There is no Past so long as
Books shall live!
BULWER-LYTTON.
ARNOLD, E.J.
Stories of Ancient Peoples.
American Book. .50
An exceedingly interesting scholarly account of the ancient
Orientals--Egyptians, Hittites, Medes and Persians, Chinese, and
others. Descriptions of their methods of writing and translations from
manuscripts and tablets are given.
BARNES, JAMES.
The Hero of Erie.
Appleton. 1.00
The brilliant career of Oliver Hazard Perry is simply presented. There
is a detailed description of the Battle of Lake Erie, accompanied (p. 143)
by diagrams, and illustrations from contemporary engravings.
CLEMENT, C.E. (Mrs. C.E. (C.) WATERS).
Stories of Art and Artists.
Houghton. 4.00
Mrs. Waters speaks with authority, and this fully illustrated volume,
prepared with her own little daughter in mind, will be enjoyed by
art-loving children. Many anecdotes are related. The first part is
devoted to Ancient Art, including Sculpture.
COFFIN, C.C.
Building the Nation.
Harper. 2.00
The story of our country from the Revolution to the beginning of the
Civil War. Like the others of this series, it has maps and many
illustrations.
CUSTER, E. (B.).
Boots and Saddles.
Harper. 1.50
Mrs. Custer gives us a picture, drawn from her own experiences, of
garrison and camp life on the frontier. The book ends with brief
mention of the battle of the Little Big Horn, of Sunday, June
twenty-fifth, 1876, in which General Custer lost his life.
DICKENS, CHARLES.
A Child's History of England.
Houghton. 2.50
Its adaptation to the needs of children lies in its lively (p. 144)
narrative form, and the picturesqueness of many of the scenes
which it presents.--_Introduction._
This volume, written with Dickens' own eight children in mind, now
more than fifty years ago, holds the interest of the boys and girls of
to-day as keenly as when it first appeared. The many excellent
illustrations add to its attraction and value.
DOLE, C.F.
The Young Citizen.
Heath. .45
Permeated by the spirit of a broad and noble patriotism, and written
in the interests of national peace, law, and good government, in
regard to which it gives, very simply, much information. There are
also chapters on voting, the proper use of the people's money, the
ideal city and town, policemen and their duties, et cetera; all quite
within the comprehension of a child. The book contains many
illustrations.
FOA, EUGÉNIE.
The Boy Life of Napoleon.
Edited by E.S. Brooks.
Lothrop. 1.25
Children will enjoy reading of the childhood days of Napoleon and his
brothers and sisters, and of the school-boy life of this remarkable
lad who grew up from poverty to become the most wonderful man of his
time. Napoleon's experiences as a "king's scholar" in Paris, and as
lieutenant of an artillery regiment, are also described. Madame (p. 145)
Foa's work is historically accurate, and her style very
interesting.
HART, A.B., and MABEL HILL (Editors).
Camps and Firesides of the Revolution.
Macmillan. .50
The second volume of Source Readers is, like the first, wholly
made up of pieces written at the time of the events and incidents
here described. The language is modernized wherever
necessary.--_Preface._
LANG, JEANIE.
The Story of General Gordon.
Dutton. .50
The character, as well as the deeds, of this remarkable man, whose
life stands for faith, courage, and charity, is interestingly drawn.
There are eight pictures in color.
SCUDDER, H.E.
Boston Town.
Houghton. 1.50
Events in the early annals of this old city recounted in pleasant
familiar fashion by a grandfather who visits the famous spots with the
boys. Many illustrations help to make real the happenings described.
See, saw, sacradown!
Which is the way to Boston Town?
One foot up, the other foot down,
That is the way to Boston Town.
OLD RHYME.
SEAWELL, M.E. (p. 146)
Paul Jones.
Appleton. 1.00
Although this story is professedly and confessedly a romance,
history has been consulted at every point. Log-books, journals,
and biographies, have been searched, especially the logs,
journals, and letters, of Paul Jones himself. Much relating to
him has been left out, but nothing of consequence has been put in
that is not historically true. The language ascribed to him is,
whenever possible, that used by him at the time, or afterward, in
his letters and journals.--_Introduction._
For Captain Paul Jones ever loved close fighting.
FRANKLIN.
SEAWELL, M.E.
Twelve Naval Captains.
Scribner. 1.25
Brief accounts of the lives of some famous American commanders, many
of them of the period from 1798 to 1815. Preble, Decatur, Somers, and
Lawrence, are among the number. The book contains portraits.
SHEPARD, WILLIAM (Editor).
Our Young Folks' Josephus.
Lippincott. 1.25
"Flavius Josephus was born at Jerusalem A.D. 37.... His history
of The Jewish War, which was finished A.D. 75, was undertaken at
the command of Vespasian, and is a noble and pathetic narrative
of events that had been witnessed by himself. His other important
work, The Antiquities of the Jews, was finished about A.D. 93,
and was an attempt to familiarize the Roman people with the early
history of the Jews as it is recorded in the Scripture."
The following pages are ... a simplification of the story of (p. 147)
the Jews as related by Josephus.... Josephus wrote his histories
for the Romans, and we need not therefore wonder ... at his
modifying and toning down the historical statements of the
Mosaic records to recommend them to the prejudices of his
readers.--_Preface._
STOCKTON, F.R.
Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts.
Macmillan. 1.50
"When I was a boy I strongly desired to be a pirate.... In fact,
I had a great desire to become what might be called a marine
Robin Hood."
All boys will sympathize with this point of view, and will enjoy
reading of Morgan, Blackbeard, Kidd, and many less famous or infamous
men who sailed our coasts.