Oh for a Booke and a shadie nooke,
Eyther in-a-doore or out,
With the greene leaves whisp'ring overhede,
Or the Streete cryes all about.
Where I maie Reade all at my ease,
Both of the Newe and Olde,
For a jollie goode Booke, whereon to looke,
Is better to me than Golde.
_Old English Song._
ALCOTT, L.M. (p. 109)
Under the Lilacs.
Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens.
Little. 2.00
The story tells how little Ben and good Sancho, his wonderful trained
poodle, ran away from the circus, and found refuge and happiness with
Bab and Betty in the old home under the lilacs.
BAYLOR, F.C. (Mrs. F.C. (B.) BELGER).
Juan and Juanita.
Houghton. 1.50
This account of the capture of Juan and Juanita by Comanches is
founded on fact. A number of years ago two Mexican children were
discovered by Indians on the other side of the Rio Grande, and carried
away to the Llanos Estacados. After four years of captivity they made
their escape, walking back three hundred miles through a wild country,
and finally reaching their mother. The tale gives an interesting
picture of hacienda life.
BOYESEN, H.H.
The Modern Vikings.
Scribner. 1.25
The author originally related these narratives of life and sport in
the Norseland to his own children.
"For my Vikings love song and saga,
Like their conquering fathers of old;
And these are some of the stories
To the three little tyrants I told."
CRICHTON, F.E. (p. 110)
Peep-in-the-World.
Longmans. 1.25
An altogether charming description of a little girl's happy year spent
with her German uncle in the old family castle. Peep-in-the-World's
friendship with Knut the dwarf, who lives in the forest surrounded by
the animals he loves and cares for, and the founding of an Order of
Knights by the children, are sweet and natural incidents.
DIAZ, A. (M.).
*The William Henry Letters.
Lothrop. 1.00
Written by William Henry during the two years he was away at school.
One of the best books for boys, and they love it. It has high
standards, abounds in homely common-sense, and is very funny.
EDGEWORTH, MARIA
Tales from Maria Edgeworth.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.
Stokes. 1.50
Austin Dobson, in his introduction, gives us a sketch of Maria
Edgeworth's upbringing and of the conditions which helped to produce
the famous Parent's Assistant, from which twelve of the sixteen
stories are here reprinted, accompanied by Mr. Thomson's delightful
pictures.
"Fairies were not much in her line," says Mrs. Richmond Ritchie,
Thackeray's daughter, "but philanthropic manufacturers, (p. 111)
liberal noblemen, and benevolent ladies in travelling carriages,
do as well and appear in the nick of time to distribute rewards
or to point a moral."--_Introduction._
HALE, L.P.
*The Peterkin Papers.
Houghton. 1.50
"Mr. Peterkin, Agamemnon, and Solomon John, took the postal card
to the post-office early one morning.... It must have been read
along its way: for by each mail came piles of postals and letters
from town after town, in answer to the question, and all in the
same tone: 'Yes, yes; publish the adventures of the Peterkin
family.'"
The trials and troubles of the Peterkins and the helpful suggestions
of the resourceful lady from Philadelphia will long be a source of
amusement to folks both old and young.
JENKS, A.E.
The Childhood of Ji-shib, the Ojibwa.
Illustrated by the Author.
The American Thresherman. 1.00
The story is written with no other thought than to have
constantly in mind what the Ojibwa child believes about the
events of his every-day life as given in the story. And the
following incidents are taken directly from the common life of
the tribe.
A.E. JENKS.
And now comes Dr. Jenks with a story of a Red Child, in which he
displays deep insight into Indian character, and describes the
Red Child as that interesting person might have described himself
in his own wigwam and to his own grandchildren in the evening of
his life. May many White Children read the story and learn
therein of our passing race.
W.J. McGEE.
This mysterious tale of Ji-shib the Chippewa, and A-mi-kons the (p. 112)
little beaver, his totem, follows Indian life from birth to early
manhood. Dr. Jenks has prepared many small accompanying sketches.
LAMB, CHARLES and MARY.
Mrs. Leicester's School.
Illustrated by Winifred Green.
Macmillan. 2.25
Narratives of the early days of some little school-girls of long ago,
related by themselves. Charmingly illustrated in color; the costumes
those of the period.
My Sister's part in the Leicester School (about two-thirds) was
purely her own; as it was (to the same quantity) in the
Shakespeare Tales which bear my name. I wrote only the Witch
Aunt, the First Going to Church, and the final story about a
little Indian Girl in a Ship.
LAMB.
SMITH, M.P. (W.).
Jolly Good Times.
Little. 1.25
Childhood days on a farm near old Deerfield, fifty or sixty years ago.
The story has a fresh, wholesome atmosphere, and children of to-day
love the simple happenings.
SMITH, M.P. (W.).
Jolly Good Times at School.
Little. 1.25
A continuation of the farm life of the children we learned to know (p. 113)
in Jolly Good Times, telling of school-days and winter fun.
SPYRI, JOHANNA.
Heidi.
De Wolfe. 1.50
This delightful book is generally accepted as giving the best picture
of child-life in the Swiss Alps.
STODDARD, W.O.
Two Arrows.
Harper. .60
The exploit by which a young Nez Percé won his name, and his further
prowess, are related. The adventures of a mining party and the pursuit
of rebellious Apaches by a company of United States cavalry are just
what boys will enjoy reading about.
WYSS, J.D.
The Swiss Family Robinson.
Illustrated by H. Kley.
Dutton. 2.50
The experiences of this shipwrecked family are thus happily
characterized by the _Spectator_: They _did_ sail in the tubs, and
train zebras and ostriches for riding, and grow apples and pines in
the same garden; and why shouldn't they?
YONGE, C.M.
The Little Duke.
Macmillan. 1.25
An account of the boyhood days of Richard the Fearless, Duke of
Normandy, vassal of Louis IV, one of the last of the degenerate line
of Charlemagne.
_ELEVEN YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 114)
_Clothes for the back, books for the head:
Read, and remember them when they are read._
THACKERAY.