A. L. Burt’s Catalogue of Books for Young People by Popular Writers, 52–58 Duane Street, New YorkBOOKS FOR GIRLS.Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.ByLewis Carroll. 12mo, cloth, 42 illustrations, price 75 cents.“From first to last, almost without exception, this story is delightfully droll, humorous and illustrated in harmony with the story.”—New York Express.Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.ByLewis Carroll. 12mo, cloth, 50 illustrations, price 75 cents.“A delight alike to the young people and their elders, extremely funny both in text and illustrations.”—Boston Express.Little Lucy’s Wonderful Globe.ByCharlotte M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike for pleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos, and the subtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise are conveyed to children, and perhaps to their seniors as well.”—The Spectator.Joan’s Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere.ByAlice Corkran. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are, it must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for girls.”—Saturday Review.Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys. ByC. A. Jones. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“An unusually good children’s story.”—Glasgow Herald.The Dove in the Eagle’s Nest.ByCharlotte M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not in genius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities for a high and noble purpose. We know of few modern writers whose works may be so safely commended as hers.”—Cleveland Times.Jan of the Windmill.A Story of the Plains. ByMrs. J. H. Ewing. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“Never has Mrs. Ewing published a more charming volume, and that is saying a very great deal. From the first to the last the book overflows with the strange knowledge of child-nature which so rarely survives childhood; and moreover, with inexhaustible quiet humor, which is never anything but innocent and well-bred, never priggish, and never clumsy.”—Academy.A Sweet Girl Graduate.ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“One of this popular author’s best. The characters are well imagined and drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest does not flag until the end too quickly comes.”—Providence Journal.Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls. ByJuliana Horatia Ewing. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“There is no doubt as to the good quality and attractiveness of ‘Six to Sixteen.’ The book is one which would enrich any girl’s book shelf.”—St. James’ Gazette.The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meade in this country will be delighted with the ‘Palace Beautiful’ for more reasons than one. It is a charming book for girls.”—New York Recorder.A World of Girls: The Story of a School. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to read. It will afford pure delight to numerous readers. This book should be on every girl’s book shelf.”—Boston Home Journal.The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“This story is written in the author’s well-known, fresh and easy style. All girls fond of reading will be charmed by this well-written story. It is told with the author’s customary grace and spirit.”—Boston Times.At the Back of the North Wind.ByGeorge Macdonald. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“A very pretty story, with much of the freshness and vigor of Mr. Macdonald’s earlier work.... It is a sweet, earnest, and wholesome fairy story, and the quaint native humor is delightful. A most delightful volume for young readers.”—Philadelphia Times.The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. ByCharles Kingsley. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms, consist in his description of the experiences of a youth with life under water in the luxuriant wealth of which he revels with all the ardor of a poetical nature.”—New York Tribune.Our Bessie.ByRosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“One of the most entertaining stories of the season, full of vigorous action, and strong in character-painting. Elder girls will be charmed with it, and adults may read its pages with profit.”—The Teachers’ Aid.Wild Kitty.A Story of Middleton School. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“Kitty is a true heroine—warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women nowadays are, largely touched with the enthusiasm of humanity. One of the most attractive gift books of the season.”—The Academy.A Young Mutineer.A Story for Girls. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“One of Mrs. Meade’s charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first among writers for young people.”—The Spectator.Sue and I.ByMrs. O’Reilly. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well as fun.”—Athenæum.The Princess and the Goblin.A Fairy Story. ByGeorge Macdonald. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“If a child once begins this book, it will get so deeply interested in it that when bedtime comes it will altogether forget the moral, and will weary its parents with importunities for just a few minutes more to see how everything ends.”—Saturday Review.Pythia’s Pupils: A Story of a School. ByEva Hartner. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“This story of the doings of several bright school girls is sure to interest girl readers. Among many good stories for girls this is undoubtedly one of the very best.”—Teachers’ Aid.A Story of a Short Life.ByJuliana Horatia Ewing. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching.”—Courier.The Sleepy King.A Fairy Tale. ByAubrey Hopwoodand Seymour Hicks. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“Wonderful as the adventures of Bluebell are, it must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for girls.”—Saturday Review.Two Little Waifs.ByMrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“Mrs. Molesworth’s delightful story of ‘Two Little Waifs’ will charm all the small people who find it in their stockings. It relates the adventures of two lovable English children lost in Paris, and is just wonderful enough to pleasantly wring the youthful heart.”—New York Tribune.Adventures in Toyland.ByEdith King Hall. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“The author is such a bright, cheery writer, that her stories are always acceptable to all who are not confirmed cynics, and her record of the adventures is as entertaining and enjoyable as we might expect.”—Boston Courier.Adventures in Wallypug Land.ByG. E. Farrow. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“These adventures are simply inimitable, and will delight boys and girls of mature age, as well as their juniors. No happier combination of author and artist than this volume presents could be found to furnish healthy amusement to the young folks. The book is an artistic one in every sense.”—Toronto Mail.Fussbudget’s Folks.A Story for Young Girls. ByAnna F. Burnham. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“Mrs. Burnham has a rare gift for composing stories for children. With a light, yet forcible touch, she paints sweet and artless, yet natural and strong, characters.”—Congregationalist.Mixed Pickles.A Story for Girls. ByMrs. E. M. Field. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“It is, in its way, a little classic, of which the real beauty and pathos can hardly be appreciated by young people. It is not too much to say of the story that it is perfect of its kind.”—Good Literature.Miss Mouse and Her Boys.A Story for Girls. ByMrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“Mrs. Molesworth’s books are cheery, wholesome, and particularly well adapted to refined life. It is safe to add that she is the best English prose writer for children. A new volume from Mrs. Molesworth is always a treat.”—The Beacon.Gilly Flower.A Story for Girls. By the author of “Miss Toosey’s Mission.” 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“Jill is a little guardian angel to three lively brothers who tease and play with her.... Her unconscious goodness brings right thoughts and resolves to several persons who come into contact with her. There is no goodiness in this tale, but its influence is of the best kind.”—Literary World.The Chaplet of Pearls; or, The White and Black Ribaumont. ByCharlotte M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that grown-up readers may enjoy it as much as children. It is one of the best books of the season.”—Guardian.Naughty Miss Bunny: Her Tricks and Troubles. ByClara Mulholland. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“The naughty child is positively delightful. Papas should not omit the book from their list of juvenile presents.”—Land and Water.Meg’s Friend.ByAlice Corkran. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“One of Miss Corkran’s charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first among writers for young people.”—The Spectator.Averil.ByRosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“A charming story for young folks. Averil is a delightful creature—piquant, tender, and true—and her varying fortunes are perfectly realistic.”—World.Aunt Diana.ByRosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.“An excellent story, the interest being sustained from first to last. This is, both in its intention and the way the story is told, one of the best books of its kind which has come before us this year.”—Saturday Review.Little Sunshine’s Holiday: A Picture from Life. ByMiss Mulock. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.“This is a pretty narrative of child life, describing the simple doings and sayings of a very charming and rather precocious child. This is a delightful book for young people.”—Gazette.For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publisher,A. L. BURT, 52–58 Duane Street, New York.
A. L. Burt’s Catalogue of Books for Young People by Popular Writers, 52–58 Duane Street, New York
BOOKS FOR GIRLS.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.ByLewis Carroll. 12mo, cloth, 42 illustrations, price 75 cents.
“From first to last, almost without exception, this story is delightfully droll, humorous and illustrated in harmony with the story.”—New York Express.
Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There.ByLewis Carroll. 12mo, cloth, 50 illustrations, price 75 cents.
“A delight alike to the young people and their elders, extremely funny both in text and illustrations.”—Boston Express.
Little Lucy’s Wonderful Globe.ByCharlotte M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike for pleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos, and the subtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise are conveyed to children, and perhaps to their seniors as well.”—The Spectator.
Joan’s Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere.ByAlice Corkran. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are, it must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for girls.”—Saturday Review.
Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys. ByC. A. Jones. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“An unusually good children’s story.”—Glasgow Herald.
The Dove in the Eagle’s Nest.ByCharlotte M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not in genius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities for a high and noble purpose. We know of few modern writers whose works may be so safely commended as hers.”—Cleveland Times.
Jan of the Windmill.A Story of the Plains. ByMrs. J. H. Ewing. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Never has Mrs. Ewing published a more charming volume, and that is saying a very great deal. From the first to the last the book overflows with the strange knowledge of child-nature which so rarely survives childhood; and moreover, with inexhaustible quiet humor, which is never anything but innocent and well-bred, never priggish, and never clumsy.”—Academy.
A Sweet Girl Graduate.ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of this popular author’s best. The characters are well imagined and drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and the interest does not flag until the end too quickly comes.”—Providence Journal.
Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls. ByJuliana Horatia Ewing. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“There is no doubt as to the good quality and attractiveness of ‘Six to Sixteen.’ The book is one which would enrich any girl’s book shelf.”—St. James’ Gazette.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L. T. Meade in this country will be delighted with the ‘Palace Beautiful’ for more reasons than one. It is a charming book for girls.”—New York Recorder.
A World of Girls: The Story of a School. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to read. It will afford pure delight to numerous readers. This book should be on every girl’s book shelf.”—Boston Home Journal.
The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“This story is written in the author’s well-known, fresh and easy style. All girls fond of reading will be charmed by this well-written story. It is told with the author’s customary grace and spirit.”—Boston Times.
At the Back of the North Wind.ByGeorge Macdonald. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“A very pretty story, with much of the freshness and vigor of Mr. Macdonald’s earlier work.... It is a sweet, earnest, and wholesome fairy story, and the quaint native humor is delightful. A most delightful volume for young readers.”—Philadelphia Times.
The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. ByCharles Kingsley. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms, consist in his description of the experiences of a youth with life under water in the luxuriant wealth of which he revels with all the ardor of a poetical nature.”—New York Tribune.
Our Bessie.ByRosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of the most entertaining stories of the season, full of vigorous action, and strong in character-painting. Elder girls will be charmed with it, and adults may read its pages with profit.”—The Teachers’ Aid.
Wild Kitty.A Story of Middleton School. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Kitty is a true heroine—warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women nowadays are, largely touched with the enthusiasm of humanity. One of the most attractive gift books of the season.”—The Academy.
A Young Mutineer.A Story for Girls. ByL. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of Mrs. Meade’s charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first among writers for young people.”—The Spectator.
Sue and I.ByMrs. O’Reilly. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well as fun.”—Athenæum.
The Princess and the Goblin.A Fairy Story. ByGeorge Macdonald. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“If a child once begins this book, it will get so deeply interested in it that when bedtime comes it will altogether forget the moral, and will weary its parents with importunities for just a few minutes more to see how everything ends.”—Saturday Review.
Pythia’s Pupils: A Story of a School. ByEva Hartner. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“This story of the doings of several bright school girls is sure to interest girl readers. Among many good stories for girls this is undoubtedly one of the very best.”—Teachers’ Aid.
A Story of a Short Life.ByJuliana Horatia Ewing. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and teaching.”—Courier.
The Sleepy King.A Fairy Tale. ByAubrey Hopwoodand Seymour Hicks. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Wonderful as the adventures of Bluebell are, it must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for girls.”—Saturday Review.
Two Little Waifs.ByMrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Mrs. Molesworth’s delightful story of ‘Two Little Waifs’ will charm all the small people who find it in their stockings. It relates the adventures of two lovable English children lost in Paris, and is just wonderful enough to pleasantly wring the youthful heart.”—New York Tribune.
Adventures in Toyland.ByEdith King Hall. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“The author is such a bright, cheery writer, that her stories are always acceptable to all who are not confirmed cynics, and her record of the adventures is as entertaining and enjoyable as we might expect.”—Boston Courier.
Adventures in Wallypug Land.ByG. E. Farrow. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“These adventures are simply inimitable, and will delight boys and girls of mature age, as well as their juniors. No happier combination of author and artist than this volume presents could be found to furnish healthy amusement to the young folks. The book is an artistic one in every sense.”—Toronto Mail.
Fussbudget’s Folks.A Story for Young Girls. ByAnna F. Burnham. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Mrs. Burnham has a rare gift for composing stories for children. With a light, yet forcible touch, she paints sweet and artless, yet natural and strong, characters.”—Congregationalist.
Mixed Pickles.A Story for Girls. ByMrs. E. M. Field. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“It is, in its way, a little classic, of which the real beauty and pathos can hardly be appreciated by young people. It is not too much to say of the story that it is perfect of its kind.”—Good Literature.
Miss Mouse and Her Boys.A Story for Girls. ByMrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Mrs. Molesworth’s books are cheery, wholesome, and particularly well adapted to refined life. It is safe to add that she is the best English prose writer for children. A new volume from Mrs. Molesworth is always a treat.”—The Beacon.
Gilly Flower.A Story for Girls. By the author of “Miss Toosey’s Mission.” 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Jill is a little guardian angel to three lively brothers who tease and play with her.... Her unconscious goodness brings right thoughts and resolves to several persons who come into contact with her. There is no goodiness in this tale, but its influence is of the best kind.”—Literary World.
The Chaplet of Pearls; or, The White and Black Ribaumont. ByCharlotte M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that grown-up readers may enjoy it as much as children. It is one of the best books of the season.”—Guardian.
Naughty Miss Bunny: Her Tricks and Troubles. ByClara Mulholland. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“The naughty child is positively delightful. Papas should not omit the book from their list of juvenile presents.”—Land and Water.
Meg’s Friend.ByAlice Corkran. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of Miss Corkran’s charming books for girls, narrated in that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as one of the first among writers for young people.”—The Spectator.
Averil.ByRosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“A charming story for young folks. Averil is a delightful creature—piquant, tender, and true—and her varying fortunes are perfectly realistic.”—World.
Aunt Diana.ByRosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“An excellent story, the interest being sustained from first to last. This is, both in its intention and the way the story is told, one of the best books of its kind which has come before us this year.”—Saturday Review.
Little Sunshine’s Holiday: A Picture from Life. ByMiss Mulock. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“This is a pretty narrative of child life, describing the simple doings and sayings of a very charming and rather precocious child. This is a delightful book for young people.”—Gazette.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publisher,A. L. BURT, 52–58 Duane Street, New York.