the conditions under which these men and women labored.
MORRIS. MAN AND HIS ANCESTOR: A STUDY IN
EVOLUTION. By Charles Morris. 16mo. Illustrated.
vii + 238 pages.
A popular presentation of the subject of man's origin. The various significant facts that have been discovered since Darwin's time are given, as well as certain lines of evidence never before presented in this connection.
NEWBOLT. STORIES FROM FROISSART. By Henry
Newbolt. 12mo. Illustrated. xxxi + 368 pages.
Here are given entire thirteen episodes from the 'Chronicles' of Sir John Froissart. The text is modernized sufficiently to make it intelligible to young readers. Separated narratives are dovetailed, and new translations have been made where necessary to make the narrative complete and easily readable.
OVERTON. THE CAPTAIN'S DAUGHTER. By Gwendolen
Overton. 12mo. Illustrated. vii + 270 pages.
A story of girl life at an army post on the frontier. The plot is an absorbing one, and the interest of the reader is held to the end.
PALGRAVE. THE CHILDREN'S TREASURY OF ENGLISH
SONG. Selected and arranged by Francis Turner
Palgrave. 16mo. viii + 302 pages.
This collection contains 168 selections-songs, narratives, descriptive or reflective pieces of a lyrical quality, all suited to the taste and understanding of children.
PALMER. STORIES FROM THE CLASSICAL LITERATURE OF
MANY NATIONS. Edited by Bertha Palmer. 12mo. xv +
297 pages.
A collection of sixty characteristic stories from Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Babylonian, Arabian, Hindu, Greek, Roman, German, Scandinavian, Celtic, Russian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Anglo-Saxon, English, Finnish, and American Indian sources.
RIIS. CHILDREN OF THE TENEMENTS. By Jacob A.
Riis. 12mo. Illustrated. ix + 387 pages.
Forty sketches and short stories dealing with the lights and shadows of life in the slums of New York City, told just as they came to the writer, fresh from the life of the people.
SANDYS. TRAPPER JIM. By Edwyn Sandys. 12mo.
Illustrated. ix + 441 pages.
A book which will delight every normal boy. Jim is a city lad who learns from an older cousin all the lore of outdoor life-trapping, shooting, fishing, camping, swimming, and canoeing. The author is a well-known writer on outdoor subjects.
SEXTON. STORIES OF CALIFORNIA. By Ella M.
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Twenty-two stories illustrating the early conditions and the romantic history of California and the subsequent development of the state.
SHARP. THE YOUNGEST GIRL IN THE SCHOOL. By
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Bab, the 'youngest girl,' was only eleven and the pet of five brothers. Her ups and downs in a strange boarding school make an interesting story.
SPARKS. THE MEN WHO MADE THE NATION: AN OUTLINE
OF UNITED STATES HISTORY FROM 1776 TO 1861. By
Edwin E. Sparks. 12mo. Illustrated. viii + 415
pages.
The author has chosen to tell our history by selecting the one man at various periods of our affairs who was master of the situation and about whom events naturally grouped themselves. The characters thus selected number twelve, as 'Samuel Adams, the man of the town meeting'; 'Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution'; 'Hamilton, the advocate of stronger government,' etc., etc.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Frontispiece, word 'I'm' inserted into text. (I'm looking at the)
Page viii, '83' inserted into text for location of chapter X.
Page ix, 'I'm' changed to 'I am' to match illustration and
text. (I am so glad)
