Part 23
“More of such books should be written, books that acquaint young readers with historical personages in a pleasant informal way.”—_N. Y. Sun_.
FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS
In this book Mr. Johnston gives interesting sketches of the Indian braves who have figured with prominence in the history of our own land.
FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEA
In this volume Mr. Johnston tells interesting stories about the famous sailors of fortune.
FAMOUS SCOUTS
“It is the kind of a book that will have a great fascination for boys and young men and while it entertains them it will also present valuable information in regard to those who have left their impress upon the history of the country.—_The New London Day_.
FAMOUS FRONTIERSMEN AND HEROES OF THE BORDER
This book is devoted to a description of the adventurous lives and stirring experiences of many pioneer heroes who were prominently identified with the opening of the great west.
RALPH SOMERBY AT PANAMA
By FRANCIS RALEIGH.
Large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Real buccaneers who overran the Spanish main, and adventurers who figured prominently in the sack of Panama, all enter into the life of Ralph Somerby, a young English lad, on his way to the colony in Jamaica. After a year of wandering and adventure he covers the route of the present Panama Canal.
THE DOCTOR’S LITTLE GIRL
By MARION AMES TAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
A thoroughly enjoyable tale of a little girl and her comrade father, written in a delightful vein of sympathetic comprehension of the child’s point of view.
“The characters are strongly drawn with a life-like realism, the incidents are well and progressively sequenced, and the action is so well timed that the interest never slackens.”—_Boston Ideas._
SWEET NANCY
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE DOCTOR’S LITTLE GIRL. By MARION AMES TAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
In the new book, the author tells how Nancy becomes in fact “the doctor’s assistant,” and continues to shed happiness around her.
NANCY, THE DOCTOR’S LITTLE PARTNER
By MARION AMES TAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
In Nancy Porter, Miss Taggart has created one of the most lovable child characters in recent years. In the new story she is the same bright and cheerful little maid.
NANCY PORTER’S OPPORTUNITY
By MARION AMES TAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
Already as the “doctor’s partner” Nancy Porter has won the affection of her readers, and in the same lovable manner she continues in the new book to press the keynotes of optimism and good-will.
BORN TO THE BLUE
By FLORENCE KIMBALL RUSSEL.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.25
The atmosphere of army life on the plains breathes on every page of this delightful tale. The boy is the son of a captain of U. S. cavalry stationed at a frontier post in the days when our regulars earned the gratitude of a nation.
IN WEST POINT GRAY
By FLORENCE KIMBALL RUSSEL.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
“Singularly enough one of the best books of the year for boys is written by a woman and deals with life at West Point. The presentment of life in the famous military academy whence so many heroes have graduated is realistic and enjoyable.”—_New York Sun_.
THE SANDMAN: HIS FARM STORIES
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS. With fifty illustrations by Ada Clendenin Williamson.
Large 12mo, decorative cover $1.50
“An amusing, original book, written for the benefit of very small children. It should be one of the most popular of the year’s books for reading to small children.”—_Buffalo Express_.
THE SANDMAN: MORE FARM STORIES
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
Mr. Hopkins’s first essay at bedtime stories met with such approval that this second book of “Sandman” tales was issued for scores of eager children. Life on the farm, and out-of-doors, is portrayed in his inimitable manner.
THE SANDMAN: HIS SHIP STORIES
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS, author of “The Sandman: His Farm Stories,” etc.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
“Children call for these stories over and over again.”—_Chicago Evening Post_.
THE SANDMAN: HIS SEA STORIES
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
Each year adds to the popularity of this unique series of stories to be read to the little ones at bed time and at other times.
THE YOUNG PIONEER SERIES
_By HARRISON ADAMS_
_Each, 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated_ $1.25
THE PIONEER BOYS OF THE OHIO; OR, CLEARING THE WILDERNESS.
Boys will follow with ever increasing interest the fortunes of Bob and Sandy Armstrong in their hunting and trapping expeditions, and in their adventures with the Indians.
THE PIONEER BOYS ON THE GREAT LAKES; OR, ON THE TRAIL OF THE IROQUOIS.
In this story are introduced all of the principal characters of the first volume, and Bob and Sandy learn much of life in the open from the French trappers and coureurs du bois.
THE PIONEER BOYS OF THE MISSISSIPPI; OR, THE HOMESTEAD IN THE WILDERNESS.
Telling of how the Armstrong family decides to move farther west after an awful flood on the Ohio, and how they travelled to the great “Father of Waters” and settled on its banks, and of how the pioneer boys had many adventures both with wild animals and with the crafty Indians.
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HAWK: THE YOUNG OSAGE
By C. H. ROBINSON.
One vol., cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
A fine story of North American Indians. The story begins when Hawk is a papoose and follows him until he is finally made chief of his tribe.
THE YOUNG APPRENTICE; OR, ALLAN WEST’S CHUM.
By BURTON E. STEVENSON.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
In this book Mr. Stevenson takes up a new branch of railroading, namely, the work of the “Shops.”
THE YOUNG SECTION-HAND; OR, THE ADVENTURES OF ALLAN WEST. BY BURTON E. STEVENSON.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Mr. Stevenson’s hero is a manly lad of sixteen, who is given a chance as a section-hand on a big Western railroad, and whose experiences are as real as they are thrilling.
THE YOUNG TRAIN DISPATCHER. By BURTON E. STEVENSON.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
“A better book for boys has never left an American press.”—_Springfield Union_.
THE YOUNG TRAIN MASTER. By BURTON E. STEVENSON.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
“Nothing better in the way of a book of adventure for boys.”—_Boston Herald_.
CAPTAIN JACK LORIMER; By WINN STANDISH.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Jack is a fine example of the American high-school boy.
JACK LORIMER’S CHAMPIONS; OR, SPORTS ON LAND AND LAKE. By WINN STANDISH.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
“It is exactly the sort of book to give a boy interested in athletics.”—_Chicago Tribune_.
JACK LORIMER’S HOLIDAYS; OR, MILLVALE HIGH IN CAMP. By WINN STANDISH.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Full of just the kind of fun, sports and adventure to excite the healthy minded youngster to emulation.
JACK LORIMER’S SUBSTITUTE: OR, THE ACTING CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM. By WINN STANDISH.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
On the sporting side, this book takes up football, wrestling, and tobogganing.
JACK LORIMER, FRESHMAN. By WINN STANDISH.
Square 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
This book is typical of the American college boys’ life and is a lively story.
GABRIEL AND THE HOUR BOOK
By EVALEEN STEIN.
Small quarto, cloth decorative, illustrated and decorated in colors by Adelaide Everhart $1.00
Gabriel was a loving, patient, little French lad, who assisted the monks in the long ago days, when all the books were written and illuminated by hand, in the monasteries.
“No works in juvenile fiction contain so many of the elements that stir the hearts of children and grown-ups as well as do the stories so admirably told by this author.”—_Louisville Daily Courier_.
A LITTLE SHEPHERD OF PROVENCE
By EVALEEN STEIN.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated by Diantha H. Marlowe $1.25
“The story should be one of the influences in the life of every child to whom good stories can be made to appeal.”—_Public Ledger_.
THE LITTLE COUNT OF NORMANDY
By EVALEEN STEIN.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated by John Goss $1.25
“This touching and pleasing story is told with a wealth of interest coupled with enlivening descriptions of the country where its scenes are laid and of the people thereof.”—_Wilmington Every Evening_.
ALYS-ALL-ALONE
By UNA MACDONALD.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated $1.50
“This is a most delightful, well-written, heart-stirring, happy ending story, which will gladden the heart of many a reader.”—_Scranton Times_.
ALYS IN HAPPYLAND. A Sequel to “Alys-All Alone.” By UNA MACDONALD.
Cloth, 12mo, illustrated $1.50
“The book is written with that taste and charm that prepare younger readers for the appreciation of good literature when they are older.”—_Chicago Tribune_.
THE Little Cousin Series (trade mark)
Each volume illustrated with six or more full page plates in tint. Cloth, 12mo, with decorative cover, per volume, 60 cents
LIST OF TITLES
BY MARY HAZELTON WADE, MARY F. NIXON-ROULET, BLANCHE MCMANUS, CLARA V. WINLOW, FLORENCE E. MENDEL AND OTHERS
Our Little African Cousin Our Little Alaskan Cousin Our Little Arabian Cousin Our Little Argentine Cousin Our Little Armenian Cousin Our Little Australian Cousin Our Little Austrian Cousin Our Little Belgian Cousin Our Little Bohemian Cousin Our Little Brazilian Cousin Our Little Bulgarian Cousin Our Little Canadian Cousin Our Little Chinese Cousin Our Little Cuban Cousin Our Little Danish Cousin Our Little Dutch Cousin Our Little Egyptian Cousin Our Little English Cousin Our Little Eskimo Cousin Our Little French Cousin Our Little German Cousin Our Little Grecian Cousin Our Little Hawaiian Cousin Our Little Hindu Cousin Our Little Hungarian Cousin Our Little Indian Cousin Our Little Irish Cousin Our Little Italian Cousin Our Little Japanese Cousin Our Little Jewish Cousin Our Little Korean Cousin Our Little Malayan (Brown) Cousin Our Little Mexican Cousin Our Little Norwegian Cousin Our Little Panama Cousin Our Little Persian Cousin Our Little Philippine Cousin Our Little Polish Cousin Our Little Porto Rican Cousin Our Little Portuguese Cousin Our Little Russian Cousin Our Little Scotch Cousin Our Little Servian Cousin Our Little Siamese Cousin Our Little Spanish Cousin Our Little Swedish Cousin Our Little Swiss Cousin Our Little Turkish Cousin
THE LITTLE COUSINS OF LONG AGO SERIES
The publishers have concluded that a companion series to “The Little Cousin Series,” giving the every-day child life of _ancient times_ will meet with approval, and like the other series will be welcomed by the children as well as by their elders. The volumes of this new series are accurate both historically and in the description of every-day life of the time, as well as interesting to the child.
Small 12mo, cloth, illustrated 60c
OUR LITTLE ROMAN COUSIN OF LONG AGO
By JULIA DARROW COWLES.
OUR LITTLE ATHENIAN COUSIN OF LONG AGO
By JULIA DARROW COWLES.
THE PHYLLIS SERIES
_By LENORE E. MULETS_
_Each, one volume, cloth decorated, illustrated. $1.25_
PHYLLIS’ INSECT STORIES PHYLLIS’ FLOWER STORIES PHYLLIS’ BIRD STORIES PHYLLIS’ STORIES OF LITTLE ANIMALS PHYLLIS’ STORIES OF BIG ANIMALS PHYLLIS’ TREE STORIES PHYLLIS’ STORIES OF LITTLE FISHES
“An original idea cleverly carried out. The volumes afford the best kind of entertainment; and the little girl heroine of them all will find friends in the girls of every part of the country. No juveniles can be commended more heartily.”—_St. Louis Globe-Democrat_.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] See “Famous Indian Chiefs.”
[2] See “Famous Scouts.”
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE:
—Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected.