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
ByCaroline Emilia Jacobs(Emilia 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.” ByCaroline Elliott JacobsandEdyth Ellerbeck Read.
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.
PEGGY RAYMOND’S VACATION;Or, Friendly Terrace Transplanted.
A Sequel to “The Girls of Friendly Terrace.” ByHarriet Lummis Smith.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Readers who made the acquaintance of Peggy Raymond and her bevy of girl chums in “The Girls of Friendly Terrace” will be glad to continue the acquaintance of these attractive young folks.
Several new characters are introduced, and one at least will prove a not unworthy rival of the favorites among the Terrace girls.
THE HADLEY HALL SERIES
By LOUISE M. BREITENBACHEach, library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.50
ALMA AT HADLEY HALL
“Miss Breitenbach is to be congratulated on having written such an appealing book for girls, and the girls are to be congratulated on having the privilege of reading it.”—The Detroit Free Press.
ALMA’S SOPHOMORE YEAR
“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.
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THE SUNBRIDGE GIRLS AT SIX STAR RANCH.ByEleanor Stuart.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Any girl of any age who is fond of outdoor life will appreciate this fascinating tale of Genevieve Hartley’s summer vacation house-party on a Texas ranch. Genevieve and her friends are real girls, the kind that one would like to have in one’s own home, and there are a couple of manly boys introduced.
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
“It is one of those exquisitely simple and truthful books that win and charm the reader, and I did not put it down until I had finished it—honest! And I am sure that every one, young or old, who reads will be proud and happy to make the acquaintance of the delicious waif.
“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.
“There is so much to this story that it is almost a novel—in fact it is better than many novels, although written for only young people. Compared with much of to-day’s juveniles it is quite a superior book.”—Chicago Tribune.
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.
PUSSY BLACK-FACE.ByMarshall Saunders, author of “’Tilda Jane,” “’Tilda Jane’s Orphans,” etc.
Library 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
This is a delightful little story of animal life, written in this author’s best vein, dealing especially with Pussy Black-Face, a little Beacon Street (Boston) kitten, who is the narrator.
FAMOUS LEADERS SERIES
By CHARLES H. L. JOHNSTONEach, large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.50
FAMOUS CAVALRY LEADERS
Biographical sketches, with anecdotes and reminiscenses, 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.
FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEA
In this volume Mr. Johnston tells interesting stories about the famous sailors of fortune.
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.
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RALPH SOMERBY AT PANAMA
ByFrancis Raleigh.
Large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Real buccaneers who overran the Spanish main, and adventurers who figured prominently in the sack of Panama, all enter into the life of Ralph Somerby, a young English lad, on his way to the colony in Jamaica. After a year of wandering and adventure he covers the route of the present Panama Canal.
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.
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 YOUNG PIONEER SERIES
By HARRISON ADAMSEach, 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated$1.25
THE PIONEER BOYS OF THE OHIO;Or, Clearing the Wilderness.
Boys will follow with ever increasing interest the fortunes of Bob and Sandy Armstrong in their hunting and trapping expeditions, and in their adventures with the Indians.
THE PIONEER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES;Or, On the Trail of the Iroquois.
In this story are introduced all of the principal characters of the first volume, and Bob and Sandy learn much of life in the open from the French trappers andcoureurs du bois.
THE PIONEER BOYS OF THE MISSISSIPPI;Or, The Homestead in the Wilderness.
Telling of how the Armstrong family decides to move farther west after an awful flood on the Ohio, and how they travelled to the great “Father of Waters” and settled on its banks, and of how the pioneer boys had many adventures both with wild animals and with the crafty Indians.
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HAWK: THE YOUNG OSAGE
ByC. H. Robinson.
One vol., cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
A fine story of North American Indians. The story begins when Hawk is a papoose and follows him until he is finally made chief of his tribe.
THE YOUNG APPRENTICE;Or, Allan West’s Chum.
ByBurton E. Stevenson.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
In this book Mr. Stevenson takes up a new branch of railroading, namely, the work of the “Shops.”
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.”—Boston Herald.
CAPTAIN JACK LORIMER.ByWinn Standish.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Jack is a fine example of the 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.”—Chicago Tribune.
JACK LORIMER’S HOLIDAYS;Or, Millvale High in Camp. ByWinn Standish.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, 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.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
On the sporting side, this book takes up football, wrestling, and tobogganing.
JACK LORIMER, FRESHMAN.ByWinn Standish.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
This book is typical of the American college boys’ life and is a lively story.
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.
THELittle Cousin Series
(TRADE MARK)Each volume illustrated with six or more full page plates intint. Cloth, 12mo, with decorative cover,per volume, 60 centsLIST OF TITLESBy Mary Hazelton Wade, Mary F.Nixon-Roulet, Blanche McManus,Clara V. Winlow, Florence E.Mendel and Others
THE LITTLE COUSINS OF LONGAGO SERIES
The publishers have concluded that a companion series to “The Little Cousin Series,” giving the every-day child life ofancient timeswill meet with approval, and like the other series will be welcomed by the children as well as by their elders. The volumes of this new series are accurate both historically and in the description of every-day life of the time, as well as interesting to the child.
Small 12mo, cloth, illustrated 60c
OUR LITTLE ROMAN COUSIN OF LONG AGO
ByJulia Darrow Cowles.
OUR LITTLE ATHENIAN COUSIN OF LONG AGO
ByJulia Darrow Cowles.
THE PHYLLIS SERIES
By LENORE E. MULETSEach, one volume, cloth decorated, illustrated$1.25
“An original idea cleverly carried out. The volumes afford the best kind of entertainment; and the little girl heroine of them all will find friends in the girls of every part of the country. No juveniles can be commended more heartily.”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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 $0.50By 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 Stephen, 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 the final triumph, well worth the reading.
woodsmen on shore watching canoe in distance
Transcriber’s Notes:Obvious punctuation errors repaired.Page 34, “how” changed to “now” (lose the farm now)Page 169, “flight” changed to “fight” (sort of fight with)Page 351, page reference for Note 1 changed from “page 34” to “page 3”.Page 352, page reference for Note 3 changed from “page 132” to “page 131”.
Transcriber’s Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Page 34, “how” changed to “now” (lose the farm now)
Page 169, “flight” changed to “fight” (sort of fight with)
Page 351, page reference for Note 1 changed from “page 34” to “page 3”.
Page 352, page reference for Note 3 changed from “page 132” to “page 131”.