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L. C. Page and Company'sBOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
THE LITTLE COLONEL BOOKS
(Trade Mark)By ANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTONEach 1 vol., large 12mo, cloth, illustrated, per vol.$1.50
THE LITTLE COLONEL STORIES
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Being three "Little Colonel" stories in the Cosy Corner Series, "The Little Colonel," "Two Little Knights of Kentucky," and "The Giant Scissors," in a single volume.
THE LITTLE COLONEL'S HOUSE PARTY
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THE LITTLE COLONEL'S HOLIDAYS
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THE LITTLE COLONEL'S HERO
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THE LITTLE COLONEL AT BOARDING-SCHOOL
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THE LITTLE COLONEL IN ARIZONA
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THE LITTLE COLONEL'S CHRISTMAS VACATION
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THE LITTLE COLONEL, MAID OF HONOR
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THE LITTLE COLONEL'S KNIGHT COMES RIDING
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MARY WARE: THE LITTLE COLONEL'S CHUM
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MARY WARE IN TEXAS
MARY WARE'S PROMISED LAND
These 12 volumes, boxed as a set, $18.00.
THE LITTLE COLONEL
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TWO LITTLE KNIGHTS OF KENTUCKY
THE GIANT SCISSORS
BIG BROTHER
Special Holiday EditionsEach one volume, cloth decorative, small quarto, $1.25
New plates, handsomely illustrated with eight full-page drawings in color, and many marginal sketches.
IN THE DESERT OF WAITING:The Legend of Camelback Mountain.
THE THREE WEAVERS:A Fairy Tale for Fathers and Mothers as Well as for Their Daughters.
KEEPING TRYST
THE LEGEND OF THE BLEEDING HEART
THE RESCUE OF PRINCESS WINSOME:A Fairy Play for Old and Young.
THE JESTER'S SWORD
THE JESTER'S SWORD
Each one volume, tall 16mo, cloth decorative$0.50Paper boards.35
There has been a constant demand for publication in separate form of these six stories, which were originally included in six of the "Little Colonel" books.
JOEL: A BOY OF GALILEE:ByAnnie Fellows Johnston. Illustrated by L. J. Bridgman.
New illustrated edition, uniform with the Little Colonel Books, 1 vol., large 12mo, cloth decorative $1.50
A story of the time of Christ, which is one of the author's best-known books.
THE LITTLE COLONEL GOOD TIMES BOOK
Uniform in size with the Little Colonel Series$1.50Bound in white kid (morocco) and gold3.00
Cover design and decorations by Peter Verberg.
Published in response to many inquiries from readers of the Little Colonel books as to where they could obtain a "Good Times Book" such as Betty kept.
THE LITTLE COLONEL DOLL BOOK
Large quarto, boards $1.50
A series of "Little Colonel" dolls. There are many of them and each has several changes of costume, so that the happy group can be appropriately clad for the rehearsal of any scene or incident in the series.
ASA HOLMES;Or, At the Cross-Roads. ByAnnie Fellows Johnston.
With a frontispiece by Ernest Fosbery.
Large 16mo, cloth, gilt top $1.00
"'Asa Holmes; or, At the Cross-Roads' is the most delightful, most sympathetic and wholesome book that has been published in a long while."—Boston Times.
TRAVELERS FIVE: ALONG LIFE'S HIGHWAY.ByAnnie Fellows Johnston.
With an introduction by Bliss Carman, and a frontispiece by E. H. Garrett.
Cloth decorative $1.25
"Mrs. Johnston's . . . are of the character that cause the mind to grow gravely meditative, the eyes to shine with tender mist, and the heart strings to stir to strange, sweet music of human sympathy."—Los Angeles Graphic.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS;Or, The Adventures of Henry Burns. ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
A story of a party of typical American lads, courageous, alert, and athletic, who spend a summer camping on an island off the Maine coast.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS AFLOAT;Or, The Prize Yacht Viking. ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
This book is a continuation of the adventures of "The Rival Campers" on their prize yachtViking.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS ASHORE
ByRuel Perley Smith.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"As interesting ashore as when afloat."—The Interior.
THE RIVAL CAMPERS AMONG THE OYSTER PIRATES;Or, Jack Harvey's Adventures.ByRuel Perley Smith.
Illustrated $1.50
"Just the type of book which is most popular with lads who are in their early teens."—The Philadelphia Item.
A TEXAS BLUE BONNET
ByEmilia Elliott.
12mo, illustrated $1.50
"The book's heroine Blue Bonnet has the very finest kind of wholesome, honest lively girlishness and cannot but make friends with every one who meets her through the book as medium."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
BLUE BONNET'S RANCH PARTY
A Sequel to "A Texas Blue Bonnet." ByEmilia Elliott.
12mo, illustrated $1.50
The new story begins where the first volume leaves off and takes Blue Bonnet and the "We Are Seven Club" to the ranch in Texas. The tables are completely turned: Blue Bonnet is here in her natural element, while her friends from Woodford have to learn the customs and traditions of another world.
THE GIRLS OF FRIENDLY TERRACE
Or, Peggy Raymond's Success. ByHarriet Lummis Smith.
12mo, illustrated $1.50
This is a book that will gladden the hearts of many girl readers because of its charming air of comradeship and reality. It is a very interesting group of girls who live on Friendly Terrace and their good times and other times are graphically related by the author, who shows a sympathetic knowledge of girl character.
FAMOUS LEADERS SERIES
ByCHARLES H. L. JOHNSTON
Each, large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.50
FAMOUS CAVALRY LEADERS
Biographical sketches, with anecdotes and reminiscences, of the heroes of history who were leaders of cavalry.
"More of such books should be written, books that acquaint young readers with historical personages in a pleasant informal way."—N. Y. Sun.
FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS
In this book Mr. Johnston gives interesting sketches of the Indian braves who have figured with prominence in the history of our own land, including Powhatan, the Indian Cæsar; Massasoit, the friend of the Puritans; Pontiac, the red Napoleon; Tecumseh, the famous war chief of the Shawnees; Sitting Bull, the famous war chief of the Sioux; Geronimo, the renowned Apache Chief, etc.
FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEA.
In this volume Mr. Johnston tells interesting stories about the famous sailors of fortune. There are tales of Captain Otway Burns, patriot, privateer and legislator; Woodes Rogers, scourge of the South Sea trade; Captain William Death, wolf of the ocean; and of many others.
FAMOUS SCOUTS
"It is the kind of a book that will have a great fascination for boys and young men and while it entertains them it will also present valuable information in regard to those who have left their impress upon the history of the country."—The New London Day.
FAMOUS FRONTIERSMEN AND HEROES OF THE BORDER
This book is devoted to a description of the adventurous lives and stirring experiences of many pioneer heroes who were prominently identified with the opening of the great west. The stories of these border heroes are graphically presented, and their desperate battles with Indians, border desperadoes, and wild beasts are splendidly told.
BEAUTIFUL JOE'S PARADISE;Or, The Island of Brotherly Love. A Sequel to "Beautiful Joe."
ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe."
One vol., library 12mo, cloth illustrated $1.50
"This book revives the spirit of 'Beautiful Joe' capitally. It is fairly riotous with fun, and is about as unusual as anything in the animal book line that has seen the light."—Philadelphia Item.
'TILDA JANE.ByMarshall Saunders.
One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, $1.50
"I cannot think of any better book for children than this. I commend it unreservedly."—Cyrus T. Brady.
'TILDA JANE'S ORPHANS.A sequel to "'Tilda Jane." ByMarshall Saunders.
One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, $1.50
'Tilda Jane is the same original, delightful girl, and as fond of her animal pets as ever.
'TILDA JANE IN CALIFORNIA.A Sequel to "'Tilda Jane," and "'Tilda Jane's Orphans." ByMarshall Saunders.
One vol., 12mo, fully illustrated, cloth decorative, $1.50
The scene of the story is sunny California, where the heroine, 'Tilda Jane, an Eastern girl of high resolves and warm impulses, goes on a long visit to distant relatives. Many of the other beloved characters in the previous "'Tilda Jane" books are introduced in this story.
THE STORY OF THE GRAVELYS.ByMarshall Saunders, author of "Beautiful Joe's Paradise," "'Tilda Jane," etc.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative. Illustrated by E. B. Barry $1.50
Here we have the haps and mishaps, the trials and triumphs, of a delightful New England family.
BORN TO THE BLUE.ByFlorence Kimball Russel.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.25
The atmosphere of army life on the plains breathes on every page of this delightful tale. The boy is the son of a captain of U. S. cavalry stationed at a frontier post in the days when our regulars earned the gratitude of a nation.
IN WEST POINT GRAY
ByFlorence Kimball Russel.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"Singularly enough one of the best books of the year for boys is written by a woman and deals with life at West Point. The presentment of life in the famous military academy whence so many heroes have graduated is realistic and enjoyable."—New York Sun.
THE SANDMAN: HIS FARM STORIES
ByWilliam J. Hopkins. With fifty illustrations by Ada Clendenin Williamson.
Large 12mo, decorative cover $1.50
"An amusing, original book, written for the benefit of very small children. It should be one of the most popular of the year's books for reading to small children."—Buffalo Express.
THE SANDMAN: MORE FARM STORIES
ByWilliam J. Hopkins.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
Mr. Hopkins's first essay at bedtime stories met with such approval that this second book of "Sandman" tales was issued for scores of eager children. Life on the farm, and out-of-doors, is portrayed in his inimitable manner.
THE SANDMAN: HIS SHIP STORIES
ByWilliam J. Hopkins, author of "The Sandman: His Farm Stories," etc.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
"Children call for these stories over and over again."—Chicago Evening Post.
THE SANDMAN: HIS SEA STORIES
ByWilliam J. Hopkins.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
Each year adds to the popularity of this unique series of stories to be read to the little ones at bed time and at other times.
THE DOCTOR'S LITTLE GIRL
ByMarion Ames Taggart.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
A thoroughly enjoyable tale of a little girl and her comrade father, written in a delightful vein of sympathetic comprehension of the child's point of view.
"The characters are strongly drawn with a life-like realism, the incidents are well and progressively sequenced, and the action is so well timed that the interest never slackens."—Boston Ideas.
SWEET NANCY
The Further Adventures of the Doctor's Little Girl.ByMarion Ames Taggart.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
In the new book, the author tells how Nancy becomes in fact "the doctor's assistant," and continues to shed happiness around her.
NANCY, THE DOCTOR'S LITTLE PARTNER
ByMarion Ames Taggart.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
In Nancy Porter, Miss Taggart has created one of the most lovable child characters in recent years. In the new story she is the same bright and cheerful little maid.
NANCY PORTER'S OPPORTUNITY
ByMarion Ames Taggart.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
Already as the "doctor's partner" Nancy Porter has won the affection of her readers, and in the same lovable manner she continues in the new book to press the keynotes of optimism and good-will.
ALMA AT HADLEY HALL
ByLouise Breitenbach.
One vol., 12mo, illustrated $1.50
"This delightful tale of boarding-school life is one that cannot fail to appeal to the lover of good things in girls' books. It will take rank for its naturalness and truth."—Portland Press.
GABRIEL AND THE HOUR BOOK
ByEvaleen Stein.
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated in colors by Adelaide Everhart $1.00
Gabriel was a loving, patient, little French lad, who assisted the monks in the long ago days, when all the books were written and illuminated by hand, in the monasteries.
"No works in juvenile fiction contain so many of the elements that stir the hearts of children and grown-ups as well as do the stories so admirably told by this author."—Louisville Daily Courier.
A LITTLE SHEPHERD OF PROVENCE
ByEvaleen Stein.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated by Diantha H. Marlowe $1.25
"The story should be one of the influences in the life of every child to whom good stories can be made to appeal."—Public Ledger.
THE LITTLE COUNT OF NORMANDY
ByEvaleen Stein.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated by John Goss $1.25
"This touching and pleasing story is told with a wealth of interest coupled with enlivening descriptions of the country where its scenes are laid and of the people thereof."—Wilmington Every Evening.
ALYS-ALL-ALONE
ByUna Macdonald.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated $1.50
"This is a most delightful, well-written, heart-stirring, happy ending story, which will gladden the heart of many a reader."—Scranton Times.
ALYS IN HAPPYLAND.A Sequel to "Alys-All Alone." ByUna Macdonald.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated $1.50
"The book is written with that taste and charm that prepare younger readers for the appreciation of good literature when they are older."—Chicago Tribune.
THE RED FEATHERS.ByG. E. T. Roberts.
Cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"The Red Feathers" tells of the remarkable adventures of an Indian boy who lived in the Stone Age, many years ago, when the world was young.
FLYING PLOVER.ByG. E. Theodore Roberts.
Cloth decorative. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull $1.00
Squat-By-The-Fire is a very old and wise Indian who lives alone with her grandson, "Flying Plover," to whom she tells the stories each evening.
COMRADES OF THE TRAILS.ByG. E. Theodore Roberts.
Cloth decorative. Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull $1.50
The story of a fearless young English lad, Dick Ramsey, who, after the death of his father, crosses the seas and takes up the life of a hunter in the Canadian forests.
MARCHING WITH MORGAN.How Donald Lovell Became a Soldier of the Revolution.
ByJohn V. Lane.
Cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
This is a splendid boy's story of the expedition of Montgomery and Arnold against Quebec.
RODNEY, THE RANGER,Or, With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield. ByJohn V. Lane.
Cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Young Rodney Allison, although but fifteen years of age, played a man's part in the troublous times preceding the American Revolution and in the War itself.
CHINESE PLAYMATES
ByNorman H. Pitman.
Small cloth 12mo, illustrated $1.00
A worth-while, happy little story about two little Chinese boys, Lo-Lo and Ta-Ta, and the strange fortunes that befell them when they wandered from home.
THE YOUNG SECTION-HAND;Or, The Adventures of Allan West. ByBurton E. Stevenson.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Mr. Stevenson's hero is a manly lad of sixteen, who is given a chance as a section-hand on a big Western railroad, and whose experiences are as real as they are thrilling.
THE YOUNG TRAIN DISPATCHER.ByBurton E. Stevenson.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"A better book for boys has never left an American press."—Springfield Union.
THE YOUNG TRAIN MASTER.ByBurton E. Stevenson.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"Nothing better in the way of a book of adventure for boys in which the actualities of life are set forth in a practical way could be devised or written."—Boston Herald.
CAPTAIN JACK LORIMER.ByWinn Standish.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Jack is a fine example of the all-around American high-school boy.
JACK LORIMER'S CHAMPIONS;Or, Sports on Land and Lake. ByWinn Standish.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"It is exactly the sort of book to give a boy interested in athletics, for it shows him what it means to always 'play fair.'"—Chicago Tribune.
JACK LORIMER'S HOLIDAYS;Or, MillvaleHigh in Camp. ByWinn Standish.
Illustrated $1.50
Full of just the kind of fun, sports and adventure to excite the healthy minded youngster to emulation.
JACK LORIMER'S SUBSTITUTE;Or, The Acting Captain of the Team. ByWinn Standish.
Illustrated $1.50
On the sporting side, this book takes up football, wrestling, tobogganing, but it is more of aschoolstory perhaps than any of its predecessors.
THE LITTLE COUSIN SERIES
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Each one vol., 12mo, decorative cover, cloth, with full-page illustrations in color. Price per volume $0.60By MARY HAZELTON WADE unless otherwise indicated
Our Little African CousinOur Little Alaskan CousinBy Mary F. Nixon-RouletOur Little Arabian CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little Argentine CousinBy Eva Cannon BrooksOur Little Armenian CousinOur Little Australian CousinBy Mary F. Nixon-RouletOur Little Belgian CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little Bohemian CousinBy Clara V. WinlowOur Little Brazilian CousinBy Mary F. Nixon-RouletOur Little Brown CousinOur Little Canadian CousinBy Elizabeth R. MacdonaldOur Little Chinese CousinBy Isaac Taylor HeadlandOur Little Cuban CousinOur Little Danish CousinBy Luna May InnesOur Little Dutch CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little Egyptian CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little English CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little Eskimo CousinOur Little French CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little German CousinOur Little Grecian CousinBy Mary F. Nixon-RouletOur Little Hawaiian CousinOur Little Hindu CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little Hungarian CousinBy Mary F. Nixon-RouletOur Little Indian CousinOur Little Irish CousinOur Little Italian CousinOur Little Japanese CousinOur Little Jewish CousinOur Little Korean CousinBy H. Lee M. PikeOur Little Mexican CousinBy Edward C. ButlerOur Little Norwegian CousinOur Little Panama CousinBy H. Lee M. PikeOur Little Persian CousinBy E. C. SheddOur Little Philippine CousinOur Little Polish CousinBy Florence E. MendelOur Little Porto Rican CousinOur Little Portuguese CousinBy Edith A. SawyerOur Little Russian CousinOur Little Scotch CousinBy Blanche McManusOur Little Siamese CousinOur Little Spanish CousinBy Mary F. Nixon-RouletOur Little Swedish CousinBy Claire M. CoburnOur Little Swiss CousinOur Little Turkish Cousin
COSY CORNER SERIES
It is the intention of the publishers that this series shall contain only the very highest and purest literature,—stories that shall not only appeal to the children themselves, but be appreciated by all those who feel with them in their joys and sorrows.
The numerous illustrations in each book are by well-known artists, and each volume has a separate attractive cover design.
Each 1 vol., 16mo, cloth $0.50
By ANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTON
THE LITTLE COLONEL.(Trade Mark)
The scene of this story is laid in Kentucky. Its heroine is a small girl, who is known as the Little Colonel, on account of her fancied resemblance to an old-school Southern gentleman, whose fine estate and old family are famous in the region.
THE GIANT SCISSORS.
This is the story of Joyce and of her adventures in France. Joyce is a great friend of the Little Colonel, and in later volumes shares with her the delightful experiences of the "House Party" and the "Holidays."
TWO LITTLE KNIGHTS OF KENTUCKY.
Who Were the Little Colonel's Neighbors.
In this volume the Little Colonel returns to us like an old friend, but with added grace and charm. She is not, however, the central figure of the story, that place being taken by the "two little knights."
MILDRED'S INHERITANCE.
A delightful little story of a lonely English girl who comes to America and is befriended by a sympathetic American family who are attracted by her beautiful speaking voice. By means of this one gift she is enabled to help a school-girl who has temporarily lost the use of her eyes, and thus finally her life becomes a busy, happy one.
CICELY AND OTHER STORIES FOR GIRLS.
The readers of Mrs. Johnston's charming juveniles will be glad to learn of the issue of this volume for young people.
AUNT 'LIZA'S HERO AND OTHER STORIES.
A collection of six bright little stories, which will appeal to all boys and most girls.
BIG BROTHER.
A story of two boys. The devotion and care of Steven, himself a small boy, for his baby brother, is the theme of the simple tale.
OLE MAMMY'S TORMENT.
"Ole Mammy's Torment" has been fitly called "a classic of Southern life." It relates the haps and mishaps of a small negro lad, and tells how he was led by love and kindness to a knowledge of the right.
THE STORY OF DAGO.
In this story Mrs. Johnston relates the story of Dago, a pet monkey, owned jointly by two brothers. Dago tells his own story, and the account of his haps and mishaps is both interesting and amusing.
THE QUILT THAT JACK BUILT.
A pleasant little story of a boy's labor of love, and how it changed the course of his life many years after it was accomplished.
FLIP'S ISLANDS OF PROVIDENCE.
A story of a boy's life battle, his early defeat, and his final triumph, well worth the reading.
By EDITH ROBINSON
A LITTLE PURITAN'S FIRST CHRISTMAS.
A Story of Colonial times in Boston, telling how Christmas was invented by Betty Sewall, a typical child of the Puritans, aided by her brother Sam.
A LITTLE DAUGHTER OF LIBERTY.
The author introduces this story as follows:
"One ride is memorable in the early history of the American Revolution, the well-known ride of Paul Revere. Equally deserving of commendation is another ride,—the ride of Anthony Severn,—which was no less historic in its action or memorable in its consequences."
A LOYAL LITTLE MAID.
A delightful and interesting story of Revolutionary days, in which the child heroine, Betsey Schuyler, renders important services to George Washington.
A LITTLE PURITAN REBEL.
This is an historical tale of a real girl, during the time when the gallant Sir Harry Vane was governor of Massachusetts.
A LITTLE PURITAN PIONEER.
The scene of this story is laid in the Puritan settlement at Charlestown.
A LITTLE PURITAN BOUND GIRL.
A story of Boston in Puritan days, which is of great interest to youthful readers.
A LITTLE PURITAN CAVALIER.
The story of a "Little Puritan Cavalier" who tried with all his boyish enthusiasm to emulate the spirit and ideals of the dead Crusaders.
A PURITAN KNIGHT ERRANT.
The story tells of a young lad in Colonial times who endeavored to carry out the high ideals of the knights of olden days.
By OUIDA(Louise de la Ramée)
A DOG OF FLANDERS:A Christmas Story.
Too well and favorably known to require description.
THE NURNBERG STOVE.
This beautiful story has never before been published at a popular price.
By FRANCES MARGARET FOX
THE LITTLE GIANT'S NEIGHBOURS.
A charming nature story of a "little giant" whose neighbours were the creatures of the field and garden.
FARMER BROWN AND THE BIRDS.
A little story which teaches children that the birds are man's best friends.
BETTY OF OLD MACKINAW.
A charming story of child-life, appealing especially to the little readers who like stories of "real people."
BROTHER BILLY.
The story of Betty's brother, and some further adventures of Betty herself.
MOTHER NATURE'S LITTLE ONES.
Curious little sketches describing the early lifetime, or "childhood," of the little creatures out-of-doors.
HOW CHRISTMAS CAME TO THE MULVANEYS.
A bright, lifelike little story of a family of poor children, with an unlimited capacity for fun and mischief. The wonderful never-to-be forgotten Christmas that came to them is the climax of a series of exciting incidents.
THE COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
Miss Fox has vividly described the happy surprises that made the occasion so memorable to the Mulvaneys, and the funny things the children did in their new environment.
Transcriber's Note:Obvious punctuation errors repaired.