Illustrated. Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. Price, $2.50. To those who have
already made acquaintance with the former books of this series no word
of praise of the present volume is necessary. It is animated by the same
spirit, and prepared according to the same plan, and characterized by
the same bright, sharp way of putting things. Although it is not
dependent upon either of its predecessors, its characters are the same,
and the reader has few new acquaintances to make. Of course the Horners
are the central figures. The scene opens in Boston, or rather in East
Boston, at the wharves of the Cunard Steamship Company, where Mr. Horner
and Tom meet Hubert Vaughan, who, the reader will remember, was left
behind in Europe at the close of the preceding volume. On his arrival
they proceeded to the Hotel Vendôme, where Miss Lejeune is awaiting
them, and the next day the party start for Mr. Horner's old home in
Northern Vermont. Here, and in the country surrounding, the larger part
of the summer is spent, the young people making excursions in all
directions, taking in Lake Champlain, with all its historical and
romantic surroundings: the Adirondack region, Lake George, and Schroon
Lake, besides enjoying themselves nearer home in fishing and camping
out. Into the story of their experience and adventures the authors weave
a great deal of interesting local history, and in such a manner as to
make a strong impression upon the mind of young readers. The volume is
brought out in the same elegant form as its predecessors, with the same
clear handsome pages and same wealth of illustration. The well-known
reputation of the authors, the racy and unconventional style of the
narrative and the superb manner in which the publishers have performed
their part of the work, places the volume in the very front rank of the
choice illustrated books of the season.
ODE: INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY. By William Wordsworth. Illustrated.
Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. Price $2.00. This beautiful volume challenges
comparison with any of the medium priced presentation books of the year.
The poem itself Is one of the most perfect in the language, while the
full page illustrations which accompany it represent the most exquisite
work of such artists as F.C. Hassam, Lungren, Miss L.B. Humphrey, W.L.
Taylor, W. John Harper and Smedley. Nothing has been left undone to make
a perfect book. The paper is of the finest, the print beautifully clear,
and the broad margin and elegant binding make it altogether a volume
winch will attract the eye, and satisfy the artistic taste of the
book-buying public.
MONEY IN POLITICS. By J.K. Upton, with an Introduction by Edward
Atkinson, Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. $1.25. Mr. Upton, as many readers
know, was for some years assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and, as a
consequence, has a thorough understanding of the subject upon which he
writes. His book is a complete history of American coinage and money
issues, the management of national monetary affairs, and the different
legal tender acts that have been discussed or passed by Congress. Mr.
Atkinson, in his introduction, says of the book that it gives, in his
judgment, the best record of legislation in the United States yet
presented in regard to coinage, to legal tender acts, and other matters
connected with our financial history. It shows in the most conclusive
manner the futility of all attempts to cause two substances to become,
and to remain of the same value or estimation, by acts of legislation.
It gives a true picture of the vast injury to the welfare and to the
moral integrity of the people of this country, which ensued from the
enactment of the acts of legal tender during the late war, whereby the
promise of a dollar was made equal in the discharge of a contract to the
dollar itself. It shows that the mode of collecting a forced loan was
the must costly and injurious method of taxation which could have been
devised. It proves in the most conclusive way, the injury which will
surely come when by present acts of coinage and of legal tender, our
gold coin has been driven from the country, and our standard of value
becomes a silver dollar of light weight and of uncertain value.
This book, Mr. Atkinson asserts, will prove to the mind of every
thinking man that, if we persist much longer in sustaining the acts of
coinage and legal tender which now encumber the statute book, our
national credit will be impaired and all our working people, whose wages
are paid in money, will be subjected to the most injurious form of
special taxation which could be devised; it proves that a considerable
portion of their wages will be taken from them under due process of law
without power of redress on their part, while the rich and astute
advocates of the present system will reap wealth which they nave not
earned by taking from the laborer apart of that which is his rightful
due. It is therefore of inestimable importance as giving the general
reader a clear understanding of the real condition of things, and
educating him into the right method of thinking about these matters,
which sooner or later, will have to be settled by the voice of the
people.
THE COUNTESS OF ALBANY. By Vernon Lee. Famous Women Series, Boston:
Roberts Brothers. Price $1.00. In this volume we have a biography of a
once famous, now almost forgotten, person. The Countess of Albany gained
her prominence in the political and social world of the latter half of
the eighteenth century, not by any greatness of character or of
achievement, but solely by favor of Fortune; for it does appear as a
compensation for the misery of her domestic life that she was accorded a
position in the world gratifying to her nature to hold. Fate certainly
owed the woman destined to live for a few years only, but those years
long ones, the wife of that Stuart known as the Pretender, many years in
which she could be mistress of herself and the recipient of kindly
consideration, if not some measure of posthumous fame. The book gives us
pictures not only of the countess, but of many persons of more or less
renown with whom she was associated. We are introduced to a somewhat
distinguished company of civil and ecclesiastical officials, persons of
literary and artistic tastes--men and women yet of historic note. The
pictures are sketched with great power and painted in solid. The
subjects are mostly such as would have delighted a Flemish artist to
paint, and they have received true Flemish treatment. The author
displays not a little of Carlyle's power of characterization.
PLUCKY BOYS. By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," and other
authors. Illustrated. Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. Price $1.50. If there is
any book of the season that we can heartily commend to boys of the
stirring wide awake kind, it is this. The eighteen stories of which it
consists, are by well-known writers, all lovers of boys and admirers of
pluck, truthfulness, and manliness in them. The various young heroes
described represent in their characters some particular quality which
entitles them to be classed under the title which the compiler has given
the book. Mrs. Craik's story is called "Facing the World;" Sophie May
tells about "Joe and his Business Experiences;" George Gary Eggleston
contributes a sketch called "Lambert's Ferry;" Kate Upson Clark has a
story called "Granny," and there are others by authors of such
reputation as Amanda B. Harris, Sarah Orne Jewett, Mary Wager Fisher,
Hope Ledyard, Susan Power, Edith Robinson, and Tarpley Starr. The volume
is bound in holiday style, and will make a capital gift book for that
class of young readers for whom it was specially prepared.
* * * * *
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Of Marion Harland's latest book, "Cookery for Beginners," the _London
Saturday Review_ says: "Mrs. Harland's little book shows its origin by
the singular predominance of sweets (which is, speaking roughly, about
three to one), and by such odd phrases--odd, that is to say, to an
English ear--as that the chief merit of a cook is 'the ability to make
good bread.' Alas! if that be so, how many inhabitants of London,
England, possess a good cook? But Mrs. Harland is free from even a rag
of national prejudice. She sternly, and with almost frightful boldness,
denies the sacred PIE so much as a place in her book, and she ventures
on the following utterance, which we purposely place in italics, and for
which we hope that the eagle, whose home is in the settin' sun, has not
already torn out her eyes. '_The best way_,' says this daring inhabitant
of Boston, Mass., '_to manage a boiled egg at the table_ [she speaks of
it, it will be observed, as if it were a kind of wild beast] _is the
English way of setting it upright in the small end of the eggcup_ [Great
powers! most Britons will cry, what is the large end of an eggcup?],
_making a hole in the top_ [note the precision of these indications]
_large enough to admit the eggspoon, and eating it from the top,
seasoning it as you go._' The courage and genius of Mrs. Harland are not
more clearly indicated by this sentence than the deplorable habits of
her countrymen. She ought to be called, not Marion, but Columba. To
desist from folly, however, her little book is a very interesting and
valuable one. Its receipts, though few, are given with singular
clearness and in the most practical of manners, and the mechanical value
of the book is much increased by the inclusion of a large number of
blank pages for additional receipts."
* * * * *
"The fine grade of religious books published by D. Lothrop & Co.,
Boston, justifies more than a passing notice. This firm turns out yearly
an immense number of books of the choicest quality, and at all prices to
suit the needs of Sunday-schools throughout the land. It has been the
aim of the publishers to employ none but the best writers for these
books, realizing it a most important part of Church work to provide for
the needs of this large class. Mingling intellectual strength with deep
religious feeling, at the same time the publishers strive to make the
books interesting and attractive. For an untold number of examples prove
that children and youth will _not_ read religious or moral teaching
presented in a dry manner, and why should they? Full of life and vigor,
and overflowing with intense energy in every part of their nature, these
young people _require_ something healthfully to inspire to this force
within them. If they do not find it in the natural avenues of the
Sunday-school or the town library, they will elsewhere, in questionable
literature--an indulgence in which results in a feverish taste for
excitement. To help these young people develop into strong men and
women, D. Lothrop & Co. have put forth every effort, sparing no expense.
A glance at their _Catalogue_ will give an idea of what they have been
doing in this department."--_The Messenger, Phila._
* * * * *
Of Amanda B. Harris' last work, the _Advance_ says: "_Pleasant Authors
for Young Folks_ is a delightful little book. The name of its author is
sufficient to attract many readers who have been pleased with her 'Wild
Flowers' and other books and sketches. These 'Little Biographies' of
Walter Scott, Charles Lamb, Charles Kingsley, Dr. John Brown, George
MacDonald, Dinah Mulock-Craik, John Ruskin, Charlotte Bronté and others,
are made up of stories and incidents from the lives of these writers,
bits of criticism and gems of extracts, put together as deftly and
skilfully and making as fine and polished a whole as a Roman mosaic of
the temple of Vesta. Such a delicious bit of a book as this in the hands
of a boy or girl is worth more as an incitement to reading and an
education of literary taste than many a library of a thousand volumes."
* * * * *
"Every day we see that there is an absolute necessity for giving good
books to our children. We cannot begin too early to cultivate a taste
for healthful literature. The recent developments in several cities must
call the attention of all careless parents to this fact. The influence
of bad books upon children is so apparent as to be startling, and the
boy who went armed to school last week in Pittsburg and gave his name to
his teacher as 'Schuykill Jack,' is only one of a large number of
weak-headed boys who have been depraved by reading these stories which
they ought never to have seen. Do not consider it lost or wasted time
during which you read to your boy; perhaps no other hours in your life
are so wisely used, and it will not be without its fruit, you may be
perfectly sure. Do not always read down to your children: they
appreciate higher and deeper thoughts than you sometimes think they
do."--_New York Evening Post._
* * * * *
A "School of Library Economy" has just been established in Columbia
College, to be opened in October, 1886. The object includes "all the
special training needed to select, buy, arrange, catalogue, index, and
administer in the best and most economical way any collection of books,
pamphlets, or serials." The instruction is to be given by "lectures,
reading, the Seminar, visiting libraries, problems, and work." We shall
watch with interest this new species of technical school.
* * * * *
LAW IN EASY LESSONS.
"It is manifest that such a manual as Every Man His Own Lawyer would be
a snare to the unwary, because it does not content itself with teaching
the reader what to avoid, but professes to guide him in the labyrinthian
paths of substantive law and technical procedure. It is equally clear,
however, that a rudimentary acquaintance with the main principles of
jurisprudence is indispensable to those who purpose to mingle in active
life at all, and discharge the most familiar duties of the citizen. But
law books are not inviting to the general reader--we may imagine,
indeed, that Blackstone has rather lost than gained in the esteem of his
professional brethren by the attempt to make his commentaries an
exception to the rule--and the volumes may be counted on the fingers
which are at once entertaining and trustworthy compends of legal lore.
To the meagre collection of attractive introductions to this subject an
addition has recently been made by BENJAMIN VAUGHAN ABBOTT in a couple
of brochures, respectively called _The Travelling Law School and Famous
Trials_, which are published in one volume by D. Lothrop & Co. The book
is ostensibly written for boys, but it may be heartily commended to
adult readers of both sexes. It is surprising how much sound law the
author manages to insinuate in the guise of interesting incidents and
pleasing anecdotes. Even they who are sickened by the scent of sheepskin
and law calf, and who would as soon think of entering on a course of
Calvinistic theology as on a study of jurisprudence, will imbibe through
the author's cheerful narrative a good many useful notions of their
legal rights and duties, just as children are persuaded to swallow an
aperient in the shape of prunes or figs.
"In 'The Travelling Law School,' as the name implies, the reader is
invited to accompany a party of young students in a tour through several
of the Atlantic States, the incidents of the journey suggesting succinct
accounts of the main features of Federal, State, and municipal law. A
much larger sum of information can be thus informally conveyed in about
a hundred pages than would at first sight be deemed possible; and
notwithstanding the suspicion with which lawyers are apt to regard the
transmission of knowledge through such a pleasant medium, we are able to
vouch in this instance for its accuracy. We have been particularly
struck by the light which the author manages to throw, in a quick,
unaffected way, on the characteristic features of the American
Constitution. This he does by illustrations drawn from the organic laws
of other countries possessing parliamentary institutions, and his
references, on the whole, are singularly exact, though he might perhaps
have laid more stress on the centralizing tendencies which survive in
the executive branch of the French republican Government.
"The plan followed in 'Famous Trials' is to take a given topic, like
forgery, confessions, mistaken identity or circumstantial evidence and
to illustrate the points best worth remembering by some actual and
interesting case in which they were strikingly brought out.
"The instance of mistaken identity described by Mr. Abbott at some
length is really much more curious than the Tichborne case, though the
affair, having taken place many years ago in France, has been almost
totally forgotten. The true husband's name was Martin Guerre, a man of
fair social position and some property, who, after living happily with
his wife Bertrande for about a dozen years, disappeared suddenly, and
nothing was heard of him for eight years. At the end of that time the
same Martin Guerre, as all the town people supposed, came back,
recognizing his old neighbors and friends, and looking just as he used,
except that he had grown stouter and sunburned. His wife also recognized
him as readily as did his neighbors, and gave him an affectionate
welcome. To innumerable questions about occurrences in old times, he
returned satisfactory and explicit answers. To his wife, in particular,
he rehearsed incidents of past years that had completely faded from her
memory. When they awoke, for instance, on the morning after his arrival,
he asked her to 'Bring me my white breeches trimmed with white silk; you
will find them at the bottom of the large beech chest under the linen.'
She had long forgotten the breeches and even the box, but she found them
just as he had described. In the face of such evidence it seemed
impossible to doubt that this man was the genuine Martin Guerre. Yet he
proved after all to be an impostor, whose real name was Arnauld Du Tilh.
Yet strange as it may seem, on the impostor's trial, although confronted
with the man whom he was personating, he was able to answer questions
about the past life of the Guerre family more minutely and accurately
than the rightful claimant. Being disavowed, however, by the great
majority of witnesses, including the wife, on the appearance of her true
husband, he was sentenced to death for his fraud. Before his execution
he made a confession, saying that some intimate friends of Martin
Guerre, misled by the astonishing resemblance, had accosted him by that
name, which gave him the idea of claiming Guerre's position and
property; and that he had gained his intimate knowledge of Guerre's life
partly from Guerre himself, whom he had known slightly in the army, and
partly from several common acquaintances. With this slender outfit of
material he came within an ace of effecting his design, thanks to an
exceptionally tenacious and ready memory."--_Extract from notice in "New
York Daily Sun," of "The Travelling Law School._" D. Lothrop & Co.
$1.00.
* * * * *
AMERICAN BOOKS IN ENGLAND.
The cordial reception awarded to the best class of American books in
England, is indicated by the following notices from the _Oldham Evening
& Weekly Chronicle_ of October 4:
"FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW. By Margaret Sidney. Boston: D.
Lothrop & Co. This gorgeously got up and profusely and beautifully
illustrated volume is one of engrossing interest. All the characters are
skilfully drawn, the events are interestingly marshalled, and the plot
most naturally developed. For humour and pathos, for sympathy yet
fidelity, for loftiness of tone yet simplicity of style, this charming
volume has few superiors. Here and there it reminds us of Mark Twain,
anon of Dickens, and often of George Eliot, for the authoress has many
of the strong points of all these writers. Such wholesome and bracing
literature as this may well find its place in all our homes. It is a
tale of a high order, and is a real study of life. It is fresh, breezy,
bracing. It is strengthening and enthralling."
"CAMBRIDGE SERMONS. By Rev. Alexander McKenzie. Boston: D. Lothrop & Co.
This neatly and strongly got up volume consists of sixteen fresh,
vigorous, chatty, colloquial sermons. The author has the solidity of the
Scotch teacher, and the polish and beauty of the English preacher
combined with the freedom, the raciness, interest, and the freshness of
the American pulpit orator. These discourses are orations which were
delivered extemporaneously and taken down by a shorthand writer. Hence
they are homely, yet eloquent; natural, yet cultivated, and come right
home to the hearts of the readers. No one could tire reading these
sermons. They are as racy as a magazine article, as instructive as a
lecture, and as impressive and lofty as a message from God. They are
thoroughly American for their fearlessness, their living energy, and
their originality. Sermons of this high order are sure to be in demand."
* * * * *
GOOD READING.
A glance at the way reading is generally taught in our schools will
convince any impartial observer that this subject is made the driest and
dreariest of all studies. In our graded schools, children generally
read, on an average, an hour a day during the eight or nine years'
course, at the rate of less than one book a year. The average child
easily learns by heart in a few weeks all there is in the first three
books, after that the constant repetitions are in the highest degree
monotonous. There is nothing to attract his attention or stimulate his
love for reading. The selections filling fourth, fifth and sixth readers
are too often far above the mental grasp of the pupil, and are also of
so fragmentary a nature as to be almost unintelligible to the average
student. Word pronouncing, and that alone, is the only refuge of the
teacher.
There can be no excuse on account of the cost, for the money now thrown
away, and worse than thrown away, upon useless spelling books and
mind-stupefying grammars, would purchase a rich supply of the best
reading matter the English language affords for every school in the
land.
I have tried this experiment, and to my mind it is no longer an
experiment. I have seen the children of the poorest and most ignorant
parents taking from the library works upon history, travels, biography,
and the very best fiction, exhibiting in their selection excellent
taste, and showing from their manner how much they love such books. They
would no more choose bad reading than they would choose bad food when
wholesome is provided for them. Shameful neglect, I repeat, and not
innate depravity, drives our children into by-ways and forbidden paths.
Let no one preach long sermons on the depraved tendencies of the young
until he has tried this simple, cheap, and practical way of avoiding an
unnecessary evil.--_F.W. Parker._
* * * * *
The Golden Text Calendar, arranged by A.C. Morrow, editor of _The
Illustrator_ of the International Sunday-school lessons, with designs by
Mary A. Lathbury, is specially adapted as a holiday gift. Beautifully
lithographed and printed in nine colors. It contains the Golden Text for
every Sunday, and more than fifteen hundred quotations from the best
authors. The background of the calendar is of sprays of apple blossoms.
To the right of the pad the passing of time is represented by the flight
of birds and an angel bearing an hour-glass. To the left, a young girl,
with light flowing hair, stands beneath the branches of a tree,
gathering pink and yellow hollyhocks. The design is worthy of the
artist, and the literary selections reflect credit upon the editor.
Price, $1.00.
* * * * *
BABYLAND. The Boston _Daily Globe_ says: "One need not concern herself
about the 'Chatterbox,' or any of the annuals made up in England for
American youth, when there are better books, in adaptability of matter
to age, in engravings, paper and press-work, close by her at home. The
mother may find a number of annuals published in this country which will
suit her taste and purpose much better, and she ought always to give
them the preference. BABYLAND for 1884 is in all respects a desirable
publication for the youngest readers. Its songs and stories, its
speaking pictures and its general attractiveness always win the smiles
of little folks."
* * * * *
An interesting and suggestive little treatise on the "Care and Feeding
of Infants," has been published by Doliber, Goodale & Co., Boston, who
will send a specimen copy free to any address.
* * * * *
"AN ADMIRABLE BOOK."
_The Literary World_, in a critical review of one of D. Lothrop & Co.'s
recent publications, _The Travelling Law School_, says:--"Mr. B.V.
Abbott's object, in the second volume of the Business Boys' Library, is
to give a series of first lessons on forms of government and principles
of law. This is done by means of a very slight framework of imagination,
a large amount of anecdote and illustration, a singularly lucid
explanatory style, and a fullness of knowledge that 'backs' the
narrative with manifest strength. _The Travelling Law School_ is a
fictitious body, taken about from place to place; all the objects and
experiences encountered on the journey being examined in their legal
aspects and relations, and their functions as such pointed out. Things
that one can own are discriminated from things that are common property;
Boston, New York, and Washington are differentiated in their civil and
political bearings; the laws of the streets and the railroads, of money
and the banks, of wills, evidence, fraud, and so forth and so on, are
expounded by means of 'famous trials' and otherwise in an ingenious,
always entertaining, and thoroughly instructive manner. We do not see
why a course of instruction along the line of such topics as these would
not be a wise feature in many schools of the higher grade, for which Mr.
Abbott's book would be an admirable text-book. The study of such a book
would be in the nature of a recreation, so full is it of matters of
living interest, while of its practical value there could be only one
opinion. Structurally it is in two parts, the second of which, entitled
'Famous Trials,' is separately paged." 12mo, $1.00.
* * * * *
A STANDARD GIFT BOOK.
A new edition of Arthur Oilman's _The Kingdom of Home_ is announced by
the publishers, and will form a strong attraction for holiday
book-buyers. No poetical anthology has been received by the general
public with such favor as this, and the reason is not far to seek. It
contains the choicest poems on home subjects ever brought together, and
the merits of its selections and pictures will keep it perennially in
demand as one of the best gift books in the long catalogue of household
treasures. The illustrations are abundant and exquisite. There are full
page pictures, tiny ones, panel ones, head pieces, end pieces; some
woven into the text, some the key-note of the stanzas, some of broad
suggestions, some of quaint conceit. All subjects that bring up home
associations are pictorially told in what, as to the rule, is the best
of engraving. The old water-wheel is there, making music in the village
glen; the limpid stream winding near the farmhouse; the spinning-wheel,
"merrily, noisily, cheerily whirring;" the baby of the home saying her
evening prayer, and John asleep beneath the summer boughs. Everything
that clusters about the fireside, breathes in farewells, sings in
marriage and throbs in love, finds embodiment. The idea of home
comprises everything we hold dear--wife, children, friends; the roof
that covers us, and the things we have learned to love about us. It lies
at the very foundation of religion, and our ideal of heaven is simply a
home. It is the love of home which strengthens us to endure toil,
privation and suffering, and thousands in all ages have met death
willingly to sustain the sanctity of their hearthstones. There is not a
poet who has lived since the dawn of historic times who has not sung its
praises, and from the vast amount of literature which has thus grown up,
the contents of the present work have been selected. The compiler has
shown rare judgment in the performance of his task, he justly says that
the treatment of this subject has not been confined to the great poets.
"It is not the poetry of the intellect, but of the heart; and many who
have been eloquent on no other theme, have sung the praises of home in a
way that has touched the hearts of thousands." The collection,
therefore, includes not only the productions of the masters, but those
of many a minor poet as well. The paper is beautifully white and clear,
the margin liberal, and the binding at once chaste and elegant. It will
make a book for the household; "one not for a day, but for all time."
8mo, Russia leather, seal grain, $6.00.
* * * * *
A SPECIAL LETTER.
As an indication of the great interest aroused by the matter of one of
the recent publications of D. Lothrop & Co., while it was passing
through the WIDE AWAKE magazine in serial form, we print the following
letter written from BROOKLINE, Mass., and dated Oct. 6, 1884, and signed
"A well wisher."
DEAR WIDE AWAKE:
We have read with great interest the "Anna Maria Housekeeping
Talks," and think you could not do a better work than to publish
them in a cheap form, so as to be within the reach of almost any
one, and so ladies could buy them for their servants to read, It
cannot fail of success, it seems to me. The "talks" are too good
to have their light "hid under a bushel," and ought to be in the
hands of every one who has a house in charge, whether servant or
mistress.
In accordance with the general desire expressed in this and similar
letters, the publishers have presented the papers in an attractive 16mo
volume, published at $1.00. The subjects treated of embrace directions
for the table and kitchen departments, the general arrangement and
adornment of rooms, matters of dress and domestic economy, and
numberless small details which every young girl will desire to be posted
upon, and which even trained housekeepers are often grateful for being
reminded of.
* * * * *
LOTHROP'S ILLUSTRATED POEMS.
Among selections of the choicest works of best authors, in this
department, are George Eliot's story of HOW LISA LOVED THE KING, and her
splendid hymn, O MAY I JOIN THE CHOIR INVISIBLE; Tennyson's MAUD, AND
OTHER POEMS, also THE BROOK, AND OTHER POEMS; Adelaide Procter's
beautiful poem THE LOST CHORD; the favorite Christian songs, THE NINETY
AND NINE, and JESUS, LOVER OF MY SOUL; and the popular song, THE OLD
OAKEN BUCKET. Each volume in this Series is furnished in elegant cloth
bindings, or fringed floral bindings at $1.50 each.
LOTHROP'S POPULAR LIBRARY EDITIONS.
Book lovers whose critical judgment extends to the binding as well as to
the contents of a volume, will find something quite to their taste in
Lothrop's new list of Illustrated Library Editions, which includes a
selection of favorites presented in a form most acceptable to
gift-makers, and very desirable for library use. The illustrations are
by notable artists, and admirably suited to the text. In this class may
be mentioned among others the volumes named below, which are published
in 8vo form, extra cloth, in morocco, full gilt, at the wonderfully low
prices indicated.
_POETS' HOMES._ The desire of multitudes to know something of the home
life of the poets whose verses have become familiar in every household,
will find gratification in the attractive one-volume edition of the
delightful sketches edited by R.H. Stoddard, Arthur Gilman, and others,
under the title of POETS' HOMES. It contains appreciative chapters upon
Bryant, Longfellow, Whittier, Trowbridge, Lowell, Homes, Bayard Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. Piatt, Stedman, Aldrich, and other poets of reputation. The
homes of these poets are described in charming sketches, many of which
are accompanied by portraits and other illustrations. Cloth, $4.00,
Morocco, $8.00.
_HAYNE'S POEMS._ The welcome accorded to the first edition of the
"Poetical Works of Paul H. Hayne," has led to the publication of a new
edition. The critical estimate of Mr. Hayne's works, favorable from the
outset, accords him a place among the few American writers whose works
are likely to have a permanent place in public favor. As has been
appreciatively said, "He is a songster of the Southern groves, and
having built a nest in the wild wood (referring to his country home at
Copse Hill), he is content in the companionship of his mate and his
young, warbling to nature and to nature's God. If his notes reach beyond
his sylvan hall, and fall upon ears without its wall, and plaudits of
approval come in return, he trills responsively a grateful melody, and
resumes his solo as he would do had no _encore_ greeted him." Cloth,
$4.00, Morocco, $7.00.
In the same attractive bindings, are the following complete Works of
_FAMOUS POETS_ at uniform prices, extra cloth, full gilt, $3.00.
Morocco, full gilt, $6.00.
_WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE._ Edited, with a critical Biography, by William
Michael Rossetti. With an essay on the Chronology of Shakespeare's
Plays, by Edward Dowden, LL. D. A History of the Drama in England to the
Time of Shakespeare, by Arthur Gilman, M.A. A Critical Introduction to
each Play, by Augustus W. Von Schlegel. An Essay on Shakespeare's
Indebtedness to the Bible, a List of early editions to Shakespeare's
Plays; an Index to noteworthy Scenes; an Index to all the Characters; a
List of the Songs in the Plays; an Index to familiar Quotations, and a
carefully prepared Glossary, Shakespeare's Will, etc. The above
illustrative matter makes this the best-furnished one-volume edition in
the market.
_LORD BYRON_, with portrait, correspondence, and notes, by Sir John
Gilbert, W.J. Linton and others.
_ROBERT BURNS._ With portrait, correspondence and notes, edited by Allan
Cunningham.
_GOETHE._ Translated in the original metres by Edgar Alfred Browning,
C.B.
_JEAN INGELOW._ Including "The Shepherd Lady." 400 pages.
_LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL, MARMION_, and _LADY OF THE LAKE._
Lord Macaulay's _LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME._ With _IVRY_ and the _ARMADA._
With illustration by Wequelin.
_OWEN MEREDITH_ (Robert, Lord Lytton). "Lucille," "The Apple of Life,"
"The Wanderer," etc.
_JOHN MILTON._ With Memoir, Introduction and Notes, by David Masson,
M.A., LL. D.
_THOMAS MOORE._ Unabridged. With explanatory notes.
_ADELAIDE A. PROCTER._ There are, in this volume, gems of as noble and
perfect poetry as in any language.--_London Athenæum._
_JOHANN C.F. VON SCHILLER._ The finest one-volume edition of the works
of this favorite poet.
_SIR WALTER SCOTT._ Including introduction and notes.
_PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY._ "No poet was ever warmed by a more genuine or
unforced inspiration."
_ALFRED TENNYSON._ Including all the latest poems. Illustrated by
Gustave Doré, W. Holman Hunt and others.
LOTHROP'S GOLDEN TREASURY SERIES.
This series presents a selection of books, remarkable for the rare and
enduring value of their contents, and made additionally attractive by
the form in which they are published. The volumes are of the semi-square
shape which offers such excellent opportunities for the best effects in
simple but elegant typography and binding, and the results will be in
the highest degree satisfactory to all lovers of handsome books. The
series takes its name from the book first upon the list.
_THE GOLDEN TREASURY_, edited by Francis Turner Palgrave, consists of
selections made with rare discrimination from the very best of English
songs and lyrical poems.
_IN THE BOOK OF PRAISE_, Sir Roundell Palmer, with a just appreciation
of their merits and a devout sympathy with their spirit, has brought
together, from the range of English hymns, those which are worthy of a
permanent place in public favor.
_THE BALLAD BOOK_, edited with no less painstaking care, and excellence
in judgment, by William Allingham, includes an unsurpassed selection of
the representative ballads which have won fame and favor for the bards
of Britain. In no other form is so rare and pleasing a collection of
British ballads to be found.
Of the volume which includes those masterpieces of Sir Walter Scott,
_MARMION, LADY OF THE LAKE, AND THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL_, no
explanatory words are necessary. These poems in the future, as in the
past, will hold undisputed place among the gems of classic literature.
The popularity of England's Poet Laureate makes it equally unnecessary
to more than present the title of the next volume upon the list, _THE
COMPLETE WORKS OF TENNYSON._
Lord Macaulay's _LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME, IVRY_, and the _ARMADA_, is
another volume upon which comment is needless.
_RELIGIOUS POEMS_ is an admirable selection, reflecting the life and
sentiments of the Christian believer.
_IN THE MIND AND WORDS OF JESUS_, by Rev. T.R. Macduff, we have a
masterly interpretation of the thoughts and utterances of the Divine
Teacher, so full of deep insight, of spirituality, and helpfulness, as
to seem little less than inspired.
This series of standard books would be incomplete without the name of
Bunyan and his _PILGRIM'S PROGRESS_, which concludes the list.
Each volume is beautifully illustrated and printed on the finest paper.
To their other excellent features is added a price which cannot fail to
make them popular. Vellum, cloth, $1.25 each.
LOTHROP'S SPARE MINUTE SERIES.
"The significance of the name of this series is seen from the fact that
THOUGHTS THAT BREATHE, for instance, has 300 pages, and contains 273
separately numbered and independent extracts. Thus a person can read one
or more of these at a time, and put the book down without breaking the
train of thought." 6 vols, 12mo, $5.00. 6 vols, imitation half calf.
$7.50. 6 vols, full imitation calf. $9.00.
_RIGHT TO THE POINT._ From the writings of Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D.,
selected by Mary Storrs Haynes. With an introduction by Rev. Newman
Hall.
Pithy paragraphs on a wide range of subjects, not one of which but will
be found to contain some terse, sparkling truth worthy of thought and
attention. A spare ten minutes devoted to such reading can never be
wasted.
_THOUGHT THAT BREATHE._ From the writings of Dean Stanley. Introduction
by Rev. Phillips Brooks. The numerous admirers on this side of the water
of the late eloquent English churchman, will be grateful for this
volume, which contains some of his best utterances. 16mo, cloth, $1.00.
_CHEERFUL WORDS._ From George MacDonald. Introduction by James T.
Fields.
_THE MIGHT OF RIGHT._ From Rt. Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone. Introduction by
John D. Long.
_TRUE MANLINESS._ From Thomas Hughes. Introduction by James Russell
Lowell.
_LIVING TRUTHS._ From Charles Kingsley. Introduction by W.D. Howells.
LOTHROP'S CHOICE NEW EDITIONS OF FAMOUS S.S. BOOKS IN SETS.
"_Bronckton Series._" SO AS BY FIRE, by Margaret Sidney. A bright story
full of life and interest, as are all the writings by this popular
author.
_HALF YEAR AT BRONCKTON_, by the same author. Earnest, yet lively, this
is just the book for all boys old enough to be subjected to the
temptations of school life.
The other books of this series, "Tempter Behind," by John Saunders, "For
Mack's Sake," by S.J. Burke, and "Class of '70," by Helena V. Morrison,
are all worthy of a place in every Sunday-school library.
Amaranth Library. 4 vols., 12mo, illust. $6.00
Books by the author of Andy Luttrell. 6 vols., 12mo, illust. 7.50
Julia A. Eastman's Books. 6 vols., 12mo, illust. 7.50
Ella Farman's Books. 9 vols., large 16mo, illust. 10.00
Pansy Series. 4 vols. 3.00
Mudge (Rev. Z.A.) Works. 3 vols. 3.75
Porter (Mrs. A.E.) Books. 5 vols. 6.25
Capron (M.J.) Books. 4 vols. 6.00
Mrs. E.D. Kendall's Books. 3 vols., 12mo, illust. 3.75
Our Boy's Library. 5 vols., illust. 6.25
Our Girls' Library. 5 vols., illust. 6.25
Snow Family Library. 5 vols., illust. 5.00
Sturdy Jack Series. 6 vols., 12mo, illust. 4.50
To-day Series. New and of extraordinary excellence. 6 vols.,
illust. 7.50
Child Life Series. 26 vols., illust. Each 1.00
Hill Rest Series. 3 vols., 16mo, illust. 3.75
Uncle Max Series. 8 vols., illust. 6.00
Yensie Walton Books. 5 vols., 12mo, illust. 7.50
LOTHROP'S YOUNG FOLKS' LIBRARY.
Nothing at once so good and cheap is anywhere to be found. These choice
16mo volumes of 300 to 500 pages, clear type, carefully printed, with
handsome and durable covers of manilla paper, and embracing some of the
best stories by popular American authors, are published at the low price
of 25 cents per volume, and mailed postpaid. One number issued each
month. No second edition will be printed in this style. The regular
edition is issued in cloth bindings at $1.25 to $1.75 per volume. Among
the numbers already published at 25 cents each as above are
1. Tip Lewis and his lamp, by PANSY.
2. Margie's Mission by MARIE OLIVER.
3. Kitty Kent's Trouble, by JULIA A. EASTMAN.
4. Mrs. Hurd's Niece, by ELLA FARMAN PRATT, editor of WIDE AWAKE.
5. Evening Rest, by REV. J.L. PRATT.
Other equally charming stories will follow each month. The Library is
especially commended to Sunday-school superintendents or those
interested in securing choice Sunday-school books at lowest prices.
Attention is called to the necessity of early orders, as when the
present editions are exhausted, no more copies of the several volumes
can be had at the same price.
LOTHROP'S STANDARD BOOKS FOR YOUTHS.
Admirable books in history, biography and story.
Fern Glen Series. 31 vols., illust. Each 1.25
Young Folks' Series. 33 vols., illust. Each 1.50
Popular Biographies. 18 vols., illust. Each 1.50
Young Folks' Histories, by MISS YONGE and others. 10 vols.,
illust. Each 1.50
Yonge's Historical Stories. 4 vols., illust. Each 1.25
The $1000 Prize Books. A fresh edition in new style of
binding. 16 vols., 12mo. 24.50
The new $500 Prize Series. A fresh edition in new style of
binding. 13 vols., 12mo. 16.75
The Original $500 Prize Series. A fresh edition in new style
of binding. 8 vols., 12mo. 12.00
LOTHROP'S TEMPERANCE LIBRARY.
No Sunday-school library is complete without some well-chosen volumes
showing the evils of intemperance, the great curse which good men and
women are everywhere endeavoring to remove.
D. Lothrop & Co. publish among others the following admirable temperance
books.
The only way Out. By J.W. Willing. $1.50
John Bremm. By A.A. Hopkins. 1.25
Sinner and Saint. by A.A. Hopkins 1.25
The Tempter Behind. By John Saunders. 1.25
Good Work. By Mary D. Chellis. 1.50
Mystery of the Lodge. By Mary D. Chellis. 1.50
Finished or Not. By the author of "Fabrics." 1.50
Modern Prophets. By Pansy and Faye Huntington. 1.50
May Bell. By Hubert Newbury. 1.50
_TEMPERANCE REFORMATION_, The, and Its Claims upon the Christian Church.
By Rev. James Smith, of Scotland. 8 vo. $2.50.
Sunday-school teachers and superintendents will find the above books
admirably adapted to the purpose of teaching great moral lessons, while
they are also full of pleasure and interest to young readers.
LOTHROP'S POPULAR LOW-PRICE LIBRARIES.
Among attractive and valuable Libraries issued in sets at prices which
place them not only beyond competition, but within the easy reach of
all, are
Best Way Series. 3 vols., illust. $1.50
Half Hour Library, by PANSY. 8 vols., illust. 3.20
Little People's Home Library. 12 vols., illust. 3.00
Little Pansy Series. 10 vols., illust. Cloth, $4.00; boards. 3.00
Little May's Picture Library. 12 vols., illust. 2.40
Mother's Boys and Girls, by PANSY. 12 vols., illust. 3.00
Rainy Day Library. 8 vols., illust. 4.00
Spring Blossom. 12 vols., illust. 3.00
Stories from the Bible, 1st and 2d Series. Each .15
Twisty Clover Series. 6 vols., illust. 1.20
Happy Thought Library. 6 vols., large 18mo, illust. 3.00
Little Neighbor Series. 6 vols., large 18mo, illust. 1.50
May and Tom Library. 5 vols., 18mo, illust. 3.00
Sunny Dell Series. 6 vols., 18mo, illust. 3.60
Side by Side library. 3 vols., 16mo, illust. 1.80
LOTHROP'S POPULAR PANSY BOOKS.
The works of this popular author are universally acknowledged to be
among the very best of all books for Sunday-school reading. Earnest,
hopeful, practical, full of the spirit of Christian faith and courage,
they are also in the highest degree interesting.
COMPLETE LIST OF THE PANSY BOOKS.
_Each volume, 12mo, $1.50._
Chautauqua Girls at Home.
Divers Women.
Echoing and Re-echoing.
Endless Chain (An).
Ester Ried.
Ester Ried Yet Speaking.
Four Girls at Chautauqua.
From different Standpoints.
Hall in the Grove (The).
Household Puzzles.
Julia Ried.
King's Daughter (The).
Links in Rebecca's Life.
Mrs. Solomon Smith Looking On.
Modern Prophets.
Man of the House (The).
New Graft on the Family Tree (A).
Pocket Measure (The).
Ruth Erskine's Crosses.
Randolphs (The).
Sidney Martin's Christmas.
Those Boys.
Three People.
Tip Lewis and his Lamp.
Wise and Otherwise.
_Each volume, 12mo, $1.25._
Cunning Workmen.
Dr. Deane's Way.
Grandpa's Darlings.
Miss Priscilla Hunter and My Daughter Susan.
Mrs. Deane's Way.
What she Said.
_Each volume, 12mo, $1.00._
Five Friends.
Mrs. Harry Harper's Awakening.
Next Things.
Pansy's Scrap Book.
Some young Heroines.
_Each volume, 12mo, 75 cents._
Getting Ahead.
Mary Burton Abroad.
Pansies.
Six little Girls.
That Boy Bob.
Two Boys.
_Each volume, 16mo, 75 cents._
Bernie's White Chicken.
Docia's Journal.
Helen Lester.
Jessie Wells.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Hedge Fence (A)., 16mo, 60c.
Side by Side, 16mo, 60c.
Pansy's Picture Book. 4to, boards, 1.50; cloth 2.00
The little Pansy Series. 10 vols., boards, 3.00; cloth 4.00
Mother's Boys and Girls Library. 12 vols., quarto, boards. 3.00
PANSY'S NEW BOOKS.
Among the new books by this favorite author, which Sunday-school
superintendents and all readers of her previous books will wish to
order, are
A HEDGE FENCE. A story that will be particularly pleasing to boys, most
of whom will find in its hero a fair representation of themselves. 16mo,
60 cents.
AN ENDLESS CHAIN. From the introduction, on the first page, of the new
superintendent of the Packard Place Sabbath-school, to the end, there is
no flagging of interest in this bright, fresh, wholesome story.
Illustrated, 12mo, $1.50.
SIDE BY SIDE. Short illustrated stories from Bible texts for the help of
boys and girls in their everyday duties. 16mo, cloth, 60 cents.
CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS. No more charming little heroine can be found than
the Christie of this volume, and the story of her journey to spend
Christmas, with the great variety of characters introduced, all of them
original and individual in their way, is perfectly novel and
interesting.
As a guide to teachers, rich in suggestions and directions for methods
of teaching, etc., there is nothing better than PANSY'S SCRAP BOOK.
12mo. Cloth, Illustrated $1.00.
In fact all of Pansy's books have some special charm or attraction which
makes them a power for good wherever read.
LOTHROP'S SELECT SUNDAY-SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
_Every book in these marvellously cheap libraries will bear the closest
criticism_. Each is fresh and interesting in matter, unexceptionable in
tone and excellent in literary style. These libraries as a whole,
considering their character and cost _have no superiors_.
Select Sunday-school Library, No. 12, 20 vols., $5.00 net.
" " " No. 9, 50 vols., 25.00 net.
" " " No. 10, 12 vols., 5.00 net.
" " " No. 11, 20 vols., 10.00 net.
Pansy's Primary Library, 30 vols. 7.50 net.
Select Primary Sunday-school Library, 36 vols.,
in extra cloth binding. 5.50 net.
LOTHROP'S BOOKS FOR SUPERINTENDENTS.
BIBLE READER, THE. By Rev. H.V. Dexter, D.D. 16mo, .50.
BIBLE LESSONS FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONCERTS AND ANNIVERSARIES. By Edmund
Clark. 18 numbers 5 cts. each. Bound in 16mo. vol, cloth, $1.00.
BIBLE PICTURES. By Rev. Geo. B. Ide, D.D. 12mo, $2.00.
FIFTY YEARS WITH THE SABBATH-SCHOOL. By Rev. Asa Bullard, D.D. 12mo,
cloth, $1.25.
HELP FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONCERTS. By A.P. and M.T. Folsom. 16mo, $1.00.
SELF-GIVING. A story of Christian missions. By Rev. W.F. Bainbridge.
12mo, cloth, illustrated, $1.50.
ROCK OF AGES. By Rev. S.F. Smith, D.D. A choice collection of religious
poems. 18mo, cloth, gilt edges, $1.25.
STUDY OF NAHUM (A). By Professor Thos. H. Rich, 16mo, $.40.
STORY OF THE PRAYERS OF CHRISTIAN HISTORY (The). By Hezekiah
Butterworth. 12mo, illustrated, $1.50.
WALKS TO EMMAUS. By Rev. Nehemiah Adams. Charming specimens of sermon
literature. 12mo, $1.00.
WARS OF THE JEWS. By Flavius Josephus. Translated by William Whiston,
M.A. 8vo, cloth, plain, $1.00. Extra cloth, gilt top, fully illustrated,
$1.50.
WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT [The]; or, The New Birth. By Prof. Austin
Phelps, D.D. 16mo, $1.25.
LOTHROP'S BOOKS FOR ANNIVERSARIES AND CONCERTS.
It is often a difficult matter to determine what to use for
Sunday-school anniversaries, etc. To those in doubt, we would suggest
the use of the following capital aids:
BIBLE LESSONS FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOLS, CONCERTS AND ANNIVERSARIES. By Edmund
Clark. 18 numbers, 5 cents each. Bound in one 16mo volume, cloth, $1.00.
HELP FOR SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONCERTS. By A.P. and M.T. Folsom. A choice
collection of poems. 16mo, $1.00.
ENTERTAINMENTS. By Lizzie W. Champney. For concerts, exhibitions, church
festivals, etc. 15mo, Illustrated. $1.00.
A THOUSAND OTHER CHOICE BOOKS.
The above, and a thousand other choice books which cannot be mentioned
here, mention, make up a list from which superintendents and teachers
can easily select a VALUABLE LIBRARY at a low price. Send for full
catalogue, mailed free, and for special terms to those ordering any
number of volumes. Any book sent postage paid on receipt of price.
D. LOTHROP & CO.
FRANKLIN AND HAWLEY STREETS, BOSTON.
* * * * *
"_WE HAVE NOTHING AS GOOD._"--N.Y. Independent.
* * * * *
Arthur Gilman's History of the American People.
The publishers embrace the opportunity afforded by the
publication of the SIXTH THOUSAND of this important work to
bring together a few extracts from the large number of
commendatory reviews that it has been favored with. They exhibit
a singular unanimity of opinion.
* * * * *
"On its own ground, and for its clearly defined purpose, _we have
nothing as good_, are not likely to have. It begins a long step back of
the beginning, with Plato's Atlantis, tells the story of Columbus, Cabot
and the other explorers, or the Aborigines, of the French and Spanish
settlements, and so finds its way to the English colonies, the war for
independence, and down through the long history to the recent events of
President Arthur's administration. Considering the general brevity of
the book, it is _marvellously full_; and considering the long story to
be told, crowded with fact and detail; _the graceful style, warm
coloring and general lifelike animation_ of the books is a still greater
marvel.
"Mr. Gilman writes with a happy pen which _never fumbles for a word_,
and has the knack of saying a thing accurately, concisely and
gracefully. He lights up his pages with items gleaned from rare sources.
He puts in telling and characteristic facts. He is good in topography,
and makes a skilful and judicious use of local antiquarian lore. He is
an intelligent reporter of debates, who knows how to condense the strong
and vital points of a long history. He is neither shy nor timid in
expressing his opinion on controverted questions, but carries such a
happy art in his boldness that it will never lose him a reader. His
account of the constitutional debate and of the political situation at
the close of the Revolutionary War, and the brief touches in the
subsequent development of political history, are done well. Working very
much on the general lines and methods of Mr. Green, in his history of
the English people, he notes the progress of the arts of life, of
literature, education and social life, and in discussing political
affairs, brings, them up to the high standard of independent liberalism.
_The book is well manufactured_, with good paper and open, clear
type."--New York _Independent._
"Mr. Gilman has rehearsed the interesting and wonderful story of the
people of these United States in a _clear and concise_ way, and has
enlivened the narrative by extracts from letters, diaries, newspapers
and other contemporary writings.... The book opens with a condensed and
accurate account of the early voyages of discovery and exploration,
beginning with that of Columbus; and among the subjects presented with a
reasonable degree of fulness may be enumerated the efforts towards union
form 1637 to the adoption of the Constitution, and the nature and
influence of the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1798 and 1799....
The growth of the feeling of nationality is well brought out.... The
slavery struggle is well described.... The last chapter in the book, on
the 'Era of Progressive National Life,' is exceptionally well
written.... The most agreeable portions of the volume, however, are
those wherein the habits and manners of the past are described.... The
books contains very many (173) wood-cuts which have been selected with
great care and god judgment.... An excellent index closes the book, and
the publishers are to be congratulated on the mechanical excellence of
the volume. In fine, _it is the most attractive one-volume History of
the United States_ that we have seen."--Boston _Literary World._
"Mr. Gilman aims at something more than a literary production. He is by
training and instinct an educator. This story of the people's life will
foster a genuine love of country by the wholesome method of
instruction.... The contents are succinctly massed; the statements
embody facts, not speculations. It is a book that will be popular and it
is written for popular acceptance, yet _its accuracy will stand. Nothing
better exists_ as a compendium of our country's history, if in a
compendium we desire not figures and facts only, but the flesh and blood
reality of living history."--Boston _Transcript._
"This work sustains the already established reputation of the author.
The extreme care with which the facts have been collated, and the
attention shown to the latest results of investigation and discussion
even in minor matters, make it _very valuable as a book of
reference._"--_Berkshire Co. Eagle._
"The author shows rare tact and wisdom."--_Chicago Inter-Ocean._
"Bring out on the canvas a noble picture of the grand American
movement."--_New York Home Journal._
"The chapters form pleasing and finished pictures, one by one, of the
various stages in our national career. It is a good book for out-loud
reading at the home fireside."--_Chicago Standard._
"Probably the best history of the United States that has appeared in a
single volume."--_Detroit Post and Tribune._
"Fascinating."--_Cleveland Leader._
"Thoroughly interesting."--_Portland Globe._
"The social and political history of the people of America is told with
point and brevity, and yet with a wealth of incident and ease of style
that ensure interest and charm to the narrative.... It is _the most
interesting_ compendious history that we have ever read."--_Outing and
The Wheelman._
"By far the best history of our country ever published in one volume. In
fact there is more in it than there is in any large history, except,
perhaps, Bancroft and Hildreth, and even in these the majority of
readers can never get the facts so nicely arranged and so neatly
formulated.... _I say without any reserve that there is no other history
of the United States comparable with this._"--_J.W. Heston_, Pres't
Pennsylvania State College.
* * * * *
12mo, cloth, illustrated, $1.50; Crown, 8vo, cloth, illustrated, gilt
top, $2.50.
D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, PUBLISHERS, FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON MASS.
* * * * *
BIOGRAPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS.
Baptism in Fire (The).
By REV. O.E. SMITH. A very thoughtful book, stimulating and suggestive.
It meets a long recognized want of some work on the Holy Spirit which
should take account of the deeper manifestations of its power. _16mo,
cloth._ $1.25.
*Cambridge Sermons.
By ALEXANDER MCKENZIE, D.D. Fresh living thought from the pen of one of
the most eloquent American divines. _12mo, extra cloth_, $1.50.
Gethsemane:
Or, Meditations and Prayers on the Last Hours of the Sufferings and
Death of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Translated from the German
of CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH NEBELIN. _Large 16mo_, $1.25.
Helps and Hindrances to the Cross
By MRS. LESLIE. Its helpful lessons are incorporated in a charming
story. _12mo, illustrated_, $1.25.
How to Conduct Prayer Meetings,
By REV. LEWIS O. THOMPSON. A practical book of great value. _12mo_,
$1.25.
Light at Evening Time.
Or, Jewels from God's Word. Very large type. Introduction by THEODORE L.
CUYLER, D.D. _Quarto, cloth binding_,$150; _leather_, $2.50.
Lord's Day Rescued (The).
By ALEXANDER SESSIONS, with introduction by HENRY M. DEXTER, D.D. _16mo,
cloth_, $.60.
Living Truths. (SPARE MINUTE SERIES.)
From CHARLES KINGSLEY. Edited by E.E. Brown, with an introduction by
W.D. Howells. _12mo, cloth, gilt top_, $1.00.
Life of Edward Norris Kirk, D.D.
By DAVID O. MEARS, D.D. A limited edition on large paper. 432 _pages,
8vo_, $2.50.
*Not of Man, but of God.
By REV. JACOB M. MANNING, D.D., pastor of the Old South Church, Boston.
Invaluable and timely sermons on the evidences of Christianity, the ripe
work of this eminent scholar and distinguished preacher. _12mo, extra
cloth_, $1.25.
Our Sabbath Evening.
By A.A. HOPKINS. _square, 16mo_, $1.25.
Prayer-Meeting and its Improvement (The).
By REV. LEWIS O. THOMPSON. It gives most wise and helpful suggestions.
_16mo_, $1.25.
Right to the Point.
From the writings of Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D. Selected by MARY STORRS
HAYNES, with an introduction by REV. NEWMAN HALL, LL.B. Sixth volume of
the Spare Minute Series, _12mo_, $1.00.
Seven Words from the Cross.
By REV. WM. H. ADAMS. _12mo_, $1.00.
Still Hour; OR, COMMUNION WITH GOD.
By PROF. AUSTIN PHELPS, D.D. _New edition, cloth extra, 60 cents. Dark
Leatherette binding, gilt edges, $1.00. Seal grain leather_, $1.50.
Story of the Manuscripts.
With fac-simile illustrations of the various New Testament Manuscripts.
By REV. GEORGE E. MERRILL, _12mo, cloth_, $1.00.
*Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes.
By E.E. BROWN, author of "Life of Washington," "Life of Garfield," etc.
Aside from the interest attached to the name of the subject it is a
biography of unusual merit. It has also the approval of Doctor Holmes,
who has furnished the author with much valuable material. _12mo_, $1.50.
*Life Of Charles XII. KING OF SWEDEN.
By M. DEVOLTAIRE. With portrait. _12mo, extra cloth_, $1.50.
*Life of Nelson.
By ROBERT SOUTHEY. With illustrations by Birket Foster. Clear and
concise; a manual for the young sailor, this book will interest all who
admire the great naval hero. $1.50.
*Life of Paul.
By D.H. TAYLOR. A most readable as well as accurate presentation of the
life of the illustrious Apostle. _12mo, cloth, illustrated_, $1.50.
*Life of Queen Victoria.
By GRACE GREENWOOD. The author says n her preface, "I have long felt
that the wonderful story of the life of the Queen of England--of her
example as a daughter, wife and mother, and as the honored head of
English society--could but have, if told simply, yet sympathetically, a
happy and ennobling influence on the hearts and minds of my young
country women." That she has fulfilled her task in the most graceful and
fascinating manner all will admit who read the pages of this
delightfully interesting life. 12 _me, cloth, illustrated_, $1.50.
* * * * *
NEW BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
IN CLOTH BINDINGS, FULLY ILLUSTRATED.
A Book about Baby, AND OTHER POEMS IN COMPANY WITH CHILDREN.
By MRS. S.M.B. PIATT. Mrs. Piatt is acknowledged the poet of Motherhood
and Childhood, and the sweetest and happiest of her verses lies between
these two dainty covers. _Small Quarto, illustrated_, $1.00.
Achor.
By MRS. S.R. GRAHAM CLARK. A story of great interest, and characterized
by marked freshness and originality. _\12mo, cloth_, $1.50.
Æsop's Fables Versified.
By MRS. CLARA DOTY BATES, author of "Classics of Babyland," "Child
Lore," etc. With seventy-two full-page illustrations by Garrett,
Lungren, Sweeney, Barnes, and Hassam. Mrs. Bates has here done for the
Immortal old Fables the same fortunate service which some years ago she
did for the old nursery tales, knowing that graceful rhyme and jingle
are great aids both to memory and imagination. The illustrations for
this handsome volume have never been surpassed in grace and vigor.
$3.00.
Boy's Workshop (A).
By A BOY AND HIS FRIENDS. With an introduction by Henry Randall Waite. A
fascinating little volume full of practical ideas for the benefit of
boys who are getting their first training in the use of tools. Its
directions are explicit and trustworthy from the buying of the first
hammer to the construction of a cabinet. Its chapters are not wholly
confined to carpentry, but give detail instruction in other matters dear
to the boyish heart, such as the making of bows and arrows, preserving
"collections," and making anglers' flies, etc., etc. It will prove an
admirable help in the direction of industrial training. $1.00.
Children's Etiquette.
By SHIRLEY DARE. _16mo, paper_, $.50; _cloth_, $1.00.
Daisy Green Stories (The).
By MRS. SUSIE BISBEE. All fond mothers will be greatly interested in the
quaint sayings and child-like adventures of the little "Daisy" of this
book. _16mo, cloth_, $.80.
Dean Stanley with the Children.
By MRS. FRANCES A. HUMPHREY. Very fully illustrated. This choice volume
contains Dean Stanley's famous Christmas Sermons to children, a
beautiful account of the Dean's own life as a boy at home, and at Rugby,
his relations with other boys, and also much entertaining matter
relating to the celebrated English schools at Rugby and Westminster, and
to the Abbey itself. It is illustrated with portraits, views of various
Abbey interiors, sketches of Westminster and Rugby boys, and other fine
engravings, historical and modern. It also gives as an introduction to
the five charming sermons a fine chapter by Canon Farrar, regarding the
Dean in the pulpit, as both writer and orator, with a touching account
of the delivery of his last sermon, _12mo_, $1.00.
Double Masquerade (A).
By REV. CHAS. R. TALBOT. Illustrated by Share, Merrill, and Taylor. A
stirring romance of the American Revolution, with illustrations made
from careful studies of old Boston. The portion describing the battle of
Bunker Hill, as seen by the boys, has been said to be one of the most
graphic and telling accounts ever written of that famous conflict.
_Extra cloth, 12mo_, $1.25.
Hedge Fence (A).
By PANSY. Here is a story of the haps and mishaps of the typical boy
whose purposes are good, but whose impetuosity plunges him into all
kinds of mischief, as the boy himself expresses it, "before he knows
it." One of the boys of this book, ruefully reflecting on the results of
a boyish scrape, wishes for something like a hedge fence to keep him
from running into trouble. In a manner which will be delightfully
entertaining and helpful to all boys (and girls for that matter), Pansy
tells us how the hero of her story found a hedge which stood between him
and mischief. The book will benefit and please every boy who reads it,
or to whom it is read. _16mo, 60 cents_.
History of the United States in Rhyme.
By EGBERT C. ADAMS, author of "The History of England in Rhyme," "On
Board the Rocket," etc. Attractively written. It will assist all young
people to fix important events of American history in their memory.
_16mo, cloth, 60 cents_.
How They went to Europe.
By MARGARET SIDNEY. Gives numberless suggestions for the entertaining of
young people on the long winter evenings, stimulating them in the idle
hours, and drawing them within the sweet, healthful atmosphere of home.
_16mo, illustrated_, $1.00.
Milly's Little Wanderer.
By MRS. SUSIE A. BISBEE, author of "Daisy Green Stories." The scene of
this story is laid in the most picturesque of New England surroundings,
and the book abounds in sprightly incidents, while holding steadily to
its moral and spiritual purpose. _12mo_, $1.25.
New Year's Tangles, AND OTHER STORIES.
By PANSY. Very fully illustrated. Fresh, instructive, and entertaining,
_12mo, 256 pages_, $1.00.
Old Caravan Days.
By MRS. MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD. With 36 illustrations by H. Pruett
Share. A graphic record of other days long before the time of Western
railroads, giving the exciting adventures and experiences of a family
moving to Illinois, drawn faithfully to the life. _12mo, cloth_, $1.25.
Our Business Boys.
A little pocket volume for every cash boy, every young clerk, and every
trade-learner in the land. 16_mo_, $.60.
Pleasant Authors.
By AMANDA B. HARRIS. Biographies of Sir Walter Scott, Charles Lamb,
Leigh Hunt, Dr. John Brown, Mary Russell Mitford, etc. For young people.
Fourth volume of the Reading Union Library. An admirable guide for young
people, to whatever is best and most enjoyable in standard English
literature. It should be in every family. _Illustrated, 16mo_, $1.00.
Plucky Boys. BUSINESS BOYS' LIBRARY.
By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," and other authors. "A pound
of pluck is worth a ton of luck."--_President Garfield_. Spirited
narratives, and for the most part true ones, of boys who have conquered
obstacles and become successful business men; or of other plucky young
fellows who have shown fearlessness and "fight" in situations of danger,
and also self-sacrifice in order to save the lives of others. $1.50.
Robinson Crusoe.
By DANIEL DEFOE. An edition _de luxe_, printed on exquisite paper, with
16 illustrations by Thomas Stothard, R.A., with an introduction by
Austin Dobson. Fac-simile of the frontispiece and title-page of the
original edition, original prefaces. _555pp. Extra cloth binding_,
$1.25. _Half calf_, $2.50. _Morocco, full gilt_, $3.00.
Side by Side.
By PANSY, author of "The Man of the House," "Mrs. Solomon Smith Looking
On," "The Hall in the Grove," "Mary Burton Abroad," etc. Illustrated
stories from Bible texts for the help of boys and girls in their school
and home duties. _16mo, cloth, illustrated_, $.60.
Soldier and Servant.
By ELLA M. BAKER. "Soldier and Servant" is a motto bequeathed to the
heroine by the mother who died when she was a babe, and which she early
adopts, carrying its sentiment into all of the acts of her after life,
the story of which will most assuredly furnish wholesome stimulus to
every girl who reads it. There are touches of humor, and graphic
descriptions worthy of comparison with passages in _Tom Brown's
Schooldays at Rugby_. 16_mo_, $1.25.
Story of Puff.
By MRS. C.M. LIVINGSTON. It was truly said of the first edition of this
little volume, that no more captivating story of bird-life was ever
written, and that passages in it were worthy of comparison with those
found in "Rab and his Friends." It is the autobiography of a canary
bird, and every lover of the bird kind will read it with enthusiastic
pleasure. New edition. _16mo, cloth, fully illustrated_, $.60.
Sweet Girl Goldie, A WONDER STORY of BUTTERFLY TIME.
A holiday novelty, cut shape of butterfly, with twelve color designs by
Miss L.B. Humphrey. This really original and charming novelty imitates
in outside appearance a large, handsome tropic butterfly; but, on
parting the wings, we find between, on a dozen leaves shaped like the
wings, the gracefully told story--a prose poem in fact--of "Girl Goldie"
and her strange adventures with the butterflies. Miss L.B. Humphrey, the
popular illustrator and winner of the Prang's Christmas Card Prizes, has
designed the wing covers and the twelve exquisite illustrations in
colors. $1.25.
Tales of the Pathfinders.
By ARTHUR GILMAN. Illustrated by Robert Lewis. Romantic chapters from
history detailing the experiences of some of those who left the Old
World to find and possess the New. An important volume. $1.00.
The Triple E.
By MRS. S.R. GRAHAM CLARK. A charming story with strange incident and
involved plot attracting lovers of romance, and with firm ideals of
character wrought out in the struggles and self-denials of daily life.
$1.50.
Travelling Law School (The), AND FAMOUS TRIALS.
By BENJAMIN VAUGHAN ABBOTT, LL. D. A series of easy talks to a party of
young folks concerning law, also delineating the differing functions of
national, state, city, and town governments, and illustrating legal
principles by accounts of a dozen famous trials. $1.00.
William the Silent, AND THE NETHERLAND WAR.
By MARY BARRETT. Withmaps and engravings. _12mo, illustrated_, $1.50.
Young Folks' History of the Netherlands.
By ALEX. YOUNG. A concise history of Holland and Belgium, 1 _vol., 16mo,
cloth_, $1.50. _Half Russia_, $2.00.
* * * * *
STANDARD AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Æsop's Fables.
By REV. T. JAMES, M.A. Illustrated by J. Tenniel. _12mo_, $1.00.
_Boards_, $.50.
Afterthoughts of Foreign Travel, IN HISTORIC LANDS AND CAPITAL CITIES.
BY SULLIVAN HOLMAN MCCOLLESTER.
A book of rare excellence. One of the few in the great flood of books of
travel that are worth reading. Fourth edition. _12mo, cloth_, $1.50.
Anna Maria's Housekeeping.
By MRS. S.D. POWER. During the appearance the past two years of these
papers in WIDE AWAKE, the editors were besieged by letters from
housekeepers, both old and young, asking for their publication in
permanent form. On the one hand they have been declared by trained
housewives to be the most helpful and complete domestic literature, and
on the other hand, men and women of letters have warmly praised their
literary excellence. The publishers, therefore, confidently offer the
volume to the public as a standard work upon practical domestic economy.
_Housekeeper's Library, 16mo, extra cloth_,$1.00.
An Hour with Miss Streator.
By PANSY. An intensely interesting little monograph which will be a
genuine inspiration to all faithful teachers, while to the thoughtless
disparagers of such toilers it will bear most useful lessons. _Paper_, 6
_cents_.
American Explorations in the Ice Zones.
Early American Voyages made in search of the Northwest Passage.
Explorations in the Arctic Zone by Lieut. DeHaven, Dr. Kane, Commodore
Rodgers, Capt. Hall, Lieut. Schwatka and Lieut. DeLong; Wrangel Land as
first reported by Capt. Long, and a brief account of the U.S. Expedition
to the Antarctic seas under Capt. Wilkes. Compiled from official and
other sources by PROF. J.E. NOURSE, U.S.N. We have in this volume the
work of a scientist and scholar, and at the same time a book of
thrilling interest. It contains all that the public desire to know
concerning the subject of which it treats, and must be, for years to
come, regarded as the standard work upon Arctic affairs. _8mo, extra
cloth, illustrated_,$3.00. _With circumpolar map_,$3.50. _Half calf_,
$6.00.
Bremen Lectures.
On Fundamental, Living, Religious Questions by various eminent European
Divines. Translated by REV. D. HEAGLE, with an Introduction by REV.
ALVAH HOVET, D.D., President of Newton Theological Institution. Of this
volume, as touching some of the great religious questions of the day,
the translator well says it would be difficult to find another work
wherein is included in so brief compass so much of that which with the
present helps from science and thought, should be said on these several
themes. _Third edition. 12mo_, $1.50.
China.
By ROBT. K. DOUGLAS, of the British Museum, and Professor of Chinese at
King's College, London, with revisions by Yan Phou Lee. The latest
addition to Lothrop's Library of Entertaining History, and a work which
is not only graphic and interesting in style and matter, but which bears
the marks of authenticity and scholarship on every page. _12mo, cloth,_
$1.50.
Classic Tales.
By MARIA EDGEWORTH. _12mo, cloth_,$1.25.
Christie's Christmas.
By PANSY. Christie is one of those delightfully lifelike, naive and
interesting characters which no one so well as Pansy can portray, and in
the study of which every reader will find delight and profit. _12mo,
fully illustrated_,$1.50.
Cookery for Beginners.
By MARION HARLAND, author of "Common Sense in the Household," etc.
Plain, practical lessons for girls and young housekeepers of small
means. Its directions are to be relied upon, and its results are
invariably delicate, wholesome, and delicious. _16mo,_ $1.00.
Double Story (A).
By GEORGE MACDONALD. This standard fairy story still retains its
popularity in the world of readers, and edition follows edition. It is a
favorite gift book from mother to daughter, and well deserves a place on
every family book shelf. New edition, with full-page illustrations by
Miss L.B. Humphrey. $1.00.
Endless Chain (An).
BY PANSY. Every one who takes up this new story will have an
irresistible inclination to read the next page, and the next, and so on
until the finis. It is a peculiarity of "Pansy's" books that they have
the freshness as well as the healthfulness of the sea winds in June, and
are as natural and acceptable and wholesome. This is the explanation of
their marvellous popularity; and the explanation itself is explained by
the fact that Mrs. Alden derives the inspiration for all of her work
from a cheerful, living, trustful faith in the Master to whose service
she consecrates her best efforts. _Illustrated, 12mo_, $1.50.
Far From Home.
From the German of Johannes Van Derval, translated by Kathrine Hamilton.
The latest and one of the most pleasing volumes of the famous V.I.F.
Series. Translated by the niece of Professor Spencer F. Baird, Director
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. _12mo, cloth_, $1.25.
Health and Strength Papers for Girls.
By Mary J. Safford, M.D., of the Boston University, and Mary E. Allen,
of the Boston Ladies' Gymnasium. The two professors of Physical Science
have together prepared a valuable book of counsel for mothers, teachers,
and all who have the guardianship of young girls. Its advice is plain,
its suggestions provoke reflection and action, and its influence in the
family will be lasting. $.60.
Helpful Thoughts FOR YOUNG MEN.
By T.D. Woolsey, D.D. LL. D. _16mo, cloth_, $.60.
How to Learn and Earn. HALF HOURS IN SOME HELPFUL SCHOOLS.
Graphic accounts of schools where the unfortunate are taught useful
trades, or where interesting specialties in industry are to be learned.
_12mo, cloth._ 100 _illustrations_. $1.50.
Interrupted.
By Pansy. All that has been said of the previous books of that favorite
author, is true of this. It is a book whose high purpose is to impress
wholesome truths, and is admirably kept in view without any sacrifice of
that which makes a story attractive to the young. $1.50.
Margie's Mission.
By Marie Oliver, author of "Ruby Hamilton," "Seba's Discipline," etc.
This is a book which will fascinate and at the same time instruct and
benefit every boy or girl who reads it. Its characters are delightfully
sketched and have a refreshing air of genuineness. 400 _pages, fully
illustrated, cloth_, $1.50, _paper_, $.25.
Paul and Virginia.
By Bernardin De ST. Pierre, with a memoir and illustrations by La Lanze.
A beautiful edition from new plates, exquisitely printed on choice
paper. _12mo_, $1.25; _Half calf_, $2.50; _Morocco, full gilt_, $3.00.
Through a Microscope.
By Samuel Wells and Mary Treat. With illustrations. A little book by two
practical microscopists, which should accompany every microscope put
into the hands of girl or boy. _16mo_, $.60.
Truro--Cape Cod; OR, LANDMARKS AND SEAMARKS.
By Shebnah Rich. This valuable contribution to colonial history is the
result of long and careful preparation, thorough research and excellent
judgment. _8vo, cloth, gilt, 77 illustrations_, $3.00.
Vicar of Wakefield.
By Oliver Goldsmith. With illustrations by Wm. Mulready, R.A. A new and
very beautiful edition, elegantly printed on plate paper. _12mo_, $1.25,
_half calf_, $2.50, _morocco, full gilt_, $3.00.
* * * * *
Standard Editions of Standard Works.
Dickens' Complete Works.
_15 vols., popular edition_, $18.75, _15 vols., standard edition_,
$22.50. _15 vols., half calf_, $37.50.
Dictionary of the Bible.
By William Smith, LL. D. _8vo, illustrated_, $2.00. _Large edition with
history of Jewish nation_, $4.00.
George Eliot's Complete Works.
_8 vols., popular edition_, $10.00. _8 vols., sunshine edition_, $12.00.
_8 vols., half calf_, $20.00.
Rawlinson's Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World, OR, THE
HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, and ANTIQUITIES OF CHALDEA, ASSYRIA, BABYLON, etc.
By GEO. RAWLINSON, M.A., Camden Professor of Ancient History in the
University of Oxford. _3 vols. Maps and illustrations. Extra cloth
binding, bevelled boards_, $4.50. _Half calf_, $9.00.
Rollins' Ancient History.
_4 vols., 12mo, cloth_, $6.00; _4 vols., 12mo, half calf_, $10.00.
Self Help Series.
By Samuel Smiles, Character, Thrift, Duty, Self Help. _4 vols, 12mo_,
$6.00.
Thackeray's Complete Novels.
_11 vols., popular edition_, $13.75. _11 vols., sunshine edition_,
$16.50. _11 vols., half calf_, $27.50.
Washington Irving's Works.
_6 vols., standard edition_, $9.00. _6 vols., half calf_, $18.00.
Waverley Novels (Sir Walter Scott).
_12 vols., popular edition_, $15.00. _12 vols., standard edition_,
$18.00. _12 vols., half calf_, $30.00.
* * * * *
THE POPULAR "PANSY" BOOKS.
No writer has achieved a more enviable reputation than "Pansy." Her
style is unique, and the strong, healthy, natural spirit, breathed
through all her writings, ennobles the mind--making the manly more
strong, and the womanly more true.
AN ENDLESS CHAIN. One of the most attractive
books on the lists for Sabbath school and family reading.
12mo, illustrated 1.50
A NEW GRAFT ON THE FAMILY TREE.
This story moves you alternately to laughter and tears,
while it is so brimful of the sweetness of evangelical religion
that its influence cannot fail to be beneficent. 12mo,
illustrated 1.50
BERNIE'S WHITE CHICKEN. To which is added
"The Diamond Bracelet." A prize missionary story.
10mo .75
CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS AT HOME (The).
12mo, illustrated 1.50
CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS. The story of a charming
girl's journey to spend Christmas 1.50
CUNNING WORKMEN. A story of rare interest
and value to all interested in Sabbath school work. 12mo,
illustrated 1.25
DIVERS WOMEN. By Pansy and Mrs. Livingston.
12mo 1.50
DOCIA'S JOURNAL; or, God is Love. Admirably
calculated to enforce a great truth. 16mo .75
DR. DEANE'S WAY, and other stories. By Faye
Huntington and Pansy. The authors' names are sufficient
guarantee for its value and interest. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
ECHOING AND RE-ECHOING. By Faye Huntington.
The great truths spoken by the minister, Echoed
and Re-echoed by the people 1.50
ESTER RIED. We stand face to face with real everyday
characters and situations, and are shown the actual struggles
through which victorious souls must go. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
ESTER RIED "YET SPEAKING." Fully equal
to "Ester Ried." 12mo, illustrated 1.50
FIVE FRIENDS. A story which is in its way a delightful
character study. 12mo, illustrated 1.00
FOUR GIRLS AT CHAUTAUQUA. Girl life and
character portrayed with rare power. 12 mo, illustrated 1.50
FROM DIFFERENT STANDPOINTS. By Pansy
and Faye Huntington. An impressive and fascinating
story. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
GETTING AHEAD. Choice stories in large clear type
for children. Very fully illustrated. 12mo .75
GRANDPA'S DARLINGS. Many a "darling" will
be delighted with this charming story. It has lessons for
both old and young. 12mo, illustrated 1.25
HALL IN THE GROVE (The). A worthy companion
volume for "Chautauqua Girls at Home." 12mo, cloth 1.50
HELEN LESTER. To which is added "Nannie's Experiment."
A premium was awarded for its style and
adaptation to our young people. 16mo, illustrated .75
HOUSEHOLD PUZZLES. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
HALF HOUR LIBRARY for young readers. Illustrated.
Large octavo. 8 vols 3.20
INTERRUPTED. Pansy's latest story. It has all the
charm of this most popular author's fascinating style 1.50
JESSIE WELLS; or How to save the Lost. Equally
interesting and practical. 16mo .75
JULIA RIED. There is a wondrous freshness and vitality
appearing on every page. The insight into character and
the power to make it unfold itself are very noticeable.
12mo illustrated 1.50
KING'S DAUGHTER (The). As a book for girls who
are just coming forward to take the high trusts of life, few
equal this in merit. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
LINKS IN REBECCA'S LIFE. The heroine,
Rebecca, is intensely human, and her hard fought battles
inspire enthusiasm in the reader. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
MARY BURTON ABROAD. A book which is as instructive
as it is entertaining. 16mo .75
MRS. SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON.
12mo, cloth 1.50
MAN OF THE HOUSE (The). 12mo, cloth 1.50
MISS PRISCILLA HUNTER AND MY
DAUGHTER SUSAN. The two stories in one attractive
volume. 12mo, cloth, illustrated 1.25
MODERN PROPHETS. By Pansy and Faye Huntington
The cause of temperance is sustained with rare
power, tact and interest 1.50
MOTHER'S BOYS AND GIRLS' LIBRARY.
So popular as to need no commendation. 12 vols., quarto,
boards 3.00
MRS. DEANE'S WAY. By Faye Huntington. The
value and happiness of trusting in God happily exemplified.
12mo. illustrated 1.25
MRS. HARRY HARPER'S AWAKENING. A
missionary story which enforces its own lessons 1.00
NEXT THINGS. "An unusually interesting book."
12mo, fully illustrated 1.00
NEW YEAR'S TANGLES. A bright story for the
holidays. 12mo, 256 pages 1.00
PANSY'S SCRAP BOOK. (Former title, The Teacher's
Helper.) 12mo, cloth, illustrated 1.00
PANSY'S PICTURE BOOK. A new, large and very
beautiful picture book. Large clear type and nearly one
hundred illustrations. 4to, boards, 1.50; cloth 2.00
PANSIES. A new book of stories, with numerous illustrations.
12mo, illustrated .75
PANSY'S PRIMARY LIBRARY. Nothing for
young readers surpasses this collection. 30 vols 7.50
POCKET MEASURE (The). This new story will find
thousands of delighted readers, 12mo, 575 pp. illustrated 1.50
RANDOLPHS (The). The characters so interesting in
"Household Puzzles" again appear in this most welcome
volume. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES. A sequel to the
story of the "Chautauqua Girls." Too much cannot be
said in praise of the insight it gives into the true way of
studying and using the Word of God. 12mo, cloth, illustrated 1.50
SIDNEY MARTIN'S CHRISTMAS. A charming
story book. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
SIX LITTLE GIRLS. A story in large print. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated .75
SOME YOUNG HEROINES. 12mo, cloth, illustrated 1.00
SIDE BY SIDE. Books full of helpful inspiration. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated .60
THAT BOY BOB. For young readers. By Faye Huntington
and Pansy. 12mo, cloth, illustrated .75
THE LITTLE PANSY SERIES. 10 vols., boards,
3.00; cloth 4.00
THOSE BOYS. By Faye Huntington. A noble book
for the older boys. 12mo 1.50
THREE PEOPLE. An intensely interesting and effective
temperance story. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
TIP LEWIS AND HIS LAMP. A story of school
life for boys. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
TWO BOYS. A short story fully illustrated. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated .75
WISE AND OTHERWISE. Some of the finest character-painting
is to be found in this book. 12mo, illustrated 1.50
WHAT SHE SAID. The two stories "What she said
and What she Meant," and "People who haven't time
and can't afford it," are here put in one volume. 12mo,
cloth, illustrated 1.25
D. LOTHROP & CO., Publishers, Franklin and Hawley Sts., Boston.
* * * * *
THE CELEBRATED $1000 AND $500 PRIZE BOOKS.
The $1000 Prize Books. A fresh edition in new style of binding.
16 vols. 12mo $24.50
The New $500 Prize Series. A fresh edition in new style of binding.
13 vols. 12mo $16.75
The Original $500 Prize Series. A fresh edition in new style of binding.
8 vols. 12mo $12.00
[EXTRACTS FROM OPINIONS OF THE CRITICS.]
The Original $500 Prize Stories.
Andy Luttrell. Price, $1.50.
Andy Luttrell is remarkable for its exceeding interest, and impressive
illustrations of evangelical truth and Christian experience.--_The
Morning Star._
Shining Hours. $1.50.
"Shining Hours" is by a young clergyman, whose name is withheld from the
public, but it is a book of great beauty, and promises greater things in
the future.--_Boston Traveller._
Master and Pupil. Price, $1.50.
It sets forth, through the medium of an admirably told story, the true
spirit and the high work of education in our public schools.--_Rev. Dr.
Day._
May Bell. Price, $1.50.
In this interesting temperance story, filial love and devotion are
strongly exhibited. "Even Christ pleased not himself," is the key-note.
Sabrina Hackett. Price, $1.50.
It is one of those rare offsprings of genius which occasionally delight
the lovers of a simple and pure literature.--_Albany Journal._
Aunt Matty. Price, $1.50.
It sets forth the beauty, the power, and the beneficence of a true
evangelical faith, approved by the intellect, and welcomed by the heart.
Light from the Cross. Price, $1.50.
Contradictions. Price, $1.50.
They certainly are very attractive stories, and having won golden
rewards for those who wrote them, we trust they will gain for them the
far more glorious result of "winning many souls to righteousness."--_The
Presbyterian._
* * * * *
The Committee of Examiners, Rev. Drs. HEMAN LINCOLN, J.E. RANKIN, and
G.T. DAY, commend the
New $500 Prize Series,
_Now complete in 13 volumes, as more valuable and attractive than any
books of their class heretofore examined._
Short-Comings and Long-Goings. Price, $1.25
Full of sparkle and glow, and throbbing in every paragraph with intense
life. It teaches the highest lessons of duty and religion with equal
quietude and effect.--_Rev. Dr. Day._
Lute Falconer. Price, $1.50.
A story of rare interest, touching deeper chords of life. It will be
read with enthusiasm, and laid down with an appreciation of its high
office.
Hester's Happy Summer. Price, $1.25.
It is rare to find a story of such sweetness and beauty. The pathos Is
tender and all pervading, and steals into the heart with a refining
power.--_Heman Lincoln, D.D._
One Year of My Life. Price, $1.25.
The author is a finished writer, with a large knowledge of books and of
life, a keen insight into character, and a style of rare purity and
grace.
Building-Stones. Price, $1.25.
A successful attempt to teach Bible truths in a manner both interesting
and instructive.
Susy's Spectacles. Price, $1.25.
It was a friend that taught this wayward little girl to use these
spectacles, and they proved a perfect blessing to her, and, step by
step, led her up to a Christian life.--_The Advance._
The Flower by the Prison. Price, $1.25.
The style is cultivated and rich, well adapted to bring out the deeper
life of the soul.
Trifles. Price, $1.25.
"Trifles" may strike the key-note in some young life, and save the
reader from a ruinous failure.--_Examiner and Chronicle._
The Judge's Sons. Price, $1.50.
An admirable book to put into the hands of boys exposed to temptations
and in danger of going astray.--_Rev. Dr. Lincoln._
Daisy Seymour. Price, $1.25.
"Daisy Seymour" shows, interestingly and impressively, the value of
religion in the development and elevation of youthful character.
Olive Loring's Mission. Price, $1.25.
The rest gained faith, and the beauty and power of true piety,
beautifully and impressively set forth.
The Torch-Bearers. Price, $1.25.
Full of examples of love and self-denial, it teaches not only what one
Christian woman may do, but how powerful is the influence of children
for good if they are rightly taught.
The Trapper's Niece. Price, $1.25.
A story of Western life, illustrating the gradual separation of the good
and bad elements as civilization advances, and the power of religion to
unite and improve a community.--_Rev. Dr. Rankin._
* * * * *
The $1000 Prize Series.
_Pronounced by the Examining Committee, Rev. Drs. Lincoln, Rankin and
Day, superior to any similar series._
Striking for the Right. Price, $1.75.
Here are beautiful sentiments whose price is above gold. The book is
bright and witty and wise. Our boys and girls will read it and inwardly
digest, and talk it over to their genuine profit, as we can testify by
family experience.--_Springfield Republican._
Walter Macdonald. Price, $1.50.
Walter Macdonald is deservedly popular. Not a few strange and striking
events are wrought into the intensely interesting narrative, and the
motive underlying all is high and Christian.
The Wadsworth Boys. Price, $1.50.
It is not sensational, but thoughtful, pleasant, and wholesome; truly
exalting whatever is noble, and putting under ban whatever is mean,
though seemingly respectable.--_Episcopal Register._
Silent Tom. Price, $1.75.
The story is startling, and told with great power. It is a picture of
the life of our time, and will hold readers with a magnetism they cannot
resist.
The Blount Family. Price, $1.50.
In style it is unusually discriminating and careful, and it abounds with
scenes of domestic life, which are so striking, yet so true to human
nature that they seem to bring the reader into close companionship with
the characters of the narrative.--_Youth's Companion._
The Marble Preacher. Price, $1.50.
Representing the elements of a true Christian character, and the method
of their development. The literary art and moral tone are excellent.
Evening Rest. Price, $1.50.
It is a work of rare originality and beauty; the pictures of real life
have a curious charm.
Margaret Worthington. Price $1.50
The story is told in a quiet, self-contained, yet very interesting way;
the characters are clearly conceived, and develop themselves naturally
and effectually, and religion appears at once humanely practical and
divinely attractive.
Coming to the Light. Price, $1.50.
This is a story of school-life, fresh, healthy, and sparkling; the
danger of yielding to temptations and the need of decision of character
are lessons taught in an effective way.
Ralph's Possession. Price, $1.50.
With very charming pictures of home-life, it is chiefly a revelation of
the deeper heart-life.--_Watchman and Reflector._
Sunset Mountain. Price, $1.50.
Excellent in its direct teaching and indirect suggestions.
The Old Stone House. Price, $1.50.
It is just such a book as wide-awake and intelligent young people will
never tire of, or nod over, and while they are entertained they will be
lifted.--_Boston Daily Journal._
Golden Lines. Price, $1.50.
To any one who loves the Lord Jesus, and wishes to be more like him,
this will prove a book of rare interest.
Luck of Alden Farm. Price, $1.50.
One of the most successful books for the young, by one of the best
religious writers of the day.--_Zion's Herald._
Glimpses Through. Price, $1.50.
A beautiful story, presenting noble views of sickness, death, and the
future world.
Grace Avery's Influence. Price, $1.50.
It is a book that will strongly call to a life that has both nobility
and beauty in it.
* * * * *
YOUNG FOLKS' SERIES. 12mos for young folks, at $1.50 each. 33 vols. A
carefully selected list of books. Each volume illustrated and bound in
English cloth, with attractive black and gold stamps. The best books to
meet the demand for popular 12mos yet offered.
Island Home.
Myths and Heroes.
Zina or Morning Mists.
Captive in Patagonia.
Silver Sands.
Battles Lost and Won.
Agnes and Her Neighbors.
African Adventurers.
Noble Workers.
Southern Explorers.
Pioneers of the New World.
Plymouth and the Pilgrims.
Stella and the Priest.
Paul and Virginia.
Vicar of Wakefield.
Fabrics.
Knights and Sea Kings.
Noble Printer.
Will Phillips.
Sister Eleanor's Brood.
Peter's Strange Story.
Bloomfield.
Old Schoolfellows.
Stories of Success.
Men of Mark
Soldiers and Patriots.
Sure; or, It Pays.
Violet Douglass.
Classic Tales.
Robinson Crusoe.
More Ways than One.
Their Children.
First Explorers of North America.
YONGE'S HISTORICAL STORIES.
4 vols., 12mo. $5.00
The Little Duke.
The Prince and the Page.
Lances of Lynwood.
Golden Deeds.
YOUNG FOLKS' BIOGRAPHIES. Each volume 12mo, full illustrate 4 vols.
$6.00.
Life of Washington. By E.E. Brown.
William the Silent. By Mary Barrett.
Life of Paul. By D.H. Taylor.
Queen Victoria. By Grace Greenwood.
*YOUNG HEROINE LIBRARY. By PANSY. 5 vols. 12mo, cloth, illustrated.
$5.00
Some young Heroines.
Five Friends.
Pansy's Scrap Book.
Next Things.
Mrs. Harry Harper's Awakening.
YOUNG VOYAGER'S LIBRARY, THE. 12 vols. 18 mo. $2.40
* * * * *
LOTHROP'S SELECT SUNDAY-SCHOOL LIBRARIES.
Every book in these marvellously cheap libraries will bear the closest
criticism. Each is fresh and interesting in matter, unexceptionable in
tone and excellent in literary style. These libraries as a whole,
considering their character and cost, have no superior.
Select Sunday-school Library, No. 12, 20 vols., $ 5.00 net.
" " " No. 9, 50 vols., $25.00 net.
" " " No. 10, 12 vols., $ 5.00 net.
" " " No. 11, 20 vols., $10.00 net.
Pansy's Primary Library, 30 vols., $7.50
Select Primary Sunday-school Library, 36 vols., in extra cloth binding,
$5.50.
* * * * *
MARGARET SIDNEY'S BOOKS.
FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW. $1.50.
"A charming work.... The home scenes in which these little Peppers are
engaged are capitally described.... Will find prominent place among the
higher class of juvenile presentation books."--_Religious Herald._
"One of the best told tales given to the children for some time.... The
perfect reproduction of child-life in its minutest phases catches one's
attention at once."--_Christian Advocate._
"A good book to place in the hands of every boy and girl."--_Chicago
Inter-Ocean._
SO AS BY FIRE. $1.25.
"Will be hailed with eager delight, and found well worth
reading.--_Christian Observer._
"An admirable Sunday-school book."--_Arkansas Evangel._
We have followed with intense interest the story of David Folsom.... A
man poor, friendless, and addicted to drink;.... the influence of little
Cricket: ... the faithful care of aunt Phebe; all steps by which he
climbed to higher manhood.--_Woman at Work._
WHO TOLD IT TO ME.
Double chromo cover, fully illustrated, $1.25. Extra cloth binding,
$1.75.
THE PETTIBONE NAME. $1.25.
"It ought to attract wide attention from the simplicity of its style,
and the vigor and originality of its treatment.--_Chicago Herald._
"This is a capital story illustrating New England life."--_Inter-Ocean_,
Chicago.
"The characters of the story seem all to be studies from life.--_Boston
Post._
"To be commended to readers for excellent delineations, sparkling style,
bright incidents and genuine interest."--_The Watchman._
"The book is in every way well done."--_Illustrated Christian Weekly._
HALF YEAR AT BRONCKTON. $1.25.
A live boy writes: "this is about the best book that ever was written or
ever can be."
"This bright and earnest story ought to go into the hands of every boy
who is old enough to be subjected to the temptations of school life."
WHAT THE SEVEN DID.
Quarto, board cover, designed by J. Wells Champney, $1.75. Extra cloth,
$2.25.
THE GOLDEN WEST.
Quarto, board cover, $1.75. Extra cloth binding, $2.25.
* * * * *
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES.
Each volume 12mo, illustrated. Price, $1.50.
CHARLES XII. King of Sweden. By M. DEVOLTAIRE.
DICKENS, CHARLES. By PHEBE A. HANAFORD.
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN: His Struggles and Triumphs. By REV. JEREMIAH CHAPLIN.
GREELEY, HORACE: His Life and Editorial Success.
By WILLIAM L. CORNELL, D.D.
GARFIELD, JAMES A. By E.E. BROWN. Steel portrait and illustrations.
HEROES OF AFRICAN DISCOVERY. By REV. GEORGE T. DAY.
LONGFELLOW, HENRY W. By W. SLOANE KENNEDY.
LAWRENCE, AMOS: Extracts from his Diary and Correspondence.
By his son, WILLIAM R. LAWRENCE, M.D.
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM: His Life and Public Services. By PHEBE A. HANAFORD.
LIVINGSTONE, DAVID (Life and Explorations of). By JOHN S. ROBERTS.
NELSON, LORD. By ROBERT SOUTHEY.
PUTNAM, ISRAEL: Major-general in the Continental Army. By I.N. TARBOX.
With maps.
PEABODY, GEORGE: His Life and Princely Benevolence. By PHEBE A. HANAFORD.
SUMNER, CHARLES. By J. and J.D. CHAPLIN.
With introduction by HON. WILLIAM CLAFLIN.
TAYLOR, BAYARD: His Life, Travels and Literary Career.
By COL. RUSSELL H. CONWELL.
WHITTIER, JOHN G. By W. SLOANE KENNEDY.
WEBSTER, DANIEL: His Life and Character. By Joseph BANVARD, D.D.
WILSON, HENRY: His Life and public Services. By REV. ELIAS NASON.
[Illustration: Verse inside the illustration:
Said Tom, "I've little time
For luxuries like these;
But get your lantern, Pussy Grey,
And hurry about it, please,
For I've found a door ajar,
And I think our chances are
Good for a bit of cheese."
"Ah, Tom," cried Pussy Grey,
"I fear you're a wicked one!
But wait, I'll light my lantern quick
And put my ulster on!"
The twirl of a furry paw
Was all the firelight saw,
And the thieving friends were gone.
Not the noise of one footfall
Was made by their twice four,
As they sped along in silent stealth
And reached the dairy door.
It was open the merest crack,
And they pushed the hinges back,
And crept along the floor.
_From Æsop's Fables, Versified._]
ÆSOP'S FABLES, VERSIFIED.
By MRS. CLARA DOTY BATES, versifier of "Classics of Babyland," and
"Child Lore." With seventy-two full-page illustrations by Garrett,
Lungren, Sweeney, Barnes, and Hassam. Mrs. Bates has here done for the
immortal old Fables the same fortunate service which some years ago she
did for the old nursery tales. The illustrations for this volume have
never been surpassed in novelty, grace and vigor. _Cloth_, $3.00.
* * * * *
CHOICE BOOKS IN SETS.
ANY VOLUME SOLD SEPARATELY.
ONCE UPON A TIME STORIES. 3 vols. $4.50.
Pansy's Picture Book.
Mother's Boys and Girls.
Once Upon a Time Play Stories.
OUR CLUB LIBRARY. 4 vols. $5.00.
Their Club and Ours.
A Double Masquerade.
Old Caravan Days.
From the Hudson to the Neva.
POPULAR BIOGRAPHIES. 18 vols. Just added. Life of Nelson. Life of
Charles XII. 12mo, illustrated. $1.50 each.
READING UNION LIBRARY. 7 vols. $7.00.
A Boy's Workshop. By a Boy and his Friends. Edited by
Henry Randall Waite.
Old Ocean. By Ernest Ingersoll.
Door Yard Folks. Amanda B. Harris.
Magna Charta Stories. Arthur Gilman and others.
Great Composers. Hezekiah Butterworth.
The Travelling Law School. Benjamin Vaughan Abbott
Pleasant Authors. Amanda B. Harris
YENSIE WALTON BOOKS. 12mo, cloth, Illust. $1.50 each. 5 vols. $7.50
Yensie Walton.
Yensie Walton's Womanhood.
Our Street.
The Triple E.
Achor.
FIRELIGHT STORIES. 6 vols. cloth. $3.00. The largest and most fully
illustrated books in cloth binding ever issued for the price.
The Sawing Match. By Ada Carleton.
Picnic Days. By George B. Bartlett.
Uncle Archie's Cane. By M.E.W.S.
How Dot heard the "Messiah." By Hezekiah Butterworth.
The Mirage Man. By Theodora R. Jenness.
Rob's Father. By Eleanor Putnam.
LOTHROP'S LIBRARY OF ENTERTAINING History. Edited by Arthur Gilman, M.A.
Each vol. to have 100 illustrations. These histories are designed to
furnish in a succinct but interesting form, such descriptions of the
lands treated as shall meet the wants of those busy readers who cannot
devote themselves to the study of detailed and elaborate works, but who
wish to be well informed in historical matters. 6 vols, 12mo, $9.00.
History of the American People. By The Editor.
India. By Fannie Roper Feudge.
Egypt. By Mrs. Clara Erskine Clement.
China. By Robert K. Douglas.
Spain. By Prof. James Herbert Harrison.
Switzerland. By Miss Harriet D.S. McKenzie.
Other volumes in preparation.
MARIE OLIVER STORIES. 4 vols., 12mo, cloth, illustrated, $6.00.
Margie's Mission.
Ruby Hamilton.
Old and New Friends.
Seba's Discipline.
TO-DAY SERIES. 6 vols., cloth. $7.50.
To-days and Yesterdays. By Carrie Adelaide Cooke.
The Lord's Pursebearers. By Hesba Stratton.
From June to June. By Carrie Adelaide Cooke.
A Fortunate Failure. By Caroline B. LeRow.
Milly's Little Wanderer. By Mrs. Susie A. Bisbee.
Soldier and Servant. By Ella M. Baker.
CHRISTMAS HEARTH LIBRARY. 5 vols. $2.50 Each volume illustrated from
original designs.
Who ate the Pink Sweetmeat? By Susan Coolidge, and other
Christmas Stories.
The Cow with Golden Horns. By Mary E. Wilkins, and other
stories.
Little Luckie. By Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, and other stories.
The Washington's English Home. By Rose Kingsley, and
other stories of Biography.
The Bear Family. By Ernest Ingersoll, and stories in Natural
History.
YOUNG FOLKS' HISTORIES. By Charlotte M. Yonge. 6 vols., cloth, $9.00.
Imitation half calf, $9.50; half Russia, $12.00.
Rome.
Germany.
France.
Greece.
England.
Bible.
YOUNG FOLKS' LIBRARY. Issued monthly in strong manilla paper bindings at
twenty-five cents per volume. $3.00 per year. Each volume represents
some favorite American author. These volumes contain from 300 to 500
16mo pages, clear type, carefully printed.
GEORGE MACDONALD'S LATER BOOKS. 4 vols., 16mo, $6.00.
Donald Grant.
Weighed and Wanting.
Imagination.
Warlock o' Glenwarlock.
HILL REST SERIES. 3 vols., 16mo, $3.75
Hill Rest.
Keenie's To-morrow.
Onward.
HOUSEKEEPER'S LIBRARY. Extra cloth bindings, uniform, black and red
stamps. 4 vols. $4.00.
Anna Maria's Housekeeping. By Mrs. S.D. Power.
Cookery for Beginners. By Marion Harland.
Twenty-six Hours a Day. By Mary Blake.
Domestic problems: Work and Culture in the Household. By
Mrs. A.M. Diaz.
HONOR BRIGHT SERIES. By Magnus Merriweather. 3 vols, 16mo. $3.75.
Honor Bright.
Royal Lowrie.
Royal Lowrie's last year at St. Olaves.
PEACE ISLAND SERIES. 6 vols., 12mo, cloth. $4.50. Six to ten full-page
illustrations in each volume.
Jo Lambert's Ferry. By George Cary Eggleston. With other
stories of the frontier and early settlers.
Dolly's Kettledrum. By Nora Perry. With other stories for
girls.
Nellie's Heroes. By Harriet Beecher Stowe. With other
Heroic stories.
Lost in Pompeii. By H.H. Clark, U.S.N. With other
stories of Adventure.
Peace Island. By Eliot McCormick. With other
stories for boys.
Katy's Birthday. By Sara O. Jewett. With other stories by
famous authors.
MIDWINTER TALES. 8 vols., 16mo, cloth, ill. $3.20.
Christmas Charity.
Black and Grey Prince.
Child Life in Labrador.
A Confederate Christmas.
Artist and Bear.
How the Boys woke Him.
Mrs. McAllister's Company.
SPARE MINUTE SERIES. "The significance of the name of this series is
seen from the fact that 'Thoughts that Breathe,' for instance, has 300
pages, and contains 273 separately numbered and independent extracts.
Thus a person can read one or more of these at a time, and put the book
down without breaking the train of thought." 6 vols., full imitation
calf. $9.00
Thoughts that Breathe. From Dean Stanley. Introduction by Phillips Brooks.
Cheerful Words. From George MacDonald. Introduction by James T. Fields.
The Might of Right. From Rt. Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone. Introduction
by John D. Long.
True Manliness. From Thomas Hughes. Introduction by James Russell Lowell.
Living Truths. From Charles Kingsley. Introduction by W.D. Howells.
Right to the Point. From Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, D.D.
With a sketch of his life. By Mary Storrs Haynes. With an introduction
by Rev. Newman Hall, LL.D.
* * * * *
POETS' HOMES.
[Illustration: _From_ POETS' HOMES.]
Pen and Pencil Pictures of American Poets and their Homes. By R.H.
STODDARD, ARTHUR GILMAN and others. New, complete edition, 8vo, extra
cloth, gilt edges, $4.00; imitation crushed levant, gilt edges, $5.00;
full Turkey morocco, $8.00.
This is a collection of charming "pen and pencil sketches of American
poets and their homes." The names of Holmes, Whitman, Miller, Phelps,
Bryant, Perry, Emerson, Hayne, O'Reilly and Smith are loved by many who
will be delighted to find them thus associated and honored. A poet's
home is a place of interest, for of it, as much as of the soul, is the
poem born. The home-life, the simple elegance and open hospitality are
part of the beauty of the flowing numbers. In this work the exact
illustrations add much to the vividness of the description. The volume
is worthy a place in any collection.--_Central Baptist._
* * * * *
[Illustration: _From_ ROCKY FORK.]
ROCKY FORK
By Mary Hartwell Catherwood.
Cloth, $1.50.
A notably fresh and charming story of boy and girl school-life at the
West in the early days.
Thirty-six pictures by George F. Barnes.
Rocky Fork is the name of the place where Bluebell, the heroine of our
story, lived. It was a country place, and she went to a country school,
and had all that belongs to a country life. She was a good, brave and
lovable girl. No one can imagine what an interesting and adventurous
time she had, unless they read Rocky Fork. We wish that all our little
friends could get a chance to read it, for it is a charming
story.--_Presbyterian, New Orleans._
* * * * *
Only $3.00 a Year. WIDE AWAKE. 25 cts. a number.
The best, the largest, the most entertaining, the most beautifully
illustrated, and the widest in range, of all magazines for young people.
It is the official organ of the C.Y.F.R.U., and, as heretofore, will
publish the Required Readings, and all needed information for members of
the Union. The magazine proper will be even more brilliant and valuable
than before during the next year.
Ideal literature and ideal art for young people and the family, for
entertainment, for the healthful training of the body and the liberal
education of the mind, fill this magazine each month from cover to
cover. It has won recognition from the American and English press as the
largest and best, the most beautiful and original, and the most ably
edited magazine of its class in the world. It gives each month original
music by eminent composers.
"WIDE AWAKE is the wonder of all the wonderfully beautiful children's
magazines and books of America. Without dispute the largest, handsomest,
most artistic and best young people's periodical ever issued. There is
no juvenile magazine published in the country so carefully
edited."--_Boston Transcript._
"A treasury of good morals."--_N.Y. Tribune._
"At the head of juvenile periodicals stands WIDE AWAKE all the
time."--_Phil. Inquirer._
"A whole family library in itself."--_Putnam Patriot._
"Unsurpassed in skilful adaptation to young folks' needs."--_Chicago
Standard._
* * * * *
LOTHROP'S
POPULAR ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINES.
[Illustration]
THE PANSY.
Edited by Mrs. G.R. Alden (Pansy).
_$1.00 a year; 10 cts. a number._
For both week-day and Sunday reading, THE PANSY holds the first place in
the hearts of the children, and in the approval of earnest-minded
parents.
Among pictorial periodicals especially designed for Boys and Girls, it
stands royal leader, and as a Christian Home Magazine for young folks,
it is without question the best and most attractive magazine in the
world. Pansy's own bright, quick-seeing spirit inspires all her
contributors. Very fully illustrated.
Chautauqua Young Folks' Journal.
_75 cts. a year; 7 cts. a number._
This new periodical is intensely interesting to both old and young, as
well as practical. It contains the Course of the C.Y.F.R.U. Readings
(issued also in WIDE AWAKE) and additional features of varied interest.
Beginning with the December issue, the CHAUTAUQUA YOUNG FOLKS' JOURNAL
gives a fine illustrated historical serial story. It is a stirring tale
of old Knickerbocker New York, and its accounts are as true as they are
exciting. It is written by Elbridge S. Brooks, and is entitled, "In
Leisler's Time." Send for a circular giving full information about the
C.Y.F.R.U. Reading Course.
Our Little Men and Women.
_$1.00 a year; 10 cents a number._
For the youngest readers no magazine approaches this in number and
beauty of illustrations (each volume containing 75 full-page pictures)
and in the peculiar fitness of the accompanying text. It is especially
adapted for use as Supplementary Reading in schools. It is always
bright, always fresh and attractive.
BABYLAND.
_50 cents a year; 5 cents a number._
The only Periodical of its kind in the world.
As for seven years past, this exquisite magazine for the nursery is
still unrivalled in its monthly merry-making for the wee folks. Large
pages, large pictures, large type. Each month its pictures are more
enticing, its stories are sweeter, its jingles gayer.
Splendid premiums for new subscriptions. Agents wanted. Liberal pay.
Send stamps for specimen copies. Circulars free. Address
D. LOTHROP & CO., Publishers, Franklin and Hawley Sts., Boston.
* * * * *
AMERICAN EXPLORATIONS IN THE ICE ZONES
[Illustration: _From American Explorations in the Ice Zones._]
Early American Voyages made in search of the Northwest Passage.
Explorations in the Arctic Zone by Lieut. DeHaven, Dr. Kane, Commodore
Rodgers, Capt. Hall, Lieut. Schwatka and Lieut. DeLong; Wrangel Land as
first reported by Capt. Long, and a brief account of the U.S. Expedition
to the Antarctic seas under Capt. Wilkes. _An account of the Greeley
Party, and the recent rescue of the survivors._ Compiled from official
and other sources by PROF. J.E. NOURSE, U.S.N. We have in this volume
the work of a scientist and scholar, and at the same time a book of
thrilling interest. _8vo, extra cloth, illustrated_,$3.00. _With
circumpolar map_, $3.50. _Half calf_, $6.00.
* * * * *
RAINY-DAY PLAYS.
The merry doings of a family of children, related by Mrs. Frances A.
Humphrey, and pictured by "Boz." _Printed in colors. Price, 50 cts_.
[Illustration: _From Rainy-Day Plays._]
* * * * *
DOLL ROSY'S DAYS.
The daily make-believe life of a little girl and her doll, told in
twelve verselets by Mrs. Clara Doty Bates, and twelve pictures by
Hassam. _Printed in colors. Price 50 cts._
[Illustration: Doll Rosy]
* * * * *
JANUARY PUBLICATIONS
OF
D. LOTHROP & COMPANY.
INTERRUPTED. Pansy's new story, will be ready in a few days. It has all
the charm of this most popular author's fascinating style, grown riper
each year, and possessing more of the peculiar power by which she adapts
herself to her varied audience. More than a hundred thousand of Pansy's
books are sold every year. Extra cloth. 12mo, $1.50.
MONEY IN POLITICS. By Hon. J.K. Upton, late assistant secretary of the
United States Treasury. Extra cloth, gilt top. 12mo, $1.25. This volume
presents a complete history of money, or the circulating medium, in the
United States, from the colonial days to the present time. Mr. Edward
Atkinson, in his introduction, pronounces it the most valuable work of
the kind yet published.
THE GRAY MASQUE AND OTHER POEMS. By Mary Barker Dodge. $1.25. The
reputation of this author has been already made. Her name will be
recognized in connection with some of the choicest bits of poetry
contributed to periodical literature in recent years, such as "Indian
Summer," "My Baby," "The Frozen Crew," etc., all of which, and many new
poems of equal excellence, are offered to the public in this unusually
attractive volume.
THE ARNOLD BIRTHDAY BOOK. Edited by his daughters. With an autograph
introductory poem by Edwin Arnold, and choice quotations from his poems
for every day. The many admirers of the "Light of Asia" will gladly
welcome this graceful souvenir of the author, which is handsomely
illustrated and daintily finished. $1.25.
LIFE OF REV. WARREN H. CUDWORTH. By His Sister. 380 pp. $1.50. A simple
and remarkably interesting biography of one of the most useful and
saintly of Christian men. It will be welcomed and read with satisfaction
by all who knew this earnest, noble minister of the gospel, and to those
who never saw him, it will be full of suggestive thoughts.
THE EVOLUTION OF DODD. By William Hanley Smith. (In press.) Extra Cloth.
12mo, $1.00. This remarkable book is destined to create as great a stir,
in its way, as "Ginx's Baby," although written in an entirely different
style. It treats of phases of young life as seen through the spectacles
of a keen-eyed man, sharp enough to let none of the intricacies of the
newer systems of education evade him. It should be read by every parent,
teacher, and public school officer in this or any other country. While
for pure amusement in watching Dodd's evolution, it is one of the
richest books of the season.
BACCALAUREATE SERMONS. By Rev. A.P. Peabody, D.D. LL.D. 12mo, $1.25. The
sermons contained in this volume, delivered before the graduating
classes of Harvard University, it is safe to say are not excelled by any
productions of their kind. They are not only rarely appropriate, as
discourses addressed to educated young men upon the threshold of active
life, but are models of logical thought, and graceful rhetoric worthy
the study of all ministers.
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. By Dr. D.A. Sargent. Illustrated. Boston: D.
Lothrop & Co. Price 60 cents. This little handbook is worth its weight
in gold, and should be found on the most convenient shelf of every
family library. The author is connected with the Harvard College
Gymnasium, and the contents of the volume are made up of practical talks
delivered before the ladies' class of the gymnasium. His aim is to give
such practical information as will aid to self-preservation in times of
danger, and to teach a few of the simplest methods of meeting the common
accidents and emergencies of life. The illustrations are numerous and
excellent.
RED LETTER STORIES. Price 60 cents. Madame Johanna Spyri is pronounced
by competent critics the best living German writer for children. Miss
Lucy Wheelock of the Chauncy Hall School, Boston, has gracefully
translated some of her most charming tales, under the above title. This
delightful volume, prettily bound and illustrated, is one of the best
selling books of the season.
HOW SUCCESS IS WON. (Little Biographies. Third Series.) By Mrs. Sarah K.
Bolton. Price $1.00. This is the best of the recent books of this
popular class of biography; all its "successful men" are Americans, and
with two or three exceptions they are living and in the full tide of
business and power. In each case, the facts have been furnished to the
author by the subject of the biography, or by family friends; and Mrs.
Bolton has chosen from this authentic material those incidents which
most fully illustrate the successive steps, and the ruling principles,
by which success has been gained. A portrait accompanies each biography.
LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS. 25 cents. Helpful thoughts for overcoming the
world, compiled and arranged by Rose Porter. A vest pocket volume, in
dainty, flexible covers, printed in sepia. Bound in cloth.
D. LOTHROP & CO., Publishers, Franklin and Hawley Sts., Boston.