By “Ouida.”
By “Ouida.”
A Dog of Flanders, and Other Stories.
A Collection of Four Sketches for Young Readers.
Small quarto.Cloth, $1.50.
In her manner of telling these little tales there is a remarkable resemblance to Hawthorne’s writings for the young, while in invention and imagination the author pushes closely the writers of classic juveniles. Moreover, each one of the stories contains a wise moral. Mr. Garrett has well illustrated the volume.
“However much difference of opinion there may be as to the moral tone of some of the novels of Louise de la Ramé, there can be but one opinion concerning the purity and admirable tone of her stories designed for young readers. The present book contains four stories, ‘A Dog of Flanders,’ ‘A Provence Rose,’ ‘A Leaf in the Storm,’ and ‘A Bunch of Lilacs.’ The opening story, for pathetic beauty and descriptive power, has rarely been surpassed in the entire range of classic juveniles. The others are of a like touching, pathetic character, revealing on the part of the gifted author a tender sympathy with the poor and humble, and a wonderful power in picturing their every-day experiences. In his beautiful page illustrations, Edmund H. Garrett has entered fully into the spirit of the author’s descriptions.”—Boston Home Journal.
“However much difference of opinion there may be as to the moral tone of some of the novels of Louise de la Ramé, there can be but one opinion concerning the purity and admirable tone of her stories designed for young readers. The present book contains four stories, ‘A Dog of Flanders,’ ‘A Provence Rose,’ ‘A Leaf in the Storm,’ and ‘A Bunch of Lilacs.’ The opening story, for pathetic beauty and descriptive power, has rarely been surpassed in the entire range of classic juveniles. The others are of a like touching, pathetic character, revealing on the part of the gifted author a tender sympathy with the poor and humble, and a wonderful power in picturing their every-day experiences. In his beautiful page illustrations, Edmund H. Garrett has entered fully into the spirit of the author’s descriptions.”—Boston Home Journal.
Two Little Wooden Shoes.
New Edition.With illustrations by Edmund H. Garrett.
Small quarto. $1.50.
“Simplicity and pure nature, unmarred by sensationalism of any kind, make the story as excellent as anything ‘Ouida’ has written.”—Philadelphia North American.
Bimbi.
Small quarto.Cloth, $1.50.
“‘Bimbi,’ the collection of stories to which E. H. Garrett has added about a dozen charming sketches, is a most delightful volume, and one that it will be well for children to read, no less on account of the useful and noble lessons it contains than for the pleasure it will give them.”—Boston Courier.
BY “THE DUCHESS.”
The Three Graces.
With 6 full-page illustrations.12mo.Cloth, $1.25.
“The scene and the pictures are English or Irish, and there is a great deal of fresh, sparkling, amusing young life and talk in the book. It is certainly sweet and wholesome and full of fun.”—The Congregationalist.
BY ANNE H. WHARTON.
A Last Century Maid.
A Juvenile.
Quarto.Illustrated.Cloth, ornamental, $1.50.
“The volume is a small quarto, beautifully printed, and bound in ornamental cloth, and it is embellished with several full-page illustrations. The first three stories deal with colonial days in the vicinity of Philadelphia, and a more charming picture than that drawn of the little colonial Quaker maid we have never seen drawn by the pen. The second story is that of a little girl who was stolen by the Indians and brought up by them with great affection; the third is a delightful story of ‘Christmas in Seventeen Seventy-Six,’ and the others are all very charming. It is a book that children will read, fall in love with, and read again repeatedly. One of the most touchingly beautiful stories that we ever read is ‘A Dog and a Sunbeam in Prison,’ and its lesson of love will sink into every heart.”—Boston Home Journal.
BY LAURA T. MEAD.
Catalina, Art Student.
With 8 full-page illustrations.12mo.Cloth, $1.25.
“An attractive story has been made of the details of the art student’s life in London. Catalina is an artistic girl of Spanish descent, beautiful and winning. The tale of her struggles and devotion to art is pleasantly told.”—San Francisco Bulletin.
The Girls’ Own In-Door Book.
CONTAINING PRACTICAL HELP TO GIRLS ON ALL MATTERSRELATING TO THEIR MATERIAL COMFORT AND WELL-BEING.
Edited by Charles Peters.
With over 150 illustrations.548 pages.Square 12mo.Cloth extra, $1.75.
“It gives illustrated directions for acquiring a wide variety of practical and ornamental arts, with health and etiquette, and all is set forth with refinement, taste, and good sense.”—New York Tribune.
“No more welcome present for a girl just getting into her teens could be found than this fine, well-filled volume—a perfect storehouse of information and amusement. It tells how to do everything a girl would like to do, and to do it well, from tatting to playing the violin or organ.”—St. Louis Republic.
The Girls’ Own Out-Door Book.
Edited by Charles Peters,
EDITOR OF “THE GIRLS’ OWN IN-DOOR BOOK.”
180 illustrations.510 pages.Square 12mo.Cloth extra, $1.75.
Contents.—Girlhood; Out-Door Recreations; The Sea-Side; Our Summer Holidays; Holiday Needle-Work; Social Amusements; Etiquette; Travelling; Shopping and Marketing; The Gardener; Fowl Rearing; The Botanist; The Ornithologist; Knick-Knacks made from Natural Objects; Photography; Astronomy; Out-Door Music; Christian Work.
“All that the work contains is set forth with refinement, taste, and good sense.”—New York Tribune.
“With such a table of contents, no right-minded and intelligent girl can fail to reap pleasure and profit from a careful study of this volume.”—San Francisco Bulletin.
“A handsome volume that will carry pleasure and profit where it goes.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
“Let this book be found in every household where there are girls.”—Rochester (N. Y.) Rural Home.
The Boys’ Own Book ofIn-Door Games and Recreations.
A POPULAR ENCYCLOPÆDIA FOR BOYS.
Edited by G. A. Hutchinson.
With over 700 illustrations. 528 pages. $1.75.
It is especially a boy’s book, calculated to afford both pleasure and profit, treating of those topics in which boys take particular interest. There are chapters on gymnastic exercises, games, and sports of all kinds; the boy’s workshop; how to build boats, etc.; musical instruments; toys; conjurers and conjuring; ventriloquism; and pleasant and profitable occupation for spare hours.
“It gives the boys such instruction as they like, and will keep many an active boy employed in his workshop and away from a companionship that is hurtful. It is both a useful and a beautiful book.”—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Boys’ Own Book of Out-Door Sports.
UNIFORM WITH BOYS’ OWN BOOK OF IN-DOOR SPORTS.
Illustrated.1 vol.4to.Cloth, gilt, $1.75.
Containing articles on swimming, boating, cycling, hare and hounds, skating, lawn-tennis, foot-ball, etc. In short, an encyclopædia of just those things which boys want to know about.
“This is a capital book,” says theNew York Independent. “The illustrations, diagrams, and drawings are very numerous and excellent; and the subject is treated in every aspect and variety by competent writers, who describe well and have the art of lending a charm to their dullest details.”