Chapter 41

An Affair of Honor.By Alice Weber.Small 4to. Cloth, gilt, $1.25.“A delightful book for little folks. It is the story of a little child who is given the mission of exerting a life influence over an elder. The mission is one that every child can well seek, and the story unfolded so delightfully between these covers will suggest a way of doing this.”—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.“The little heroine, Alicia, has been taken by her brother in London to her grandmother in the country to stay and get the roses in her cheeks, while he, who is her next of kin, is away. There she makes the acquaintance of a little boy, and they become fast friends and co-workers in an affair of honor; and the story with rare beauty proceeds to illustrate the following exquisite thought by George Eliot: ‘In old days there were angels who came and took men by the hand and led them away from the city of destruction. We see no white-winged angels now. But yet men are led away from threatening destruction; a hand is put into theirs, which leads them forth gently towards a calm and bright land, so that they look no more backward; and the hand may be a little child’s.’”—Boston Home Journal.“Robin and Alicia, the hero and heroine of the story, are two delightful creations, and the story of their child-life and the secret with which they find themselves burdened is charmingly told. There are other interesting characters in the book, which has a well-constructed and developed plot.”—Philadelphia Record.Uncle Bill’s Children.By Helen Milman.With illustrations by the author. Small 4to. Cloth, $1.00.“Mamie and Jack of this volume, in their clever games and merrymakings, are two as delightful children as can be found within the covers of a book. The author does not attempt a difficult theme, but in her portrayal of child-life she meets with a success that is the outgrowth of a simple and healthy interpretation of the ways of the little ones.”—Boston Herald.“Helen Milman will captivate the boys and girls by her really beautiful story of ‘Uncle Bill’s Children.’ The adventures and exclamations of little Mamie and Jack are as natural as childhood itself, and the wee hero and heroine as entertaining. There is an element of sly humor in the book that will appeal to older readers.”—Minneapolis Tribune.

An Affair of Honor.By Alice Weber.Small 4to. Cloth, gilt, $1.25.“A delightful book for little folks. It is the story of a little child who is given the mission of exerting a life influence over an elder. The mission is one that every child can well seek, and the story unfolded so delightfully between these covers will suggest a way of doing this.”—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.“The little heroine, Alicia, has been taken by her brother in London to her grandmother in the country to stay and get the roses in her cheeks, while he, who is her next of kin, is away. There she makes the acquaintance of a little boy, and they become fast friends and co-workers in an affair of honor; and the story with rare beauty proceeds to illustrate the following exquisite thought by George Eliot: ‘In old days there were angels who came and took men by the hand and led them away from the city of destruction. We see no white-winged angels now. But yet men are led away from threatening destruction; a hand is put into theirs, which leads them forth gently towards a calm and bright land, so that they look no more backward; and the hand may be a little child’s.’”—Boston Home Journal.“Robin and Alicia, the hero and heroine of the story, are two delightful creations, and the story of their child-life and the secret with which they find themselves burdened is charmingly told. There are other interesting characters in the book, which has a well-constructed and developed plot.”—Philadelphia Record.Uncle Bill’s Children.By Helen Milman.With illustrations by the author. Small 4to. Cloth, $1.00.“Mamie and Jack of this volume, in their clever games and merrymakings, are two as delightful children as can be found within the covers of a book. The author does not attempt a difficult theme, but in her portrayal of child-life she meets with a success that is the outgrowth of a simple and healthy interpretation of the ways of the little ones.”—Boston Herald.“Helen Milman will captivate the boys and girls by her really beautiful story of ‘Uncle Bill’s Children.’ The adventures and exclamations of little Mamie and Jack are as natural as childhood itself, and the wee hero and heroine as entertaining. There is an element of sly humor in the book that will appeal to older readers.”—Minneapolis Tribune.

An Affair of Honor.

By Alice Weber.

Small 4to. Cloth, gilt, $1.25.

“A delightful book for little folks. It is the story of a little child who is given the mission of exerting a life influence over an elder. The mission is one that every child can well seek, and the story unfolded so delightfully between these covers will suggest a way of doing this.”—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.

“The little heroine, Alicia, has been taken by her brother in London to her grandmother in the country to stay and get the roses in her cheeks, while he, who is her next of kin, is away. There she makes the acquaintance of a little boy, and they become fast friends and co-workers in an affair of honor; and the story with rare beauty proceeds to illustrate the following exquisite thought by George Eliot: ‘In old days there were angels who came and took men by the hand and led them away from the city of destruction. We see no white-winged angels now. But yet men are led away from threatening destruction; a hand is put into theirs, which leads them forth gently towards a calm and bright land, so that they look no more backward; and the hand may be a little child’s.’”—Boston Home Journal.

“Robin and Alicia, the hero and heroine of the story, are two delightful creations, and the story of their child-life and the secret with which they find themselves burdened is charmingly told. There are other interesting characters in the book, which has a well-constructed and developed plot.”—Philadelphia Record.

Uncle Bill’s Children.

By Helen Milman.

With illustrations by the author. Small 4to. Cloth, $1.00.

“Mamie and Jack of this volume, in their clever games and merrymakings, are two as delightful children as can be found within the covers of a book. The author does not attempt a difficult theme, but in her portrayal of child-life she meets with a success that is the outgrowth of a simple and healthy interpretation of the ways of the little ones.”—Boston Herald.

“Helen Milman will captivate the boys and girls by her really beautiful story of ‘Uncle Bill’s Children.’ The adventures and exclamations of little Mamie and Jack are as natural as childhood itself, and the wee hero and heroine as entertaining. There is an element of sly humor in the book that will appeal to older readers.”—Minneapolis Tribune.

J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, PHILADELPHIA.

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