_One volume, 12mo, $1.00_
The narrative of how the indomitable pluck and perseverance of Ingomar
Vang, the young Norwegian inventor and whaler, enabled him to triumph
against heavy odds will stir the blood in every boy's veins. The tragic
fate of Prebensen, the rich, cruel and selfish oppressor of everyone in
the little northern whaling village, is pictured with much dramatic
force. A healthy, honest, manly tone pervades this story of a young
man's trials and final successes. The illustrations are in Mr. Taylor's
best style, full of character and color, and faultlessly drawn.
[Illustration: RAGNA IN TRULSON'S COTTAGE.]
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THE MODERN VIKINGS:
_STORIES OF LIFE AND SPORT IN THE NORSELAND._
BY HJALMAR H. BOYESEN.
=With many full-page Illustrations.=
_One volume, 12mo, $2.00_
"About Professor Boyesen's writings there is a freshness which, while it
retains the Norse flavor of Andersen, is modern rather than antiquely
quaint. One readily recognizes the fact that the author is a Norseman
reciting in English the tales and legends of his land, and not
addressing the children of his own country in their own language. Every
page is full of vigor and spirit. The boys and girls are not myths, but
are full of life and action. While the stories are addressed to the
young, their character is such that older people will not fail to be
interested in them."
--_The Boston Advertiser._
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BRIC-A-BRAC STORIES.
BY MRS. BURTON HARRISON.
=With 24 full-page Illustrations by Walter Crane.=
_One volume, 12mo, new and cheaper edition, $1.50_
"It would be difficult to find a more delightful collection of fairy
tales. The children who are fortunate enough to possess 'Bric-a-Brac
Stories' will pass their holidays as pleasantly and as profitably as
Rigi passed his. The book is illustrated with twenty-four fascinating
drawings by Walter Crane."
--_Boston Herald._
[Illustration: _Specimen Illustration, Reduced._]
"When the little boy, for whose benefit the various articles of
bric-a-brac in his father's drawing room relate stories appropriate to
their several native countries, exclaims, at the conclusion of one of
them: 'I almost think there can't be a better one than that!' the
reader, of whatever age, will probably feel inclined to agree with him.
Upon the whole, it is to be wished that every boy and girl in America,
or anywhere else, might become intimately acquainted with the contents
of this book. There is more virtue in one of these stories than in the
entire library of modern juvenile literature."
--_Julian Hawthorne._
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THE OLD-FASHIONED FAIRY BOOK.
BY MRS. BURTON HARRISON.
=With many Quaint Illustrations by Miss Rosina Emmet.=
_One volume, square 16mo, $1.25_
"The little ones, who so willingly go back with us to 'Jack the
Giant-Killer,' 'Bluebeard,' and the kindred stories of our childhood,
will gladly welcome Mrs. Burton Harrison's 'Old-Fashioned Fairy Tales,'
where the giant, the dwarf, the fairy, the wicked princess, the ogre,
the metamorphosed prince, and all the heroes of that line come into play
and action. As they read the stories which compose this book they will
meet with all the familiar actors of the fairy world in different scenes
indeed, and with new deeds of daring, witchcraft, or charming
benevolence, but still the same characters of the old-fashioned fairy
lore. The graceful pencil of Miss Rosina Emmet has given a pictorial
interest to the book, and the many pictures scattered through its pages
accord well with the good old-fashioned character of the tales."
--_Frank R Stockton._
Transcriber's Note
In this the ASCII version, accents have been dropped.
The advert ("BY THE SAME AUTHOR") was originally at the
front of the book, but has been moved to the end.
The fourth illustration appears on page 49, not 47. The List of
Illustrations has been accordingly corrected.
The following typographical corrections have been made:
(Page 63) Quotation mark added to the end of the illustration caption.
(Page 85) Quotation mark added after "episode is over."
(Page 96) Changed a semi-colon to a comma after "Courage".
(Page 39) "thought 'd ask you" is as originally printed.