Chapter IV: Part 4

COOLIDGE, SUSAN (Pseudonym of S.C. WOOLSEY).
What Katy Did at School.
Little. 1.25

The sequel to What Katy Did tells of the boarding-school days of Katy and Clover Carr. While the story is interesting and amusing, it is at the same time an advantage to any girl to make the acquaintance of these two delightful sisters, with their simple honorable standards.

COOPER, J.F.
The Deerslayer.
Houghton. 1.25

"The incidents of this tale occurred between the years 1740 and
1745.... Broad belts of the virgin wilderness ... affording forest
covers to the noiseless moccasin of the native warrior, as he
trod the secret and bloody war-path."

Cooper's style is, according to present-day standards, somewhat pompous and stilted, but all boys should read this account of the New York settlers' warfare against the Iroquois and know Deerslayer, the picturesque frontiersman.

And Natty won't go to oblivion quicker
Than Adams the parson or Primrose the vicar.
LOWELL.

COOPER, J.F.
The Last of the Mohicans.
Houghton. 1.25

Story of the French and Indian war. It tells of the siege (p. 164)
of Fort William Henry, the capture of two young girls by the
Indians, and the adventures of an English officer while trying
to rescue them. Hawk-eye the scout and Uncas, the last of the
Mohicans, are two of the other characters.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH.

EGGLESTON, G.C.
The Last of the Flatboats.
Lothrop. 1.50

The adventures of five boys on a trip down the Mississippi at the time of a great flood. The tone of the book is manly.

FORBES, C.B.
Elizabeth's Charm-String.
Little. 1.50

Elizabeth's aunt brings home from Europe various tiny symbols relating to different famous places, buildings, and paintings. The legends connected with them are told to a group of eager girls.

FRENCH, H.W.
°The Lance of Kanana.
Lothrop. 1.00

This Arab tale of a Bedouin boy of many years ago is so instinct with splendid patriotism that it is difficult to characterize it as sad, though in the end Kanana gives up his life for Allah and Arabia. A graphic picture of Oriental life, full of exciting experiences.

HUGHES, THOMAS. (p. 165)
Tom Brown's School Days at Rugby.
Illustrated by E.J. Sullivan.
Macmillan. 2.00

The one great story of school-boy life, telling of days at Rugby under the famous Dr. Arnold, and revealing the spiritual influence of a great master.

INMAN, HENRY.
The Ranche on the Oxhide.
Macmillan. 1.50

Tale of pioneer days in Kansas when wolves and panthers,
buffaloes and Indians, were familiar sights to the ranchman.
Buffalo Bill and General Custer appear in the story.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH.

Colonel Inman served under Generals Custer, Gibbs, Sully, and
other famous Indian fighters, of whose staffs he was a member.
Over forty years on the extreme frontier gave him a rare
opportunity to study the Indian character.--_National Cyclopædia
of American Biography._

JANVIER, T.A.
The Aztec Treasure House.
Harper. 1.50

The scene of these stirring adventures is laid in Mexico of the present day, and the heroes, a little band of plucky men, penetrate to the heart of an unknown Aztec city. The well-written narrative is so full of exciting happenings that it is a favorable substitute for the ordinary sensational volume in which many boys find delight.

KIPLING, RUDYARD. (p. 166)
Captains Courageous.
Century. 1.50

An indulged lad, the son of rich parents, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamer and is rescued by the crew of a fishing-smack off the Banks of Newfoundland. The boy has to stay with the men and make himself useful until the fishing season is over. The hardy life of the sea makes a man of him by the time he is restored to his parents.

"Now Aprile is over and melted the snow,
And outer Noo Bedford we shortly must tow;
Yes, out o' Noo Bedford we shortly must clear,
We're the whalers that never see wheat in the ear."

MARTINEAU, HARRIET.
Feats on the Fiord.
Macmillan. .50

A vivid picture of Norwegian life of the eighteenth century. Full of action and interest, and conveying much information as to Northern ways and customs in such a manner that it becomes a part of the story.

MARTINEAU, HARRIET.
The Peasant and the Prince.
Houghton. .40

Whatever we may think of the literary quality of Miss Martineau's
work, the practical achievements of her life were remarkable....
The Peasant and the Prince is a good example of her method. It is
a sketch of the condition of French society just before the
outbreak of the Revolution. Only the first part can be called
fiction, and that only in a superficial sense.... So deep a (p. 167)
sympathy, so passionate an earnestness, informs much of her work,
that it is still worth reading for its own sake as well as for the
sake of the distinguished woman who produced it.
H.W. BOYNTON.

The book is extremely interesting.

MATTHEWS, BRANDER.
Tom Paulding.
Century. 1.50

The description of a successful, yet unsuccessful, search for buried treasure in the streets of New York will satisfy in a harmless way the desire which all normal boys have for books of this character.

MUNROE, KIRK.
The Flamingo Feather.
Harper. .60

The exciting experiences of a French lad during the settlement of Florida by France in the sixteenth century. Many incidents hinge on the faithful friendship existing between a young Indian and the hero.

PYLE, HOWARD.
Men of Iron.
Harper. 2.00

A historical story of the time of Henry IV, giving an account of the training and knighting of Myles Falworth, and of his struggle as champion for his old blind father in the ordeal by battle; of Prince Hal, and the wild hard days that bred fighting men.

SHAW, F.L. (p. 168)
Castle Blair.
Little. 1.00

This charming picture of child-life on an Irish estate was highly commended by Ruskin in these words: There is a quite lovely little book just come out about children, Castle Blair!... The book is good, and lovely, and true, having the best description of a noble child in it (Winnie) that I ever read; and nearly the best description of the next best thing--a noble dog.

SMITH, M.P. (W.).
More Good Times at Hackmatack.
Little. 1.25

A further account of farm life in Western Massachusetts begun in Jolly Good Times at Hackmatack.

Sit with me by the homestead hearth,
And stretch the hands of memory forth
To warm them at the wood-fire's blaze!
WHITTIER.

To fear God, do your duty, tell the truth, and be
industrious--this was the New England ideal; and until we can
replace it by a better, we can hardly afford to belittle
it.--_Preface._

STEIN, EVALEEN.
Gabriel and the Hour Book.
Page. 1.00

This simply-told story presents in a charming way a sketch of French life in the reign of Louis XII. It tells of how little Gabriel helped Brother Stephen to illuminate a wonderful Book of Hours for the King to give as a wedding gift to Anne of Brittany, and of the (p. 169) happiness that came to the faithful workers therefrom.

STOCKTON, F.R.
The Story of Viteau.
Scribner. 1.50

A tale of two French lads, the sons of the Countess of Viteau, who lived in the rude days of Louis IX. Many of the duties and pleasures of mediæval life are incidentally described.

THOMPSON, A.R.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail.
Little. 1.50

These adventures of two New England boys in Alaska and the Northwest Territory are based on real happenings. The scenery of the region is described, and useful information given about the Klondike, and its flora and fauna.

TRUE, J.P.
The Iron Star.
Little. 1.50

The iron star was a meteor, whose story is that of the ages from the days of the Cavemen to the time of Miles Standish.

TWAIN, MARK (Pseudonym of S.L. Clemens).
The Prince and the Pauper.
Harper. 1.75

This never-was-but-might-have-been story is truly one "for young people of all ages." It tells of the exchange of station which occurred between young Edward Prince of Wales and Tom Canty the (p. 170) beggar's son. Tom grows to like the stately life, but the noble young prince learns many a bitter truth about his realm. We are glad for both boys when the latter, now King Edward VI, comes to his own again. The author follows closely the life and customs of the day.

In spite of the main incident and its consequences being historically factitious, the tale presents a vivid picture of the young King and his people, and the London of that time.

_THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 171)

_Where go the children? Travelling! Travelling!
Where go the children, travelling ahead?
Some go to conquer things; some go to try them;
Some go to dream them; and some go to bed._
RILEY.

AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT

To a young heart everything is fun.
DICKENS.

HASLUCK, P.N. (Editor).
Knotting and Splicing Ropes and Cordage.
Cassell. .50

A comprehensive little book on a subject about which all boys are anxious to know something. There are many illustrations.

WELLS, CAROLYN.
Rainy Day Diversions.
Moffat. 1.00

Uncle Robert explains arithmetical puzzles, and card and other tricks. There are suggestions for celebrating the different holidays, and two children's plays are given.

BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT (p. 172)

Where'er a single slave doth pine,
Where'er one man may help another--
Thank God for such a birthright, brother--
That spot of earth is thine and mine!
There is the true man's birthplace grand,
His is a world-wide fatherland!
LOWELL.

BOLTON, S.E. (K).
Lives of Girls Who Became Famous.
Crowell. 1.50

The achievements of nineteen women of note are briefly recounted. Among the number are Harriet Beecher Stowe, Maria Mitchell, Madame de Stael, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Florence Nightingale. An encouraging book for ambitious girls.

CHURCH, A.J.
Stories of the East from Herodotus.
Dodd. 1.00

The Father of History tells us of Croesus, his war with and defeat by the Persians; of Cyrus and his triumphs; of certain kings of Egypt and the manners of the people; of Cambyses and the Persian conquest; of the False Smerdis; and of Darius, lord of all Asia.

DRAKE, F.S.
Indian History for Young Folks.
Harper. 3.00

This standard work gives a general account of the North American (p. 173) Indian, and of our various wars with the different tribes to recent times. There are maps and many illustrations.

GRIFFIS, W.E.
Young People's History of Holland.
Houghton. 1.50

Every American should know the history of the Netherlands, the
fatherland of millions of Americans and the storehouse of
precedents in federal government from which those who made our
nation borrowed most freely. Nowhere in Europe, except in
England, can one find the origin of so much that is deepest and
best in our national life--including the highest jewel of
civilization, religious liberty--as in Holland, as John Adams and
Benjamin Franklin long ago confessed.--_Preface._

The satisfactory illustrations to this excellent book are taken from old prints.

HART, A.B., and A.B. CHAPMAN (Editors).
How Our Grandfathers Lived.
Macmillan. .60

This volume relates chiefly to the first half of the nineteenth
century. Our grandfathers and even our fathers passed lives full
of interest and of unusual incidents: the school, the field, the
forest, the hunt, the stagecoach, and the steamboat, are already
remote from our present generation.... Special pains have been
taken to illustrate the remarkable life of the Western frontier,
now fast becoming a tradition.--_Preface._

Girls will enjoy the informal letters, describing the customs and costumes at the English Court, as well as those of our own land.

HIGGINSON, T.W. (p. 174)
Young Folks' History of the United States.
Longmans. 1.00

There are many histories of our country to choose from, but none is more satisfactory for young people than this, with its choice language and interesting style. It contains maps and numerous illustrations.

It will be noticed that less space than usual is given, in these
pages, to the events of war, and more to the affairs of peace.
This course has been deliberately pursued.... Times of peace, the
proverb says, have few historians; but this may be more the fault
of the historians than of the times.--_Preface._

KIEFFER, H.M.
The Recollections of a Drummer-Boy.
Houghton. 1.50

The author was drummer-boy during the Civil War in the 150th
regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, and he tells his own
experiences in camp and on the battlefield from the time of his
enlistment to the "muster-out."
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH.

LANIER, SIDNEY (Editor).
The Boy's Froissart.
Scribner. 2.00

These tales, which retain to a considerable extent the archaic style of the original, will interest only the exceptional boy or girl.

PARTON, JAMES.
Captains of Industry.
Houghton. Two volumes. 2.50

The careers of successful business men who had aims beyond mere (p. 175) money-getting. Among those told of are Elihu Burritt, Henry Bessemer, Sir William Phips, and Ezra Cornell.

SCOTT, WALTER.
Tales of a Grandfather.
Edited by Edwin Ginn.
Ginn. .40

This well-known book gives the history of Scotland from the earliest period to the close of the reign of James V.

The present work has been slightly abridged by the omission of
detailed descriptions of some of the more barbarous cruelties of
those times and other unimportant matter. The story unimpaired
has been given in Scott's own language.--_Preface._

SCUDDER, H.E.
George Washington.
Houghton. .75

A reliable conservative biography. It is not only a historical portrait, but a picture of eighteenth-century colonial life in Virginia.

THE SHIP OF STATE, BY THOSE AT THE HELM.
Ginn. .40

Twelve articles describing the life and duties of the servants of the nation. Among the subjects included are The Presidency, by Roosevelt; The Life of a Senator, by Lodge; How Jack Lives, by Long; Good Manners and Diplomacy, by Day; The American Post Office, by Wilson.

TAPPAN, E.M. (p. 176)
In the Days of Queen Victoria.
Lothrop. 1.00

The celebrated reign of the good queen is faithfully portrayed.

Queen, as true to womanhood as Queenhood,
Glorying in the glories of her people,
Sorrowing with the sorrows of the lowest!
. . . . . . . . . .
Henry's fifty years are all in shadow,
Gray with distance Edward's fifty summers,
Ev'n her Grandsire's fifty half forgotten.
TENNYSON.

WHITE, J.S. (Editor).
The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch.
Putnam. 1.75

Plutarch wrote a hundred books and was never dull. Most of these
have been lost, but the portions which remain have found, with
the exception of Holy Writ, more readers through eighteen
centuries than the works of any other writer of ancient
times.--_Introduction._

If any substitute for a full translation is desired, this abridgment will serve. It is illustrated.

WRIGHT, H.C.
Children's Stories of the Great Scientists.
Scribner. 1.25

Miss Wright's language is picturesque and interesting. These sixteen chapters on the famous scientists from Galileo to Darwin and Huxley will fascinate intelligent children.

ZIMMERN, ALICE.
Greek History for Young Readers.
Longmans. 1.00

A simple, scholarly history; the English excellent. There are maps (p. 177) and many uncommonly good illustrations.

FINE ARTS

Where gripinge grefes the hart would wounde,
And dolefulle dumps the mynde oppresse,
There musicke with her silver-sound
With spede is wont to send redresse.
Attributed to RICHARD EDWARDS.

CHAMPLIN, J.D.
The Young Folks' Cyclopædia of Literature and Art.
Holt. 3.00

In this an attempt has been made to give a brief account of the
acknowledged masterpieces in literature and in art, the latter
term being understood to include architecture, sculpture,
painting, and music.--_Preface._

Short descriptions of great books, popular fairy tales, notable characters and objects in fiction, celebrated buildings, statues, pictures, and operas, are included in this fully illustrated volume.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION

When all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green;
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass a queen:
Then hey for boot and horse, lad,
And round the world away;
Young blood must have its course, lad,
And every dog his day.
KINGSLEY.

DANA, R.H. (p. 178)
Two Years Before the Mast.
Houghton. 1.00

It does not often happen that a young man of twenty-five writes a
book which becomes a classic in the language.... Yet this is the
history of Dana's Two Years before the Mast.--_Biographical
Sketch._

The author, a boy of nineteen, left Harvard College in 1834 and shipped as a sailor, hoping by this open-air life to cure a serious weakness of the eyes. He sailed around Cape Horn, coasted along the California shore, and returned home by the same route.

EASTMAN, C.A.
Indian Boyhood.
Illustrated by E.L. Blumenschein.
Doubleday. 1.60

Dr. Eastman is himself a Sioux, and this account is the record of his own youth among this wild people when their warriors went on the warpath against the "Big Knives," and his highest ambition was to join them.

FINNEMORE, JOHN.
India.
Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Macmillan. .75

We journey to the court of a native prince, travel through the bazaars, and visit village, jungle, and even the great Himalayas themselves. The book is particularly interesting, because India is less well known to young people than many other lands. Of the twelve colored pictures, two are specially good,--a tailor at work, and a (p. 179) Sikh warrior.

FINNEMORE, JOHN.
Japan.
Illustrated by Ella du Cane.
Macmillan. .75

The volume is devoted rather to the habits, manners, and customs, of this wonderful people than to a description of the country itself. Boy and girl life, games, feast-days, the occupations of a Japanese day, the police, and the soldier, are told about in an entertaining manner. There are eight plates in color.

JENKS, TUDOR.
The Boy's Book of Explorations.
Doubleday. 2.00

A satisfactory introduction to exploration in general, and a comprehensive account of the travel and discovery of recent times in Africa, Asia, and Australia. The journeys of Livingstone, Stanley, and many other well-known African explorers, are related; Rockhill's adventures in Tibet; the experiences of Hedin and Landor; and the opening up of Australia. The beauty of Livingstone's character is dwelt upon. Maps and many illustrations add to the book's value.

LANG, JOHN.
The Story of Captain Cook.
Dutton. .50

A brief life of England's great explorer, giving details of his three famous voyages and his tragic end. There are eight pictures in color.

LEE, YAN PHOU. (p. 180)
When I was a Boy in China.
Lothrop. .75

This informing sketch of Chinese boyhood is by a native who left home at the age of twelve years to be educated in the United States.

PARKMAN, FRANCIS.
The Oregon Trail.
Illustrated by Frederic Remington.
Little. 2.00

Valuable not only as literature, but in that it gives the personal experiences of an intelligent observer in crossing the plains, long before the building of a trans-continental railway. Parkman made this trip in 1846.

The Wild West is tamed, and its savage charms have withered. If
this book can help to keep their memory alive, it will have done
its part. It has found a powerful helper in the pencil of Mr.
Remington, whose pictures are as full of truth as of spirit, for
they are the work of one who knew the prairies and the mountains
before irresistible commonplace had subdued them.--_Preface to
the Illustrated Edition._

PLUMMER, M.W.
Roy and Ray in Canada.
Holt. 1.75

"This companion volume to Roy and Ray in Mexico embodies much
that is interesting concerning Canadian history, manners, and
customs.... The book will be useful as a travel guide, but it is
primarily intended to cover a hitherto neglected field for
children." Illustrated from photographs, with map, and words and
music of Canadian national songs.

Our old friends Roy and Ray enjoyed their trip through Eastern (p. 181) Canada, and so will the boys and girls who join them on their travels.

STARR, FREDERICK.
American Indians.
Heath. .45

Mr. Starr, an acknowledged authority, tells us of many different Indian tribes; their language, customs, picture-writing, dances, and ceremonies. The author has himself had acquaintance with some thirty tribes. The book is very fully and satisfactorily illustrated.

MYTHOLOGY, FOLK-LORE, LEGENDS, AND FAIRY TALES

Those that Hobgoblin call you and sweet Puck,
You do their work, and they shall have good luck.
SHAKSPERE.

KIPLING, RUDYARD.
Puck of Pook's Hill.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Doubleday. 1.50

To Dan and Una, sitting, on Midsummer's Eve, in the old fairy ring, appears Puck. By his magic power on this and succeeding visits incidents based on events in Old England's history are told to the children by those who shared in them. A series of remarkable stories, alternating with even more remarkable poems. The average child will better enjoy hearing them read aloud, as they presuppose a fuller (p. 182) knowledge of English history than most American children are likely to possess. Mr. Rackham's pictures in color are fine work.

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

Olympian bards who sung
Divine ideas below,
Which always find us young
And always keep us so.
EMERSON.

LANG, ANDREW.
The Blue Poetry Book.
Longmans. 2.00

The Editor trusts that this book may be a guide into romance and
fairy-land to many children.... By way of lending no aid to what
is called Education, very few notes have been added. The child
does not want everything to be explained; in the unexplained is
great pleasure. Nothing, perhaps, crushes the love of poetry more
surely and swiftly than the use of poems as
schoolbooks.--_Introduction._

This excellent collection, for the most part British verse, contains a large proportion of Scotch songs and ballads. The productions of contemporary poets are not included.

LANIER, SIDNEY.
The Boy's Percy.
Scribner. 2.00

Old Ballads of War, Adventure, and Love, from Bishop Thomas (p. 183)
Percy's Reliques of Ancient English Poetry.--_Title-page._

But, passing far beyond the plans of these small antiquarian
pleasures, Percy's book immediately enriched our whole ordinary
existence by making common property of those golden figures which
the undying ballad-maker had enameled into the solid tissue of
English life.... Each ballad is given here exactly as it stands
in the original except that the spelling has been modernized and
such parts cut away as cleanliness required.--_Introduction._

NORTON, C.E. (Editor).
Heart of Oak Books. Volume VI.
Masterpieces of Literature.
Heath. .55

The worth of the masterpieces of any art increases with use and
familiarity of association. They grow fresher by custom; and the
love of them deepens in proportion to the time we have known
them, and to the memories with which they have become
invested.--_Preface._

REPPLIER, AGNES (Editor).
A Book of Famous Verse.
Houghton. 1.25

In selecting these few poems I have had no other motive than to
give pleasure to the children who may read them; and I have tried
to study their tastes, and feelings, and
desires.--_Introduction._

Though issued in 1892, Miss Repplier's excellent collection still holds its own among the very best, because of the high quality and interest of the poems chosen. The little book is of a most convenient size to carry about with one.

RELIGION AND ETHICS (p. 184)

Who is the happy Warrior? Who is he
That every man in arms should wish to be?
--It is the generous Spirit, who, when brought
Among the tasks of real life, hath wrought
Upon the plan that pleased his boyish thought:
Whose high endeavors are an inward light
That makes the path before him always bright.
WORDSWORTH.

CARRUTH, W.H.
Letters to American Boys.
American Unitarian Association. .80

Uncle William (who in real life is Vice Chancellor of the University of Kansas) has a series of clear-headed talks with the boys on reading, sports, manners, various professions, and politics. He is never patronizing, and always has the boy's point of view in mind.

GILLIE, R.C.
The Kinsfolk and Friends of Jesus.
Macmillan. 2.25

This sequel to The Story of Stories, is told in simple language. The illustrations, part of them in color, are from famous paintings.

SCIENCE, OUT-OF-DOOR BOOKS, AND STORIES OF ANIMALS (p. 185)

Science is, like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.
KINGSLEY.

BAKER, R.S.
Boy's Second Book of Inventions.
Doubleday. 1.60

This second volume is like unto the first in giving accounts of recent marvellous discoveries and inventions, such as radium, flying machines, and the seismograph, used in the measurement of earthquakes. It is fully illustrated.

BLANCHAN, NELTJE (Pseudonym of Mrs. N.B. (DEG.) Doubleday).
Birds That Hunt and Are Hunted.
Doubleday. 2.00

Illustrated with full-page color plates. Non-technical. Birds
grouped according to size and color; no specific color key.
Rather full biographies. There are chapters giving the
characteristics of the families, the habitats, and the seasons of
occurrence.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.

One hundred and seventy birds of prey, game birds, and water-fowls, are described. The color plates are forty-eight in number.

DICKERSON, M.C.
The Frog Book.
Doubleday. 4.00

"The original manuscript for this book concerned Toads and (p. 186)
Frogs of Northeastern North America only.... Brief accounts
of the species of other parts of North America were added later."

There are sixteen pages of color plates and nearly three hundred half-tones from photographs from life by the author. The wonderful transformation of the tadpole is fully described.

GOOD, ARTHUR.
Magical Experiments.
McKay. 1.25

Some of the wonders here described are intended merely for amusement, others are of a scientific character and designed to act as an introduction to the study of Physics. No apparatus is needed beyond the simple articles, such as knives, forks, and plates, which every household possesses. The book is instructive and entertaining alike to experimenter and observer.

HEILPRIN, ANGELO.
The Animal Life of Our Sea-shore.
Lippincott. 1.25

An authoritative manual, prepared with special reference to the New Jersey coast and the Southern shore of Long Island. It is fully illustrated.

HOWARD, L.O.
The Insect Book.
Doubleday. 3.00

Dr. Howard, Chief of the Division of Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, and the foremost authority in this (p. 187) country, gives us full life-histories of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies, and other North American insects--exclusive of the butterflies, moths, and beetles. A separate section is devoted to the subject of collecting and preserving the different specimens. There are sixteen pages of color plates, thirty-two pages of half-tones, and about three hundred black and white text illustrations.

MOFFETT, CLEVELAND.
Careers of Danger and Daring.
Century. 1.50

Vivid accounts of the courage and achievements of
steeple-climbers, deep-sea divers, balloonists, ocean and river
pilots, bridge-builders, firemen, acrobats, wild-beast trainers,
locomotive engineers, and the men who handle dynamite.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH.

MORLEY, M.W.
Grasshopper Land.
McClurg. 1.25

Not only the grasshoppers but other family members of the Orthoptera are here described, including mantes, walking-sticks, katydids, and crickets. There is a long and interesting account of locusts and their migrations. The text illustrations are many and satisfactory.

The poetry of earth is never dead:
When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,
And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run
From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead.
That is the grasshopper's--he takes the lead (p. 188)
In summer luxury--he has never done
With his delights, for when tired out with fun,
He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.
KEATS.

PARSONS, F.T. (S.) (formerly MRS. W.S. DANA).
How to Know the Wild Flowers.
Scribner. 2.00

Every flower-lover who has spent weary hours puzzling over a
botanical key in the efforts to name unknown plants will welcome
this satisfactory book, which stands ready to lead him to the
desired knowledge by a royal road. The book is well fitted to the
need of many who have no botanical knowledge and yet are
interested in wild flowers.--_The Nation._

The primary characteristic of this guide to the names, haunts, and habits, of our common wild flowers is that, in moderate compass, it groups and describes them under their different colors. This arrangement was suggested by a passage in one of John Burroughs's Talks about Flowers. There are indices to the Latin and English names and to technical terms. The forty-eight full-page colored and one hundred and ten black and white illustrations are of value.

ST. JOHN, T.M.
Real Electric Toy-Making for Boys.
St. John. 1.00

Sufficient directions for making and using many simple electric toys.

SHALER, N.S. (p. 189)
A First Book in Geology.
Heath. .60

It is difficult to see how this subject could be made more interesting to beginners. The fully illustrated volume is of a handy size to be carried on geological tramps.

STORIES

The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I
had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused
before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
GOLDSMITH.

ALCOTT, L.M.
Little Men.
Illustrated by R.B. Birch.
Little. 2.00

This sequel to Little Women tells of the home school which Jo and her husband loved and worked for, and from which they sent out into the world, as men, the boys who had sorely needed their loving care.

BARBOUR, R.H.
For the Honor of the School.
Appleton. 1.50

A satisfactory account of modern boarding-school life. Its standards are good and its tone healthy and sound. There are descriptions of a cross-country race, a foot-ball game, a base-ball match, and interscholastic track athletics. Lads, however, enjoy the writings of this author to such an extent that many, doubtless, read them to (p. 190) the exclusion of more worthy books.

BARBOUR, R.H.
Four in Camp.
Appleton. 1.50

The compiler of this List believes that young people as well as old occasionally wish for light literature. This story of vacation days spent in a summer camp for boys in the New Hampshire woods is pleasantly diverting. Its standards make for self-control, courage, honesty, and good-fellowship.

CHURCH, A.J.
A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great.
Putnam. 1.25

Young folks of today will like to read of the lad who took part in the great struggle between Macedonia and Persia. Alexander's visit to Jerusalem, recorded by Josephus, is related, and mention is made of Demosthenes and Diogenes.

COOPER, J.F.
The Pilot.
Houghton. 1.00

From the boy's point of view, any legitimate need for concealment gives an added charm to a narrative, and this account of the secret expedition of John Paul Jones to the English coast is no exception.

COOPER, J.F. (p. 191)
The Spy.
Houghton. 1.00

Story of the Revolution and the "neutral grounds" around White
Plains. The hero, the spy, is a cool, shrewd, fearless man, who
is employed by General Washington in service which involves great
personal hazard.
CARNEGIE LIBRARY OF PITTSBURGH.

COTES, S.J. (D.).
The Story of Sonny Sahib.
Appleton. 1.00

The experiences of a little English boy saved, when a baby, by his ayah, at the time of the Cawnpore Massacre, and brought up at the court of the Maharajah of Lalpore. Learning that the English are about to attack the city, Sonny seeks his countrymen, refusing however to give any information in regard to the Maharajah's defenses. In the camp he finds his father, Colonel Starr.

DIX, B.M.
Merrylips.
Macmillan. 1.50

The adventures of a little Cavalier maiden during the civil wars that led to the establishment of Cromwell. Merrylips, who had always wished to be a lad, is obliged to wander in the disguise of boy's clothing, and through her experiences learns to prefer to be herself, Mistress Sybil Venner. In all her vicissitudes she proves herself a steadfast servant of the King. While the book pictures the rude times of war, the charm of womanliness is emphasized throughout.

DIX, B.M. (p. 192)
Soldier Rigdale.
Macmillan. 1.50

An account of Mayflower days and the founding of the Plymouth colony. Miles Rigdale and little Dolly lose both mother and father. Dolly is brought up by Mistress Brewster, while Miles finally goes to live with Captain Standish. This faithful relation of the privations our ancestors endured ends with the arrival of the ship Fortune with reinforcements for the colony.

EWING, J.H.
Jackanapes.
Daddy Darwin's Dovecot.
The Story of a Short Life.
With a sketch of her life by her sister, H.K.F. Gatty.
Little. .50

°JACKANAPES.

We love the golden-haired army baby who lived to fight and die with glory for Old England. The atmosphere of the tale is most charming.

DADDY DARWIN'S DOVECOT.

In the beautiful English country dwell old Daddy Darwin and Jack March, the little workhouse boy. A delightful anecdote is told about the pigeons, of whom Jack says, "I love them tumblers as if they was my own."

°THE STORY OF A SHORT LIFE.

The inspiring story of the life of a boy--a short life filled with glorious bravery. This English army sketch is so sad that it should be read by the parent before deciding to give it to a child.

FRENCH, ALLEN. (p. 193)
Heroes of Iceland.
Little. 1.50

Iceland in the tenth century is pictured for us in this adaptation from Sir George Webbe Dasent's translation of The Story of Burnt Njal--the Njal's Saga. It was this century that saw the change of faith of a brave heathen people.

But at the same time, during their long winters, the Icelanders
wrote the tales of their own early times, which are still too
little known. This book contains the greatest of them, a saga or
story which is to be compared, in interest and beauty, with the
great epics of the earlier races.--_Preface._

FRENCH, ALLEN.
Pelham and His Friend Tim.
Little. 1.50

The affectionate fellowship of two boys, the son of the owner of a mill and the son of one of the workmen. A mill strike is the principal incident of this wholesome story.

GOSS, W.L.
Jed.
Crowell. .75

The incidents of the book are real ones, drawn in part from the
writer's personal experiences and observations, as a soldier of
the Union, during that war. He is also indebted, to many comrades
for reminiscences of battle and prison life.--_Preface._

The simple bravery of this boy-soldier will stimulate the latent courage and patriotism of the boys of our day. They will like the scene where Dick and Jed join the army as drummer-boys, taking (p. 194) with them Mink, Jed's "awful nice dog," who could do all sorts of cunning tricks.

GREENE, HOMER.
The Blind Brother.
Crowell. .50

A narrative of the experiences of two little boys in the Pennsylvania coal mines. The sketch, which treats of an unusual subject and is full of stirring interest, took the first prize, offered by _The Youth's Companion._

HALE, E.E.
°The Man Without a Country.
Little. .75

The story of Philip Nolan was written in the darkest period of
the Civil War, to show what love of country is.--_Introduction._

Nolan cursed his native land and wished that he might never hear of her again, and for fifty years his wish was fulfilled.

HAMP, S.F.
Dale and Fraser, Sheepmen.
Wilde. 1.50

An account of Colorado sheep-raising which will interest boys greatly, especially as there is a tale of hidden gold interwoven with that of Western life.

HARRIS, J.C.
On the Plantation.
Illustrated by E.W. Kemble.
Appleton. 1.50

This description of a Georgia boy's adventures during the Civil (p. 195) War gives an unexaggerated picture of plantation life.

NASH, H.A.
Polly's Secret.
Little. 1.50

Polly was a staunch little Maine girl of the long-ago days. She held an important trust sacred for many years, proving herself of sterling worth.

PYLE, HOWARD.
The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes.
Century. 2.00

This exciting narrative of Colonial days tells of the notorious pirate Blackbeard and also of the kidnapping and transporting from England to the Southern colonies which was so common during the first half of the eighteenth century. A thread of romance runs through the story.

STEVENSON, R.L.
Treasure Island.
Illustrated by Wal Paget.
Scribner. 1.25

Stevenson's fascinating tale of adventure is already a classic. Nothing of the sort, perhaps, since Robinson Crusoe, has so appealed to both old boys and young ones.

THANET, OCTAVE (Pseudonym of Alice French).
We All.
Appleton. 1.50

A good picture of boy and girl life on an Arkansas plantation. An absurd Ku-klux incident and an exciting experience with counterfeiters add to the volume's interest.

THOMPSON, A.R. (p. 196)
Shipwrecked in Greenland.
Little. 1.50

With photographic illustrations of great interest. There is just
enough story to hold together the very entertaining chapters of
adventure--"based in part upon the experiences of that
unfortunate expedition which, on board the steamer Miranda, came
to grief off the coast of Greenland in the Summer of 1894."
Manners and customs, flora and fauna, Eskimos and cameras,
icebergs and polar bears, make this a capital book for boys and
boys' sisters.--_The Nation._

TWAIN, MARK (Pseudonym of S.L. CLEMENS).
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Harper. 1.75

Most of the adventures recorded in this book really occurred; one
or two were experiences of my own, the rest those of boys who
were schoolmates of mine. Huck Finn is drawn from life; Tom
Sawyer also, but not from an individual--he is a combination of
the characteristics of three boys whom I knew, and therefore
belongs to the composite order of architecture. The odd
superstitions touched upon were all prevalent among children and
slaves in the West at the period of this story.--_Preface._

Boys love it, and broad-minded parents will put the volume in their children's hands before they borrow it.

VAILE, C.M.
The Orcutt Girls.
Wilde. 1.50

Two sisters--ambitious in the best sense--by means of exertion manage, by boarding themselves, to attend Merton Academy for one term. A (p. 197) good picture of this phase of New England life of long ago. The tale is said to have a foundation of fact.

WIGGIN, K.D. (S.).
Polly Oliver's Problem.
Houghton. 1.00

Polly bravely takes care of her invalid mother, and later when left alone helps to support herself by her beautiful gift for story-telling. The book has a bright and helpful influence.

WIGGIN, K.D. (S.).
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
Houghton. 1.25

Rebecca is a quaint and lovable girl whose nature, full of enthusiasm, originality, and imagination, charms all who encounter her. Mrs. Wiggin's delightful sense of humor pervades the sketch.

WILKINS, M.E. (MRS. M.E. (W.) FREEMAN).
In Colonial Times.
Lothrop. .50

Little five-year-old Ann is made the bound girl of Samuel Wales, of Braintree. After some hard experiences Ann tries to run away, but in time she learns to love the really kind-hearted people to whose care she has fallen, and in the end becomes the adopted daughter of Mrs. Polly Wales. The Squire's Sixpence is a simple school story of long-ago days.

_FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 198)

_"God gives thee youth but once. Keep thou
The Childlike heart that will His kingdom be;
The soul pure-eyed that, wisdom-led, e'en now
His blessed face shall see."_

AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT

Let them freely feast, sing and dance, have their puppet-plays,
hobby-horses, tabors, crowds, bagpipes, etc., play at ball, and
barley-breaks, and what sports and recreations they like best.
BURTON'S _Anatomy of Melancholy_.

ADAMS, J.H.
Harper's Indoor Book for Boys.
Harper. 1.75

This volume contains directions for work much of which is beyond the capacity of a boy of fourteen, but it is well for him to have something to which he can look forward. Instructions are given in wood-carving, metal-work, clay-modelling, bookbinding, and other occupations. The making of simple household articles and the use of paints are taught. There are many working diagrams.

ADAMS, J.H., and Others.
Harper's Outdoor Book for Boys.
Harper. 1.75

An excellent handybook which provides the necessary information for making many worthwhile articles in which boys delight, such as (p. 199) windmills, water-wheels, aeroplanes, boats, rafts, toboggans, and snow-shoes; illustrated with working diagrams. There are also directions for camping out. The compiler of this List hopes that the article on trapping small animals may be passed over, as the little creatures so often suffer in boyish attempts to catch them.

BLACK, ALEXANDER.
Photography Indoors and Out.
Houghton. .75

This book is addressed particularly to those amateurs who, while
they acquire their chief pleasure from the pictures as pictures,
have sufficient respect for the study and a strong enough purpose
toward good work to seek real knowledge of the elements of
photography.--_Preface._

Mr. Black gives a brief history of the development of the art, and much thorough information for those ambitious to learn. The text is perhaps somewhat advanced for young people of fourteen.

BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT

Land of our Birth, we pledge to thee
Our love and toil in the years to be,
When we are grown and take our place,
As men and women with our race.

Father in Heaven who lovest all,
Oh help Thy children when they call;
That they may build from age to age,
An undefiled heritage!
. . . . . . .
Teach us the strength that cannot seek, (p. 200)
By deed or thought, to hurt the weak;
That, under Thee, we may possess
Man's strength to comfort man's distress.

Teach us Delight in simple things,
And Mirth that has no bitter springs;
Forgiveness free of evil done,
And Love to all men 'neath the sun!

Land of our Birth, our Faith our Pride,
For whose dear sake our fathers died;
O Motherland, we pledge to thee,
Head, heart, and hand through the years to be!
KIPLING.

BARING-GOULD, SABINE, and ARTHUR GILMAN.
The Story of Germany.
Putnam. 1.50

The present volume traces the life of this powerful nation from
the time when imperial Rome was baffled by her valiant Hermann
down to the hour when France fell before her, and the idea of
Empire ... became, under William the First, a power making for
peace and strength.... The story of such a people as the Germans
could not fail to possess intense interest for anyone; but for us
of another branch of the Teutonic family, it has the additional
charm that it is the history of our blood-relations.
ARTHUR GILMAN.

While not intended primarily for children, this book will be both enjoyed and appreciated by many boys and girls of fourteen. The illustrations are taken, to a great extent, from old sources.

BOLTON, S.E. (K.).
Famous American Authors.
Crowell. .75

The careers of eighteen well-known men of letters are described. (p. 201) Among the number are Emerson, Prescott, Hawthorne, Higginson, Gilder, and Clemens.

CHAMPLIN, J.D.
Young Folks' History of the War for the Union.
Holt. 2.50

It is, in short, a well-written and entertaining history of the
War of the Rebellion, very fair and impartial in tone.--_The
Nation._

A mature boy or girl of fourteen will find this reliable work useful. The larger part of the illustrations are taken from contemporary drawings, and there are many maps.

CHAPIN, A.A.
Masters of Music; Their Lives and Works.
Dodd 1.50

Twenty famous musicians are very interestingly characterized; among them Palestrina, Mozart, Rossini, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Wagner.

FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WAR.
Century. 1.50

The War Diary of a Union Woman in the South, edited by G.W. Cable, relates experiences of the Siege of Vicksburg. Among other accounts there is a description of Mosby's guerillas, and the tunnel escape from Libby Prison is told by one of the Union officers who got away and was retaken.

FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. (p. 202)
Autobiography.
Houghton. .60

Notwithstanding its brevity, this autobiography has doubtless been a greater incentive to ambitious boys than any other. It is perhaps worth noting that a prominent Japanese merchant of Boston, when a boy in his native land, after reading the book, determined to seek his fortune in Franklin's country, and testifies to it as one of the chief factors in his successful career. This useful edition contains a sketch of the great man's life from the point where his own writing ends, drawn chiefly from his letters. There are notes and a chronological historical table.

HART, A.B., and ELIZABETH STEVENS (Editors).
The Romance of the Civil War.
Macmillan. .60

This fourth volume of Source Readers attempts to put before
teachers and children the actualities of the Civil War period. It
contains something of the spirit of North and South at the
beginning of the war, and much about the life of the soldier and
the citizen while it was going on, with some of the battle smoke
and dust.... In this book the fathers are speaking to their
children.--_Preface._

LARCOM, LUCY.
A New England Girlhood.
Houghton. .60

An account of Miss Larcom's youth up to the age of twenty-nine, which includes her experiences as a Lowell mill-hand. It is not only a record of the efforts of an aspiring young woman, but a picture of (p. 203) one phase of New England life.

LOSSING, B.J.
The Story of the United States Navy, for Boys.
Harper. 1.75

This little work was prepared at the suggestion of Captain S.B.
Luce, U.S.N., the commander of the training-ship Minnesota.
Desirous of having it correct in every particular, I submitted
the manuscript to the Navy Department. It was returned to me with
a letter from Commodore Earl English, U.S.N., Chief of the
Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, to whom it was referred, in
which he wrote: I am much pleased with your beautiful and
instructive Story of the Navy, and I congratulate you on having
performed a labor which will contribute so much to the pleasure
and instruction of the youth of our country. Such a
bright-spirited work will refresh the memory of the noble deeds
of our departed naval heroes in the minds of the
people.--_Preface._

The illustrations are satisfactory.

MYERS, P.V.N.
General History.
Ginn. 1.50

One of the best world histories for young people.

In the present issue the book contains several fresh chapters, an
entirely new series of colored maps, many new illustrations, and
carefully selected lists of books for further reading at the end
of each chapter, together with suggested topics for special
study. The new text brings the narration of events down to the
Peace of Portsmouth and the elections to the first Russian
Parliament, and aims to include all the latest important results
of discovery and scholarly research in the different historical
fields and periods.--_Preface._

NICOLAY, HELEN. (p. 204)
The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln.
Century. 1.50

This biography, condensed from Nicolay and Hay's Short Life of Lincoln, in part rewritten, is the best of the many prepared for young readers.

VAN BERGEN, ROBERT.
The Story of Russia.
American Book. .65

The compiler knows of no altogether satisfactory history of this country for young people. The present volume, prepared for school use, is very informing and will serve. It ends with the humiliation of a great people, and the Treaty of Peace made at Portsmouth in 1905. There are maps and illustrations.

WASHINGTON, GEORGE.
Rules of Conduct, Diary of Adventure, Letters, and Farewell
Addresses.
Houghton. .25

Comprises the best of what Washington has left to us in written form.

DRAMA

Then to the well-trod stage anon,
If _Jonsons_ learned Sock be on,
Or sweetest Shakespear fancies childe,
Warble his native Wood-notes wilde.
MILTON

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM.
Julius Cæsar.
Edited by W.J. Rolfe.
American Book. .56

The Tragedie of Julius Cæsar was first published in the (p. 205)
Folio of 1623.... The date at which the drama was written has
been variously fixed by the critics.... Halliwell has shown that
it was written "in or before the year 1601." ... The only source
from which Shakespeare appears to have derived his materials was
Sir Thomas North's version of Plutarch's Lives.... Shakespeare
has in this play and elsewhere shown the same penetration into
political character and the springs of public events as into
those of every-day life.--_Introduction._

The merit I see in Mr. Rolfe's school editions of Shakspere's
Plays over those most widely used in England is that Mr. Rolfe
edits the plays as works of a poet, and not only as productions
in Tudor English.
F.J. FURNIVALL.

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM.
Macbeth.
Edited by W.J. Rolfe.
American Book. .56

Macbeth was first printed in the folio of 1623.... It was written
between 1604 and 1610.... Dr. Simon Forman ... saw the play
performed "at the Globe, 1610, the 20th of April, Saturday." It
may then have been a new play, but it is more probable, as nearly
all the critics agree, that it was written in 1605 or 1606. The
accession of James made Scottish subjects popular in England, and
the tale of Macbeth and Banquo would be one of the first to be
brought forward, as Banquo was held to be an ancestor of the new
king. Shakespeare drew the materials for the plot of Macbeth from
Holinshed's Chronicles of Englande, Scotlande, and Ireland....
The story of the drama is almost wholly apocryphal. The more
authentic history is thus summarized by Sir Walter Scott: ... As
a king, the tyrant so much exclaimed against was, in reality, a
firm, just, and equitable prince.--_Introduction._

No one can examine these volumes and fail to be impressed (p. 206)
with the conscientious accuracy and scholarly completeness with
which they are edited.
H.H. FURNESS.

SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM.
The Merchant of Venice.
Edited by W.J. Rolfe.
American Book. .56

The plot of The Merchant of Venice is composed of two distinct
stories: that of the bond, and that of the caskets. Both these
fables are found in the Gesta Romanorum, a Latin compilation of
allegorical tales, which had been translated into English as
early as the time of Henry VI.... The Merchant of Venice is one
of Shakespeare's most perfect works: popular to an extraordinary
degree.... Shylock the Jew is one of the inimitable masterpieces
of characterization which are to be found only in
Shakespeare.--_Introduction._

SHAKESPEARE. WILLIAM.
A Midsummer-Night's Dream.
Doubleday. 5.00

The Midsummer-Night's Dream is the first play which exhibits the
imagination of Shakespeare in all its fervid and creative power;
for though ... it may be pronounced the offspring of youth and
inexperience, it will ever in point of fancy be considered as
equal to any subsequent drama of the poet.
DRAKE.

To the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer's Night's dream,
which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is
the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.
PEPYS' _Diary_.

Some people feel sure that it is a mistake to interfere with the play of a child's imagination by giving him illustrated editions of (p. 207) great works. This opinion would be shaken by seeing these wonderful pictures, by means of which we are indeed wafted to dreamland. There are forty plates in color, and other illustrations.

FINE ARTS

Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm.
POPE.

HURLL, E.M.
Greek Sculpture.
Houghton. .75

The Riverside Art Series contains twelve small volumes on Ancient and Modern Art, of which four only are included in this limited list. The very satisfactory illustrations are taken from photographs, and the major part of each book is devoted to interpretations of the pictures. This volume contains sixteen examples of Greek marbles, with an introduction, which includes other information, on some characteristics of Greek sculpture.

Greek sculpture can be sympathetically understood only by
catching something of the spirit which produced it. One must
shake off the centuries and regard life with the childlike
simplicity of the young world: one must give imagination free
rein.--_Introduction._

HURLL, E.M.
Michelangelo.
Houghton. .75

We are given fifteen pictures by this great man, and his portrait. (p. 208) There is an introduction on Michelangelo's character as an artist, an outline table of the principal events in his life, and a list of some of his famous Italian contemporaries, with other information.

This is the rugged face
Of him who won a place
Above all kings and lords;
Whose various skill and power
Left Italy a dower
No numbers can compute, no tongue translate in words.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
So stood this Angelo
Four hundred years ago;
So grandly still he stands,
Mid lesser worlds of art,
Colossal and apart,
Like Memnon breathing songs across the desert sands.
CHRISTOPHER P. CRANCH.

HURLL, E.M.
Raphael.
Houghton. .75

This volume contains a collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of himself by the master, an introduction on Raphael's character as an artist, an outline table of the principal events in his life, and a list of some of his famous contemporaries, as well as other information.

All confessed the influence of his sweet and gracious nature,
which was so replete with excellence and so perfect in all the
charities, that not only was he honored by men, but even by the
very animals, who would constantly follow his steps, and always
loved him.
VASARI.

HURLL, E.M. (p. 209)
Tuscan Sculpture.
Houghton. .75

This book comprises sixteen examples of fifteenth-century work, with an introduction, also containing other information, on some characteristics of Tuscan sculpture of this period.

The Italian sculptors of the earlier half of the fifteenth
century are more than mere forerunners of the great masters of
its close, and often reach perfection within the narrow limits
which they chose to impose on their work. Their sculpture shares
with the paintings of Botticelli and the churches of Brunelleschi
that profound expressiveness, that intimate impress of an
indwelling soul, which is the peculiar fascination of the art of
Italy in that century.
WALTER PATER.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION

As the Spanish proverb says: "He who would bring home the wealth
of the Indies must carry the wealth of the Indies with him." So
it is in travelling: A man must carry knowledge with him if he
would bring home knowledge.
Dr. JOHNSON.

BRASSEY, A. (A.).
A Voyage in the Sunbeam.
Longmans. .75

This abridgment of the original book tells in pleasant narrative style of the Sunbeam's voyage around the world, which lasted from July first, 1876, to May twenty-sixth, 1877.

FINNEMORE, JOHN. (p. 210)
Italy.
Illustrated by Alberto Pisa and Others.
Macmillan. .75

We travel over the Alps, and through the country to Naples and Sicily. The wonderful cities of this historic land are described, and a brief account given of its many poor but happy people. There are twelve illustrations in color.