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Profusely illustrated. Royal 8vo, $2.50net.
The account of the adventures and deeds of Sir Launcelot, fully and beautifully illustrated in Mr. Pyle's characteristic style, and uniform with his other two books, "The Story of King Arthur and His Knights" and "The Story of the Champions of the Round Table." This book takes up the adventures of the greatest of the Arthurian heroes, from the very beginning, and also that of his son Sir Galahad.
"There is nobody quite like Howard Pyle, after all, when it comes to stories for children, nobody with his peculiar freshness and enthusiasm, and his power of choosing quaint and lovely settings for the sometimes quiet, sometimes stirring tales that appeal at once to his readers by their truth and naturalness."—The Springfield Republican.
OTHER BOOKS BY MR. PYLE.
THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Profusely illustrated. Royal 8vo, $2.50net.
"He has caught the very spirit of chivalry. It is one of the best of holiday books."—San Francisco Chronicle.
THE STORY OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS. Profusely illustrated. Royal 8vo, $2.50net.
"Nothing could be better to give a boy or girl for Christmas than Mr. Pyle's rendition of these stately, ennobling old legends."—Chicago Record-Herald.
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THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD. Illustrated. Royal 8vo, $3.00.
"This superb book is unquestionably the most original and elaborate ever produced by any American author. Mr. Pyle has told, with pencil and pen, the complete and consecutive story of Robin Hood and his merry men in their haunts in Sherwood Forest, gathered from the old ballads and legends."—Boston Transcript.
OTTO OF THE SILVER HAND. Illustrated. Royal 8vo, $2.00.
"The scene of the story is mediæval Germany in the time of the feuds and robber barons and romance. The kidnapping of Otto, his adventures among rough soldiers and his daring rescue make up a spirited and thrilling story."—Christian Union.
Heroes of the Olden Time.
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ByJames Baldwin. Three volumes, 12mo, each beautifully illustrated. Singly, $1.50; the set, $4.00.
A STORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE. Illustrated byHoward Pyle.
"Mr. Baldwin's book is redolent with the spirit of the Odyssey, that glorious primitive epic, fresh with the dew of the morning of time. It is an unalloyed pleasure to read his recital of the adventures of the wily Odysseus. Howard Pyle's illustrations render the spirit of the Homeric age with admirable felicity."—Prof. H.H. Boyesen.
THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED. Illustrated byHoward Pyle.
"The story of 'Siegfried' is charmingly told. The author makes up the story from the various myths in a fascinating way which cannot fail to interest the reader. It is as enjoyable as any fairy tale."—Hartford Courant.
THE STORY OF ROLAND. Illustrated byR.B. Birch.
"Mr. Baldwin has culled from a wide range of epics, French, Italian, and German, and has once more proved his aptitude as a story-teller for the young."—The Nation.
The Boy's Library of Legend and Chivalry.
Edited bySidney Lanier, and richly illustrated byFredericks, Bensell, and Kappes. Four volumes, cloth, uniform binding, price per set, $7.00. Sold separately, price per volume, $2.00.
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Mr. Lanier's books present to boy readers the old English classics of history and legend in an attractive form. While they are stories of action and stirring incident, they teach those lessons which manly, honest boys ought to learn.
THE BOY'S KING ARTHUR.THE BOY'S FROISSART.THE BOY'S PERCY.THE KNIGHTLY LEGENDS OF WALES.
"Amid all the strange and fanciful scenery of these stories, character and ideals of character remain at the simplest and purest. The romantic history transpires in the healthy atmosphere of the open air on the green earth beneath the open sky."—The Independent.
Stories for Boys.
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS.
ByRichard Harding Davis. With 6 full-page illustrations. 12mo, $1.00
CONTENTS: The Reporter who made himself King—Midsummer Pirates—Richard Carr's Baby, a Football Story—The Great Tri-Club Tennis Tournament—The Jump at Corey's Slip—The Van Bibber Baseball Club—The Story of a Jockey.
"It will be astonishing indeed if youths of all ages are not fascinated with these 'Stories for Boys.' Mr. Davis knows infallibly what will interest his young readers."—Boston Beacon.
Marvels of Animal Life Series.
By Charles F. Holder. Three volumes, 8vo, each profusely illustrated. Singly, $1.75; the Set, $5.00.
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THE IVORY KING.A Popular History of the Elephant and its Allies.
"The author talks in a lively and pleasant way about white elephants, rogue elephants, baby elephants, trick elephants, of the elephant in war, pageantry, sports and games. A charming accession to books for young people."—Chicago Interior.
MARVELS OF ANIMAL LIFE.
"Mr. Holder combines his description of these odd creatures with stories of his own adventures in pursuit of them in many parts of the world. These are told with much spirit, and add greatly to the fascination of the book."—Worcester Spy.
LIVING LIGHTS.A Popular Account of Phosphorescent Animals and Vegetables.
"A very curious branch of natural history is expounded in most agreeable style by this delightful book. He has revealed a world of new wonders."—Philadelphia Bulletin.
White Cockades.
An Incident of the "Forty-five." ByEdward I. Stevenson. 12mo, $1.00.
"A bright historical tale. The scene is Scotland; the time that of Prince Charles' rebellion. The hero is a certain gallant young nobleman devoted to the last of the Stuarts and his cause. The action turns mainly upon the hiding, the hunting, and the narrow escapes of Lord Geoffrey Armitage from the spies and soldiers of the King."—New York Mail And Express.
Prince Peerless.
A Fairy-Folk Story Book. ByMargaret Collier(Madam Gelletti Di Cadilhac). Illustrated byJohn Collier. 12mo, $1.25.
"More admirable and fascinating a fairy-story book we have not lately set eyes upon. The stories are most airily conceived and gracefully executed."—Hartford Post.
By William Henry Frost.
FAIRIES AND FOLK OF IRELAND. Illustrated bySidney R. Burleigh.12mo, $1.50.
"Fresh and delightful materials are incorporated in witty and interesting narratives."—Philadelphia Press.
THE KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Stories of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. Illustrated bySidney R. Burleigh. 12mo, $1.50.
"The book is especially commended to boys, who will delight in the martial spirit breathed through the tales, and cannotfail to be benefited by reading of the courage, honor, and truth of these 'brave knights of old.'"—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
THE COURT OF KING ARTHUR. Stories from the Land of the Round Table. Illustrated bySidney R. Burleigh. 12mo, $1.50.
"Mr. William Henry Frost in 'The Court of King Arthur' has succeeded admirably in his attempt to make the doughty knights and fair ladies of ancient days seem distinct and interesting to boys and girls of our own time."—Public Opinion.
THE WAGNER STORY BOOK. Firelight Tales of the Great Music Dramas. Illustrated bySidney R. Burleigh. 12mo, $1.50.
"The story of the Knight of the Swan, of the Ring of the Nibelungen, the Search for the Grail, of Lohengrin and ofParsifal, are among the richest and deepest of the great mediæval stories. They are pre-eminently the natural food for children of imagination, and in this volume these stories are retold in a very effective way."—The Outlook.
Robert Grant's Two Books for Boys.
JACK HALL; or, the School Days of an American Boy. Illustrated byF. G. Attwood. 12mo, $1.25.
"A better book for boys has never been written. It is pure, clean and healthy, and has throughout a vigorous action that holds the reader breathless."—Boston Herald.
"A capital story for boys, wholesome and interesting. It reminds one of 'Tom Brown.'"—Boston Transcript.
JACK IN THE BUSH; or, a Summer on a Salmon River. Illustrated byF.T. Merrill. 12mo, $1.25.
"A clever book for boys. It is the story of the camp-life of a lot of boys, and is destined to please every boy reader. It is attractively illustrated."—Detroit Free Press.
"An ideal story of out-door life and genuine experiences."—Boston Traveller.
Books by Kirk Munroe.
A SON OF SATSUMA; or, WITH PERRY IN JAPAN. Illustrated byRufus F. Zogbaum. 12mo, $1.00net.
"If there is a man who understands writing a story for boys better than another, it is Kirk Munroe."—Springfield Republican.
BRETHREN OF THE COAST: A TALE OF WEST INDIAN PIRATES. Illustrated byRufus F. Zogbaum. 12mo, $1.25.
"There is enough of history and enough of action in this story to make it valuable as well as readable, and this story of adventure and description will be read with interest and profit."—Herald and Presbyter.
MIDSHIPMAN STUART; OR, THE LAST CRUISE OF THE ESSEX. A tale of 1812. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25.
The story tells of the exciting adventures of an unusually plucky and enterprising American boy whose career at sea is marked with hairbreadth escapes.
IN PIRATE WATERS: A TALE OF THE AMERICAN NAVY. Illustrated byI.W. Taber. 12mo, $1.25.
The boy hero of this book assists in the extinction of this cowardly system, taking part in some of the sea fights which brought glory to the American navy.
The White Conqueror's Series.
Each 12mo, $1.25. The set in a box, four volumes, $5.00.
WITH CROCKETT AND BOWIE; or, Fighting for the Lone Star State. Illustrated byVictor S. Pérard.
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"One of the most spirited and interesting tales that he has written."—News and Courier.
THROUGH SWAMP AND GLADE. A tale of the Seminole War. Illustrated byVictor S. Pérard.
"No boy can get hold of this story without being carried away with it."—Boston Courier.
AT WAR WITH PONTIAC; or, the Totem of the Bear. A tale of redcoat and redskin. Illustrated byJ. Fennemore.
"The book is admirably written throughout and has not a dull page in it."—Boston Beacon.
THE WHITE CONQUERORS. A tale of Toltec and Aztec. Illustrated byW.S. Stacey.
"The book is filled with incident and permeated with the high color and life of the period and country."—Cambridge Tribune.
Frank R. Stockton's Books for the Young.
"His books for boys and girls are classics."—Newark Advertiser.
THE CLOCKS OF RONDAINE, AND OTHER STORIES. With 24 illustrations byBlashfield, Rogers, Beard, and others. Square 8vo; $1.50.
FRANK R. STOCKTON.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED. Illustrated byPennell, Parsons, and others. Sq. 8vo, $2.00.
THE STORY OF VITEAU. Illustrated byR.B. Birch. 12mo, $1.50.
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A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP. With 20 illustrations. 12mo, $1.50.
THE FLOATING PRINCE AND OTHER FAIRY TALES. Illustrated. Square 8vo, $1.50.
THE TING-A-LING TALES. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.00.
ROUND-ABOUT RAMBLES IN LANDS OF FACT AND FICTION. Illustrated. Square 8vo, $1.50.
TALES OUT OF SCHOOL. With nearly 200 illustrations. Square 8vo, $1.50.
"The volumes are profusely illustrated and contain the most entertaining sketches in Mr. Stockton's most entertaining manner."—Christian Union.
Edward Eggleston's Two Popular Books.
THE HOOSIER SCHOOL-BOY. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.00.
"'The Hoosier School-Boy' depicts some of the characteristics of boy-life years ago on the Ohio; characteristics, however, that were not peculiar to that section. The story presents a vivid and interesting picture of the difficulties which in those days beset the path of the youth aspiring for an education."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
QUEER STORIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. 12mo, $1.00.
"A very bright and attractive little volume for young readers. The stories are fresh, breezy, and healthy, with a good point to them and a good, sound American view of life and the road to success. The book abounds in good feeling and good sense, and is written in a style of homely art."—Independent.
Evening Tales.
Done into English from the French of Frederic Ortoli, byJoel Chandler Harris. 12mo, $1.00.
"It is a veritable French 'Uncle Remus' that Mr. Harris has discovered in Frederic Ortoli. The book has the genuine piquancy of Gallic wit, and will be sure to charm American children. Mr. Harris's version is delightfully written."—Boston Beacon.
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Hans Brinker:
Or, The Silver Skates. A Story of Life in Holland. ByMary Mapes Dodge. With 60 illustrations. 12mo, $1.50.
"The author has shown, in her former works for the young, a very rare ability to meet their wants; but she has produced nothing better than this charming tale—alive with incident and action, adorned rather than freighted with useful facts, and moral without moralization."—The Nation.
The Norseland Series.
BY H.H. BOYESEN.
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NORSELAND TALES. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25.
BOYHOOD IN NORWAY:Nine Stories of Deeds of the Sons of the Vikings. With 8 illustrations. 12mo, $1.25
AGAINST HEAVY ODDS,and a Fearless Trio. With 13 full-page illustrations byW.L. Taylor. 12mo, $1.25.
THE MODERN VIKINGS:Stories of Life And Sport in the Norseland.With many full-page illustrations. 12mo, $1.25.
The four above volumes in a box, $5.00.
"Charmingly told stories of boy-life in the Land of the Midnight Sun, illustrated with pictures giving a capital idea of the incidents and scenes described. The tales have a delight all their own, as they tell of scenes and sports and circumstances so different from those of our American life."—N.Y. Observer.
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Two Books by Rossiter Johnson.
THE END OF A RAINBOW.An American Story. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50.
"It will be read with breathless interest. It is interesting and full of boyish experiences."—N.Y. Independent.
PHAETON ROGERS.A Novel of Boy Life. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50.
"Mr. Johnson has shown in this book capabilities of a really high quality, for his story abounds with humor, and there are endless bits of quiet fun in it, which bring out the hearty laugh, even when it is read by older people. It is a capital book for boys."—New York Times.
Mrs. Burton Harrison's Tales.
BRIC-A-BRAC STORIES. With 24 illustrations byWalter Crane.12mo, $1.50.
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"When the little boy, for whose benefit the various articles of bric-a-brac in his father's drawing-room relate stories appropriate to their several native countries, exclaims at the conclusion of one of them: 'I almost think there can't be a better one than that!' the reader, of whatever age, will probably feel inclined to agree with him. Upon the whole, it is to be wished that every boy and girl might become acquainted with the contents of this book."—Julian Hawthorne.
THE OLD FASHIONED FAIRY BOOK. Illustrated byRosina Emmet, 16mo, $1.25.
"The little ones, who so willingly go back with us to 'Jack the Giant Killer,' 'Bluebeard,' and the kindred stories of our childhood, will gladly welcome Mrs. Burton Harrison's 'Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales.' The graceful pencil of Miss Rosina Emmet has given a pictorial interest to the book."—Frank R. Stockton.
Thomas Nelson Page's Two Books.
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AMONG THE CAMPS:Or, Young People's Stories of the War. With 8 full-page illustrations. Square, 8vo, $1.50.
"They are five in number, each having reference to some incident of the Civil War. A vein of mingled pathos and humor runs through them all, and greatly heightens the charm of them. It is the early experience of the author himself, doubtless, which makes his pictures of life in a Southern home during the great struggle so vivid and truthful."—The Nation.
TWO LITTLE CONFEDERATES. With 8 full-page illustrations byKemble and Redwood. Square, 8vo, $1.50.
"Mr. Page was 'raised' in Virginia, and he knows the 'darkey' of the South better than any one who writes about them. And he knows 'white folks,' too, and his stories, whether for old or young people, have the charm of sincerity and beauty and reality."—Harper's Young People.
W.O. Stoddard's Books for Boys.
DAB KINZER.A Story of a Growing Boy. THE QUARTET.A Sequel to Dab KinzerSALTILLO BOYS. AMONG THE LAKES. WINTER FUN.
Five volumes, 12mo, in a box, $5.00. Sold separately, each, $1.00.
"William O. Stoddard has written capital books for boys. His 'Dab Kinzer' and 'The Quartet' are among the best specimens of 'Juveniles' produced anywhere. In his latest volume, 'Winter Fun,' Mr. Stoddard gives free rein to his remarkable gift of story-telling for boys. Healthful works of this kind cannot be too freely distributed among the little men of America."—New York Journal of Commerce.
Little People
And their Homes in Meadows, Woods, and Waters. ByStella Louise Hook. Illustrated byDan Beard and Harry Beard.One volume, square 8vo, $1.50.
"A delightful excursion for the little ones into the fairy-land of nature, telling all about the little people and all in such pleasant language and such pretty illustrations that the little readers will be charmed as much as they will be instructed by the book."—New York Evangelist.
R.L. STEVENSON.
Two Books by Robert Louis Stevenson.
THE BLACK ARROW:
A Tale of the Two Roses. ByR.L. Stevenson. With 12 full-page illustrations byWill H. Low and Alfred Brennan. 12mo, $1.25.
"The story is one of the strongest pieces of romantic writing ever done by Mr. Stevenson."—The Boston Times.
KIDNAPPED: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751. ByR.L. Stevenson. 12mo, with 16 full-page illustrations, $1.50.
"Mr. Stevenson has never appeared to greater advantage than in 'Kidnapped.'"—The Nation.
Two Books by Henry M. Stanley.
MY DARK COMPANIONS
And Their Strange Stories. With 64 illustrations. 8vo, $2.00
HENRY M. STANLEY.
"The following legends," says Mr. Stanley in his introduction, "are the choicest and most curious of those that were related to me during seventeen years, and which have not been hitherto published in any of my books of travel." There are in all nineteen stories, new and striking in motive and quaint in language.
MY KALULU.
Prince, King, and Slave. A Story of Central Africa. ByHenry M. Stanley. One volume, 12mo, new edition, with many illustrations, $1.50.
"A fresh, breezy, stirring story for youths, interesting in itself and full of information regarding life in the interior of the continent in which its scenes are laid."—New York Times.
"If the young reader is fond of strange adventures, he will find enough in this volume to delight him all winter, and he will be hard to please who is not charmed by its graphic pages."—Boston Journal.
Jules Verne's Greatest Work.
"THE EXPLORATION OF THE WORLD."
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"M. Verne's scheme in this work is to tell fully how man has made acquaintance with the world in which he lives, to combine into a single work in three volumes the wonderful stories of all the great explorers, navigators, and travelers who have sought out, one after another, the once uttermost parts of the earth."—The New York Evening Post.
The three volumes in a set, $7.50; singly, $2.50.
FAMOUS TRAVELS AND TRAVELLERS.
With over 100 full-page illustrations, maps, etc., 8vo, $2.50.
THE GREAT NAVIGATORS OF THE XVIIITH CENTURY.
With 96 full-page illustrations and 19 maps, 8vo, $2.50.
THE GREAT EXPLORERS OF THE XIXTH CENTURY.
With over 100 full-page illustrations, facsimiles, etc., 8vo, $2.50.
Jules Verne's Stories. Uniform Illustrated Edition.
Nine volumes, 8vo, extra cloth, with over 750 full-page illustrations. Price, per set, in a box, $17.50. Sold also in separate volumes.
Michael Strogoff; or, The Courier of the Czar, $2.00. A Floating City and the Blockade Runners, $2.00. Hector Servadac, $2.00. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, $2.00. From the Earth to the Moon direct in Ninety-seven Hours, Twenty Minutes; and a journey Around it, $2.00. Dick Sands, $2.00. The Steam House, $2.00. The Giant Raft, $2.00. The Mysterious Island, $2.50.
Czar and Sultan.
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The adventures of a British Lad in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. ByArchibald Forbes. Illustrated. 12mo, $2.00.
"Very fascinating and graphic. Mr. Forbes is a forcible writer, and the present work has the vigor and intensity associated with his name. It is sure to be popular with youthful readers."—Boston Beacon.
"A brilliant and exciting narrative, and the drawings add to its interest and value."—N.Y. Observer.
Books of Adventure by Robert Leighton.
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OLAF THE GLORIOUS.
A Story of Olaf Triggvison, King of Norway, A.D. 995-1000. Crown 8vo, with numerous full-page illustrations, $1.50.
THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
The Story of a North Sea Fisher Boy. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
THE THIRSTY SWORD.
A Story of the Norse Invasion of Scotland. 1262-65, With 8 illustrations and a map. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
THE PILOTS OF POMONA.
A Story of the Orkney Islands. With 8 illustrations and a map. Crown 8vo, $1.50.
"Mr. Leighton as a writer for boys needs no praise, as his books place him in the front rank."—New York Observer.
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Things Will Take a Turn.
ByBeatrice Harraden, author of "Ships that Pass in the Night." Illustrated. 12mo, $1,00.
The charm of this tale is its delicate, wistful sympathy. It is the story of a sunny-hearted child, Rosebud, who assists her grandfather in his dusty, second-hand bookshop. One cannot help being fascinated by the sweet little heroine, she is so engaging, so natural; and to love Rosebud is to love all her friends and enter sympathetically into the good fortune she brought them.
Among the Lawmakers.
ByEdmund Alton. Illustrated. Sq. 8vo, $1.50.
"The book is a diverting as well as an instructive one. Mr. Alton was in his early days a page in the Senate, and he relates the doings of Congress from the point of view he then obtained. His narrative is easy and piquant, and abounds in personal anecdotes about the great men whom the pages waited on."—Christian Union.