W. A. Wilde & Co., Publishers.
W. A. Wilde & Co., Publishers.
MALVERN, A NEIGHBORHOOD STORY.By Ellen Douglas Deland.341 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
Her descriptions of boys and girls are so true, and her knowledge of their ways is so accurate, that one must feel an admiration for her complete mastery of her chosen field.—The Argus, Albany.
Miss Deland was accorded a place with Louisa M. Alcott and Nora Perry as a successful writer of books for girls. We think this praise none too high.—The Post.
ASUCCESSFUL VENTURE.By Ellen Douglas Deland.340 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
One of the many successful books that have come from her pen, which is certainly the very best.—Boston Herald.
It is a good piece of work and its blending of good sense and entertainment will be appreciated.—Congregationalist.
KATRINA.By Ellen Douglas Deland.340 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
“Katrina” is the story of a girl who was brought up by an aunt in a remote village of Vermont. Her life is somewhat lonely until a family from New York come there to board during the summer. Katrina’s aunt, who is a reserved woman, has told her little of her antecedents, and she supposes that she has no other relatives. Her New York friends grow very fond of her and finally persuade her to visit them during the winter. There new pleasures and new temptations present themselves, and Katrina’s character develops through them to new strength.
ABOVE THE RANGE.By Theodora R. Jenness.332 pp. Cloth, $1.25.
The quaintness of the characters described will be sure to make the story very popular.—Book News, Philadelphia.
A book of much interest and novelty.—The Book Buyer, New York.
BIG CYPRESS.By Kirk Munroe.164 pp. Cloth, 1.00.
If there is a man who understands writing a story for boys better than another, it is Kirk Munroe.—Springfield Republican.
A capital writer of boys’ stories is Mr. Kirk Munroe.—Outlook.
FOREMAN JENNIE.By Amos R. Wells.A Young Woman of Business. 268 pp. Cloth, $1.25.
It is a delightful story.—The Advance, Chicago.
It is full of action.—The Standard, Chicago.
A story of decided merit.—The Epworth Herald, Chicago.
MYSTERIOUS VOYAGE OF THE DAPHNE.By Lieut. H. P. Whitmarsh.305 pp. Cloth, $1.25.
One of the best collections of short stories for boys and girls that has been published in recent years. Such writers as Hezekiah Butterworth, Wm. O. Stoddard, and Jane G. Austin have contributed characteristic stories which add greatly to the general interest of the book.
W. A. Wilde & Co., Boston and Chicago.