Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. By Lewis Carroll. 12mo, cloth, 42
illustrations, price 75 cents.
“From first to last, almost without exception, this story is
delightfully droll, humorous and illustrated in harmony with
the story.”—New York Express.
Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There. By Lewis
Carroll. 12mo, cloth, 50 illustrations, price 75 cents.
“A delight alike to the young people and their elders,
extremely funny both In test and illustrations.”—Boston
Express.
Little Lucy’s Wonderful Globe. By Charlotte M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“This story is unique among tales intended for children, alike
for pleasant instruction, quaintness of humor, gentle pathos,
and the subtlety with which lessons moral and otherwise fire
conveyed to children, and perhaps to their seniors as
well.”—The Spectator.
Joan’s Adventures at the North Pole and Elsewhere. By Alice Corkran.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Wonderful as the adventures of Joan are. It must be admitted
that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly
presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for
girls.”—Saturday Review.
Count Up the Sunny Days: A Story for Girls and Boys. By C. A. Jones.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“An unusually good children’s story.”—Glasgow Herald.
The Dove in the Eagle’s Nest. By Charlotte M. Yonge. 13mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“Among all the modern writers we believe Miss Yonge first, not
in genius, but in this, that she employs her great abilities
for a high and noble purpose. We know of few modern writers
whose works may be so safely commended as hers.”—Cleveland Times.
Jan of the Windmill. A Story of the Plains. By Mrs. J. H. Ewing. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Never has Mrs. Ewing published a more charming volume, and
that is saying a very great deal. From the first to the last
the book overflows with the strange knowledge of child-nature
which so rarely survives childhood; and moreover, with
inexhaustible quiet humor, which is never anything but
innocent and well-bred, never priggish, and never
clumsy.”—Academy.
A Sweet Girl Graduate. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price
$1.00.
“One of this popular author’s best. The characters are well
imagined and drawn. The story moves with plenty of spirit and
the interest does not flag until the end too quickly
comes.”—Providence Journal.
Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls. By Juliana Horatia Ewing. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“There is no doubt as to the good quality and attractiveness
of ‘Six to Sixteen.’ The book is one which would enrich any
girl’s book shelf.”—St. James’ Gazette.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“A bright and interesting story. The many admirers of Mrs. L.
T. Meade in this country will be delighted with the ‘Palace
Beautiful’ for more reasons than one. It is a charming book
for girls.”—New York Recorder.
A World of Girls: The Story of a School. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of those wholesome stories which it does one good to
read. It will afford pure delight to numerous readers. This
book should be on every girl’s book shelf.”—Boston Home
Journal.
The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls. By L. T. Meade. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“This story is written in the author’s well-known, fresh and
easy style. All girls fond of reading will be charmed by this
well-written story. It is told with the author’s customary
grace and spirit.”—Boston Times.
At the Back of the North Wind. By George Macdonald. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“A very pretty story, with much of the freshness and vigor of
Mr. Macdonald’s earlier work.... It is a sweet, earnest, and
wholesome fairy story, and the quaint native humor is
delightful. A most delightful volume for young
readers.”—Philadelphia Times.
The Water Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby. By Charles Kingsley.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“The strength of his work, as well as its peculiar charms,
consist in his description of the experiences of a youth with
life under water in the luxuriant wealth of which he revels
with all the ardor of a poetical nature.”—New York Tribune.
Our Bessie. By Rosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of the most entertaining stories of the season, full of
vigorous action, and strong in character-painting. Older girls
will be charmed with it, and adults may read its pages with
profit.”—The Teachers’ Aid.
Wild Kitty. A Story of Middleton School. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“Kitty is a true heroine—warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and,
as all good women nowadays are, largely touched with the
enthusiasm of humanity. One of the most attractive gift books
of the season.”—The Academy.
A Young Mutineer. A Story, for Girls. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of Mrs. Meade’s charming books for girls, narrated in
that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as
one of the first among writers for young people”—The Spectator.
Sue and I. By Mrs. O’Reilly. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“A thoroughly delightful book, full of sound wisdom as well as
fun.”—Athenæum.
The Princess and the Goblin. A Fairy Story. By George Macdonald. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“If a child once begins this book, it will get so deeply
interested in it that when bedtime comes it will altogether
forget the moral, and will weary its parents with
importunities for just a few minutes more to see how
everything ends.”—Saturday Review.
Pythia’s Pupils: A Story of a School. By Eva Hartner. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“This story of the doings of several bright school girls is
sure to interest girl readers. Among many good stories for
girls this is undoubtedly one of the very best.”—Teachers’ Aid.
A Story of a Short Life. By Juliana Horatia Ewing. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“The book is one we can heartily recommend, for it is not only
bright and interesting, but also pure and healthy in tone and
teaching.”—Courier.
The Sleepy King. A Fairy Tale. By Aubrey Hopwood and Seymour Hicks.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Wonderful as the adventures of Bluebell are, it must be
admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very
plausibly presented. Altogether this is an excellent story for
girls.”—Saturday Review.
Two Little Waifs. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price
75 cents.
“Mrs. Molesworth’s delightful story of ‘Two Little Waifs’ will
charm all the small people who find it in their stockings. It
relates the adventures of two lovable English children lost in
Paris, and is just wonderful enough to pleasantly wring the
youthful heart.”—New York Tribune.
Adventures in Toyland. By Edith King Hall. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price 75 cents.
“The author is such a bright, cheery writer, that her stories
are always acceptable to all who are not confirmed cynics, and
her record of the adventures is as entertaining and enjoyable
as we might expect.”—Boston Courier.
Adventures in Wallypug Land. By G. E. Farrow. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“These adventures are simply inimitable, and will delight boys
and girls of mature age, as well as their juniors. No happier
combination of author and artist than this volume presents
could be found to furnish healthy amusement to the young
folks. The book is an artistic one in every sense.”—Toronto
Mail.
Fussbudget’s Folks. A Story for Young Girls. By Anna F. Burnham. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Mrs. Burnham has a rare gift for composing stories for
children. With a light, yet forcible touch, she paints sweet
and artless, yet natural and strong,
characters.”—Congregationalist.
Mixed Pickles. A Story for Girls. By Mrs. E. M. Field. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“It is, in its way, a little classic, of which the real beauty
and pathos can hardly be appreciated by young people. It is
not too much to say of the story that it is perfect of its
kind.”—Good Literature.
Miss Mouse and Her Boys. A Story for Girls. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Mrs. Molesworth’s books are cheery, wholesome, and
particularly well adapted to refined life. It is safe to add
that she is the best English prose writer for children. A new
volume from Mrs. Molesworth is always a treat.”—The Beacon.
Gilly Flower. A Story for Girls. By the author of “Miss Toosey’s
Mission.” 12mo., cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Jill is a little guardian angel to three lively brothers who
tease and play with her.... Her unconscious goodness brings
right thoughts and resolves to several persons who come into
contact with her. There is no goodiness in this tale, but its
influence is of the best kind.”—Literary World.
The Chaplet of Pearls; or, The White and Black Ribaumont. By Charlotte
M. Yonge. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that
grown-up readers may enjoy it as much as children. It is one
of the best books of the season.”—Guardian.
Naughty Miss Bunny: Her Tricks and Troubles. By Clara Mulholland.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“The naughty child is positively delightful. Papas should not
omit the book from their list of juvenile presents.”—Land and
Water.
Meg’s Friend. By Alice Corkran. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of Miss Corkran’s charming books for girls, narrated in
that simple and picturesque style which marks the authoress as
one of the first among writers for young people.”—The Spectator.
Averil. By Rosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“A charming story for young folks. Averil is a delightful
creature—piquant, tender, and true—and her varying fortunes
are perfectly realistic.”—World.
Aunt Diana. By Rosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“An excellent story, the interest being sustained from first
to last. This is, both in its intention and the way the story
is told, one of the best books of its kind which has come
before us this year.”—Saturday Review.
Little Sunshine’s Holiday: A Picture from Life. By Miss Mulock. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“This is a pretty narrative of child life, describing the
simple doings and sayings of a very charming and rather
precocious child. This is a delightful book for young
people.”—Gazette.
Esther’s Charge. A Story for Girls. By Ellen Everett Green. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“... This is a story showing in a charming way how one little
girl’s jealousy and bad temper were conquered; one of the
best, most suggestive and improving of the Christmas
juveniles.”—New York Tribune.
Fairy Land of Science. By Arabella B. Buckley. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“We can highly recommend it; not only for the valuable
information it gives on the special subjects to which it is
dedicated, but also as a book teaching natural sciences in an
interesting way. A fascinating little volume, which will make
friends in every household in which there are children.”—Daily
News.
Merle’s Crusade. By Rosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price
$1.00.
“Among the books for young people we have seen nothing more
unique than this book. Like all of this author’s stories it
will please young readers by the very attractive and charming
style in which it is written.”—Journal.
Birdie: A Tale of Child Life. By H. L. Childe-Pemberton. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“The story is quaint and simple, but there is a freshness
about it that makes one hear again the ringing laugh and the
cheery shout of children at play which charmed his earlier
years.”—New York Express.
The Days of Bruce: A Story from Scottish History. By Grace Aguilar.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“There is a delightful freshness, sincerity and vivacity about
all of Grace Aguilar’s stories which cannot fail to win the
interest and admiration of every lover of good
reading.”—Boston Beacon.
Three Bright Girls: A Story of Chance and Mischance. By Annie E.
Armstrong. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“The charm of the story lies in the cheery helpfulness of
spirit developed in the girls by their changed circumstances;
while the author finds a pleasant ending to all their happy
makeshifts. The story is charmingly told, and the book can be
warmly recommended as a present for girls.”—Standard.
Giannetta: A Girl’s Story of Herself. By Rosa Mulholland. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
“Extremely well told and full of interest. Giannetta is a true
heroine—warm-hearted, self-sacrificing, and, as all good women
nowadays are, largely touched with enthusiasm of humanity. The
illustrations are unusually good. One of the most attractive
gift books of the season.”—The Academy.
Margery Merton’s Girlhood. By Alice Corkran. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.
“The experiences of an orphan girl who in infancy is left by
her father to the care of an elderly aunt residing near Paris.
The accounts of the various persons who have an after
influence on the story are singularly vivid. There is a subtle
attraction about the book which will make it a great favorite
with thoughtful girls.”—Saturday Review.
Under False Colors: A Story from Two Girls’ Lives, By Sarah Doudney.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“Sarah Doudney has no superior as a writer of high-toned
stories—pure in style, original in conception, and with
skillfully wrought out plots; but we have seen nothing equal
in dramatic energy to this book.”—Christian Leader.
Down the Snow Stairs; or, From Good-night to Good-morning. By Alice
Corkran. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Among all the Christmas volumes which the year has brought to
our table this one stands out facile princeps—a gem of the
first water, bearing upon every one of its pages the signet
mark of genius.... All is told with such simplicity and
perfect naturalness that the dream appears to be a solid
reality. It is indeed a Little Pilgrim’s Progress.”—Christian
Leader.
The Tapestry Room: A Child’s Romance. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Mrs. Molesworth is a charming painter of the nature and ways
of children; and she has done good service in giving us this
charming juvenile which will delight the young
people.”—Athenæum, London.
Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
Mrs. Molesworth’s children are finished studies. A joyous
earnest spirit pervades her work, and her sympathy is
unbounded. She loves them with her whole heart, while she lays
bare their little minds, and expresses their foibles, their
faults, their virtues, their inward struggles, their
conception of duty, and their instinctive knowledge of the
right and wrong of things. She knows their characters, she
understands their wants, and she desires to help them.
Polly: A New Fashioned Girl. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.
Few authors have achieved a popularity equal to Mrs. Meade as
a writer of stories for young girls. Her characters are living
beings of flesh and blood, not lay figures of conventional
type. Into the trials and crosses, and everyday experiences,
the reader enters at once with zest and hearty sympathy. While
Mrs. Meade always writes with a high moral purpose, her
lessons of life, purity and nobility of character are rather
inculcated by example than intruded as sermons.
One of a Covey. By the author of “Miss Toosey’s Mission.” 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“Full of spirit and life, so well sustained throughout that
grown-up readers may enjoy it as much as children. This
‘Covey’ consists of the twelve children of a hard-pressed Dr.
Partridge out of which is chosen a little girl to be adopted
by a spoiled, fine lady. We have rarely read a story for boys
and girls with greater pleasure. One of the chief characters
would not have disgraced Dickens’ pen.”—Literary World.
The Little Princess of Tower Hill. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“This is one of the prettiest books for children published, as
pretty as a pond-lily, and quite as fragrant. Nothing could be
imagined more attractive to young people than such a
combination of fresh pages and fair pictures; and while
children will rejoice over it—which is much better than crying
for it—it is a book that can be read with pleasure even by
older boys and girls.”—Boston Advertiser.
Rosy. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
Mrs. Molesworth, considering the quality and quantity of her
labors, is the best story-teller for children England has yet
known.
“This is a very pretty story. The writer knows children, and
their ways well. The illustrations are exceedingly well
drawn.”—Spectator.
Esther: A Book for Girls. By Rosa N. Carey. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price $1.00.
“She inspires her readers simply by bringing them in contact
with the characters, who are in themselves inspiring. Her
simple stories are woven in order to give her an opportunity
to describe her characters by their own conduct in seasons of
trial.”—Chicago Times.
Sweet Content. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75
cents.
“It seems to me not at all easier to draw a lifelike child
than to draw a lifelike man or woman: Shakespeare and Webster
were the only two men of their age who could do it with
perfect delicacy and success. Our own age is more fortunate,
on this single score at least, having a larger and far nobler
proportion of female writers; among whom, since the death of
George Eliot, there is none left whose touch is so exquisite
and masterly, whose love is so thoroughly according to
knowledge, whose bright and sweet invention is so fruitful, so
truthful, or so delightful as Mrs. Molesworth’s.”—A. C.
Swinbourne.
Honor Bright; or, The Four-Leaved Shamrock. By the author of “Miss
Toosey’s Mission.” 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“It requires a special talent to describe the sayings and
doings of children, and the author of ‘Honor Bright,’ ‘One of
a Covey,’ possesses that talent in no small degree. A cheery,
sensible, and healthy tale.”—The Times.
The Cuckoo Clock. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price
75 cents.
“A beautiful little story. It will be read with delight by
every child into whose hands it is placed.... The author
deserves all the praise that has been, is, and will be
bestowed on ‘The Cuckoo Clock.’ Children’s stories are
plentiful, but one like this is not to be met with every
day.”—Pall Mall Gazette.
The Adventures of a Brownie. As Told to my Child. By Miss Mulock.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“The author of this delightful little book leaves it in doubt
all through whether there actually is such a creature in
existence as a Brownie, but she makes us hope that there might
be.”—Chicago Standard.
Only a Girl: A Tale of Brittany. From the French by C. A. Jones. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“We can thoroughly recommend this brightly written and homely
narrative.”—Saturday Review.
Little Rosebud; or, Things Will Take a Turn. By Beatrice Harraden.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“A most delightful little book.... Miss Harraden is so bright,
so healthy, and so natural withal that the book ought, as a
matter of duty, to be added to every girl’s library in the
land.”—Boston Transcript.
Girl Neighbors; or, The Old Fashion and the New. By Sarah Tytler.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
“One of the most effective and quietly humorous of Miss
Tytler’s stories. ‘Girl Neighbors’ is a pleasant comedy, not
so much of errors as of prejudices got rid of, very healthy,
very agreeable, and very well written.”—Spectator.
The Little Lame Prince and His Traveling Cloak. By Miss Mulock. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
“No sweeter—that is the proper word—Christmas story for the
little folks could easily be found, and it is as delightful
for older readers as well. There is a moral to it which the
reader can find out for himself, if he chooses to
think.”—Cleveland Herald.
Little Miss Joy. By Emma Marshall. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75
cents.
“A very pleasant and instructive story, told by a very
charming writer in such an attractive way as to win favor
among its young readers. The illustrations add to the beauty
of the book.”—Utica Herald.
The House that Grew. A Girl’s Story. By Mrs. Molesworth. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
“This is a very pretty story of English life. Mrs. Molesworth
is one of the most popular and charming of English
story-writers for children. Her child characters are true to
life, always natural and attractive, and her stories are
wholesome and interesting.”—Indianapolis Journal.
The House of Surprises. By L. T. Meade. 12mo, cloth, illustrated,
price 75 cents.
“A charming tale of charming children, who are naughty enough
to be interesting, and natural enough to be lovable; and very
prettily their story is told. The quaintest yet most natural
stories of child life. Simply delightful.”—Vanity Fair.
The Jolly Ten: and their Year of Stories. By Agnes Carr Sage. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated, price 75 cents.
The story of a band of cousins who were accustomed to meet at
the “Pinery,” with “Aunt Roxy.” At her fireside they play
merry games, have suppers flavored with innocent fun, and
listen to stories—each with its lesson calculated to make the
ten not less jolly, but quickly responsive to the calls of
duty and to the needs of others.
Little Miss Dorothy. The Wonderful Adventures of Two Little People. By
Martha James. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price 75c.
“This is a charming little juvenile story from the pen of Mrs.
James, detailing the various adventures of a couple of young
children. Their many adventures are told in a charming manner,
and the book will please young girls and boys.”—Montreal Star.
Pen’s Venture. A Story for Girls. By Elvirton Wright. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price 75 cents.
Something Pen saw in the condition of the cash girls in a certain
store gave her a thought; the thought became a plan; the plan
became a venture—Pen’s venture. It is amusing, touching, and
instructive to read about it.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on
receipt of price by the publisher,
A. L. BURT, 52-58 Duane Street, New York.