of young readers a summary, set forth in simple, attractive language, of
the lives and works of the great men of English Literature. Especial
stress is laid upon popular literature, the old British and Saxon Songs,
the romantic episodes of King Arthur's reign in its relation to
learning, Robin Hood, etc. The book is written in a charmingly winning
style, and is both entertaining and valuable as a first book of English
literature.
CONTENTS.--OLD BRITISH SONGS; OLD SAXON SONGS; CAEDMON; THE
VENERABLE BEDE; KING ALFRED; THE ROMANCE OF KING ARTHUR; ROBIN
HOOD; THE HERO OF THE PEOPLE; LANGLANDE AND GOWER; SIR JOHN
MANDEVILLE; GEOFFREY CHAUCER; WICKLIFFE; CAXTON; THE FAERY QUEEN;
SIR PHILIP SIDNEY; THE RISE OF THE DRAMA.
* * * * *
_BY THE SAME AUTHOR._
CHILDREN'S STORIES
OF THE GREAT SCIENTISTS.
_With numerous Portraits. 12mo, $1.25_
"The author has succeeded in making her pen pictures of the great
scientists as graphic as the excellent portraits that illustrate the
work. Around each name she has picturesquely grouped the essential
features of scientific achievement."
--_Brooklyn Times._
* * *
OF AMERICAN PROGRESS.
_Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25_
"Miss Wright is favorably known by her volume of well-told 'Stories in
American History,' and her 'Stories of American Progress' is equally
worthy of commendation. Taken together they present a series of pictures
of great graphic interest. The illustrations are excellent."
--_The Nation._
[Illustration]
* * *
IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
_Illustrated. 12mo, $1.25_
"A most delightful and instructive collection of historical events, told
in a simple and pleasant manner. Almost every occurrence in the gradual
development of our country is woven into an attractive story for young
people."
--_San Francisco Evening Post._
* * * * *
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED.
BY FRANK R. STOCKTON,
With Forty-Six Illustrations by Joseph Pennell, Alfred Parsons and others.
_One volume, square 8vo, =$2.00=_
[Illustration]
A fascinating volume of travel by the famous story-teller, whose route
is outlined with characteristic quaintness in the table of contents
given below. The chapters are a series of pleasant, informal talks with
an imaginary party of young people to whom the author is showing the
curious and interesting sights of the old world;--a fancy that Mr.
Stockton works out with his customary ingenuity and cleverness.
The two-score and more of illustrations by Joseph Pennell, Alfred
Parsons, and others, enriching the pages with many beautiful old-world
views, give the book a high artistic quality and make it a volume
admirably suited for a holiday gift.
CONTENTS.--THE ROMANS, BUT NOT ROME; THE CITY OF THE BENDED KNEE;
LITTLE PISA AND GREAT ROME; GREAT ROME AGAIN; AROUND THE BAY OF
NAPLES; IN FLORENCE AND VENICE; A MOUNTAIN TOP, AND HOW WE GET
THERE; QUEEN PARIS; KING LONDON; IN ENGLISH COUNTRY; THE LOW
COUNTRIES AND THE RHINE; THE PEOPLE WE MEET.
* * * * *
STOCKTON'S OTHER BOOKS.
=THE STORY OF VITEAU.=
_With 16 Full-Page Illustrations by R. B. BIRCH._
_12mo, extra Cloth, $1.50_
"It is as romantic and absorbing as any boy could wish for, full of
adventure and daring, and yet told in excellent spirit and with a true
literary instinct."
--_Christian Union._
=A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP.=
_With Twenty Illustrations. 12mo, $1.50_
"We can think of no book published the present season which will more
delight the wide-awake, adventure-loving boy. It is, to borrow the
adjective from the title, just 'jolly.'"
--_Boston Transcript._
=The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales.=
_With Illustrations. Square 8vo, $1.50_
"These tales are full of the quaintest conceits and the oddest fancies,
and the strange adventures in which the different characters engage are
just the kind to excite the intense interest of children."
--_Phila. Bulletin._
=THE TING-A-LING TALES.=
_With numerous Illustrations. 12mo, $1.00_
"It would be difficult to find anything more dainty, fanciful and
humorous than these tales of magic, fairies, dwarfs and Giants. There is
a vein of satire in them too which adult readers will enjoy."
--_N. Y. Herald._
=Roundabout Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fiction.=
_With 200 Illustrations. 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._
* * * * *
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MAGO;
_OR, A PHOENICIAN EXPEDITION, B.C. 1000._
BY LEON CAHUN.
_With 73 Illustrations. New Edition. One Volume, 8vo, $1.50_
[Illustration]
Here we have one of those audacious stories which Frenchmen alone seem
to have enough originality to invent. Captain Mago is sent by Hiram King
of Tyre, on a voyage to Tarshish (Spain) to procure a supply of silver
and other treasure with which to embellish the temple of David, King of
the Jews, which was to be erected at Jerusalem. During his absence of
several years, he met with innumerable strange and perilous adventures
by land and sea. In itself the narrative of his exploits is of thrilling
interest, but the real value of the book consists in the graphic and
accurate picture which it gives of the world as it was a thousand years
before the Christian Era. King David, King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba,
and even Homer are among the characters Captain Mago meets in his
journeys and adventures.
* * * * *
=A TALE OF THE INDIAN MUTINY;=
_OR, THE SERPENT-CHARMER._
BY LOUIS ROUSSELET.
_New Edition, Fully Illustrated. One Volume, 12mo, $1.50_
A book of exciting adventures, the scene being laid in India during the
Mutiny of 1857, and the story describing the fortunes of a Franco-Indian
family.
"The book, the plot of which appears to be founded on fact, is rather a
boy's book than a novel, and is filled with an uninterrupted series of
wild adventures, told in an agreeable and interesting way."
--_The Nation._
"Besides the interest in the romance, much information is conveyed
concerning Indian manners and customs, as well as delightful
descriptions of the wild country and the animals that abound there."
--_Providence Journal._
* * * * *
=WILD MEN AND WILD BEASTS;=
_OR, SCENES IN CAMP AND JUNGLE._
BY LIEUT.-COL. GORDON CUMMING.
_New Edition, Illustrated. One Volume, 12mo, $1.50_
[Illustration]
The author of this book is famous for his hunting exploits in Africa and
in Asia. His narrative has an autobiographical basis and contains some
of the most marvelous stories of adventure ever published. Col. Gordon's
accounts of his various expeditions are records of bravery and endurance
seldom paralleled; and the tales of bloodshed are alleviated by pleasant
anecdote--the humors of the camp and chase.
* * * * *
THE BOY'S LIBRARY OF PLUCK AND ACTION.
=Four volumes, 12mo, in a box, illustrated, $5.00
Sold separately, price per volume, 1.50=
[Illustration]
A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP.
BY FRANK R. STOCKTON.
HANS BRINKER;
=OR, THE SILVER SKATES.=
A Story of Life in Holland.
BY MRS. MARY MAPES DODGE.
THE BOY EMIGRANTS.
BY NOAH BROOKS.
PHAETON ROGERS.
BY ROSSITER JOHNSON.
In the "_Boy's Library of Pluck and Action_," the design was to bring
together the representative and most popular books of four of the best
known writers for young people. The volumes are beautifully illustrated
and uniformly bound in a most attractive form.
* * * * *
ILLUSTRATED LIBRARY OF TRAVEL.
BY BAYARD TAYLOR.
=Per set, six volumes, 12mo, $6.00. Each with many illustrations.
Sold separately, per volume, $1.25.=
[Illustration]
JAPAN IN OUR DAY.
TRAVELS IN ARABIA.
TRAVELS IN SOUTH AFRICA.
CENTRAL ASIA.
THE LAKE REGION OF CENTRAL AFRICA.
SIAM, THE LAND OF THE WHITE ELEPHANT.
Each volume is complete in itself, and contains, first, a brief
preliminary sketch of the country to which it is devoted; next, such an
outline of previous explorations as may be necessary to explain what has
been achieved by later ones; and finally, a condensation of one or more
of the most important narratives of recent travel, accompanied with
illustrations of the scenery, architecture, and life of the races, drawn
only from the most authentic sources.
"Authenticated accounts of countries, peoples, modes of living and
being, curiosities in natural history, and personal adventure in travels
and explorations, suggest a rich fund of solid instruction combined with
delightful entertainment. The editorship by one of the most observant
and well-travelled men of modern times, at once secures the high
character of the 'Library' in every particular."
--_The Sunday School Times._
* * * * *
HANS BRINKER; OR, THE SILVER SKATES.
A STORY OF LIFE IN HOLLAND.
By MARY MAPES DODGE.
=One volume, 12mo, with sixty beautiful illustrations, $1.50.=
[Illustration]
"For children, what could be better as a gift than a copy of Mrs.
Dodge's 'Hans Brinker; or, the Silver Skates'? This is one of the most
charming of juvenile stories, dealing with fresh scenes and a strange
life, and told with sweet simplicity and great beauty."
--_The Congregationalist._
* * * * *
RHYMES AND JINGLES.
By Mrs. MARY MAPES DODGE.
EDITOR OF "ST. NICHOLAS."
_Profusely illustrated._
=One vol., 12mo. New edition, $1.50=
Mrs. Dodge's "Rhymes and Jingles" is a collection of her child's
poems--a department of literature in which she has no equal. Some of
these poems have been pronounced "without rivals in our language."
* * * * *
PRINCE PEERLESS.
A FAIRY FOLK STORY BOOK.
By MARGARET COLLIER.
(Madame Gelletti Di Cadilhac).
ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN COLLIER.
=One volume, 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 most gracefully
executed."
--_The Hartford Post._
* * * * *
PHAETON ROGERS.
A NOVEL OF BOY LIFE.
By ROSSITER JOHNSON.
_Illustrated._
=One volume, 12mo, $1.50=
"One of the funniest, liveliest juvenile stories of the year is 'Phaeton
Rogers,' by Rossiter Johnson. The writer shows as much ingenuity in
inventing comical adventures and situations as Phaeton does with his
kite-teams, fire ladders, and comets."
--_The Holyoke Transcript._
* * * * *
THE BOY EMIGRANTS.
By NOAH BROOKS.
_Illustrated._
=One volume, 12mo, $1.50=
"It is one of the best boy's stories we have ever read. There is nothing
morbid or unhealthy about it. His heroes are thorough boys, with all the
faults of their age."
--_The Christian at Work._
* * * * *
THE FAIRPORT NINE.
By NOAH BROOKS.
=One volume, 12mo, $1.25=
"As a thoroughly wholesome and delightful book for boys, 'The Fairport
Nine' is not likely to have its superior this season."
--_The N. Y. Evening Mail._
* * * * *
ABOUT OLD STORY TELLERS.
OF HOW AND WHEN THEY LIVED, AND WHAT STORIES THEY TOLD.
By DONALD G. MITCHELL.
_With numerous illustrations._
=One volume, 12mo, $1.25=
"'About Old Story Tellers' is made up of the best of the old stories,
gathered from all sources, re-told in Mr. Mitchell's inimitable manner,
and interwoven with lively sketches of the original writers and the
times in which they flourished."
--_The New Haven Journal and Courier._
* * * * *
HEROES OF THE OLDEN TIME.
By JAMES BALDWIN.
_Three vols., 12mo, each beautifully illustrated,
Singly, $1.50; The Set, $4.00._
In these three volumes, Mr. Baldwin presents in consecutive narrative
forms the Legends relating to the Trojan War, the great Siegfried myth
of Northern Europe, and the mediaeval romance of Roland and Charlemange;
bringing before the reader, with great spirit, with scholarly accuracy
and with unfailing taste these heroic figures and the times in which
their adventures are supposed to have occurred.
* * * * *
=A STORY OF THE GOLDEN AGE.=
With a series of superb Full-page Illustrations by HOWARD PYLE.
=One volume, 12mo, $1.50.=
"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, slightly expurgated though it be, and adapted for the
intelligence of youthful minds. Howard Pyle's illustrations render the
spirit of the Homeric age with admirable felicity."
--_Prof. H. H. Boyesen._
"Mr. Baldwin's work here as in 'Siegfried' and 'Roland' is of
exceptional merit, and is to be classed with the 'Tanglewood Tales' of
Hawthorne rather than with the average story for the young. Mr. Pyle has
furnished the volume with a dozen drawings of great artistic excellence
and of genuinely illustrative character."
--_The Providence Journal._
* * * * *
=THE STORY OF SIEGFRIED.=
With a series of Full-page Illustrations by HOWARD PYLE.
=One volume, 12mo, $1.50.=
"It is told with spirit and is beautifully illustrated."
--_The New York Sun._
"'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. The writer's
style is simple and very attractive, and the book is in every way an
excellent one for young readers."
--_The Hartford Courant._
* * * * *
=THE STORY OF ROLAND.=
With a Series of Full-page Illustrations by R. B. BIRCH.
=One volume, 12mo, $1.50.=
[Illustration]
"Finely written, beautifully bound and excellently illustrated, it is a
charming gift-book for either a boy or a girl."
--_The Critic._
"The old romance is thus told in English for the first time in a
connected form, and is admirably told in the true spirit of chivalry."
--_The Boston Traveler._
"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, while conveying information for which many of their elders will
be thankful."
--_The Nation._
* * * * *
THE BLACK ARROW.
_A TALE OF THE TWO ROSES_.
BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
=With 12 full-page Illustrations by Will H. Low and Alfred Brennan.=
_One volume, 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00._
"We have devoured the book at a sitting; and were the question to arise
which of the author's two books, 'Treasure Island' or 'The Black Arrow,'
should be preserved, if only one of them could escape destruction, we
should hesitate not a moment to cry out for 'The Black Arrow.' It has
all the charm of the other book and something more."
--_The Critic._
"The Black Arrows are a kind of Robin Hoods, who forgather in the
greenwood, kill the King's venison, waylay the King's subjects, and
exercise a simple and primitive injustice by killing everybody in any
way connected with the objects of their special animosity. Mr. Stevenson
has made a striking series of dramatic pictures. The action is vigorous
and incessant. The lawless condition of the time is kept in evidence.
Everybody is fighting or flying, plotting or baffling plots, doing or
hindering overt wrong. The tale sweeps on to its close with plenty of
elan."
--_The New York Tribune._
* * * * *
KIDNAPPED.
_Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751._
BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
_One volume, 12mo, paper, 50 cents; cloth, $1.00._
=With 16 full-page Illustrations, $1.25.=
"Mr. Stevenson has never appeared to greater advantage than in
'Kidnapped.'"
--_The Nation._
"He brings back old chivalries and piracies, and talks to the boyhood of
to-day of shipwrecks and highwaymen, as if these venerable objects of
worship had not been superseded long ago by mercantile heroes and
dollar-coining newsboys."
--_The Atlantic Monthly._
* * * * *
A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES.
BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
_One volume, 12mo, gilt top, $1.00._
"These verses are simply exquisite. They are the child's thought in the
child's language, and yet altogether, poetical. We do not know anything
in the whole range of English literature to equal them in their own
peculiar charm. There is a subtle beauty in them which is indescribable
and unequalled."
--_The Churchman._
* * * * *
POETRY FOR CHILDREN.
BY MARY AND CHARLES LAMB.
With Prince Dorus and Some Uncollected
Poems by CHARLES LAMB. Edited by
R. H. SHEPHERD. 16mo, $1.00.
"The book will be very welcome to thousands of admirers and lovers of
Charles Lamb. The verses are certainly far superior to most of the poems
written for the young."
--_Springfield Republican._
* * * * *
SERMONS FOR CHILDREN.
Preached in Westminster Abbey.
By ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY, late Dean of Westminster. 12mo, $1.00.
"They are simple, beautiful, and forcible in the presentation of
practical religious truth, and no intelligent child can begin the
perusal of one of them without finishing it and deriving wholesome and
lasting impressions from it."
--_The Interior._
* * * * *
MARVELS OF ANIMAL LIFE SERIES.
By CHARLES F. HOLDER.
_Three vols., 8vo, each profusely illustrated,
Singly, $1.75; The Set, $5.00._
[Illustration]
The marvellously strange forms of animal life that exist or have existed
in the earth, air or sea, supply Mr. Holder with a theme of entrancing
interest for every boy. The style is popular; there is a mass of
accurate information, much of which is based upon the personal
observation of the author and the illustrations are numerous and of
substantial help to the reader.
* * *
LIVING LIGHTS.
A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF PHOSPHORESCENT ANIMALS AND VEGETABLES.
=With 27 Full-page Illustrations, $1.75.=
"We have read more books of the class of the one before us than we can
remember, but none that has attracted us so much as this thick little
quarto. There is a world of entertainment in Mr. Holder's book."
--_R. H. Stoddard._
"A very curious branch of natural history is expounded in most agreeable
style by this delightful book. Mr. Holder furnishes a great mass of
information concerning fire-flies, luminous beetles and other insects,
the phosphorescent animals and animalculae of the sea, and even of
plants and flowers that give light. He has revealed a world of new
wonders to those who are inquisitive about certain mysteries of great
interest, concerning which no other naturalist has written."
--_The Philadelphia Bulletin._
* * *
MARVELS OF ANIMAL LIFE.
=With 24 Full-page Illustrations,--$1.75.=
"Mr. Holder combines his descriptions 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 humor, and add greatly to the
fascination of the book."
--_The Worcester Spy._
* * *
THE IVORY KING.
A POPULAR HISTORY OF THE ELEPHANT AND ITS ALLIES.
=With 24 Full-page Illustrations,--$1.75.=
"The author also 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."
--_The Chicago Interior._
[Illustration]
* * * * *
THE BOY'S LIBRARY OF LEGEND & CHIVALRY
EDITED BY SIDNEY LANIER,
_And Richly Illustrated by Fredericks, Bensell, and Kappes._
=Four volumes, cloth, uniform binding, price, per set, $7.00.=
=Sold separately, price, per volume, $2.00.=
[Illustration]
Mr. Lanier's books, in which he presents to boy readers the old English
classics of history and legend in such attractive form, are now issued
in four uniform volumes, well made and well illustrated. While they are
stories of action and stirring incident, which make them extremely
exciting, they teach those lessons which manly, honest boys ought to
learn. The oath of the young fourteenth century knight made him vow to
speak the truth, to perform a promise to the utmost, to reverence all
women to maintain right and honesty, to help the weak, to treat high and
low with courtesy, to be fair to a bitter foe, and to pursue simplicity,
modesty and gentleness of heart and bearing; and the nineteenth century
knight is he who takes the same oath of fidelity to truth, honesty and
purity of heart. The illustrations are full of fire and spirit, and add
very much to one's enjoyment of the book.
THE BOY'S KING ARTHUR.
BEING SIR THOMAS MALLORY'S HISTORY OF KING ARTHUR
AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE.
THE BOY'S FROISSART.
BEING SIR JOHN FROISSART'S CHRONICLES OF ADVENTURE,
BATTLE, AND CUSTOM IN ENGLAND, FRANCE, SPAIN, ETC.
THE BOY'S PERCY.
THE KNIGHTLY LEGENDS OF WALES;
OR, THE BOY'S MABINOGION.
"Amid all the strange and fanciful scenery of these stories, character
and the 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 figures of Right, Truth,
Justice, Honor, Purity, Courage, Reverence for Law, are always in the
background; and the grand passion inspired by the book is for strength
to do well and nobly in the world."
--_The Independent._
"It is quite the beau ideal of a book for a present to an intelligent
boy or girl."
--_Baltimore Gazette._
* * * * *
STANLEY'S GREAT AFRICAN STORY FOR BOYS.
MY KALULU.
_PRINCE, KING AND SLAVE. A STORY OF CENTRAL AFRICA._
BY HENRY M. STANLEY.
_One volume, 12mo, New Edition, with many Illustrations, $1.50_
Mr. Stanley's African romance for boys is based upon knowledge acquired
during his journey in search of Dr. Livingstone, which began in 1871 and
ended in 1872. It is a fascinating story of strange scenes, incidents
and adventures among the tribes of Central Africa, and of encounters
with the wild animals that make their home there. One feature of the
book is its vivid description of the evils of the slave trade. The
popularity of the story was great, and as it has been out of print, the
publishers have issued a new and cheaper edition, which will no doubt
meet with the same hearty reception accorded to the first.
[Illustration: "YOUNG KALULU IS HERE!"]
"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."
--_The 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."
--_The Boston Journal._
* * * * *
OTTO OF THE SILVER HAND.
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD PYLE.
=With Twenty-five Full-Page and many other Illustrations.=
_One volume, royal 8vo, half leather, $2.00_
"The scene of the story is mediaeval Germany in the time of 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. The drawings are in keeping with the text, and in mechanical and
artistic qualities as well as in literary execution the book must be
greeted as one of the very best juveniles of the year, quite worthy to
succeed to the remarkable popularity of Mr. Pyle's 'Robin Hood.'"
--_Christian Union._
[Illustration]
"Told with vividness and uncommon spirit."
--_Troy Press._
"Far above the common run of juvenile tales."
--_Pittsburg Post._
"Handsome and attractive in every respect."
--_New York Herald._
"An addition of the highest character to juvenile literature."
--_Boston Times._
"The decorative head and tail pieces, etc., add much to the
embellishment and rich holiday appearance of the book."
--_Portland Argus._
"Far above the average quality of stories for the young. Mr. Pyle is
seen in his most brilliant light in both the text and illustrations. The
volume is a handsome specimen of a holiday book."
--_Boston Saturday Gazette._
* * * * *
THE MERRY ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
OF GREAT RENOWN IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
WRITTEN AND ELABORATELY ILLUSTRATED BY HOWARD PYLE.
_One volume, royal 8vo, $3.00_
"A superb book."
--_Chicago Inter-Ocean._
"A very original work."
--_Boston Post._
"A captivating book."
--_London Daily News._
"An excellent piece of literary, artistic and mechanical work."
--_Louisville Commercial._
[Illustration]
"This superb book is unquestionably the most original and elaborate ever
produced by any American artist. 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. Mr. Pyle's admirable illustrations are strewn profusely through
the book."
--_Boston Transcript._
* * * * *
AGAINST HEAVY ODDS.
_A TALE OF NORSE HEROISM._
BY HJALMAR HJORTH BOYESEN.