Stories and Pictures from the Life of Jesus.By Pansy. 12mo, boards, 50 cts.The life of Jesus as recorded in the four gospels simplified and unified for children.
Stories and Pictures from the Life of Jesus.By Pansy. 12mo, boards, 50 cts.
The life of Jesus as recorded in the four gospels simplified and unified for children.
A Christmas Time.By Pansy, 12mo, boards, 15 cts.A Christmas story full of Christmas trees and sleigh-rides. Its lesson is the joy to be got in helping others.
A Christmas Time.By Pansy, 12mo, boards, 15 cts.
A Christmas story full of Christmas trees and sleigh-rides. Its lesson is the joy to be got in helping others.
Travel and History for Young Folks.
Story of the American Indian (The).By Elbridge S. Brooks. 8vo, cloth, 2.50."A thorough compendium of the archæology, history, present standing and outlook of our nation's wards. . . . We commend it as the best and most comprehensive book on the Indian for general reading known to us."—Literary World.
Story of the American Indian (The).By Elbridge S. Brooks. 8vo, cloth, 2.50.
"A thorough compendium of the archæology, history, present standing and outlook of our nation's wards. . . . We commend it as the best and most comprehensive book on the Indian for general reading known to us."—Literary World.
Story of the American Sailor (The).By Elbridge S. Brooks. Octavo, cloth, 2.50.The first consecutive narrative yet attempted, sketching the rise and development of the American seaman on board merchant vessel and man-of-war.
Story of the American Sailor (The).By Elbridge S. Brooks. Octavo, cloth, 2.50.
The first consecutive narrative yet attempted, sketching the rise and development of the American seaman on board merchant vessel and man-of-war.
Ned Harwood's Visit to Jerusalem.By Mrs. S. G. Knight. Quarto, 1.25.Travel in the Holy Land. The manuscript was approved by Rev. Selah Merrill, for many years U. S. Consul at Jerusalem. The strictest accuracy has thus been secured without impairing the interest of the story.
Ned Harwood's Visit to Jerusalem.By Mrs. S. G. Knight. Quarto, 1.25.
Travel in the Holy Land. The manuscript was approved by Rev. Selah Merrill, for many years U. S. Consul at Jerusalem. The strictest accuracy has thus been secured without impairing the interest of the story.
Out and About.By Kate Tannatt Woods. Quarto, boards, 1.25.Cape Cod to the Golden Gate with a lot of young folks along, and plenty of yarns by the way.
Out and About.By Kate Tannatt Woods. Quarto, boards, 1.25.
Cape Cod to the Golden Gate with a lot of young folks along, and plenty of yarns by the way.
Sights Worth Seeing.By those who saw them. Quarto, cloth, 1.50.Eleven descriptive articles by such writers as Margaret Sidney, Amanda B. Harris, Annie Sawyer Downs, Frank T. Merrill and Rose Kingsley. Copiously and beautifully illustrated.
Sights Worth Seeing.By those who saw them. Quarto, cloth, 1.50.
Eleven descriptive articles by such writers as Margaret Sidney, Amanda B. Harris, Annie Sawyer Downs, Frank T. Merrill and Rose Kingsley. Copiously and beautifully illustrated.
Adventures of the Early Discoverers.By Frances A. Humphrey. 4to, cloth, 1.00.Real history written and pictured for readers both sides of ten years old. It begins with the mythology of discovery and comes down to the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
Adventures of the Early Discoverers.By Frances A. Humphrey. 4to, cloth, 1.00.
Real history written and pictured for readers both sides of ten years old. It begins with the mythology of discovery and comes down to the sixteenth and seventeenth century.
The Golden West: as Seen by the Ridgway Club. By Margaret Sidney. Quarto, boards, 1.75.Description of a trip through Southern California taken by Mr. and Mrs. Ridgway and their children. The careful observations and the fine illustrations make it a treasure for boys and girls.
The Golden West: as Seen by the Ridgway Club. By Margaret Sidney. Quarto, boards, 1.75.
Description of a trip through Southern California taken by Mr. and Mrs. Ridgway and their children. The careful observations and the fine illustrations make it a treasure for boys and girls.
Days and Nights in the Tropics.By Felix L. Oswald. Quarto, boards, 1.25.The collector of curiosities for the Brazilian museum goes on his quest with his eyes open. A book of adventures and hunters' yarns.
Days and Nights in the Tropics.By Felix L. Oswald. Quarto, boards, 1.25.
The collector of curiosities for the Brazilian museum goes on his quest with his eyes open. A book of adventures and hunters' yarns.
Illustrated Stories for Young Folks.
Young Folks' Cyclopedia of Stories.Quarto, cloth, 3.00.Contains in one large book the following stories with many illustrations: Five Little Peppers, Two Young Homesteaders, Royal Lowrie's Last Year at St. Olaves, The Dogberry Bunch, Young Rick, Nan the New-Fashioned Girl, Good-for-Nothing Polly and The Cooking Club of Tu-Whit Hollow.
Young Folks' Cyclopedia of Stories.Quarto, cloth, 3.00.
Contains in one large book the following stories with many illustrations: Five Little Peppers, Two Young Homesteaders, Royal Lowrie's Last Year at St. Olaves, The Dogberry Bunch, Young Rick, Nan the New-Fashioned Girl, Good-for-Nothing Polly and The Cooking Club of Tu-Whit Hollow.
What the Seven Did; or, the Doings of the Wordsworth Club. By Margaret Sidney. Quarto, boards, 1.75.The Seven are little girl neighbors who meet once a week at their several homes. They helped others and improved themselves.
What the Seven Did; or, the Doings of the Wordsworth Club. By Margaret Sidney. Quarto, boards, 1.75.
The Seven are little girl neighbors who meet once a week at their several homes. They helped others and improved themselves.
Me and My Dolls.By L. T. Meade. Quarto, 50 cts.A family history. Some of the dolls have had queer adventures. Twelve full-page illustrations by Margaret Johnson.
Me and My Dolls.By L. T. Meade. Quarto, 50 cts.
A family history. Some of the dolls have had queer adventures. Twelve full-page illustrations by Margaret Johnson.
Little Wanderers in Bo-Peep's World.Quarto, boards, double lithograph covers, 50 cts.
Little Wanderers in Bo-Peep's World.Quarto, boards, double lithograph covers, 50 cts.
Polly and the Children.By Margaret Sidney. Boards, quarto, 50 cts.The story of a funny parrot and two charming children. The parrot has surprising adventures at the children's party and wears a medal after the fire.
Polly and the Children.By Margaret Sidney. Boards, quarto, 50 cts.
The story of a funny parrot and two charming children. The parrot has surprising adventures at the children's party and wears a medal after the fire.
Five Little Peppers.By Margaret Sidney. 12mo, 1.50.Story of five little children of a fond, faithful and capable "mamsie." Full of young life and family talk.
Five Little Peppers.By Margaret Sidney. 12mo, 1.50.
Story of five little children of a fond, faithful and capable "mamsie." Full of young life and family talk.
Seal Series.10 vols., boards, double lithographed covers, quarto.Rocky Fork, Old Caravan Days, The Dogberry Bunch, by Mary H. Catherwood; The Story of Honor Bright and Royal Lowrie's Last Year at St. Olaves, by Charles R. Talbot; Their Club and Ours, by John Preston True; From the Hudson to the Neva, by David Ker; The Silver City, by Fred A. Ober; Two Young Homesteaders, by Theodora Jenness; The Cooking Club of Tu-Whit Hollow, by Ella Farman.
Seal Series.10 vols., boards, double lithographed covers, quarto.
Rocky Fork, Old Caravan Days, The Dogberry Bunch, by Mary H. Catherwood; The Story of Honor Bright and Royal Lowrie's Last Year at St. Olaves, by Charles R. Talbot; Their Club and Ours, by John Preston True; From the Hudson to the Neva, by David Ker; The Silver City, by Fred A. Ober; Two Young Homesteaders, by Theodora Jenness; The Cooking Club of Tu-Whit Hollow, by Ella Farman.
Cats' Arabian Nights.By Abby Morton Diaz. Quarto, cloth, 1.75; boards, 1.25.The wonderful cat story of cat stories told by Pussyanita that saved the lives of all the cats.
Cats' Arabian Nights.By Abby Morton Diaz. Quarto, cloth, 1.75; boards, 1.25.
The wonderful cat story of cat stories told by Pussyanita that saved the lives of all the cats.
Natural History.
Stories and Pictures of Wild Animals.By Anna F. Burnham. Quarto, boards, 75 cts.Big letters, big pictures and easy stories of elephants, lions, tigers, lynxes, jaguars, bears and many others.
Stories and Pictures of Wild Animals.By Anna F. Burnham. Quarto, boards, 75 cts.
Big letters, big pictures and easy stories of elephants, lions, tigers, lynxes, jaguars, bears and many others.
Life and Habits of Wild Animals.Quarto, cloth, 1.50.The very best book young folks can have if they are at all interested in Natural History. If they are not yet interested it will make them so. Illustrated from designs by Joseph Wolf.
Life and Habits of Wild Animals.Quarto, cloth, 1.50.
The very best book young folks can have if they are at all interested in Natural History. If they are not yet interested it will make them so. Illustrated from designs by Joseph Wolf.
Children's Out-Door Neighbors.By Mrs. A. E. Andersen-Maskell. 3 volumes, 12mo, cloth, each 1.00.Three instructive and interesting books: Children with Animals, Children with Birds, Children with Fishes. The author has the happy faculty of interesting boys and girls in the wonderful neighbors around them and that without introducing anything which is not borne out by the knowledge of learned men.
Children's Out-Door Neighbors.By Mrs. A. E. Andersen-Maskell. 3 volumes, 12mo, cloth, each 1.00.
Three instructive and interesting books: Children with Animals, Children with Birds, Children with Fishes. The author has the happy faculty of interesting boys and girls in the wonderful neighbors around them and that without introducing anything which is not borne out by the knowledge of learned men.
Some Animal Pets.By Mrs. Oliver Howard. Quarto, boards, 35 cts.The experiences of a Colorado family with young, wild and tame animals. It is one of the pleasantest animal books we have met in many a day. Well thought, well written, well pictured, the book itself, apart from its contents, is attractive. Full page pictures.
Some Animal Pets.By Mrs. Oliver Howard. Quarto, boards, 35 cts.
The experiences of a Colorado family with young, wild and tame animals. It is one of the pleasantest animal books we have met in many a day. Well thought, well written, well pictured, the book itself, apart from its contents, is attractive. Full page pictures.
Tiny Folk In Red and Black.Quarto, boards, 35 cts.The tiny folk are ants and they make as interesting a study as human folk—perhaps more interesting in the opinion of some. The book gives a full and graphic description of their many wise and curious ways—how they work, how they harvest their grain, how they milk their cows, etc. It will teach the children to keep eyes and ears open.
Tiny Folk In Red and Black.Quarto, boards, 35 cts.
The tiny folk are ants and they make as interesting a study as human folk—perhaps more interesting in the opinion of some. The book gives a full and graphic description of their many wise and curious ways—how they work, how they harvest their grain, how they milk their cows, etc. It will teach the children to keep eyes and ears open.
My Land and Water Friends.By Mary E. Bamford. Seventy illustrations by Bridgman. Quarto, cloth, 1.50.The frog opens the book with a "talk" about himself, in the course of which he tells us all about the changes through which he passes before he arrives at perfect froghood. Then the grasshopper talks and is followed by others, each giving his view of life from his own individual standpoint.
My Land and Water Friends.By Mary E. Bamford. Seventy illustrations by Bridgman. Quarto, cloth, 1.50.
The frog opens the book with a "talk" about himself, in the course of which he tells us all about the changes through which he passes before he arrives at perfect froghood. Then the grasshopper talks and is followed by others, each giving his view of life from his own individual standpoint.
Young Folks' Illustrated Quartos.
Wide Awake Volume Z.Quarto, boards, 1.75.Good literature and art have been put into this volume. Henry Bacon's paper about Rosa Bonheur, the great painter of horses and lions, and Steffeck's painting of Queen Louise with Kaiser William would do credit to any Art publication.
Wide Awake Volume Z.Quarto, boards, 1.75.
Good literature and art have been put into this volume. Henry Bacon's paper about Rosa Bonheur, the great painter of horses and lions, and Steffeck's painting of Queen Louise with Kaiser William would do credit to any Art publication.
Chit Chat for Boys and Girls.Quarto, boards, 75 cts.A volume of selected pieces upon every conceivable subject. As a distinctive feature it devotes considerable space to Home Life and Sports and Pastimes.
Chit Chat for Boys and Girls.Quarto, boards, 75 cts.
A volume of selected pieces upon every conceivable subject. As a distinctive feature it devotes considerable space to Home Life and Sports and Pastimes.
Good Cheer for Boys and Girls.Short stories, sketches, poems, bits of history, biography and natural history.
Good Cheer for Boys and Girls.
Short stories, sketches, poems, bits of history, biography and natural history.
Our Little Men and Women for 1888.Quarto, boards, 1.50.No boys and girls who have this book can be ignorant beyond their years of history, natural history, foreign sights or the good times of other boys and girls.
Our Little Men and Women for 1888.Quarto, boards, 1.50.
No boys and girls who have this book can be ignorant beyond their years of history, natural history, foreign sights or the good times of other boys and girls.
Babyland for 1888.Quarto, boards, 75 cts.Finger-plays, cricket stories, Tales told by a Cat and scores of jingles and pictures. Large print and easy words. Colored frontispiece.
Babyland for 1888.Quarto, boards, 75 cts.
Finger-plays, cricket stories, Tales told by a Cat and scores of jingles and pictures. Large print and easy words. Colored frontispiece.
Kings and Queens at Home.By Frances A. Humphrey. Quarto, boards, 50 cts.Short-story accounts of living royal personages.
Kings and Queens at Home.By Frances A. Humphrey. Quarto, boards, 50 cts.
Short-story accounts of living royal personages.
Queen Victoria at Home.By Frances A. Humphrey. Quarto, boards, 50 cts.Pen picture of a noble woman. It will aid in educating the heart by presenting the domestic side of the queen's character.
Queen Victoria at Home.By Frances A. Humphrey. Quarto, boards, 50 cts.
Pen picture of a noble woman. It will aid in educating the heart by presenting the domestic side of the queen's character.
Stories about Favorite Authors.By Frances A. Humphrey. Quarto boards, 50 cts.Little literature lessons for little boys and girls.
Stories about Favorite Authors.By Frances A. Humphrey. Quarto boards, 50 cts.
Little literature lessons for little boys and girls.
Child Lore.Edited by Clara Doty Bates. Quarto, cloth, tinted edges, 2.25; boards, 1.50.More than 50,000 copies sold. The most successful quarto for children.
Child Lore.Edited by Clara Doty Bates. Quarto, cloth, tinted edges, 2.25; boards, 1.50.
More than 50,000 copies sold. The most successful quarto for children.
Helpful Books for Young Folks.
Danger Signals.By Rev. F. E. Clark, President of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. 12mo, cloth, 75 cts.The enemies of youth from the business man's standpoint. The substance of a series of addresses delivered two or three years ago in one of the Boston churches.
Danger Signals.By Rev. F. E. Clark, President of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. 12mo, cloth, 75 cts.
The enemies of youth from the business man's standpoint. The substance of a series of addresses delivered two or three years ago in one of the Boston churches.
Marion Harland's Cookery for Beginners.12mo, vellum cloth, 75 cts.The untrained housekeeper needs such directions as will not confuse and discourage her. Marion Harland makes her book simple and practical enough to meet this demand.
Marion Harland's Cookery for Beginners.12mo, vellum cloth, 75 cts.
The untrained housekeeper needs such directions as will not confuse and discourage her. Marion Harland makes her book simple and practical enough to meet this demand.
Bible Stories.By Laurie Loring. 4to, boards, 35 cts.Very short stories with pictures. The Creation, Noah and the Dove, Samuel, Joseph, Elijah, the Christ Child, the Good Shepherd, Peter, etc.
Bible Stories.By Laurie Loring. 4to, boards, 35 cts.
Very short stories with pictures. The Creation, Noah and the Dove, Samuel, Joseph, Elijah, the Christ Child, the Good Shepherd, Peter, etc.
The Magic Pear.Oblong, 8vo, boards, 75 cts.Twelve outline drawing lessons with directions for the amusement of little folks. They are genuine pencil puzzles for untaught fingers. A pear gives shape to a dozen animal pictures.
The Magic Pear.Oblong, 8vo, boards, 75 cts.
Twelve outline drawing lessons with directions for the amusement of little folks. They are genuine pencil puzzles for untaught fingers. A pear gives shape to a dozen animal pictures.
What O'Clock Jingles.By Margaret Johnson. Oblong, 8vo, boards, 75 cts.Twelve little counting lessons. Pretty rhymes for small children. Twenty-seven artistic illustrations by the author.
What O'Clock Jingles.By Margaret Johnson. Oblong, 8vo, boards, 75 cts.
Twelve little counting lessons. Pretty rhymes for small children. Twenty-seven artistic illustrations by the author.
Ways for Boys to Make and Do Things.60 cts.Eight papers by as many different authors, on subjects that interest boys. A book to delight active boys and to inspire lazy ones.
Ways for Boys to Make and Do Things.60 cts.
Eight papers by as many different authors, on subjects that interest boys. A book to delight active boys and to inspire lazy ones.
Our Young Folks at Home.4to, boards, 1.00.A collection of illustrated prose stories by American authors and artists. It is sure to make friends among children of all ages. Colored frontispiece.
Our Young Folks at Home.4to, boards, 1.00.
A collection of illustrated prose stories by American authors and artists. It is sure to make friends among children of all ages. Colored frontispiece.
Peep of Day Series.3 vols., 1.20 each.Peep of Day, Line upon Line, Precept upon Precept. Sermonettes for the children, so cleverly preached that the children will not grow sleepy.
Peep of Day Series.3 vols., 1.20 each.
Peep of Day, Line upon Line, Precept upon Precept. Sermonettes for the children, so cleverly preached that the children will not grow sleepy.
Home Primer.Boards, square, 8vo, 50 cts.A book for the little ones to learn to read in before they are old enough to be sent off to school. 100 illustrations.
Home Primer.Boards, square, 8vo, 50 cts.
A book for the little ones to learn to read in before they are old enough to be sent off to school. 100 illustrations.
Monteagle.By Pansy. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price 75 cents. Both girls and boys will find this story of Pansy's pleasant and profitable reading. Dilly West is a character whom the first will find it an excellent thing to intimate, and boys will find in Hart Hammond a noble, manly, fellow who walks for a time dangerously near temptation, but escapes through providential influences, not the least of which is the steady devotion to duty of the young girl, who becomes an unconscious power of good.
Monteagle.By Pansy. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price 75 cents. Both girls and boys will find this story of Pansy's pleasant and profitable reading. Dilly West is a character whom the first will find it an excellent thing to intimate, and boys will find in Hart Hammond a noble, manly, fellow who walks for a time dangerously near temptation, but escapes through providential influences, not the least of which is the steady devotion to duty of the young girl, who becomes an unconscious power of good.
A Dozen of Them.By Pansy. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price 60 cents. A Sunday-school story, written in Pansy's best vein, and having for its hero a twelve-year-old boy who has been thrown upon the world by the death of his parents, and who has no one left to look after him but a sister a little older, whose time is fully occupied in the milliner's shop where she is employed. Joe, for that is the boy's name, finds a place to work at a farmhouse where there is a small private school. His sister makes him promise to learn by heart a verse of Scripture every month. It is a task at first, but he is a boy of his word, and he fulfills his promise, with what results the reader of the story will find out. It is an excellent book for the Sunday-school.
A Dozen of Them.By Pansy. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price 60 cents. A Sunday-school story, written in Pansy's best vein, and having for its hero a twelve-year-old boy who has been thrown upon the world by the death of his parents, and who has no one left to look after him but a sister a little older, whose time is fully occupied in the milliner's shop where she is employed. Joe, for that is the boy's name, finds a place to work at a farmhouse where there is a small private school. His sister makes him promise to learn by heart a verse of Scripture every month. It is a task at first, but he is a boy of his word, and he fulfills his promise, with what results the reader of the story will find out. It is an excellent book for the Sunday-school.
At Home and Abroad.Stories fromThe PansyBoston: D. Lothrop Company. Price, $1.00. A score of short stories which originally appeared in the delightful magazine,The Pansy, have been here brought together in collected form with the illustrations which originally accompanied them. They are from the pens of various authors, and are bright, instructive and entertaining.
At Home and Abroad.Stories fromThe PansyBoston: D. Lothrop Company. Price, $1.00. A score of short stories which originally appeared in the delightful magazine,The Pansy, have been here brought together in collected form with the illustrations which originally accompanied them. They are from the pens of various authors, and are bright, instructive and entertaining.
About Giants.By Isabel Smithson. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price 60 cents. In this little volume Miss Smithson has gathered together many curious and interesting facts relating to real giants, or people who have grown to an extraordinary size. She does not believe that there was ever a race of giants, but that those who are so-called are exceptional cases, due to some freak of nature. Among those described are Cutter, the Irish giant, who was eight feet tall, Tony Payne, whose height exceeded seven feet, and Chang, the Chinese giant, who was on exhibition in this country a few years ago. The volume contains not only accounts of giants, but also of dwarfs, and is illustrated.
About Giants.By Isabel Smithson. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price 60 cents. In this little volume Miss Smithson has gathered together many curious and interesting facts relating to real giants, or people who have grown to an extraordinary size. She does not believe that there was ever a race of giants, but that those who are so-called are exceptional cases, due to some freak of nature. Among those described are Cutter, the Irish giant, who was eight feet tall, Tony Payne, whose height exceeded seven feet, and Chang, the Chinese giant, who was on exhibition in this country a few years ago. The volume contains not only accounts of giants, but also of dwarfs, and is illustrated.
American Authors.By Amanda B. Harris. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price $1.00. This is one of the books we can heartily commend to young readers, not only for its interest, but for the information it contains. All lovers of books have a natural curiosity to know something about their writers, and the better the books, the keener the curiosity. Miss Harris has written the various chapters of the volume with a full appreciation of this fact. She tells us about the earlier group of American writers, Irving, Cooper, Prescott, Emerson, and Hawthorne, all of whom are gone, and also of some of those who came later, among them the Cary sisters, Thoreau, Lowell, Helen Hunt, Donald G. Mitchell and others. Miss Harris has a happy way of imparting information, and the boys and girls into whose hands this little book may fall will find it pleasant reading.
American Authors.By Amanda B. Harris. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price $1.00. This is one of the books we can heartily commend to young readers, not only for its interest, but for the information it contains. All lovers of books have a natural curiosity to know something about their writers, and the better the books, the keener the curiosity. Miss Harris has written the various chapters of the volume with a full appreciation of this fact. She tells us about the earlier group of American writers, Irving, Cooper, Prescott, Emerson, and Hawthorne, all of whom are gone, and also of some of those who came later, among them the Cary sisters, Thoreau, Lowell, Helen Hunt, Donald G. Mitchell and others. Miss Harris has a happy way of imparting information, and the boys and girls into whose hands this little book may fall will find it pleasant reading.
Tilting at Windmills:A Story of the Blue Grass Country. By Emma M. Connelly. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. 12mo, $1.50.Not since the days of "A Fool's Errand" has so strong and so characteristic a "border novel" been brought to the attention of the public as is now presented by Miss Connelly in this book which she so aptly terms "Tilting at Windmills." Indeed, it is questionable whether Judge Tourgee's famous book touched so deftly and yet so practically the real phases of the reconstruction period and the interminable antagonisms of race and section.The self-sufficient Boston man, a capital fellow at heart, but tinged with the traditions and environments of his Puritan ancestry and conditions, coming into his strange heritage in Kentucky at the close of the civil war, seeks to change by instant manipulation all the equally strong and deep-rooted traditions and environments of Blue Grass society.His ruthless conscience will allow of no compromise, and the people whom he seeks to proselyte alike misunderstand his motives and spurn his proffered assistance.Presumed errors are materialized and partial evils are magnified. Allerton tilts at windmills and with the customary Quixotic results. He is, seemingly, unhorsed in every encounter.Miss Connelly's work in this, her first novel, will make readers anxious to hear from her again and it will certainly create, both in her own and other States, a strong desire to see her next forthcoming work announced by the same publishers in one of their new series—her "Story of the State of Kentucky."
Tilting at Windmills:A Story of the Blue Grass Country. By Emma M. Connelly. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. 12mo, $1.50.
Not since the days of "A Fool's Errand" has so strong and so characteristic a "border novel" been brought to the attention of the public as is now presented by Miss Connelly in this book which she so aptly terms "Tilting at Windmills." Indeed, it is questionable whether Judge Tourgee's famous book touched so deftly and yet so practically the real phases of the reconstruction period and the interminable antagonisms of race and section.
The self-sufficient Boston man, a capital fellow at heart, but tinged with the traditions and environments of his Puritan ancestry and conditions, coming into his strange heritage in Kentucky at the close of the civil war, seeks to change by instant manipulation all the equally strong and deep-rooted traditions and environments of Blue Grass society.
His ruthless conscience will allow of no compromise, and the people whom he seeks to proselyte alike misunderstand his motives and spurn his proffered assistance.
Presumed errors are materialized and partial evils are magnified. Allerton tilts at windmills and with the customary Quixotic results. He is, seemingly, unhorsed in every encounter.
Miss Connelly's work in this, her first novel, will make readers anxious to hear from her again and it will certainly create, both in her own and other States, a strong desire to see her next forthcoming work announced by the same publishers in one of their new series—her "Story of the State of Kentucky."
The Art of Living.From the Writings of Samuel Smiles. With Introduction by the venerable Dr. Peabody of Harvard University, and Biographical Sketch by the editor, Carrie Adelaide Cooke. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price $1.00.Samuel Smiles is the Benjamin Franklin of England. His sayings have a similar terseness, aptness and force; they are directed to practical ends, like Franklin's; they have the advantage of being nearer our time and therefore more directly related to subjects upon which practical wisdom is of practical use.Success in life is his subject all through, The Art of Living; and he confesses on the very first page that "happiness consists in the enjoyment of little pleasures scattered along the common path of life, which in the eager search for some great and exciting joy we are apt to overlook. It finds delight in the performance of common duties faithfully and honorably fulfilled."Let the reader go back to that quotation again and consider how contrary it is to the spirit that underlies the businesses that are nowadays tempting men to sudden fortune, torturing with disappointments nearly all who yield, and burdening the successful beyond their endurance, shortening lives and making them weary and most of them empty.Is it worth while to join the mad rush for the lottery; or to take the old road to slow success?This book of the chosen thoughts of a rare philosopher leads to contentment as well as wisdom; for, when we choose the less brilliant course because we are sure it is the best one, we have the most complete and lasting repose from anxiety.
The Art of Living.From the Writings of Samuel Smiles. With Introduction by the venerable Dr. Peabody of Harvard University, and Biographical Sketch by the editor, Carrie Adelaide Cooke. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price $1.00.
Samuel Smiles is the Benjamin Franklin of England. His sayings have a similar terseness, aptness and force; they are directed to practical ends, like Franklin's; they have the advantage of being nearer our time and therefore more directly related to subjects upon which practical wisdom is of practical use.
Success in life is his subject all through, The Art of Living; and he confesses on the very first page that "happiness consists in the enjoyment of little pleasures scattered along the common path of life, which in the eager search for some great and exciting joy we are apt to overlook. It finds delight in the performance of common duties faithfully and honorably fulfilled."
Let the reader go back to that quotation again and consider how contrary it is to the spirit that underlies the businesses that are nowadays tempting men to sudden fortune, torturing with disappointments nearly all who yield, and burdening the successful beyond their endurance, shortening lives and making them weary and most of them empty.
Is it worth while to join the mad rush for the lottery; or to take the old road to slow success?
This book of the chosen thoughts of a rare philosopher leads to contentment as well as wisdom; for, when we choose the less brilliant course because we are sure it is the best one, we have the most complete and lasting repose from anxiety.
Transcriber's Notes:Punctuation errors repaired.First book list page, "Eaoh" changed to "Each" (Each volume 16mo)Page 4, "208" changed to "226" to reflect actual first page of Chapter XII.Page 4, "230" changed to "304" to reflect actual first page of Chapter XVII.Page 4 and 5, each page number reference increased by two to match actual location of remaining chapters. (i.e.318 is now 320 to reflect location of Chapter XVIII)Page 29, "botton" changed to "bottom" (for in the bottom of)Page 69, "nowdays" changed to "nowadays" (the pennies nowadays)Page 88, "keees" changed to "knees" (soon on her knees)Page 200, "think" changed to "thing" (thing that I should)Page 202, "interruped" changed to "interrupted" (of her had interrupted)Page 212, "sat" changed to "set" (he set the table)Page 269, "unsual" changed to "unusual" (unusual toilet having)Page 385, extra word "the" removed from text. Original read (have at the the windows)Page 407, "pealed" changed to "peeled" (turnips half-peeled)Page 437, "esson" changed to "lesson" (lesson is the joy)
Transcriber's Notes:
Punctuation errors repaired.
First book list page, "Eaoh" changed to "Each" (Each volume 16mo)
Page 4, "208" changed to "226" to reflect actual first page of Chapter XII.
Page 4, "230" changed to "304" to reflect actual first page of Chapter XVII.
Page 4 and 5, each page number reference increased by two to match actual location of remaining chapters. (i.e.318 is now 320 to reflect location of Chapter XVIII)
Page 29, "botton" changed to "bottom" (for in the bottom of)
Page 69, "nowdays" changed to "nowadays" (the pennies nowadays)
Page 88, "keees" changed to "knees" (soon on her knees)
Page 200, "think" changed to "thing" (thing that I should)
Page 202, "interruped" changed to "interrupted" (of her had interrupted)
Page 212, "sat" changed to "set" (he set the table)
Page 269, "unsual" changed to "unusual" (unusual toilet having)
Page 385, extra word "the" removed from text. Original read (have at the the windows)
Page 407, "pealed" changed to "peeled" (turnips half-peeled)
Page 437, "esson" changed to "lesson" (lesson is the joy)