR BOOKS, AND STORIES OF ANIMALS

I love to rise in a summer morn,
When the birds sing on every tree;
The distant huntsman winds his horn,
And the skylark sings with me:
O what sweet company!
BLAKE.

CHAMPLIN, J.D. (p. 87)
The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things.
Holt. 3.00

In the present work the writer has attempted to furnish in simple
language, aided by pictorial illustrations when thought
necessary, a knowledge of things in Nature, Science, and the
Arts, which are apt to awaken a child's curiosity.--_Preface._

Young people thoroughly enjoy this excellent book.

MILLER, O.T. (Pseudonym of Mrs. H. (M.) MILLER).
The First Book of Birds.
Houghton. 1.00

Intended to interest children in birds by an account of their
habits of eating, sleeping, nesting, etc., with illustrative
anecdotes, many from original observation.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.

Though Mrs. Miller is herself an expert, she tells us that she has been careful to have the latest and the best authorities for the statements made, and presents a list of them. The author, while never a sentimentalist, constantly teaches kindness to the birds. There are both colored and plain plates.

MORLEY, M.W.
The Bee People.
Illustrated by the Author.
McClurg. 1.25

Miss Apis Mellifica, with her wonderful eyes, her queer tongue, her useful furry legs, and her marvellous ways, is described for us in (p. 88) delightfully simple fashion by Miss Morley, who has also made many instructive and interesting small illustrations. The last chapter is on Bombus, the Bumblebee.

The bee has a mighty soul in a little body.
_Virgil._

MURTFELDT, M.E., and C.M. WEED.
Stories of Insect Life. Volume II.
Ginn. .30

"This book, like its predecessor, aims to give to young pupils an
accurate and readable account of the life histories of some
common insects. It is designed for use during the autumn months."

There are many illustrations.

SAUNDERS, M.M.
Beautiful Joe.
American Baptist. .50

Primarily intended to inculcate kindness to dogs, and other animals. It is pleasant to know that the tale has secured an immense popularity.

SEWELL, ANNA.
Black Beauty.
Edited by E.R. Shaw.
Newson. .30

The horse gives his own account of his life with good and bad masters; the purpose of the book being to instil care and consideration for animals. Many copies have been distributed among draymen and cabmen. Children find the story very interesting.

STORIES (p. 89)

Consult the taste of your child in selecting or guiding his
reading.... Let the boys and girls choose for themselves within
certain limits, only trying to guide them to the best books upon
the subject of their interest, whatever that may be.
Mrs. G.R. FIELD.

BURNETT, F.E. (H.).
Little Lord Fauntleroy.
Scribner. 1.25

Mrs. Burnett's well-known story of the little American boy who in the course of events becomes heir to an English earldom is included in this list because of the beautiful and kindly spirit shown by the child to those about him.

DRUMMOND, HENRY.
*The Monkey That Would Not Kill.
Illustrated by Louis Wain.
Dodd. 1.00

Professor Drummond wrote these two tales--his first attempt at fiction--while acting as temporary editor of a children's magazine. The first, that of Tricky, was so liked by children all over the world that the second, Gum, was written soon after. Mr. Wain's pictures are very good.

JEWETT, S.O.
Play Days.
Houghton. 1.50

This little book for little girls has all the quiet charm of Miss
Jewett's books for older people. The author has a great gift for
making the fine and beautiful things which lie at the heart (p. 90)
of every-day life stand forth in their true colors, and making
simple pleasures seem very pleasant.
PRENTICE AND POWER.

LUCAS, E.V. (Editor).
Old-Fashioned Tales.
Illustrated by F.D. Bedford.
Stokes. 1.50

Selections from the writings of Maria Edgeworth, Mary Lamb, Peter Parley, and others.

"The children come, the children go;
To-day grows quickly yesterday;
And we, who quiz quaint fashions so,
We soon shall seem as quaint as they."

The children of those days--our great-great-grandfathers--expected
didacticism. It was part of the game.... In the present collection
there is, I think, no example either of condescension or
showing-off--the two principal faults of books for children. All the
authors seem to me to be simple and single-minded: they wished
above all to be interesting.--_Introduction._

McINTYRE, M.A.
The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone.
Appleton. .40

Written in accordance with modern views of science, and
calculated to give children a good idea of prehistoric man and
his ways. What is more, the story is sufficiently interesting to
attract them.--_The Athenæum._

OTIS, JAMES (Pseudonym of J.O. Kaler).
Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus.
Harper. .60

Little freckled Toby runs away and joins a circus, where he makes a (p. 91) friend of Mr. Stubbs, an old monkey. Before long, however, he is glad to be welcomed home again by old Uncle Daniel. The tawdry life of the ring is well drawn.

OUIDA (Pseudonym of Louise de la Ramé).
Bimbi.
Lippincott. 1.50

Louise de la Ramé wrote these stories in a way that charms alike grown people and children. Little August and his beloved Hirschvogel the great Nürnberg stove, Florentine Lolo and his faithful Moufflou, Raphael the child of old Urbino, and others, are vividly pictured.

_TEN YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 92)

_There comes a voice that awakes my soul. It is the voice of
years that are gone, they roll before me with their deeds._
OSSIAN.

AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT

Where's the cook? is supper ready, the house trimmed, rushes
strewed, cobwebs swept?
SHAKSPERE.

BENTON, C.F.
A Little Cook-Book for a Little Girl.
Estes. .75

"But Margaret said, 'I don't want to wait till I'm big; I want to cook now; and I don't want to do cooking-school cooking, but little girl cooking, all by myself.'"

So they gave her this simple cook-book on her birthday, and she learned to make all the different dishes before another birthday came.

BENTON, C.F.
Saturday Mornings.
Estes. .75

Margaret loved housekeeping, and the big people taught her on Saturday mornings how to take care of the house and its contents, how to launder, to market, et cetera. The directions, given in story form, are very clear and simple, and girls greatly enjoy the book. In fact, work becomes as joyful as play.

HALL, A.N. (p. 93)
The Boy Craftsman.
Lothrop. 2.00

The Boy Craftsman has been undertaken with a view of helping boys
with their problems of earning money, as well as furnishing
recreative and entertaining work, and to this end the first
portion has been devoted to suggestions for the carrying on of a
number of small business enterprises, and the second and third
parts to outdoor and indoor pastimes for all seasons of the
year.--_Preface._

The handling and care of tools, simple carpentry, printing, photography, the making of an outdoor gymnasium and a miniature theatre, are among the topics included. There are many illustrations.

BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT

"Here may we sit and converse hold
With those whose names in ages old
Were in the book of fame enrolled."

BROOKS, E.S.
The True Story of Christopher Columbus.
Lothrop. 1.50

Columbus ... left a record of persistence in spite of
discouragement and of triumph over all obstacles, that has been
the inspiration and guide for Americans ever since his
day.--_Preface._

The life of the great admiral is described in a simple and interesting manner. Many pictures are given.

BROOKS, E.S. (p. 94)
The True Story of George Washington.
Lothrop. 1.50

One of the best of modern Americans, James Russell Lowell, who
was born on the same day of the month as Washington, February
twenty-second, wrote, shortly before his death, to a school-girl
whose class proposed noticing his own birthday: "Whatever else
you do on the twenty-second of February, recollect, first of all,
that on that day a really great man was born, and do not fail to
warm your hearts with the memory of his service, and to brace
your minds with the contemplation of his character. The rest of
us must wait uncovered till he be served."

This is a good text for those boys and girls who may be led to
read this true story of George Washington.--_Preface._

The book is fully illustrated.

CATHERWOOD, M. (H.).
The Heroes of the Middle West.
Ginn. .50

The French discovery and settlement of this country to the time of Pontiac, and the coming of the English. A vivid, carefully drawn picture of those adventurous days. Marquette, Joliet, La Salle, and Tonty, are sketched for us.

CHAMPLIN, J.D.
The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Persons and Places.
Holt. 3.00

A companion to The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Common Things, which tells, in the same simple way, of well-known persons and places. It is, as is the former, most satisfactory. There are many illustrations.

GILMAN, ARTHUR. (p. 95)
The Colonization of America.
Lothrop. .45

This volume, like The Discovery and Exploration of America, of
which it is a continuation, is a study of the best authorities.
It is intended to present to young readers the salient points in
the story of the colonization of the United States.--_Preface._

HILL, MABEL.
Lessons for Junior Citizens.
Introduction by A.B. Hart.
Ginn. .50

By this series of talks about the make-up and workings of different civic departments and institutions Miss Hill arouses the attention and holds the interest of our children. The police, fire, and street departments, are described, and among other subjects, juvenile courts, the school system, and the village improvement association, are pleasantly discussed.

McMURRY, C.A.
Pioneers of the Rocky Mountains and the West.
Macmillan. .40

A good account of the exploring expeditions of Coronado, Lewis and Clark, Fremont, Powell, Parkman, and others. The book contains maps and illustrations.

MARSHALL, H.E.
An Island Story.
Illustrated by A.S. Forrest.
Stokes. 2.50

The child is to put this volume, not at the lesson-book end of
the shelf, but with Robinson Crusoe and the like. So the preface
suggests, and rightly. It is eminently readable, a success, (p. 96)
we should say, in what looks much easier than it is, telling a
story in simple words.--_The Spectator._

A history of the Mother Country, from earliest legendary times delightfully related. The thirty full-page illustrations in color add to its attraction.

MARSHALL, H.E.
Stories of William Tell and His Friends.
Dutton. .50

The Swiss national hero is told of in a series of thrilling narratives, teaching children what brave men will dare and do for freedom. There are eight pictures in color.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION

So geographers, in Afric maps,
With savage pictures fill their gaps,
And o'er unhabitable downs
Place elephants for want of towns.
SWIFT.

DU CHAILLU, P.B.
The Country of the Dwarfs.
Harper. 1.25

The author relates in his informal way, among many other experiences, his encounters with the little people of Herodotus; their tiny houses, curious customs, and uncommon shyness. This trip to Africa was begun in 1863.

DU CHAILLU, P.B. (p. 97)
Wild Life under the Equator.
Harper. 1.25

The hunting of hippopotami and gorillas is most interestingly narrated by the great explorer who also tells about the method employed in catching elephants, about snake-charming, and so forth.

FINNEMORE, JOHN.
Switzerland.
Illustrated by J.H. Lewis and A.D. McCormick.
Macmillan. .75

These small books--the Peeps at Many Lands Series--"are intended to give children a glimpse at the scenes, people, and characteristics, of foreign countries.... A strong feature is made of the work and play of children in the land described." The illustrations, though as a rule somewhat highly colored, are very attractive. There are many titles in the series, but only the most important are included in this list. Besides descriptions of beautiful lakes and great mountains, this volume includes tales of the struggle for Swiss freedom, accounts of mountain-climbing, sports, and chamois-hunting. There are twelve colored plates, among which are a number of fine snow scenes.

SCHWATKA, FREDERICK.
The Children of the Cold.
Educational. 1.25

Frederick Schwatka says: To describe these Arctic babies is the main object of this book--to tell the boys and girls what kind of toys (p. 98) and pleasures and picnics and all sorts of fun may be had where you would hardly think any could be had at all; also, some of the discomforts of living in this most uncomfortable country.

TAYLOR, BAYARD.
Boys of Other Countries.
Putnam. 1.25

Experiences in the lives of five boys, whose respective homes were Sweden, Egypt, Iceland, Germany, and Russia.

The purpose of the author, of course, was to give a glimpse of the habits and customs of these countries.

MYTHOLOGY, FOLK-LORE, LEGENDS, AND FAIRY TALES

It would be hard to estimate the amount of gentleness and mercy
that has made its way among us through these slight channels.
Forbearance, courtesy, consideration for the poor and aged, kind
treatment of animals, the love of Nature, abhorrence of tyranny
and brute force--many such good things have been nourished in the
child's heart by this powerful aid. It has greatly helped to keep
us ever young, by preserving through our worldly ways one slender
track, not overgrown with weeds, where we may walk with children,
sharing their delights.
DICKENS.

ANDERSEN, H.C.
Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen.
Translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas.
Illustrated by Thomas, Charles, and William Robinson.
Dutton. 2.50

Most truly rendered in the edition by Mrs. E. Lucas, (p. 99)
illustrated by the Robinsons.
Mrs. H.L. ELMENDORF.

Mrs. Lucas is well fitted for her office of translator, although there are a number of tales in this selection which, in the opinion of the compiler of this List, might well have been omitted because of their horrible character. The pictures are so remarkable that in them the stories live again.

BALDWIN, JAMES.
A Story of the Golden Age.
Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Scribner. 1.50

Mr. Baldwin's object, as he tells us, has been to pave the way to the enjoyable reading of Homer. He has depicted for us the boyhood and youth of Odysseus, taking the various legends relating to the causes of the Trojan War, and weaving them into one continuous narrative, ending where Homer begins.

CHAPIN, A.A.
The Story of the Rhinegold.
Harper. 1.25

A little volume intended for the use of children who may be taken to hear the operas of Richard Wagner. It gives briefly, in an interesting manner, the great myth upon which Wagner based his famous production, the Ring of the Nibelungs, following the lines of the operas. The musical motifs accompany the text.

CHAPIN, A.A. (p. 100)
Wonder Tales from Wagner.
Harper. 1.25

This companion to The Story of the Rhinegold relates the legends of the Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan and Isolde, and the Mastersingers of Nuremberg. The musical motifs accompany the text.

DIXON, E. (Editor).
Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights.
Illustrated by J.D. Batten.
Putnam. 2.50

In Europe they were not known till 1704, when a learned
Frenchman, Antoine Galland, who had travelled widely in the East,
put them skillfully, if not too accurately, into the language of
his own people.... Within a comparatively few years, an ancient
manuscript in the Louvre at Paris has been found to remove from
Galland the long-standing reproach that he introduced into his
Arabian Nights stories which really did not belong to the
collection, but were taken from other Eastern sources.... It will
not be easy to change the form of the names which, through
Galland's agency, have become classic words.--_Introduction to
Stories from the Arabian Nights._

The text of the present selection from the Arabian Nights is that
of Galland, 1821, slightly abridged and edited. The edition is
designed virginibus puerisque.
E. DIXON.

Mr. Dixon presents these famous Oriental stories most acceptably, and Mr. Batten's remarkable illustrations are all that can be desired. His genii are genii indeed, and his fairy princesses creatures of grace and beauty.

HARRIS, J.C. (p. 101)
*Uncle Remus; His Songs and His Sayings.
Illustrated by A.B. Frost.
Appleton. 2.00

I have endeavored to give to the whole a genuine flavor of the
old plantation. Each legend has its variants, but in every
instance I have retained that particular version which seemed to
me to be the most characteristic, and have given it without
embellishment and without exaggeration.--_Introduction._

All children should have the opportunity to know and to love Uncle Remus, as they cannot fail to do if they are familiar with his narratives. The Negro dialect often makes it desirable to have these read aloud.

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL.
Tanglewood Tales.
Houghton. .75

In this second Wonder Book Hawthorne again tells us in simple language of great heroes of Greek mythical days. The Minotaur, the Pygmies, The Dragon's Teeth, Circe's Palace, The Pomegranate Seeds, and The Golden Fleece, comprise the contents of the volume.

HODGSON, GERALDINE.
Rama and the Monkeys.
Illustrated by W.H. Robinson.
Macmillan. .50

In fine and picturesque language, retained from the Indian original, Geraldine Hodgson has given us this adaptation from the Ramayana. We learn, with delight, to know the monkey hosts: "Hanuman, that strong, forgiving, wise, brave, and humble Ape," and "Sugriva, that best (p. 102) of Monkeys."

KIPLING, RUDYARD.
The Jungle Book.
Century. 1.50

Telling of Mowgli, the child of the jungle, and his brethren, the wild creatures of the forest; together with other marvellous animal stories.

"Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all
That keep the Jungle Law!"

LANG, ANDREW (Editor).
The Green Fairy Book.
Longmans. 2.00

This, the third of the colored fairy books, contains, as do the others, tales from many sources, among them The Half-Chick, The Magic Swan, and King Kojata.

PYLE, HOWARD.
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights.
Illustrated by the Author.
Scribner. 2.50

Mr. Pyle has related these great legends right worthily. The illustrations are full of interest, and while the text is suited to a narrative of this early period, it is well within childish comprehension.

Blow trumpet, for the world is white with May;
Blow trumpet, the long night hath roll'd away!
Blow thro' the living world--"Let the King reign."

"Shall Rome or Heathen rule in Arthur's realm?
Flash brand and lance, fall battleaxe upon helm,
Fall battleaxe, and flash brand! Let the King reign."
TENNYSON.

RUSKIN, JOHN. (p. 103)
The King of the Golden River.
Heath. .20

An exquisite legend, beautiful in spirit and language.

There have been written in our English language a few tales
bearing a rich moral lesson that are an unfailing source of
delight, alike to childhood and to youth, and that are at the
same time not without interest to the adult. The King of the
Golden River is one of these.... Its lessons are not obtruded;
the reader is really not explicitly conscious of them at
all.--_Introduction._

STOCKTON, F.R.
Fanciful Tales.
Scribner. .50

Mr. Stockton had a wise, humorous style of his own. In this small volume, which contains some of his best writing for children, will be found Old Pipes and the Dryad, The Bee-Man of Orn, and The Clocks of Rondaine.

STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS.
Houghton. .60

From centuries and peoples almost as different from those we know
as the North and the South Poles are far apart, through the
overthrows of dynasties and the movements of whole races of men,
by the work of Arabian scholars when printing was unknown, and by
the labors of Europeans almost in our own day, these stories have
survived to transport us into a world of splendor and
magic.--_Introduction._

A carefully edited selection of thirteen of these famous tales, with which, of course, every child should be familiar.

THACKERAY, W.M. (p. 104)
The Rose and the Ring.
Edited by E.E. Hale.
Illustrated by the Author.
Heath. .25

But in the meanwhile, and for a brief holiday, let us laugh and
be as pleasant as we can. And you elder folks--a little joking
and dancing and fooling will do even you no harm. The author
wishes you a Merry Christmas, and welcomes you to the Fireside
Pantomime.
M.A. TITMARSH.

This fairy extravaganza--Thackeray's only production for children--was written for a little sick girl.

POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED FROM GREAT AUTHORS.

Children are lucky to be children nowadays, for the idea is
pretty well disseminated that the very choicest from all the
garnered riches of the great world of literature should be given
them, that they may early be possessed of thoughts and feelings
that are true and large, sweet and beautiful.
RICHARD BURTON.

GAYLEY, C.M., and M.C. FLAHERTY (Editors).
Poetry of the People.
Ginn. .50

Poems illustrative of the history and national spirit of England,
Scotland, Ireland, and America.--_Title-Page._

The compilers have given us a volume of verse chosen from that (p. 105) which is "most simple, most hearty, most truly characteristic of the people, their tradition, history, and spirit; ... poetry sometimes by, and sometimes not, but always for, the people; poems that were household words with our fathers and mothers, and lay close to the heart because _of_ the heart."

HAWEIS, M.E. (Mrs. H.R. HAWEIS).
Chaucer for Children.
Illustrated by the Author.
Scribner. 1.25

Mrs. Haweis begins with an account of Chaucer's life and the London of his day. Portions of a number of the Tales follow, the original and the modern text being given in parallel columns, with prose abridgments connecting the selections. There are eight full-page colored pictures and a number of small woodcuts. Though possibly only an exceptional child will enjoy the book, it helps to bring the youthful reader closer to the time of Chaucer than any other version for children.

RASPÉ, R.E.
*Tales from the Travels of Baron Munchausen.
Edited by E.E. Hale.
Heath. .20

"Some travellers are apt to advance more than is strictly true;
if any of the company entertain a doubt of my veracity, I shall
only say to such, I pity their want of faith."

Raspé was scholar enough to mix up with the real Munchausen's (p. 106)
amusing burlesques, exaggerations and fancies which are centuries
older, and which can be cited now from the crabbed language of
the Middle Ages.--_Note._

SWIFT, JONATHAN.
Gulliver's Travels.
Educational. .40

His voyage to Lilliput, his stay with the little people, and his adventures later among the giants of Brobdingnag, are classic. Written as a political satire, the narrative has served a gentler purpose than its original one. The littleness of the Lilliputians and the greatness of the giants appeal strongly to children.

And lo! the book from all its end beguiled,
A harmless wonder to some happy child.
BULWER-LYTTON.

SCIENCE, OUT-OF-DOOR BOOKS, AND STORIES OF ANIMALS

In that forest to and fro
I can wander, I can go;
See the spider and the fly,
And the ants go marching by
Carrying parcels with their feet
Down the green and grassy street.
STEVENSON.

DUNCAN, FRANCES.
Mary's Garden and How It Grew.
Century. 1.25

The old gardener teaches Mary how to prepare and tend her garden (p. 107) through the year. Much practical information is given in a charming way with a thread of story.

HERRICK, S.M. (B.).
The Earth in Past Ages.
American Book. .60

A clear account of the geological story, interestingly told. Many of the illustrations are taken from Lyell, and Winchell.

MILLER, O.T. (Pseudonym of Mrs. H. (M.) MILLER).
The Second Book of Birds.
Houghton. 1.00

Illustrated with colored and plain plates.... Systematically
arranged; non-technical descriptions. This takes the learner a
step farther than The First Book, and introduces him to
classification, giving examples of the best known species, east,
west, and south, of thirty families of land-birds, with account
of habits, and illustrative anecdotes. An appendix contains a
simple non-technical characterization of the several families, in
language a child can understand.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.

PATTERSON, A.J.
The Spinner Family.
Illustrated by Bruce Horsfall.
McClurg. 1.25

Children, while they do not like spiders, are invariably curious about them. This description of various species, with its good illustrations, will turn childish curiosity into genuine interest.

WOOD, THEODORE. (p. 108)
A Natural History for Young People.
Dutton. 2.50

In moderate compass this book gives us much information about the living creatures of the world. Mr. Wood is an authority. There are twelve colored and over three hundred black-and-white illustrations.

WRIGHT, M.O.
Gray Lady and the Birds.
Macmillan. 1.75

Although as a rule story-telling and science are best kept separate, their combination in this pleasant tale, written in the interest of bird-protection, can have only our hearty commendation. It arouses the interest of children not only by its style, but because there is such a fund of information about our birds. The volume contains twelve colored plates and thirty-six full-page illustrations in half-tone.

STORIES

Oh for a Booke and a shadie nooke,
Eyther in-a-doore or out,
With the greene leaves whisp'ring overhede,
Or the Streete cryes all about.
Where I maie Reade all at my ease,
Both of the Newe and Olde,
For a jollie goode Booke, whereon to looke,
Is better to me than Golde.
_Old English Song._

ALCOTT, L.M. (p. 109)
Under the Lilacs.
Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens.
Little. 2.00

The story tells how little Ben and good Sancho, his wonderful trained poodle, ran away from the circus, and found refuge and happiness with Bab and Betty in the old home under the lilacs.

BAYLOR, F.C. (Mrs. F.C. (B.) BELGER).
Juan and Juanita.
Houghton. 1.50

This account of the capture of Juan and Juanita by Comanches is founded on fact. A number of years ago two Mexican children were discovered by Indians on the other side of the Rio Grande, and carried away to the Llanos Estacados. After four years of captivity they made their escape, walking back three hundred miles through a wild country, and finally reaching their mother. The tale gives an interesting picture of hacienda life.

BOYESEN, H.H.
The Modern Vikings.
Scribner. 1.25

The author originally related these narratives of life and sport in the Norseland to his own children.

"For my Vikings love song and saga,
Like their conquering fathers of old;
And these are some of the stories
To the three little tyrants I told."

CRICHTON, F.E. (p. 110)
Peep-in-the-World.
Longmans. 1.25

An altogether charming description of a little girl's happy year spent with her German uncle in the old family castle. Peep-in-the-World's friendship with Knut the dwarf, who lives in the forest surrounded by the animals he loves and cares for, and the founding of an Order of Knights by the children, are sweet and natural incidents.

DIAZ, A. (M.).
*The William Henry Letters.
Lothrop. 1.00

Written by William Henry during the two years he was away at school. One of the best books for boys, and they love it. It has high standards, abounds in homely common-sense, and is very funny.

EDGEWORTH, MARIA
Tales from Maria Edgeworth.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stokes. 1.50

Austin Dobson, in his introduction, gives us a sketch of Maria Edgeworth's upbringing and of the conditions which helped to produce the famous Parent's Assistant, from which twelve of the sixteen stories are here reprinted, accompanied by Mr. Thomson's delightful pictures.

"Fairies were not much in her line," says Mrs. Richmond Ritchie,
Thackeray's daughter, "but philanthropic manufacturers, (p. 111)
liberal noblemen, and benevolent ladies in travelling carriages,
do as well and appear in the nick of time to distribute rewards
or to point a moral."--_Introduction._

HALE, L.P.
*The Peterkin Papers.
Houghton. 1.50

"Mr. Peterkin, Agamemnon, and Solomon John, took the postal card
to the post-office early one morning.... It must have been read
along its way: for by each mail came piles of postals and letters
from town after town, in answer to the question, and all in the
same tone: 'Yes, yes; publish the adventures of the Peterkin
family.'"

The trials and troubles of the Peterkins and the helpful suggestions of the resourceful lady from Philadelphia will long be a source of amusement to folks both old and young.

JENKS, A.E.
The Childhood of Ji-shib, the Ojibwa.
Illustrated by the Author.
The American Thresherman. 1.00

The story is written with no other thought than to have
constantly in mind what the Ojibwa child believes about the
events of his every-day life as given in the story. And the
following incidents are taken directly from the common life of
the tribe.
A.E. JENKS.

And now comes Dr. Jenks with a story of a Red Child, in which he
displays deep insight into Indian character, and describes the
Red Child as that interesting person might have described himself
in his own wigwam and to his own grandchildren in the evening of
his life. May many White Children read the story and learn
therein of our passing race.
W.J. McGEE.

This mysterious tale of Ji-shib the Chippewa, and A-mi-kons the (p. 112) little beaver, his totem, follows Indian life from birth to early manhood. Dr. Jenks has prepared many small accompanying sketches.

LAMB, CHARLES and MARY.
Mrs. Leicester's School.
Illustrated by Winifred Green.
Macmillan. 2.25

Narratives of the early days of some little school-girls of long ago, related by themselves. Charmingly illustrated in color; the costumes those of the period.

My Sister's part in the Leicester School (about two-thirds) was
purely her own; as it was (to the same quantity) in the
Shakespeare Tales which bear my name. I wrote only the Witch
Aunt, the First Going to Church, and the final story about a
little Indian Girl in a Ship.
LAMB.

SMITH, M.P. (W.).
Jolly Good Times.
Little. 1.25

Childhood days on a farm near old Deerfield, fifty or sixty years ago. The story has a fresh, wholesome atmosphere, and children of to-day love the simple happenings.

SMITH, M.P. (W.).
Jolly Good Times at School.
Little. 1.25

A continuation of the farm life of the children we learned to know (p. 113) in Jolly Good Times, telling of school-days and winter fun.

SPYRI, JOHANNA.
Heidi.
De Wolfe. 1.50

This delightful book is generally accepted as giving the best picture of child-life in the Swiss Alps.

STODDARD, W.O.
Two Arrows.
Harper. .60

The exploit by which a young Nez Percé won his name, and his further prowess, are related. The adventures of a mining party and the pursuit of rebellious Apaches by a company of United States cavalry are just what boys will enjoy reading about.

WYSS, J.D.
The Swiss Family Robinson.
Illustrated by H. Kley.
Dutton. 2.50

The experiences of this shipwrecked family are thus happily characterized by the _Spectator_: They _did_ sail in the tubs, and train zebras and ostriches for riding, and grow apples and pines in the same garden; and why shouldn't they?

YONGE, C.M.
The Little Duke.
Macmillan. 1.25

An account of the boyhood days of Richard the Fearless, Duke of Normandy, vassal of Louis IV, one of the last of the degenerate line of Charlemagne.

_ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 114)

_Clothes for the back, books for the head:
Read, and remember them when they are read._
THACKERAY.

AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT

He talks of wood: it is some carpenter.
SHAKSPERE.

WHEELER, C.G.
Woodworking for Beginners.
Putnam. 2.50

This very comprehensive volume gives information about tools, different kinds of woods, and the fitting up of workshops; with full directions for the building of simple houses, boats, toboggans, and numerous small articles. There are many working diagrams.

BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT

I sing of heroes and of kings,
In mighty numbers mighty things.
COWLEY.

BROOKS, E.S.
The Century Book for Young Americans.
Century. 1.50

Issued under the auspices of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, this volume gives an account of the visit of (p. 115) a party of young people to Washington, where they learned much of interest regarding our government and the workings of its different departments. There are many illustrations.