When all the world is young, lad,
And all the trees are green;
And every goose a swan, lad,
And every lass a queen:
Then hey for boot and horse, lad,
And round the world away;
Young blood must have its course, lad,
And every dog his day.
KINGSLEY.
DANA, R.H. (p. 178)
Two Years Before the Mast.
Houghton. 1.00
It does not often happen that a young man of twenty-five writes a
book which becomes a classic in the language.... Yet this is the
history of Dana's Two Years before the Mast.--_Biographical
Sketch._
The author, a boy of nineteen, left Harvard College in 1834 and
shipped as a sailor, hoping by this open-air life to cure a serious
weakness of the eyes. He sailed around Cape Horn, coasted along the
California shore, and returned home by the same route.
EASTMAN, C.A.
Indian Boyhood.
Illustrated by E.L. Blumenschein.
Doubleday. 1.60
Dr. Eastman is himself a Sioux, and this account is the record of his
own youth among this wild people when their warriors went on the
warpath against the "Big Knives," and his highest ambition was to join
them.
FINNEMORE, JOHN.
India.
Illustrated by Mortimer Menpes.
Macmillan. .75
We journey to the court of a native prince, travel through the
bazaars, and visit village, jungle, and even the great Himalayas
themselves. The book is particularly interesting, because India is
less well known to young people than many other lands. Of the twelve
colored pictures, two are specially good,--a tailor at work, and a (p. 179)
Sikh warrior.
FINNEMORE, JOHN.
Japan.
Illustrated by Ella du Cane.
Macmillan. .75
The volume is devoted rather to the habits, manners, and customs, of
this wonderful people than to a description of the country itself. Boy
and girl life, games, feast-days, the occupations of a Japanese day,
the police, and the soldier, are told about in an entertaining manner.
There are eight plates in color.
JENKS, TUDOR.
The Boy's Book of Explorations.
Doubleday. 2.00
A satisfactory introduction to exploration in general, and a
comprehensive account of the travel and discovery of recent times in
Africa, Asia, and Australia. The journeys of Livingstone, Stanley, and
many other well-known African explorers, are related; Rockhill's
adventures in Tibet; the experiences of Hedin and Landor; and the
opening up of Australia. The beauty of Livingstone's character is
dwelt upon. Maps and many illustrations add to the book's value.
LANG, JOHN.
The Story of Captain Cook.
Dutton. .50
A brief life of England's great explorer, giving details of his three
famous voyages and his tragic end. There are eight pictures in color.
LEE, YAN PHOU. (p. 180)
When I was a Boy in China.
Lothrop. .75
This informing sketch of Chinese boyhood is by a native who left home
at the age of twelve years to be educated in the United States.
PARKMAN, FRANCIS.
The Oregon Trail.
Illustrated by Frederic Remington.
Little. 2.00
Valuable not only as literature, but in that it gives the personal
experiences of an intelligent observer in crossing the plains, long
before the building of a trans-continental railway. Parkman made this
trip in 1846.
The Wild West is tamed, and its savage charms have withered. If
this book can help to keep their memory alive, it will have done
its part. It has found a powerful helper in the pencil of Mr.
Remington, whose pictures are as full of truth as of spirit, for
they are the work of one who knew the prairies and the mountains
before irresistible commonplace had subdued them.--_Preface to
the Illustrated Edition._
PLUMMER, M.W.
Roy and Ray in Canada.
Holt. 1.75
"This companion volume to Roy and Ray in Mexico embodies much
that is interesting concerning Canadian history, manners, and
customs.... The book will be useful as a travel guide, but it is
primarily intended to cover a hitherto neglected field for
children." Illustrated from photographs, with map, and words and
music of Canadian national songs.
Our old friends Roy and Ray enjoyed their trip through Eastern (p. 181)
Canada, and so will the boys and girls who join them on their travels.
STARR, FREDERICK.
American Indians.
Heath. .45
Mr. Starr, an acknowledged authority, tells us of many different
Indian tribes; their language, customs, picture-writing, dances, and
ceremonies. The author has himself had acquaintance with some thirty
tribes. The book is very fully and satisfactorily illustrated.