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HOUSEBOAT SERIES.
The Mystery of Lost River CaΓ±on.
The Young Game Warden.
AFLOAT AND ASHORE SERIES.
A Sailor in Spite of Himself.
The Ten-Ton Cutter.
J. T. TROWBRIDGE.
Neither as a writer does he stand apart from the great currents of life and select some exceptional phase or odd combination of circumstances. He stands on the common level and appeals to the universal heart, and all that he suggests or achieves is on the plane and in the line of march of the great body of humanity.
The Jack Hazard series of stories, published in the late Our Young Folks, and continued in the first volume of St. Nicholas, under the title of "Fast Friends," is no doubt destined to hold a high place in this class of literature. The delight of the boys in them (and of their seniors, too) is well founded. They go to the right spot every time. Trowbridge knows the heart of a boy like a book, and the heart of a man, too, and he has laid them both open in these books in a most successful manner. Apart from the qualities that render the series so attractive to all young readers, they have great value on account of their portraitures of American country life and character. The drawing is wonderfully accurate, and as spirited as it is true. The constable, Sellick, is an original character, and as minor figures where will we find anything better than Miss Wansey, and Mr. P. Pipkin, Esq. The picture of Mr. Dink's school, too, is capital, and where else in fiction is there a better nick-name than that the boys gave to poor little Stephen Treadwell, "Step Hen," as he himself pronounced his name in an unfortunate moment when he saw it in print for the first time in his lesson in school.
On the whole, these books are very satisfactory, and afford the critical reader the rare pleasure of the works that are just adequate, that easily fulfill themselves and accomplish all they set out to do.βScribner's Monthly.
JACK HAZARD SERIES.The Young Surveyor.
Fast Friends.
Doing His Best.
A Chance for Himself.
Lawrence's Adventures.
CHARLES ASBURY STEPHENS.
This author wrote his "Camping Out Series" at the very height of his mental and physical powers.
"We do not wonder at the popularity of these books; there is a freshness and variety about them, and an enthusiasm in the description of sport and adventure, which even the older folk can hardly fail to share."βWorcester Spy.
"The author of the Camping Out Series is entitled to rank as decidedly at the head of what may be called boys' literature."βBuffalo Courier.
CAMPING OUT SERIES.Camping Out. As Recorded by "Kit."
"This book is bright, breezy, wholesome, instructive, and stands above the ordinary boys' books of the day by a whole head and shoulders."βThe Christian Register, Boston.
Left on Labrador; Or, the Cruise of the Schooner Yacht "Curlew." As Recorded by "Wash."
"The perils of the voyagers, the narrow escapes, their strange expedients, and the fun and jollity when danger had passed, will make boys even unconscious of hunger."βNew Bedford Mercury.
Off to the Geysers; or the Young Yachters in Iceland. As Recorded by "Wade."
"It is difficult to believe that Wade and Raed and Kit and Wash were not live boys, sailing up Hudson Straits, and reigning temporarily over an Esquimaux tribe."βThe Independent, New York.
Lynx Hunting: From Notes by the Author of "Camping Out."
"Of first quality as a boys' book, and fit to take its place beside the best."βRichmond Enquirer.
Fox Hunting. As Recorded by "Raed."
"The most spirited and entertaining book that has as yet appeared. It overflows with incident, and is characterized by dash and brilliancy throughout."βBoston Gazette.
On the Amazon; or, the Cruise of the "Rambler." As Recorded by "Wash."
"Gives vivid pictures of Brazilian adventure and scenery."βBuffalo Courier.
FAMOUS STANDARD JUVENILES FOR GIRLSA GOOD GIRL'S BOOK IS HARD TO FIND!
One often hears the above quoted. These books have stood the tests of time and careful mothers, and will be of the greatest interest to girls of all ages. Free from any unhealthy sensationalism, yet full of incident and romance, they are the cream of the best girls' books published.
WAYS AND MEANS LIBRARY. By Margaret Vandegrift.Rose Raymond's Wards.
Doris and Theodora.
Ways and Means.
STORIES FOR GIRLS.
Marion Berkley.
Hartwell Farm.
HONEST ENDEAVOR LIBRARY. By Lucy C. Lillie.
Allison's Adventures.
Ruth Endicott's Way.
MILBROOK LIBRARY. By Lucy C. Lillie.
The Squire's Daughter.
Esther's Fortune.
For Honor's Sake.
RECENT SUCCESSES
The following, though of recent date, have at once reached such a height of popularity that they can already be classified as standards.
Marion Berkley. By Elizabeth B. Comins.
Lenny, the Orphan. By Margaret Hosmer.
Family Dilemma. By Lucy C. Lillie.
Question of Honor. By Lynde Palmer
Girl's Ordeal, A. By Lucy C. Lillie.
Elinor Belden; or The Step Brothers. By Lucy C. Lillie.
Where Honor Leads. By Lynde Palmer.
Under the Holly. By Margaret Hosmer.
Two Bequests. The; or, Heavenward Led. By Jane R. Sommere.
The Thistles of Mount Cedar. By Ursula Tannenforst.
HURLBUT'S STORY OF THE BIBLE told for YOUNG AND OLD by Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, D.D.
A Veritable "Arabian Nights" of Entertainment Containing 168 Complete Illustrated Stories
THE BIBLE MADE FASCINATING TO CHILDREN.βThe heroes and the noble men and women of the Bible are made to appear as living, acting people. The book is an original work, and in no sense an imitation. It has been in preparation for a number of years.
THE DISTINGUISHED AUTHOR.βDr. Hurlbut has long been associated with, and director of, the Sunday School work of one of the largest denominations, and he has been more closely associated with the detail work of the Chautauqua movement than has any other man. He is also well known as a writer.
REMARKABLE FOR THE BEAUTY AND NUMBER OF ITS ILLUSTRATIONS.βThere are sixteen pictures in color prepared for this work by the distinguished artist, W. H. Margetson, and reproduced with the beauty and attractiveness of the artist's original work. There are also nearly 300 half-tone engravings in this remarkable book, which is as original in the selection of its illustrations as it is in its stories.
WHAT OTHERS THINK OF IT
"It is a needed and original work. Not an imitation."βChristian Advocate, New York.
"Written in such a style as to fascinate and hold the interest of child or man."βRev. F. E. Clark, Pres. Society of Christian Endeavor.
"It is a beautiful book. I hope every family in the land will secure 'Hurlbut's Story of the Bible,'"βGeneral O. O. Howard.
"The best book of its kind, and that kind the most important."βRev. James A. Worden, Presbyterian B'd of Pub. and S. S. Work.
"I like very much the vocabulary you have used, and I can see how careful you have been in choosing understandable words."βMr. Philip E. Howard, Sunday-School Times, Philadelphia.
"It is the completest and best thing of the kind I have seen. The book is splendidly illustrated." Marian Lawrance, General Secretary International Sunday-School Association.
"Many will be drawn to the Bible who otherwise might look upon it as only adapted for older people."βHon. David J. Brewer, Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
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